Natural beauty (including 37
beaches), local touches (steel-pan
music, journey cakes, Planteur’s
Punch cocktails) and easy fight connections
make St. Martin/St. Maarten a popular
choice for weddings and honeymoons.
On the French side, lolos (tiny open-air
restaurants) serve fresh seafood alongside
Creole specialties. The Dutch side is where
you’ll fnd lively casinos, shopping galore
and sizzling night life.
To marry on the French side, provide
copies of paperwork, including birth certifcates
translated into French. Requests
for weddings on the Dutch side should be
submitted at least 14 days prior to your
wedding date; you’ll need six witnesses,
and all information needs to be notarized
with an Apostille stamp. — Katie McElveen
The Westin
St. Maarten Dawn Beach Resort & Spa
Host your beach wedding at a
sprawling resort that’s relaxed yet
sophisticated, hidden away yet
staffed with pros.
Choose a wedding venue that inspires
you, at sunrise or sunset, on Dawn Beach
under a handcrafted bamboo arch draped
with white fabric, or standing in a heartshaped
ring of fower petals.
The events team will help you celebrate
with 10 guests or hundreds, since the resort’s
venues offer options for private ceremonies,
gala receptions and everything in between.
Indulge in a beachside dinner for two under
a cabana on the beach.
Or host a grand
reception— outdoors with an elegant dinner
around the largest infnity pool on the
island, or indoors, in the dazzling Soualiga
Ballroom with adjoining outdoor terrace.
Your dreams will become reality.
