A beach wedding was on the top of Allyson and Amir's list.
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The original plan to tie the knot on one of the Carribean Islands was changed to a closer location, so that Allyson and Amir  could still get married on the beach while having their older dog Tito be a part of their special day as well.

Tito made Allyson's and Amir's wedding memorable and was most mesmerized by the ocean. Right after the ceremony Tito went straight for the water dragging Amir the groom with him, causing Amir to lose his sandal, but thankfully he was able to retrieve it.

The wedding was small in numbers but those few intimate friends and family made it feel much larger, full of love, excitement, and joy. Their little niece had a big personality and did not hesitate to get in front of the camera.

To top it off the bohemian fairy-tale-like decorations by Duarte Floral Design gave the wedding a very enchanted kind of feel. Fort Zachary Taylor in Key West combined with the pleasant winter weather, billowing clouds, and blue ocean was the perfect choice.

​Allyson wore a beautiful bohemian Beatrix wedding gown by Houghton Bridal and looked absloutely stunning. For the accent colors she chose orange, pink, yellow, and green. Amir wore royal blue suit with yellow/orange boutanier and these two, after seeing each other during the first look, were inseperable.
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Congratulations Allyson and Amir once again!!!

Venue : Fort Zachary Taylor, Key West
Wedding Planner :  Kirsten Corpion
Photography : Weddings By Romi
Floral Design : Duarte Floral Design
Make up : Studio Marie- Pierre 
Officiant : Reverend Steve Torrence
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It's my biggest pleasure to introduce you, Minjoo and Norman!  One of my favorite wedding days of all times had finally arrived and I'm really happy to share at least a glimpse of this beautiful couple and their destination wedding.

Minjoo and Norman met during their undergrad years. Fate brought them together at the university library when Norman sat down to share a study table with Minjoo, and the rest was history, as the saying goes.

Norman proposed to Minjoo at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta. On several occasions, Minjoo had shared with Norman all of the fond memories she had there with her parents, watching the amazing whale sharks in awe. This inspired Norman to plan an incredibly romantic surprise for Minjoo  where, not only would they visit her favorite aquarium together, but would also enjoy a behind-the-scenes tour of the entire facility, which he had helped coordinate. Being the largest aquarium in the western world, Minjoo was far beyond excited to suspect any more surprises waiting for her at the end of the tour. 

With the help of the scuba divers inside the whale shark tank, Norman, amongst a picturesque backdrop of aquatic life, gave Minjoo the surprise of a lifetime when she turned around to find the divers holding up a sign reading "Will you Marry Me" and Norman on one knee.

Minjoo and Norman both wanted a location for their wedding that was unique, warm, sunny, and just far enough away for the location to serve as a vacation spot for their friends and families. Casa Marina Resort in Key West offered just that.

Minjoo looked absolutely stunning in her ivory Nicole Miller wedding gown and Norman looked sharp and handsome in his custom fitted tuxedo from Combatant Gentlemen and bow tie from Burberry. 
Norman was gifted the cuff links from MJ's dad, who received them at his wedding as a gift from his father-in-law.

Norman designed and made leather boutineers for himself and all of his groomsman, and presented the guests and wedding vendors with beautifully custom made luggage tags as a sweet thank you for being for part of their special day.

Congratulations Minjoo and Norman! You treated us all as your family from the beginning to the end and your wedding felt like being home!!!
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Thank you!!! 

We wish you long life of happiness and love!!! Until next time......

Venue: Casa Marina, Waldorf Astoria Resort
Photography: Weddings By Romi
Wedding Planner: Soiree Key West ( Nika Stroble )
Make Up/ Hair: Studio Marie-Pierre 
Flowers: Duarte Floral Design 
​Band: 30Vice
Officiant: Kendell Ali
Ring bearers: Havoc + Photon
Wedding Dress: Nicole Miller
Wedding shoes: Prada, Salvatore Ferragamo
Wedding Rings: Cartier 
Tuxedo: Combatant Gentlemen 
​Bowtie: Burberry 

What a wonderful day and wedding celebration we had with Lisa, Steve and their close family and friends. 

