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Island Wedding Services

Island Wedding Services

St Thomas, VI
4.8 out of 5 rating, 23 Reviews
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    Laysha Sent on 05/25/2017
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    I couldn't ask for anyone, but Katherine/Smo/Michelle/whateverhernameis to officiate my wedding. We wrote our own ceremony, and she followed it amazingly,but when there was an unexpected glitch in the plans, she went with it and made the ceremony even more memorable than we had hoped. Katherine is amazing!
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    The words, "ABSOLUTELY AMAZING", don't begin to describe our experience with the Island Wedding Services Team. THANK YOU for making our special day more memorable than we could have ever imagined. Everything exceeded our expectations!! Summer, Malachi, and Minister turned our dreams into reality. I can honestly say that fairy tales do come true. If you have ever dreamed of a unforgettable island wedding, let this amazing team of wonderful people make your dreams come true. Our ceremony was beautiful, the flowers were gorgeous, and the pictures that we have to share with family and friends are spectacular. And.... Magens Bay is not only breathtaking, but picture perfect!! The entire experience was unbelievable. Thank you all again for the memories of a lifetime and a wedding day that I had always dreamed of.


    Married on Magens Bay 2/23/15
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    Sarah Sent on 12/21/2013
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    these guys were amazing! i do not think we could have chosen anywhere better! sincere thanks to everyone involved. LOVED them all!

    Island Wedding Services's reply:

    Thank you, Sarah! We are happy that you are happy. Merry Christmas from the IWS Team.
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    Sandra Sent on 11/04/2013
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    Summer made my wedding a dream come true! She makes the saying "where dreams really do come true" possible for me. I came from Australia to marry in the Bahamas & she took care of everything! She is an angel. Words can't say how grateful I am to of found her. I can't say 1 single negative thing.
    She was responsive to all my questions & went above & beyond!! Thanks Summer we love you!

    Island Wedding Services's reply:

    Thank you, Sandra, for your kind words. We are very happy that we made your weddings dreams come true!
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    Hope Sent on 10/23/2013
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    Everyone was wonderful to work with. It was amazing! We could not thank them enough for the warm and thoughtful services they provide to make our day so special. All 20 of our friends and family couldn't believe how perfect everything went. We had no cliches, which almost never happens! They maked my dreams come true getting married at Hassel Island.

    Hope Goeman
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    Kathryn Sent on 10/30/2013
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    Island wedding services was very easy to deal with. Very flexible and affordable. They had a variety of services to choose from and made everything seamless. Wonderful!
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    Erin Sent on 07/30/2013
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    Island wedding services did an amazing job helping me with my wedding. I had never been to st Thomas and I didn't know where to begin but all I did was make the decision of WHERE I wanted the wedding (helicopter to private island) and they did everything else. They let me know exactly what paperwork I needed, how to get it, details about the flight, types of bouquet, EVERYTHING! The officiant was absolutely perfect and was all arranged by island wedding services! I highly recommend this company for all of you wedding planning needs!
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    Dana Sent on 07/19/2013
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    Everyone was so accommodating, timely , professional . We had a wonderful day and the memories Island Wedding services provided will be with us for the rest of our lives .
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    Kathy Sent on 07/12/2013
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    They did a wonderful job with our Island beach wedding. Reasonable pricing and always responded back to questions quickly. Great company!!!! The officiant they use is AWESOME!
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    Selena Sent on 07/12/2013
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    Summer,Malachi , Oliver and Katherine were all so nice and made our wedding every thing we had dreamed about.it actually rained on the day we were set to married and they were so easy and flexible!! Lindquist beach could not have been more perfect!!
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    Alejandra Sent on 07/11/2013
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    It was extremely easy to have my wedding with them. They basically did everything, i just choose a date and a location, tell them what we wanted and what we like. Boom. Done. They help us to make the best day of our life. And the price was actually very good. They surprise us whit a couple of details we forgot and they off course didn't. You wont find an easier way to do it, trust me. 100% recommended.
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    Leslie Sent on 07/31/2013
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    We hired a photographer, Oliver, through Island Wedding Services to celebrate our pregnancy and "Baby"-moon. Island Wedding Services made some great recommendations regarding location and time and our pictures turned out just perfect! We were so impressed with his professionalism and flexibility! And, it was such a great value! This was truly the highlight of our trip to the islands and we look forward to working with this company again.
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    Shannan Sent on 02/15/2014
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    We found Island Wedding Services online and, as I'm sure many other couples who try planning their weddings from afar and without personal references would agree, it can be a frightening prospect to entrust your most treasured moments to a total stranger. From the moment Summer began to help us put together our vision and spent countless hours responding to my every question and concern, every single worry melted away and I knew, without a doubt, that we would have our perfect, fairy tale wedding! Whether you want a nearly hands-off wedding planning process where your biggest worry is what style of wedding dress to wear or you want to put your own personal spin on every aspect, Summer and her team are a DELIGHT and make sure your visions become reality.

    I wanted parasols for our guests and myself, knowing the sun would be hot and uncomfortable, but the special parasol I sent to the islands for myself arrived damaged. Summer asked one of her staff to help repair it and I am so grateful to them both for their thoughtfulness! Malachi, the same gentleman, helped move my wheelchair-bound cousin around the beach, from the ceremony site to our reception area then to the catamaran where we would continue the party and made sure she was able to participate in our wedding along with everyone else. Our wedding officiant was amazing, truly such a delight, and everyone who was there or has watched our wedding video has commented on what a great personality and energy she had. Each of the other vendors Summer connected us with met or exceeded our expectations and ensured that our day was as wonderful as we dreamed it would be.

