Legacy | Tahiti Beach Wedding | Cameron & Lee

Words by the bride, Cameron McGuire

"My family's love for the Abacos is not a new love story. It began in the late 1950's when my grandparents and newlyweds, "Papa & Grammie," sailed from New York to Florida to embark on their big adventure to explore the Bahamas. It was just the two of them on their 28-foot sailboat, adventurous wind billowing in their sails. After days on the open water, they made it safely to the islands. Days turned into weeks and weeks into months. Their honeymoon had turned into a year trip through the Bahamas. They finally found their way to a little settlement named Hope Town. 

At the time, Hope Town had three or four sailboats in the harbour and one generator to run electricity to the whole town. At exactly 9 pm every night the generator would be turned off leaving only the raw sights and sounds of the island -  the moon, stars and a few flickering kerosene lamps. The calm sounds of palms blowing in the breeze, gentle waves lapping the hull and distant ocean breakers filled the harbour. This is the Bahamas I grew up to know and love with all my heart.

Fast forward to May 20, 2018 and Grammie is sitting in the front row at her grand daughters wedding. There she is feeling the same Bahamian breeze that carried her here many years ago, gazing just past the newlywed's arbor at an ocean view that tells a much bigger story. This is just a glimpse of their adventurous love affair with the islands and just the beginning of ours."

Getting Ready Location: Hope Town Harbour Lodge

Ceremony Location: Tahiti Beach

Reception Location: Abaco Inn

Flowers: Buds n’ Blooms

Cake: Kent Leboutillier