Virgin Islands Wedding Association

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Cakes & Desserts

VI DESSERTS

Owner / Pastry Chef: Stacy Nicastro 

Website  VI Desserts 

Email: stacy@videsserts.com

 

VI Desserts is a full service bakery that can make the wedding cake of your dreams.  From deluxe multi tiered cakes with  varying flavors, to simple single tiered cakes, to cupcakes, cookies, brownies, cheesecakes, VI Desserts can make a delicious dessert for any event from weddings, welcome receptions, anniversaries, vow renewals, birthdays, bachelor and bachelorette parties.  Please visit their website for more sample photos and to see all of the many flavors they offer.

Caterers

PASSION FRUIT CHEFS

Contact: Laura Nichols-Samms   

Website : Passion Fruit Chefs

 

Passion Fruit Chefs are passionate about transforming your dining experience into a magical and memorable catered event!  Their entire staff takes great pride in creating a distinctive style and ambience surrounding the presentation of your chosen event.  Introduce your guests to your Caribbean island wedding with a fun cocktail party on one of our beautiful white sand beaches, captivate them with an intimate rehearsal dinner and impress their senses with an enchanting wedding celebration, each with its own flair while incorporating your personality and wedding theme. Even your bridesmaids’ luncheon can be something out of the ordinary with lasting tropical memories – anything is possible!

Clergy / Officiants / Minister

USVI SERVICES

Contact: Stuart Scott   

Website: USVI Services 

Email: stuart@usviservices.com

 

Stuart creates a memorable wedding experience for you and your guests by personalizing each and every ceremony he performs.  He provides entertaining, personal ceremonies that seem like he has known you for years.  He provides civil, Christian, interfaith, same sex commitment ceremonies, vow renewals, and he welcomes input from couples on changing the ceremony, adding your own vows, including readers, your wish is his command.  He strives to make each ceremony reflect the couple's heritage, beliefs, individuality, and love.  If you are eloping and want a small and simple beach wedding he is the best person to contact to help you make it happen.  Please visit his website to see his ceremony samples and to download the necessary paperwork to obtain a Virgin Islands wedding license.  

 

DJ / Musicians

DJ AT LARGE

Contact: Eric Snow     

Website:  DJ Snow 

Email:  ericthedj2002@yahoo.com

DJ Snow has over 23 years experience playing for wedding, clubs, corporate events, parties, fundraisers, you name it he has done it.  With an estimated 2,000 events under his belt, and 90% being weddings, he is your go to guy.  Working with him is very easy as you give him an idea of what you are looking for, genre of music and he will run with it.  If there is that special song, you have, and Eric doesn't have it in his 15,000+ (and growing) song arsenal, he will go and get it for you at no extra charge.  From Cuban nightclub music, to Soca, to country, to hip hop, jazz, top 40, 80's music, you name it Eric has got it covered.  He will make sure everyone is out on the dance floor kicking up their heels until the wee hours of the morning.  It is not uncommon for him to be booked for 4 hours then end up staying 8 hours, because why end a party when it is just getting going.  

 

CHRIS ROBBERT

Contact: Chris Robbert    

Website:  http://chrisrobbert.com

Email:  chrisrobbert@gmail.com

A 20 year resident of the Virgin Islands, Chris Robbert is a versatile and accomplished performer.  He is classically trained on both guitar and violin, and has played for hundreds of weddings.  Both the guitar and violin are very romantic choices for your ceremony.   Chris can also provide combinations with other instruments.

For your reception, he can provide a jazz group, or a dance band, depending on the mood you'd like to set.  He is adept at working closely with both wedding planners, and the couples themselves, to insure a customized, smoothly flowing musical program.

When it comes to your wedding, know that some lovely music will be the finishing touch to a perfect day! 

 

DON HERBERT - STEEL PAN

Contact: Don Herbert

Email:  caribbeanpanman@yahoo.com

 

 

Flowers

EAST END FLOWERS

Contact your wedding planner for information.

