Bremily

I didn't attend a service there, but saw the church while down there. You can see right in the windows from the street and we saw a service going on. It was lovely, very new and clean! We are actually having our reception right next door at the Fish Trap. St. John is amazing!

Hello, all! We are in the throws of planning our wedding in St John in June. We went down to check it out in April and fell in love with the place. We are doing the ceremony at the resort and buying out a restaurant for the evening. We have 58 guests on the list but think we will have about 50 coming! We have booked a chunk of rooms at Gallow's Point (we actually booked 3 buildings at the far end of the resort so we will have plenty of space to be noisy and a private lawn on the water). We are a bit of a bar hopping rowdy bunch so I wanted to stay in a place where no one would drive drunk and Gallows is steps from town. Plus it's gorgeous- the rooms are renovated and really nice, but they never updated their website, don't ask me why. We originally planned on having the reception at the Balcony, but after lots of deliberation we are likely having it at the Fish Trap Restaurant. It doesn't have the views, but the owners were SO nice and accommodating when we were down there, they have communicated with us wonderfully and don't charge a buy out fee so we can have the place all night. And it's more affordable and the food is great there. It's a more casual feel, which suits us! I haven't booked a photographer yet, but I love Greer Rivera. But she's not cheap. I need to do more research there. And officiant, cake, flowers, video, clothing... we still have some work to do! We don't have a planner, which I still don't know is the right decision or not. It seems fine a year out, but I might turn into a spaz once we get down there! I guess we will find out! I love hearing what everyone else is doing!

Hi - I am in the same boat and also don't have a planner. We have booked the rooms and are close to booking the restaurant, still working on the photographer and flowers. I would like to have a planner but my fiance thinks it's unnecessary. How many guests will you have? I think that will be the difference in needing a planner or not. I'm worried that I'm going to be a spaz when we get down there (we have 58 guests). Well, this doesn't answer your question at all but you've made me feel better knowing I'm not the only one! I can give you the specifics of what we are doing if you want! I would love to hear about your plans.

Hello, My wedding is not until June of 2010, but we recently went to St. John to scope things out and make some decisions. Here is our (somewhat) tentative plan. Wedding and accommodations at Gallow's Point, Cruz Bay. At first I was all about a beach wedding but Gallows has a beautiful peninsula between the ocean and the bay. So it's a rocky point, lovely. All of our guests (50) will be staying at Gallows Point. It is a bit more expensive than we would like but we had too many people to get a villa, which we looked into. Also, our friends and family are definitely into bar hopping and Gallows in within easy walking distance of town. When my fiance and I were there, we rented a car for a few days to explore the island and spent a few days carless, which you can do if you are in town. Hopefully this will work for our guests and save them a little money. We are planning on having our reception dinner at The Balcony Restaurant in Cruz Bay. We heard that it used to be THE PLACE but recently the owner has acquired a few more restaurants on the island and the quality of hte restaurant has diminished. However, when we went there the food was GREAT, the owner was extremely nice and professional and the restaurant is just what we are looking for. It is the perfect size and we would have the whole place and they will give us menu prices without a restaurant buyout. (it usually seats 57 and we will have 50) I love boats and the 2nd floor harbor view is gorgeous. (we wanted a boat reception but we have a few close friends with seasickness issues so it was shelved) After the reception we are just planning to go downstairs to the Beach Bar and they said we can set up some tables on the beach to congregate. We are planning a welcome cocktail hour at the Fish Trap Restaurant, an open bar and a few hundred dollars of appetizers (the people there were SO nice and flexible, the place has a nice laid back ambiance) I am in LOVE with the work of photographer Greer Rivera: www.greerrivera.com - Greer Rivera-Photographer-St.John Virgin Islands Martha's Vineyard Wedding Photographer but she is NOT cheap. That decision might have to be made later, as we see how our budget holds up. Thanks for the info about Gary Felton, I'll check him out. Flowers: I have no idea, I have looked at Passion Flowers and it seems fine. Honestly, we are not that into the flowers and decorations so it will likely only be a bouquet. We looked into Seamus Mulcare for cakes as well, mostly because there aren't too many choices of places that will deliver them to restaurants (that we found online). Again, we will probably be getting something pretty simple, so I'm not too worried about the cake. As a favor we are putting a case of Virgin Island beer in everyone's fridge and leaving a beach tote with some small island essentials in them (underwater camera, island info, other stuff I haven't figured out yet) We went there and fell in love with the island but all of the plans we have come across are completely different than ours. We are pretty laid back and really just want all of our friends and family to have a good excuse for a great vacation together. We are all coming down Saturday (Brad and I are going a day or 2 earlier), having the wedding on Sunday and then just chillin the rest of the week. I bet you didn't want this much info!

Thanks, everyone! I am so happy to have found this place!

Hello.. My name is Emily and my fiance Brad and I are from Philadelphia but currently live in Lancaster, PA. We are planning a wedding in St. John USVI for June 2010. We are holding the wedding at Gallow's Point Resort in Cruz Bay (where we will all be staying) with approximately 50 guests. We spent a week there in April and it was amazing. We can't wait to get started with the planning and I am excited to have a community of other people doing the same thing! Emily