VENDORS
Event Venue & Catering: Casa Ybel Resort | www.casaybelweddings.com | 239-472-0693
Photography: Sebrie Images
Florist: Floral Artistry | www.floralartistryofsanibel.com | 239-472-3040
Officiant: Kelly Koerpel | 239-826-6542 | sanibelstudios@gmail.com
There are few things as glamorous as a tented wedding reception overlooking the beach. Meghan and Bryan’s Sanibel Island wedding at Casa Ybel Resort exuded romance at every detail. The aquamarine waters of the Gulf of Mexico served as backdrop to their beach ceremony while the grassy oceanfront lawn of the resort welcomed wedding guests for cocktail hour and a tented dinner reception.
VENDORS
Wedding Venue: Casa Ybel Resort | 239-472-0693 | www.casaybelweddings.com
Photography: Lauren Kingree Photography
Florist: Charlotte County Flowers
Music & Entertainment: The Crashers
Tent Lighting: Island Events | www.islandeventssanibel.com | 239-565-0650
Hair Styling: Jamie Lyn Cintron | 239-839-5602 | www.jamielyncintron.com
Makeup Styling: Makeup Artistry by Corrrine
Lacy parasols, starfish and seersucker came together for Suzanne and Kendall’s Southern style beach wedding at Casa Ybel Resort. This intimate Sanibel Island wedding was full of delightful surprises including a pink bridal gown, heart-shaped sunglasses and incredible florals.
VENDORS
Wedding Venue: Casa Ybel Resort | 239-472-0693 | www.casaybelweddings.com
Photography: By Imagine Photography | 239-785-5000 | www.byimagine.com
Florist: Floral Artistry | 239-472-3040 | www.floralartistryofsanibel.com
Officiant: Christina Bowman | 239-561-8380 | christinabowmanunity@comcast.net
Sanibel Island is a quiet and romantic beach destination that is so attractive for weddings big and small. Toni and Michael brought their closest family and friends from Iowa to the historic Casa Ybel Resort for their intimate Sanibel beach wedding.
VENDORS
Wedding Venue: Casa Ybel Resort | 239-472-0693 | www.casaybelresort.com
Photography: Nick Adams Photography | 239-395-7671 | www.nickadamsphotography.com
Florist: Floral Artistry | 239-472-3040 | www.floralartistryofsanibel.com
Destination weddings on Sanibel Island so frequently turn into a big family getaway. What fun to have your closest family and friends join you on a weekend of vacation and celebration! The playful shell bouquet and blush pink details of Deanna & Dave’s Sanibel Island wedding at Casa Ybel Resort show how to make even an intimate wedding unique.
VENDORS
Wedding Venue: Casa Ybel Resort | 239-472-0693 | www.casaybelresort.com
Photography: Impressions Photography | 239-437-1838 | www.impress-photo.com
When you plan a destination wedding, it can be a little scary to trust vendors you’ve never met to pull off all of the intricate details you’ve planned for your elegant beach wedding. One of the things Casa Ybel Resort brags about most when it comes to weddings is our attention to those details. Brittany & Ken planned their elegant beach wedding from Pennsylvania and put a lot of trust in our Event Manager to make it happen. From high end linens to a beautiful 4-post bamboo & chiffon arch, this Sanibel Island wedding was practically dripping with wedding eye-candy! i Heart Film masterfully captured video of this wonderful couple and their perfect beach wedding.
VENDORS
Wedding Venue: Casa Ybel Resort | 239-472-0693 | www.casaybelresort.com
Videography: i Heart Film | 239-641-3456 | www.iheartfilmstudios.com
Officiant: Pastor Funk | 239-770-5710 | tf1806@comcast.net
Florist: Libby’s Flowers
Having an intimate beach wedding doesn’t mean it has to be casual. Heather and Jeff’s small ceremony was followed by an elegant wedding dinner in the Waterfront Room at Casa Ybel Resort on Sanibel Island. Weddings with a short guest list leave room in the budget for spectacular flowers and Badgley Mischka shoes! Hunter Ryan Photo captured the romance of this small elegant beach wedding and the results are dreamy garden like images that make you rethink how a Florida wedding should look.
