Jake doesn’t show his emotions much. “I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve gotten emotional over the past 15 years,” says the man, who likes to hammer golf balls with his boys on weekends.
Jake’s new wife, Meg, smiles at him. She knows the “but” is coming.
“I admit it,” Jake says.Two of those times happened during the week of our wedding It happened maybe three times at Sandals Regency La Toque. ”
To understand what Jake felt that week, put yourself in his footprints on the beach. Surrounded by the majestic mountains of St. Lucia on one side and the welcoming Caribbean Sea on the other. surrounded by the most important people in his life Staff in sandals exude pure joy. Surrounded by memorable moments, I hoped they would never stop.
It’s enough to make an adult cry and admit it.
“What really stuck with me was how all my friends and family who traveled to St. Lucia thanked me for inviting me,” says Jake. “Turns out they actually wanted to go there. So… I mean… yeah, that touched me. ”
Among the 29 people in attendance was Jake’s younger brother, who was happy to come even though he had just started a new job. Meg’s friend arrived at the scene despite being pregnant.
“Words cannot express how much we are loved,” Meg says.
Indeed, they were beloved as Meg and Jake. But perhaps they could be loved a little more by guiding their friends and family to Sandals Regency La Toque, where breathtaking Caribbean views and meaningful connections create unforgettable memories . They immediately felt like they were in the most comfortable home on earth.
“I think people also liked the fact that they didn’t have to pull out their debit card for things like food and transportation,” Jake says. “If I could do what I want whenever I want, it’s another level of comfort”
Take a moment to wipe away your tears and focus on the essential point of any Sandals wedding: relaxation. From the moment Jake proposed to Meg overlooking the ocean during a trip to California, he didn’t want his fiancée to fall victim to becoming “one of his future brides.” “The last thing I wanted was to task her with planning the “perfect wedding” from scratch.Because if you do that, what should have been a fun celebration turns into a chaotic and anxious time. I had no intention of allowing that to happen. ”
Everyone thought Jake was a hero. That part of his wedding vision (actually, the only part of his wedding vision), especially Meg. “As soon as we agreed to get married at Sandals, we shared the details with the wedding professionals there,” she says. “All we had to do was choose from the options they had for the venue, decorations and wedding dinner and leave it all up to them.”
Just six months after their engagement, Meg and Jake stood on the white sand with a beautiful in-ground wedding arch at Sandals Regency La Toque, exchanging vows with passion and reverence as they were originally supposed to do. We exchanged vows the way we should. “It may sound cheesy, but our wedding was truly a dream come true” says Meg.
But wait a minute. What Meg calls “a dream come true” may not be what you expect. for her and jake It meant breaking with tradition and being free. To celebrate the way they wanted to celebrate. The day before the ceremony, Jake played golf with people he doesn’t get to see often, including his father, brother, and four of his closest friends, overlooking the Caribbean Sea.
While Jake fled to Cap Estate, Meg hosted a tea party along the beach.
“With spiked tea,” she says. “The staff at Sandals made sure this party was unlike any other we’ve experienced before. They did things like that the entire week of our wedding so we could just enjoy the resort and each other. At a wedding we attended, the bride and groom were so stressed out that they ran in different directions, worrying about where everyone was going to stay and where they were going to eat. Our wedding was nothing like that, even on the day. ”
Meg first uses Jake to make her point about the wedding day.
“He played pool with his friends until 55 minutes before the ceremony.that was fine for me. ”
Then use your hair to further emphasize it. “My curls didn’t turn out the way I wanted them to on my wedding day, but I didn’t think much of it,” she says.
She traced her hair to the barely perceptible sea breeze.. Jake wore a green suit instead of a tuxedo and sunk his shoes in the sand. They made the Caribbean feel like the Caribbean and allowed everyone to be themselves.
When a friend asked Meg about the wedding theme, She smiled sweetly, for it was all taken care of.. She didn’t have to lift a finger. “My theme was St. Lucia,” she says. With such a beautiful place, why would you want to change it? ”No one can make the mountains more verdant, the sea more turquoise, the beaches whiter. Let St. Lucia be St. Lucia and let the perfect be perfect. Those who couldn’t make it to the wedding in person were able to livestream it from home and be immersed in the mesmerizing 4K scene. Some held their own parties and enjoyed the celebrations with tropical drinks.
“Lo and behold, I didn’t realize there was a cliff in the background until I looked at the wedding photos later,” says Jake. “I think it shows how caught up we were in the moment.”
After the ceremony, a steel pan band played island beats on a large lawn with tropical foliage providing privacy. Reception is now larger outdoors caribbean partythere is no formal beginning or formal end. If you wish, you can also stroll down to the Cricketer’s Pub for some fish and chips. They could go to their rooms to change. At some point in the evening, half of them were free to jump into the pool. Meg’s mother was among them, fully clothed.
“Why not?” says Meg. “Instead of trying to control time, we maximized the quality of time.” As if controlled by a higher authority. Saint Lucia’s golden hour shined on Meg and Jake They danced to a song of their choice, “Golden Hour.”
Surrounded by so much beauty once again, A moment that exceeded his expectations. “That’s why I got so emotional,” he says. “But not the sad kind of emotion, but the grateful kind of emotion – the best kind of emotion. It’s something everyone should experience.”
