We were married over 12 years ago in St. Maarten. We had our official wedding on the dutch side and then had a ceremony and reception at a villa in Terre Basse. It was amazing. We had 30 people come with us. They stayed at the Flamingo and at Royal Islander (rented nights). We stayed at the villa along with a few family members.
We were given the certificate in Dutch and in English, so there was no issue in having it translated. We didn't have any issues with it being accepted in the US.