Octopus Events attends engage!09 opening party

Hi all! Last night the Octopuslets attended the opening party of engage!09 at the Ritz Carlton Grand Cayman. The theme of engage!09 is Something Blue, so we were greeted with a walk on the blue carpet, had our photo taken in true celebrity style (I wish I had known ahead of time--I would've practiced my pout) and then continued on the beach to one amazing party!!!!!

Food stations lined the perimeter, a bar right in the middle and lounge furniture throughout...all in the Something Blue theme. The Caribbean mood was set with the steel pan music of Mike Lamay and his group of talented musicians. Well known designer, Michelle Rago created the most beautiful centerpiece for the event--a large birch (well, it may not be birch, but it was a tree) covered (and I mean COVERED) with the most beautiful orchids you've ever seen!!! Truly magnificent!

The night was spent mixing and mingling--catching up with old friends and meeting new--and closed with a fabulous fireworks display by local company Fireworks Limited.

Well done to all involved!!! I'm so excited to see what today brings!!

Octopus is attending engage09! in Cayman!!

Hi all. We are so excited for next week we had to share with you. On Sunday, all of the wedding industry's top folks will descend upon Grand Cayman to participate in the second annual engage! luxury wedding business symposium, called engage09! Something Blue. Names you may have heard like Preston Bailey (celebrity wedding designer), Sylvia Weinstock (famous for her fabulous cakes) and Randy Fenoli (TLC's "Say Yes to the Dress") will be in attendance as will one of our Octopuslets!!! We're going to post a blog each day to keep you in the loop on all of the happenings and post photos!

To read more about this check out the website...www.engage09.com

A huge thanks to Rebecca Grinnals (www.weddex.com), Kathryn Arce and your entire team for pulling this all together!!!!! It's going to be fab!

Real Cayman Wedding--Latasha and Henry

Hello! I hope this posting finds you all well! It's been a crazy few weeks here at Octopus--but a good crazy!! Today I am so happy to share with you a fantastic wedding we worked on with Latasha and Henry. The couple was all smiles and laughter and we really had a good time!!!
The ceremony was held one of my favorite ceremony venues--Dart Park in South Sound and the reception at the ever beautiful Grand Old House. The photos below were taken by the bride and groom's very good friend and photographer, Regina Fleming. I hope you all enjoy!!

Real Cayman Wedding--Professional Photos

Hi all. Oh my goodness, it's been a while! Time has definitely been passing so quickly and I really apologize for not blogging for a few weeks. My last blog post featured Pam and Ryan's wedding and I just received the slide show from the fantastic Rebecca Davidson of Picture This (http://www.picturethis.ky/). She is so ultra talented and seriously captures every single moment in the most fantastic way. I hope you enjoy the slideshow as much as I did!!!

http://www.rebeccadavidsonslideshows.com/WEDDINGS/pamelaandryan/index.html

All the best,
The Octopuslets

Cayman Islands Real Wedding--Pam and Ryan

Hi all. We're back and this week we are featuring Pam and Ryan's wedding that took place last week at Grand Old House in Grand Cayman. This may be slightly premature, but I just loved this couple so much, I couldn't wait for the amazing professional photos (by Rebecca Davidson), so this week, you're seeing mine and when Rebecca's are ready, we will feature them in a later blog.

Now, back to the wedding....like I said, I loved this couple. They were so fun to work with and so excited about every detail, which I completely appreciate! I have to admit, I'm going through a little withdrawal....for some reason they didn't ask me to come on their European cruise with them...sheesh!

Colors were purple and green and like I said, they were excited about every detail, even down to the late(r) night chocolate bar that featured Hershey Kisses stamped with their names!!! Lots of fun was had by all between the speeches, "Pam and Ryan Trivia" and the surprise entertainment by the Cayman Islands Salsa Club!



Enjoy!!!!!

Blog-less this week....

Hi all. Sorry to say but we aren't blogging this week. We've been so busy trying to get ready for a wedding on Friday, the blog had to take a back seat this week. Just for fun, though check out a personal blog of one of the Octopuslets....enjoy and "see" you next week!!!

http://momentsbydanielle.wordpress.com

Cayman Islands Real Wedding by Octopus Events

Hi all. I'm so excited to share this wedding with you today! It was the perfect combination of tradition, family, style and fun!!!

The modern day Brady Bunch, these nuptials were about more than just the bride and groom. With five children between the two of them, this was a full on family affair. The ceremony and reception were held at the family's house and each of the children played an important part in the evening.

Everyone enjoyed a fantastic dinner catered by Mise En Place (http://www.miseenplace.com.ky/), complete with chocolate fountain and dessert bar and then danced the night away under the stars!!

photo credit: www.davidwolfephotography.com