THE ITALIAN CLUB | 3rd Annual TIE THE KNOT EVENT | TAMPA, FL

Thank you The Italian Club of Tampa for including Limelight Photography as a preferred partner for Tie the Knot Ybor event! 

Brides and grooms rode a trolley ride around historic Ybor city to visit six beautiful wedding venues with their roots in building Tampa Bay. They tasted food from the area’s best caterers, met with wedding planners and entertainment professionals, all on one Thursday afternoon in August.

The Italian Club, three-story building, founded over 100 years ago, is an architectural masterpiece laced with elegance and historic beauty. Perfectly located in the historic district of Ybor City, this beautifully restored, classically elegant building provides the perfect venue for someone looking for an all-in-one facility.  They offer three distinctive rooms, each with a personality and style of their own.  The building has three levels; the Cantina on the first floor, the Theater on the second floor and the Grand Ballroom on the third floor. With three floors of event space, The Italian Club has the unique appeal of being able to accommodate a wedding ceremony, cocktail hour and reception in three separate locations, all with a cultivated charm of their own.

Lead Photographer | Rebecca Zoumberos 

Event Planner | KATY | Coastal Coordinating
Catering | Catering By The Family
Linen & Décor | Outside the Box Event Rentals
Florist | Jennie’s Flowers
Florist | Ava Elise
Sweets | The Gelato Carte
Desserts | Nothing Bundt Cakes | South Tampa
AV and Lighting | Insignia SP
DJ/Entertainment | Gigante Productions
Live Music | Matt Winter Band
Dueling Pianos | Felix and the Fingers Dueling Pianos
Dress Shop / Boutique | Truly Forever Bridal Shop
Photobooth | Chubby’s Photobooth
Glam Booth | Gala Photo Booth
DJ / Entertainment | 5 Star Entertainment
Videographer | Grove Films
Rentals | Gabro Event Services
Live Painter | Jacob Event Painting
Hair/Make Up | Adore Bridal
Dance Lessons | Amanda Dance Studio | Amanda Rodriguez Parekh
Joe and Son’s Olive Oils
Limo/Transport | Luxor Limos
Cigar Roller | Long Ash Cigars

Keeley + Drew Step Into The Limelight | The Don CeSar | St. Petersburg, FL

Drew and Keeley were love at first swipe - they met on Bumble and went on their first date on November 28, 2017. They met for cocktails after work at a bar called Buecherts Saloon on Capitol Hill in DC and shared a kiss under the night sky and fell in love very fast & fiercely!

Keeley joined Drew and his family last November on a trip to the Patagonia.The proposal day involved a strenuous mountain hike up Cerro Llao Llao to a beautiful lookout spot at the top. Keeley was going about it as normal, stopping at every beautiful spot along the way up while secretly Drew was freaking out.  When they got to the gorgeous 360 view of the Patagonia mountain tops, Keeley plopped down on

the edge to soak it all in – Drew asked, “are you sure you don’t want to stand up?” Keeley had no idea what was going on so she remained seated. Drew conceded and said slightly under his breath “well then I guess this is as good a place as any…” and right then and there, something incredible happened!!!

The Wedding day came along and knowing just how adventurous and fun this couple was, we knew it would be such a great day from the start! Getting ready with friends and family was definitely so much fun with funny moments, laughs and sweet moments. A first look happened for the couple and it was such a sweet and tender moment for the two (of course they also had a blast and made it funny). Once with each other, we joined the entire bridal party and we made our way to the front of the beautiful Don Cesar to take some pretty epic group shots of everything just having the time of their life together.

Ceremony happened and it was such a beautiful moment and out of no where it started raining!!! Everyone was such a good sport about it and the couple made this little surprise into such a good and unexpected plot twist - they went along with it and made the best out of this funny occurrence! What is better than a rain of blessings from above?!

And just like they had always desired, the two joined their loved ones and the most near-and-dear, at a gorgeous reception. Even though it rained, we were still all able to go outside onto one of the Don Cesar’s patios to dance the night away. It was such a fun and adventurous day with these two love birds, congrats to the newly weds!!!

Lead Photographer | Carlos Rello
Associate Photographer | Tara Zimmerman

Band | The Matt Winters Band
Bridesmaid Dresses | Wtoo Kenly in French Blue
Cake | Cakes by Carolynn
Caterer | The Don CeSar
Ceremony Site | The Don CeSar
Event Planner | Chantilly Chic Celebrations
Florist | Carters Florist
Hair Stylist | Lasting Luxe Artistry
Invitations | Minted
Make-up Artist | Lasting Luxe Artistry
Photo Booth | The Gala Photobooth
Reception Venue | The Don CeSar
Wedding Gown | Global Bridal Gallery