The ballroom at the luxurious Ballantyne Resort radiated with light as the final preparations for guests were made. A special thank you to wedding photographer Christopher Record for the images contained in this blog.
The walls of the entire ballroom were swathed in chocolate velvet and the ceiling draped in ivory voile by Sha Sha Harnick of Charleston. Silver rimmed glassware and china were rented from Party Reflections and chivari chairs came from Classic Party Rentals. First Impressions provided linens in ivory satin, ivory button-tuck and ivory damask. Our utmost gratitude to Kelly Randazzo with Ballantyne Resort and her co-worker Sarah for treating everyone like royalty.
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menus, seating cards and programs unified the sophisticated look.
The master of cake design Jill DelMastro created this perfection in fondant. A replica of the lace found on Jackie's dress adorned the cake, as well as a trail of individually hand painted sugar flowers. And when the silver standby cake riser simply would not do for this work of art, Jill handmade a dark wood plateau. 
We named the signature cocktail the Fogalino - a combination of the couple's last names. Each glass carried a tag with the name of the martini. During the cocktail hour, Francis Nazzaro sang classic Frank Sinatra songs as guests enjoyed a seafood and pasta bar, in anticipation of the festivities in the ballroom upstairs. 
The ladies and gentlemen of the bridal party got the celebration started Miami style.
Jackie, with a new colored sash around her waist, danced with her husband to the tune Unchained Melody.
A blessing from the Reverend (aka the groom's dad.)
A lit first course of shrimp cocktail was served to the head table in unison by 22 of Ballantyne's white gloved staff.
Grandma proved she was young at heart as she started the group in the traditional Italian dance, the Tarantella.
After dinner, Atlanta's 80s band Breakfast Club shook everyone all night long. They could not have been more fun or friendly! DJ Chuck Broncato kept the party going when the band took breaks and spinned tunes for the after party that went until 2am.
In honor of the song, they wore their sunglasses at night.
The host of the evening proudly served his guests cigars and single malt scotch.
As the sparklers burned, Jackie and Stu made their exit by way of golf cart. Afterall, they met when Jackie ran her golf cart into Stu's at Ballantyne Country Club years ago.
Off to Half Moon Bay in Jamaica, but first an evening in the Presidential Suite at Ballantyne Resort!
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