Seashells Gel Candle

This seashell gel candle lets your guests take home a little of the caribbean. Each candle has a lovely ocean scent, and real seashells and starfish embedded in a translucent blue gel. Candle comes in a clear gift box tied with raffia bow and thank you card.

Photographs: My Wedding Favors

For more information, visit My Wedding Favors at http://www.myweddingfavors.com/seashells.html

Seashore Favor Box

This is the perfect favor for a caribbean or tropical wedding. The clear box is adorned with a beautiful bow and seashell.

Photographs: The Wedding Outlet

For more information, visit The Wedding Outlet at http://www.theweddingoutlet.com/Wedding-Favors/Wedding-Favor-Boxes/Seashore-Favor-Boxes

Lillian Rose Toasting Glass Set

This beautiful toasting glass set, from the Lillian Rose Collection, is suitable for a caribbean wedding in America or the Caribbean. The set includes a heart vase with two toasting glasses. Sand and shells are included.

Photographs: Wrap With Us

For more information, visit Wrap With Us at http://www.wrapwithus.com/Favors/g465-lr.html

Caribbean Design Personalized Mints

This Caribbean/Tropical Design Personalized Mint is the perfect wedding favor for the perfect day. Personalize each one with the name of the bride, groom and wedding date. A unique keepsake that will live on long after the event has passed. These are a wonderful way to say thank you for sharing this special day.

Come filled with one of the following seven choices: white peppermint, breath mints, gumballs, mint gum, bananas, ducks and sour apple

Photographs: Favors by Serendipity

For more information, visit Favors by Serendipity at http://www.favorsbyserendipity.com/themed_product_pages/p-ie-fs-001-mb.html

Natural Miniature Woven Favor Bag

This miniature natural bag, woven with natural materials, is perfectly suitable as favor bag for a caribbean wedding. The bag comes without any of the shown embellishments, thus it can be dressed up to co-ordinate with the theme or décor of your wedding

Photographs: Moments Of Elegance

For more information, visit Moments Of Elegance at http://www.momentsofelegance.com/catalog/natural-miniature-woven-beach-favor-bags-p-2408.html

Conch Shell Design Candle

Trumpet in your caribbean celebration with this natural selections collection conch shell design candle holder favor.Known for the unique sound that it makes when used as a musical instrument, a loud blast from the iconic conch shell often signals the start of a joyful island celebration. And this conch design candle favor brings that playful island flavor to your occasion.

This natural selections collection conch shell design candle is made from ceramic with a poured blue candle inside. Each comes in a natural craft box tied with rattan and an attached "For You" tag in an earth design.

Photographs: Favors by Serendipity

For more information, visit Favors by Serendipity at http://www.favorsbyserendipity.com/themed_product_pages/p-8137-fc.html

Chocolate Shell Wedding Favor

A collection of 6 beautiful edible chocolate sea shells in a very attractive frosted silver box. Flavors include ivory white, chocolate and marble.

Photograph: Island Wedding Shop

For more information, visit the Island Wedding Shop at http://www.islandweddingshop.com/page/IWS/PROD/chocolate-wedding-favors/TC-Silver

Silver Pineapple Placecard Holder

Welcome your guests to your wedding reception with this silver pineapple placecard holder. Made of heavy silver chrome, this placecard holder adds a classy tropical accent to your wedding.

Photographs: Say I Do

For more information, visit Say I Do at http://www.sayido.com/wedding-keepers/reception/place%20card%20holders

Palm Leaf Pouches

Package your favors or special gifts in this stylish tropical bag. Expertly handwoven of palm leaves, this petite bag will add style and elegance to your affair. Thread a ribbon through the top hole to decoratively secure the bag's contents.

Photographs: Bliss Weddings Market

For more information, visit Bliss Weddings Market at http://www.blissweddingsmarket.com/store/000419.ht

Cescaleña Seashell Place Card Frame

This gorgeous seashell-encrusted frame echoes all the beauty and awe of a romantic caribbean wedding. This delightful creation can be used as a place card frame, and then kept as a sentimental keepsake frame to hold precious wedding photos. They can also be coordinated with other table accents as part of completing the décor of your guest’s place settings. Also superb as luxurious guest favors for a caribbean wedding or anniversary.

Photograph: Bellenza Wedding Favors and Accesories

For more information, visit Bellenza Wedding Favors and Accessories at http://www.bellenza.com/Elements/Sea-Shell-Place-Card-Frames.htm#

Caribbean Favors, Tropical favors and Beach Favors

Caribbean American Bride Blog will be showcasing favors that are suitable for a caribbean or tropical themed wedding. The favors will be perfectly suitable for caribbean wedding in the U.S., or a wedding in a tropical locale.

If you would like to make suggestions on this topic, please feel free to send me an email or make a comment on the blog.

To see all of the caribbean/tropical favors, click the following link http://caribbeanamericanbride.blogspot.com/search/label/Caribbean%2FTropical%20Favors

Black Cake/Caribbean Rum Cake

Black Cake is known by many different names such as Caribbean Rum Cake, Caribbean Fruit Cake, Caribbean Black Cake, and Christmas Cake. The name depends on what country or caribbean island you're from.

According to a New York Times’ article, Black Cake descended from the British Plum Cake. For many people in the Caribbean, black cake is reserved for special occasions –weddings, christenings, birthdays and christmas. I would take that theory one step further and say that a wedding become a caribbean wedding with the inclusion of black cake (caribbean rum cake), whether it’s the wedding cake, or given to the guests in a cake box as a favor.

The essence of black cake is the fruits (raisins, currents, prunes, mixed peel, and cherries), rum, and brown sugar. When decorated almond paste is usually added and then decorated with royal icing.

Photograph: Marilyn Caribbean Cakes

Marilyn Caribbean Cakes

My first post on this blog is featuring, Marilyn’s Caribbean Cakes, the blog that inspired me to create Caribbean American Bride. I created the blog to feature my mom’s caribbean cakes. My mom, Marilyn, has been baking and decorating cakes for her New York area family and friends for a number a years. She had many pictures, and I have always said to her that one day I will figure out a way to showcase her work.

Marilyn’s Cakes are caribbean in taste and style. The blog not only showcases Marilyn's cake, but it also includes cake related to items to personalize one’s cake and event. Below is a sampling of Marilyn's caribbean wedding cakes.

For more information, visit Marilyn Caribbean Cakes at http://marilyn-caribbean-cakes.blogspot.com/