Pascal Cote'-Julien and Heather Jorge 11.26.2011

Outside weddings have been popular lately, and i was another night of great weather! Heather and Pascal held their wedding at the beautiful Naples Botanical Gardens. Their reception was for about 70 guests on the Brazilian Lawn. The Botanical Gardens are very specific about keeping the site undisturbed, and they were not allowed to stake anything into the ground. This initially was a challenged, but the final product proved to be perfect - trussing totems draped in black were used to string the romantic lighting above the dinner tables. They are a very romantic couple too, so it really was fitting for their celebration.

Heather teaches French, and Pascal is a French Canadian. It was interesting to hear most of the guests speaking French throughout the evening. Pascal offered us suggestions of appropriate French music for us to mix in during the dinner reception, and it was a nice touch. His choices were very enjoyable to us, even though we had no idea what was being sung. :-). Pascal and Heather also offered an area for their guests to enjoy some fun photo shots with several different props.

The evening went smoothly, beautifully. The toasts were fun and heartfelt, the people were all smiles throughout the night, and the dance floor was filled with happy people having fun and celebrating. What fun, happy, friendly family and friends they have. We had a great time! We were excited to celebrate Heather and Pascal's love for each other, as Scott and I were celebrating our 17th wedding anniversary on that night also! We'd like to thank Pascal and Heather as they took a moment to wish us congratulations, and the guests all toasted to us! That was very special. Seeing how Heather and Pascal are around each other, we are confident they will be enjoying each other forever. Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Cote-Julian!