Sandals Resorts Team Up with Celebrity Event Planner Preston Bailey

June, 2005-- Sandals resorts have always been an easy choice for dream honeymoons and complimentary weddings thanks to their WeddingMoon packages but selecting one of these island weddings is now easier than ever. Why? Preston Bailey has designed wedding packages available exclusively at Sandals and Beaches WeddingMoon guests. With these luxurious packages, the two of you can enjoy a wedding planned by a celebrity event planner--without the star-studded price tag.

What Are These Wedding Packages?

These special packages will be an add-on to the WeddingMoon packages (which offer you a free wedding with minimum stay.) Preston Bailey’s four packages offer fantasy weddings with elegant materials, flowers, props and lighting.

The new offerings include four packages:

The Floral Elegance Collection
The Water Lilly Collection
The Seascape Collection
The Crystal Collection

Each offers beautifully designed wedding settings and decor such as fresh contemporary floral screens or a tree filled with orchids, crystals and candlelight and featuring indigenous island materials. You can also opt for a specialty wedding cake.

Keepsakes carry out the exotic theme as well; look for exotic petal tossers, palm fans, and elegant amenity boxes.

Bridal bouquets have been designed to be kept and are available in a variety of colors and styles, such as the new pomander, a round arrangement that hangs from the wrist. For the groom, specialty bowties and boutonnieres that incorporate local plants and flowers, such as palm and mini pineapples, are available.

Looking for super luxury? Preston Bailey and Sandals are also developing an upper tier package which includes private jet, special location, a once-in-a-lifetime musical performance and more.

"Destination weddings are becoming more and more popular with couples looking to find a unique location for their event," said Preston Bailey. "In the past decade, the wedding industry has seen a 200% growth in destination weddings, with the Caribbean, specifically Jamaica and the Bahamas, among the leading destinations for such events. I am thrilled to work with Sandals, the leader in this exciting category, to expand their signature program and introduce these elements for fantasy weddings available only at Sandals that their guests will remember for a lifetime."

Why Sandals Is Adding These Packages?

The four new packages are aimed at brides and grooms who want an extra special wedding with upgraded offerings. "To remain the industry leader in the luxury all-inclusive category, we are continuously looking for ways to innovate and enhance our product offerings,” explained Joann Delgin, Director of Wedding Strategy for Sandals Resorts. “Together with Preston's imagination, we will redefine the destination wedding by making available a heightened level of service and luxury, which was once only available to celebrities and his VIP clientele. He is a true visionary and we are pleased to say he is only at Sandals Resorts."

What’s The Standard Package?

Sandals also offers a standard wedding package. Currently WeddingMoon guests who stay for five nights or longer receive their wedding ceremony compliments of the resort. In addition, for those staying six nights in a premium category or higher, Sandals gives the couple a complimentary wedding gift, their choice of a 16-piece set of Waterford stemware or a 20-piece set of Wedgwood china.