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People
get married anywhere but in church or at the registry office!
There’s
no place too adventurous to say "Yes". Monika Schenkel has
arranged marriages on deserted beaches, in the jungle and even on the
bottom of the sea. Churches or registry offices, however, are not
exactly popular. Those who come to the Caribbean specifically to get
married usually have something more exotic in mind. By Bernhard Grdseloff |
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Getting
married in Tobago is really easy for visitors from abroad: all you need
to do is spend three days on the island and bring the relevant
documents. "The ceremony can be anywhere", says Monika
Schenkel, who has organized around 50 weddings over the past 7 years.
"Whatever the bride and groom want – most of it is improvised,
but it’s all possible."
Balancing
across a jungle waterfall with a tray of hors d’oeuvres is just as
routine a thing as the plate with the built-in refrigerating unit to
prevent the wedding cake from melting in the sun. "But there are
surprises each time", Schenkel tells us. "When a gust of wind
on the beach blows away the flowers while we’re decorating, or when
the bride stands on the beach in high heels and can’t get into the
boat."
But
eventually everything works out just perfectly despite all those exotic
circumstances. There are lots of couples the wedding manager is still in
contact with: "Some of them return year after year for their
wedding anniversary." More information on weddings in Tobago: click
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Routine: wedding in the jungle |
