Dive couple Chris and Sharon wanted to get married, but not in the conventional way. They were determined to tie the knot underwater, and as far as they were concerned, there was no better place in which to do so than in one of the world best dive destinations - the Cayman Islands .
Until now, all underwater marriage ceremonies in Cayman have in fact been vow renewals with the legal ceremony taking place on dry land. This, therefore, was truly the first official underwater wedding to take place in the Cayman Islands .
Snooba Travel, a specialist scuba and snorkelling tour operator offering tailor made breaks, contacted the Cayman Islands Department of Tourism to assist with this unusual request. Nikola Greifeld, who runs Snooba Travel says: “This certainly wasn’t one of our every-day requests – in fact, we had never organised an underwater wedding for a client before! However, we felt that with our knowledge, passion and expertise we could create a beautiful ceremony, and make this couple’s wish come true.”
Chris and Sharon booked to travel to the Cayman Islands for a two week holiday, and set the date to hold the ceremony on 22nd November. On-island dive operator Steve Broadbelt from Ocean Frontiers was charged with the responsibility of arranging the underwater ceremony and, in true Caymanian style, he ensured that no detail was overlooked. The underwater setting was nothing sort of picturesque, with an aisle made of conch shells leading to a 213 year old anchor which served as an altar, and the couple was attended to by a team of six divers to orchestrate the ceremony.
Steve himself was underwater with the couple, whilst the minister was on the boat communicating directly with them over the radio communications equipment. “Everything went like clockwork,” Steve said, “The exchange of vows was completed entirely underwater, using full face masks, so no single part of this marriage took place on dry land - even the signing of the registry was done back on the dive boat. The celebration was toasted with a bottle of champagne and cutting of the cake, before the happy couple swapped the dive boat for a convertible and drove off in to the sunset."
Newly weds Mr and Mrs Dow spent their second week at the Little Cayman Beach Resort on the smallest and most romantic of the three islands - Little Cayman has a population of only 150 – with some of the world’s greatest diving for the couple to enjoy.
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