Island Wedding, Small reception entertainment?

Deb · March 13, 2008

Hi! I'm getting married in St. croix (Carambola Beach) with a small ceremony and about 25 guests. We are planning a small reception to follow, but right now it's basically just a dinner. Is there usually entertainment, such as a DJ or live music, at a reception so small, or is it generally just a dinner that follows the beach ceremony? Thanks!!

sunnydaes · March 13, 2008

I would have music...music makes everything! I don't know where that island is but what about doing a bonfire with live "island" music i.e. couple of guys playing drums etc.

BarefootBride · March 13, 2008

Most resorts do offer music. Contact the resort to see if they will be having a band playing already or if you can book one.

Alyssa · March 13, 2008

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Originally Posted by Deb

Hi! I'm getting married in St. croix (Carambola Beach) with a small ceremony and about 25 guests. We are planning a small reception to follow, but right now it's basically just a dinner. Is there usually entertainment, such as a DJ or live music, at a reception so small, or is it generally just a dinner that follows the beach ceremony? Thanks!!

Hi Deb! Welcome to the Forum!!

I almost had my wedding at Carambola - we did all of the planning and details and decided against it right before signing the contract. The reason we decided not to do it was our date is not flexible (Fri 9/5/0

and they have their weekly party on Friday's and couldn't have a 'seperate event' which would have meant that our wedding reception would be part of a party with othe people...also early Sept is hurricane season in the Carribean so we didn't want to take that risk.

If you have any specific questions, feel free to post them here or PM me.

Thanks,
alyssa

Copita · March 13, 2008

Do it however you want. Your wedding coordinator should be able to customize it. We are having a live band and DJ.

Deb · March 14, 2008

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Originally Posted by Alyssa

Hi Deb! Welcome to the Forum!!

The reason we decided not to do it was our date is not flexible (Fri 9/5/0

and they have their weekly party on Friday's and couldn't have a 'seperate event' which would have meant that our wedding reception would be part of a party with other people...

I've heard about the party that is held on Fridays, and from what I understand it's kind of a big affair! I agree, sharing your wedding reception with many strangers is not ideal. Thank you for sharing your story, I may definitely have questions in the future!