Hello everyone!
I have been super busy with finalizing last minute wedding details but figured I needed a break and decided to take one by writing an entry on a blog about our wedding.  Ironic, I know.
As promised in my last post, I will be writing about the “fun” stuff this time around.
I am going to [...]

Hello everyone!
I am so excited to be a guest blogger on this website….especially since this site has helped me tremendously during my planning process.  It only makes sense to share what I have learned and my own experience with other brides-to-be who are thinking destination wedding.  Just a warning that this post will be ridiculously [...]

As I read NYC2Aruba Bride’s great post about final preparations that include arranging guest transportation, I thought back to our transportation efforts. After hearing it would cost $25 each way for transportation to the Marriott, we started looking into group options. I figured there must be some mini-busses or something that you could hire.
One of [...]

One of our favorite tips involved figuring out where to buy (and not to buy) Aruba Aloe products. We were surprised to find that the Aruba Aloe Factory and retail locations were the most expensive places we saw Aruba Aloe Products.
We learned that this is because these are sales intended for tourists! Weeks ago I [...]

One thing I have found really helpful is to join wedding websites that have great photo galleries. Many will let you create a free account. Then when you are browsing photo galleries and see photos you love, add it to ‘your photos’. I had nights where I would spend hours looking at photos, flowers, hair, [...]

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 [...]

When selecting a hotel I found TripAdvisor.com to be very helpful! When reading any sort of review, I have a tendency to kind of give less weight to reviews that are extreme, whether it be too angry or too glowing. And be sure to look at reviews for the time of year you plan to [...]

I just stumbled across a tip from a make-up artist about getting married in hot climates – consider an IcyBag! I’m afraid these aren’t glamorous or sexy but am glad I found out about this sooner rather than later! Imagine a 90º wedding ceremony – you’re ok because of the Aruban wind – but you [...]

Here are a few of my wedding photography tips that I’ve collected from various places…

Have your make-up professionally done! Make-up that is going to look great in photos is tough to do. I has to be heavier to stay on all day. So many brides have make-up that’s washed out or try to put heavier [...]

Here is something I never thought to ask my resort: “Do you have any construction projects planned during the week of our event?”. Just last week our wedding travel agent forwarded me the following email. Imagine if you are a couple getting married at this Marriott in September.
“The pool area at our Resort will receive [...]