Here is a Location Challenge for All of you ladies.....!

Okay, so in trying to figure out what type of DW/location I want, I realized that I LOVE LOVE the Las Caletas concept....going to a private island via a Party Boat Kind of traditional wedding mixed with a non-traditional location....the bonfire reception, all the candles and tiki torches....anyway.... I LOVE it...BUT (there's always a BUT!)....my FI has nixed Mexico and Jamaica as our location...why Well, I'm not sure, and either is he but those are two places he does NOT want to get married. Plus, because all of our guests are on the East Coast, this destination would be more expensive than, say, Dominican Republic, which is why we were leaning that way. ANYWAY.....the challenge is....Does anyone know of a set up similar to Las Caletas BUT in the Caribbean...or one of the islands closer the east side than west.....whew....sorry for the long post!

is he willing to do another island in the carribean? there are so many islands, I can imagine that a lot of the resorts have off shore islands....

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I don't know anything about the Caribbean but the first thing that popped into my mind was the Bahamas too...just because there are so many little islands right? Someone here probably knows something....

what about here, it is in mexico but a private island.

http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t777

not a private island but we honeymooned in eleuthera, bahamas. heres a funny entry in my blog about it, history, etc... Leigh Miller Photography. we would go back in a minute and the owner of the house we rented wanted me to come back and shoot her wedding in may but i was already booked. she had her wedding on the beach at the house.

heres a really cool location in eleuthera - capricorn house | Eleuthera Bahamas Vacation Rental Home on the Beach

heres a little private island just off eleuthera and harbour island - CARIBE CAY -www.myownprivateisland.com - the cool thing about this place is how close it is to the other two islands where guests could stay.

here are two great places to stay in harbour island - Rock House Harbour Island Bahamas

The Landing : A Boutique Hotel on Harbour Island, The Bahamas

and a few cool places in eleuthera -

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oh this is so making me want to go back!!! i may have to start working on the husband about a trip

Ooohhh...thank you for all this info! We just may need a photographer if we get married here Two birds...One stone!

i really hth. i can go back and look at our bahamas planning stuff if you need more. i have a bunch of junk around here somewhere from when we were planning our trip.

there may be a bahamas special for ya if we get to go back near our honeymoon spot yes two birds!

(ps - my husband actually has two birds id like to kill with one stone - haha!)

Jen I am sure there are tons of places that you can hold a private ceremony on. I am just curious, why doesn't your FI want to do it in Mexico if you love las Caletas so much. Ann is getting married there and it seems like such a gorgeous place. Is there a specific reason why he is so against it. Also, if you are looking for a photog I would highly recommend Leigh, she is so nice and her work is stunning.

-Glenda

k i know there is a private island just off of punta cana in the dominican but i can't remember he name of it will have to get back 2 u on tha one...ill ask my FI he would know...btw the dominican is beautiful for weddings