Sandals Resorts introduces new wedding planning concept

Courtesy Sandals Royal Bahamian Resort

Sandals Resorts has introduced a new wedding planning concept that give couples the opportunity to add their personality and style to their wedding celebrations.


The all-inclusive resorts for couples which operates 14 luxury resort properties across the Caribbean including Sandals Emerald Bay, Exuma and Sandals Royal Bahamian, Cable Beach in the Bahamas.


Launched its all new ‘Your Wedding Your Style’ wedding planning concept which now allows couples to customize their dream wedding at the resort, with choices on everything from colour palette and wedding accessories, to bespoke experiences.


Giving couples everything they need to make their wedding ceremony and reception at the resort a celebration of their personality and style.


Marsha-Ann Brown, director of romance for Sandals Resorts said, ‘At Sandals Resorts, a WeddingMoon is the ultimate celebration of a couple’s romance. Everything during their stay should reflect their taste and style as a couple, from the Love Nest Luxury Suites that were designed especially to offer newlyweds the seclusion they desire, to their own personal butler, who will cater to their every need, be it an indulgent couples spa treatment or a private waterfront candlelit dinner.’


Sandals has created an on-line Destination Wedding Designer which allows couples to design their wedding well in advance, while choosing from nearly 1,000 wedding ideas including everything from including flowers, decor, wedding cakes, photography, salon and beauty treatments, and Catering requirements.


Once the planning is done a unique code is generated by the system to make booking the wedding at the resort a simply process.


As an added incentive Sandals is also offering couples USD500 dollars towards their dream wedding when they book a stay for a minimum of six nights.


Glenn S. Ferguson is Resident Wedding Officiant & Bahamas Wedding Planner at Bahamas Destination Wedding a company specializing in wedding services in the Bahamas.  Tel: 1-242-327-2453 or 1-501-588-4621

Bahamas Underwater Wedding

Bahamas underwater wedding

Sixteen couples from the UK were married simultaneously on 16 incredible islands of the Bahamas on May 16, 2012 in uniquely designed theme wedding ceremonies reflective of each island's characteristics.

The couple were winners of the Bahamas 16 Islands Wedding Invitation promotion which focused on sharing the islands of the Bahamas with the world.

Mary Gleeson and James Potter of Whitfield, Dover experienced their nuptial with the "ENCHANTED ENCOUNTER" theme and a Bahamas underwater wedding off the island of Grand Bahama.

Grand Bahama Island one of the larger of the Bahamas island is home to the world’s largest limestone cave system in The Lucayan National Park and some of the world’s longest white sand beaches, surrounded by crystal clear waters with every sea-shade from sparkling emerald to startling turquoise.

The ceremony on the ocean floor with Atlantic bottlenose dolphins in attendance was just to the couple's liking as James a diving instructor said, “Having got engaged in the most unromantic of places (our lounge) whilst suffering from thrombosis in 2006, I couldn't be more thrilled to finally have the opportunity to marry Mary - not only in The Bahamas but in our favourite place - underwater!”

Mary and James are now honeymooning at the Grand Lucayan Resort, Grand Bahama.

Just follow this link and watch the video of their Bahamas underwater wedding.

TSA Offers Advice for Bahamas Wedding Brides

I found an article on the TSA Blog that I am sure all you Bahamas wedding brides would be interested in reading.  In it the Transportation Security Administration gives advise on what brides traveling to a destination wedding should do.  


The real relief for me was captured in the topic of the blog post “TSA Says Yes to the Dress.” As most Bahamas wedding brides are usually concern about how they are going to get their wedding dress to the Bahamas, so this was great news and useful information to have for you as you plan your destination wedding in the Bahamas.


The really good news from the TSA is that “Brides-to-be can definitely bring their wedding dress through a security checkpoint.” And what about the screening “Ideally, the dress can lay flat in its garment bag or other packaging and fit through the X-ray machine.” 


If your wedding dress can not fit through the X-ray machine, then an officer will screen the dress manually,  which will require opening the garment bag but the TSA is saying “Rest assured that our officers will use gloves for the alternate screening to avoid damaging the dress.” 
You can read all about the TSA Offers Advice for Bahamas Wedding Brides

Bahamas Bridal Style Sweepstakes

The Bahamas is offering engaged couples another opportunity to win their dream wedding in the Bahamas with the Bahamas Bridal Style Wedding Sweepstakes.

The wedding sweepstakes offers brides and grooms a chance to win the ultimate destination wedding experience in the Bahamas for themselves and eight other guest at one of three resorts on three different islands in the Bahamas inclusive of travel expenses, three nights accommodations, a wedding consultant, floral arrangements for the bride and groom, a photographer for the wedding ceremony and a wedding cake.

The interesting twist to the Bahamas Bridal Style Wedding Sweepstakes is that the winning couple will get an opportunity to spend four days in the Bahamas visiting the participating resorts before deciding on the actual venue for their Bahamas wedding.

