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PHOTO GALLERY: Siesta Key Beach VIP Party and Fireworks


  • By Heather Merriman Saba
  • | 4:00 a.m. July 4, 2014
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PHOTO GALLERY: Siesta Key Beach VIP Party and Fireworks
Henry Romo and Jodi Koepp
Henry Romo and Jodi Koepp
Fireworks light up the sky over Siesta Key beach for the 24th annual Fourth of July Fireworks Display.
Fireworks light up the sky over Siesta Key beach for the 24th annual Fourth of July Fireworks Display.
Fireworks light up the sky over Siesta Key beach for the 24th annual Fourth of July Fireworks Display.
Fireworks light up the sky over Siesta Key beach for the 24th annual Fourth of July Fireworks Display.
Fireworks light up the sky over Siesta Key beach for the 24th annual Fourth of July Fireworks Display.
Fireworks light up the sky over Siesta Key beach for the 24th annual Fourth of July Fireworks Display.
Fireworks light up the sky over Siesta Key beach for the 24th annual Fourth of July Fireworks Display.
Fireworks light up the sky over Siesta Key beach for the 24th annual Fourth of July Fireworks Display.
Fireworks light up the sky over Siesta Key beach for the 24th annual Fourth of July Fireworks Display.
Fireworks light up the sky over Siesta Key beach for the 24th annual Fourth of July Fireworks Display.
Fireworks light up the sky over Siesta Key beach for the 24th annual Fourth of July Fireworks Display.
Fireworks light up the sky over Siesta Key beach for the 24th annual Fourth of July Fireworks Display.
Fireworks light up the sky over Siesta Key beach for the 24th annual Fourth of July Fireworks Display.
Fireworks light up the sky over Siesta Key beach for the 24th annual Fourth of July Fireworks Display.
Guests enjoyed watermelon at the Siesta Key Beach VIP Party.
Guests enjoyed watermelon at the Siesta Key Beach VIP Party.
Guests enjoyed watermelon at the Siesta Key Beach VIP Party.
Guests enjoyed watermelon at the Siesta Key Beach VIP Party.
Lyla and Jessie Ochsendorf with Gavin and Teagan Bower
Lyla and Jessie Ochsendorf with Gavin and Teagan Bower
Peter Lund, Alba Ofstad and Darja Barnannik
Peter Lund, Alba Ofstad and Darja Barnannik
Bob and Bonnie Howard with Liza Howard and Cash Finerd
Bob and Bonnie Howard with Liza Howard and Cash Finerd
Blake Holmes
Blake Holmes
Shawna and Peyton Frank
Shawna and Peyton Frank
Robert and Cara Wright
Robert and Cara Wright
Raegan, Ashlynn and Heidi Turner
Raegan, Ashlynn and Heidi Turner
Abby, Phillip and Gigi Singh
Abby, Phillip and Gigi Singh
Fireworks light up the sky over Siesta Key beach for the 24th annual Fourth of July Fireworks Display.
Fireworks light up the sky over Siesta Key beach for the 24th annual Fourth of July Fireworks Display.

 

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