Congrats to Jason & Katie!!

I absolutely loved this couple. I met with them a few days before their wedding and told my husband he was going to love them too. Then we bumped into them the next day at Soggy Dollar Bar on Jost Van Dyke and they bought us a round of Painkillers and definitely loved them more! Jason & Katie...you guys rock! Congrats on a just gorgeous wedding!

Wedding Day photos taken by Sage Crown Parker. 

Ceremony at the Marriott Frenchman's Reef Gazebo:

Followed by an incredibly fun reception at Oceana.

Congrats Stephanie & Brian!

I'm hoping to do a lot more blog posts in June! I feel bad that I haven't been highlighting some of my awesome couples...like Stephanie and Brian below.

Thank you to Blue Glass Photography for this image! I took some photos of my own of her reception at Villa Botanica that I promise to post soon.

Congrats Nicole & Luis!

Nicole is a local girl - her parents own a business here on island. But she didn't find her husband locally - Nicole & Luis met while she was studying abroad in Spain! I love that - I think how incredibly awesome it would be to have family in Europe that I would be "forced" to visit (ha! You don't have to twist my arm to head to Europe!). And maybe the opportunity to live there for awhile? I'll take that too.

Kelly O from KO Photo did their photography and sent me these images. Thank you Kelly!

La Hora Loca!!!

I've been meaning to share this for awhile now - this wedding took place last month at Havana Blue. Actually, the wedding was in Our Lady of Perpetual Help (remember the post with all the rose petals....40,000, yes, 40,000 rose petals to fill the aisle!). The cocktail hour and reception were hosted by Havana Blue, at Frenchman's Reef. Our bride's family was Peruvian and it is a Peruvian tradition to have a "La Hora Loca" during the reception - a "crazy hour" and crazy it was!

We started with these Caribbean Carnival Dancers entering the reception and showering the guests with Mardi Gras-esque hats, masks, boas and pulling everyone out onto the dance floor.





We then had Princess Diana come and amaze the crowds with her fire dancing.



We ended the night with the Carnival troupes dance routine...absolutely the coolest thing. You don't have to be Peruvian to have a la hora loca. It's a great way to bring in island traditions and expose your guests to some of the local culture. It is totally worth every penny and something your guests will remember for a long, long time.