Ashley & Greg are Moving to St Croix!

 This month’s issue of Caribbean Travel & Life magazine features an excellent 6-page article on the prospect of moving to St Croix.  The author turns out to be a friend of a friend and, as a result, many of the faces and places in the article are familiar to me.  Well that and living on a rock that measures 6 miles (at its widest point) by 24 miles, you get to know most places and faces.  Its perfect timing, because this is also the month that April 2009 St Croix Wedding clients, Ashley & Greg, move to St Croix!

The article highlights some of my favorite places and really gives a good view into our island lifestyle. 

The opening 2-page photo of Christiansted Harbor and the seaplane is simply breathtaking.  Its overlaid with the interior title “Bohemian Rhapsody”.  I guess that is a good description.  The island definitely has a bohemian feel, particularly for the expats or what locals call “Continentals”.  Here, life is a little less materialistic, a little slower.  Acceptable “business casual” attire includes shorts and flip flops.  We savor meals, slowly.  We sit back and enjoy life.  We take the time to connect with our friends and lend a helping hand when needed.  We hit the beach on a regular basis.  And most importantly, we develop a strong sense of community.  Life is good.

Whether you are interested in moving to St Croix or just visiting, I highly recommend picking up a copy of this month’s magazine.  You can even download it to your computer for only $4.99  The article includes hightlights and info on Buck Island, Zebo’s Wine Bar (one of my favorite hang outs that features an amazing menu of locally grown organics), The VI Sustainable Farm Institute  (another favorite place of mine), Restaurant Bacchus (yep you guessed it, I love this place too … and owner Natalie Collins also does bridal hair for us!), a high-adrenaline Jeep Tour to the Annaly Bay Tide Pools, and hands-down my favorite spot for St Croix weddings - Carambola Beach Resort & Spa  (if you’re interested in staying there, be sure to contact us for our discounted rates!).  Truly, it’s a great read and reminded me just why I live here in America’s Paradise.

It also reminded me that Ashley & Greg will be here soon!!!  They’re taking the plunge and moving from Dallas to St Croix after having fallen in love with the island while planning their St Croix Destination Wedding.  Ashley & Greg were lucky enough to make two scouting trips to the island during the planning process.  With a background in PR and events, Ashley did most of the planning herself and hired SunCelebrations to step in and coordinate her wedding day with our Week of Wedding Planning Package.  This gave both Ashley & Greg the opportunity to not only have the wedding of their dreams, but to also spend time with their guests and ENJOY their day.  Ashley had a detailed vision and specific guidelines for what she wanted.  By communicating that vision in detail to us, we were able to ensure that she was relaxed on her wedding day and able to simply focus on getting dolled up and walking down the aisle.

After working with Ashley on her wedding, I had thought to myself, “Wow, I would love to have her on my team, she’d make a great wedding planner”.  So, when she told me that it was official that she and Greg were moving to St Croix, I offered her a position as an outside consultant.  Ashley will be joining our team at the beginning of October and will bring to the table a fresh perspective as a former destination bride herself!

Stay tuned for more on Ashley’s move to St Croix and an upcoming chance to participate in a free conference call  ”Ask Ashley” open to our clients and perspective clients.  Contact us today for more information!