Couples often ask where the best place to have a destination wedding would be. The Caribbean ranks amongst some of the top choices! And, a favourite of many brides is The Bahamas. This is primarily because you can have your wedding and honeymoon in the same location.

There are 700 different islands in the Bahamas to select from. So regardless of which one you choose, you will have an unforgettable wedding. The food and the people in The Bahamas are lovely and friendly and their culture dates back many years. The people are very nice and you had better believe you will have a time of your life!

Bahamas weddings are the incredible and memorable and there are quite a few of popular islands to get hitched on.

A popular island for a Bahamas wedding is The Abocos. Abaco Beach Resort and boat Harbor is located about seven miles from the Marsh Harbor Airport and Treasure Cay is only about 25 miles away. This island is popular because of all of the activities that you can do, such as snorkeling, tennis courts, fitness rooms, and it has its own private beach. This island features room service, non-smoking rooms, kitchenette, meeting rooms, restaurant, swimming pool, fitness center, and family rooms.

Wedding trends for this year are being highly influenced by the American economy . As a result of the uncertain financial climate, couples are opting to have smaller and less expensive weddings. There are many ways to cut down on wedding expenses that do not include cutting out the magical appeal and and white-wedding dream.

Vintage is in this year, which means you can save a tonne of money by wearing your mothers or grandmothers dress. It may have been a classic dress that can be re-used easily with some new jewelry, shoes or other accents and accessories. Having a Caribbean wedding is a fabulous way to save money and you can take that vintage dress and cut it to a length that is more suitable for the Caribbean climate, tie a bright coloured sash around the waste – and voila you have a new & improved “Caribbean” style wedding dress.

Many Caribbean destination brides are becoming adventurous with their use of color and are moving away from traditional pastel colors to brighter, bolder ones. Hues that you find in some of your favourite jewels such as sapphire, ruby, emerald, and aquamarine are just a few of the many choices you have. Who would have though that when he asked you to marry him with a diamond, you’d be choosing sapphire or emerald…for your wedding colors?

To have your perfect wedding without blowing your budget, try doing your own shopping for accessories instead of having your decorator do it for you. In fact, most of the fun in planning a wedding is accessorizing just the way you want! Use a coordinator to help you put your ideas together, but make sure that you get most of your own ideas in so that your wedding day is just as you dreamed it would be. Here’s how you can bring jewel tones into your special day: