St. Cyprian's Episcopal Church

Wedding Day

Winter

Our Wedding

Dylan&nbsp;and&nbsp;Gabrielle's&nbsp;love&nbsp;story&nbsp;began&nbsp;in&nbsp;Saint&nbsp;Louis&nbsp;in&nbsp;2018,&nbsp;sparked&nbsp;by&nbsp;a&nbsp;single&nbsp;swipe&nbsp;on&nbsp;Tinder.&nbsp;With&nbsp;Dylans&nbsp;profile&nbsp;set&nbsp;to&nbsp;a&nbsp;one&nbsp;mile&nbsp;radius,&nbsp;and&nbsp;Gabrielle&nbsp;drove&nbsp;by&nbsp;his&nbsp;hotel&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;way&nbsp;to&nbsp;work,&nbsp;fate&nbsp;was&nbsp;already&nbsp;at&nbsp;play.&nbsp;Their&nbsp;paths&nbsp;almost&nbsp;didn't&nbsp;cross-&nbsp;Gabrielle&nbsp;was&nbsp;supposed&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;out&nbsp;of&nbsp;town&nbsp;the&nbsp;final&nbsp;days&nbsp;Dylan&nbsp;was&nbsp;in&nbsp;Saint&nbsp;Louis,&nbsp;where&nbsp;he&nbsp;was&nbsp;working&nbsp;the&nbsp;PGA&nbsp;100th&nbsp;Anniversary&nbsp;Tournament&nbsp;going.&nbsp;But&nbsp;when&nbsp;her&nbsp;plans&nbsp;unexpectedly&nbsp;changed,&nbsp;they&nbsp;found&nbsp;themselves&nbsp;with&nbsp;one&nbsp;perfect&nbsp;day&nbsp;to&nbsp;meet. After&nbsp;Dylan&nbsp;returned&nbsp;to&nbsp;Florida,&nbsp;Gabrielle&nbsp;made&nbsp;the&nbsp;decision&nbsp;to&nbsp;visit&nbsp;him,&nbsp;and&nbsp;they&nbsp;began&nbsp;their&nbsp;two&nbsp;year&nbsp;&nbsp;journey&nbsp;of&nbsp;long&nbsp;distance.&nbsp;As&nbsp;she&nbsp;planned&nbsp;to&nbsp;move&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;spring&nbsp;of&nbsp;2020,&nbsp;the&nbsp;world&nbsp;shut&nbsp;down.&nbsp;Covid&nbsp;hit&nbsp;and&nbsp;it&nbsp;was&nbsp;time&nbsp;to&nbsp;make&nbsp;a&nbsp;jump.&nbsp;She&nbsp;flew&nbsp;Dylan&nbsp;up&nbsp;to&nbsp;St.&nbsp;Louis,&nbsp;packed&nbsp;a&nbsp;uhaul,&nbsp;and&nbsp;drove&nbsp;south&nbsp;to&nbsp;start&nbsp;their&nbsp;new&nbsp;chapter&nbsp;together. Gabrielle&nbsp;had&nbsp;an&nbsp;instant&nbsp;connection&nbsp;when&nbsp;she&nbsp;met&nbsp;Dylans&nbsp;daughters,&nbsp;Ivory&nbsp;and&nbsp;Evelynn.&nbsp;They&nbsp;welcomed&nbsp;her&nbsp;with&nbsp;loving&nbsp;arms.&nbsp;In&nbsp;2022&nbsp;they&nbsp;welcomed&nbsp;their&nbsp;son,&nbsp;Carter.&nbsp;Adding&nbsp;more&nbsp;life&nbsp;and&nbsp;more&nbsp;chaos&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;family. May&nbsp;2024&nbsp;they&nbsp;took&nbsp;a&nbsp;trip&nbsp;to&nbsp;Sanibel&nbsp;Island.&nbsp;A&nbsp;place&nbsp;that&nbsp;will&nbsp;always&nbsp;hold&nbsp;a&nbsp;special&nbsp;place&nbsp;in&nbsp;their&nbsp;hearts.&nbsp;Where&nbsp;they&nbsp;walked&nbsp;the&nbsp;beach&nbsp;at&nbsp;sunset,&nbsp;&nbsp;Dylan&nbsp;got&nbsp;on&nbsp;one&nbsp;knee&nbsp;and&nbsp;proposed,&nbsp;beginning&nbsp;their&nbsp;next&nbsp;chapter&nbsp;together.

Timing Is Everything 

Our Story

Photos

Colleen Althaus

Billy Althaus 

Mike Olive

James Dees

Clotilde De Maria 

Ivory Olive

Evelynn Olive

Carter Olive

Wedding Party

Q + A

Everyone is to plan your own travel and stay. We suggest to stay in the city of St. Augustine. The beaches on A1A are beautiful. There's about a 30 min drive if your coming from the beach. Definitely give Anastasia Island a look, there are many rentals on that side of The Bridge of Lions. 
The Conch House is on a marina, they have a motel but do not do discounted rates for weddings.
If you are flying then you will fly into the Jacksonville airport, the drive from there is about 50-60 minutes. FYI downtown Jacksonville is like downtown St. Louis.

Travel

Holiday lights all over town are a site to see!

Night of Lights

The beaches on the Atlantic coast are much different than ours on the gulf bringing in many different shells

Shelling on the beach

You can take a ferry ride over the the park and drive on the beach. During the winter no one is around and many birds come to hang out. 

Hugenot Park

St Augustine Light House

Fountain of Youth

Castillo de San Marcos Fort

Things to Do

Registry

Gabrielle 850-781-5407
Dylan 850-777-1220
8494 Dinosaur Drive Navarre Fl 32566

Contact

Attire

Black Tie optional/ Cocktail 

Think holiday cocktail party, elegant wedding

Ceremony

The ceremony will start at 2:30 and go to 3:00 pm
We will have group photos at the church after

Reception

The reception will start at 4:30 and go to 8:00 pm

Heavy appetizers consisting of Conch Fritters, Mini Beef Wellington, Chicken Kabobs, Bang Bang Shrimp and Salad.
Kids will have their own menu choice of popcorn shrimp, chicken strips, grilled cheese or pasta. 
Food will be brought out at 5:00 
There will be a open bar for a limited time and switching to a cash bar. 
 
The reception room is the top floor of the restaurant. There are two staircases you can take to get there. One a regular inclined stairway and the other a spiral. There is also another spiral staircase in the room to go up to the lookout tower. 
 
PARKING- The church will have street parking throughout the neighborhood. The reception at The Conch House has large parking lots. If anyone would like to park there first and car pull over to the church, it may make parking easier. THERES ABOUT A 10 MIN DRIVE BETWEEN VENUES, BUT DONT FORGET THERE COULD BE TRAFFIC.

Gabrielle & Dylan