For destination wedding couple Carla and Tad, it was all the little romantic touches at the Bucuti Beach Resort in Aruba that made their trip so memorable. Carla says, “Breakfast was included in our package and was excellent way to start the morning. Upon arrival we had a champagne toast. In our room was a welcome/congratulation basket, including chocolates, champagne, cheese and other various gifts.” Their ground room floor was just a few feet from the ocean, with a spectacular view. 

They thought the beach front location was perfect and found the staff friendly and helpful. Carla says it was “well worth the money.”

She adds, “We would recommend this honeymoon to others because, the food was excellent, the sunsets gorgeous, the beach was very peaceful. The Bucuti staff goes above and beyond to make your stay the best it can be.” 

A huge thank you to Carla and Tad for sharing their story and photos. They’re a stunning couple who look like they had a perfect intimate wedding in the Caribbean. Carla says, “It was to date the best vacation experience we have had. We can’t wait to go back.” I hope for them that they make an anniversary trip soon!

Carla and Tad didn’t jump back on the plane to Oklahoma immediately after their gorgeous April beach front wedding. They took a few long days for honeymoon romance and relaxation. Carla says, “We spent a majority of our time relaxing on the beautiful Bucuti Resort beach. We took walks down the beach and watched the sunset most evenings.”

They did a little exploring outside the resort, “We took an all island tour and visited the local landmarks. We really enjoyed seeing the island. We also shopped at the local open air market. Which was a great place to buy souvenirs. Downtown had some great shopping as well.”

A few evenings they took one of the local shuttle buses from Eagle Beach where the resort is located to nearby Palm Beach, which has a lot of the bigger hotels and tons of shops and dining options.

She adds, “We had a great sunset meal at a downtown restaurant called Pelican’s Nest on Pelican Pier. Our table was on the water. We watched the fish surface looking for food. It was a great experience and the seafood was amazing.”

They also loved Pizza Bob’s right near Bucuti Beach Resort. She says, “It was a great little pizza shack located within walking distance of the Bucuti. They had great pizza and was a great place to have a cocktail. Some nights they even had live music.”

Immediately following their beach ceremony, Carla and Tad’s romantic destination wedding continued with an intimate dinner for two on Bucuti Beach Resort’s oceanfront.

Carla says the evening was perfect, “We danced on the beach with music from a private saxophonist. And enjoyed a beautiful romantic private sunset dinner.”

The resort will cater a reception tailored for each wedding they host. Waiters serve meals to guests at tables set up in the sand. They can easily accommodate a reception for 30 guests. Though most often their destination weddings are just the happy couple themselves, enjoying champagne and their first meal as a married couple.

There’s really no question for Carla and Tad about the best part of their trip to Bucuti Beach Resort in Aruba. She says, “Our most romantic moment was our wedding ceremony held on the beach at sunset.”

The staff of the resort helps to coordinate all the wedding details, including arranging for the ceremony officiant. Carla adds that they “loved the beautiful, peaceful setting” and thought Bucuti had the “perfect beach front location.”

I love how happy they look exchanging rings. Check back tomorrow to see the sweet reception they had immediately following the ceremony.

When Tad & Carla Bohlen decided to tie the knot in an intimate destination wedding, they started to do a lot of research. He’s a director of manufacturing and she’s a personal trainer
 in Owasso, OK. At first they considered Antigua and Mexico for their beach wedding. But after what Carla calls “extensive research on island weddings,” they discovered Bucuti Beach Resort on Eagle Beach in Aruba.

This small resort – with 140 guest rooms – is a couples-only destination that caters to romantic travel and on-site weddings. They’ve been consistently rated one of the Caribbean’s most romantic spots by bridal magazines and site like TripAdvisor. Their on-site wedding coordinator Nashette Wouters helps couples plan all of the details of their wedding.

Carla and Tad absolutely loved their sunset ceremony and the stay at Bucuti. The gorgeous destination and the attentive staff helped create a memorable trip. Carla says that Nashette, “made every detail of our wedding perfect. She went above and beyond our expectations.”