Let your Destination Wedding feature the location you have selected!

One of the most helpful planning tips I can offer when planning a Destination Wedding is to select a destination which reflects what you like and to let the location be featured at your event.  It's likely that this will be a once in a lifetime experience so why not maximize it.  Using local flowers and incorporating local foods into your menu offers such a great opportunity.


Here are a few photos of Saint Lucian local flowers!


 

                                                                           




*Photos above credited to Solid Ink Designs

Here are some of the ways local flowers can be incorporated into bridal arrangements, centerpieces and other floral designs.



Not forgetting how delicious the local foods are over here, belows are a few dishes from one of our Special Moments Chef's - Chef Oh! 
Callaloo & Rice Risitto


Fresh Snapper with Rice & local Vegetables


Grilled Blue Marline with Chairman's Spice Fruit Salsa


Island Lobster


Mahi Mahi with Cocoa, Beets & Mashed Potatoes


Shrimp Dasheen


Snapper served on Mashed Yams & Grill Potatoes



Whether you have a plated meal or a buffet menu, incorporating local items into your menu will be be easy for any Chef of the island.  Below is a sample menu of local dishes from Jacques Waterfront Dinning in Saint Lucia offered by Special Moments Caribbean.


St. Lucian Buffet

Appetizer
Tomato Salad
Cucumber Salad
Dasheen and Tuna
Sweet Potato Salad
Salt Fish and Greene fig Salad (St. Lucia’s National Dish)
Smoked Fish Platter
Seafood Salad in Garlic Dressing

Main Dishes
St. Lucian Pepper Pot with Beef
Grilled Fresh Fish of the day in Creole Sauce
Braised Chicken with Peppers and Onions
Stewed Pork in Curried Coconut Sauce
Spicy Red Beans
Assorted Ground Provisions
Steamed Saffron Rice

Desserts
Baked Banana Pie
Local Lime Meringue Pie
Tropical Fresh Fruit Salad

So when considering your destination wedding think about how you can incorporate the local culture into your ceremony or reception!  


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