July Re-Cap!

I have to say, I'm kind of impressed that my July Re-Cap is getting done by August 8th! Last month was busier than expected and then my trip away got extended a few extra days (I thought I would be back on the 29th but didn't fly in until the 31st). I had such a great time in Vegas with my friends and it was the first time in a long time that I got to participate in the bachelorette party instead of plan one!

I only saw one wedding while I was in Vegas - the photographer and the couple were taking pictures in front of the fountains at the Mirage. A few years ago it seemed I saw at least a couple of weddings  day in Vegas...maybe everyone is realizing the Caribbean is best?! :)

So here we go! July re-cap! Again, if your July wedding is not featured its probably because I don't have any photos of your day - please send them to me and I'll be happy to do a blog post on your wedding! I love sharing photos with our clients but I don't always have them available.

This is one of my favorite types of weddings - more for the adventurous couple that just wants to have fun! It's perfect for just the two of you or up to 2 other couples. You just rent a boat for the day, get married on a secluded little beach and spend the rest of the day island hopping, snorkeling and having fun!

I need to do a full blog post on this wedding - this reception was so lovely. This was at Bolongo Bay under the tent. Dancing in the sand, waves lapping up near your reception, what could be better right? This is just a teaser, I promise to do a post on just this wedding soon.

And my monthly bouquet dump...I like to post them here before putting them up on our photo album site. 

And I still want to do a blog post just dedicated to boutonnieres.

How cool are these guys? The bride & groom were actually crew members of the Disney Ship. You'd be surprised at how many crew member weddings we coordinate each month!

The following photos and the one above are from Brewer's Bay. Brewer's Bay gets mixed reviews but at the same time, I think its a great spot for photos.

I especially love the ruins there for photography.

I love this couple below...and no, they didn't get married with these shirts on, but they wanted a photo with them so they could submit it to The Chive. I hope they get selected!

And adorable little cake with a good lesson - make sure the cake topper isn't too heavy for the cake. This cute little couple took a header right into the icing. Thankfully it didn't break and the only damage was a bit of frosting in the "grooms" hair.

I love creative toasts shots! The photographers usually end up sandy but it's worth it.

This couple was sooooo sweet! They met in South Florida at a tango class. After the ceremony, they tango'd to three different songs the groom had chosen for them.

Lovely photos from a sunset wedding on Hawksnest Beach - she had on a short dress but you can't tell in the first photo!

And a morning wedding on Hawksnest. This group arrived via Calypso Charters to Hawksnest for their ceremony - that's a fun entrance!

Possibly one of my favorite images from July - American Beach Gothic

This couple had all the guests wearing the Hawaiian print shirts and all the ladies had on matching ankle leis - this was on Lindquist Beach, St. Thomas:

And some gorgeous centerpieces from a Sand Dollar wedding. This color scheme is becoming very popular with the mercury glass and silver tones.

The couple had little silver picture frames with photos of themselves dispersed throughout the tables, I thought this was a great little touch.

Another bride opted instead of rose petals or rice, they had a gold pirate coin toss exit! How cute is that! The coins were actually very light plastic so no danger of anyone getting hurt!

A birds eye view of Sand Dollar Beach.

July was definitely "Donkey Season" in St. John. They came out in droves to cheer our couples on (and eat any bouquets they could get their mouths on)!

This couple below sent me some great images captured by Blue Glass Photography - I plan to do a blog post on them soon.

Our white lanterns have become very popular for centerpieces as well as aisle decor. 

I attended the first US Virgin Islands Bridal Symposium - they pushed me into opening a Twitter account. Follow me! (click the Twitter link - but I don't post often - it still confuses me)

How beautiful is this boat?! Hoping to do a blog post on it very soon.

And that's all folks! I hope you enjoyed our July Re-Cap post!

March Re-Cap!

Oh, to be in the throws of busy season...it is just nuts! I feel like I am either at a wedding or I am behind the computer 24/7. It's a good thing I love my job! I can't imagine doing anything else. But during busy season...my mind can wander to the the beach, or a boat, a hammock and I wish I was doing that instead!

