Tara & Chris in Sanibel Island, FL

Like most couples, Tara Scotton and Chris Volpe didn't want an ordinary wedding -- they wanted an extraordinary celebration surrounded by all of their friends and family. The Bride Tara Scotton, 27, managing partner of a design firm The Groom Chris Volpe, 31, vice president of a bank The Date May 20 The couple lives in Delaware, so they gave themselves a year and a half to plan the wedding of their dreams in a tropical location. Originally we wanted to head to the Caribbean, says Tara, but logistically, for the amount of guests we had, it wasn’t working. She and Chris decided to use the Internet to find a location a bit closer to home. When they stumbled across the Casa Ybel Resort on Sanibel Island, they knew their search was over. As soon as we saw Casa Ybel, it looked just right, she remembers. We booked it sight unseen!