Two Wheels One Baby

My best friend, Mary, called me the other night to tell me that The Bachelor (brain numbing reality tv show), was at Jade Mountain where her and Joe were married in October 2007. Kyle and I were privileged enough to be invited to witness this beautiful event in a place most people would call the closest thing to paradise. “Nooooo!” was my reaction to this voicemail, because I almost liked that Jade Mountain was off the radar from the masses. In my mind, Mary was a pioneer of the destination wedding, only she didn’t invite a whole mass of people, which pretty much defeats the point. It was just the four of us. The morning following the apparent Bachelor finale, I almost spit soy milk out of my nose when Ellen gave Jade Mountain vacation packages to her game players.
It’s really hard not to sound like snob here, but I’m going to go ahead and say it. Please, Jade Mountain, for the love of God, don’t turn into Sandals. On the flight to and from St. Lucia that glorious week, Kyle and I noticed a ton of couples wearing air brushed “Just Married” tees with “bride” or “groom” on the rear carrying Sandals garment bags with their wedding apparel…and the women wore their veils…on the plane…ugh. This is just depressing. What I can’t figure out with Sandals, is why don’t the couples just go to Florida? I mean, it’s not like they plan on leaving the resort to explore or see the local community?
Looking at these pictures and reliving those blissful memories was hard enough without considering that we are in the final stretch of winter here in Cambridge, MA. What stands out most in my mind about this trip

• architecture
• vegetation
• blue tones
• INFINITY POOL!!!
• Campari
• snorkeling
• windsurfing
• walking into town, pickup trucking it back up the hill
• private beach cabanas
• doing Mary’s hair poolside
• witnessing our best friends become man and wife at sunset on the beach
• rooftop toast and dinner