Destination Wedding Venue – Casa Ybel Resort, Sanibel Island { Laura + David }

Posted on June 25, 2015 by Admin

Written by Frank Simonetti and re-posted from the blog of Frank Simonetti Photography.

Sanibel Island destination wedding photography

Laura 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!

Sanibel Island Wedding Planner and Officiant

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

Elegant Tent Wedding on Sanibel Island, FL { Shannon + Andrew }

Image | Posted on June 18, 2015 by Admin

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

Tropical Beach Wedding – Sanibel Island, Florida { Kelly + Matt }

Image | Posted on June 11, 2015 by Admin

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

Sanibel Island Destination Wedding { Tammy + Tony }

Image | Posted on April 2, 2015 by Admin

Casa Ybel Resort on Sanibel Island, is known for destination beach weddings. We provide the beautiful backdrop of pristine Gulf of Mexico beach, an award winning dining experience and the assistance of an on-site wedding coordinator. Couples, like Tammy & Tony, from Virginia, get to personalize the rest. We love getting to see the personalities of our destination couples come out in their wedding décor. Matt Steeves Photography captured the spirit of this fun-loving pair with incredible images.

VENDORS

Wedding Venue: Casa Ybel Resort | 239-472-0693 | www.casaybelresort.com
Photography: Matt Steeves Photography | 239-246-1707 | www.mattsteeves.com
Floral Design: Floral Artistry | 239-472-3040 | www.floralartistryofsanible.com
Officiant: Rev. Dr. Dan Lamey | 239-272-2947

Tammy & Tony’s wedding was published on Borrowed & Blue.

Tropical Wedding Venue – Intimate Beach Wedding {Ashley + Mark}

Image | Posted on February 13, 2015 by Admin

Written by and cross-posted from the blog of New Ground Photography.

Tropical Wedding Venue - Sanibel Island, Florida

We had a great pleasure meeting this couple last year for the first time. We took their engagement pictures here in Naples, and this year it was time to celebrate their marriage and photograph their wedding at Casa Ybel Resort in Sanibel. It was an awesome day, and we got really lucky with the weather!

Mark and Ashley were introduced through Ashley’s aunt and had never met despite having many mutual friends. They went out a few times and the reason they were never introduced by their friends became obvious, they were exact opposites. She was artsy, he was far from it, she was very neat and organized and he couldn’t spell the word. After a few dates they stopped talking, as the timing and differences seemed too much to overcome. From that time forward they seemed to run into each other frequently, which is strange for two people who had never met before. Fast forward three years and after several chance run-ins with Ashley, things seemed a little different. Maybe it was that they both stopped trying so hard, maybe the awkward getting to know each other period was over, but something seemed different. Mark realized what a fool he had been, dusted off Ashley’s number and asked her out. This time around things were different, where there had been awkward silence there was now laughter, when it was difficult to make eye contact, there was now a spark. Mark and Ashley were now a perfect fit. Twelve months later Mark was on his knee in the laundry room of their new home asking Ashley to be his wife. This goes to show, nothing is perfect and things don’t always go as planned right down to the proposal, but for this couple it was perfect. Turns out Ashley’s Aunt Merilee was right, these two are perfect for each other.

WEDDING VENDORS

Wedding Venue: Casa Ybel Resort | 239-472-0693 | www.casaybelresort.com
Photography: New Ground Photography | 239-449-8897 | www.newgroundphotography.com

Chic Destination Beach Wedding – Sanibel Island, Florida { Jackie + Nick }

Image | Posted on February 5, 2015 by Admin

We love the bright coral and turquoise fabrics paired with luscious succulents and peach garden roses in Jackie and Nick’s destination beach wedding at Casa Ybel Resort on Sanibel Island. Nick Adams Photography did an outstanding job capturing the fun-loving spirit of this Midwestern couple.

WEDDING VENDORS

Wedding Venue: Casa Ybel Resort | 239-472-0693 | www.casaybelresort.com
Photography: Nick Adams Photography | 239-395-7671 | www.nickadamsphotography.com
Flowers: Floral Artistry | 239-472-3040 | www.floralartistryofsanibel.com
Officiant: Pastor Thomas Funk | 239-770-5710 | tf1806@comcast.net

Intimate Island Wedding – Casa Ybel Resort, Sanibel Island { Julie + Kyle }

Image | Posted on January 15, 2015 by Admin

Written by Frank Simonetti and re-posted from the blog of Frank Simonetti Photography.

