Sandals Wedding Packages: All About Destination Weddings at Sandals

If you’re dreaming of a romantic destination wedding, a wonderfully stress-free option is to have it at a Sandals resort. All Sandals weddings come with a complimentary onsite wedding planner to take care of all the details for your special day.

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Plus, Sandals offers a variety of wedding packages to make it easy for you to plan your celebration—as well as some great incentives to make your destination wedding as inexpensive as possible.

Here is all you need to know about destination wedding packages at Sandals Resorts.

Why Get a Sandals Wedding Package?

Planning a destination wedding can be overwhelming. It can take a ton of effort, especially if you don’t know the destination well. Using a local wedding coordinator helps, and starting with a wedding package helps even more. This cuts down on the number of decisions you have t make and gives you a great base plan that you can customize to make it perfect for you.

Sandals offers a wide variety of wedding packages so you can find the right one for your budget, size, and desired style.

How Much Does a Sandals Destination Wedding Cost?

The first thing you probably want to know is, are Sandals weddings really free? Yes, some of them are!

How does the free Sandals wedding work? If you stay at least 7 nights in a club or butler-level room at any Sandals resort! The Sweetheart Package can deliver a great wedding for nothing more than the cost of your room. It is good for up to 10 people and also gives you a 15% discount at the spa as well as credits toward photography and videography packages. Free ceremonies are limited to Monday through Thursday, between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Of course, there are plenty of other wedding package choices and add-ons. You can spend as much or as little as you like on your destination wedding at Sandals. Theme wedding packages range from $1000 to $13,900 depending on how many people you have, and you can personalize them with all sorts of additional options. This makes a Sandals destination wedding much more affordable than most weddings at home! You can find a full Sandals wedding price list on their website.

Tip: None of the Sandals wedding packages include the mandatory government fees. These range from $95 in Jamaica to $325 for weddings in Barbados; your Sandals wedding planner will be able to tell you what the local fee is and how to pay it, as well as assist you with the necessary paperwork. (Good news—the islands where Sandals resorts are located don’t require any blood tests or medical exams to get married!)

What wedding packages are available at Sandals Resorts?

Sandals Resorts offers “Customizable Weddings,” with a range of packages that you can use as a base and then add options on to personalize your celebration.

All-inclusive Sandals wedding packages usually cover:

• A personal wedding planning team
• Bridal bouquet and groom’s boutonniere
• Some photographs
• A wedding cake
• Table settings
• Chiavari chairs
• Pre-recorded music for the ceremony
• A cocktail reception
• Reception table centerpiece
• Marriage paperwork
• Romantic turndown service with flower petals on the first evening of your honeymoon
• Breakfast in bed with mimosas on any morning you choose for your honeymoon
• A honeymoon dinner with white-glove service and complimentary sparkling wine in one of the resort’s specialty restaurants.

You can add extra touches to your wedding such as tiki torches, a sangria bar, and a lobster wedding dinner.

You can also create a completely custom wedding celebration at Sandals by choosing from a wide variety of options and ceremony locations—including an incredible overwater wedding chapel (at certain locations; see below for details).

One extra you can add is the Kiss Me at Twilight package ($600), which ensures your ceremony will be held at that magical twilight hour and includes a unity sand ceremony.

Sandals Wedding Package Details

Here are the main Sandals wedding packages.

Two Lovebirds Wedding Package

Eloping? If you’re interested in Sandals wedding packages for two, check this one out. For just $1300, you get a complete wedding for two people including a wedding planner, preparation of documents, a wedding and gift registry website, onsite coordinators, and a couple’s massage. For the ceremony you get, a lovely location, pre-recorded music, a bouquet and boutonniere of roses, and a bridal attendant, The package also includes a 1-hour reception with hors d’oeuvres and sparkling wine, a two-tiered white fondant wedding cake, a reception table with white tablecloth and white cushioned chairs, and a private candlelight 4-course dinner with prosecco. You also get a photographer and 10 digital images.

If you stay at the resort for your honeymoon, you get a honeymoon dinner with sparkling wine plus the Sandals honeymoon package, which includes chilled sparkling wine, turndown service the first night, a sweet treat, and breakfast in bed one morning.

