Tie the Knot in Jamaica!

One of the hottest trends today in the world of nuptials is the destination wedding. More and more couples about to tie the knot have therefore come as no surprise that this island ranks as the #1 choice in the Caribbean for destination weddings and honeymoons. Some locations: an elegant Great House in Montego Bay, a hidden garden in Ocho Rios or the dramatic cliffs of Negril at sunset. Incorporate some Jamaican “flavor” into the proceedings with local culinary delights such as jerk chicken or grilled lobster and tap into the island’s rich musical heritage with a steel drum band or live reggae performance.

Your Jamaica wedding can be as casual or formal as you wish, as under-stated or extravagant- if you can imagine it, then it’s “no problem”. Accommodation options abound with all-inclusive resorts, hotels with old-world charm, cozy inns and sumptuous private villas available to suit the individual
requirements of the wedding party and guests. Experienced wedding
planners, either independent or affiliated with the hotels and
resorts, take the headache out of the organizational details allowing
bride and groom to enjoy the moment. Best of all, when you get
married in Jamaica, your honeymoon is literally at your doorstep.
A destination wedding in Jamaica combines the thrill of
vacationing in the tropics with the joys of a marriage celebration. The “wedding” becomes a multi-day event creating the perfect backdrop
for a truly unforgettable experience for you and your
guests. Outside of the organized wedding events, guests can occupy
themselves with all the activities and attractions Jamaica offers;
including river rafting, dolphin encounters, watersports and heritage
tours. For a list of local wedding contacts, visit the Jam-boree website at http://www.jam-boree.com.

Stretch that wedding budget!

Getting married in Jamaica is surprisingly affordable and compares favorably with the expense of a wedding back home. The costs for wonderful food, gorgeous flowers, white-glove service, lively entertainment and breath-taking locations represent exceptional value that can offset the principal additional expenses: travel and accommodations. Taking advantage of the dramatic drop in prices outside of the “peak”, late December through mid-April, season and the wedding packages offered by many hotels and resorts will allow you to achieve further savings. With Jamaica’s nearly year-round reliable weather a memorable Jamaica wedding, that will not break the bank, awaits you.

Practical Matters

With a valid license, couples need only be on the island for 24 hours
before they can be married and officials to preside over the ceremony
are available for most religious affiliations. No blood tests are required but officials will ask for a certified copy of a birth certificate, proof of divorce or death of spouse where applicable, and written parental consent for minors.

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Why Jamaica is Special

Jamaica has been on the forefront of many different things some loud while others are tacit. Long before Bob Marley and reggae music Jamaica and Jamaicans were making newspaper headlines across the globe. Marcus Garvey, Jamaica’s first national hero had paved the way millions as a Black Nationalist. The great Martin Luther King said that he grew up in a family that followed Garveyism, which undoubtedly help to shaped his future into one of the greatest human beings.

On June 20th 1965 Dr Martin Luther King visited Jamaica. In one of his speeches he began by saying that “In Jamaica I feel like a human being.” He said he was proud to be among his brothers and sisters on this wonderful island. The following day, he visited the grave of National Hero Marcus Garvey to lay a wreath out of respect for a man he said, gave Negroes in the US a sense of dignity, a sense of personhood, a sense of manhood, a sense of somebodiness.

However long before those days Jamaica had one of the riches city in the western hemisphere and certainly the wickedest until it was destroyed by an earthquake in 1692. The previous year before the earthquake saw 240 ships docked in its harbor. Port Royal was a densely populated city covering just 50 acres and had a population of 6,500 residents. There were almost 2,000 multi-story mainly brick buildings and over 1,500 bars and brothels. That thriving city came to an end on June 7, 1692 at 11:43 am when huge cracks opened and swallowed buildings and people alike.

Jamaica has being contributing significantly to the world and its people for quite a long time. She gave the world the religion Rastarfarism, mento music, ska music, rocksteady music and reggae music. The world’s best coffee which is the “The Blue Mountain”. Jamaica was also the first country to start producing rum commercially and has since perfected the art.

This beautiful island known as the land of wood and water has a long history of contributing to the world in no small means. The latest impact Jamaica has on the world is the great athletes which has stunned the world over and over in great fashion.

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Blooming Romance is in the Air in Jamaica

As the third major island in the Western Caribbean, Jamaica has been in the great talks recently and been marked as one of those top honeymoon destinations in the world. Visit Jamaica and you will feel beyond compare escapade of a lifetime. Jamaicans are warm people and they are going to amuse you during the stay. Make friends with them or appoint tour agents and they are willing to take you on expedition and seeing the sights.

