U.S. Virgin Islands Vacation 2025 - Day 4

Wedding Day! The reason for this trip, our step-nephew Garrett’s wedding, took place today. But we decided the rest of the day would be a “nothing” day. The only plan we had was returning the Jeep we rented yesterday. We did that first thing this morning and had breakfast at Cruz Bay Landing, after which we returned to our room and lazed about. Amanda took a nap and read on the balcony. I watched a movie. We went for lunch at Snorkels, the pool/beachside bar on the resort and then returned to our room. Amanda went for a swim and I took a nap and then it was time to get ready for the wedding.

We took a taxi from our resort to The Last Resort where the wedding party is staying for the week (Friday-Friday) and where the ceremony was being performed. The place is amazing! On a hilltop with a great room and massive kitchen, a hillside, multi-tier pool with bar stools built right in so you can sit at the poolside bar. And a gorgeous view of the ocean, the surrounding hills, and that bay below.

The ceremony took place outdoors in the shade of the palm trees around the pool. The bride and groom shared their vows, had their dances, and all the usual rituals one sees at weddings. At dinner time, toasts were made by members of the wedding party. There were lots of laughs and tears. One of my favorite memories will be the bride’s older sister saying to the groom: “I hope you have as much fun growing old with her as I had growing up with her.” (I’m not crying…YOU’RE crying!)

We called for a taxi to take us back to the resort (I’ll talk more about the island taxis in a later post) and are now relaxing before we go to bed. And I’m typing this post!