Ask Cheryl
Cheryl is here to answer all of your questions, ease your concerns, and make sure your tropical island wedding goes off smoothly and without a hitch. You can rely on Cheryl to ensure a fun and stress-free wedding!
Cheryl's organizational skill is one reason we have the best wedding program in the Virgin Islands; she really can make lemonade out of your lemons.
But natural planning ability is only part of Cheryl's secret, the other part is being prepared: she knows the road to an enjoyable wedding is paved with questions answered before they are asked. Here are a few of her favorites:
Will I have to promise to obey in the ceremony?
Not unless you want to.
How long before the wedding does my application have to be filed?
The court requires 8 working days prior to issuing the license. We find one to two months before the wedding is about right.
I've been divorced. Do I have to prove it?
You bet! The court requires a certified copy of your final divorce decree. This document comes directly from your courthouse in which the divorce took place. This not a document you normally get at the time your divorce took place. We can email you additional information on this important step.
I'd like to get the cake, but I'm watching my weight.
Wedding cake has no calories.
I don't drink, but I'd like a toast to our future, what can I do?
We have sparkling cider in champagne-looking bottles that's cool, refreshing and non-alcoholic. We also offer wine, bottled waters, rum punch, mimosas, canned beer, and other choices, with a minumum. Just let us know your likes.
I have the loveliest hat I'd like to wear, will it be too windy at the beach?
Yes. My hat will not blow off, however. There are still some secrets we have to protect.
My groom wants to get married barefoot in his tuxedo, can he?
That's why you come to the islands, there's nobody to say you're doing it wrong.
My bride wants to wear a bikini wedding/bathing outfit, how about it?
She'll have to cover up when you go into the court, but otherwise, see above.
My sister made me a silk bouquet to carry, do I have to get flowers anyhow?
No way. Everything Weddings by Cheryl offers is á la carte, the packages are only suggestions of popular combinations of services—you don't have to get flowers, cake or any extras you don't want.
Can I see Bermuda from Magens Bay?
Maybe if you squint, it's 860 miles north of here.
We would like to bring 30 to 50 people on our wedding cruise, can you handle a wedding that size? With a lunch afterwards?
We've done lots of weddings like that... trust our experience and organizational skill to make your wedding happen smoothly and fun!!!
It's just the two of us, we don't want a bunch of fuss.
See the answer above, the same skills apply to a small wedding as a large one, it's only a question of scale.
We want to renew our vows...
We love vow renewals! What a blessing! You may choose a wedding package, less licensing or do all á la carte.