Wedding at Tailwinds
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. Click images to enlarge.
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.
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 jazz. Saxophonist Paul Magersuppe was featured on Shiny Stockings and Cherokee, and Ted sang You're Gonna Hear From Me.
As
Randy Sonntag's trumpet kicked off the band's theme song, Like
Young, the bride and groom climbed into the cockpit and took off on
a honeymoon trip to Hawaii.
On their return, Lisa wrote, "We were so happy to have you play for us. Everyone loved it and keeps commenting on it!
Jupiter is located between Delray Beach and Vero Beach. See map.