A late thank you is always the best!

Matt & Katie were married last year but I just got this note from her:

Matt and I had the most FABULOUS wedding and we couldn't have been any happier with the way everything turned out. The transformation of the Sand dollar from beach house to wedding/reception site was great. We were worried that staying in the house for a week before our wedding was going to make it not feel like a wedding come our big day, but there was no reason to worry. The ceremony and dinner table turned out great and the flowers were just absolutely beautiful. We really wanted to keep things simple because the beauty of Magen's Bay was the true decor. We really could not have pulled our day off without all your help and advice. I'm sure it must get difficult organizing multiple weddings at once, but you always made me feel that you were giving your undivided attention to our wedding details in all the emails leading up.

Matt admitted after the fact, that he was so nervous to see how the day was going to turn out without having met you, Stu, or any of the vendors prior. Everything really went off without a hitch and we'd like you all to know how grateful we are. Getting married was such an important part of our lives and such an intimate affair and the wedding day really brought all our family and friends together. Please tell Stu that we loved our ceremony! Although it was the hottest 20 minutes of our entire vacation, we really felt that Stew captured the essence of who Matt and I are as people. It was so touching that I was fighting back the tears! So kuddos to Stu!

We just wanted to send a very late THANK YOU to Island Bliss Weddings for delivering our idea of the perfect wedding day!! All our family and friends still talk about how amazing our wedding was and tell everyone they know that destination weddings is where its at!  I've attached a few photos so you can see how our day turned out.

Thank you so much Katie! I love getting emails - even if almost 10 months later...that means you still think we're great! And thank you to Quiana Adams of Q Studio for these images - they are so lovely!

Thanks to all our clients...

This is has been a fairly hard week, dealing with the shooting in Newtown, grieving for those lives lost, preparing for the holidays here locally, planning weddings and keeping up with emails. I've received a few emails in the past few days that have lifted my spirits:

From Jennifer, married on 12/3:


I wanted to take a minute to thank you for everything you did to help our wedding come together. It was absolutely beautiful and we could not have been happier. I actually could not imagine having a wedding any other way now that we have eloped! And Stuart was absolutely wonderful. He made our ceremony so very personal and it meant the world to us both. 

Thank you again for everything. We look forward to the next time we can come and visit St. Thomas! Our memories are ones we will cherish forever, and we are forever grateful that you both helped our dream come true. 

From Sherri, married on 12/11:

On December 11, 2012 I married the love of my life on Brewer's Bay beach.  My husband and I are spontaneous folks who planned to tie the knot on St. Thomas in only a week or so.  I contacted Janelle and she was able to pull off the ceremony, which included a photography package, at the last minute.  It was by far the most beautiful wedding I have ever been to.  The officiant, Stuart, did a fantastic job.  We told him what we wanted as far as the "sermon" was concerned and it was perfect.  I was so happy with the way everything was handled.  It was a simple, low cost ceremony with just the two of us but you would have never known it by the way we were treated.  Island Bliss Weddings is by far a fantastic operation that I would recommend to anyone wanting to get married on St. Thomas.  They are professional and truly care about their customers.  Thank you Janelle and Stuart for making our special day very, very special!