Destination weddings are actually less expensive than many of the traditional and upscale domestic affairs. And with the growing market, it's impressive to see how organized and accommodating these destination affairs have become.
The upscale Bahamas resorts provide wedding coordinators who handle it all! Just say the word and your coordinator will take care of the marriage license, the priest, minister or rabbi, the photographer, the florist, the food, the cake, the drinks, and of course, the reception. While you sit back and relax at home, the details of your wedding can come to life in the hands of an island expert.
Your coordinator, of course, should listen to your specific desires and visions for the ideal ceremony and reception. If you are a control freak, however, this may not be the best scenario for you. Unless you plan many pre-wedding trips to the Bahamas, you will need to relinquish some of the control to a responsible planner. The coordinators tend to know the ins and outs, the dos and don'ts, and the best choices, so in many ways, a shared handling of the affair is a saving grace.
The Bahamas, known for tropical climates and breathtaking resources, provides a surreal and enchanting wedding location. The waters are pollution free and are known to be among the clearest and most colorful anywhere in the world. With the breathtaking incandescent water, perhaps you want a ceremony on a private yacht. Maybe the botanical gardens, filled with lush tropical foliage and savory scents, is more your dream. Many romantic celebrators opt to stand barefoot on a white sandy beach, looking out into the mesmerizing waters while they state their vows.
There are choices for traditional church weddings, sunset weddings on gazebos overlooking the water, beach weddings, and garden weddings. For a truly dramatic and memorable adventure, you can get married with the dolphins! You may not be wearing the wedding dress of your dreams (or, perhaps you will!), but you will have an affair that ties you to the wonder of nature and its promise in a wholly unique way. With underwater photographers to capture special moments, your wedding will be in a class by itself.
Your reception can be filled with limbo and fire dancers, island cuisine, or even group snorkeling! Bahamas destination weddings provide such diverse possibilities that you can be as formal and traditional or as modern and crazy as you want. Get married beneath the stars on a balmy night. Your horse and carriage will carry you away for a moonlit ride as you hear the water rippling somewhere off behind you.
Hurricane season runs from June through November. Additionally the rainy season is from May through October. Therefore, many couples prefer to plan their Bahamas destination weddings in the winter or spring months.
With friends and family beside you, a wedding in the Bahamas provides a tropical paradise for a fantasy marriage. As the sun rises the morning after your wedding, it will bring with it the promise of a honeymoon as adventurous and warm as the Bahamian rays just waiting to embrace you.