Style Me Pretty Features Celebrations and Cayman as a Premiere Destination Wedding Venue!

I recently received a wonderful email from the uber-fabulous Rebecca Grinnals of Engaging Concepts,  letting me know that 1 of our destination weddings here in Cayman was featured in Style Me Pretty (SMP),  a style savvy wedding resource devoted to the modern bride. Style Me Pretty covers everything from gorgeous real weddings to up and coming vendors and seasoned pros in the invitation, floral, fashion and photography industries. They only feature the most chic and style centric wedding from all over the world!

Being featured in SMP is a huge honor and a recognition of all the work that we do here in Cayman!

We can't thank you enough Style Me Pretty, Rebecca Grinnals and the extremely talented, Rebecca Davidson who did marvelous in capturing the beauty of a Cayman Islands destination wedding!

Our happiness is just beyond words! THANK YOU!!!!

To read the feature, click here!

All photos taken by : Rebecca Davidson of Picture This!

Mallory + David = A Destination Wedding Done Just Right

Mallory and David met during their college years in Purdue and have been dating for 8 years until they tied the knot last May.

Cayman was the natural choice for the location of their destination wedding as Mallory's family have vacationed to the Cayman Islands for years. During these vacations,  Mallory and  her family witnessed quite a number of weddings right on the beach. These weddings have left an impression  so much so that Mallory, while still in high school, told her dad that the Cayman Islands is where she wants to be married.

We just love how fun these photos are! Check out Mallory's unique sandals and David's colorful socks!

Fast forward to 2011. Mallory is making that statement she made in her youth a reality. A wedding in the Cayman Islands it was to be!

Mallory has emailed Celebrations and was subsequently introduced to Mary Ann. Mallory: "I loved Mary Ann!  She was professional, easy to work with, organized and efficient.  She made the long distance planning process so much easier and put me at ease.  For about 10 months, I would send her email after email and she always responded quickly with information.  I would recommend Mary Ann to anyone getting married in the Cayman Islands, she made all my ideas reality! Any problems that did arise over the planning process, she was very quick to help eliminate and give recommendations.  She knew what she was doing and had the experience to know what the best options were. "

We adore how Mallory and her bridal party infused some fun in color with these brightly colored sandals!

Mallory recalls her wedding to be perfect for what she and David envisioned it to be.  They only had family and close friends, so it was the intimate affair they wanted.  They chose the Governor's Lawn at the Westin which is the perfect spot to have all their wedding events in one spot....the ceremony on the beach, cocktail  and dinner reception on the lawn and then dancing in the ballroom overlooking the wedding dinner reception.  The weather was perfect, lighting was great and everyone was in vacation mode, so the mood was right.

What's a Cayman Islands destination wedding without a jump shot?

Mallory and David chose simple decor elements to complement the gorgeous backdrop that Cayman has to offer. Flowers were limited to the bouquets and candles were used as table centerpieces which set the perfect mood for outside.  A large moon hovered over the party, which gave it a very unique feel along with white linens and a punch of yellow.

The dinner reception on the spacious Westin Casuarina Governor's Lawn

When asked what was the highlight of her wedding, Mallory reminisces:  "The highlight of my day was during our ceremony, when I looked back at all of our guests and could see the cocktail hour and dinner area set-up, it was an awesome moment.  Everyone we love in one place, a beautiful evening was about to start and the place looked just awesome. "

We couldn't have said it any better! Congratulations again Mallory and David!

Photography by Rebecca Davidson of Picture This!

Colleen + Mike : A Classic Grand Cayman Destination Wedding

This classic tropical beach wedding is oozing with bright, simple and elegant design elements. With the gorgeous Seven Mile Beach as the chosen location for Colleen and Mike's wedding, Mother Nature has given this destination wedding a natural yet amazing backdrop of gorgeous sunny skies, pristine white beach, and calming blue Caribbean seas. Throw in rustic decor and beautiful tropical flowers, you have the perfect recipe for a memorable tropical-inspired wedding.

For the wedding ceremony, rows and rows of bamboo chairs were lined up forming an aisle way leading to this stunning bamboo arch fully accentuated with willow, sea grape leaves, orange and purple flowers that included Gerberas and Calla Lilies. We love how the bright colors coming from the flowers just simply pop-out against the beautiful Cayman blue ocean!

The newlywed posing with their wedding entourage at a close by dock in West Bay. Colleen chose orange as the main color for her bridal bouquet using Calla Lilies, Orange "Wow" Roses, Tulips and White Freesias. Her bridesmaids opted for Purple Lisanthuses, Orange Roses, and Green Cymbidiums.  We just love how the bright flowers stood out against the pale lavender bridesmaids' dresses! The men looked dapper in their suits with a bright pop of color from their boutonnieres.

For the cocktail  and dinner reception, simplicity was still key to this wedding. Brown linens were accented by punches of color from flowers and sea grape leaves arranged in simple geometric glass vases. Purple and Orange hued pillows also dotted the lounge areas.

 

 A closer look at the colorful floral arrangements strategically placed in both cocktail and dining areas.

We absolutely L-O-V-E these colorful photos. Colleen was  just the picture of a glowing bride!!

Congratulations Colleen and Mike!!!