"What time of day should our beach wedding on St. John be at?"

     Brides and grooms that want the best wedding photographs possible always ask me this question, "What is the best time for a beach wedding on St. John?"

My first answer to this question is: the best time of day to get married is either in the morning or late afternoon when the sunbathers have left the beach, it is less crowded and a bit cooler. My personal advice is that the morning time is the best for a beach destination St. John wedding, your photographs will be amazing at this time of day. My reasons for recommending a morning beach wedding on St. John is:

Picture Perfect Destination Wedding

Envisioning your beach wedding on St. John, the colors of the ocean are turquoise and the sky is a deep beautiful blue, and the sand between your toes is white. This is a perfect description of a morning wedding photograph on St. John. The Caribbean colors are the most vibrant and saturated in the morning.

Caribbean Colors

The main reason that I recommend a morning wedding on St. John is because of the colors of the ocean, sky, and light: they will match your picture perfect idea of a destination beach wedding in the US Virgin Islands. Now all of this is just a photographers observation, it is not fact and might change due to weather: the color of the ocean in the morning is a vibrant turquoise color on St. John, while during the evening the color will most likely be a deeper blue. The sky in the morning will be a saturated blue and in the evening there tends to be a few more clouds. The light during the morning is beautifully descriptive, almost crisp, and great for portraits.

The main thing that bride and grooms do not like about a morning wedding is just that, it is in the morning. There are a lot of non-morning people out there and I know what you're all thinking: who wants to get up early on their vacation, not to mention ask all of their wedding guest to get up early for the wedding?! All this said, you will be up early anyway because you will be on beautiful St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands, gone to bed early from all the fresh air and sunshine the day before, and more importantly it is your wedding day and you're excited!!! Really, you will be awake early, no matter what time your wedding will take place, why not get married when your wedding photographs will be the most beautiful!?!

Wedding Details

A morning wedding will allow you to celebrate your wedding day all day long! One of the main concerns a bride has about a morning wedding on St. John are the details; flowers, hair, make-up, reception, and getting this all together before 9 a.m. Please let me reassure you that it is all possible and has been done many times. The island has wonderful beauticians that will arrive at your private villa or hotel fist thing in the morning to do your hair and make-up, Passion Flowers will deliver your wedding flowers to your ceremony location and a great idea for a morning reception is to have it catered at your villa as a brunch with champagne.