50 ELEVEN OF THE BEST
caribbean weddings & honeymoons
ELEVEN ISLANDS IN THE CARIBBEAN
There are few places more romantic than the West Indies when it comes to tying the knot, Jo Cooke looks at some of the most enchanting spots to say ‘I do’
♦ ANGUILLA 1 For beach-loving foodies with cash to splash,
Anguilla is paradise found. The island has an exclusive feel with no large-scale resorts dominating its coastline. Clusters of small properties and a handful of sumptuous hotels are dotted around the island on exquisite beaches, some that stretch for miles. Top-notch restaurants abound, and candle-lit suppers on the sand are the most popular way to end the day. Newlyweds can take a break from this lazy pace, by hopping aboard a ferry to St Martin/Saint Maarten. Anguilla’s lively neighbour is ideal for a spot of
shopping or to play the casinos. SELL IT: Caribtours offers a wedding package at the alluring Cap Juluca Hotel from £4,199pp including seven nights with continental breakfast, flights, private transfers, use of a lounge at Gatwick and a US$100 resort credit per room per day.
caribtours.co.uk
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THE BAHAMAS Around 700 islands make up The Bahamas. If
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clients are looking for an exciting wedding venue, Paradise Island offers a resort full of buzz and action: The Atlantis. The Bahamas Out Islands, on the other hand, have a remote feel and honeymooners can imagine themselves willing castaways on a desert island. Main settlements are often no more than sleepy hamlets of pastel-coloured houses, pink-sand beaches that lend themselves to strolls
hand-in-hand, and small, boutique hotels which can ensure
couples receive special attention. SELL IT: Bahamas Flavour offers a wedding package at the beachfront Stella Maris Resort, Long Island from £4,999 per couple including seven nights’ full board, fl ights and transfers. For travel until December 17, excluding Easter. bahamasfl
avour.co.uk
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3 CAYMAN ISLANDS Cayman offers exquisite natural beauty infused
with civility and commitment giving a sense of ‘barefoot elegance’. From a grand, sophisticated church wedding for 200 or an intimate beachfront ceremony for two, Grand Cayman, Little Cayman and Cayman Brac offer a mix of venues, activities and attractions – a traditional wedding in a quaint chapel, stately church or luxury resort. Your clients could marry amidst the pageantry of the Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park, beneath the gazebo at the Grand Old House (a 1900s plantation manor), or overlooking the azure waters of the Caribbean on the grounds of Pedro St. James – the birthplace of Caymanian democracy. For a more intimate ceremony, couples can marry on a stretch of sugar white sand along the famed Seven Mile Beach, or just above the crystal clear water on
the pier at Rum Point SELL IT: Caribbean Expressions offers even nights room only in a one-bedroom Ocean View Suite in the Grand Cayman Beach Suites from £1740pp saving up to £400pp with an early-booking offer. Flights are based on British Airways from London Heathrow.
caribbeanexpressions.co.uk
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THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
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For those on a budget who still want a luxury wedding, Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic could be the answer. The hotels have high room counts, which helps keep prices low, while they also offer innumerable facilities including elaborate pool decks, swanky lobbies and smartly-furnished rooms. Properties also line some of the best beaches in the Caribbean, broad and long swathes of fine, white sand, shaded by groves of palm trees and met by sparkling, turquoise ocean. Watersports are the main activities offered with self-drive speedboat tours and
sunset party cruises among the most popular. SELL IT: Thomas Cook offers seven nights’ all- inclusive, with additional extras for honeymooners, at the fi ve-star Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Punta Cana from £1379pp for a May 2014 departure including fl ights and transfers.
thomascook.com
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