Congrats Tom & Amy!

This fun couple was married just the other day at Lime Tree Beach - very simple, just the two of them! I loved this photo of them walking up the aisle together - they were so cute!

Viva Las Vegas!

Island Bliss Weddings is in fabulous Las Vegas this week to attend the wedding MBA. It's been very informative, not to mention fun. Being in Vegas reminded me of a thank you card my husband received from a bride & groom last year and I just had to post it and show you. The Virgin Islands Montessori School puts on a Las Vegas Night fundraiser every year and one of the staff wanted to actually get married at Las Vegas night and have an Elvis impersonator as the officiate. Who better than my husband, Stuart Scott, of USVI Services?? Didn't he make a great Elvis?



Better than these bozo's that I met on the street yesterday.

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??? =)

Hurricane Earl

Please be patient with us as we deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Earl. My office is still without power but I am travelling wherever I need to be to get internet connection and get caught up on emails. A huge apology to any clients that received 10 or more emails in a row from us! Not sure if that happened or not, but we had about 20 messages stuck in our outbox yesterday and they finally all sent - but not sure if they sent multiple times. Ugh, technology. One day I'll grasp it. =)

I'll post some pictures of the storm and it's aftermath in my next post and HOPEFULLY it will be the last hurricane related post of the season!! Fingers crossed....

Flying Flowers

We do a lot of our weddings at Lindquist Beach and there can be a good breeze there. There is nothing worse then putting down rose petals, only to have them blow away. It's like watching dollar bills rolls down the beach. Sometimes there is no breeze at all and the petals stay perfectly in place as our bride walks down the aisle. A breeze is about as predictable as a sneeze.

On days when the breeze is particularly strong, I've made the executive decision to not put the petals down. In these events, I keep them safely tucked away until after the event, and let the photographer know that "we have petals" wink wink. After the group shot, he or she gives me the nod, and I pass out the petals to the guests. Then on que, the magic happens as the petals are tossed into the air and engulf the happy couple...

Precious, isn't it? Thanks to Blue Glass Photography for passing this photo along for me to share.

A Bliss Baby!!

And NO, it's not MY baby! =)



Eric & Jenny were married in St. Thomas on Magen's Bay this past May. They were a great team to work with - very laid back and very much in love. You could feel the excitement in the air on their wedding day, their friends & family had such good vibes surrounding them. Greer Rivera took some amazing photos of them and of their reception at Villa Botanica.

Eric & Jenny emailed me this past week to share some wonderful news - they're expecting a baby girl in February - just nine short months from the day they said I Do! Had it been a little boy, they were considering the name Thomas for a boy after the island they married on. They have a gorgeous baby girl name picked out - which is not Janelle - my suggestion. =)

Congratulations Eric & Jenny! I can't wait to see photos of your little Bliss Baby!

My ?? turned into a !!

We did a wedding last week at Villa Botanica, one of my favorite locations. My bride told me that the caterer was helping her put the favors together, which would be "cupcakes in a jar". I kind of had to think about that one, cupcakes in a jar?? I wasn't quite sure how that would work out. So when the caterer arrived, I definitely needed to check it out. And that's when my ?? turned into a !! These things were adorable!!



I took pictures before they were fully assembled. They used ribbon to tie a spoon to them and were set out prior to the guests leaving, so they could take the little snack with them. I think it would have been adorable with a little silver gellato spoon as well.