If you're trying to get a hold of me in April or May, email is really the very best way. I try not to answer the phone when I'm on-site and when I'm behind the computer, it can be hard to answer and break concentration while doing emails (I'm in the zone, man!). Emailing questions or emailing to schedule a conference call is best.

 I had the March re-cap on my to do list since the end of March. I just went through the pictures and I am so glad I'm doing these monthly re-caps. So many of the following images would have just been kept on my jump drive and never shared! So sit back, we've got a lot to go through!

I love images like the one in this Brewer's Bay photo below. My mother would say "but they are way down at the bottom!". Exactly.

Ha! We had to make a hat for my daughters preschool Easter egg hunt (which put me even more behind on emails!). I hope everyone had a good holiday!

My "mini-vacation" - I had a villa wedding on the far east end of St. John - the only hotel in this area is the Concordia Eco Resort. My "sweet suite" below. My friend told me this is "glamping" - glamorous camping. Can't beat that view though, huh?

Pretty little boutonniere.

We've had a lot more requests lately for snacks at ceremonies. I found this little seahorse cheese cutter on eBay. You know I had to have it!

A really lovely ceremony on Lime Tree Beach - these petals? Yummy dessert for the iguanas! You need to see more of this wedding - it was gorgeous. Check it out here.

Not the best picture in the world - taken with my little point & shoot camera - but I love the look of the lanterns and burlap runner. Very neutral and classic. Brides often tell me they was "simple but elegant" - if you think about this phrase, it's really hard to nail down what this really means. But I think this picture just about covers it.

I could go on and on about this Oppenheimer wedding below. The couple was just so sweet and fun to work with and I have to admit, I was a bit nervous about having both the ceremony and reception at Oppenheimer but it totally worked out and was goooorgeous.

I told you....lots of food requests....

Love this wedding at Sand Dollar Estates. You can't see the lanterns here very well (different then the white ones above) but this was also very pretty.

Yay for sunsets on Brewer's Bay!

I stalked this chalkboard on the website that was selling it for months. Everything I would check, they would be sold out. Finally one day a few weeks ago, they had them in stock! I snatched up two and a day later? They were sold out again!

Look at Mr. Crab! I was taking a picture of the bouquet and he showed up to say hi.

And Yay! for sunsets on Trunk Bay. You can't beat the magic lighting at a Trunk Bay sunset wedding.

This may be slowing me down with emails. Another picture of St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix on my lap while I type. You'd think three sleeping kittens on your lap wouldn't be hard to work around. They are. And St. Croix? He has to go to the vet tomorrow. We're pretty sure he broke his front leg. And you know what that means? Non-stop meeeeeooooowww, meeeeoooowwww....But St. Thomas & St. John? They so want you to take them home! Adopt them! I'll cover their adoption fees!

That Oppenheimer Wedding again...how pretty were these chairs? We needed them for the Hora but they worked great as a little lounge during cocktail hour. The white lanterns are hanging in the trees. How cool? Very.

I think I shared this already in a blog post last month. I don't care. It's so pretty, it needs to be shared again.

And OMG...as I was going through the photos I found this and I can't believe I forgot to blog about it! At our Sand Dollar Villa reception, our bride use white luggage tags attached to a sand dollar for the place card/favors. Pretty right? But wait...
 

Look at the monogram on the back!! Love this idea!

Oh yea, Oppenheimer again. In case you didn't know, I have no control of the way this blog uploaded the photo - it chose some random order. Let's go with it. =)

You may have seen something similar on Pinterest? Our caterer (Passion Fruit Chefs), they got it done! Apparently they have the inside info on a local coconut man. Fill with a painkiller, add a straw, you're good to go!

That new chalkboard sign has lots of good uses! This sign is hard to display if it can't be hung up somewhere. Chalkboard sign saves the day.

Phew! And onward we march into April....