Grand Plaza Resort Wedding & Reception

Susan and Chris were married on March 29th, 2009 on St. Petersburg Beach at the Grand Plaza Resort. Susan and Chris had chosen a shade of green and orange for their tropical beach wedding and reception. For the beach ceremony they chose to have clusters of seashells and tulle for decor on the chairs down the aisle and a tropical arrangement to be placed on the top of the arch that was provided by their Florist- Casey from Alma Ingram Flowers. Due to the large gusts of wind leading up to the ceremony, the tulle and seashells were decorated on the palm trees lining the aisle instead of the chairs. Josh from Island Boys played the Steel drums for the Ceremony.  After the ceremony, the guests were escorted to the Cocktail hour on the deck outside the Imperial Ballroom. After Cocktails and Photos by Gracia Bennish from Gracia Creative Photography , the guests collected their Sand Dollar place cards and took their seats which had chair covers and celadon sashes supplied by Coast to Coast Event Rentals. The sashes were then accented with Starfish and raffia supplied by us for an added wow. After the First Dance and Blessing, the guests were treated to a fabulous dinner buffet by the Grand Plaza Resort.  After the toast  and cake cutting( fabulous cake by Cakes by Carolynn), Jeff Staples rocked the house and kept every body dancing until the end of the night!  Below is the non-professional pictures of the set-up of the Imperial Ballroom. Looking forward to the pictures from Gracia to share also! Thanks again to all of the vendors for making Susan and Chris’s day so Special !