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Customize Your Matrimonial Moment at Caneel Bay

Apr. 01, 2009



ST. JOHN, USVI - Caneel Bay, A Rosewood Resort knows wedded bliss. The award-winning beachfront resort on St. John offers a complete range of matrimonial services and experienced wedding professionals to assure everything goes just so. From the ceremony to the reception, licensing to catering, flower arrangements to photography, Caneel Bay is a one-stop spot for making wedding dreams come true.

Every wedding is custom-designed at Caneel Bay, where an experienced staff of wedding professionals assists in all aspects of planning. The resort's catering department specializes in tailor-made events, drawing from exceptional local photographers, officiants, florists, entertainment and activities specialists whose only goal is to grant every wish - and flawlessly, at that.

A regular on Condé Nast Traveler's Gold List and Travel + Leisure's World's Best lists, Caneel Bay offers an exquisite backdrop for launching your lives together. Recently renovated in retro "beach house" chic, the 170-acre resort is among the Caribbean's most sophisticated retreats. Dining options include the elegant Turtle Bay Estate House, eclectic Equator at the Sugar Mill and more, and there's no more inviting spot for an intimate rehearsal dinner than the Wine Room at Turtle Bay. There are seven separate beaches to stretch out, two beachside massage cabanas for relaxation, therapies for well-being at the Self Centre, and "soft adventure" diversions both on land and at sea. 

It's your special day, so let your imagination be your guide. The "Casual Elegance" wedding package at Caneel Bay can help you get started, and includes the following:

• Arrangements & fee for officiant

• Bridal bouquet & boutonniere

• Bottle of house champagne or wine

• One-tier 6" wedding cake

• Turtle Bay Point location fee

• Site coordination

The "Casual Elegance" wedding package is $3,500 (plus service charge) and requires a three-night minimum stay at Caneel Bay.

For more information or to beginning planning your wedding at Caneel Bay, please call 340.776.6111 or visit www.caneelbay.com.

Caneel Bay, A Rosewood Resort is set on 170 acres in Virgin Islands National Park on the island of St. John.  Pristine natural surroundings and low-key luxury are the signatures of this exclusive retreat, which offers an inviting array of Caribbean diversions including seven white-sand beaches, a new fitness center and pool, complimentary watersports and amenities, and lushness all around.  Founded by Laurance Rockefeller over 50 years ago, Caneel Bay has 166 charming guest rooms, each built to blend into the landscape, with intimate locations, natural woods, native stones and hand-crafted furnishings. There are myriad restaurant options on-site: The Turtle Bay Estate House offers a modern steakhouse inspired menu, with elegant service; The Wine Room, set in an 18th-century plantation house, offers incomparable private dining for parties up to 10 people with more than 1,000 bottles to choose from; The Equator is a celebration of eclectic Carib-Asian cuisine perched high above the stone and coral ruins of an 18th-century sugar mill; the Caneel Beach Terrace is popular for its sumptuous breakfast and lunch buffets including the renowned Monday night grand buffet; and the Caneel Bay Bar offers light fair and island cocktails. Kids enjoy great experiences and making new friends under the watchful eyes of well-trained staff at Turtle Town, which specializes in programs that stress environmental appreciation while allowing children to discover and explore. The Self Centre at Caneel is dedicated to nurturing mental, physical and spiritual well-being through mind/body approaches to stress relief, relaxation and rejuvenation. 

Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Rosewood Hotels & Resorts manages properties worldwide including Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek and Rosewood Crescent Hotel in Dallas, The Carlyle in New York, The Mansion on Peachtree in Atlanta, Rosewood Sand Hill, CordeValle and San Ysidro Ranch in California, Rosewood Inn of the Anasazi in Santa Fe, Las Ventanas al Paraíso and Rosewood Mayakobá in Mexico, and a triumvirate of world-class Caribbean properties - Rosewood Little Dix Bay on Virgin Gorda, Caneel Bay on St. John and Jumby Bay on Antigua. Rosewood recently launched a new spa brand - Sense, A Rosewood Spa® - featuring treatments reflective of the brand's signature philosophy A Sense of Place®. For more information on Rosewood Hotels & Resorts or Sense, A Rosewood Spa®, please call 888.ROSEWOOD or visit rosewoodhotels.com.

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Hawkins International PR
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Telephone: 212.255.6541

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P.O. Box 720, St. John, USVI 00831-0720   T 340.776.6111  F 340.693.8280  Email: caneel@rosewoodhotels.com   Reservations: 888.Rosewood

Note: The resort will be closed during the fall season between Sept. 7-Oct. 27, 2010.