We arrived before all the guest and we are glad we did. We had a tour of the island and got a sense of how great this place is. We can only describe this as "Gilligans Island" with 5 star service!
The first thing we saw when we got off the dock is a sign, no cell phones. Love it! They also ban children, and dogs. But since, Wendy and Jeff rented the whole island for 3 days, the rules were subject to interpretation. The staff made comments how different it was with children on the island, the 2nd time in 2 years. But they handled it like it was a normal day. They were always very professional and fun at the same time. What a dream job to work on this island.
The guests started arriving on the classic wooden boat with drinks in hand and the fun started immediately.
We started shooting right away of course. The kids were fantastic, they played in the water giving us great images.
That night, there was a welcoming party with a buffet that the island is famous for.
On Saturday we started early with, of course, a gourmet breakfast. Again the kids played right up to the wedding.
The weather couldn't have been better. clear skies and cool temps for the area. During the wedding, I worked the ground and Marty worked the water. Hey! She had a dress on and I would have gotten my pants wet! The rest of the night was party time. we covered it but when it was over, we had other plans.
We saw this trip as even more than a great wedding. We wanted to prove and show how far technology has come. We wanted to arrive on the boat (Noel wanted to screw this up), shoot the wedding for 3 days, stay in touch with our businesses, live well and comfortably and print a high quality small album for Wendy and Jeff by morning. We didn't go to bed until 5, but we did it.
This was one of the most rewarding things we have ever done. Marty and I dearly love all the people we have come to work with. Every family has a special story and we are very blessed to be able to be apart of it and we want to give all we can for the experience and privilege.
Wendy owns Archeo in Key West http://www.archeogallery.com/. and Jeff has a charter fishing business.
