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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