Start Planning Your Bonaire Wedding

Congratulations on your decision to exchange your vows with a Bonaire wedding.  The first thing you need to do is start finding the right businesses and services for your big day. Start by searching IsleDo’s Bonaire wedding vendor directory.

Here you can find photographers, caterers, florists, venues, all inclusive packages,  and everything else you need.

Bonaire is one of five islands that belong to the group of the Netherlands Antilles. It was discovered by the explorers of the Netherlands and still have traces of their culture intermixed with its own. Its waters are pollution free and have been legally protected since the late seventies. Making a perfect and safe fantasy of a Bonaire wedding. On the beach with the tide hitting your ankles and the mild air stirring about your clothing, a dream Bonaire wedding come true. If you were to look to your left or right you might even see a flamingo or two as the island is rich in them also. Choosing a Bonaire wedding can help you to have a marriage like no other and memories of this island will last you a lifetime.

For the more adventurous couple after the big  Bonaire wedding day, there is  scuba diving and for those who are game enough, there is windsurfing like no other in the Caribbean with a bit more of a breeze than most of the other islands.  . Those who just want to enjoy a  more relaxed time before the Bonaire wedding or even on the honeymoon you can take a driving or hiking tour through the island’s 13,500 acre Washington Slagbaai National Park.  The National Park is a jaw dropping beautiful wildlife sanctuary with many animals, vegetation and natural recourses to gaze upon. Aside from the previously mentioned flamingos there are also many Iguanas, birds, beautiful swaying divi-divi trees, rock formations and cacti.

The food there is absolutely yummy with dishes like shrimp and fish with vegetables and rice and desserts that include banana cake and authentic fruit smoothies. The culture includes a love for dance and there are festivities at certain times of the year, such as the Simadan, celebrating the New Year as well as an annual parade. The people are  fun-loving and friendly and you will see many smiles and hear many laughs if you choose a  Bonaire wedding. For your trip around the island, there are rental cars, tour buses, boats, small planes and if you live on the edge para sailing and hot air balloons are a perfect excursion before or after your Bonaire wedding.

Bonaire Wedding and Marriage Requirements

MARRIAGE REQUIREMENTS The following rules and guidelines apply to getting married in Bonaire: You need to allow four to six weeks for all the paper work. One of the couple needs to procure a temporary residency permit from immigration. To apply for a temporary residency permit the following are required: - 2 Passport photos of the Bride & Groom (and any witnesses being brought to the island, if applicable) - Photo copy of first page of passport (Signature & Photo page) - Date of arrival on Bonaire - Intended length of stay on Bonaire For the official marriage petition the following documents... [Read more...]