I attended a destination wedding a few weeks ago. The house was tucked away in a valley of trees which made me feel like I was swept away to a tropical location. The grounds were beautiful, the views were amazing and private. The sound of the busy street In front of the house were completely gone and replaced with the sounds of birds and water. It was just wonderful.
The outside of the house was very retro and felt extremely beachy. It had a energy to it which made me feel extremely home-like and made me feel that many happy memories were made here. The open concept of the property was airy, open and made it possible for all of us to be in the same area without feeling cramped and uncomfortable. The décor was beautiful with the perfect touch of modern, beach zen meets vintage. I just wish the A/C was as airy and free flowing as the house layout. The bridal suite was an icebox when the other rooms were like a sweat shack in Mexico in the middle of summer. The fans in the rooms made it feel a little cheap and made me feel like we were in a No-Tell Motel not so much the Holiday Inn. The room off the kitchen was a nice area to have because of the bathroom and fridge. We didn't have to walk through the house and get sand and water all over it. But the one barely worked so we pretty much had to use ice for everything....and I mean everything. We had to do a lot of ice runs because there was no ice maker on the property that we could access. It was pretty unrelaxing to have to get dressed and get more ice. The grounds themselves were open and tropical and offered enough open spaces to do pretty much everything. The only downfall was that if we were on a boat or were a boat it was easy to get into the water. But as humans we had to jump off the pier, praying you didn't break anything when you hit the bottom, or cross the rocky shore to get water access. Needless to say I only entered the water twice, thank the lord for the pool! Every day, and I mean everyday, we had a random person walking around the grounds "cleaning' and "maintaining" the property. Which is nice but when your walking around half naked and trying to relax its hard to when you have random people looking at you. Thank god we were not a clothing optional wedding, they would have got an eye full. (Meant for humor)
On the day of the wedding the venue was perfect, the pier isle was breath taking and the backdrop of the water was just amazing. Everything was at the venue and we had enough space to dance, laugh and relax. The only bad thing I witnessed was that there was a metal skewer sticking out of the sand on the day of the wedding. We were all barefoot walking around and grounds keeping was outside that morning cleaning the area. Just a little irritating when they are there for hours on end. The morning after the wedding the grounds keeping started breaking down everything very early in the morning, very early. I went outside to make sure we had not left anything outside from the evening before. They had already cleared most of the spaces and saw a few of our items in the garbage. Yes....the garbage. WHO THROWS THINGS AWAY WHEN YOUR STILL IN THE HOUSE??!!?? Not cute to dig through the trash in your PJs before coffee without sleep. Before we had everything packed up from our stay the clean up crew was inside cleaning the house while some of the guests were still in the shower. It is a horrible experience to be pushed and rushed out when we just celebrated the union of two souls. It was a swift butt kick back into reality.
In closing, the experience was awesome. The ups and downs made it magical and made the wedding just an even more memorable experience. We made some awesome memories, new friends and have some amazing pictures. Any bride would be a fool to not look into the Key Largo Lighthouse for the wedding day just one small thing: there is no lighthouse. read more