Wedding Venue: Casa Ybel Resort | 239-472-9163 | www.casaybelresort.com
Photography: Hunter Ryan Photo | 704-966-9859| www.hunterryanphoto.com
Flowers: Libby’s Flowers
Heather’s & Jeff’s wedding is published on Borrowed & Blue and The Well Groomed Groom.
Written by Frank Simonetti and re-posted from the blog of Frank Simonetti Photography.
Sanibel Island destination wedding photographyLaura and David had their intimate wedding on Sanibel Island June 23 at a secluded beach. They were joined by their parents for this intimate destination wedding. After the ceremony they returned to the Thistle Lodge on Sanibel for a celebration dinner. Thistle Lodge is an award winning restaurant that has been on Sanibel Island for many years. Thistle Lodge is a part of the Casa Ybel Resort. This is a great venue for a destination wedding. In my twenty years as a Sanibel photographer, I have photographed many weddings here. Some of the beach weddings are intimate with just a bride and groom and maybe some friends. The Thistle Lodge Restaurant can accomodate weddings of over one hundred guests. With a wedding ceremony on the beach, guests will just walk less than a minute to be in the restaurant. Thistle Lodge has amazing landscaping and unique, colorful Florida plants and trees. The wedding guests can stay at the resort interval time share units. The wedding photography can start with pictures on the green lawn then a quick walk to the beach for the ceremony. After the ceremony we take some family photographs. While we do this, the guests will usually walk the beach looking for seashells. As the whole world knows, Sanibel Island is famous for shelling!
Patricia Slater, a Sanibel and Fort Myers area wedding officiant for over 30 years, performed the sunset ceremony. Patricia, a Sanibel Island resident, provided the flowers for this destination wedding. Patricia has been performing intimate wedding ceremonies on Sanibel Island and the Fort Myers area for over 30 years. Her services include providing the marriage license, working with the bride for salon appointments, choosing the wedding flowers, recommending and reserving hotel rooms, wedding celebration dinner reservations and any other wedding details that can use the experience, knowledge and 42 years as a Sanibel Island resident.
Wedding Venue: Casa Ybel Resort | 239-472-0693 | www.casaybelresort.com
Photography: Frank Simonetti Photography | 239-565-4025 | www.fsimonetti.com
Wedding Planner & Officiant: Weddings by the Sea | 239-472-8712 | ww.sanibelcaptivaweddings.com
Wedding couples flock from all over the country to Casa Ybel Resort to celebrate their love. One of the gems is our Back Lawn overlooking the sea. Tent weddings on this Gulf view lawn are the epitome of timeless elegance. Chicago couple, Shannon and Andrew, combined white and ivory with touches of silver and seafoam for a color palette that was simply stunning. Florida wedding planner, Courtney Gabelbauer of Fab Chic Weddings, pulled this breathtaking oceanfront event together with finesse. The floral chandeliers and white dance floor took this tented beach wedding over the top.
VENDORS
Wedding Venue: Casa Ybel Resort | 239-472-9163 | www.casaybelresort.com
Photography: Audrey Snow Photography | 239-334-7669| www.audreysnowphotography.com
Wedding Planner: Fab Chic Weddings | 239-565-0415 | www.fabchicweddings.com
Flowers: Floral Artistry | 239-472-3040 | www.floralartistryofsanibel.com
One of the many reasons couples love tropical beach weddings is the exotic tropical flowers and the chance to use bright bold colors. Kelly and Matt colored their tropical wedding royal blue but the pops of bright green orchids nestled with sea shells and starfish really made their Sanibel Island beach wedding at Casa Ybel gorgeous.
VENDORS
Wedding Venue: Casa Ybel Resort | 239-472-9163 | www.casaybelresort.com
Photography: Tonya Malay Photography | 239-498-1685 | www.tonyamalayphotography.com
Flowers: Floral Artistry | 239-472-3040 | www.floralartistryofsanibel.com
Entertainment & Lighting: Steve Farst | 239-645-0651 | www.stevefarst.com
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