Lacey and her father walked down the aisle to Wagner's "Bridal Chorus." "The song sounded great with our string quartet and trumpet ensemble," she says. Penny Shenkel Orchestras in Pensacola.
Bride: Lacey Yates
Groom: Frank Castellanos
Location: Carillon Beach, FL
Theme: Destination wedding
Gardenias, common flowers in the groom's native Cuba, were the highlight of the bouquets by Nouveau Flowers in Grayton Beach, which also included white ranunculus, stock and viburnum.
Bride: Lacey Yates
Groom: Frank Castellanos
Location: Carillon Beach, FL
Theme: Destination wedding
The flower girls, cousins of the bride, wore dresses that their mother made from an ecru satin fabric. "It was a simple, youthful, yet elegant look," Lacey says of the smocked dresses with pearl accents. Pattern from majasheirlooms.com.
Bride: Lacey Yates
Groom: Frank Castellanos
Location: Carillon Beach, FL
Theme: Destination wedding
The couple planned their wedding from Chile (where they work as diplomats) with the help of It's A Shore Thing. Ocean-inspired tables featured centerpieces of Mitsumata branches and seashells by Nouveau Flowers. Seaspray-colored taffeta linens and chiavari chairs were rented from Townsend Catering.
Bride: Lacey Yates
Groom: Frank Castellanos
Location: Carillon Beach, FL
Theme: Destination wedding
Lacey had her seamstress sew this embroidered satin patch to the lining of her dress. Monogrammed patch by myglassslipper.com.
Bride: Lacey Yates
Groom: Frank Castellanos
Location: Carillon Beach, FL
Theme: Destination wedding
The sand dollar escort cards were from Seashell World in Kissimmee. Calligraphy by Calligraphy by Debi in Navarre.
Bride: Lacey Yates
Groom: Frank Castellanos
Location: Carillon Beach, FL
Theme: Destination wedding
The couple held their ceremony at The Meeting House in Carillon Beach, a nondenominational chapel near the Yates family's vacation home.
Bride: Lacey Yates
Groom: Frank Castellanos
Location: Carillon Beach, FL
Theme: Destination wedding
Lacey chose her ivory English-tulle gown by Vera Wang to match her mother's Belgian-lace veil (which she took off for the reception), but she also loved the gown's beadwork. "The stars underneath the bust reminded me of starfish, so it fit in well with my 'coastal elegance' theme," Lacey says. The cake by Debra Spurlin of Confections on the Coast, with its fondant frosting in shades of blue, also fit the theme, and it was displayed underneath a starfish chandelier by Nouveau Flowers.
Bride: Lacey Yates
Groom: Frank Castellanos
Location: Carillon Beach, FL
Theme: Destination wedding
The couple's eighty guests blew bubbles as Lacey and Frank exited their reception on The Village Green in Carillon Beach, a grassy area adjacent to the chapel.
Bride: Lacey Yates
Groom: Frank Castellanos
Location: Carillon Beach, FL
Theme: Destination wedding
