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…
A wedding in Jamaica has a particular rhythm to it. Trade winds carry the smell of jerk smoke and sea salt, reggae drifts in from the resort bar long after midnight, and the Caribbean shifts from impossibly clear at noon to amber-soft by evening. Add a famously welcoming culture, a no-residency-required marriage process, and three…
There’s a reason couples keep coming back to Los Cabos for their wedding shortlists. The desert tumbles straight into the Pacific at Land’s End, the Sea of Cortez glows that startling cobalt blue, and the iconic Arch frames more wedding photos than any other rock formation in Mexico. Add humpback whales in the bay through…
There’s a particular romance to a Puerto Vallarta wedding. The Sierra Madre mountains tumble down to Banderas Bay, cobblestone streets wind through the old town, bougainvillea spills over every other wrought-iron balcony, and a mariachi band feels like part of the air. Add humpback whales in the bay through the winter, one of Mexico’s deepest…
A Cancun destination wedding sounds simple from the outside (pick a resort, get on a plane, say your vows on the beach) and it can be. But the process has more moving pieces than couples typically expect: choosing between a symbolic and a legal ceremony, navigating apostille paperwork, locking in a room block, deciding between…
Hawaii has been quietly one of the most welcoming wedding destinations in the world for LGBTQ+ couples for a long time before the rest of the country caught up. Same-sex marriage has been fully legal here since 2013, and the islands have built a wedding culture around the kind of warm, ceremony-honoring hospitality that recognizes…
Some destinations were practically built for the big family wedding. Hawaii is one of them.
A big wedding in Barbados has a particular kind of warmth to it. By the second night your guests have figured out their favorite rum cocktail, half the group is already trading dinner recommendations from the Oistins fish fry.
There’s a moment at every good destination wedding when the whole group, finally relaxed after a long travel day, drifts together for the welcome dinner.
A big destination wedding has its own particular kind of magic. The night before, your favorite cousins are at the swim-up bar swapping stories with people they’d just met at the welcome dinner.
Getting legally married in Punta Cana is meaningfully simpler than in many other Caribbean destinations. There’s no blood test, no residency requirement, and no mandatory pre-ceremony waiting period. The trade-off is paperwork upfront: documents need to be apostilled, translated, and sent to the Dominican Republic 30 to 60 days before your wedding so your resort…