St Lucia Wedding

My husband proposed to me on a private catamaran with only my immediate family surrounding us in the middle of the Caribbean Sea, off the coast of St. Thomas in May 2017. It was spectacular to say the least and to have the moment captured on overhead Drone footage, is a treasured gift. 

We both knew that we wanted to have a Destination Wedding. I had worked with Lo Owner of Destinations and Beyond Travel LLC , on a previous bachelorette trip to Mexico for my Best Friend. I reached out to Lo very soon after the proposal and learned that she was a Sandals WeddingMoons Specialist.

By June 2017 the wedding planning was underway. We narrowed down the location of our Destination Wedding to St. Lucia, as neither of us had been there before. I was quickly matched up with a wedding planner and had scheduled phone meetings with her over the course of the next several months. Lo was always available for any questions I might have had and to help keep track of the progress of the planning and to assist all of the guests with their reservations. 

The experience with the Sandals Team was very comfortable and easy to navigate. 

As our wedding date was quickly approaching, we were receiving an abundant amount of positive RSVP’s. We eventually qualified our wedding party for a promotional catamaran sail due to the amount of rooms booked. The day before leaving for St. Lucia, I was made aware of a snafu on the part of the wedding planner that I had been working with. The planner was based out of Jamaica which offered the Catamaran cruise; St. Lucia’s location did not. After speaking at length with Lo about wanting assurance that our guests would be provided a comparable excursion, she assured us that after speaking with the Manager of the Grande St. Lucian that we would be taken care of. 

Concurrently, unbeknownst to me, my mother was undergoing an emergency surgical procedure and was very concerned that she would not be able to travel for the wedding. My parents reached out to Lo for help canceling and re booking their flights for a day later so that my Mom could have time to recover before traveling. Lo even went the extra mile and secured private transportation from the St. Lucian Airport to the Resort so that my Mom would be more comfortable traveling in a sedan, rather than a potentially crowded van on the 1.5 hour journey. My parents made it safely to the resort and were very grateful for the gracious help that Lo provided them.

Back to the Private Catamaran Charter for our Wedding group…Once arriving at the resort and getting settled, my husband made it his mission to secure confirmation from the Manager that our guests would be taken care of with an exclusive excursion. Since we felt so Blessed to have so many people travel to support us, we wanted to be able to provide them with an unforgettable experience in return. My Husband spoke with the Manager the day before the wedding and was assured that everything would be handled and we would have nothing to worry about. The day after our wedding our friends and family gathered in the lobby of the hotel and were taken to the nearest Marina. As we all walked down the dock, bypassing the Catamarans and approaching the larger and larger boats we were stopped in front of the “Lady Sandals” and graciously welcomed aboard. The Lady Sandals is a Yacht owned by the CEO of the Sandals Corporation and formerly owned by Nicholas Cage. On board, there was a full staff, an open bar and fabulous lunch spread. We were taken on a spectacular 2+ hour sail that was absolutely unforgettable. Our guests were floored as were my Husband and I. We felt so special and it is truly a memory that we will cherish forever. 

Without the guidance, perseverance and graciousness from Lo our dream Wedding/Honeymoon would not be the wonderful memory that it is today.

Kelsey Hoover
Kent Island, Maryland