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Find out morePhotography by Cliff Roles April 26, 2018
Island music welcomed guests
Alex Hill, Roger Capote
Chris Voelker, Deb Kabinoff
Kaitlyn and Sandy Moore with Christian DaSilva
Nicole Kaney, Kyla Yaeger-Weiner
Tom and Marilyn Cinquegrano, Steve and Terry Stottlemyer
Cindy Miller, Kelly Hatch
Jill Meistrich, Todd Vanherwynen, Maria Brady
Kristiana Serbin, Bill and Dee Iannaconi, Sheryl Vieira, Dan and Cole Starostecki
Werner and Sabine Spycher, Detlev von Kessel, Rudiger and Silke Weiss
John and Lisa Budslick
Michelle Senglaub, Debbie Maltese, Ronna Bridges
Allison Imre, Shari Phillips
Donna Koffman, Tammy Karp, Shari Phillips, Elisabeth Waters, Staci Baer, Shelley Sarbey
Cathi and Linda Carson
Cathi Carson, Judi Gallagher, Joseph Dunn, Linda Carson, Mike Wortham, Joey Panek, Sammy Chiodo
Ronda Hewitt, Judith Lambert
Jana Samuels, Stephanie Morris, Anne Klein
Amy Warren, Rod Millington, Beth Anderson
LaRue and Ali Chokr
David Sales, Pauline Wamsler Joerger
Tracy Spalsbury, Craig Krogger
Laura Friedman, Colleen Greenwell, Lauren Glassman, Eleni Marinucci
Alicia Froncziak, Kristin Elwell, Kelly Cote
Ray Collins, Erin Hurter
Kelly Dowd, Stacy Alexander, Alyssa Holcomb, Rachel Denton
Jeff Chouinard of Surf Soul Tiki doing a tiki carving demonstration
Tom and Sherry Koski
Melissa Lane, Karen Misantone
Brooke and Karen Misantone
Marjorie Floyd, Carolyn Amory, Melissa Lane
Danielle Leon, Antonio Pinho
Cheri, Justin and Donna Pachota
Bruce Loeppke, Hope and David Carey
Sherra Fritz, Andrea Farrell
Carolyn Amory, Marjorie Floyd, Audrey Robbins, Ted Meekma, Heather Dunhill
Kaleta Arase, Maud Lenoir, Janice Bass
Christopher Brantley
Rebecca Bolletti, Ed Lederman
Scott Olschefskie, Amy Fitzgibbons, Cooper Levey-Baker
Marci Oliver, Lissa Murphy
Eric Matthews, Robin Dumas
Jennifer and Rob Rominiecki
Sarah Furstenberger, Emma-Kate Silvestri, Beth Owen-Cipielewski, Bernie Gottschalk
Rich and Eileen Schineller, Ariane Dart
Mischa Kirby
Jill Meistrich, Pam Daniel, George Augustin, Maria Brady
Marcia Franklyn, Kathleen Scotti
Bob Harrigan, Rich Schineller, Jay Riggs
Merly Mae, Tim Mitten
Kent Radovich, Linda Harrison
Liz Neighbors, Mary Beth Goddard
Winners of the magazine's readers' poll for the best in dining, entertainment, services and more offered hundreds of guests a wide variety of choices as they strolled the gardens.
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