Our Honeymoon: Turks & Caicos
It's been a month since our honeymoon and wedding celebrations, and although I'm sad it's over, we're really happy to be back to our normal routine. No stress, no planning, no wedding nightmares (seriously!) – just enjoying our lives together as we did before. Our honeymoon helped us hit the reset button, and now we're back to business as usual. This means I'll be back on the blog more often and taking on more creative projects, which I'm really looking forward to!
After the wedding, we waited until Wednesday before taking off on our trip. So glad we did. We needed that time to decompress when the wedding ended, and it allowed us to spend the days leading up to the big day doing last minute preparations, instead of packing for the trip. We deliberated for a while about where to go, but Turks and Caicos had been on our radar for a while (and how can you say no to Grace Bay Beach? You just can't). We’re both glad we didn’t try to plan a major adventure for this trip, we were so wiped out from the wedding that we really just wanted to relax – and this was the perfect spot!
We stayed at Wymara Resort + Villas on Providenciales — a chic, modern paradise with basically the coolest pool I've ever seen. The location on Grace Bay was perfect and private, tucked away at the end of a string of resorts, with no crowds in sight. It was almost like having the beach to ourselves.
Isn't this water insane? I just can't get over it. It was basically a pool (except with starfish)! There are a ton of reefs right off the beach, so we were able to just swim out and snorkel without needing a boat trip or a plan (I hate a vacation with an itinerary).
{Toasting to our one-week anniversary!}
Ah, breakfast! I don't think Jim missed a single day of made-to-order western omelettes at our resort. We spent the majority of our trip stuffing our faces, and there were tons of local restaurants that are not to be missed. Fresh seafood, conch and cocktails are everywhere. We rented a car so we could drive around and explore the island, which I’d recommend doing! Our favorites spots for amazing food and atmosphere were Coco Bistro (make a reservation, it fills up!), Somewhere Cafe, Bugaloo's, and Infiniti at Grace Bay Club (below). Grace Bay Club is the perfect spot for a romantic dinner on the beach — grab drinks at their super sleek outdoor bar (Infiniti) while you wait for your table. Make a reservation there too!
{Grace Bay Club’s Infiniti Bar}
Riding horseback through the ocean was one of the coolest things I've ever done. It was hard to peel ourselves off our beach chairs, but I'm so glad we did it! We ended up being the only people in our group (gotta love the offseason) so we had a private ride with our instructor. Aside from horseback riding, we were also able to borrow kayaks and snorkeling gear from our resort, for when we felt like doing something besides chillin’ in the sun ;) We were able to snorkel right off the beach in a few spots, so there was no need to charter a boat, which was a nice surprise! There were designated snorkel areas marked with buoys, so it made it super easy to know where to go.
We took our GoPro along with us, knowing we'd want some snorkeling footage, and we decided to make a little highlight reel of our trip – you can check it out below. I'll be back to post our wedding photos as soon as they arrive!