A barefoot ceremony on Negril’s Seven Mile Beach. A garden gazebo wrapped in tropical florals at a Sandals resort in Ocho Rios. A sunset vow exchange on a Montego Bay terrace with the Caribbean rolling out behind you. Jamaica’s mix of palm-fringed beaches, lush gardens, and warm island hospitality has made it one of the…
There’s something undeniably romantic about saying “I do” on a soft Mexican beach with turquoise water stretching out behind you and your favorite people kicking off their shoes in the sand. And here’s the surprising part: a destination wedding in Mexico typically costs between $5,000 and $20,000 for an all-inclusive package, with most couples spending…
There’s a reason couples have been getting married in the Bahamas for generations. The 700 islands sit just 50 miles off the coast of Florida, the water is the kind of clear, glowing turquoise that doesn’t quite seem real, and the entire archipelago has been built for celebrations of every size, from elopements on a…
A Central American wedding doesn’t look like anywhere else. The Pacific side of Costa Rica drops dramatic green mountains into the sea, Panama’s beaches sit next to one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the hemisphere, and Belize layers a barrier reef and ancient Maya temples into the same wedding week. Couples who choose Central…
There’s a kind of vacation magic that only Belize delivers. You step off the plane and within an hour you can be snorkeling the second-largest barrier reef in the world, hiking to an ancient Maya temple in the jungle, or watching the sun drop behind the Caribbean from a sand-floor beach bar in Hopkins. Couples…
Antigua has 365 beaches, one for every day of the year. That’s just one of the reasons couples fall for the idea of getting married here. The trade winds, the turquoise water that stretches out for miles, the small-island intimacy that makes the day feel personal even when you bring your family in from four…
Hawaii’s resort scene works differently than the Caribbean or Mexico — most properties operate as luxury hotels with à la carte amenities rather than traditional all-inclusive packages.
Turks and Caicos is primarily a boutique luxury wedding destination, but a handful of all-inclusive properties give couples access to the world-famous Grace Bay Beach with the convenience of bundled meals, drinks, and amenities.
Hawaii is widely considered one of the most expensive destination wedding markets in the world, but the islands do have a value-tier resort lineup that brings the overall cost meaningfully down from the luxury anchors.
Barbados is often pegged as a luxury wedding destination thanks to Sandy Lane and the Platinum Coast, but the island actually has one of the deepest affordable resort scenes in the eastern Caribbean.
Hawaii is one of the most genuinely family-friendly wedding destinations in the world. With Aulani Disney leading the lineup, lush kid-friendly natural attractions across six islands, and no passport requirement for U.S. guests, the islands deliver multi-generational family weddings without the international travel complications.
St. Lucia’s iconic Pitons, lush rainforest, and luxury-leaning resort scene mean affordable wedding pricing on the island works a little differently than at other Caribbean destinations.