Back to normal....

Things on St. Thomas...or at least for me (I think St. Thomas is as normal as ever, if you can consider St. Thomas normal!), are getting back to normal. I finally have internet back at my home & office. I do apologize for the lack of blog posts, but for the past few weeks, I've had to find Wi-Fi hot spots to download & send emails. I'm hoping those days are behind me!

I wanted to share a few images of what Hurricane Earl did to St. Thomas. We were really lucky - things could have been much, much worse. Just a lot of trees down (our landscaping was a mess!) and power lines. Some people just got their cable fixed last week.

View from my hotel room, this was probably the worst of the storm...



Conditions of the roads the next day...




Beautiful Magen's Bay



We actually had two weddings cancel because of the Hurricane. And I have never had a wedding cancel due to weather - usually just fiances that turn out to be jerks (am I allowed to say that!?). I have always been able to tell cruise ship brides that we've never had a ship not come to port but that's no longer the case. Do you think it will be comforting to clients if I tell them there is a greater chance that they'll call off the engagement then the ship not coming to port??? =)

Diggin' on these accessories....

I just love the hair flower this bride had for her hair, isn't it gorgeous? You should have seen it on the beach. It was so delicate, it looked like feathers when it would dance around in the breeze. And I loved her necklace, how it tied in the back...it looked so great with her dress. I always love seeing what my brides are wearing on their wedding day. I don't think there is any other day in a woman's life where she puts so much thought into what she is going to wear. Every little detail is so special.

Sunset at Magen's Bay...

Congratulations Anita & Adrian on such a beautiful sunset wedding on Magen's Bay, St. Thomas! Blue Glass Photography did an amazing job - thanks so much for sending these to me!

Love these colors!

Remember that beautiful cake from my last post...see the groom's tie and the bride's fan? How perfect! These pictures were taken my our very talented photographer, EJ of Paradise Pictures. This little lookout spot is known as Drake's Seat. The views of Magen's Bay and the British Virgin Islans are unbeatable!


And I just had to share this photo of the bride and groom on Magen's Bay. I love how her dress is swirling behind her. The lighting is just outstanding.

Yummy Alternative

Mmmmm...our bride & groom on Saturday chose to have delicious chocolate covered strawberries from VI Desserts at their ceremony instead of a traditional wedding cake. Since their wedding was on Magen's Bay, it was really nice to have a sweet treat that guests could pick up and eat like an appetizer instead of balancing a slice of wedding cake on their plate. And what's better than champagne & strawberries??


I'm not one to discourage anyone from cake though (it's my favorite!). This particular bride had us deliver two cakes to her ship so that everyone could enjoy cake at dinner that night on the ship. You definitely want to make sure this is ok with your cruiseline though.