Wedding Planning - Martinique

March 11 - I met with Emille Lameble, a physical therapist by day and a passionate videographer by night. Emille loves videography and telling stories on film. He captured his daughter's wedding on video and I was to meet with him to see the details that the wedding planner came up with.

His daughter's 15 day wedding celebration theme integrated the five senses and cleverly added a sixth sense.

Upon arrival at the airport, the 80 friends and family were greeted by a local band to listen to while everyone found their luggage. They were also given a bag. The front of the bag was stamped with a formal good morning greeting, "Jedibonjou" and was full of goodies that represented the 5 (+ 1) senses. The bag had the following in it:

Taste: Recipe cards of all the foods they would be eating during the wedding

Sight: Colorful 15 day program showing photos of all the different activities they would take part in (all optional of course): 2-3 Beach days, a run/walk in a marathon, a visit to a rum distillery, scuba diving, a hike in nature, snorkeling, scavenger hunt, boat to a secluded island, a walk up St. Pierre mountain (volcano), jet ski, shanty-noelle (sing Christmas carols, eat, drink), and last but not least the ceremony and reception.

Hearing: The band played upon arrival at the airport and in the bag was a CD full of music that would be playing at the wedding.

Touch: Sunscreen for all the different outdoor activities to ensure they would not burn.

Smell: Spices that were integrated into the foods and event. D'iande (wood from India) that grows in Martinique and gilofile (a type of curry).


Sixth sense - The Mind: Schedule for a day long team scavenger hunt. The scavenger hunt was arranged by separating everyone into teams of five. Each team was issued a rental car and assigned a name based on a beach in Martinique to accomplish the tasks. The winning team won a special local gift from Martinique.

Emille graciously gave me a Jedibonjou bag, a CD full of Martinique (wedding) music, the ceremony program, 15 day photo itinerary, and lots of fun ideas to take back home with me. I really enjoyed my time with Emille. The morning I spent with him was one of my favorite things I did on Martinique!


A few days later, Emille met us at the airport to wish us well on the rest of our journey. I'm loving this experience and all the wonderful people I'm meeting!

Shelly Kane