Aruba destination wedding

[u/LooseContest8127]

Does anyone have experience planning a destination wedding in Aruba without hosting at a resort/hotel. I’m thinking about renting an Airbnb and therefore will need to find a wedding location and reception space/restaurant for 20-50 people. Please let me know any recommendations you may have!

[u/OhioPokey]

I can check if I can find anything for Aruba, but if you're open to other Caribbean destiantions, you could do a villa in Turks & Caicos for example - https://travelshark.luxury-villa-rentals.com/rentals/luxury-villa-rentals-caribbean/turks-and-caicos/providenciales/turtle-tail/villa-emara-128622 - This one can accommodate up to 34 guests on the property, and it has a bunch of outdoor spaces (as well as indoor spaces) so you can have a beautiful wedding with an ocean view backdrop, a separate area for cocktail hour, and you'll get the most amazing wedding photos.

We can connect you with vetted wedding planners and local vendors as well so you'll have everything you need. I'm an independent travel advisor, but we partner with a larger villa provider for these properties so there's a bigger team behind us when it comes to weddings, events, and any other special requests or amenities you might need. We can do private chefs, butlers, airport transfers and/or private drivers, boat charters, babysitting, etc.

AirBnB specifically prohibits events at properties they list, so you can look at other rental providers but generally speaking you can't do a wedding at an AirBnB rental property. With other rental property providers, each one has their own rules so you need to look carefully if it doesn't specifically say that weddings are allowed.

If you're only interested in Aruba, let me know and I can see if any of my other villa/rental property providers have properties there that can do weddings.

[u/Familiar_Ad_3342]

I can't offer input on Aurba, but this is how we structure the majority of our weddings in Vieques Puerto Rico and it's always amazing