St. Croix Weddings
St. Croix is a wonderful place to get married. Our island has something special to offer honeymooners with its un-crowded beaches and romantic courtyard dining that sets the tone for your private getaway. Several businesses on St. Croix cater to couples that want to get married here - private yachts, ministers, photographers, beauty salons, musicians, florists and videographers. Leave it to St. Croix to make your dreams come true.
Simply click on each link to see what St. Croix has to offer!
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in the spotlight
Barefoot elegance meets historic hospitality at Estate Belvedere. The family friendly, four acre estate offers accommodations for up to 14 guests and allows special events up to 40 people. Read more.
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St. Croix Wedding Planners & Officiants
Having someone help you with all the little details allows you to enjoy and focus on the important things, like being with your loved ones. One of the advantages is that a wedding planner or coordinator already has relationships with vendors and knows the ins and outs of paperwork and wedding requirements on St. Croix.
St. Croix has options for you when choosing the person to perform your ceremony at the location of your choice.
Experience and dedication are represented in the loving ceremonies. If blue is your color, why not get married underwater and let the fish be witness to your love!
St. Croix holds the Guinness record for the largest underwater wedding. READ
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Hiring a wedding coordinator can put your mind at ease so you can concentrate on more important things. Photo © Kelly Greer |
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Dream Island Events
Michelle Marquis
Christiansted
DreamIslandEvents.htm
After traveling extensively and settling in the Caribbean several years ago, I felt it was the right time and place to return to what I love - event planning! A background in restaurants, catering and interior decorating assists me in arranging unique and truly custom events. A classically elegant beach wedding, fun and casual wedding, edgy, offbeat, cultural, or a military ocean front wedding are all within reach when you allow my team to be a part of planning your special day. My attention to detail is endless and so are your options. Your dream destination wedding will become a reality! Check my website for more information.
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St. Croix Ultimate Bluewater Adventures (S.C.U.B.A.)
Reverend Captain Ed Buckley
340-773-5994 or 877-567-1367
WeddingStCroix.com
You've chosen the date and decided St. Croix is the spot for you. Now it's time to plan the perfect ceremony and Reverend Captain Ed Buckley can help you. Ed has been part of the St. Croix scenery for almost 25 years, both under and above our beautiful waters. Owner/operator of St. Croix Ultimate Bluewater Adventures, the Friendliest Dive Shop on Earth, Ed has been a boat captain for 15 of those years and a reverend for the last 10 years. Capt. Ed can perform underwater weddings (yes, underwater!), above water weddings, commitment ceremonies, and vow renewals at any beautiful St. Croix location. Choose from traditional wedding vows or compose your own personal vows for him to recite. What ever your plans, your ceremony will be tailored to your personalities and unique to you. Capt. Ed can also assist you with wedding details such as flowers, cakes and photographers. Give him a call to get started with your Caribbean wedding plans!
The Buckley's renew their wedding vows...SCUBA style. READ
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Seaside Weddings, Inc.
340-718-0610
SeaSideWed.com
Imagine the turquoise water lapping at the shore, tropical flowers everywhere, and the two of you in the center of it all. A great way to say " I Do". Seaside Weddings is the foremost wedding planner in St. Croix. We specialize in custom wedding planning - making your day exactly what you want. Visit our website for more information.
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Big Beard’s Weddings in Paradise
Queen Cross Street, Christiansted
340-773-4482
BigBeards.com/Weddings.htm
With Captain Big Beard, not only will you hear "Aye, Aye", you will also hear "I Do". Captain Big Beard has presided over 100's of weddings in the 17+ years he's been a licensed minister on St. Croix. He has united couples beneath palm trees, at historic island locations, beside sugar mills, and of course, while sailing the beautiful Caribbean Sea. Think of his yacht as your private chapel. Add scenic backdrops like the sunset, Buck Island's secluded beach, and the lush hills and lights of St. Croix's Christiansted harbor. Captain Big Beard will accommodate your wishes and create the perfect Caribbean wedding in paradise. His website has packages to choose from, or you can create your own dream wedding.
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St. Croix Wedding Sites
OH! The possibilities are endless.The grounds of your resort, hotel or villa, one of our National Park sites, the ruins of an historical sugar plantation...oh yes, and of course the beach. Sunset? Sunrise? Cocktail party or full course dinner? Dessert only? So many choices!
Some locations are perfect for larger groups- some can only accommodate small groups. Some locations, such as one of our National Parks, do require permits. Is your favorite beach easily accessible for your grandmother, or a stroller? Or are you searching for the perfect private location for just the two of you?
