I always knew I wanted to get married abroad, it was just narrowing down the perfect destination. Once we’d stayed at Sandals Royal Barbados, there was no doubt that this was the one! We’d absolutely fell in love with it..
We stepped off the plane to the hot air hitting our faces, grabbed our luggage and was shortly greeted by a Sandals representative who showed us to our transfer. A short 15 minutes later and we had arrived.
Stepping out to a gorgeous open air reception area, Rolls Royce parked up outside, we were shown to the club lounge for our private check in. Those staying in a Butler room would be greeted by their Butler and taken to the Butler lounge. The staff were so friendly and welcoming, we instantly felt right at home. All checked in, we were escorted to our room. A brief tour of the resort along the way, we couldn’t wait to explore the resort further.
The door opened and Ohh my life it was the most beautiful room I had ever seen! So clean and modern, simply stylish and spacious. We both looked at each other in awe. We couldn’t wait to get unpacked and settled in. As if this is our home for the next week!
We got showered and dressed and headed out for our first evening. The pub! It was like home away from home. Our first taste of the food and for pub grub, it was pretty good! It was an early night after a long day travelling, we couldn’t wait to wake up to a full day tomorrow in this beautiful place.
Waking up in paradise! A pot of fresh coffee brewing, we opened the balcony doors to the heat! What a beautiful sunny day! We sipped our coffees on the balcony and took it all in, this was the first day, we still had a whole week of this! We headed out to breakfast at the American Tavern and then it was a day of exploring and sunbathing.
The main pool was stunning! Looking out to that beautiful beach, this was me for the day! The hardest decision I had to make was which cocktail to have haha! This was the life!
With 5 pools to choose from, including a rooftop pool! A bowling alley, games area, piano bar, there was no way we were going to get bored in this place. With 17 restaurants, we didn’t manage to get round to them all but my favourite had to be Butch’s Chophouse (on Sandals Barbados side). The crab cakes were to die for, followed by a perfectly cooked fillet steak, we didn’t have quite enough room for desert! Bombay restaurant had to be a close second and then not to forget the French cafe that served the best white chocolate chip cookies, and the glazed donuts from Sweet n Salty’s!
Each night we had a gorgeous meal, the standard was just exceptional. Followed by premium alcohol, cocktails, champagne, there was plenty to choose from.
On the Friday, we decided to try out the famous Oystins Fish Fry. A friendly taxi driver drove the short journey there and recommended the place to eat! Mingling with the locals, we sat down with our rum punches and ordered a mixture of dishes to try. Chicken, fish, plantain, rice and peas and macaroni cheese. The food was delicious! After dinner we headed into the hustle and drank cheap beer, listened to music and watched the locals dancing away in their element.
The week was coming to an end and we just didn’t want to leave! We’d had the most amazing time, gorgeous weather, excellent service, beautiful food. We couldn’t wait to bring our family and friends here to experience what we had and celebrate our special day with us! We had found the perfect wedding destination! Roll on November 2020…