And if you return for your anniversary and stay 7 nights in a club or butler room, you get an extra night free.

Sweetheart Wedding Package

For a larger but still small wedding (booking one to five guest rooms), this package gives you many of the same basics as the Two Lovebirds package with some upgrades and extras. These include 15% off spa services, $200 credit towards a photo package, $200 credit towards a video package, orchids for the bouquet and boutonniere, a signature cocktail in addition to the sparkling wine toast at the reception, nonalcoholic beverages at the reception, and a $100 credit towards a private candlelight beach dinner, scuba diving, or a beach or pool cabana.

You get the same honeymoon and anniversary offers as well.

This Sandals wedding package costs $1000 for up to 10 people, and is complimentary if you stay 7 or more nights in a club or butler room.

Bliss Wedding Package

For 6-25 rooms, this wedding package includes the basics plus special offers like a 6th or 11th room free when booking in certain months, a pre-ceremony welcome cocktail reception with drinks and hors d’ouevres, 15% off spa services, a $200 credit toward videography, and 20 digital images. The reception includes a one-hour cocktail party with premium bar and nonalcoholic beverages, passed hors d’oeuvres, a sparkling wine toast, and a signature cocktail, plus a two-hour dinner reception with alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages.

You get the same honeymoon and anniversary offers as above, as well as $100 credit toward a private candlelight dinner, scuba diving, or a beach or pool cabana.

This Sandals wedding package costs $2500 for up to 20 people, $3400 for up to 40 people, and $3850 for up to 50 people.

Epic Wedding Package

This wedding package for 26-70 rooms has the same basics as the others, the same extra room free offers as the Bliss Package, and the same welcome cocktail reception, plus snacks, frozen fruit kabobs, and sparkling wine for the bride and groom while getting ready for the wedding.

There’s also a 2-hour rehearsal dinner, $500 credit toward a photo package, and $500 credit toward a video package. This package also adds flowers for up to two members of the bridal and groom’s parties plus a three-tiered wedding cake, sweetheart table, and 2-hour DJ service at the reception,

You get the same honeymoon and anniversary offers, as well as the $100 credit toward a private candlelight dinner, scuba diving, or pool or beach cabana.

The Epic Wedding Package costs $7600 for up to 70 people, $10,120 for up to 98 people, and $13,900 for up to 140 people.

Are Sandals weddings legal in the U.S.?

Yes, as long as you do all the required paperwork, your Sandals destination wedding will be legal in the U.S. or home country. Paperwork varies by location, and your Sandals wedding coordinator will help you with everything.

Incentives for Destination Weddings at Sandals

Sandals consistently offer great deals on their websites for destination weddings and honeymoons at their resorts. You can check here for the latest offers. Promotions include a free room for groups (book 5 rooms and get the 6^th one free); and a room rate discount if you book 10 rooms or more.

A great incentive that Sandals offer is the Preview Your Wedding package. For discounted rates (starting at $250 per couple per night) you can stay up to 3 nights at the resort you’re considering for your wedding, look at venues, meet with a wedding planner, and go over menus and cake options. You’ll get up to a $1050 credit if you book your wedding there and have at least 5 rooms. This is an excellent way to make sure you’ve chosen the best Sandals location for you and to get a real feel for how your wedding there will be.

Sandals Destination Wedding Locations

There are 17 Sandals resorts, all located on stunning Caribbean beaches: 1 in The Bahamas, 3 in St. Lucia, 2 in Barbados, 1 in Antigua, 1 in Grenada, 1 in Curacao, 1 in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and 7 in Jamaica.

While each location offers similar amenities and activities, there are some differences, especially when it comes to wedding options.

Which Sandals resort is the best for a wedding?

It depends on what sort of wedding you want to have and what atmosphere you prefer. Every Sandals resort is different, although each one is luxurious, romantic, and set on a beautiful beach. Some are smaller and more quiet, while others are more lively and larger. Some are close to the U.S., such as Sandals Royal Bahamian, while others are in more exotic spots like Sandals Saint Vincent. It can help to talk to a certified Sandals travel specialist who has been to the different resorts to find the one that’s right for you. Or, check out our resort reviews on this site,

Plus, each resort offers different wedding venues. All feature beach weddings, but you can also choose rooftops, garden gazebos, and even overwater gazebos depending on the location.

