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Re: Looking for beach wedding advise
[Re: 4Driver4]
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06/23/2015 01:39 PM
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denverd0n
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I would suggest that you remind everyone that a beach is a beach. You know, soft sand.
Quite a few years ago I saw a wedding on the beach on Sanibel Island, FL. It was a full, formal affair. The men were in tuxedos, the women were in long gowns--at least some of them, including high heels. Really? Did it never occur to them that maybe high heels and a beach don't go together very well?
In the end the dresses were all sandy/dirty around the bottoms. The men all ended up taking off their shoes and rolling up their tuxedo pants. One of the brides-maids very nearly did a face-plant before the women all decided to take off their shoes. It looked to me, watching from a distance, as if it was really touch-and-go as to whether it would end up a full-blown disaster, or merely a hard-won lesson. Part of me felt sorry for them, and part of me wanted to laugh out loud.
It worked out in the end, but I think they learned the hard way that a beach wedding is, first and foremost, a BEACH wedding!
Just a little warning so that your daughter does not have to learn the hard way. Good luck!
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Re: Looking for beach wedding advise
[Re: MzLime]
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06/23/2015 03:42 PM
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MzLime said: Wants to say her vows in front of a Priest No one has yet responded to this part of your question, and I am going to surmise that she and/or her fiance is Catholic. It certainly would add complexity to the arrangements to try to find a RC Priest on island to perform a beach ceremony, especially by March 2016. Another option would be to be married by at church by a Priest with a very small ceremony (just the couple and their witnesses) at some point before going to SXM where she can have her beach wedding without the hassle of all the legalities. Just food for thought. I wish her the wedding she dreams of but more importantly a long and happy marriage.
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Re: Looking for beach wedding advise
[Re: MzLime]
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06/24/2015 12:48 PM
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I agree with what someone else suggested--have your daughter get legally married at home and then have the 'ceremony' on island. I think the priest might be a problem, as many ministers of any religion will not marry someone that they do not do marital counselling for. As far as a place, I might suggest Dreams. They are on the beach, but the setting is very elegant and the party could be there and pretty much never touch actual sand, except walking to and from the car..
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Re: Looking for beach wedding advise
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06/24/2015 02:32 PM
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Carol_Hill said: I agree with what someone else suggested--have your daughter get legally married at home and then have the 'ceremony' on island. I think the priest might be a problem, as many ministers of any religion will not marry someone that they do not do marital counselling for. As far as a place, I might suggest Dreams. They are on the beach, but the setting is very elegant and the party could be there and pretty much never touch actual sand, except walking to and from the car.. Correct. When we renewed our vows the Minister that the coordinator arranged for us didn't show and refused to do the ceremony unless we has a meeting with him. So the coordinator performed the ceremony herself at the last minute.
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Re: Looking for beach wedding advise
[Re: MzLime]
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06/26/2015 11:17 AM
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Depends on the resort or restaurant. Not many will have that service available. Since they will already be married then it will just be a renewal of vows ceremony.
Last edited by SXMScubaman; 06/26/2015 11:18 AM.
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Re: Looking for beach wedding advise
[Re: MzLime]
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06/26/2015 11:21 AM
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Security on a beach after sundown is normally a function of how many people are around. If the party is all close to the restaurant you choose, and doesn't go walking off down the beach, I wouldn't think you would need to have security concerns. But I suppose maybe someone on island would know a private security guard you could hire for the evening? If your question has to do with Dreams specifically, I've never been there at night, so don't know if Bruno has private security at night or not. I kind of doubt it, but you could ask.
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