Mango Madness in Key West

One of my favorite things about Key West is the wide variety of foliage. Throughout the year, you can see many blooming plants such as colorful bougenvilla, hibiscus, oleander and lantana. Riding your bike around the island at night smelling the fragrant blooming...

Key West Garden Weddings and Cactus Needles

We recently performed a wedding at the West Martello Fort, also known as the Key West Garden Club. The Fort is located on the Atlantic Ocean, about 1 1/2 miles from the historic district. The lovely gardens have a gazebo, butterfly garden, small fountain and...

Dad Comes to the Wedding

Last Sunday we had a sunset beach wedding scheduled with just the bride and groom in attendance. We love “weddings for two”. They are intimate and the couple is usually more relaxed without the worry of guests. Earlier in the week, I received a call from...

Sharing Our Wedding Anniversary in Key West

Love is in the air during April and May, our peak wedding months. Throughout Key West, especially on the weekends, you will see many weddings, large and small, taking place at the beach, on boats, in historic homes, etc. In fact, since Gary and I were married in May,...

Kermit and Key Lime Pie

The “unofficial” official dessert of Key West has to be the Key Lime Pie. It is served in restaurants and shops all over the island. Many of them claiming to have the BEST KEY LIME PIE! Travelers are encouraged to spend their vacation time sampling...

Dolphin – The Perfect Wedding Guests

There are certainly lots of superstitions concerning weddings. The most common are “it’s good luck if it rains on your wedding day”…”it’s bad luck for the bride and groom to see other before the wedding”…etc. In Key...