Finding inspiration for your destination wedding can come from so many places. Of course here on
St Croix beach weddings are the craze, but I’m always so excited to see how my brides each interpret beach weddings differently and are inspired by different elements of nature for their color scheme and decor.

Here are 5 Tips to get you started:

1. Start with images of the beach, sunset or other tropical landscape that inspire you. Collect them all on a Pinterest Board.
   {Pinterest is the COOLEST free tool to hit wedding planning EVER! If you’re not familiar, Start Here}
2. Take a look at the images that you’ve collected – look at the big picture. Are there a couple of colors that repeat? Do you see a theme? Are there elements like starfish or shells that jump out at you?
3. Narrow down your color palette to a neutral base color (this doesn’t have to white – think navy, beige, taupe, etc) and a couple of accent colors.
   {The Perfect Palette is a great source for exciting and unique color palettes. There’s a handy tool in the upper right – click on your main color and it will pull up a plethora of ideas.}
4. Figure out your style. Are you a modern bride who likes clean lines? Romantic? Whimsical?
5. Use your color palette and design elements to create or choose your Save The Dates and Wedding Invitations. Remember these are the first impression that your guests will have of your wedding, let it make an impact by tying into your wedding theme!

Find our Beach Wedding Inspiration Board on Pinterest, as well as color boards, client boards and more!

Get Inspired!

Jeanette & Adam :: May 30, 2012

Ceremony  :: Palms Pelican Cove
Reception :: Restaurant Savant

Photographer :: Kelly Greer Photographer

View our wedding decor inspiration board for this wedding on Pinterest

A great way to set the tone for your island destination wedding is to find one that matches your Save the Date cards, invitations, etc. I really love Wedding Paper Divas and the best part – their wedding website are free!! How’s that for ya?!

You can choose a free wedding website to go along with over 40 of their most popular wedding invitations. This means that you can now easily create an ad-free personal wedding website complete with online RSVP capabilities and more—and keep it FREE for one year!

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• Unlimited Photos.
• Guest comments
• Music and Video
• Online RSVP, Blog, Password protection, guest list manager, and much more.

Get started now to ensure that everything will be beautifully designed and perfectly coordinated as you prep for your big day.

Ceremony & Reception :: Palms Pelican Cove

Photographer :: Kelly Greer Photographer

Gina & Jonathan of Toronto, Ontario, Canada were such a fun destination wedding couple to work with from the very beginning! Their focus was on having a beautiful wedding that not only expressed their love, but showed their fun-loving personalities with surprise touches like Gina’s breakaway wedding dress (a gown that converted to a cocktail dress) that transitioned them into their hip-hop choreography to the surprise after-dinner performance by the Flaming Gypsies. Gina & Jonathan provided special touches that showed their appreciation to their guests like custom Welcome Gift Bags by SunCelebrations, waiting for them upon arrival to their hotel.

Gina & Jonathan’s color scheme was inspired by the tropical surroundings at the Palms at Pelican Cove. Their main color was bamboo green with contrasting pops of varying shades of pink. Truly stunning. We transformed the Palms beachside dining area into a cozy semi-private setting by utlizing a bamboo backdrop strung with white lights and complemented by green paperlanterns in vary shapes and sizes. The result, a magical, tropical ambiance.

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Renaissance St. Croix Carambola Beach Resort & Spa

Caribbean Breeze Elope Package
Images by SunCelebrations

Alicia and Jonathan :: June 3, 2011
Renaissance St. Croix Carambola Beach Resort & Spa

Ceremony: Carambola West Beach
Reception: Carambola Pirate’s Buffet in Mahogany Room
Photographer: Lindsay Kammerzelt www.lindsaykammerzelt.com

Kalyn & Adam :: November 19, 2011

Ceremony: Carambola West Lawn
Reception: Carambola Saman Terrace
Photographer: Quiana Adams www.qstudiovi.com 

Miranda & Jason :: November 11, 2011
Renaissance St. Croix Carambola Beach Resort & Spa

Ceremony: Carambola East Beach
Reception: Carambola Palm Terrace
Photographer: Kelly Greer Photographer

Signature Elope Package
Photographer: Lindsay Kammerzelt www.lindsaykammerzelt.com

Jennifer & Michael were our first official Webcam Wedding! Having several loved ones at home who couldn’t attend their beach wedding ceremony, we situated the ceremony right in front of Sand Castle on the Beach’s webcam so that friends and family back home could watch a live “broadcast”. As an added bonus, the West End of St Croix is known for some of the most spectacular Caribbean sunsets!

Mill Point Villa

Ceremony: Mill Point
Reception: Mill Point

Photographer: Lindsay Kammerzelt www.lindsaykammerzelt.com