Tell us a little about yourselves, what you do, what you love, what is unique about you and your relationship?
My name is Krista and my new hubby is Adrian. Originally from Haiti, I was lucky enough to recently call Jamaica my new home. Our relationship started long distance and after many flights back and forth for the both of us, I officially made Jamaica my home in 2022. One year later, in December 2023, Adrian whisked me away to his favorite destination in the Bahamas and asked me to marry him. In February 2024, we got married on the beach in Ocho Rios, Jamaica. If you can’t already tell, Adrian and I love to travel. Whenever we can, we are ready to plan our next trip together.
Tell us about your special day, was there a specific theme or style? Tell us a little about the setting, the styling and some of your favourite details.
How did you spend the morning of your wedding? How did you deal with the nerves leading up to the wedding?
This came as a shock to my wedding planner and my parents, I had zero nerves. I must admit, I am a planner, therefore most of my decisions were finalized within a month of hiring my wedding planner. As a yogi, I must say that I was very zen and focused on enjoying every second of the entire process and not allowing anything stress me out. The morning of the wedding, I woke up at 4am and could hear the ocean waves outside my window. As a coffee lover, I grabbed my cup of coffee and took a walk on the beach all by myself, and admired nature doing its thing – the waves crashing, the birds chirping and the sun rising. All around me the wedding production team and décor team had already begun their set up, it was truly surreal. By 9am everyone was awake, we had a big family breakfast, and it was then time to start hair and makeup. This is the moment I gifted my grandmother, mother, sister, soon to be sister-in-law and brother’s girlfriend their robes. It was magical all of us being in one room together, with our beautiful robes while we went one by one to get our hair and make up done, getting ready for what would be the best day of my life.
Tell us about your main outfits of the wedding day
What items or services did you think were a waste of money? VS what are you so glad you splurged on?
To be honest, I would not change a thing. I am an accountant, so from the start I was always conscious about my decisions, and I must say, everything was more than I could have ever dreamed of. I think it is important to sit down and think of what matters to you mostly and spend on that, whereas the things that matter least, you don’t need to spend as much.
Any advice you would like to give to future brides
The biggest piece of advice I can give is to BE IN THE MOMENT. Do not let stress or anxiety get the best of your day. Whatever happen will happen and the best thing to do is to just let it be and enjoy every second of the day you spent months planning.
Bridal Robes: @meeka_co
Planner : Kimmi Dunkley Watkins @dragonfly_exp
Décor: Aiesha Panton @pussbackfoot
Photography : Purple Tree Photography @purpletreephotography
Hair & Make up : Vanessa @vg_beauty
Cake : Sabrina Gore @brinabites
Newspapers & Pizza box: @theceremonyclub
Wedding Dress : @everafter_miami
Stationary : @duodesigns
Wedding Favors : @babe.essentials