Weddings

Weddings

Little Arches offers a unique and intimate venue at our Cliffside wedding garden overlooking the ocean. Our Wedding Specialist will work with you to ensure your special day is a carefree, romantic experience. This day is exclusively yours as we guarantee no more than one wedding per day and usually no more than one or two per week.

Little Arches Barbados Wedding Planner At-A-Glance

Rooms 6 rooms and 4 suites

Top Wedding & Reception Sites
CLIFF-SIDE WEDDING GARDEN: 60 standing or 40 seated.
CAFÉ LUNA RESTAURANT: Internationally acclaimed alfresco roof-top restaurant featuring Pan-Tropical fare (fusion Caribbean, Asian and Mediterranean flavors) up to 60 guests a la carte or hor d’oeuvres and cocktails.

Wedding Contact Emma Edwards, Certified Wedding Specialist, 1(246) 420-4689

Reservations paradise@littlearches.com, 1(246) 420-4689

Cliffside Wedding Package

Marry on the hotel’s very own private wedding garden set on a low coral stone bluff above Caribbean ocean.

  • Services of a Little Arches’ wedding co-ordinator
  • All legal documents and transportation to and from the licensing office
  • Services of Minister or Magistrate
  • Bouquet for the bride
  • Matching buttonhole for the groom
  • Petal aisle and tropical flower arrangement for the signing table
  • Cliffside cold towel and water service
  • Professional photography- 24 exposures, 5x7 prints in an album with digitals saved to CD
  • One tier wedding cake for two
  • Café Luna candlelit dinner for two (includes an appetizer and main course)
  • 1 Bottle of Champagne (served with dinner or saved for later)

Priced from approx. US$1,700

You may add to this package, please ask about our list of wedding extras

Wedding deposit information and cancellation policy available on request

Sample Wedding Menu Provided by Cafe Luna Restaurant at Little Arches

Frequently Asked Questions

How long do I have to be on the island before I can get married?
Answer:
There is no minimum stay and it is possible to get married the same day as you arrive on the island.

What are the documents we must have to travel to Barbados to wed?
Answer:
Valid Passports or the original or certified copies of the applicants' birth certificates;

• If either party was married previously and widowed , a certified copy of the marriage certificate and death certificate in respect of the deceased spouse.
• If either party was divorced, an original decree absolute or a certified copy of Final Judgment, not decree Nisi.
• All documents not in English must be accompanied by a certified translation.

How do I get the license?
Answer:
Application for a marriage license must be made by both parties in person, at the office of the Ministry of Home Affairs in Bridgetown (Tel: 246-228-8950). Transfers and the cost of the marriage license are included in the Little Arches wedding package.

How much does it cost?
Answer:

• Bds$200.00 cash and a $25.00 stamp*

Separate fees are payable to the Court and to the Magistrate in respect of civil marriage ceremonies.

• On the Beach - Bds$350.00*
• At the Court - Bds$250.00*

*This cost is included in the Little Arches wedding package.

What are the prerequisite arrangements?
Answer:
Arrangements should be made with a Marriage Officer (a Magistrate or a Minister of religion authorized to be a Marriage Officer) prior to the completion of an application form for the license. A letter from the Marriage Officer who has consented to perform the marriage ceremony should be presented at the time of filing the application. Little Arches Hotel arranges this for you as part of the wedding package.

Are there any further restrictions?
Answer:
Both parties must be older than sixteen (16) years. Couples between ages of sixteen (16) and eighteen (18) must have consent of both parents and their parents must be present at the time of application.

Romance Packages

Island Romance Package

Luxury airport roundtrip transfers
Premium bottle of champagne in room on arrival
Large tropical floral arrangement in room on arrival
Bds$250.00 voucher towards a spa treatment(s) of your choice
Romantic candlelight turndown with flower petals on night of arrival

Price US$390

Sweptaway Romance Package

Luxury airport roundtrip transfers
Premium bottle of champagne in room on arrival
Large tropical floral arrangement in room on arrival
Bds$250.00 voucher towards a spa treatment(s) of your choice
Romantic candlelight turndown with flower petals on night of arrival
Sailing on the Silver Moon, includes luncheon with cocktails and snorkeling
Romantic candlelight 3-course dinner at Café Luna, includes a bottle of house wine

Price US$830