Lisa and Steve planned a trip to their favorite place, Napa Valley, right after San Francisco and Steve plotted his proposal at their favorite winery, Far Niente. However Steve got so nervous carrying the engagement ring around that he proposed the first night at their arrival to San Franciso at a roof top lounge overlooking the city.
Shortly after they started to plan their destination wedding. 

Lisa and Steve got married in Casa Marina, A Waldorf Astoria Resort situated on 1,100 feet of private beach, only 0.6 miles from Duval Street nightlife but enough of privacy for a perfect escape and wonderful marriage ceremony. We also had the opportunity to drive to 2 locations  ( Fort Zachary Taylor and Key West Lighthouse ) for more photography from this special day. 

Country chic and classic elements were just a perfect fit with the Casa Marina Hotel and wonderfully  executed by Duarte Floral Design. I couldn't get enough of these beautiful color pallets used for the bridal bouquet and wedding table decorations. 

Lisa wore Badgley Mischka wedding shoes and had a stunning lace spaghetti strap mermaid ivory wedding gown with subtle crystals. Lisa's wedding veil combined with light winds during the day worked their magic and we couldn't stop photographing. 

Big Congratulations to Lisa and Steve. We wish you a long life of happiness!! Thank you for letting us be a part of your special day!

Photography: Weddings By Romi
Venue: Casa Marina, A Waldorf Astoria Resort Key West
Wedding Planner: Swankey Events 
Wedding Officiant : Rev. Steve Torrence
Music: Soundwave
Wedding Flowers: Duarte Floral Design
Cake: Key West Cakes
Hair/make Up: Studio Marie- Pierre 
​Rentals: Eventfully Yours

Love, tears of joy, a beautiful sunset, a beach ceremony and much more happened at this lovely destination wedding at Casa Marina Resort in Key West, Florida. 

Chris proposed in a romantically decorated backyard with overhead lights, and a feast of oysters. Inside one of the empty shells he hid the engagement ring. Meghan, in happy tears, said yes....32 times. Meghan and Chris followed this theme to their wedding day with a nautical decor full of shells and ocean ornaments.

Key West was an easy choice for their destination wedding, because Meghan grew up in the Florida Keys and often returned to visit her parents.

The wedding celebration was full of joy, lively music, and a lot of aircraft pilots along with their pilot jokes. People traveled from all over the world to celebrate this special day with Meghan and Chris. Furthest wedding guest traveled from Japan and many of their friends came from Europe to enjoy our tropical island of Key West.

Meghan's dad had one of the funniest speeches I've heard at the wedding. Not one eye stayed dry. 

Meghan looked absolutely stunning in her wedding gown and 41 year old cathedral veil worn by her mother on her wedding day at the church. 

Congratulations Meghan and Chris, we wish you long life of happiness!!

​Thank you for letting us be a part of your amazing day!

Key West Wedding Photography: Weddings By Romi
Venue: Casa Marina A Waldorf Astoria Resort
Wedding Planner: Swankey Events
Reception Music : Robert Williamson Band 
Wedding Flowers: Milan Event 
​Hair/ Make Up: Studio Marie- Pierre 

Amanda and Mike met at Indiana University as freshmen during "Little 500 week", a famous bike race and the biggest college party week in the United States. After the school year ended they continued to stay in touch dispite the distance between them.

A week after they graduated, Mike proposed to Amanda. The setting was at Wrigley Field during the Cubs vs. Mets series in May of 2013 (their favorite teams), perfect weather, right behind home plate, and their friend Will (soon to be groomsman) came along with them.

Together Will and Mike went to "grab a hot dog". When they came back Mike offered Amanda some Cracker Jacks and she found her surprise! A wedding ring in the bag. Mike got down on one knee and officially asked for her hand in marriage, while Will recorded the whole thing on video.

When it came to planning the destination for their wedding day, they both decided together, that Key West would be the place. They shared the same dream since childhood of having a beach wedding, but they also valued a traditional Catholic wedding in a church, therefore they decided on having two wedding ceremonies.

They were married by a dear family friend who also married Amanda's mother and stepfather, and the rest of the family that were there, were able to enjoy the celebration as well as the vacation that came along with this tropical destination of their choice.