Get Wet & Wild

Ask them to get you to the scenic sights in Ocho Rios. Once here, you can decide to stay at Couples Resort and instantly get a free of charge trip to Dunns Rivers Falls. Thousands of people trek the perimeters of the falls and say “I’m blessed to be alive.”

Just an hour drive from Negril is the Mayfield Falls. This is the second most-visited waterfall next to Dunns Rivers. Newlyweds can also spend their honeymoon break in Jamaica’s beautiful resorts. The Sandals is a fast-leading profitable court in the nation and several people go to see the place for pure pleasurable activities. There are numerous private beach resorts around the country and it offers first-class levels of packages giving you the finest services and lodging. These secluded beaches allow you to go through what a genuine serene life has to be.

Abundant water activities are nonstop in Jamaica. When the weather is well, you can walk down the verdant forests and go through the delight while whizzing the cable line on top of a tree. You can also go in the rivers and raft, scuba-dive, kayak, surf, windsurf, parasail, swim and snorkel. Going into these beaches is also the ideal time to get tan.

Blue Mountain in Jamaica

Ever pay attention to of Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee? The coffee tastes yummy and in fact one of the bests in the world. Newlyweds should taste it. The Blue Mountain is also the territory of various varieties of vegetables and spices. If you like, you and your partner can hike the parched terrains when it’s safe to see the enormous area of green plants and trees and eye-grabbing rivers around. But please be wary, touring Blue Mountains can be risky during wet periods. Floods and landslides occur on a regular basis.

Reaching the Blue Mountain Peak is a goal for a number of hikers and campers. This type of activity is not only a real escapade but also put a light to the romance of two love birds. Usually, the hike will take three to four hours when the sky is lucid.

Shopping

Shopping in Jamaica is a big delight. Loads of items are in good deal and if you are lucky enough, you can pay for an item in a low discounted price. Determining the original price and how much you are willing to pay for them is the best system you can do in markets and stands.

Duty Free shops are all-around in Jamaica. Shop here and you save at least 25-30% of the true price. Some stores accept major credits cards. Yet, corals and turtle products are restricted items in Jamaica and you should never purchase them.

Cruising

Sign up early and discover yourself inside an exciting and well-appointed cruise line. There are five standard cruise lines in Jamaica with four classes in each (contemporary, premium, luxury, specialty): Carnival, Celebrity, Costa, Holland America and Royal Caribbean. Reasonable pricing are repeatedly offered in Carnival and Royal Caribbean and depending on your planned holiday time and to be nicer, book a cruise that lasts for two days to two weeks. For honeymooners, request for any romance packages and you get abundant special treats during your stay.

Cruising can be really nice experience especially if it’s first time for the newlyweds. However, when you look for and book for the right parcel you want, your romantic life blossoms forward and say “This is the supreme honeymoon destination I’ve ever in.”

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The Ultimate Jamaica All Inclusive Arboretum Experience

Although all of Jamaica is a plush, vibrant explosion of tropical plant beauty, nonetheless the Ultimate Jamaica All Inclusive Experience just has to contain a visit to one of Jamaica’s extraordinary arboretums. Each of the four botanical gardens in Jamaica possesses its own distinct aura, and each offers the visitor a unique experience. The botanical garden which is easiest to reach is located in the center of Kingston. Hope Gardens evokes photographs on picture postcards of a 1950′s public park – gracious and faintly suburban and filled with exotic as well as local favorites such as marigolds and lantana. Castleton Gardens, on the other hand, is glamorously reminiscent of the golden age of tourism in Jamaica when millionaires arrived in their own yachts before the island of Jamaica gave way to mass tourism. Castleton Gardens is traversed on artfully cobbled pathways which lead hither and yon, beneath high palm canopies and dangling orchid streamers. Castleton Gardens is renowned for its terraced, tropical ebullience dotted here and there with ornamental ponds.

