Say ‘I Do’ In Aruba With The Ultimate Caribbean Destination Wedding

By Anne Sewell
May 24, 2025

Destination weddings continue to rise in popularity for American couples with around 25 percent enjoying them outside of the US. In fact, some 350,000 destination weddings are held each year. With sunshine and waving palm trees is only natural that the Caribbean offers an exceptional experience for couples, with the top location being Aruba. With beautiful sunsets, warm weather and great local hospitality, this island has a naturally romantic atmosphere, where couples can say “I Do” on an idyllic shoreline, or make their vows in a beautiful, restored historical landmark, while respecting the island’s ecosystem and people.

Aruba is the ultimate ‘I Do’ destination in the Caribbean

The beautiful island of Aruba offers a network of expert wedding planners, as well as seasoned vendors, crafting memorable moments among its natural beauty. Moreover, couples can choose a secluded ceremony on the beach, or enjoy a lively oceanfront gathering with all their friends and family. Whichever they choose, Aruba invites romantic couples to savor the romantic moment and enjoy the island’s pace, while tying the knot.

Read on to learn more about enjoying a destination wedding on the island of Aruba at one of these outstanding locations.

Say ‘I Do’ at The Ritz-Carlton, Aruba

This top quality beach resort is perfect for couples enjoying a secluded ceremony, or saying their vows in front of a crowd of their family and friends. The Ritz-Carlton, Aruba is perfectly designed for both intimate and grand weddings, with its array of indoor and outdoor venues. Among them, couples can choose the grand Ritz-Carlton Ballroom, the picturesque Eternity Bridge or the sprawling Event Lawn as a setting to start their lives together.

Renaissance Wind Creek Aruba Resort

The planning team at Renaissance Wind Creek Aruba Resort will help couples with everything from guest accommodations, or the wedding ceremony itself. Among its choice of excellent packages, romantic couples will enjoy complimentary champagne to celebrate the event, relaxing couples’ massages, and special room rates for them and their guests.

Tie the knot at Divi & Tamarijn All Inclusive Resorts

Divi & Tamarijn All Inclusive Resorts [Photo credit: Aruba Tourism Authority]

Couples can enjoy a stress-free, all-inclusive wedding experience that reflects their personal tastes and wishes. At Divi & Tamarijn All Inclusive Resorts, couples are offered anything from vow renewals and commitment ceremonies to full wedding parties and coordination requirements. Moreover, the celebration they have dreamed off becomes a vibrant reality with the magic of the Caribbean behind it. Moreover, couples can benefit from Divi & Tamarijn Aruba’s alliance with the I Do Crew wedding experts at Aruba Weddings For You, with venue options across the properties.

A perfect setting at Holiday Inn Resort Aruba

Holiday Inn Resort Aruba [Photo credit: Aruba Tourism Authority]

Whether seeking to propose to their special someone in a romantic setting, or to reaffirm their love in an intimate vow renewal, Holiday Inn Resort Aruba is the ideal setting. Guests have a choice of a wide and idyllic white sand beach with panoramic sea views for the wedding ceremony, or a spacious outdoor courtyard overlooking the beach for a cocktail reception event.

Aruba Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino

[Photo credit: Aruba Tourism Authority]

The wedding packages are Aruba Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino are designed to let couples really enjoy their big day, while event planners offer a choice of several packages to turn wedding fantasies into reality. Meanwhile, the hotel’s a la carte menu allows the hotel to create a couple’s special day, offering everything needed to accommodate their style and perfect their special day.

Wedding Venues

The island of Aruba offers the best Caribbean wedding venues. Exchange vows with your toes in the sand, say "I do" inside a chapel on a hilltop, share a first dance swaying palms of a seaside resort. There are many choices for Aruba wedding venues.

World-Class Wedding Planners

Moreover, Aruba’s wedding planner and resorts offer customized and personal weddings, until cookie-cutter wedding packages found at other Caribbean locations. On the island, certified and attentive hotel and independent wedding planners help to plan every step of a couple’s dream destination wedding.

Memorable Moments

Besides the ceremony itself and the stay at the resort, Aruba offers many opportunities for excursions and experiences that are ideal for newly-weds to enjoy together. Among them, activities like hiking, kayaking, paddleboarding, snorkeling and more are there for the taking.

Learn more about Aruba and the island's amazing destination weddings here.

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