Come fly with me

Lisa and Jerry love flying, almost as much as they love each other. Dedicated professionals who work together restoring fabric-bodied light aircraft, they planned the wedding of their dreams around an aviation theme.

Friends Carol and Joe offered to host the affair at their home at Tailwinds, a private airstrip community in Jupiter, Florida. The ceremony and reception would take place in the hangar attached to the house, giving the caterer easy access to the kitchen. The bride and groom's plane would await them on the "dance floor," the apron just outside the hangar doors.

Lisa had seen Ted's big band the previous October at the annual pancake breakfast held at Lantana Airport. Jerry's company is based at the airport and they're both swing music fans. Thrilled with the sound of his band, she spoke to him about playing for her wedding.

Party time

The big day arrived. Lisa was lovely as she walked down the aisle to the sound of Ted's keyboard. The vows were spoken and then it was party time.

While the caterer reset the room for dinner, guests moved to the patio for cocktails as Ted's combo played "unplugged" swing and jazz.

Dancing to jazz and standards

Lisa and Jerry had their first dance to "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing." They had asked Ted to play the standards, and he was happy to oblige. People enjoyed songs like "Embraceable You" and "Satin Doll," and Frank Sinatra's "Come Fly With Me" was naturally a big hit.

Later, the band played uptempo jazz. Saxophonist Paul Magersuppe was featured on "Shiny Stockings" and "Cherokee," and Ted sang "You're Gonna Hear From Me."

Blue Hawaii

As Randy Sonntag's trumpet kicked off "Like Young," the band's theme song, the bride and groom waved goodbye, climbed into the cockpit, and took off on a honeymoon trip to Hawaii. Guests received colorful model airplanes to take home as table favors. On their return, Lisa wrote, "We were so happy to have you play for us and everyone loved it and keeps commenting on it!"

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