The Bath botanical garden was established in 1779 on Jamaica’s southeastern side. It is one of the oldest botanical gardens in the entire world. Its early collections having been augmented during the Anglo-French war by the capture of a French vessel sailing from Mauritius which bore a cargo of foreign fruit trees, brindonne, carambola, jackfruit, June plums, cinnamon and other spices. Bath botanical garden’s proudest collection is the breadfruit trees brought by Captain William Bligh from Tahiti in 1793, on a second voyage after his first attempt was foiled by the mutiny on his ship Bounty led by Fletcher Christian. The Bath botanical garden is located far from the crowded Jamaica resorts in a quaint village of sagging historic houses which formerly boasted a fashionable spa with a hot springs. These springs were originally enjoyed by the likes of seventeenth century pirate king Henry Morgan. Entering Bath arboretum’s Victorian style iron entrance gate, the visitor is immediately struck by the sentinels of royal palm trees, Christmas palm from Philippines, Ylang ylangs from Indonesia, two aged, tropical dragon blood trees, and a 230-year old Barringtonia asiatica. The collection of breadfruit trees are descended from the original 346 trees brought by Captain William Bligh from Tahiti; and since breadfruit is propagated by clone rather than seed, most of the breadfruit trees throughout the Caribbean are descendants of these trees. With its fabulous tropical flower gardens Bath botanical garden is a plant-lovers’ paradise.

Cinchona Gardens is located at the top of Jamaica, at an altitude of 5000 feet, and no all inclusive in Jamaica vacation should miss seeing this fabulous attraction. Clouds boil up from the green, far-away, lower tropical valleys. The Garden was originally conceived in 1862 to be a 600-acre plantation of cinchona trees, from which the malaria medicine quinine is derived. When this production was pre-empted by the East Indies, the plan was changed to cultivating temperate tropical plants. Upon entering Cinchona Gardens, you are immediately confronted with enchanting, trimmed beds of begonias, daylilies, and geraniums. Wandering leisurely through the garden, the visitor is struck by the forest of Japanese cedar conifers, and the Lost World boulevard of ferns. Its vastly diversified, high altitude collection makes a visit to Cinchona Gardens an unforgettable adventure.

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Jamaica’s Reggae Music

Jamaica is an island known for its reggae music as well as its beauty. Jamaica is filled with brilliant color and flavor. This is truly evident in the diversity of its people, beaches, food, and it’s music.

Jamaica’s music has moved through many different variations. We have heard and seen performances of rhythms such as Dub, Ska, Congo, and Dancehall. All of these rhythms are known across the world as reggae. This music is a combination of African, American, Blues, and Jamaican folk rhythms. Though this style of music is original only to Jamaica, it is known and loved globally. This music had its origin with ska in the late 1950′s right about the time Jamaica got it’s independence from England.

It all started with the sound systems, and the massive open-air discos that established themselves on the streets of Kingston, Jamaica. It was in the 1970′s that the late Bob Marley took this art and made it an international craze with roots reggae, which was a heavy, spiritual and conscious sound. In 2002 Bob Marley’s album Exodus won album of the century. This proud, bold island had now made its mark on the world first because of its music.

In the 1990′s dancehall and reggae evolved, accompanied by the opinion that it contained more offensive lyrics that would encourage street violence and dismay. However, recently I have seen and heard a recent development going back to more socially and spiritually aware lyrics known by some to be the New Roots Movement. I find that this is a good turn for music in Jamaica and the rest of the world. One of the leading producers in Jamaica, Boby Digital, said:

“If you feed people with violence they’re going to be vile. If you fill them with love, they’re going to be lovely.”

Today you can see the great performances as the artists are showcased at events such as the Caribbean Music Expo, and Jamaica Sumfest. New Reggae artists such as Shaggy, Sean Paul, and Abijah have brought reggae even further internationally. These events usually take place on the north coast (i.e. Ocho Rios, Runaway Bay, Montego Bay, Discovery Bay) of Jamaica, and sometimes the south coast such as Negril, Jamaica.

It is highly recommended that those who are truly interested in Jamaica’s culture and music attend one of these shows. Some of these stage shows can be days long, so if you can’t be there for the entire show, you can catch at least one day of it.

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Where to Be Naked in Hedonism Jamaica

Hedonism Jamaica – the name says it all. Found in the Greater Antilles, one of the most beautiful parts of the Caribbean, this resort has it all. From glorious beaches with bright white sands, to tropical trees that provide shade from the temperatures that regularly hit the 80s, there is plenty to admire in this resort. Not least of all, the naked bodies wandering around as they spend their holidays in pursuit of pleasure and relaxation in this liberal and laidback atmosphere. But where is it OK to be naked in Hedonism Jamaica?

Naked – On the Beach

Whilst there are beach areas designated for those who wish to keep their clothes on, it is absolutely ok to be naked on the nudist beach of Hedonism. Jamaica’s climate and warm Caribbean waters are such that you will not need the warmth of clothing at all during the day. Take a swim, work on your suntan, and as the end of the day approaches, take a stroll to the far end of the beach to watch the stunning colours as the sun sets over the sea. So long as you don’t stroll too far and wander into the slightly more prudish and generally more clothed side of the beach, you are free to wear as little as you like the whole day long.

