You might think that wandering back and forth in a busy restaurant with arms full of sparklers and boxes of candles is a bit strange and we may look a bit flustered and hot, there might also be a few odd glances in our direction but the end result always speaks for itself… 
The location for the http://www.whateveribiza.com/ team this week is San Miguel, too easy it would seem to create a ceremony on the main beach there, which is therefore why we selected a far more inaccessible location to hold the proceedings! The beach in question is known in Ibiza for its simple yet delicious meals of fresh Sardines, here word of mouth has created a kind of twice weekly vigil of local people and well informed tourists alike who descend upon the tiny kiosk restaurant to enjoy this hidden authentic Mediterranean experience.
This venue also lends itself perfectly to the kind of intimate, yet stylish ceremony the couple had in mind. There might have been the small matter of a 
near vertical dirt track to negotiate, but with the aid of Juanito and his tractor, this was not a problem and everything needed for 1 x beach ceremony was delivered intact.
It’s hard to imagine a beautiful wedding taking place when you first arrive, there is a beach and a beach bar, but nothi
ng really screams ‘marry me here’! We made a start on the gazebo first which is by far the trickiest aspect of it all – and especially in 40 degrees of midday heat! Simpl
e patio chairs were also transformed into flowing white decorations and were placed either side of a white aisle scattered with flower petals. We were drenched by the end of it, but the result was marvelous and worthy of any bride.
The groom and all the family then descended and were clearly impressed with the spectacle of it all. Juanito’s kiosk also served a well needed drink stop and then provided the wedding song f
or the arrival of the bride over its sound system.
She looked lovely and had heroically dealt with the treacherous path as no-one in such footwear had ever before I would have thought! There were tears and smiles and lots of photos, everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves which is the most important thing.
Before it got too dangerous for the party to return across the cliff top and before Juanito ran out of Beer, they went off to have their wedding meal in the Balansat Restaurant. It was all topped off by an excellent reception in Casey’s Irish Bar where Peter played the first dance for them and everyone settled in for a long night! Our work was done however and it was time to leave tired but very pleased with how it had all gone. The best work is always the one which you enjoy the most, and this was certainly one of the best days at work I’d had in a long time… 
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