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Dreaming of a beach side wedding? The hardest part is deciding which beach! |
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Estate Belvedere
North Shore
340-718-3351
EstateBelvedere.com
Estate Belvedere provides an ideal setting for weddings, large groups of friends and large or extended family vacations. The family friendly, four acre estate offers accommodations for up to 14 guests and allows special events up to 40 people. Guest enjoy suites, each with their own kitchen and bath, and tremendous views of St. Croix's lush North Shore. A Danish Sugar Mill built in the 1700s provides a dramatic entryway to the main building, selected as a wedding site by many couples. The top of the sugar mill offers a perfect site for evening cocktails and views of both the US Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands. The large great room and sprawling veranda form a fantastic foundation for memorable gatherings. Estate Belvedere offers the largest private pool on St. Croix. Guests also enjoy all the amenities necessary to ensure your stay is picture perfect, including: A/C; Satellite TV; WiFi Broadband Internet; a fully-functional generator that powers the entire estate; chef's kitchen with two ovens and two refrigerators; maid service; and a full-time caretaker and gardener on site. Rates range for a 7-day minimum stay from $4,600 to $9,000, depending on number of guests and time of year. Barefoot elegance meets historic hospitality at Estate Belvedere.
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Hibiscus Beach Resort
4131 La Grande Princess
340-718-4042
HibiscusBeachResort.com
Be ready because
just like the Hibiscus flower, love blooms in St. Croix. At the new Hibiscus Beach Resort, weddings are the fantasy you always dreamed of. We
specialize in smaller, more intimate beachside affairs where you let us take care of everything. We can provide you with accommodations from our
38 casual and comfortable beachfront rooms, a reception venue and a 600 foot beach to pledge your love. Our famous on-site bistro, H20, can provide a delicious menu for on or off site catering.
The Hibiscus Beach Resort was voted Best Hotel on St. Croix 2004 by the Virgin Islands Daily News. Let our wedding coordinator take care of everything so that you
can enjoy St. Croix. Our website has details on wedding packages and options available.
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Caribbean Sea Adventures
59 Kings Wharf, Christiansted
340-773-2628
CaribbeanSeaAdventures.com
Whether you are tying the knot on land or by sea, Caribbean Sea Adventures will make your destination wedding memorable. Specializing in romantic weddings at sea, rehearsal sunset sails, vow renewals and wedding party trips to Buck Island. Caribbean Sea Adventures has a fleet of 5 power and sail boats available for private charters. Thank your guests for being part of your special day with a snorkel trip to Buck Island, or celebrate with a romantic sail along St. Croix's picturesque north shore. Dreaming of a wedding at sea? Exchange vows while overlooking the beautiful Caribbean Sea on the largest catamaran on St. Croix, the 40' Jollymon.
Let Caribbean Sea Adventures help you sail through your special day.
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Buccaneer Hotel
Christiansted
800-255-3881
TheBuccaneer.com
Your wedding deserves the enchantment of a fairly tale, the legend of a lifetime. The Buccaneer offers the timeless romance of a setting sun over a gentle sea. The historic charm of a centuries-old sugar mill. The bliss of a flowering garden. Offering 138 exquisite accommodations in a luxury country club setting, The Buccaneer is located on 340 acres just two miles from Christiansted, with three lovely beaches, golf course, renowned tennis and watersports The Buccaneer is the perfect setting for weddings and honeymoons. Experienced, on-staff professional wedding planners ensure that your wedding, big or small, is thoughtfully planned and flawlessly executed. Make your dream wedding come true or plan for the most memorable honeymoon, engagement or anniversary with one of our romance packages. Enjoy a day of relaxing and pampering before the big day at our new luxury spa. Experience the Legend.
See also: resorts spa and golf
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Carambola Beach Resort & Spa
Davis Bay, North Shore
888-236-2427
renaissancestcroix.com
Pure sugary sand, spectacular green mountains and rich mahogany decor set the backdrop for your incredible day. Featuring 19,000 square feet of flexible event areas, Renaissance St. Croix Carambola Beach Resort & Spa specializes in Caribbean wedding receptions from 10-200 guests. Detailed wedding packages offer the flexibility to create a custom celebration from start to finish. And our skilled event planners personalize every event- from engagement parties, bridal showers, rehearsal dinners, ceremonies, and receptions. All with breathtaking scenery like the sugary beach outlined by the spectacular sunset, a lush lawn setting bordered with pristine beach, or a terrazzo terrace bordering the Bell Tower. Our staff will mind the details so you can enjoy the beginning of your happily ever after.
