Ritz Carlton Cayman Islands Wedding

Hope you all had a nice weekend!!  Today we’re sharing with you one fabulously elegant wedding that took place last month at the Ritz Carlton, Grand Cayman.  Red, Black and White were the colors, black magic roses were the flowers and grand was the name of the game. 

(Grand Strawberries)

Let’s start at the beginning…the procession came down the Grand Staircase on the northern lawn of the Ritz Carlton Grand Cayman.  The bride descended and met her father who walked her down the aisle, along the Grand Lawn.  (See, I told you it was grand!!). 

For their reception, the couple had dinner and dancing in the Grand Ballroom.  The room was decked out with red lighting, black and white linen and tall contemporary centerpieces.  The cake, was indeed grand…and probably pretty yummy!

We hope you had a fabulous day–thank you for sharing with us!

Design, floral, equipment and lighting::  Lions Productions

Photography ::  Aaron Rebarchek Photography

Venue, Food and Beverage ::  Ritz Carlton, Grand Cayman

Cayman Islands Real Wedding :: Judith and Pete

I came across this wedding on David Wolfe’s blog the other day.  Everyone in the photos just seemed like they were having the BEST time and I loved the elegant look of all of the details. 

The couple were married at the Ritz Carlton on Seven Mile Beach in Grand Cayman.  The team at the Ritz Carlton joined up with Celebrations to pull off this beautiful affair!

After the sunset ceremony, the couple and their guests dined poolside under the stars and danced the night away to the musical stylings of Suite Elite! 

Providers who made this day happen ::

Decor and coordination ::  Celebrations

Music ::  Reception, Suite Elite

Photography :: David Wolfe Photography

Venue :: Ritz Carlton, Grand Cayman

Cayman Islands Real Wedding :: Heather and Ryan

I have been dying to post this wedding for so many reasons.  Could it be the beautiful couple?  Yes.  The gorgeous decor?  Yes.  Three different dresses?  Yes.  Basically, it’s everything!!!  I hope you enjoy!

This lovely couple chose Cayman for their destination wedding after many years of visiting Grand Cayman as a family.  The Bride’s family are regular visitors to Cayman and introduced the groom to this amazing island just a few years ago.  He fell in love with it just as quickly as she did, so when it came time to get married, they just knew. 

The couple chose the Ritz Carlton, Grand Cayman for their wedding location.  Seven Mile Beach was the backdrop for their ceremony, following on to the Grand Terrace for the dinner and the Grand Ballroom for the dancing.  All of their guests wore white which further illustrated their love and support for the happy couple.

No detail was left to chance and special touches were everywhere.  Above, the cake topper from the Bride’s parent’s wedding was on display next to the guest book-scrapbook.  The place settings were complete with a personalized, letterpress menu for each guest.

During dinner, the guests were entertained by fabulous band, Bona Fide then worked their way into the South Beach themed ballroom to dance the night away!

Providers who made this day happen ::

Coordination, Venue, Food and Beverage ::  The Ritz Carlton, Grand Cayman

Hair :: Spa Esprit

Music :: Ceremony, Eugenio Leon (Harpist); Cocktail hour, Mike Lamay (Steel Drummer); Dinner, Bona Fide

Photography ::  Rebecca Davidson

Rehearsal Dinner :: The Wharf with decor by Celebrations

Videography ::  Picture This

Cayman Islands Real Wedding :: Maggie and Mason

Thanks for joining us today and we hope you had a great weekend!!!!  We’re so happy to share with you, today, the wedding of Maggie and Mason.  Such a lovely couple, they tied the knot on February 26, 2010 at the Ritz Carlton Grand Cayman.  Once again, the Ritz Carlton produced a lovely, simply elegant affair!

Crystal Blue ::  Why did you choose the Cayman Islands for your destination wedding?

Maggie ::  We knew we wanted to get married on the beach and have heard wonderful things about the Cayman Islands.  We booked it, site unseen, and it was perfect!

Crystal Blue ::  Where did you and your guests stay?

Maggie ::  We stayed at the Exclusive Resorts by the Ritz Carlton.  It was just the two of us and our parents.  Originally we were going to head down without anyone, but after thinking more about it, we knew how important it was to have our parents there.  I’m so glad they were!

Crystal Blue ::  How did you decide on the design for your wedding?

Maggie ::  We chose one of the wedding packages offered by the Ritz Carlton, “Two if by Sea”, so it was easy!  We wanted the overall look and feel to be clean, soft and low maintenance and that was exactly what it was!

Crystal Blue ::  Well you had a gorgeous day and it looks like exactly what you wanted!  What did you do to celebrate after the ceremony?

Maggie ::  We had dinner on the beach, just the six of us.  Then, afterwards we headed up to the lounge where a DJ was playing that night.  We danced the night away and pretended all of the people were there for our wedding reception!  It was great fun!!

Thank you, Maggie and Mason, for sharing your day with us!!

Have you had or are you planning a beach wedding?  We would love to hear from you!!

Providers who made this day possible ::

Venue, Coordination, Floral, Decor, Food and Beverage :: The Ritz Carlton Grand Cayman

Photography ::  Rebecca Davidson Photography

Cayman Islands Real Wedding :: Sheenah and David, Part 2

We’re back and about to knock your socks off…I mentioned earlier that the reception color palate was a mixture of chocolate brown, ice blue and lots of bling…soooo, here you go!

The couple’s favorite design element was the beautiful lighting throught the room.  I don’t know if I could personally choose a “favorite” element…there are too many to choose from!   Their words to describe the day are magical, memorable and beautiful.  Agreed, agreed and agreed!

