Jamaica Wedding by Raquel Reis
Imagine getting married in a place where the likes of Grace Kelly and Jacqueline Kennedy escaped to get away…seem like a dream? Well after drooling over this Round Hill Hotel wedding by Raquel Reis, I can confirm that a wedding in such a place definitely looks like a dream. The entire affair has that effortless glamour those starlets were known for – and the bride and groom? Well they are equally as stunning as the gorgeous Jamaican surroundings. They filled their big day with the most darling details making their intimate beach wedding the perfect mix of casual and elegant, which makes it worthy of any starlet – or even better this couple’s nearest and dearest. See it all here!
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From the bride… When it came to planning I knew right away I wanted to have it at the Round Hill hotel. The hotel, a former pineapple plantation had the exact style I wanted. It was a glamorous but carefree, a place that housed icons like Babe Paley (my favorite is the Slim Aarons photograph of her in her villa!), Grace Kelly, Noel Crawford and Jackie Kennedy. It was small enough that you can see everyone and large enough that all my guests could stay there. Growing up, my family loved the 1950’s — loved Frank Sinatra and the casual elegance that surrounded that time, so when I saw the place, I fell in love. We actually stayed in villa 25 where is where JFK practiced his now-famous inaugural speech.
We tried to include as much of our family in our ceremony. I wore my grandmother’s vintage diamond chandelier earrings and was married in my other grandmother’s wedding band. Our kiddish cup was used in David’s brother’s wedding, we had two tallis’ on the table under the chuppah. One was David’s and one was my grandfather’s whose name was also David. It was to symbolize the old and the new. The ceremony was located on the other side of the Infinity Pool on a cliff overlooking the ocean. There was a candle lit passage way spanning the entire hotel that led to the reception! My mom and I had a stamp created with myself and David’s monogram that Neither Snow made. All three of us stamped each muslin bag with it, and then we restrung the bags with linen and white butchers’ twine. Instead of favors, we wanted to incorporate our dog Frankie — who is the love of our lives — so we donated money in everyone’s honor to an animal charity and wrote it on the menu! My mom hand made all the happy tears hankies – she had a stamp made on etsy that said “B+D” like david’s cufflinks and hand-stamped each of them.
The most special moment was at the rehearsal dinner when all the guests lit Khom Loy lanterns. Khom Loy lanterns are meant to bring good fortune and also represented where we would be going on our honeymoon… Thailand!
Wedding Photography: Raquel Reis / Venue + Catering: Round Hill Hotel & Villas in Montego Bay, Jamaica / Calligraphy + Monogrammed Stamp: Mara Zepeda of Neither Snow / Save the Dates: iomoi / Postcards + Postage Stamps: Designed by Bride and Her Mother on Zazzle / Vintage Stamps: Precious Owl / Flowers: Paulette of Tai Flora / Wedding Gown: J. Mendel / Butcher’s Twine: The Twinery / Bridesmaids’ Dresses: Dolce & Gabbana via Net-a-Porter / Shoes: Custom Christian Louboutin / Groom’s Outfit: Ralph Lauren / Groom’s Cufflinks: Jeneri Jewelry / Wedding Stationery: Anita Katz Forster Design (Owned by bride’s mother, artfulwall@aol.com)
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What a great location and a beautiful bride, you've got such an elegant taste
Stunning wedding and a stunning couple! Incredible, one of my faves!
I just love everything about this wedding!! Super classy!
Beautiful!
Lovely. I especially love the night time shots!
WOW! I don't even have words to describe how beautiful this wedding is!
What a beautiful, romantic wedding and wedding venue.
Vintage and repurposed adds so much personality.
Bravo!
just noticed the vintage stamps.
I am having my wedding in Key West and your dress is PERFECT! I looked on J. Mendel's website and cannot find it. Is there a style number, or do you know where I can get it? Thanks!
It DOES look like a dream!! What a beautiful/romantic wedding! Congratulations to the bride and groom!
Wow, these pictures are stunning! The bride and groom look amazing! Thanks for sharing!
I also love the dress and looked on the website and can't find it. I would also love to have the style number.
This is a beautiful wedding! Her dress is Amazing..
BEYOND gorgeous!!!! Oh, how I wish I could do a wedding do-over; I'd copy most everything here. Seriously, this wedding is the new gold standard for destination celebration done RIGHT. The dress, the location, the decor - all of it flows together so effortlessly and beautifully. Just perfect.
To the bride: How do you order custom louboutins? I can't find anything on the website about it. Thanks
Effortlessly elegant, maybe I should have eloped to Jamaica instead...
To Kari: I am the sister of the bride, she went to the Louboutin store on Madison Avenue in New York City.
Thanks so much!! I'll contact them!
This is just STUNNING!!!
@Elle and @Jennifer: I've sent an email to Raquel to try and find out more about the dress. Hopefully we'll hear back soon. Thanks for reading!
ps. absolutely beautiful wedding!!
Absolutely stunning!!! Gorgeous dress and bride! The venue is amazing!
Night shots are the best! just Splendid.
@Elle and @Jennifer: It sounds like the dress was custom order. The bride is trying to get more information that would help you. Thanks!
Perfection!
So nice to see a destination wedding where the couple brought such a unique sense of style and class. That bride could not have chosen a better dress.
They seriously look like moviestars! Wow and YES I love her Dress. Congrats you two! :)
To the bride: I'm in love with your beautiful wedding! I'm considering this venue for my own wedding. Did you use a wedding planner? If so, who?
Hi Stephanie,
Congratulations!
I'm Anita, the brides mother.
I am an interior designer/ event planner, and helped Brie and David create their fabulous wedding!
I would love to help you with yours!
My e-mail is artfulwall@aol.com
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To my Darling Brie....... pure elegance!!!! May your life together be as beautiful as you are!
Rochelle!
You were sorely missed!
Hope all is wonderful with you!
Anita