Bride Villa launched!

Bride Villa is a wine, dessert, jewellery and fashion event for brides-to-be and select wedding professionals. The showcase comes off on July 19 from 3-8pm at Heronetta in Sandy Lane, Barbados. Different rooms on the luxurious property will carrying different wedding themes. One room will be offering sweets and desserts, one room offering jewellery, one offering wines and champagnes, one offering gift ideas. There will be mini massages in one room and in another models will be modeling bridal trousseau and lingerie. It will be limited to a select number of vendors who target mid to high-end clientele.

Meredith Bullock from Savvi Formal Wear and Anya Bridal in the US will be attending the event to talk about choosing wedding apparel for your style and budget. Capello salon will be doing a live demonstration of the latest bridal hairstyles and we will also be doing bridal makeovers for our guests with the help of Adrian Carew from Hair 2 Inc in Toronto. There will also be gift bags and many give-aways and live music as well. We are publishing a resource guide for the event that will include an ad from all of the exhibitors. This take away brochure will be placed in the gift bags along with other goodies. Of course there will be a fashion show of some of the latest designs from Caribbean designers.

For this event we offer two investment options. Exhibitor rates are $375 USD and we are limited to 20 of these. This includes your space to exhibit at Bride Villa, your listing in the Resource Guide, and your logo will also appear on our website www.caribbeanbride.com on the CB Events Page. There is one space available for a host sponsor and this is $1250 USD. As host sponsor your logo will appear along with Caribbean Bride as the presenters of the show. This also includes all other ads and web banners that we will produce for our site. At the event the host is given first choice of site to place their presentation as well. Your ad will also be placed on the outside back cover of the Resource Guide.

Vendors interested in participating contact us at:
bridevilla@caribbeanbride.com


Sponsors of the event:

Re-discover the Caribbean dining specials in Barbados

$99 BDS

ONE simple price - NINE tempting choices

3 course DINNER, bottle of wine (per couple) and VAT included.

Mango's By the Sea
The Beach House
Lighthouse Terrace at the Hilton*
Il Tempio
Cariba
Apsara
Tamnak Thai
Calabaza
Paulo's Churrasco do Brasil

*Lighthouse Terrace is a BUFFET - Tuesday/Italian - Wednesday/Indian - Friday/Asian

Request the re-discover menu.

The Almond Beach Village, St. Peter, Barbados

The Almond Beach Village is a beachfront, all-inclusive, seven-building property located in St. Peter, just north of Speightstown, surrounded by 30 acres of tropical gardens and approximately 22 miles from Grantley Adams International Airport. Local attractions include downtown Bridgetown, approximately ten miles away, and the Folkestone Marine Park, located four miles from the property.

Hotel amenities include nine freshwater swimming pools, five tennis courts, a nine-hole golf course, squash courts, fitness center, whirlpool, scuba diving, reef fishing, kayaking, aqua cycling, banana boating, snorkeling, sailing, waterskiing, windsurfing, gift shop, laundry services, room service, free parking, nightclub, tour desk, and transportation to nearby shopping areas. Dining options include four restaurants, five bars, poolside bar, and a coffee shop.

This property's all-inclusive package includes three meals a day, non-motorized water sports, waterskiing, golfing, squash, aerobics, lunch and dinner room service, all beverages, kid's club, nightly entertainment, late night disco, tennis, fitness center, beach towels, weekly picnic, shopping excursions, manager's cocktail party, and all taxes and gratuities.

Guestrooms feature air-conditioning, clock radios, hairdryers, coffeemakers, room safes, telephones, and cable TVs. Rollaway beds may be borrowed for in-room use at no additional cost. Wheelchair-accessible rooms are available upon request.

The Wedding of your Dreams?

Muriel and her husband were scheduled to marry in Mexico. The wedding had been planned for nearly a year. 75 guests were flying in to celebrate this grand occasion. Then, two weeks before Muriel's big day, news of the swine flu swept across the country and travelers were advised to cancel trips. Muriel was devastated. A year of planning down the drain. Plane tickets and resort reservations wasted. Her dream wedding vanished. What would she do?

Although Muriel was heart-broken that the wedding she had envisioned could not take place, all was not lost. Muriel realized that her wedding day was not all about the exotic locale, the decorations, the food or even the guests. It was about her and her husband. It was about solidifying the bond they share, and making an eternal commitment to one another. Sure, she was disappointed that they couldn't make this commitment barefoot on a sandy beach, but life is full of such disappointments and obstacles. This was an opportunity for Muriel and her husband to turn the negative into a positive. They would continue with there wedding at an alternate location.

In the end, they had the wedding of their dreams because they married the person they wanted to spend the rest of their life with. Because they were surrounded by the people who love them. Because they remembered that underneath the decoration of a wedding stands the love and commitment of two people.

As you plan your Caribbean wedding, stay open-minded. For instance, if your wedding will be outdoors, create a back-up plan in case of inclement weather. Nearly all weddings present an obstacle to overcome, but these obstacles do not have to be disastrous. Planning ahead will allow you to relax and breathe easier on your big day.