What are the most important ingredients to a successful wedding? Is it a big budget? Perfect location? Number of attendees? The most important ingredients are a bride and a groom, who are helplessly in love.

Tonight Justin and Jennifer eloped in Key West on beautiful Smathers beach. Smathers beach is one of the top wedding spots chosen by many brides and grooms to tie the knot. Justin and Jennifer, both from North Carolina, put a very logical ending to two years of dating and a meaningful Independence Day proposal, on September 6th. Although their date was randomly selected at first, they are ready to celebrate it again and again for the next 80 years or so. Justin and Jennifer were the special ingredients needed to concoct the “perfect wedding” magic potion. Just the two of them… You can say “I still do” and have a big reception with friends and family at any point later in life. There will be 1, 5, 10, 15, 20 year anniversaries and so on… If you feeling the moment and the need to get married NOW, what better city to do it than the beautiful southernmost city in the continental USA. As best stated by the Beatles “All you need is love”…

Big Day in Key West Photographer - Julia Roy Photographer Key West