The couple was scuba diving in Abaco when through the suggestion of a friend Keith decided to make his marriage proposal underwater.

I stumbled across the video on Youtube and was captured by the idea.

I know that underwater marriage proposals have been done before and happen in warm water tropical destinations all the time but I like this one because it happened in the Bahamas.

Underwater marriage proposal in the Bahamas

It started with the couple swimming during the dive and Keith pointing out a sea shell on the ocean floor to Alena, which he encourages her to get.  She seemed rather reluctant as she dove down to get it, but and after a little struggle  she eventually reached the shell and turned it over. To her surprise I am sure,  there was the diamond engagement ring attached to the shell. Simultaneously, Keith pops out a white waterproof pad with the question “will you marry me” and the option to tick either Yes or No.  Well, she accepted his underwater marriage proposal by ticking “Yes.” 

The couple resurfaced, greeted each other warmly with a kiss and then Keith explained the planning behind the underwater marriage proposal.

My only wish is that just as this wedding started in the Bahamas that the couple will also decide to make it a Bahamas wedding.

Here is the video of this beautiful underwater marriage proposal in the Bahamas.

underwater marriage proposal in the Bahamas

And if you are looking for ways to propose here are “The 101 Best Marriage Proposal Ideas” that men are using to blow away their girl friends and leave their friends and family speechless according to an Oprah Expert.

Got questions about marriage in the Bahamas just email them to glenn@bahamas-destination-wedding.com or call us directly at 1-(242)-327-2453 and we will get you the answers you are looking for. And as always feel free to leave your comments for us below.

So this is really your last chance to vote on your favourite wedding elements that have been proposed by various sponsor partnership.

This week you have three element of Donaliquea and Wence’s  Dream Wedding to decide on..

Dream Wedding Cake

So which of Vivienne Lockhart’s cakes will it be

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Dream Wedding Hairstyles

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Dream Honeymoon

One thing is certain and that is Donaliquea and Wence’s dream honeymoon will be in the Caribbean but which of these tropical islands will it be?

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So following this link to Bahamas@sunrise  Dream wedding 2 website and get your vote counted before

Dream Wedding Hairstyle

Dream Honeymoon

Bahamas Beach Wedding

And will be affecting the islands for the next two day with no island being spared the impact of hurricane.

The presence of the hurricane will certainly impact the destination wedding plans for person hoping to have their wedding this week and maybe for the next few weeks depending on the amount of damage that Irene inflicts.

Those who are already in the Bahamas need not be too worried as all of the major resort and hotels are well prepared to withstand the impacts of hurricane Irene.

If your wedding is being impacted by Hurricane Irene share your story with us by leave a comment below.

And if you would like to track the progress of Hurricane Irene as it makes its track through the Bahamas, here is a link to The Weather Channel

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Kim Kardashian (AP / Matt Sayles)

Kim Kardashian wedding this Saturday is being called the other wedding of the year in the CNN article “Get ready for the other wedding of the year.”

Although Kim Kardashian wedding to basketball star Kris Humphries will not be getting live world wide television coverage it is still the rave of many and will get four hours of reality television coverage.

The coverage which will be aired on October 9 and 10 is expected to be view by at least 3.2 million. That is the number of persons that CNN is indicating watched the latest episode of  “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” last weekend on E!

And a wedding shot of Kim Kardashian is estimated to be worth between $300,000 and $1 million with People Magazine already having exclusive rights to the wedding photos.

Kim Kardashian wedding

 So what make Kim Kardashian the other wedding of the year and deserving comparison to the the Royal Wedding of Kate Middleton and Prince Williams?

Well, the answer may just be in one of two comments made by Life & Style Weekly’s editor-in-chief Dan Wakeford in the CNN article – “Kim is our people’s princess,..People empathize with her. … She’s gone through relationship struggles, battles with her weight. Things haven’t always gone as planned. [We're happy] to see her find her prince.”

Or “Weddings do incredibly well for magazines,” Wakeford said. “We’ll look at a stranger’s wedding photos and enjoy them and find them extremely irresistible.”

And lots of people are finding Kim Kardashian irresistible, according to Women’s Wear Daily, Kardashian’s cover of Shape was the fitness magazine’s top seller for 2010. She was W magazine’s second-highest and Allure’s third-highest-selling covers of the same year.

Another prime Beach wedding venue is Sandals Royal Bahamian Resort beach in the Bahamas.

Beach Wedding Venue – Sandals Royal Bahamian Resort Beach in the Bahamas

If you are looking to have a beach wedding in the Bahamas then you will find that the Bahamas is home to the finest beaches in the world.

In fact the Bahamas has more beaches than all of the other Caribbean island combined. And the beaches are so great that other countries use pictures of beaches in the Bahamas for their media advertising.

And one of the ideal beach for your beach wedding is the beach located at the Sandals Royal Bahamian Resort on Cable Beach in Nassau, Bahamas.

Just take a look and you will see what I mean.

The only draw back to this beach is that it is located at a resort but Sandals Royal Bahamian Resort

And if you need help planning your beach wedding in the Bahamas, the folks at Bahamas Destination Wedding will be happy to help you with all your beach wedding planning needs.

Glenn S. Ferguson is Resident Wedding Planner and wedding officiant at Bahamas Destination Wedding. A company providing specialized wedding services for having your wedding in  the Bahamas.

Email your questions about beach wedding in the Bahamas to glenn@bahamas-destination-wedding.com or call 1-242-327-2453 or 1-501-588-4621

Its a question I hear tossed about all the time but, are prenuptial agreements legal in the Bahamas?

Well, we may now have the answer and from all indication it is a very clear and a decisive one.

So if you are toying with the idea of entering into a prenuptial agreement thinking that it does not have any weight in “law” in the Bahamas then you had better listen up.

Prenuptial Agreements in The Bahamas

In what is being herald as a precedent setting case, the Supreme Court of The Bahamas has ruled that a prenuptial agreement signed by a couple residing in the Bahamas is legal and binding.

So, I just had to put the question to the attorney at the heart of this almost seven year case Nerissa Greene, Partner at Halsbury Chambers; and according to Ms. Greene the answer to question is both “Yes and no!”

Yes, in that prenuptial agreements are “contracts” and like any other contract the court can review it to determine the magnitude of its enforceability. Coincidedly, no it is not binding but the courts again would have to determine whether there was “full disclosure.”

This was the underlying factor in the decision by Chief Justice Sir Michael Barnett. 

According to Ms. Greene “The Chief Justice’s decision spells out in very clear and concise terms that a prenuptial agreement entered into voluntarily and with full knowledge carries the weight of any contract between two persons and as such is to be treated as a contract would be.”

This case which is the first real test of a prenuptial agreement in the Bahamas has now opened the way for the courts to look at any prenuptial agreement and determine whether there was full disclosure of the assets owned prior to the marriage.  And if there was “full disclosure” the precedent is there to uphold that agreement.

As the Chief Justice’s ruling “Reaffirms the validity of an agreement signed by two people exercising individual rights when heads are cool and no one is mired in the emotional heat of battle as often happens following a break-up.”

Clearly indicating that a prenuptial agreement like a marriage, is an individual choice and should never be entered into lightly or unadvisedly.

Glenn S. Ferguson is Resident Wedding Officiant & Wedding Planner at Bahamas Destination Wedding a company specializing in wedding services in the Bahamas.

Email your questions about wedding in the Bahamas to glenn@bahamas-destination-wedding.com or  call us at Tel: 1-242-327-2453 or 1-501-588-4621