Weddings at the Sands Resort on Grace Bay

The Sands at Grace Bay in Turks & Caicos is little slice of wedding-day heaven. Picture powder white sand, turquoise waters, lush gardens, and spacious suites to begin your love story in style. Here’s what having your wedding photographed there might feel like:

Imagine waking up to the sun coming through your balcony as you open the curtains and look at your gorgeous view. Each room has spacious living and dressing areas that offer the perfect space for the others who will be helping you to get ready on your wedding day. Your photographer can use the various spots around your suite for details photos and the lovely balcony for getting a photo of your dress.

The Sands is built around a lush garden courtyard, with tropical landscaping, pathways, flowering plants, and balconies overlooking green foliage. This makes an ideal place for the “first look” which is the moment when the couple sees each other for the first time on the wedding day. The natural beauty of the grounds allows for areas for privacy for when a bride and groom first see each other.  Photographically, it’s magical: the contrast of formal wedding attire with gentle, tropical greenery, candid emotion, and natural light.

Whether you’re eloping with just the two of you or surrounded by friends and family, Grace Bay beach is stunning and offers perfect turquoise water and white sand background that most couples dream of. You can choose to exchange vows with just the two of you, or with loved ones cheering nearby, making the moment personal and meaningful as you wish. Typically, most ceremonies are just before sunset when the temperatures are slightly cooler.  The soft sand of the beach is below your toes as you walk towards your wedding arch and catch the eye of your fiancé staring back at you. It’s like time stood still and you’re the only two people in the world.

If you prefer brighter, more vibrant colors, morning wedding ceremonies are also an option. They typically are much smaller and popular for elopements.

After the ceremony, there’s time for formal portraits, usually under the wedding arch. Group photos with family and friends are taken against the wide, open beach, with the sea behind and maybe a sailboat or two. Then, couples’ portraits where you capture your first photos as husband and wife, strolling along the shore. All the excitement before the wedding melts away as your toes touch the water, and you hold each other in a gentle embrace. It’s a time to capture romantic or fun moments of both of you together away from your guests. When the time is exactly right, your photographer will capture a photo during sunset. That’s often a favorite photo and one that is enlarged for the wall or put in a wedding album at the final photo.  Sunsets in Turks and Caicos are amazing, and each one is different, sometimes they are vibrant and other times they are peach or pink pastel colored.

The Sands has excellent areas for your dinner or reception.  Hemingway’s restaurant provides covered options for your guests as well as an open area just steps from the beach. The wooden pool deck is also lovely for a set up with tables that give guests the option to dine under the stars. There’s also always the beach where you can have dinner for two or a more elaborate set up for larger weddings.

Having your wedding photographed at The Sands at Grace Bay gives you more than just “pretty pictures.” It gives you heartfelt memories from the beauty of preparation, the emotional first look, the joy of the vows, connection with loved ones, portraits against the sea and sky, the romance of sunset. Every photograph becomes a page in your story, something you can revisit forever.

The friendly wedding coordinator at the Sands can help bring your wedding dream to reality and work with you on the best options for your special day.  Our talented photographers can help create a photo timeline that will include the best locations around the resort, so your photos are the very best!