The husband (I like the sound of that) and I just got back from the beautiful island of Aruba!  We can’t put into words the amazing time we had this past week!  We had a great time with all our family and friends and we know they did too!  We’re so glad that we picked [...]

I just want to give a quick shout out to an Aruba bride. She offered me support when I was planning and now this week is her big week! I’m anxious to hear how it all turns out! Hopefully she’ll share a review of her experence and vendors here on the blog. While the forecast [...]

I’m happy to say that married life so far has been wonderful! While its only been a little over three months, the wedding already seems like ‘forever ago’. So, I have to say I was quite suprised when I received an email from Reverend Robert Gibson just a week or so ago. Seems he found [...]

They’re here, they’re here, they’re here! The wedding photos. For a while it seemed waiting for the wedding photos was going to be harder than waiting for the wedding itself! But this is something I knew – I did not want to compromise on our wedding photos and knew photos from ‘in demand photographers’ would [...]

As we are nearing the end of our Aruba visit, I thought I’d take a moment to tell you how awesome our wedding and reception were. Our original estimate of 20 people grew to 43 which included people coming from as far away as India! (In the picture, right, my dad is walking me down [...]

As always too many things have been saved for the last minute. Not the least of those is my groom’s outfit! He’ll be wearing a shorten Indian sherwani that is a creamy color with embroidery. The problem? Finding pants to go with it! Try to find lightweight cream slacks right now! The hunt did not [...]

Flowers: It looks like the Phalaenopsis Orchids I wanted for the submerged arrangements ARE available, though substituting the Cymbidium for those will add over 40% to the arrangement’s cost! We are so spoiled here in the US. I love those orchids and am so used to seeing pots of giant Phalaenopsis in Costco for $20. [...]

Just another reminder that the Aruba.com forum has been without a doubt, the most helpful resource to me. In particular, the Weddings and Honeymoons thread. You can learn about hotels, restaurants, vendors, activities, etc. You get the benefit of talking to people that live there as well as regular visitors and couple that have had [...]

Pretty much anywhere you go you’ll find that people speak english, however the mother language of Aruba is called Papiamento. It’s not unusual though, to find an Aruba that can speak three, four or even five languages. Being a Dutch island most will speak Dutch. Given its so close to Central and South America Spanish [...]

I was reading some wedding budget suggestions when I saw a reminder to not forget about tips! Good point I thought, but then realized I don’t really know who to tip. I came across one etiquette article that suggests you tip just about everyone involved from the chef to the banquet captain to the wedding [...]