Loving Unity wins Wedding Wire Bride's Choice Award 2011!

Largo, Florida – January 26, 2011- WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding technology company, is thrilled to announce Loving Unity Officiants has been selected to receive the prestigious annual WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011 for Officiating Customized Wedding and Commitment ceremonies!

Recognition for the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011 is determined by recent reviews and extensive surveys from over 750,000 WeddingWire newlyweds. Our past clients are among those that shared their experiences on WeddingWire, the largest wedding review site in the nation.
Loving Unity Officiants stands among the top five percent of wedding professionals in the WeddingWire community, representing quality and service excellence within the wedding industry. Awards were given to the top wedding professionals across 20 service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers, and were based on the overall professional achievements throughout the past year.

“WeddingWire is honored to celebrate the success of the top-rated wedding professionals within the WeddingWire community,” said Timothy Chi, WeddingWire’s Chief Executive Officer. “With the annual Bride’s Choice Awards™ program, WeddingWire has the unique opportunity to recognize the best wedding professionals across the US and Canada. We applaud Loving Unity Officiants for their professionalism and dedication to enhancing the wedding planning experience last year.”

We are happy to announce that Loving Unity is among the very best Officiants within the WeddingWire Network, which includes leading wedding planning sites WeddingWire, Martha Stewart Weddings, Project Wedding and Weddingbee. We would like to thank our past clients for nominating us to receive the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011.

For more information, please visit our WeddingWire Storefront today at LovingUnity.com.

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Davis Island Garden Club Spanish Wedding Cindy and Keith

When we customized a wedding ceremony we provide every element needed to make the rituals special for the couple and their families.  Cindy and Keith were married at the Davis Island Garden Club.  It was a muti-cultural ceremony honoring the bride's Spanish heritage. The ceremony was spoken in English and Spanish and they honored their parents and grandparents with special readings.  Enjoy the photos! 

Sandpearl Resort Wedding - Karen and James

Today It was my honor to officiate at the splendid wedding of Karen and James on the gulf lawn area of the Sandpearl Resort. The wedding was full of rich Filipino Traditions. After the bride was escorted by her dad, and brought forward to the chairs facing frontward, the ceremony began. The couple was cloaked with the white veil, which symbolized Karen and James commitment to each other, to cloth each other in love and loyalty. It is a symbol of faithful love and continuous moral and spiritual support as they carry life's burden with joy. It represents James strength and protection to his bride, Karen, his wife, who he promises to take care of from this day forward.

The cord was then placed over their heads and on their shoulders in a figure 8 shape to bind their love, to unite their lives as one, to connect souls. It is placed in a figure 8 to represent eternity.

After their wedding vows and ring exchange vows, the couple shared in the coin exchange. In this tradition, the tinkling of the coins being passed from one pair of hands to the other, is a distinctive reminder of James promise to take care of Karen materially. Karen in turn, by giving back the coins into his hands, conveys that what they both earn become part of each others. The trickling sound also signifies abundance and success in the couples joint efforts.

Karen and James also shared a sand blending ritual to symbolize that two lives are joined as one forever. The ceremony was so beautiful, meaningful and respectful to both traditions.

It was truly and honor to work with Karen and James and their parents, in the creation of their ceremony reflecting their own style and wishes....

Blessings to you for a lifetime full of happiness!

Wedding Professionals who made this event magnificent:

Debbie Glancy from the Sandpearl Resort and her staff. http://www.sandpearl.com/
Hair and Makeup by Sara Shepard 727-644-5970
Flowers by In Bloom - Valerie 813-443-0551
Professional Photography by Valerie Ritter 727-365-0308

Five Star Audio for the Ceremony - Jeremy 727-710-1161

Cake by Nina - 813-251-4564

Hyatt Regency in Clearwater Beach - Wedding of Kristy and Kris

On Saturday, Kristy and Kris exchanged their wedding vows in the sunshine, but with the wind whipping! The setting was the beautiful Hyatt Regency in Clearwater overlooking the white sand of the beach and the aqua blue waters of the gulf. The wedding ceremony was held on the 8th floor patio with a beautiful reception following. It was a private, intimate, area away from the hustle and bustle of other guests. The reception room was surrounded by windows allowing a magnificent view from every angle.

The colors chosen for the flowers were a magnificent orange color, created by by Rose Garden Florists. I loved the gerbra daisy arrangements and their vibrant color was perfect! The orange gerbra daisy's on the reception tables, in the bride and bridesmaids bouquet was fabulous. The floral pieces for the front area were also beautiful lilies in the same orange color. It was nice to see something simple, yet elegant, unique and beautiful!

The bride was escorted by her dad to the sound of steel drum music provided by Dave Holmstrand of CaladesiSteelBand.com. The bride entered to a steel drum rendition of Here Comes the Bride and she looked stunning as she strode towards her groom.

After the exchange of vows and rings, the couples had a blended sand ritual symbolizing the joining of their lives together.

Congratulations Kristy and Kris!! It was a honor to officiate your wedding.

Here are the professionals I enjoyed working with at this wedding!

Florist: Rose Garden Flowers 727-391-1200 or 1-800-771-1371
Music: Caladesi Steel Band, Dave Holmstrand 727-642-4814
Venue: Jennifer Payne | Catering Sales Manager
Hyatt Regency Clearwater Beach Resort & Spa
301 South Gulfview Boulevard | Clearwater, FL  33767
P: 727-373-4446 | F: 727-373-4450| E: Jennifer.payne@hyatt.com
clearwaterbeach.hyatt.com