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Chenay Bay Beach Resort
Located on East End Road, 30 Seconds East of Cheesebrugers
866-226-8677
ChenayBay.com
Enjoy the happiest day of your life in one of the most beautiful places on earth. Chenay Bay Beach Resort
offers an ideal location for your special day. From our mile of secluded beach and sparkling pool to delectable food and
exquisite accommodations, Chenay Bay Beach Resort provides the perfect setting - wedding to honeymoon. Call or visit us on the web to reserve your wedding or honeymoon in paradise. Inquire about our specials and packages.
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The Palms at Pelican Cove
Christiansted
800-548-4460
palmspelicancove.com
Whether you are planning a wedding for 2 or 300, our experienced and dedicated staff will ensure that your day is just as you've dreamed. The Palms at Pelican Cove will tailor a wedding package just for you and will take care of your ceremony, reception, accommodation needs and all the details in between. Say I DO on our palm lined beach and enjoy cocktails and dinner in our full service, award winning, open air restaurant and banquet room. As a bonus, when you book your wedding and reception with us and your wedding guests reserve a combined minimum total of 30 room nights at the palms, your Beach Front accomodation is complimentary for up to seven nights. See our website for more information.
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St. Croix Photographers
Probably one of the most important aspects of your St. Croix wedding is the photography. You'll always have the memories to look back on. Your loved ones back home will be stunned by St. Croix's beauty as professionally captured ever so carefully in the moment by St. Croix's talented photographers. A true professional will work with your style and preferences, conduct themselves professionally, and put you at ease, which will result in images that capture the love and spirit of the day. |
Wedding photography is not for the amateur. St. Croix's talented professionals are ready to work with your personal style, location and budget. Photo courtesy Kelly Greer. |
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Kelly Greer, photographer
340-514-3620
KellyGreerPhotographer.com
. . . a sensitive glimpse into the world of those you love . . .
Certified Professional Photographer Kelly Greer creates thrilling and romantic imagery for her clients throughout the islands as well as stateside. For over a decade, Kelly's unique blend of traditional, illustrative and photojournalistic styles have captured the love and excitement of the wedding day. Her creative coffee table books are the perfect keepsake from a non-traditional wedding in the islands. For more information, please visit her website.
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Tina Henle Photography
340-773-0372
TinaHenle.com
Enjoy your wedding for a lifetime through the professional, creative photography of Tina Henle, award-winning photographer and daughter of renowned photographer Fritz Henle. From outstanding formals to dynamic photojournalism, your wedding will be captured in color and/or black and white custom photography, preserving the uniqueness, beauty and joy of the day. Tina offers many wedding packages, and you'll find she is willing to work with your budget and special requests.
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St. Croix Videographers
Capturing the events of (and the events leading to) your wedding day is becoming more popular. Now, you can watch and re-watch your "I Do's" on DVD.
Video capturing your wedding is also the perfect way to share with friends and family who were not able to make it to St. Croix for the festivities.
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Wedding videos are popular for destination weddings - when you return home you can share it with those who could not make it. Photo © of Kelly Greer. |
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MJS Visions
340-514-0041
MJSVisions.com
At MJS Visions, we consider your wedding day the most important day in your life and will take special care to make your video one that you will enjoy forever. From simple to elaborate, whether a beach wedding, church wedding, or even an underwater wedding, we will shoot, edit and produce your wedding video using broadcast quality cameras and computer editing software. In addition to years of wedding video experience, we've also worked with the Discovery Channel, Travel Channel, ESPN and TLC's "Wild Weddings";. This is your special day, we just make it last forever.
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St. Croix Entertainment
Whether or not you choose to get married with a small, informal ceremony and reception, or a more elaborate traditional one, music sets the tone beautifully for your destination wedding. To accompany your tropical wedding, why not choose some local talent with sounds inspired by the rich Caribbean culture. Steel pan? Scratch band? Calypso? Reggae? St. Croix music is as colorful as the sunset.
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It is not a true Caribbean wedding without the unique cultural sounds of the Caribbean! Photo © Kelly Greer. |
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Bill Bass Steel Pans
340-778-8539
BillBassSteelPans.com
While on St. Croix you might have the chance to hear locally known Bill Bass play the steel pan drums. For the last twenty years Bill Bass has enjoyed a colorful solo career. He has played at every major hotel on St. Croix, performed at many romantic sunset weddings, and entertained visiting dignitaries and cruise ship passengers for the Department of Tourism. Bill Bass is available to play at your St. Croix wedding. You can hear samples of his music (and buy CD’s) at his website.