Hair & Makeup / Massage / Spa Services

SUGAR AND SPICE ARTISTRY

Website:  Sugar & Spice Artistry     

Email: sugarandspice_vi@yahoo.com

 

Sugar & Spice was founded in 2005 by Jet'aime Cerge and Angelica Carby.  They specialize in bridal hair, make-up artistry and nail services, as well as massage therapy, facials, body scrubs and wraps.  They are a completely mobile service meaning they will come to your villa or hotel for you to be pampered in the serene environment of your choice.  Perfect for spa bachelorette parties and bride and groom massages.  Bridal hair creations include, but not limited to, up-do's, hair extensions, jewel or flower accented hairstyles, eyelash extensions and more,  They work with the bride and bridal party to make every moment of the special day unique and exquisite. Their work has been featured in a Target ad campaign, Caribbean Travel and Life Magazine, Islands Magazine, Suart Weitzman's shoe campaign, She Magazine, and many other print and television media.  Sugar and Spice Artistry believes the extraordinary should be customary. 

Photographers

ASHLEY PHOTOGRAPHY

Contact:  Ashley Armitage

Website:  www.AshleyPhotoVi.com  

Blog:  www.AshleyPhotoVI.com./wordpress

Email: photovi@mac.com or info@ashleyphotovi.com

 

With over 15 years of photography experience, Ashley Armitage with Ashley Photography offers a personal premiere photography service just for you.  Ashley Photography has a highly experienced team of photographers that work with Ashley Armitage, but Ashley Armitage will always be your principle photographer at your event.  Ashley is warm, vibrant, professional, easygoing, and with a personality that will make you feel comfortable on your most exciting day and in front of the camera.  As a story teller, Ashley Photography captures moments in an organic, unobtrusive manner. She blends in as if she were one of your own guests-- capturing your tender quiet moments as well as loud bursts of excitement.  With no set shot list,  your moments will be captured telling your story, making your wedding stand alone from the rest.  Ashley will guide you, but she won’t make you pose or direct action. 

 

PARADISE PICTURES

Contact:  Eric "EJ" Johnson

Website:  http://www.paradisepictures.vi

E-Mail:  ej@paradisepictures.vi 

 

 

Paradise Pictures ™, is a Virgin Island based photography company owned and operated by
Certified Professional Photographer Eric “Ej” Johnson. Ej has blended his training as a visual artist with
his work experience as a photojournalist to create a unique product for the modern couple. As a
photojournalist, he creates engaging images to “tell your story” and then shifts gears using his artistic
perception to create art portraits that will stand the test of time.

He is the primary shooter for every wedding whether it's 1 hour or 8 because his goal is not to shoot the most weddings, but to be the best at telling your story and capturing all the joy and all the love of most important day of your life…. that is besides having children.   Visit his web-site to view complete weddings at various venues and if you are on Facebook, become a "Fan" of Paradise Pictures.

Cinematography

HIGH DEFINITION VIDEO

Owner / Cinematographers: Mike & Connie Williams  

Website: Hi Def Video  

Email: info@hidefvi.com

High Definition Video LLC aka HiDefVI.com is a wedding and event videography company owned by a husband and wife team based in the US Virgin Islands.  They approach wedding videography from a reciprocal perspective.  Filming a wedding like it was for their own family for whom they are creating an invaluable record.  Doing so in a creative manner that is more than special effects and color tricks.  A well shot video will be viewed for generations each time bringing the viewer to a very special time and place.  Learning classic camera techniques and minimizing anything that may date your wedding film is how they deliver what clients call "spectacular, classy, amazing, incredible...".  Destination weddings combine a beautiful location with your loved ones in a calm outside the box enviroment.  What more could you want.  If there are some who can't make the flight have a small party at home and show them the video. 

Wedding Planners

ISLAND BLISS WEDDINGS

Wedding and Event Coordinator:  Janelle Scott

Website: Island Bliss Weddings  

Email: info@islandblissweddings.com

Island Bliss Weddings understands this is the most important day of your life, and Janelle treats your wedding day as if it was her own.  If you wish she is there to work with you from concept to completion, or she can just help you plan a certain aspect of your wedding day.  Island Bliss is flexible and works with any bride no matter how big or small the task is, as Janelle knows each bride is different and each will have their own set of unique requirements.  Janelle's relaxed personality will be calming during the stress of the day, and working with her is like working with your new best friend.  Janelle customizes her services to each bride, she will do whatever you wish her to do.  She is not a wedding planner who will tell you what she can't do but that she is willing to do whatever your heart desires.  She is there with you to offer suggestions and ideas to help guide you along the way to making your dream wedding vision a reality.  From 2 people to 200 the Island Bliss Weddings team can handle it all. 

To become a member of the Virgin islands Wedding Association, email viweddings@ymail.com for an application.