Limelight Photography: Priscilla and Erik Featured in the Limelight | The Peabody Orlando

Priscilla and Erik were married in a traditional Catholic ceremony and then celebrated at the beautiful Peabody Orlando. Priscilla has a special place in my heart as a bride because we both are University of Florida alumni and sorority sister in AOPi. Congratulations to this happy couple!

The Peabody Orlando has a very unique tradition that Priscilla and Erik incorporated into the reception: The Peabody Duck March. Since opening its doors on November 1, 1986, The Peabody Orlando has continued, in unbroken sequence, the traditional March of The Peabody Ducks which began at its sister property, The Peabody Memphis, many, many years ago.

Each morning, promptly at 11 a.m., the hotel's atrium lobby is the scene of a remarkable ritual. In a special elevator, the five North American mallard ducks, four hens and one drake, comprising The Peabody Ducks, descend from their $100,000 penthouse Royal Duck Palace.

When the elevator doors open, The Peabody Ducks, accompanied by their crimson-and-gold- braid-jacketed Duck Master™, take up their positions on a plush red carpet and begin The March of The Peabody Orlando Ducks to the strident tones of John Philip Sousa's King Cotton March.

They waddle their way in formation through the hotel's marble halls, and when they reach the magnificent, orchid-crowned fountain, which takes center stage in the Atrium Lobby, the ducks mount three red-carpeted steps and splash into the fountain's waters. Tumultuous applause reverberates through the lofty, foliage-draped lobby, and standing ovations are the order of the day by the hundreds of onlookers who daily crowd into the hotel to see one of the greatest shows on earth.

At 5 p.m., the procession is reversed, The Peabody Orlando Ducks marching back to their special elevator, then to their Royal Duck Palace for dinner and a quiet evening together.

DJ ~ A-List

Bridesmaid Dresses ~ The Collection

Cake ~ The Peabody Orlando

Caterer ~ The Peabody Orlando

Ceremony Site ~ Annunciation Catholic Church

Event Planner ~ All About the Details

Florist ~ A Little Shop of Flowers

Hair and Make-up Stylist ~ Le Jeune

Invitations ~ Invitations by Design
Programs and Placecards ~ A Write Occasion

Videographer ~ Perfect Sky Productions

Wedding Gown ~ The Collection

Harpist ~ Christine MacPhail