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Julie Magnusson and Eric Barber, of Bradenton, were married onJanuary 24, 2009 at the Crosspointe Fellowship Church on AnnaMaria Island. After the ceremony, the wedding party was treated to atour of Anna Maria Island by trolley. Julie and Eric's reception was atthe Beachhouse restaurant, and they honeymooned in St Lucia.

PHOTO/DARA CAUDILL

PHOTO/DARA CAUDILL

PHOTO/DARA CAUDILL

Sarah Mclure and Aaron Melton ofAtlanta, Ga., were married at theSandbar restaurant on February 6,2009. They honeymooned on AnnaMaria for a two nights, and then wentto the Polynesian Resort in DisneyWorld. They already have plans toreturn to the Island to celebrate theirfirst anniversary, and many thereafter.

Megan Kane and Stephen Rice weremarried at the Sandbar restaurant onAnna Maria Island on October 26,2008. They honeymooned in St. John,and now reside in Tampa.

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It’s Ginny’s & Jane E’sfor wedding gatherings

You’ve chosen the city of Anna Maria for yourwedding, and you want a location that reflects itsold fashioned village feeling. Why not a shop andcafe in an historic building filled with quaint, com-fortable furnishings?

Ginny’s & Jane E’s, 9807 Gulf Drive, featuresintimate seating areas all around the store justmade for parties. Imagine a rehearsal dinner wherefamilies of the bride and groom mingle in the com-fort of overstuffed chairs and sofas and get to knoweach other. Whether you’re planning a wedding, areception or both, there is room for a large numberof people and a flexible floorplan to accommodateall needs.

The kitchen at Ginny’s & Jane E’s serves localswho gather in comfort to visit. The staff is availableto cook for parties or dinners or the kitchen couldbe used for catering.

Ginny’s and Jane E’s is located close enough forthe sunset and the after-wedding celebration. Thereare services located on-premises including Silvia’sFlower Corner in the store and Body & Sol spa andwellness upstairs.

Call 778-7370 for information on making Ginny’s& Jane E’s in historic Anna Maria home to yourwedding or party.

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A tropical settingfor large weddings

Large weddings can be hard to plan. You needthe right setting with lots of parking and thespace for caterers to operate.

Mixon Fruit Farms, 2712 26th Ave. E.,Bradenton, offers all that with the added bonus ofa beautiful gazebo over the water and a tropicalsetting reminiscent of Hawaii, yet not far from theIsland for the bride and groom who want to hon-eymoon there.

For those who can't make it to the wedding,Mixon's can broadcast it over their Web site.According to Janet Mixon, two recent weddingswere broadcast so that family members in the mil-itary overseas could still watch the joyous occa-sion. One of their more unusual events, a babydedication, was seen by relatives as far away asIndonesia.

Mixon's pavilion is huge, with roll-down sidesin case of a shower, and twinkle lights overhead toadd to the mood. Outside, lighted pathways tra-verse the tropical landscaping.

Check out their website at www.mixonevents.com to see how easy your wedding could become ahappy memory at Mixon Fruit Farms. For infor-mation, email Amber Elwood atEvents@Mixon.com or call her at 941-748-5829,ext. 280.

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Photography and DJa family affair

Anna Maria Island residents Dara and ChuckCaudill have combined their creative talents tooffer wedding photography and entertainmentunder one banner, Island Photography and DJ.Together, they will coordinate the photographyand music for your special day.

Dara is a professionally trained photographerwho combines the latest in in digital technologywith an artistic and creative flair. She blends pho-tojournalistic with traditional styles of photogra-phy. "A little fantasy mixed with a little reality,"she says. "It's important for the photos to bebeautiful!"

Chuck is a professional musician and DJ. Hehas been a featured performer at the Sandbar andBeachHouse restaurants for over 20 years. Chuckoffers live music, DJ services or a combination ofboth. He is fully digital, with state of the artsound and lights.

Dara and Chuck are true island residents, sothey specialize in beach weddings. The two knowhow important it is to have the right professionalsfor your day, especially you are having a destina-tion wedding. They were married in Kauai, andthe people they hired made it a special day. Theywant to create that same memorable island expe-rience for you.

Over the years, they have become friends withmany of the couples they helped marry. They findit rewarding when those couples revisit the areaand call them to get together.

Both are fully insured and belong to many pro-fessional organizations. Please check out theirWeb sites – www.islandphotography.org andwww.chuckcaudill.com – to see what they have tooffer. For more info, please e-mail islandphotogra-phy@verizon.net or call 941-778-5676.

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Island honor studentsSeveral Island students were recently inducted into the National Junior HonorSociety for maintaining a 3.5 grade point average at King Middle School. Studentsare also selected based on character, leadership and community service. Fromleft to right, seventh-graders Chelsea Perez, Olivia Roemer, Kelly Stewart, MaxMoneuse and Hunter Parrish; and eighth-grader Kayla Aritt.

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HOLMES BEACH – Dean Lucko seta new Anna Maria Island Trifoilerrecord the week of Feb. 1 - 7, althoughit took several days of waiting atCedar Cove beachfront resort forenough breeze to blow.

Was it work or was it fun?"I work real hard at having fun," he

said. "When the wind blows, I actuallydo have fun."

Lucko, of Bradenton, and fellowTrifoiler owners Dean Larson, of Ft.Myers, and Peter Bogacz, of Sarasota,got together on the beach behindCedar Cove for their first assault onthe world speed record for sailing ves-sels last weekend in the Anna MariaIsland Hobie Trifoil Sailboat Regatta.

"I finally took my Trifoiler outSaturday and made a run that aver-aged 25 miles per hour along the 500

meter course and hit a peak speed of30.7 miles per hour," he said. "Therewere a lot of people watching fromshore and I made a few runs so theycould photograph me."

He’s calling it an unofficial recordfor Anna Maria Island.

Cedar Cove owner Eric Carne wasthe sole sponsor for the event and hedonated a portion of the money hemade from participants and spectatorsto breast cancer and MS. He hopes tofind more sponsors for the next eventeither later this year or next year.

"We had a tremendous amount ofinterest from all over the Island andeven had people down from TampaBay," he said.

Cedar Cove also broadcast theevents on the Internet from its WebCam on the beach. Log ontowww.cedarcoveresort.com.

Carne said he hopes to bring inmore Trifoiler owners for the nextregatta.

By Tom VaughtSUN STAFF WRITERtvaught@amisun.com

Trifoiler entertainsas wind wanes