Sandals WeddingMoons — Everything You Need to Know

What Is WeddingMoons and What Does It Include?

WeddingMoons is Sandals' combined wedding and honeymoon programme, available at all Sandals properties across St Lucia, Barbados, Jamaica, Grenada, Antigua, the Bahamas, Saint Vincent, and Curaçao. The core concept is straightforward: couples book a minimum qualifying stay (typically six nights or more in certain room categories), and a basic wedding ceremony package is included complimentary. The complimentary package covers the ceremony itself, a simple floral arrangement, a two-tier wedding cake, a sparkling wine toast for the couple, and the services of a Sandals wedding coordinator for the day. This is a genuine base package — most couples upgrade elements — but the "free wedding" proposition is a real one and represents meaningful value.

Upgrade packages — covering enhanced floristry, professional photography, video, a private dinner reception, chair covers, additional floral arrangements, and live music — are available at all properties at additional cost. The total all-in cost for a mid-range WeddingMoons upgrade package is typically £2,000–£5,000 on top of the accommodation cost, depending on the complexity and the property.

Choosing the Right Sandals Property for Your Wedding

Sandals Grande St Lucian is the most popular WeddingMoons venue and the most photographed, primarily because of the overwater bungalow backdrop available for beach ceremonies at the lagoon's edge. The peninsula position gives ceremonies a 270-degree water view that is simply not available elsewhere in the Sandals portfolio. Our top recommendation for couples who want the most dramatic natural setting.

Sandals Grenada at Pink Gin Beach is the most intimate of the WeddingMoons venues — smaller than the St Lucia properties, with a more boutique atmosphere and a natural setting that provides privacy even during a resort wedding. The underwater marine life around the property is the best in the Sandals portfolio, making it an excellent choice for couples who plan to dive on their honeymoon.

Sandals Grande Antigua at Dickenson Bay combines the Caribbean's finest beach with a large, well-resourced wedding coordinator team and ceremony facilities that accommodate larger guest groups more comfortably than the St Lucia properties. If you are planning to fly guests out, Antigua's accessibility and Sandals Grande Antigua's layout make it the most practical large-group WeddingMoons option.

Sandals Saint Vincent is the newest and most dramatic option — a resort on its own cove with two-storey overwater villas, lush volcanic hillside as a backdrop, and a wedding coordinator team that is still relatively quiet compared to the more established St Lucia and Barbados programmes. For couples who want something genuinely different and less photographed than the St Lucia overwater ceremony, this is the most exciting current option in the portfolio.

The Legal Process: How to Marry Legally in the Caribbean with Sandals

Sandals' WeddingMoons coordinators handle all legal paperwork for couples choosing to marry legally rather than symbolically. The general requirements across most Caribbean jurisdictions include: valid passports for both partners, original birth certificates (and certified translations if not in English), proof of single status (divorce decree absolute if previously married, or death certificate if widowed), and in some islands, an original or apostilled certificate of no impediment. Documents must be submitted to the coordinator team a minimum of six to eight weeks before the ceremony date. Sandals will advise on the specific requirements for the island you choose — these vary between St Lucia, Barbados, Jamaica, and Grenada, and the details matter.

Practical Tips from Couples Who Have Done It

The most consistent advice from couples who have completed WeddingMoons: book the professional photography upgrade without hesitation — the complimentary package gives you a basic photographer, but a destination wedding ceremony is not the occasion to economise on images. Arrange the legal marriage at home the week before you travel if you want the symbolic ceremony experience without the documentation burden — it genuinely removes stress and lets you focus entirely on the experience. Brief your wedding coordinator on your preferences in writing, not just verbally — the more specific your written instructions, the closer the execution will match your vision. And if you are inviting guests, book a room block with Sandals at least six months in advance — room availability at the best WeddingMoons venues fills quickly, and guests arriving to find the resort fully booked creates practical and emotional complications that a specialist travel agent can easily prevent.