St. Lucia Wedding Photographer – Reprinted from Where to stay.com
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St. Lucia Wedding Photographer – We found the Sandals Grande simply amazing! Our arrival was simply effortless because we checked in online. We found a chilled bottle of champagne and a tray of food was waiting for us in our room. We also got a special invitation to “Gordons” which was pretty expensive. Our concierge patiently sat and chatted with us to ensure she knew exactly what we wanted and made all our reservations for us.
Every employee of this resort, including the general manager, seemed concerned if they were meeting your needs more than simply doing their jobs. They constantly paused to ask if everything was okay and if there was anything they could do for us.
We tried all the restaurants. We also took the shuttle and visited Sandals Regency for dinner once. We really enjoyed our meal there. We loved our lunches on the beach. I could live on the chips and guacamole. The swim up suite was very relaxing and very romantic.
St. Lucia Wedding Photographer
Our wedding was very romantic, too. It was everything we’d hoped for. We had a beautiful ceremony. We were treated like royalty. However, the photos were very expensive, and the quality was very poor. We were almost forced to book them to take our pictures, but managed to meet some people around the pool who volunteered to take them for us.
We had already booked Bill Mortley to take some for us after the ceremony, so this worked out well. Another couple we met there got married before us and purchased 30 pictures from them and paid $800 for 30 (5×7) pics and a CD with the 30 digital images.
We paid Bill Mortley $450.00 for 50 of the finest images we have ever seen. We met him after the ceremony, and he took us off the property for a fantastic tour and photo shoot.
All in all, this made our wedding day really special. You owe it to yourself to stay at a Sandals at least once in your life, but by all means…avoid their photographers!
All we can say is that St Lucia was a wonderful island with great people. The Sandals resort made it a fun week. We will definitely be back again and again.
While we were there, the annual Jazz Festival was going on. We did not attend any of the shows on Pigeon Island, but it was loud enough for us to hear and enjoy everything that went on there. St. Lucia Wedding Photographer.