    I don't expect to ever have to plan my wedding again (except, perhaps, a vows renewal?!), but if I did, I would absolutely put my trust in Summer and her team again. She made me feel like anything I wanted was possible (and then worked her butt off to make it happen!). Thanks Fairy Godmother, you're the BEST!!!
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    Tracy Sent on 07/11/2013
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    They made everything so easy....all I did was fill out a form and show up!
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    Summer took care of everything in St. Thomas for us and all our guests from transportation to the court house for our license, to Bluebeards resort for our wedding on the beach complete to photographer, use of facilities for the day to transport back to the cruise ship....the best possible experience! Will remember forever!
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    Amanda D. Sent on 07/11/2013
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    Island Wedding helped us to create our dream wedding. We asked for a quite intimate ceremony in a beautiful location with photography and that is exactly what we recieved. The Officiant and Photographer were excellent to work with! They truly helped us to create an beautiful experiance that we will never forget!

    Warm Regards,

    Amanda & Don Partee
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    Laura Sent on 07/11/2013
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    We would highly recommend Island Wedding Services to anyone who would like to have the perfect/romantic wedding. The “steps” on their web page explained the entire process; all the required paperwork, wedding location, minister, photographer, flowers, etc. It was a very easy, smooth process and everything was handled online! Our questions were answered promptly via e-mail (and I had a bunch of questions). We wanted a very simple wedding and we were able to select just the services we wanted – for a very reasonable price. We arrived in St. Thomas on a cruise ship and the taxi service (recommended by IWS) was waiting for us. The taxi driver was very pleasant and drove us to the courthouse to pick up our marriage license and then drove us to Bluebeard’s Beach! What a beautiful, quiet (not tons of tourists) location. The minister and photographer arrived right on time – with my bouquet in hand (an arrangement of local flowers – gorgeous!) and we were married barefoot on the beach. It was a lovely, romantic ceremony. Thank you Island Wedding Services for making our wedding day so memorable.

    Island Wedding Services's reply:

    Thank you, Laura. We are happy that your day was so lovely, romantic, and memorable. Merry Christmas from the IWS Team!
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    Crystal Sent on 07/14/2013
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    Planning our wedding was very easy with the help of Island Wedding Services. They had quick responses to our questions, were professional and friendly too. I can't say enough good things about our experience with this company and thanks to their help we have some unforgettable memories of our St. Thomas wedding!
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    David Sent on 10/23/2013
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    My bride and I had the best time .Summer was great from the beginning .Capt Sam and Diane on the Ocean explorer could not have been more accommodating. Our minister Catherine was wonderful and Oliver our photographer was terrific. I would certainly recommend Island Wedding Services to ANYONE!!.Can't wait to get back!!
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    .David and Cheryl Colquhoun.
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    Sharon Sent on 06/21/2013
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    Summer Westman of Island Wedding Services is fantastic. She responds to emails quickly and thoughtfully. She had the right answers to all the questions we asked and she was right on target in providing everything we needed. Planning a destination wedding can be stressful and she made the whole process a breeze! It was the perfect wedding, the most beautiful venue, and the most gorgeous flowers. The limo was on time, the officiant was so nice and personable, and the photos came out fabulous! All arranged by Island Wedding Services! I would definitely recommend them for your St. Thomas wedding!
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    Melissa Sent on 12/31/2014
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    Summer is a pleasure to work with! She gets back to you very quickly and answers all your questions!
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    Saida Sent on 11/27/2015
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    Island wedding services was easy to work with. I corresponded with MaryKay via email to get everything setup. She took care of flowers, I sent a picture. And they turned out great! MaryKay guided me on what needed to be done or decided and I answered back. She was prompt via email, worked great!
    Although I never met her, she did have a wedding assistant on site but he did not communicate well. We met where they stated but no one was there for 10 min so my sister walked up to where we would walk down the aisle to ask someone. Then they lead us up to where we could stand and wait. The photographer was setup by IWS and was great he even stayed over to get a few pictures ideas we wanted! I can't wait to see the pictures! We had about 26 guests at Prett Klip Point on sapphire beach, really lovely place. My husband and I worked in St.Thomas and actually met there so we had an idea of where we wanted to be married.
    I would definitely recommend them. Makes your planning a little easier!
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    Vanessa R. Sent on 02/20/2024
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    Poor Service

    We used Island Wedding Services for our wedding in November 2023. I should have realized that they did not have any reviews later than 2017. They were fairly inexpensive and seemed to offer what we were looking for - a simple ceremony with a beach barbecue. That was fine (not the best, but you get what you pay for). However, the photographer they hired was poor (pictures of poor quality and set up - even our photo printer shop owner thought they were just pics taken by a friend, not a professional), as was the steel pan player. There is not a lot one can do once you are there, on the beach, in the midst of your wedding, so you just have to go with the flow and enjoy the day, which we did. However, they never filed our marriage certificate with the court and when we asked about it, they fabricated a new one (not our witnesses or officiant) and filed that instead. This was a serious error in our opinion. I cannot in good conscience recommend them. There are many wedding services on St. Thomas- do your research and see if you can get recommendations. You do get what you pay for, so it may be worth it to spend a bit more for peace of mind. Still a beautiful island to get married on, but I would use a different planner.
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