I decided to get married abroad due to a few reasons – 1) the cost of weddings in the UK 2) I wanted some actual sunshine if possible and knew that there was no way it was guaranteed in Manchester! I looked at a few options and then decided Cuba met the bill in more ways than one. We travelled with 20 of our family and closest friends. We chose to stay at the Melia Cayo Guillermo located on the island of Cayo Guillermo – the Cayo’s are small islands just off the north coast of Cuba, connected to the mainland via a 70km causeway. We flew into the airport of Cayo Coco and transferred to the island, this took approx. 45 mins but we managed to spot some flamingos on the way! The hotel was amazing, we had stayed at the Sol Cayo Guillermo 2 years prior and knew that the Melia would be something special, and it didn’t fail to please. We had been allocated a Junior Suite in the hotel which consisted of a living area, 2 bathrooms and a king bedroom. We had 2 balcony’s where we could enjoy stunning sea views every evening while enjoying a glass (or 2) of champagne – included in the all-inclusive package of course!
The beach at the hotel has to be the best beach I have ever seen in my life, I felt as if I was in a Bounty advert! Powder white sand, clear blue sea and hammocks in the water! I spent my days sipping cocktails and reading books – not the stressful lead up to a wedding I had seen my friends go through back in the UK!On our wedding day, we chose to have the ceremony in a private pavilion in the hotel gardens – we chose to get married at 4pm as we thought it may be cooler and more comfortable for everyone, especially the men who were wearing shirts, waistcoats and cravats! The ceremony was beautiful and even I shed a tear!
On our wedding night we had arranged private use of the beach bar and held a BBQ where we had a private chef and staff for the entire evening! We hired a Cuban band and we handed cigars out so that everybody could really savour the atmosphere! The night was over too quickly and I retired to my room now a married lady!!
For the rest of the holiday we mainly spent the days by the beach and our evenings having dinner in one of the 3 restaurant options available to us – Italian, International or the buffet restaurant. Even Lobster was available! We also enjoyed a catamaran cruise and snorkelling excursion which took us out into the ocean and we were dropped at an area where we could go into the water and snorkel away – I didn’t know that fish that colourful existed!! We also enjoyed lunch and drinks before heading back to shore. The end of the holiday came too quickly – we had made friends with all the staff and said our goodbyes before heading back to the UK as husband and wife. We will return for a holiday in Cuba one day and hopefully the Melia Cayo Guillermo. Our wedding was definitely the best day of our life and I would recommend a wedding overseas to anybody!!
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