See also: island products
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St. Croix Limo & Transportation Service
Getting around on St. Croix can sometimes be a challenge. Do you need to get a large amount of people to your ceremony location? Do you want your wedding party to arrive all at once? How about transporting all your guests at once? You could hire one of our friendly taxi vans or several of them. You can arrive in the classic black stretch limo or leave the festivities in a fun convertible.
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Consider hiring a taxi vans to transport your guests together and safely from one location to the next. Special rates usually given for groups! |
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Budget Car Rental
4 Locations on St. Croix
888-264-8894 or 340-778-9636
BudgetStCroix.com
Explore our island in true Caribbean style as a newly married couple in a late model Mustang Convertible or any one of our vehicles. Budget Rent a Car offers clean, late model vehicles for you and your entire wedding group, with a discount! We also have 15 passenger vans if you need to
transport the entire group together. With four convenient locations on St. Croix, Budget's first priority is YOU! where you’ll find a friendly, caring staff. Make your reservations online with our safe, secure easy reservations process, or feel free to give us a call to talk with a member of our staff. |
St. Croix Wedding Favors
Traveling
to St. Croix for your wedding may be enough of a gift for your guests, but more
and more couples are giving their guests Welcome Bags and Wedding Favors
as a souvenir and token of thanks for the effort made to share in the special day. Why not incorporate some
island flavor with local hot sauce, chocolates, and our world famous Cruzan Rum sampler bottles. Consider a unique gift that can be used again and again on hot days.
Some brides even
include our St. Croix Pocket Map, postcards, mini-sunscreen packets,
flip flops, T-shirts or hats to really make it fun!
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Provide fun party favors for your wedding - there's even something for the smallest of your guests! Photo courtesy of
Tina Henle. |
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Info Requests
Order Yours Today
You can request one of our personalized info request packets to be delivered right to you mail box. We'll put together all the info we have regarding getting married on St. Croix, including important licensing information, wedding planners, sites, photographers, videographers...just about everything you see on this page.
You can also request some of our pocket maps and St. Croix post cards to include in your guests' goodie/welcome bag. Just email us to ask. All we ask is that you pay the shipping. |
St. Croix Wedding Flowers
Shades of yellows, oranges and reds to reflect a St. Croix sunset, or hues of blues, whites, and lavenders to mimic the colors of the sea are a couple of ideas for your wedding bouquet. Imagine simple boutineeres for the gentelmen, elegant nosegays for the bridesmaids and even a pathway of rose petals for you to walk to greet the love of your life. Professional florists on St. Croix can order any flower you request and will work with you to make YOUR vision a reality.
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Traditional or tropical, simple or extravagant, St. Croix florists are true professionals that can assist you with you wedding flower needs. Photo Tina Henle
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By Special Arrangement
Caravelle Arcade
340-719-7101
BySpecialArrangement-StCroix.com
It's your wedding day, jazz it up with beautiful flowers from By Special Arrangement. Find what you need to Jazz up your hair, make your bridal bouquet, corsages, boutonnieres, center pieces and more! You will find that we have a large variety of fresh flowers, tropical flowers, unique vases and baskets. By Special Arrangement provides flower and gift delivery Island wide. Visit our website to view more and order your special arrangement today!
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St. Croix Wedding Hair/Makeup
Your St. Croix wedding day is no time for bad hair. Anticipate that it is warm, breezy, and you'll be celebrating and dancing. Keep
it clean and simple or twist it up loosly with perfectly placed flowers. These
are just a couple of the favorite styles some island-brides choose for their day. Our suggestion is that you make arrangements in advance to have your hair and makeup professionally done for your wedding day. Don't forget about the bridal party.
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To look your best, get your hair and make-up done professionally. Photo courtesy of
Kelly Greer. |
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Headquarters,
Inc.
Caravelle Arcade, Christiansted
340-773-2465
Email
St. Croix’s premiere
hair and beauty service providers. Bridal parties are our specialty!
The accomplished stylists of HeadQuarters invite you to visit soon.
Enter our intimate salon, comfortably air-conditioned and nestled
in a garden-like setting in the heart of historic Christiansted, just
steps from the boardwalk. You’ll love yourself for visiting us during
your vacation. Every beauty service you desire is available, including
hair, nail, and aesthetic treatments as well as fabulous innovative
micro-pigmentation procedures.
See also: health
& beauty
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