One thing Sheenah did share with me was that she promised herself she was going to stay calm and enjoy the day.  In doing so, she not only enjoyed her day but soaked in and remembered all of the details and elements.  I think that is a fabulous piece of advice for all of you brides out there…stay calm and enjoy!!

Providers who made this day happen ::

Coordination, design and decor, floral, invitations and cake ::  Celebrations

Photography ::  Better Angle

Venue, food and beverage ::  The Ritz Carlton, Grand Cayman

Transportation :: Grand Limousine

Music (DJ) :: TNT

Video :: Apex Video Solutions 

Cayman Islands Real Wedding :: Sheenah and David

Well, you are just going to D-I-E when you see what we have in store for you today!  This wedding is beyond beautiful with every single detail looking just absolutely perfect.  Let’s start with some eye candy and then we’ll get to the details…

The ceremony and reception were held at the Ritz Carlton Grand Cayman with Celebrations doing what they do best–coordination, design and decor, flowers, invitations and the cake! 

After doing a bunch of research, Sheenah decided on shades of white and ivory for the ceremony and the gorgeous color palete of chocolate brown and ice blue and added a whole bunch of bling to really enhance the decor! 

Come back in a little while for the reception…you do NOT want to miss this one–it’s too gorgeous!!!!

photo credit ::  Better Angle Photography

Cayman Islands Real Wedding :: Alex and Rachel, Part 2

So we’re back with more yumminess (seriously, look at those cupcakes) from Alex and Rachel’s Cayman Islands Wedding!  Would you believe that the entire day prior to their ceremony it poured rain???  If I didn’t live here I wouldn’t believe it either…look at that sunset!!!!!

As promised, some words from the couple about their day…

Crystal Blue:  What was your most memorable moment from your wedding:

Rachel:  Seeing each other for the first time!  We decided to take pictures before the ceremony, so before gathering the family, Melissa, our photographer gave Alex and I a few moments together.  Seeing each other in our wedding clothes made us even more excited for what was to come!

Crystal Blue:  That’s so nice!!  I’m glad it stopped raining for you!  How about funniest moment??

Rachel:  Oh, that’s easy.  Alex and I were together for 7.5 years before we got married.  Our Pastor was someone Alex has known since elementary school and commented on our long courtship during the ceremony.  A believe the words were something like “a long time in the making…”  When our friends and family openly agreed, we all had a laugh! 

Crystal Blue:  How would you describe your day–in three words?

Rachel:  Beautiful, Simplistic and FUN!

Thank you Rachel and Alex for sharing your day with us! 

Vendors who made this day happen:

Flowers, Venue, Food and Beverage, and Event Coordination done by The Ritz Carlton, Grand Cayman

Photography: Better Angle

Ceremony music:  Janine Stabler, Violinist

Reception Music:  One World

Cayman Islands Real Wedding :: Alex and Rachel

Welcome to a new week on Crystal Blue Wedding Studio!  We hope you had a good weekend and wanted to start off the week with another fabulous Cayman Islands Real Wedding.  This couple starts their journey in Cayman long before their wedding when the groom, Alex, surprised the bride, Rachel with a trip to Grand Cayman for her graduate school graduation.  If that wasn’t nice enough, he finished off the trip by proposing to Rachel under the moon and stars of Seven Mile Beach!  Melissa Wolfe wasn’t there to capture the engagement, but she did a fantastic job capturing the moments (and beautiful sunset colors) of the wedding!

More in a little while from the couple and to find out who made this day possible!

photo credit:  Better Angle, Melissa Wolfe

Cayman Islands Real Wedding :: Katherin and Matt, Part Three

We hope you’ve enjoyed today’s Cayman Islands Real Wedding!  Thank you so much, Katherin and Matt, for allowing us to share your amazing day with everyone!!!  We wish you all the best in the future and hope to see you on another trip back to Grand Cayman!!

 Vendors who made this day possible:

David Wolfe Photography

Cayman Violin

Ritz Carlton, Grand Cayman

Cayman Islands Real Wedding :: Katherin and Matt, Part Two

We’re back and, as promised, we have some more details from Katherin and Matt’s Grand Cayman wedding!  We caught up with the bride and groom to ask them a few questions about the day and the process leading up to the day…

Crystal Blue:  Since you were not “on the ground” in Grand Cayman, how did you go about making decisions for your wedding regarding design, vendors, etc.? 

Katherine:  I am not a decisive person so I wanted someone who would make most of the decisions for me.  I knew I wanted it to be simple, elegant, include a lot of flowers and the color lavender.  From there, Camilla at the Ritz Carlton, Grand Cayman did the rest–and it was perfect!!!  She made everything so easy and didn’t miss one detail!

Crystal Blue:  Tell us about your favorites–moment of the day, design element or anything else that comes to mind!

Katherin:  It’s hard to pick one piece–the entire day was magical!  If I have to decide, though, my favorite piece of the decor were the two huge flower arrangements on either side of the canopy we were married under.  They were breathtaking!!!! 

Without a doubt, the most memorable moment of that day (aside from actually getting married!) was when my soon to be husband had a gift delivered to me.  He wrote me the most heartfelt letter I have ever read and gave me a beautiful necklace with his birthstone.  I was speechless!

Here’s some more from David Wolfe.  Such a beautiful day for such a beautiful couple!!!!

We’ll be back in a little while with some final details from Katherin and Matt’s fabulous day!!!

photo credit:  David Wolfe Photography

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