Interview with the AMAZING Allison + Sean:
HOW DID YOU MEET? At work! We were both new engineers and new to the area, we shared a common interest in live music and the beach. We work in the same office to this day.
WHAT ATTRACTED YOU THE MOST TO YOUR HUSBAND/WIFE?
Allison: he was very cute, smart, kind, and super fun to hang out with.
Sean: Her sweet and fun-loving personality… Oh yeah, and the blonde hair!
HOW DID HE PROPOSE? We were both visiting our families during Thanksgiving and Sean suggested getting everyone together for lunch that saturday. The day of he calls to suggest the two of us meet up before hand since we haven’t seen each other in a few days. Once we were together Sean got down on one knee and proposed! Then we made the announcement to the families at lunch and celebrated afterwards!
WHAT INSPIRED YOUR VISION FOR YOUR WEDDING? We wanted a wedding by the beach with live music, great food and a big party.
TELL US ABOUT FINDING YOUR VENUE: We searched for months to find the perfect spot. We knew we wanted the ceremony outdoors. After seeing a couple of weddings in Ryckman Park, we were sold. For the reception, we wanted a pretty ballroom on the barrier island and looked at every spot imaginable between Cocoa Beach and Melbourne Beach. Finally we found the Cocoa Beach Country Club. The venue was flexible and we really liked the high ceilings, stage, privacy, and various rooms to use for the reception and cocktail hour.
WHAT WAS YOUR BIGGEST PLANNING CHALLENGE? Finding the right reception venue was the biggest challenge. After that it was staying within our budget. All things considered, the planning was very smoothe (Hire a wedding planner everybody!)
WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE DESIGN ELEMENT OF YOUR WEDDING? The invitations! We worked with Sean’s brother Eddie and our friend Dana, two talented artists. They helped create a fun illustration of Sean and I on the beach with our pets and lots of personal details. For the day of, the bamboo arch couldn’t have been better.
DID YOU HAVE ANY DIY DETAILS? We made the table numbers and table number stands. We were really excited about the table numbers; we spent a morning driving all over looking for local and beachy number inspiration (Eleven was made out of flip flops, Thirteen was entirely Sean’s surfboards). The stands were a pinterest find- made out of corks, which was a tie-in to one of our honeymoon destinations, Napa!
WHAT WAS THE MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT OF YOUR WEDDING DAY? It’s hard to just pick one! For me it was seeing each other at the first look, getting ready with all the girls, and celebrating with our favorite people afterwards!
DESCRIBE YOUR CAKE: Our cake was a vanilla wedding cake with butter cream frosting and chocolate toffee ganache filling.
HOW WAS YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH YOUR PHOTOGRAPHER? Awesome! Finding Concept was the first thing we did as far as wedding planning, we had no doubt the pictures would turn out amazing. They were really laid back and easy to work with, they gave us great direction and found great spots to take pictures! We’ve had multiple comments that our Engagement pictures were the best some people had ever seen, and we have no doubt that we’ll feel the same about the wedding pics.
WHAT’S NEXT FOR YOU AND YOUR HUSBAND AS A COUPLE? We just returned from a fabulous two week honeymoon to Napa and Hawaii. Now we are settling into married life in our new home. We’re working on planning the next big adventure.
CAN YOU PLEASE LIST YOUR VENDORS:
• Wedding Planner: Uniquely Yours, Karry Castillo
• Caterer: Arthur’s Catering
• Florist: Amanda’s Florist
• Cake: Jenn Manaseri
• Chairs: A Chair Affair
• Lighting: Sophisticated Gents
• Ceremony musicians: The Jackson Trio
• Cocktail Hour Band: 23 Treez
• Reception Band: Leonard Brothers Band
• Invitations: Dana Heimes
• Ceremony: Ryckman Park, Melbourne Beach
• Reception: Cocoa Beach Country Club
• Hair & Makeup: Fifth Avenue Wedding Hair and Makeup
• Limo: Hot Rayz