Amanda and Mike decided to go through with their beach ceremony although there was a chance of rain that day, and miraculously it held off for them. Amanda said the weather instead was perfect, which made the day that much sweeter. "We'll never forget what the sky looked like on our wedding day."

Their wedding inspiration was a vintage beach, elegant style with coral and gold tones and Amanda's wedding gown was just so lovely. A mermaid style with sweetheart neck line and cathedral veil! And I love photographing veils!
They bring so much magic into any wedding pictures.

Favorite moment for my lovely couple was stopping at Amanda's and Mike's cottage between the ceremonies to take pictures and spend time with their lovely dogs. Next would be dancing to their favorite song during reception which they picked first thing when they start planning their wedding after being engaged for 3 years.

Honeymon was sweet and playful in Orlando visiting Magic Kingdom and Universal Studios before saying I do, and romantic after the wedding for an extended vacation in Key West.

Congratulations Amanda and Mike!!! We wish you a long, playful, and beautiful life together!

Photography: Weddings By Romi
Ceremony: St. Mary's Church, Fort Zachary Taylor
Reception: Fort Zachary Taylor, Key West
Wedding Coordinator : Kirsten Corpion 
Wedding Videography: Mark J. Pierson Weddings
Key West Hair & Make Up: Lorri Bolander 
Florist & Decor : Duarte Design 
Catering : Catered Affairs ( Amy Lay )
Conch Train: Historic Tours of America
Cake: Key West Cakes 
Cigars: Key West Cigar Club
Limo: Key West Limo 
Dj/Music: Dj Buggy

What a beautiful and long love story of Alan and Ariela. 

Ariela and Alan met at Middle School and started dating in 7th grade. Eleven years later they went on a cruise for their Anniversary.  Alan proposed at Atlantis Hotel in the Bahamas in the underground fish tank. 

Speaking about long lasting love before getting married!

​Ariela decided on the ceremony venue and Alan on the reception venue.
Besides being 100% pure, kind people, Ariela and Alan are also really fun and super smart. No wonder they were surrounded the entire wedding with close family and friends that made this celebration also very special.

Their Key West wedding at Marriott Beachside Hotel was everything one could hope for on their wedding day: beautiful environment, honest emotion, and a pretty location that made for an intimate ceremony in St. Mary's church. Naturally all the women looked elegant and the men looked extra sharp thanks to the touch of a local barber. The night ended off with a party that didn't stop until the venue forced it to. 

Ariela said:  "Our favorite part about the wedding was when the song "All of me" by John Legend came on, and all our guests gathered together around and hugged us the whole song."

St. Marteen, San Juan, Puerto Rico and Grand Turk were just a few locations they went to during their beautiful honeymoon right after the wedding.

Congratulations Ariela and Alan, and thank you for letting us be a part of your special day.
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We wish you a long life of happiness!

Venues: Marriott Beachside Hotel
               Basilica of St. Mary Star of the Sea
Photographer: Romi, Misha.
Make up/Hair: Bella Luxe studio
Wedding Flowers: Kutchey Flowers 
Music: Soundwave
Cigars: Rodriguez Cigars

Social media, intriguing tweet, touching blog post or dating web site could be a beautiful beginning of a new love story and for some lucky ones, turns into a relationship, or even a marriage. This was exactly the case for Liz and Joe.

Liz and Joe met online using the dating web site called Ok Cupid. It is a perfect example of modern love, followed by a unique proposal in form of sneakers. 

Liz said: " I'm  not really a girly girl and prefer sneakers to any other fot ware."  She runs as a hobby which makes a great excuse to have so many sneakers, that's why Joe decided sneakers as his proposal surprise.
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​Joe made custom Nike sneakers which he hid in Niketown store in New York City. To execute his proposal he walked Liz by shoes, got down on one knee, and proposed. Liz's entire family was present which made this moment even more special and surreal.

Liz was getting ready in one of my favorite locations. Waterfront Key West Pier House Resort, where the sea meets Duval.  Part romance, part adventure, private white sand beach with rooms that offers beautiful ocean view, lots of natural light, beautiful blue ocean as a background while boats are slowly cruise around the island of Key West.

