On January 10,2010, I received an email from Jacobi, it read:
I need help planning an elopement. We are looking for something simple on the beach. We would like some sort of simple decorations on the beach. We like the sand cermony as well. We also need a photographer. I don't have a particular date in mind, I was hoping your could help with the date, maybe August or September. Any day of the week is fine, we just want a nice intimate wedding on the beach. The time of the wedding and all the other details you can pick. We just wanna show up and be surprised :)
Jacobi and I began to communicate regularly and it wasn't long before I started to get a feel for their personalities and began pulling together ideas for their special day. I learned that Jacobi adores butterflies and Michael is obsessed with Jordan shoes and that he had even purchased a special pair of Jordan's for their wedding. Always looking for ways to incorporate each couples unique personalities and interests into their wedding so that it is a reflection of them, we took those two elements and had quite possibly the cutest cake I have ever seen, designed for their wedding. And to add more personality and meaning to their ceremony the bride and groom choose to write their own vows. As things started to fall into place the excited couple shared their plans for elopement with their families who were very excited for Jacobi and Michael, but disappointed that they wouldn't be there to celebrate with them. So what had originally been planned as an elopement quickly turned into a Destination Wedding! With the addition of guests we also added chairs and cupcakes for them to enjoy. While Jacobi and Michael's "Elopement" turned into a destination wedding with family and friends in attendance and not just a bride and groom, it turned out to be exactly what they had wanted from the beginning, romantic, exciting and intimate.
