JAMES BORCHUCK | Times
4/9/13
Anna Marie Leo Holder, 25, and Jason Michael Holder, 28, of Clearwater Married: Dec. 31, 2012 Ceremony and reception: St. Petersburg Marriott, Clearwater Number of guests: 130 Budget for food: $15,000 Reception format: Cocktail hour with a combination of passed hors d'oeuvres and stations, including two open bars. …
CLEARWATER — Heather McKenzie excused herself from the table at Carmel Cafe and headed toward the restroom.
TAMPA — Of course, Kari Goetz's first email went to Crawford Long. They'd been corresponding the old-fashioned way — stamps and envelopes — since they were 17. Electronic mail speeded up their postal friendship; still 20 years passed before the pen pals met again in person.
ST. PETERSBURG — As students at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg, Jeff Ellis and Lisa Morelli enjoyed the occasional free visit to the Salvador Dalí Museum.
Jeff Read held a sheet of paper far from his face and squinted his eyes like he was staring into the sun. A fellow teacher at Oak Grove Middle School in Clearwater asked him what the heck he was doing.
"I broke my glasses," he told her.
Rebecca Newman got married April 12 under a shady oak tree at a ranch in rural Brandon. She held her reception in an elegantly decorated barn.
SPRING HILL — Daniel Plummer walked slowly out to his mark on the stage carrying a newspaper and briefcase. As Christina Perry's 1000 Years began to play, Kathryn Rieker — barefoot with arms in dance position— appeared on the opposite side of the stage.
Saying "I do" on the pitcher's mound or trekking across a football field to the 50-yard line in a tulle gown may be the last thing a bride has in mind for her fairy tale wedding.
PALMA CEIA — Wedding planner Christi Winsor understands the stress amid the joy of getting married, having laughed and cried with dozens of brides in preparation for their walk down the aisle.
ST. PETERSBURG — As young professionals in Washington, D.C., Lindsay Cox and Andy Ryscavage led full professional and social lives.
The way to Shawna Sundin's heart comes in yellowy, puckery, sugary form.
Chick-fil-A lemonade.
The Tampa Bay Times writes about Tampa Bay weddings for a weekly Sunday feature.