They are both nature lovers and wanted to marry in natural environment. Thus, Fort Zachary Taylor beach was the perfect location for a beach wedding ceremony followed by a reception inside the romance of the fort itself. 

The custom made sneakers made it to Key West and they offered the perfectly unique contrast to Liz's beautiful cotton lace mermaid gown.  Joe also opted out on the dress shoes, instead of wearing a black pair of sneakers accented with funky blue socks to compliment the whole wedding look.

The first dance was followed by an unforgettable rock-and-roll like performance by Liz's father during father- daughter dance, while everyone gathered around and cheered along.

We feel very lucky that such a fun and caring couple brought us into their tight circle of family and friends and let us be a part of their wedding day.

Hopefully some of the Caribbean sand made it's way back to Charleston, hitching a ride in the sneakers, as a reminder of this wonderful celebration!!

Congratulations Liz and Joe!!!

Photography: Romi Burianova
Getting Ready Location: Pier House Resort 
​Ceremony/Reception : Fort Zachary Taylor 
Wedding Coordinator : Kirsten Corpion
Florist : Duarte Floral Design 
Ceremony Music: Kiss Me 
​Hair/Make up: Casa Salon 
Trolley: Historic Tours of America
Food: Catered Affairs 

 The first time I had the pleasure of meeting Siobhan and Patrick was due to Siobhan finding my photography through Pinterest search and booking my " Save the date " session. 

We had a beautiful day in sunny Key West and went to couple of different locations.  I was more then thrilled to see their wedding invitation printed in beautiful heavy paper inviting all their family and friends to the Little White House for their special day.

Siobhan and Patrick met at the meeting while they were both working on different political campaigns.
Patrick proposed before Siobhan's favorite holiday, New Year's Eve.
Together they picked their wedding venue as a nod to their political past. Patrick also grew up in Islamorada and his late father lived in Key West for many years. "It is one of our favorite places to visit" Siobhan said. Therefore the choice of getting married in Key West was an easy one.

The Truman Little White House set a charming scene for a classic Key West wedding. The chic navy and gold palette with pops of pink color inspired by fashion designer Kate Spade offered a sophisticated but fun feel. Siobhan had a stunning silk chiffon wedding gown with a sweetheart neckline and she looked absolutely angelic.

Guest of honor and also officiant of Siobhan and Patrick's wedding was mayor Bob Buckhorn from Tampa. Siobhan used to work for him as a special assistant, but he said that it felt more like he worked for her. I could tell that it really meant a lot to them to have him at their wedding, due to a lot of mutual respect. 

We also had the chance to escape for an hour to take a few wedding photos at Fort Zachary Taylor Park. Afterwards the couple drove around town in a cute custom made buggy, while making their way back to the reception.
Seeing the way Patrick looked at Siobhan with the most natural and genuine of smiles is the reason I photograph weddings. I get the opportunity to capture forever the memories of two people who are truly in love, through a series of still images.

We are so happy we got to witness your first day as husband and wife and we hope we'll get the chance to be a part of any other special occasion as they continue to arise in your future.

Congratulations Siobhan and Patrick!

Photography: Romi, Misha, Roman 
Wedding Venue: Little White House 
Hair /Mua : Amanda Robinson 
Wedding Officiant : Mayor Bob Buckhorn
Wedding Inspiration: Fashion Designer Kate Spade 

Beautiful winter destination wedding at The Reach Hotel, Waldorf Astoria with Marlene and Peter. 

After Peter proposed during their vacation trip to Cape Hatteras on the coast of North Carolina they both knew they would like to have their dream wedding in tropical settings. Key West was the perfect wedding destination. 

​Their ceremony took place in famous Gazebo right by the The Reach Hotel private beach with perfectly chosen colors of teal, white, and touch of orange by our bride.  Marlene looked absolutely stunning in her full lace mermaid wedding gown by her favorite designer Romona Keveza. 

​In a setting as magical as this one one you cannot help but feel the abundance of love, while the bride and groom behind the next chapter of their lives together in harmony.

Thank you Marlene and Peter and your families for trusting us again with such an important milestone in your lives. It’s been so wonderful getting to know all of you, and we hope to see you again at a future celebration of love and union!
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