Not So Naked – Out for Dinner

There are some fantastic places to eat within Hedonism. Jamaica is known for its culinary delights and you’ll find this resort to be no exception. However, all restaurants and eateries are located on the clothed side of the resort so you will have to make sure you pack some outfits if you want to eat out. But there are no rules as to the sort of outfits you choose, and skimpiness is never frowned upon so long as private parts are not on display.

Naked – At the Spa

Similarly to the beach, there are both naked and not so naked areas of the spa. However, there are plenty of areas where you can abandon your clothes in pursuit of complete and utter relaxation and reverence. Facilities where you can be naked include nude outdoor swimming pools and Jacuzzis, and even a nude misting pool. There are also many treatments available such as massages, reflexology, seaweed wraps and manicures and pedicures that will leave you feeling pampered and refreshed. You’re sure to find happiness in Hedonism, Jamaica’s most relaxing resort.

Not So Naked – Fancy Dress

In the evenings, you’ll most likely find more people with clothes than without. This is mostly due to the weird and wonderful fancy dress parties held in Hedonism. Jamaica’s dress code is different every night according to which party you want to attend. From togas to pyjamas to alter-egos to fetish fancy dress there is a theme that will catch your eye. After all, starting the evening fully dressed makes stripping off all the more fun later on.

So if you think you’ll be happy in Hedonism, Jamaica’s most relaxing and uninhibited resort is waiting for you to come, unwind and enjoy the unique lifestyle that awaits you.

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Breezes Resort in Jamaica

Planning your honeymoon ahead of time is very important among other wedding ideas you have in mind. You should also allot a certain budget to enjoy a wonderful honeymoon vacation that would be the mark of the beginning of your life together as husband and wife. So, where could that place be? How about Jamaica?

Jamaica is one of the top honeymoon locations in the world. If you love the Caribbean, you’ll surely love this country. The island of Jamaica is made up of beautiful scenery, lovely people, rugged mountains, and surrounded by blue Caribbean waters. There are well-known beaches in this country that will beyond doubt live up to all you’ve ever heard. There’s Doctor’s Cave beach in Montego Bay, the quiet coves of North Coast near Ocho Rios and Runaway Bay, and the seven mile stretch of soft sand in Negril.

Jamaica is not only famous for its magnificent beaches. The landscapes with waterfalls, springs, rivers, and streams running from the rugged mountains to the deep blue sea are another nature’s gift to Jamaica. Outdoor activities such as rafting, waterfall climbing, and horseback riding are very much enjoyable to be part of your honeymoon getaway in this lovely island.

Breezes Jamaica is a resort and spa that would accommodate you anytime of the year. Breezes Grand in Negril will surely pamper you and your spouse with their luxurious resort and spa. It is located in Jamaica’s southwest shore with breathtaking miles of powdery silver sand and has lavish suites in 22 acres of tropical grounds surrounded with old cotton trees. Enjoy swimming, windsurfing, scuba diving, and sailing along with a fitness center and a soothing spa. There are six classic restaurants offering French, Italian, and continental cuisine; and enjoy concoctions made by excellent bartenders.

Breezes resort and spa in Trelawny is a paradise not just for couple or singles but also for the whole family. With a three-mile stretch of sandy beach and enormous swimming pools, this resort is not just for adults to enjoy but for kids too. They have something for everyone. They have tennis courts, basketball courts, beach volleyball and an 18-hole championship golf course. And the fun doesn’t stop there; Bubble Disco will surely make your feet on the go.

Breezes resort and spa in Rio Bueno is a replica of an old-fashioned Jamaican village with luxurious amenities and services. This place is perfect for couples who want only the comfort of a lavish honeymoon. From comfortable accommodations, extravagant cuisine, dazzling nightlife to extravagant outdoor activities; this is the ultimate honeymoon any couple could have.

Breezes Runaway Bay Resort and Golf Club, from the name itself describe its characteristic – an escape. The tropical grounds of this place, the quiet coves, and the infinite beaches will surely make your stay an escape from the pressures of the real world. Soar the Caribbean in a catamaran cruise or boost your skills on golf and tennis. The best facilities for scuba diving can be used to explore underwater playground; and play golf in a private and classy golf course.

Whatever your dream honeymoon could be, you can find it in any of these Breezes in Jamaica; a paradise to make your honeymoon a special and a memorable experience to begin with.

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