July 29, 2013

Windi + Joe / Coconut Palm Inn Destination Wedding

Interview with our adorable couple, Windi + Joe:
HOW DID YOU MEET?
Joe: We met as neighbors in a duplex, Windi lived upstairs for about six months before I moved in down stairs. We met as Windi was going to a trapeze class and I was moving in. Since then we would talk and hangout a ton!
Windi: My roommate and I kept trying to scope out the new neighbor…a few days later we finally met ☺
WHAT ATTRACTED YOU THE MOST TO YOUR HUSBAND/WIFE?
Joe: The conversations!! We would talk for hours about random things! Best ever!!
Windi: Joe’s selfless nature and big heart. He is so thoughtful and considerate. It floored me from the beginning (and still does every day). AND his pretty blue eyes are oh so nice to look into while we’re having the aforementioned (and accurately described) AWESOME convos ☺ I mean, once I went to put laundry in and we ran into each other and ended up talking through the whole wash and dry cycle! It was then that I knew something was up 😉
HOW DID HE PROPOSE? (http://joeandwindi.wedsimple.com/defaultWebsiteFrame.asp?frame=yes&pageID=617767)
Windi: He totally went above and beyond with a surprise ‘destination weekend’ filled with all of my favorite things! AND I got a ring (and him forever) to top it off?! Dang, who’s a lucky girl? (ME!) ☺
WHAT INSPIRED YOUR VISION FOR YOUR WEDDING?
Joe: My heartmate is amazing and has the bestest ideas!
Windi: Our living room. Haha Just kidding. We wanted to keep the décor true to our style and to the feel of the Keys. We love things that are beachy and natural looking so we went with a beach glass theme and Joe likes to surf so we worked in a couple surf boards too ☺
TELL US ABOUT FINDING YOUR VENUE:
Joe: Looked online at a few places and decided to take a trip down to the Keys for a location scouting trip. We ended up looking at Coconut Palm on a whim and booked it the same day!
WHAT WAS YOUR BIGGEST PLANNING CHALLENGE?
Joe: planning from a distance. It was hard to remember all of the details of the area for decorations and it was a challenge to get our decorations to Florida (I took an extra trip!
Windi: Yep. Thanks to the groom and Southwest Airlines’ baggage handlers, our trunks of decorations made it to Florida in one piece! Phew!
WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE DESIGN ELEMENT OF YOUR WEDDING?
Joe: home made signs…(NOT the raffia!!) 😛
Windi: Agree – homemade signs…not only because they turned out cute but also because it was a project we did together one weekend (one WHOLE weekend….it took way longer than we thought!)
DID YOU HAVE ANY DIY DETAILS?
Joe: a ton! Programs, table place cards (messages in a bottle), wooden signs, surfboard signs
WHAT WAS THE MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT OF YOUR WEDDING DAY?
Joe: seeing Windi walk down the aisle ☺ ☺ ☺
Windi: Holding Joe’s hands and looking at those (aforementioned) blue eyes during the ceremony ☺
DESCRIBE YOUR CAKE:
Joe: yummy!
Windi: A tall circle of Key Lime Deliciousness. It was so good. I would like some more of it now ☺
HOW WAS YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH YOUR PHOTOGRAPHER?
Joe: awesome!!
Windi: Uhmmm, it was like hanging out with my brother and sister from another Mister. Sara and Jason and SO easy to get along with. They are funny and they make you feel immediately comfortable.
WHAT’S NEXT FOR YOU AND YOUR HUSBAND AS A COUPLE?
Joe: happily ever after!! We need to plan a real honeymoon ☺
Windi: After the wedding, we road tripped back to California (without the radio on!) if that doesn’t signal the beginning of Hap-Hap-Happily Ever After together, I don’t know what does! Next up, is just enjoy our time together without having to plan something….except a ‘real’ honeymoon (I think we can plan that) ☺
CAN YOU PLEASE LIST YOUR VENDORS:
– Caribbean catering
– DJ Reggae Ronnie
– Bob Lyons, Steel Drummer
– Allure nails/spa (mani/pedis)
– Floral Fantasy
– Bobs Bunz – cake/cookies
– Officiant – Lisa Bradeen
– Mon Amie Bridal (dress)
– Bill Levkoff (bridesmaid dresses)
– Tommy Bahama (groom/groomsman clothes)
– Hair/Makeup – Blue Water Weddings (Danielle Smith)

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