Sandals Wedding Venues

Sandals resorts have a variety of venues to choose from:

• Beachfront
• Overwater Wedding Chapel
• Overwater Wedding Gazebo
• Oceanfront Gazebo
• Garden Gazebo
• Private Island
• Sky Terrace rooftop
• Resort Chapel
• European Wedding Garden

Below are details about the wedding venues at the different Sandals resorts.

For the ultimate unique wedding experience, how about getting married on a secluded island? The private island at Sandals Royal Caribbean in Montego Bay, Jamaica is a stunning setting for weddings. Just a short boat ride away from the resort, this beautiful spot has gorgeous white sand beaches and amazing amenities like a pool with a swim-up bar and a beautiful Asian-inspired restaurant. Daybeds shaded by thatched roofs are dotted along the beach. Imagine celebrating with your loved ones around a bonfire after the ceremony!

Do you want to walk down a glass floor aisle in a stunning overwater chapel, surrounded by 360-degree views of the Caribbean? Just four Sandals locations offer Over-the-Water Wedding Chapels: Sandals South Coast, Sandals Montego Bay, Sandals Ochi in Jamaica, and Sandals Grande St. Lucian in St. Lucia.

Sandals also offer Over-the-Water Gazebos, at Sandals Royal Bahamian in The Bahamas, Sandals Royal Caribbean in Jamaica, and Sandals Grande St. Lucian in St. Lucia.

At Sandals Royal Barbados, you can get married on the Sky Terrace beside a rooftop pool, overlooking the sparkling turquoise sea.

Sandals Montego Bay offers the Intimate Resort Chapel, a secluded spot with a more traditional feel. A charming path through lush greenery and fountain pools leads to the white chapel, which features a vaulted ceiling, wooden pews, stained glass windows, and an elevated altar.

All Sandals Resorts except the Barbados location offer an open-air Oceanfront Gazebo overlooking the beautiful Caribbean.

Most Sandals locations offer a Garden Gazebo as well, which is tucked amid tropical gardens near the sea.

For a sophisticated setting, you can get married in the European Wedding Garden, featuring a white pergola surrounded by manicured lawns, beautiful blooms, and elegant water features. This is available at Sandals Ochi in Jamaica and Sandals Grande Antigua in Antigua.

And of course, at every Sandals location, you can get married on a pristine beach, with the ocean just steps away.

On the Sandals website, you can explore each of these locations in detail.

Do I Need a Travel Planner to Plan My Sandals Destination Wedding?

Once you choose a Sandals resort for your wedding, you’ll have a complimentary wedding planner to assist you in handling all the details of your wedding. However, before that, it can be helpful to have a travel agent help you figure out which Sandals is best for you.

A Preferred Sandals Specialist is a travel advisor who specializes in booking travel to Sandals locations and is recognized as an expert. They go through an extensive education program about Sandals Resorts and keep up to date on the latest information.

Often, they’ve been to all the resorts personally so they can give you a ton of details that you won’t find just by looking at the website (like whether there are renovations happening at the property).

You’ll want to find a travel consultant who is a Sandals Weddings Specialist. They know everything about the various wedding and honeymoon packages available and can match you with the best options and resorts for what you want.

Sandals travel agents can save you money, above and beyond the usual discounts you find online. They’re able to get the lowest price, and they know which upgrades are worth your money and which aren’t. Also, they have access to extra options. And since they book so much travel with Sandals Resorts, they can make sure that special requests are taken care of.

Plus, they can help during your trip if any problems come up. They usually monitor the area for weather issues or other factors that can impact you on your Sandals vacation, and can easily reschedule flights or make itinerary changes if you need it.

How long do you need to be on the island before your wedding?

Different Caribbean islands have different “residency requirements” for how long you need to have been there before you get married. These tend to range from 48 to 72 hours, but it’s a good idea to doublecheck it with your Sandals wedding coordinator so you make sure to arrive plenty of time in advance! Also, be aware that flight delays are common, so don’t book your arrival flight too close to that window.

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