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A Bright Beach Wedding in Sanibel, FL

The Bride Jamie Paone, 33, a physical therapist The Groom Christopher Essig, 32, a business owner The Date March 5 Jamie and Christopher focused the

The Bride Jamie Paone, 33, a physical therapist The Groom Christopher Essig, 32, a business owner The Date March 5 Jamie and Christopher focused their wedding design around their elegant color palette of shades of pink, green and cream. To add a regal element, they used gold as an accent color.

Sanibel Harbour Marriott Resort & Spa Wedding Ceremony
Gold linens and chairs served as focal points at the reception. Tall centerpieces with roses and green accents rounded out the elegant look.
Pink Welcome Signs
Colorful Candy Bar
Tall cylinder vases were topped with pomanders made of white carnations and green and pink orchids at the center.
Jamie wore an airy silk organza gown with an asymmetrically-draped bodice and fabric petal embellishments on the bodice and skirt.
Red and pink sugar flowers topped the round wedding cake with raspberry buttercream frosting.
Jamie tied pink and green escort cards to starfish and placed them in a shell bowl of sand.
For a touch of romance, this floral chandelier-like ornament hung over the reception dance floor. In it were roses, mums and various other greens.
Love Always Guest Book Poster
Norman Love Chocolate Favors
White furniture made up the chic lounge area along with drapery and pink lighting.
The white ceremony chairs were accented with a hanging shell holding orchids, palm leaves and lily grass.
Each table was named after a street on Sanibel Island.