Cheryl and Jim's Wedding June 21

We are very fortunate to have some great friends and even better we get to go to some of their weddings.

I met Jim many years ago at a BNI (Business Networking International) meeting where we where both members. We both feel this is one of the most important things we have ever done for our careers. I recommend it to everyone who wants to establish a new business or learn how important it is to deliver more than what you promise.

Cheryl and Jim also came to Marty and my wedding a couple years ago.

As you can see, they are very loving and great dancers.

One thing they did was the most amazing Honeymoon idea. Jim told Cheryl to pack for 3 weeks. But didn't tell her where. It was a surprise until the reception where Steven Vance (Strolling Violins) did a presentation like a game show host. It was very well done and a huge success. When it was done, Jim was taking Cheryl to France and Barcelona for a week, a week on a Mediterranean cruise and a week in Jamaica!

Jim, you set some very high standards for the rest of us who want to do something special for the wonderful women in our lives.

Have fun Cheryl and Jim!

Lindsay and Zach's Wedding June 14

We had an unusual layout and plan for this wedding. Since it started a little late at Heinz Chapel, Lindsay and Zach decided to do their artsy photos before the wedding. It was a good plan since it was raining most of the day except for when we had a light drizzle at the Mellon Pillars.

Mellon Pillars, of course, is very popular on Saturdays. While I waited for the bride and groom, I got a real charge out of 4 different wedding parties and photographers in line to shoot at the front of the pillars. This is a little funny to me since the building has 3 sides and still everyone waits for the front. When Lindsay and Zach showed, we went to the one side and had it all to ourselves.

In spite of this being one of the most photographed places in Pittsburgh and the fact I have been there dozens of times, I still like going there and I feel like I can do something different every time. It was especially easy this time since Lindsay and Zach where so easy and fun to work with. I think you can tell how easy they where by the photos. As always, I wish we could have done more.

After the ceremony, they had the receptions at Holly Cross in Mt Lebanon. This is a great site and best of all, the band was After Dark, who is great and Sputsy was working with them because he was friends of the bride and groom.

Lindsay and Zach are off to St Lucia for Honeymoon. Have fun!

Where are we now!

We are in Pittsburgh to do 3 weddings. Lindsay Sopher and Zach Senft, Cheryl Esposito and Jim Kaufman and Nicole Terry and Patrick Jones. The day after Nicole and Patrick's wedding we are moving everything to Palm Beach.

Marty has resigned from Dessange Paris, so we are really looking forward to the move. Marty and I have been apart too much this last year and we are looking to a great future in Fla. Still, we have alot of ties in Pittsburgh and a few weddings so we will be going back often.

Before we went to Pittsburgh, we moved the boat to Palm Beach so it will be closer to the condo. We also joined the Palm Beach Sailing Club. http://www.pbsail.org/index.shtml. The members we have met have been a real pleasure. We are looking forward to some great times. We will probably move the boat back to Miami this winter when we are doing weddings there.

The sail from Miami was fantastic. It took 2 days with a stop in Ft Lauderdale. The winds where a little light so we went out into the Gulf Stream which was unusually calm. With 8-9 Kt winds we where moving at 7-9 kts because we where using the 2.5 kt Gulf Steam current.

We also caught a 25 inch Dolphin which was dinner when we got anchored in Palm Beach. It was very tasty!

Marty and I are doing alot of planning on chartering this winter. We will be doing customized trips with options like: gourmet cooking, yoga, meditation, and of course photography. We hope do have as many of our clients as possible so don't hesitate to contact us if you are interested.