On Saturday, April 12, 2008 Mercy Blason and Ruben Aguilar became husband and wife in the beautiful Key West, Florida! This dazzling couple couldn't have asked for a more beautiful and perfect day.
The rehearsal dinner took place the friday before and was held at Margaritaville! What a fun and loud place. Neil was great to work with and made sure the area was available well ahead of time!
The religious ceremony took place at the amazing St. Mary's star of the sea followed by delightful reception at the Casa Marina Resort. The ceremony was heartfelt and spiritual and was attended by Mercy and Ruben's closest friends and family. Upon arriving at the church (in an antique rolls, provided by Keys Limo) Mercy looked spectacular and was accompanied down the aisle by her brother.
After the ceremony the guests proceeded to the Casa Marina where they enjoyed a full cocktail hour outside by the newly renovated patio area. The ballroom looked like a dream as it was filled with amazing floral arrangements done by the very talented Gil Sosa. The employees of the Casa Marina (including Ronnie Rupe himself) are not used to seeing such spectacular floral arrangements and beautiful linens, as the traditional decorations for a Key West wedding are more tropical and exotic arrangements, so we had "employee traffic-admirers" for at least a good hour before the party began.
The guests were greeted by the talent of Tradison Band. Lucy Grau did a fabulous job in welcoming the guests to their seats and introducing the newlywed couple. After the traditional dances, the guests were served their appetizer consisiting of shrimp cocktail laying on a wedge of watermelon followed by the traditional ceaser salad and the main entree, Lobster tail and Filet Mignon. By that time, the guests were ready to party and they did just that!
After dinner, Mercy changed into a second dress and Rodrigo Varela took advantage of the spectacular sun setting scene by taking the the most romantic and talented pictures ever!
I must say, at this wedding I did something I had never done before... As soon as the couple arrived at the hotel, I escorted them into the ballroom (so that they can take a peek) and I had them do their cake cutting pictures / video. This saved us time while we were able to capture them while they still looked fresh and happy and not tired and "sweaty"! This worked out great for the timeline and they were able to enjoy their party time to it's fullest.
It was an extreme pleasure working with Ronnie and the Casa Marina. Although prior to the wedding working with him was a bit stressful (it's a general Key West attitude), on the day of everything worked out and went out without a glitch!
Thanks to all the wonderful vendors who took part in this celebration and most importantly.. thank you Mercy and Ruben for allowing me to be a part of your special day!
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