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The Ladera Resort Unveils New 'Paradise Pavilion': A Happily Ever After Not Guaranteed

August 28, 2009 at 4:57 PM | by | Comments (0)

While the Hotel Bel-Air is definitely out as a venue for brides looking to get married before 2011, the Ladera Resort in St. Lucia is in. Coming in December, the hotel will step up their romance factor, allowing couples to say "I do" inside its new Paradise Pavilion. Okay, so the name is kinda hokey, but we’re grooving on the visual, even if we’re not quite ready to walk down the aisle.

Perched 1,100 above the sea, the open-air wedding venue sits along the property’s rainforest ridge. Sounds lush and lovely, right?

It’s crafted in Ladera's signature rainforest style, with terracotta flooring, columns milled and richly polished from tropical greenheart wood, as well as cut stone and tile work crafted by local St. Lucian masons.

The wedding-photo worthy locale/package can accommodate up to 100 guests and has several luxe amenities such as:

· Dramatic Entrance: The site is connected to Ladera's ultra exclusive hideaway, Hilltop Dream Suite #X8 (pictured), from which brides can make a dramatic, all eyes on her entrance via a private pathway.

· Honeymoon Suite: The Hilltop Suite is bundled in the Paradise Pavilion rate – it can function as a private place for the bridal party to get beautified, as well as a honeymoon suite for the recently hitched.

· "Sex on a Plate": Executive Chef Orlando Satchell of Executive Chef Orlando Satchell will customize wedding reception menus. We hear his cuisine is pretty much like sex on a plate.

· Pampering: Pre-wedding beauty and spa services can be arranged at Ladera's Ti Kaye Posé Spa. Couples can go online to create a “Wish List” of service, dining, spa treatments and sightseeing excursions on Ladera.com’s gift registry.

Brides-to-be can contact a Ladera wedding planner toll free at (866) 290-0978 or by emailing weddings@ladera.com. We don't have any renderings or photos of the pavillion yet but we'll post 'em as soon as we do. Meanwhile, regular suite rates at the resort begin at $480 a night. However, the resort is closed right now until September 25, 2009.

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