The End of Jackie's Blog Entry

The wedding of Eric and Amy came and went. The day was beautiful, the bride was gorgeous, and everything went off without a hitch. It was a lot of fun, and really made me think about having a destination wedding in the future... Should I ever find that special someone!

I really had a great time on my first assignment with Candy Cain Travel, and I can't wait until my next one!

Candice Cain is the owner of the Candy Cain Travel Co. She is a Certified Sandals Specialist and a Destination Wedding Expert. Please feel free to email her for help with your destination wedding!

Jackie's Live Wedding Blog: Amy & Eric - The Set Up

Today was such a busy day, but we got so much done! This morning we went to the Hemingway House to take a tour and I’m not gunna lie, I thought it was going to be so boring... but it wasn’t at all!

We had a blast and it was actually really interesting to learn about one of the greatest writers in history. I didn't realize that so many famous authors lived in Key West. After all, we were staying at Author's Guesthouse! There were tons of cats all over the property -- not to mention our tour guide looked like a legitimate pirate. Hilarious.

Setting up for the wedding was a total success. Everything wound up looking fantastic. We made dark green sashes for the chairs, bouquets for the tables and decorated all the tables beautifully.

Afterwards, we took a sunset cruise on the Glass-bottom Boat out to the coral reef, which I didn’t even realize was the third largest in the world! It was amazing; the open water, the amazing breeze, and the most beautiful sunset couldn’t have been better.

I was also so excited because we got to see so many different types of fish under the boat, it almost seemed like they were following us. There were even dolphins and tarpon fish jumping all around the boat the whole time! It was so great. We could not have been a better time.

 

Candice Cain is the owner of the Candy Cain Travel Co. She is a Certified Sandals Specialist and a Destination Wedding Expert. Please feel free to email her for help with your destination wedding!

Live Wedding Blog: Amy & Eric - Welcome to Key West!

** Friday, June 4, 2010 is the wedding of Amy and Eric at the Southernmost on the Beach in Key West. Since I (Candy) could not get away for a few days, I sent my mother Juliette (who handles the florals, decor, and other fancy-shmancy items) for most of my weddings and my cousin Jacquline to assist her. I asked Leenie (as my family calls her) to write the Live Wedding Blog for me while she was there. Photos will be added soon!

We landed in Key West in just after 6:00 in the evening. Upon first glance, this place is BEAUTIFUL! The island is so tiny that the main road is only a mile long, so everything is basically beachside-- including the airport. My aunt and I are staying at Author’s Key West Guesthouse. We’re so close to the airport and only six blocks from downtown where all the entertainment, bars and historically the “best place to see the sunset in Florida” Mallory Square is! 

Author's is really nice too. Kind of quaint, but once you walk inside the rooms are really ‘homey’ and nice. They set breakfast up outside on the patio under trees. It’s cute…for a bed and breakfast.

After freshening up, we went down to Duval street, the main tourist street in the area, and Mallory Square and the place was awesome! There were so many people just having a good time walking around and there were live bars, music, shops and street performers everywhere. It was so much fun and there was so much to do. The best part was that it was all along the water, so it had such a nice view and the breeze felt amazing! We went to the Hard Rock Café for dinner, which, as always, was amazing (minus the extra five pounds I now have on my butt) and then just walked around and checked out the local shops. It was fun. I got a hat so I’m happy now. :P

Tomorrow starts the setting up process for the wedding... I'm excited and nervous. I don't know how much work there will be. I don't know what I'm going to have to do. I do know, though, I'm going to try my best! I mean, seriously, I got a free trip to Key West to help my aunt and cousin out with setting up a wedding for a few hours. I wouldn't mind doing this again!

Candice Cain is the owner of the Candy Cain Travel Co. She is a Certified Sandals Specialist and a Destination Wedding Expert. Please feel free to email her for help with your destination wedding!

Live Wedding Blog: Amy & Eric in Key West - All in the Family

 ** Friday, June 4, 2010 was the wedding of Amy and Eric at the Southernmost on the Beach in Key West. Since I (Candy) could not get away for a few days, I sent my mother Juliette (who handles the florals, decor, and other fancy-shmancy items) for most of my weddings and my cousin Jacquline to assist her. I asked Leenie (as my family calls her) to write the Live Wedding Blog for me while she was there.

After sitting on the plane for over an hour waiting to take off, we’re finally on our way to Miami. Hopefully, it won’t be too long until we head to Key West. I forgot my iPod (typical), but I’m so excited to finally see what Key West is all about. I’ve been there once before and I remember thinking how much I loved it. When I was there, it was a stop on a cruise so I wasn’t there long… This time, however, I will be there for three days and two nights. I know that I'm going to be working with my aunt on Amy and Eric's wedding, but I really hope that I get some free time to enjoy what Key West has to offer.

 

This is Jackie, by the way. Yep, that’s me as I am getting onto the little plane from Miami to Key West. I’m Candice’s cousin and have been dying to be a part of her company. I’m really excited that I finally get the chance now that I’m home (in New York) for the summer from college in Boston. Hopefully, I’ll do a good job and she’ll keep me around -- hehe.

Candice Cain is the owner of the Candy Cain Travel Co. She is a Certified Sandals Specialist and a Destination Wedding Expert. Please feel free to email her for help with your destination wedding!