Island Freeze - Frozen Drink Machines!

During my first year of business I was helping a bride plan her wedding at a villa in St. John. She had asked about renting a frozen drink machine but we had no luck finding such a rental place. She and her fiance came down for a pre-wedding visit and as luck would have it, sat next to the frozen drink machine rep on the island (the guy that goes around servicing the machines and selling the mixes). They were able to sweet talk him into a drink machine for their wedding week in St. John. I made the mistake of posting pictures of it somewhere and then brides were coming out of the woodwork looking to rent one for their wedding as well. Unfortunately, the drink machine guy wasn't interested in making this a regular service and we just didn't  have much luck providing this service.

Yesterday as I was leaving a wedding, a guy came up to me, put his business card in my hand and hurried away (I appreciated him not lingering around since I was with the bride & groom). When I took a look at the card, I almost jumped a little in air with excitement! Finally, someone is providing frozen drink machines for private events!! Woot woot!!!

Check them out at Island Freeze! You can email them at islandfreezedrink@yahoo.com

Caribbean Ritual Dancers!

I had such a fun weekend! We worked hard on so many fabulous weddings - my clients were all happy, laid back and fun and you really can't ask for anything more than that. Of course I took a ton of pictures and I thought about doing one large blog post on all our weddings this weekend but I think I'm going to break it down a little. I first wanted to write a blog on the Caribbean Ritual Dancers...they are amazing. If my daughters choose to get married in the US Virgin Islands, you can be that these girls will be at the wedding (well, not these exact girls - they'll probably be too old to move like they do by time my babies get married!).

Look how gorgeous they are!

After dinner, we had the bride & groom cut their cake and then the dancers were introduced and wow'd the crowd with their island girl moves...

My bride & groom mailed me a large box of Mardi Gras masks and boas - in the middle of the performance, the dancers grabbed a handful and started handing them out to the guests. It was a huge hit - everyone on the dance floor, dancing and learning some new moves. You can't ask for any better entertainment at a reception!

We have another full week of weddings ahead of us but I hope to put up as many blog posts as I can to show you all the fun we're having - plus all the great ideas my brides bring with them. Just wait till you see the bouquet from this past Saturday night!