Whether you dream of love by the sea or on the steps of a historic great house, Jamaica has the perfect spot for you to celebrate your nuptials with a destination wedding. From its tranquil oceanfronts, to its majestic waterfalls Jamaica is packed with settings simply ideal for a wedding even the angels would envy.
The island’s many resorts also offer an assortment of wedding packages, some with complete wedding coordination services and discounts for the bridal party. Hotel staff and professional planners can help you plan your special day to perfection. So you can let your imagination run wild in a place where fantasy and reality meet. If you’re not choosing to go the resort route one alternative is to plan your own Jamaican wedding. Rent a private villa, hire a local wedding planner, and plan your own wedding!
On a Beach
Spectacular sunsets off Negril’s Seven Mile Beach are just one of several breathtaking scenes at the water’s edge across the island. Jamaica’s beaches will make your wedding ceremony unforgettable and your honeymoon filled with sun swept joy. An experience particularly for those who prefer to feel the sand between their toes when they say “I do” the 7-mile long beach in Negril is just bursting with options. So too is the pristine Portland area, Errol Flynn’s hideaway and home of the world famous Blue Lagoon, Montego Bay and Treasure Beach on Jamaica’s south coast are also great spots for a wedding that may involve running through the surf barefoot or just laying under a canopy against a sunset sky.
On a Catamaran
Choose a sunset ceremony on a sailboat bobbing on the blue, tropical waters off the coast of Negril, while the sun slowly drops below the ocean’s horizon, creating a truly romantic evening for your special day. Negril Cruises is just one of the tour companies that invite couples to dare to be different and join them on a lovely catamaran for your wedding and reception. Complete with a reggae band, steel band, traditional island wedding cuisine, you’ll start your new life as husband and wife in true Jamaican style. You may choose a simple ceremony in your swimsuits, or a formal affair. Some catamarans are large enough to accommodate up to 100 guests and a band, so dancing and dining on the water are definite options.
Shaw Park Gardens
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Often called the “garden parish”, St Ann overflows with colourful tropical flowers and lush greenery. There are several beautiful public gardens in and around Ocho Rios, the parish’s tourism capital which derives its name from “Las Chorreras”; the Spanish term for waterfalls. A walk through these gardens reveals sculpted grounds with exotic plants, cool tropical rainforests brimming with countless species of ferns, up-close views of gushing waterfalls and rivers, and encounters with fish, birds and butterflies. High on the hills overlooking Ocho Rios, Shaw Park Gardens offers a breathtaking view of the seaside town surveying the azure waters of the Caribbean Sea, making it an ideal setting for a romantic Jamaican wedding.
The gardens embrace 25 acres of tropic splendour that slope downhill and run alongside a sparkling waterfall that cascades down a rocky course with luxuriant plant specimens on all sides. Lush tropical trees form bowers with flamboyant blossoms every month of the year.The garden is filled with various kinds of plants, trees and flowers that were carefully cultivated for an aesthetic value all worthy to be stared at.
Tryall Club
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Located just 30 minutes outside of Jamaica’s tourism capital Montego Bay, Tryall Club is a unique collection of one- to eight-bedroom villas in a private club setting that starts at the turquoise Caribbean Sea and continues into the Montego Bay hills. This exquisite property is one of the most exclusive gated villa resorts located among one of the world’s most beautiful golf courses. The former sugar plantation consists of 2,200 acres of land, which had been owned by one family for over a century. It is an area of scenic beauty, fronting one and a half miles of sea, and having a wide variety of beautiful trees. Flint River, fed by springs from the mountains, runs through the plantation for some four miles. A majestic Great House and extraordinary villas overlook the velvety green fairways of the Tryall Club’s 18-hole championship golf course and a private sand beach that dissolves into blue soothing waters.
Hummingbird Hall
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Hummingbird Hall is another gorgeous wedding venue nestled on Montego Bay’s Rose Hall Estate – the wonderland of weddings in Jamaica. Located just 15 minutes from Montego Bay’s Sangster International Airport, the land on which Hummingbird Hall sits once formed part of an extensive plantation owned by many, including the infamous Annie Palmer. These days, as the select White Witch and Cinnamon Hill golf courses, the Estate is now magically botanical garden, “Ocean Course” and the location of Hummingbird Hall. The venue is a 21st Century Jamaican Great House and its history is an extraordinary confluence of Jamaica’s colonial past and progressive future. Conceptualised by an internationally acclaimed novelist and her daughter; with its substantial pool deck, infinity pool, flowering garden, gazebo and international collection of art and artefacts – Hummingbird Hall really does have the air of a luxury tropical retreat of the well traveled.
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