Imagine that - two trips to the Bahamas for winning one sweepstakes!
The participating resorts are the Luxury Included® Sandals Royal Bahamian Spa Resort and Offshore Island on Nassau, Grand Lucayan, Bahamas on Grand Bahama Island and Pineapple Fields on Eleuthera.

To enter the Bahamas Bridal Style Wedding Sweepstakes, simply visit www.facebook.com/bahamas, select the "Wedding Sweepstakes" tab and then complete the short form provided.

We wish you all the best in the Bahamas Bridal Style Wedding Sweepstakes but if you do not win come on  back and our wedding planner will help you plan your dream wedding in the Bahamas.

Cape Santa Maria Beach Resort in the Bahamas Amongst Trip Advisor's Travelers' Choice 2012

Cape Santa Maria Beach Resort in the Bahamas

Cape Santa Maria Beach Resort in the Bahamas has been named Trip Advisor’s Travelers’ Choice 2012 winner as one of the top five hotels in the Caribbean.  

This is the 10th year that Trip Advisor Inc, the worlds largest travel have announced the awards giving global recognition to premier properties and destinations,  based exclusively on reviews and opinions of travelers who have experience these properties.

The resort located on one of the world’s ten best beaches, Cape Santa Maria Beach on Long Island in the Bahamas is the only hotel in the Bahamas to be named on the list of 25 top hotels in the Caribbean.
In acknowledging the award, Susan Barcham, Director of Business Development at BC Oak Bay Marine Group, the Canadian company that owns Cape Santa Maria Beach Resort in the Bahamas  is quoted as saying “The great thing about this award is that it is a result of direct feedback from our customers …we couldn’t be more delighted.”

Read more about Cape Santa Maria Beach Resort in the Bahamas

Bahamas Destination Wedding Unveils New Mobile Website

Bahamas Destination Wedding Mobile Website

Bahamas Destination Wedding continues to be at the forefront of digital innovation in the destination wedding industry, with the introduction of its new mobile website.

The new http://gomobilebahamas.com/msg/bahamasdestinationwedding website offers mobile phone users a user-friendly experience for viewing information on weddings in the Bahamas with enhanced social media integration of its Facebook, Twitter and Youtube channels.

“Bahamas Destination Wedding has always provided an unparalleled resource for weddings in the Bahamas, and this new mobile website just raises the level of engagement for our clients through our online presence,” says Glenn Ferguson, Resident Wedding Planner and Officiant  at Bahamas Destination Wedding. “The new mobile website anchors our already strong online presence, in social media and the various communities in which we participate.”



As the leading wedding website in the Bahamas and the first to fully embrace social media, Bahamas Destination Wedding has moved digital modification to the forefront early with the introduction of its blog and strong presence on social networking sites to suit the ways today’s brides and grooms communicate.

The new mobile website http://gomobilebahamas.com/msg/bahamasdestinationwedding was thoughtfully designed in the same vein, to deliver an easy and effortless experience tailored to every mobile phone user. Bahamas Destination Wedding signature services are showcased through the simple designed but informative web pages that include videos.

In addition to the new mobile website, Bahamas Destination Wedding is currently building its online wedding directory of preferred wedding vendors and should soon have this available for brides and grooms.

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All question should be directed to Glenn S. Ferguson at email: glenn@bahamas-destination-wedding.com or telephone 1-242-327-2453 or 1-501-588-4621

Bahamas Destination Wedding founded in 2010 to provide couples getting married in the Bahamas with access to localized expert advice and resources to help them plan their dream Bahamas wedding.  It also offers Bahamas wedding officiant and wedding in the Bahamas consulting services.

Bahamas Destination Wedding is headquartered in Nassau, Bahamas.

Winners of Bahamas wedding UK promotion Announced

Bahamas Wedding Promotion

The winners of Bahamas wedding UK promotion, Bahamas 16 Islands Wedding Invitation, have been announced and the stage is now set for the wedding celebrations on May 16.

The winning couples who will each get an all expense paid luxury Bahamas wedding on one of 16 Bahamas islands are:
Carla Nevill and Daniel Coote, Louise Murfin and Steven Bennett, Helen Hewett and Jonathan Briley, Jade Chin and Mikhail Tokarczyk, Lindsay McAloon and Charles Price, Joanna Wicenciak and Peter Dennis, Felicity Carpenter and Andrew Webb,  Jill Barthram and Phillip Jones, Grazina Zaveckaite and Ruslanas Nekipelovas, Mary Gleeson and James Potter, Laura James and Richard Baker,  Sarah Wassall and Colin Beechey, Claire Gordon and Jason Harris, Claire Wilcox and James Williams,  Adele Freeman and John Applin, and Teresa Maria Gilarranz Pena and Tarik Demnati.

You can see pictures of the winners of Bahamas wedding UK promotion and read their story.