On Sunday April 17th, 2005 Susan Elizabeth Madson Bakken and I, Cary James Felbab, fulfilled our destinies by uniting in marriage. Since both Sue and I have been married before, it was very important that our wedding day not be a rerun of the first time around for either of us. We wanted the day to captured the special essence of our love - the mixture of sun, fun, and style that is the music that we live our lives to. Certainly there had to be palm trees, and toes in the sand with the ocean as a backdrop.

Creating the perfect destination wedding absolutely starts with finding the wedding planner. Beyond a doubt, the best of the best in South Florida is Linda Kessler. Linda did an unbelievable job of putting together a day that I am certain will be "unforgettable" for not just Sue and I but hopefully a "once in a lifetime" experience for all of our guests.

The first order of business was to select the site for the wedding. Thanks to Linda's incredible connections in South Florida we were able to get married at Donald Trump's famous oceanside home and private club in Palm Beach, the Mar-a-Lago. With her skills she was able to secure for our guests the opportunity to stay for the weekend at one of the most exclusive places in the country for less than you'd pay to stay at a ordinary hotel. Because of this, all of our guests were able to stay with us onsite for the weekend eliminating concerns about driving after the wedding celebration.

 

For those of you who were not able to experience the wedding in person and for our guests who wish to relive aspects of our wonderful day, we have placed a number of things here on the Web that you can view:

  • Photo Pages - pictures from many sources of some of the events leading up to our wedding.
  • Wedding Album - the entire formal wedding album online in a low-res PDF format.
  • Video Montage - after dinner we viewed this montage highlighting the journey that brought us together.
  • Wedding Video - our videographer created a stunning 90 minute DVD, here is a 3 minute clip.
  • Save The Date! - mailed to our guests in the fall of 2004 with initial wedding information.
  • Invitation - the formal invitation to join us on our special day
  • Welcome Booklet - a guidebook to the weekend activities, presented at check in.
  • Menu - Donald Trump's chef did not disappoint our guests with this wonderful dinner.

Our wedding planner assembled the A-List to provide services for us. Some of the major players that helped make our day perfect are listed below:

 

 
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