My wife and I just return from a wonderful wedding/honeymoon on St John. Before our trip, I would check this site daily. I learned so much from this message board that I feel compelled to share our experience with others.

We were married on the beach in Trunk Bay by Rev. Emmanuel Jaggernauth. We enjoyed his simple service that was catered to us. We highly recommend him!

My wife arranged for flowers on the beach by Susan Pratt. Her web site is passionflowerstjohn.com. She did an incredible job arranging flowers on the beach and with my wife's flowers. She even offered us an umbrella when it showered for 5 minutes before our wedding. While we were getting married, she grabbed our camera and snapped some great pix too! Thanks Susan!

We stayed the first night a Cinnamon Bay Campground since our villa was not available that night. We rented a cottage and loved it. Cool breezes at night! The food at the grill was good but pricey for what you get. Shower and bathrooms were well equipped and clean. The beach is beautiful. We actually came back later in the week to hit this beach!

Starting Saturday and for the next week, we stayed at a villa that overlooked Friis Bay called “Siempre Azul.” Beautiful place with an incredible view of the east end and Tortola. The property is completely fenced in to keep the goats out. (They still got in a couple times) The hot tub was great...I started and end each day in there. It was so nice to sit there and stare at the stars and the lights of Tortola every night. The owner’s name is Chris. Very nice fellow originally from NJ also so we liked him right away. He made sure we had everything we needed before he left. The only thing we did not like about this place was the mattress. My back still hurts! The place is for sale if you are interested for almost $2 million. We live at the Jersey Shore and we are used to outrageous real estate prices but this was kinda high even by our standards for a one bedroom place.

We tried a few different beaches during the week. Of course Truck Bay is our fav but make sure you check the cruise ship schedule to go on an off-day. We did and it wasn’t too bad. Snorkeling was incredible this trip. I’ve snorkeled there about 10 or 15 times but I have never seen so many fish as I did this trip. We really like Maho beach (seems like a Local's beach.) We were able to park our car right in front of our spot. Made packing up at the end of the day a snap! We did not like Hawksnest that much. We parked and walk to the left as you hit the beach. We stopped just before the end. There were several rocks and coral that made swimming at that end difficult. We packed up and went to Cinnamon. Finally Honeymoon Beach. What a nice place. Hardly anyone goes there. It is about a 10 minute walk from the Caneel parking lot but well worth it. Two dingies of people left after we got there and we had the beach to ourselves.

We ate out every night. After our wedding, we ate at Chateau Bordeaux on Centerline Road. Beautiful view. The place is small so you better make reservations. I had the duck which was done perfectly. The place is kinda pricey ($155 plus tip for the two of us). Sticky Fingers in Coral Bay has the BEST BBQ in the world. Skinny Leg’s has great burgers. Miss Lucys Sunday Brunch rocks. Woody’s has great conk fritters and bushwackers...of course. We ate lunch at Auqa Bistro in Coral Bay. The food was OK...not too impressed.

I chartered a day sail as a wedding present to my wife aboard the "White Wing". What can I say....a beautiful ship. The captain, Clark, told us stories of pirates and gave us a lot of history of the island. He made us feel so comfortable. He also makes a mean turkey sandwich! We sailed to Tortola for customs and then on to the “Indians” for some great snorkeling. We stopped at the “Caves” for some more snorkeling before a terrific sunset sail back to Coral Bay. WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU CHECK OUT THE “WHITE WING.” Clark and his wife, Cathy, answered a ton of my questions via email before our trip. They always got back to me within a day which seems to be a rarity in the islands. They did not want a deposit. I paid at the end of the day. We had such a great time we can't wait til next year's vacation to take another sail with him.

Gas prices weren’t as bad as I expected. I paid $2.65 at Dominos. They seem to be the cheapest around.

We rented at the airport Budget and had the car for 8 days. $269.00 which I thought was high for the air conditioned compact we had. When I questioned the price, the Budget representative listed a slew of taxes and airport surcharges. Anyone have any ideas for our next trip?

Well....thats the highlights of our trip. Sorry it’s a little long...just wanted to help someone else out with info as much as this site has helped me. Thanks everyone for sharing info prior to our trip. It helped us out immeasurably!