Happy New Year and Happy 

2017!

 

Our issue is full of new 

beginnings…kicking off 2017 

and featuring our beautiful 

Pensacola Weddings.

 

See our 

May We Suggest for 

our picks of items for the bride 

and groom (pg. 56).  In 

Give 

Care Share (pg. 24) we spotlight 

the YMCA of Northwest 

Florida’s new Bear Levin Studer 

Branch. 

Adventure Out features 

the historic Old Christ Church 

(pg. 50) in Going to the Chapel.

 

Our issue also includes 

Swizzle (pg. 54) featuring Clear 

Passion wedding cocktails with 

Beveran Vodka and 

Coastal 

Cuisine spotlights Great Foods 

for a Great New Year (pg. 20).

 

 

I Am Pensacola features Pensacola developer/ entrepreneur 

Collier Merrill (pg. 74) as well as 

Pensacola Style Wedding 

Traditions from Around the World (pg. 60).

 

We attended many events including the UWF 50th 

Anniversary Gala (pg. 46), 2016 Snowball Derby (pg. 68), 

4th Annual Runway Run 5K to benefit USO (pg. 62) and the 

Pensacola Christmas Parade (pg. 44) to name a few. We love 

seeing Pensacola supporting these events and encourage you 

to invite us to cover your special events.

 

Enjoy your January issue of VIP Pensacola.

Happy New Year from our families to yours!

letter from the editor

PUBLISHER

GREG ALEXANDER

ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER

VERLA PRICE

MANAGING EDITOR

STEVE BARBER

PRODUCTION EDITOR

JESSICA GRAÑA

ADVERTISING

STEPHANIE ALVAREZ

SUZY NICHOLSON-HUNT

BETH MANGUM

DESIGN

PRISCILLA ATKINS
DREW CHAPMAN

CONTRIBUTING

WRITERS/PHOTOGRAPHERS

JULIE CONNERLEY

CHRIS COOK

WES DANNREUTHER

STEVEN GRAY

ZHALMAN HARRIS

REBECCA HUTTON

STEVE MANGUM

COURTNEY MURRAY
CATHERINE ROWAN

LIESEL SCHMIDT

KRISTINA WRIGHT

VIP FOUNDER

JEFF WATSON

VIP PENSACOLA MAGAZINE

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