Couples Sans Souci – “A stress free affair to remember”

“Starting to plan the wedding, we decided we wanted to keep it as stress-free as possible. We thought maybe it could be just the two of us, but we didn’t know where exactly we would go. Some of his friends got married in the Caribbean, and we thought that might be a great choice for us too.

I did a lot of Internet research regarding the perfect place to get married. I found a picture of the wedding gazebo at Couples Sans Souci and knew that was IT! I found a great travel agent online who booked all the travel arrangements for us.

We used the automated wedding calendar to book our wedding date. However, I needed to change it afterwards so I contacted Nadia, the CSS wedding coordinator, by e-mail and she changed it for us. We didn't signup for the bridal registry. The Romance Rewards program was not available at that time, but we signed up shortly after it was announced.

I spent a lot of time on the message board absorbing all the information I could before we left on our trip. I posted a question about traveling with my wedding dress, since I didn’t have a clue how to travel with it. I got great advice, which basically was “Don’t check your wedding dress! Carry it with you on the plane.” We got it to Jamaica safe and sound!

We met with Nadia at 10:00 a.m. the morning before our wedding. We picked our flowers and cake, arranged for the photographer and my salon appointment, and confirmed we would be able to add a sand ceremony. I brought some ribbon I wanted in my bouquet and she called the florist right then and there to make sure they would take care of it. She told us the wedding would be great but warned us that some little something always goes wrong, but when it does, don't worry about it! We told her there were no worries because we had already gotten our "something went wrong" out of the way. The morning we were driving to the airport we hit a deer!

After that, everything else went perfectly! The weather was crystal clear. The wedding gazebo was even better in person. I wore a tea-length Galina wedding dress. My husband wore a tan colored dress shirt and slacks. He was so happy I didn’t make him wear a tie and suit jacket! My dress was a little less formal than a traditional gown, so I thought his attire was appropriate and I wanted him to be comfortable. We felt like we had known the minister for years, he was such a warm, friendly person.. We felt the same way about Dornette, the attendant for the cake and champagne.”

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