Cortlin & Lance WALKERS LANDING By Karen Miller
Photography by Robert Max Photography
CORTLIN PHILLIPS AND LANCE CROFT MET DURING THEIR SENIOR year at the University of Florida in 2012. Cortlin was sitting outside the library at the Plaza of Americas having lunch with her girlfriends, and Lance was eavesdropping on their conversation. The girlfriends saw that Lance was listening to her, and they took it upon themselves to write down Cortlin’s phone number and give it to him. The rest, as they say, is history. Lance grew up on Amelia Island. He attended Fernandina Beach High School and was a member of the First Presbyterian Church. It was only natural that he and Cortlin would want to hold their wedding and reception on Amelia Island, and, on November 15, 2014, they tied the knot. Cortlin and her family are from Tampa, but they have extended family all over the country, even in South Korea. The couple felt that having a destination 26 AMELIA ISLAND WEDDINGS
wedding on Amelia Island would be a treat for their guests, a true vacation getaway and the perfect place to celebrate the start of their life together. Cortlin and Lance wanted all their guests to be part of their weekend wedding events, so they came up with a unique idea for their rehearsal dinner. “We had dinner at the Falcon’s Nest with our wedding party, and then we invited all of our guests to come over later for a toast and to spend time with each other before the wedding the next day. It was a great party!” Guests stayed at various places throughout the island, including the Omni, and other hotels and bed-and-breakfast inns. They invited one hundred fifty-eight people to attend the wedding, with the ceremony at First Presbyterian Church and the reception at Walkers Landing at Amelia Island Plantation.