All Around the Island

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Happy New Year!!!!

It has been a long time since I wrote anything here but as I am going through the 2022 wedding photos to update the page I realized we were really at a lot of places on the island last year.

From San Juan, Vieques, Fajardo, Rio Grande, Loiza, Rincon, Cabo Rojo and Guayanilla just to name of few.

We did hotel weddings, VRBOS, AirBNB, tents, restaurants and the list keeps going.

Weddings were as intimate as 2 and as grand as 180.

I love that we can assist our clients in creating an experience for themselves and their guests.

NEW LEGAL REQUIREMENTS FOR MARRIAGE LICENSE IN PUERTO RICO

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2021 New Legal

On November 28, 2020 our legal requirements for Marriage changed in Puerto Rico.

Here is the new information.

 

You are now required to do Lab Work – this can be done at home or in Puerto Rico but cannot be done more the 14 days prior to the wedding date.

You will need to test for the following:

Syphilis, Chlamydia, Gonorrhea and HIV

 

You will also need to bring the following documents:

Original Birth Certificates

Divorce Decree’s (if they apply)

The fee for the Marriage License Stamp is now $30.00.

 

1/57 MASTER WEDDING PLANNERS IN THE WORLD

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Did you know that Sari Skalnik is one of 57 Master Wedding Planners in the World and the only one in Puerto Rico.

She earned her designation through the Association of Bridal Consultants (www.bridalassn.com), in November 2013 at their Annual Conference in West Palm Beach Florida.

She was one of 16 planners to apply for the designation and only 8 planners earned the title that year.

Stay tuned to hear more about what the process was to earn this title.

TOP 6 REASONS TO GET MARRIED IN PUERTO RICO

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 1. NO honeymoon delay, because you are already in paradise. Just walk away and start your honeymoon! 

 2. You will have an amazing tan before the ceremony. Everyone will be jealous and your photos will be fabulous.  

 3. Your wedding cake is made with with local Puerto Rican Rum. The best wedding cake ever. 

 4. Two receptions?!  PARTY here for your reception and do it again when you get home!

 5. Hate shoes? No worries, no shoes required.  You are getting married on the beach. Toes in the sand! 

 6. No boring wedding march! The ocean waves will be your music down the aisle. 

POST HURRICANE MARIA - PLANNING YOUR WEDDING

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Things on our beautiful island are improving daily.

Many of the hotels and venue's are open and fully operational.

For more updates check out the Puerto Rico Tourism Company's web page www.seepuertorico.com.

Here at Tropical Weddings we are open for business.

We have internet (when the generator is on) and are working hard on all of your wedding needs.  We are making weekly trips to venue's and taking what we like to call "proof of venue" photos so that you can see what they look like.

Many of the hotels on the island have taken advantage of the storm and are doing complete remodels.  What does that mean for you?  If you are planning your wedding for 2018 or 2019 you will be having your wedding at (basically) a brand new hotel.

Looking forward to planning your wedding.

All the best,

Sari and John

 

Sunset Sail Weddings

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Have you every dreamed of being married on a sail boat in the Caribbean Sea.  If you have we had the pleasure of working with Mr. Wally Gonzalez Jr. to help plan a memorable evening with East Island Excursions. 

Thanks to our amazing videographers Mirna and Francisco Ferrer at www.ferrervideo.com we have the beautiful video to show you.

https://vimeo.com/139298378