As a travel professional considering an exotic island wedding was a logical choice, but having to convince a strong Catholic family was
challenge I faced! I was never a traditionalist in sense, and I have attended so many conventional weddings with a church ceremony and post-reception in past, I wanted to do something different and special for most important day of my life!Island weddings have been around for quiet some time, but in my opinion, they seemed to be perceived more for renewal of vows and second marriages, however, as our lifestyles change, we separated ourselves from tradition, and an exotic wedding on a spectacular island seemed like a dream in paradise for me.
I met love of my life a few years ago in travel school, and as our love for each other became apparent my only thought was, what if she doesn't want to have an island wedding? Knowing that her family is Catholic, and tradition is very important to them, I thought to myself, was my ambition of having a romantic wedding on an island not going to be a reality?
Even though I expected worst-case scenario, family was very understanding and accepted both our wishes with open arms, so rest was history! The planning for our special event had begun, and with some consideration we both agreed on having our anticipated wedding on exotic destination island of Cuba. We had privilege of visiting this beautiful tropical island prior to our wedding, and we both fell in love with extremely friendly culture, beautiful beach, and spectacular exotic resort called Beaches, which is located on a peninsula in a small vacation town called Varadero, this is where we planned on having our special ceremony.
The Beaches all inclusive resort was not our original choice, and in beginning of our research and planning, we decided on Sandals Montego Bay Resort, which is a fantastic Ultra-All Inclusive Resort located on fabulous Caribbean island of Jamaica! Not only were they including everything in their package, but they also offered a free wedding as long as we stayed at resort for 5 nights or longer. Unfortunately, decision came down to a single guests issue, and because a few of our close family and friends did not have a significant other, that particular resort would not have worked out for us.
