Destination Wedding St. Thomas USVI!
So your thinking about doing a destination wedding…Well I actually did it. Well not really I happen to Live in St. Thomas so it was actually a local wedding, but for you it’s a Destination Wedding for sure!
The dude and I had been living in Sin in St. Thomas for about 3 years, when I decided to make an honest man out of him. 
Our families are scattered all up and down the east coast of the US and trying to find a central location that would be easy for everyone to make it was clearly impossible. We decided why not invite everyone down for a week and just get hitched here!
In doing so we knew that the number of people who actually be able to make would be much less than if we did it in Florida or Boston. But on the other hand the people closest and dearest to us would definatly make the trip to paradise. The key for us was early planning.
We sent out Wedding announcements to everyone almost 1.5 years in advance. We did a really cute announcement card that we actually bought at OfficeMax! It was very caribbean and simple. On it we included the date of the wedding, and all the relevant info for the big day. On a seperate sheet of paper, we listed all the airlines that flew here, we gave the name of the Resort that the wedding was going to be held at. We where able to secure a discounted rate for all of our guests because we where renting like 20 rooms and having the wedding and the reception on property. Nice little budget saver there.
We let everyone know that this was not only a trip for a wedding but it was there vacation for 2007! The wedding itself was on a Saturday so we had everyone arrive on Tuesday prior. That way they could relax and hang out, go exploring and enjoy them selves for the first couple of days. We also scheduled for everyone to leave the following Monday, so they got almost a whole week of Vaca and a Wedding all in one!
In the next couple of days I am going to go through every aspect of a Destination Wedding in the USVi, Specifically St. Thomas, so make sure you check back everyday for the next installment!
I look forward to your comments and questions and will help all of you in any way that I can, well except for offering for you to stay at my place!
Till tomorrow,
Tiffany
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January 22nd, 2009
Hey Tiffany – We just connected recently on Twitter. I just wanted to tell you that St. Thomas is one of my FAVORITE places in the world. We own a 2 week time share at the Marriott at Frenchman’s Cove and I can’t wait to get there this April! Maybe you could give me some insider scoop on Bridal Boutiques on the island.
January 22nd, 2009
That sounds like an awesome wedding! Destination weddings really are awesome for the family! Not to mention the vendors! We love photographing in paradise! Thanks for the tweet, love the blog!