"My wife and I are from Connecticut and we wanted to have a destination wedding that would also be affordable for our guests to attend. If that is also what you are looking for this is the place for you!
"We were married on April 20, 2012. From the time we contacted the wedding planner Marva Munroe to let her know we were interested in having our wedding at Pelican Bay to the wedding itself we never had to worry about anything at all. Marva was an absolute gem to work with. She also seems to be well known and respected in Freeport. (Just as a side note, I came down with an terrible eye problem the morning the day we left for the Bahamas and Marva got me in to see an optometrist the same day. They were very friendly and sympathetic and helped me greatly.)
"Everything about the wedding was perfect (including the weather). The gazebo that we were married at has the bright blue Bahamian water right behind it. The patio we had our reception on was right on the bay also.
"Everyone at the reception raved about the food. We picked the sirloin salad for an appetizer and grilled chicken/grouper for the entree so there was something for everyone and there was nary a crumb left on most plates. The passed hors d'oeuvres were excellent also (have to get conch fritters).
"The booze was plentiful and they had Bahamian beers and coronas rather than the usual boring US domestics you would find at weddings. We didn't meet the DJ "Jose the Partymaker" until our reception but he did an awesome job. We had about 30 people there of varying musical interests and everyone was dancing the entire night. He maybe played one slow song after our initial mother/son etc. dances.
"The waiters and bartender were great also and they even ended up dancing with all of us by the end. People in the balconies above us seemed to be having a great time, too.
All in all it was an absolutely perfect night.
"The night before the wedding we had everyone go on the water taxi that the hotel has to go to a bonfire dinner as our "rehearsal dinner." This dinner is open to anyone so there were people there besides us and we all had a great time. They had fun with me and my wife because they knew we were getting married. It was all you could eat (good food) and there were endless Bahamas Mamas and just a wild party."
Thank you, David and Heather!