They arrived from PA with family and friends for their beach wedding on 1-5-15. It was a late afternoon wedding at the Casa Ybel Resort. We started with photos of Kyle and his family. Kyle and Julie did not want to see each other before the ceremony, so Kyle went into the Thistle Lodge Restaurant to wait for the ceremony. When Julie arrived with their two children, we created some additional images. Gianna was a joy to photograph with her Mom! We wanted to start their Sanibel Island beach wedding on time, so off to the beach for a 4:30pm ceremony. Patricia Slater of Weddings by the Sea was the officiate and wedding planner. The guests gathered and found their seats on the beach-just 50 feet from the Gulf of Mexico. The day was warm with overcast skies. During the last hour of daylight the warm color of light came through the clouds which made for great photographs. Little Kinsley was carried to the ceremony by Kyle’s brother. So then Gianna walked down the aisle with the rings, followed by her Mom who was escorted by her Dad. The beach wedding included a sand ceremony where the bridal family placed sand into a vase. The couple were pronounced ‘MARRIED’! by Patricia Slater and walked back down the aisle. They hugged friends and family and we then took off for some green landscape photos. With the gray overcast, I enjoyed making a few of the photographs in black & white, the rich contrast was great for this Sanibel Island beach wedding.

Sanibel Island Beach Wedding

Julie and Kyle were fun to photograph with great energy and patience during their wedding photo session. After the sunset photographs, the couple walked to the Gazebo Room of the Thistle Lodge Restaurant where they enjoyed a celebration dinner and wedding cake with their friends and family. They were served by the great staff at Thistle Lodge Restaurant. For over twenty years I have photographed intimate and destination weddings on Sanibel Island. Shown here are some of my favorite photographs we captured at their Sanibel Island beach wedding.

Sanibel Island wedding

Sanibel Island, FL – Intimate Beach Wedding {Courtney + Matthew}

Image | Posted on September 18, 2014 by Admin

Courtney and Matthew just wanted to get away from it all. So, they invited only their closest family members to their intimate destination beach wedding at Casa Ybel Resort on Sanibel Island. Intimate beach weddings and beach elopements are growing in popularity and allow couples to focus on what’s most important – each other! Sanibel Island wedding photographer Joe Cappasso blew us away with these dramatic portraits of Courtney and Matthew on their wedding day.

VENDORS

Wedding Venue: Casa Ybel Resort | 239-472-0693| www.casaybelresort.com
Photography: Joe Capasso Photography | 239-273-4977 | www.joecapasso.com
Flowers: Floral Artistry | 239-472-3040 | www.floralartistryofsanibel.com

Sanibel Island Weddings – Florida Destination Wedding Venue {Ashley + Eric}

Image | Posted on August 21, 2014 by Admin

Star Wars fans, Ashley & Eric, put a DIY twist on their Sanibel Island destination wedding at Casa Ybel Resort. Soft pinks and aquas juxtaposed with metallic rose and yellow gold kick this brunch wedding up a notch. The Star Wars references are subtle and include a framed Han Solo and Princess Leia print next to rock candy escort cards and handmade Han & Leia cake toppers. For a little throw back fun, Ashley & Eric built their own photo booth and hunted down some Polaroid cameras so guests could leave them photo wishes in their guestbook. Hunter Ryan Photo managed to capture the magic of a morning wedding on Sanibel Island in the photos below.

VENDORS

Wedding Venue: Waterfront Room at Casa Ybel Resort | 239-472-0693 | www.casaybelresort.com
Photography: Hunter Ryan Photo | 704-966-9859 | www.hunterryanphoto.com
Flowers: Signature Florals | 239-437-2860 | www.signature-florals.com
Wedding Cake: Mason’s Bakery | 239-334-4525 | www.masonsbakery.com

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Destination Wedding Venue – Casa Ybel Resort, Sanibel Island { Laura + David }

Sanibel Island destination wedding photography

Sanibel Island Wedding Planner and Officiant

Elegant Tent Wedding on Sanibel Island, FL { Shannon + Andrew }

Tropical Beach Wedding – Sanibel Island, Florida { Kelly + Matt }

Sanibel Island Destination Wedding { Tammy + Tony }

Tropical Wedding Venue – Intimate Beach Wedding {Ashley + Mark}

Chic Destination Beach Wedding – Sanibel Island, Florida { Jackie + Nick }

Intimate Island Wedding – Casa Ybel Resort, Sanibel Island { Julie + Kyle }

Sanibel Island Beach Wedding

Sanibel Island, FL – Intimate Beach Wedding {Courtney + Matthew}

Sanibel Island Weddings – Florida Destination Wedding Venue {Ashley + Eric}