I can’t tell you how much I appreciated Jen Huang joining us on our trip to Anguilla and St Barths! Snap by snap she captured all of the heavenly sights and special moments. Thanks to her we have hundreds of beautiful photos to cherish for a lifetime and to share with all of you!
Jen was also kind enough to do a couples session for each of us, including Dave and I! A HUGE thank you to Jen for lending her talents and for being so awesome. She did a fantastic job of making us look good! Enjoy.
I can’t recommend Jen Huang enough! She is so sweet and made us feel so comfortable. I love that we have such beautiful pictures to remember the trip by!
I decided to put together a fun little gift bag for each of the ladies on our recent trip to Anguilla and St Barths. The highlight of these was definitely the adorable robes from Plum Pretty Sugar!
I am wearing the Swish Skirt Robe Lovely No. 1 which is part of their Castelbel & Trumpet Collection. I truly adore how comfortable these are, in addition to how darling it is! Also, if you’re like me, you’ll love all the cute sashes you can buy to mix and match and make it your own! I think it’s an essential item for your honeymoon or getting ready on your wedding day.
Thank you so much Plum Pretty Sugar for being so sweet and for keeping me ladylike while I lounge!
Photos: Jen Huang Photography
Robe: Plum Pretty Sugar
All aboard! Jillian from 100 Layer Cake, Leila from Inspired by This, Jen from Green Wedding Shoes, Summer from Grey Likes Weddings, and our lovely photographer Jen Huang (along with all of our men) jumped onboard a boat for quick ride from Anguilla to enjoy the second part of the trip on the incredible island of St Barths.
I little insight into my love of these two islands starts with how they both offer such different experiences despite being so close to one another. Anguilla is super laid back and slow moving, with funky beach bars serving rum punch cocktails, and steel drum music. Arrive at St Barths for an incredibly European feel with beautiful architecture, amazing restaurants, a cute town, and exciting nightlife.
Our home during our time in St Barths was Hotel Le Toiny, my absolute favorite hotel in St Barths! This hotel features 15 private villas, each with a private pool and ocean views! It’s located in a really private and secluded area of the island, but still just a short drive to the incredible beaches, shops, and restaurants on the island. And one of my favorite things about this hotel is the amazing breakfast each morning, which you can choose to enjoy in your villa or to have in their restaurant.
We had so much fun during our time in St Barths! The first night we headed over to Hotel Carl Gustaf at Victoria’s Restaurant for an unbelievable three-course wine pairing dinner. The restaurant hosts gorgeous views of the main town in St Barths called Gustavia. Oh my goodness their salted carmel dessert was just heavenly!
The following evening we had drinks and appetizers at On The Rocks at Hotel Eden Rock which we loved! It was a perfect evening with great company, and the most amazing food! I would highly recommend having dinner there one evening while in St Barths!
The next day we headed over to Gouveneur Beach. Hotel Le Toiny provided towels, beach chairs, umbrellas, snorkeling equipment, and a picnic lunch. This was not your average beach picnic – we were blown away by the most incredible lunch spread! Yum!
The Ensemble // Their Experiences
100 Layer Cake
Inspired by This
Green Wedding Shoes
Grey Likes Weddings
Jen Huang
Needless to say this trip was a complete success and we all had an unforgettable time. If you haven’t had chance to check out our time in Anguilla you definitely need to. I would also recommend perusing all the ladies blogs as well, they did a beautiful job capturing the trip!
A special offer for you honeymooners! Contact me to book your honeymoon at Hotel Le Toiny and you will receive a complimentary picnic lunch to bring to the beach one afternoon!
Planning: Ever After Honeymoons
Hotel: Hotel Le Toiny
Photographer: Jen Huang
I love working in the wedding industry, and that may be an understatement. One of the biggest reasons is all the fabulous friends I have made! I’ve been really blessed to have so many wedding bloggers be so sweet and feature Ever After Honeymoons on their blogs, and many of my clients discovered my services from being readers of these blogs. I decided it was time to show my appreciation.
So I thought… Who doesn’t love a vacation, especially one you don’t have to plan? Exactly.
I knew this vacation had to be unforgettable for my marvelous wedding bloggers, so I chose to visit two of my favorite islands and hotels, bring a photographer along to capture the trip, and let each of them feature their trip on their blogs to share these fabulous spots with their readers. And that is how the idea was born!
I spent an incredible week, and I had a blast with Jillian from 100 Layer Cake, Leila from Inspired by This, Jen from Green Wedding Shoes, Summer from Grey Likes Weddings, and our photogapher, Jen Huang. All of our men came along as well (lucky ducks!).
Our adventures began in Anguilla at the incredible Viceroy Resort. Oh my goodness, I love it here! This is a large resort which is spread out along the most amazing beaches I have ever seen. There is so much to treasure about this resort: the incredible design by Kelly Wearstler, the gorgeous beachfront pools, the fabulous restaurants with the most amazing food and drinks, the friendly genuine service, and of course the jaw dropping beaches.
The Viceroy Anguilla resort absolutely spoiled us! From massages at their spa, to cocktail parties, to a private dinner on the beach followed by a bonfire with s’mores, this was truly an unforgettable experience!
The best news is a really special offer I have, just for my clients. Contact me to book a stay at the Viceroy Anguilla Resort and you will receive a complimentary couples massage in their fabulous spa!
The Ensemble//Their Experiences
100 Layer Cake Part 1 / Part 2
Inspired by This
Green Wedding Shoes
Grey Likes Weddings
Jen Huang
On Thursday I’ll be sharing the second island we visited on the trip, St Barths!
Hotel: Viceroy Anguilla
Planning: Ever After Honeymoons
Photos: Jen Huang Photography
One the best pieces of advice I can give you when planning your honeymoon is to arrange a surprise for your sweetie! Who doesn’t love a surprise and this trip already is so thrilling that a surprise is going to take it over the top, which I believe every honeymoon should be!
Most of my couples have do things for each other based on their interests. I had a bride set-up a surpirse fishing trip for them to go on together one because he was a huge fisherman. Another time I had a groom arrange for a wrapped box of Louboutins to arrive to the hotel room for her to wear out that evening for their first dinner.
Making special upgrades that are unexpected can make for a memorable and exciting time and not as much planning. How about arranging for helicopter transfer on arrival or setting up a private dinner on a private rooftop. Taking a peek at what your resort offers is a quick way to make arrangements.
This one is for very daring couples only! I’ve had grooms plan the entire honeymoon! The bride didn’t find out where they were going until they got to the airport. Can you imagine? I mean, how do you pack for that?!
Happy planning!
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