Hi everyone. I'm a newbie to the board. I think I've posted a couple of times, I realized that I've never introduced myself. My name is Kari and I live in Tampa. I moved here 7 years ago from New York (though I am originally from Michigan) and have loved every minute of it. My FI's name is Pete and he moved here almost 4 years ago from Philadelphia. We plan to get married on June 4, 2011 in East Lansing, Michigan (where I went to college and most of my family still lives), and we're having a second reception for our Florida friends and coworkers on June 25, 2011 in Tampa. I have barely begun planning for the Florida reception, so I'm on the board quite often looking for ideas and suggestions. Since I haven't lived here all that long, I don't really know much about good local vendors. I also haven't been to many traditional weddings in the past 10 years (most have been destination weddings), so I am looking for great ideas to perk up a standard ballroom-type reception. Thanks in advance for your hospitality!