How does a TINY destination wedding ceremony work?

deaddressed · October 2012

Hi girls!I'm getting married in St. Lucia at the Jalousie Plantation May 17th of next year... It's just going to be me, my fiance, and two friends. No one else (not even the parents) are going to be there. With that said, I'm wondering how the actual ceremony will work. We will be getting married up in the rainforest, overlooking the ocean and pitons (mountains). I keep thinking that I'm going to roll up in a golf cart while they stand there and watch me mosey on up... and then it's over.... or something like that.

It just sounds so silly to me! Does anyone know what to expect, or how to make it a little more 'special'? Thanks!

Britj1030 · October 2012

Hey,

OMGosh that sounds so beautiful!!! I really dont know what to expect but maybe the old marrieds can help you out

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Julyet06 · October 2012

Congratulations and welcome to the board!!! Does the resort wedding package come with both the ceremony and a cocktail or dinner reception? Another idea is to have a romantic bonfire on the beach (if your friends are a couple, if not then a bonfire can still be fun!) Maybe you can provide music from a cd player or ipod dock.

What time is your wedding? If it's in the morning maybe you can schedule a nice excursion after the wedding (after grabbing a bite to eat). Hit a night club that night (does the resort have an onsite club or is there one near by?

These are just some ideas of what I would do :-) Can you get in contact with your resort wedding coordinator to find out your options?

deaddressed · October 2012

Thanks for the replies! There is a wedding coordinator tha's helping out with the details, but because it's still 7 months away, I don't think he's too worried about getting back to me about it.

We have the option to get married in a few different locations, but the bonfire is a great idea! St. Lucia is a little funny about the time of day people are allowed to get married. It has to be between sunrise and sunset. And because it's not as hot and humid in the afternoon, we're shooting for 4pm. That will give us all day to relax and go to the spa, so I can't complain!

We have champange and dinner planned for after the ceremony, but that's about it right now.

Julyet06 · October 2012

Nice! My wedding is in the evening as well (5pm) I like the idea of having all day to relax and get ready too :-)

I am 4.5 months out and haven't spoken to my WC at all in the last 3! Once I scheduled the time and asked all of my questions that was it, lol! I wanted to select the location but she told me they do that when I get there! Basically I have the time and I picked the wedding package...I hope to get back in touch with her about my reception regarding the food and drink (not sure if she'll allow me to make a decision on that yet either).

I'm really just going with the flow, but every couple of weeks or so I get a little panicky for about 3 minutes b/c I really have no idea what is going to go down on my wedding day, lol!

anssett · October 2012

you can do anything you want. My Fi and I are essentially planning a tiny destination wedding, in our city. We're having 9 total people (incuding us and the friend/officiant) under a tree. No music. No aisle. No decor beyond the amazing nature. We'll probably all walk into the woods together to the chosen tree. You get to decide what you want it to look like!

The location sounds amazing. Have fun planning.

Just H · October 2012

DH and I eloped to Maui, just the 2 of us. We got married in the yard of the house we were staying in. I did not want him to see me before I walked out. Our preacher played a song on the ukulele and I walked out and we proceeded with a typical wedding ceremony. Our ceremony was broadcast live online for family and friends, so it was very much like any other ceremony, he presented us as husband and wife, etc. I would assume your officiant could too since you have the 2 witnesses.

I was afraid it would be anti-climatic after the ceremony since we were not walking into a big reception but it was nice not having the hustle and bustle, we proceeded with pictures and a nice dinner.

Jells2dot0 · October 2012

We got married, just the two of us, on an island in Australia that only has 6 rooms! So, small doesn't even begin to describe it

The celebrant and photographer arrived by boat that morning. I was half dressed when the arrived- make up was done, hair was done (all done by myself) but I did not have my gown on. Once they arrived, I showed them by ceremony spot and the photograher took some preliminary pics of my dress and our rings while we signed some paperwork. We then just sat and chatted. The photographer then took my DH for pics on his own. When that was done, she took pics of me getting dressed. I didn't care about seeing my DH prior to the wedding, so we then met up and she shot his expression when he first saw me! We walked around, took various shots, then walked to the beach with the celebrant and photog for our ceremony. The ceremony was about 10 minutes. We then took a ton more pics and later on in the evening, after everyone left for the mainland, we had a private dinner. It was so laid back, so stress free, and so drama free. I wouldn't have changed anything! What makes it special is the fact that it's so intimate and so personal. noone is lost in the decorations, the "party" or catching up with the other guests.

deaddressed · October 2012

These are great stories, and it helps put my mind at ease... Thank you! Broadcasting your ceremony online is such a good idea. I'm definitely going to see if that's possible.

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