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[diane]

Hi there...I was engaged this past summer and my fiance and I are thinking about getting married on an island. This will be a second wedding for both, so we want something small as we will be the only ones attending. Does anyone have any experience or ideas? We have been talking about Atlantis on Paradise Island in the Bahamas, but Ive been reading positives and negatives. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks!

[Bert & Sully]

What about in Negril, Jamaica at Swept Away ?

[crystalloubear]

My DH and recently vacationed at Sandal's Antigua Resort. While we were there, we met a quite a few couples that either got married there that week or got married at another Sandal's and were back to celebrate their anniversary. All the people we talked to were happy with their experiences. We looked in on a couple of weddings going on and they were gorgeous. We saw people in the full tux and long white gown to people in a nice dress and the men in linen pants. I did a trip report with pictures of the resort Antigua - A Trip Report - didn't get any wedding pictures but on Sandal's website they have lots.
We also have stayed at the Sandals Regency Golf Resort and Spa on St Lucia and that was gorgeous as well. The Antigua resort is a little smaller and more intimate. ALl the Sandalas resorts are adults only.

[joyful1nh]

My DH and I were married on top of a mountain in Alaska. It was a second wedding for each of us. I highly recommend the destination wedding experience. We invited everyone we knew, but they had to pay their own way -- no takers I worked with the resort we stayed at to locate someone to perform the ceremony, I had a friend in the area who stood as one of our witnesses, and I found a photographer via the internet and made all the arrangements with him over the phone. He was our second witness.

Many of the major resorts in the Caribbean offer wedding packages, in addition the major cruise lines are putting chapels on all their new ships. Princess will even have the Captain of the ship perform your ceremony!

[Big Baloo]

I like your idea of a beach wedding--I'm afraid I'm no help though, in this category. The most "exotic" wedding we have ever attended was performed at a motorcycle dealership and the reception was a pig roast in the back yard! But I hope that whatever you do decide to do for your wedding that it will be everthing that you've hoped and dreamed of, plus more! Good luck!

[Bert & Sully]

Have you had any luck in finding a place?

[Big Baloo]

What time of year are you getting married? The Northeast is beautiful in the fall--

[diane]

Thanks for all the ideas...We haven't set a date or a time of year-we are pretty open to anything. We actually have kind of zeroed in on Sandals in the Bahamas and ordered some literature from there. Probably planning on something anytime from NOv. 05 to Feb 06!!

[crystalloubear]

When we went to the Sandals in St Lucia a few years ago, they flew a charter plane out of Newark airport - but only on Sunday. It was really neat - the plane was a big COntinental jet and there was a Sandals rep that was on the plane with us for the flight. They put those on Weddings, honeymoons or booked in suites in the 1st class part of the plane, but the entire plane got 1st class food and drinks. They had games and prizes on the wasy down. It really was nice. I had asked the rep at that time if they ran these charters to other Sandals and he said yes - out of Newark and other airports, too. So you might want to ask about it. We found out about it by mistake and it really made it a special experience to be pampered from the moment you step on the plane.

[diane]

Wow!That sounds awesome! Im guessing you used a travel agent? WOuld you be able to tell me which one? I usually only go to Disney and use Magical Journeys, so I havent used an agent in many many years!! And flying out of Newark would work just fine!