A Classic Black-Tie Wedding in Miami, FL

Melanie and Andrew’s love story began when they met in 2012 at Saks Fifth Avenue. Drew walked in looking to buy new jeans and Melanie helped him choose. Before you know it, he was purchasing nine new pairs of jeans! Before he left, he asked her out to dinner and the two have been together ever since.

Read more of their love story and see all of the romantic details from their black-tie wedding in Miami, Florida captured by PD Photography.

Bride: Melanie Trotter, Entrepreneur

Groom: Andrew Trotter, Real Estate Developer

Photography By: PD Photography

Videography By: Unleashed Vizuals

Wedding Planner: Weddings By Yaz

Residence: Yonkers, NY

Wedding Date: February 22, 2024

Wedding Location: Secret Gardens Miami, Homestead, FL

Wedding Theme: A black-tie classic and timeless wedding adorned with tons of all white flowers with touches of gold

Honeymoon Destination: Zanzibar and Saudi Arabia

Briefly tell us about your wedding experience and how the both of you felt on your big day.

Our wedding experience was spectacular from beginning to end. I am a very organized type A person, so planning went very smoothly. We both knew what we wanted and locked down all of our vendors early. By the time our wedding date came, we were relaxed, excited and looking forward to partying with our friends and family. We were both so overjoyed to have all of our closest friends and family with us in Miami for the week celebrating with us. We had acLviLes planned for everyone on each day all week. We had a giant WhatsApp wedding group chat so we all can stay connected during the week.

Our wedding decor was spectacular, our reception was so FUN and everyone was on the dancefloor all night!

Wedding song:

“Superstar” by Usher. We chose this song because it is the perfect song to describe all the ways in which you are your partner’s biggest fan. We are each other’s biggest fans, so it was perfect.

What are you most looking forward to as a married couple?

We are looking forward to creating more beautiful memories with our two daughters, growing our family and businesses while creating generational wealth for our family.