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Posted on April 15th, 2011 | News & Events Category
Martha Stewart Goes “Off the Beaten Aisle™” and Features Exuma’s Chat ‘N’ Chill™ for Travel Cover Photo Shoot
America’s Most Trusted Guide to Weddings and Entertaining discovers a hidden jewel of The Caribbean and captures its unpretentious tropical island setting for the backdrop of its Special Travel Issue.
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GEORGE TOWN, EXUMA, BAHAMAS (June, 2011) –Chat ‘N’ Chill™, Ltd., a Bahamian restaurant and beach bar and special event venue located in The Exuma Islands, was the location of choice for the wedding cover scene of Martha Stewart Weddings ® Destination & Dream Honeymoons Fall 2010,a special travel issue. Wedding trendsetter and do-it-yourself entertaining queen, Martha Stewart, found refreshing backdrops at Chat ‘N’ Chill™ for today’s brides and grooms seeking unique locations to host their destination wedding.
“Brides and grooms come to us looking to escape the typical big-box wedding experience,” says Kwanza Clay Bowe, owner of Chat ‘N’ Chill™ and founder of A Wedding Breeze, Exuma’s premiere destination wedding and event planning company. “Our high achieving bride and groom clients are ‘always on’ and connected with their successful careers and businesses, professionally. Here, they relish in the rustic, laid back surroundings where they can enjoy an intimate ceremony and simply relax with their guests, totally uninterrupted.” In today’s glossy wedding market, where everything often looks the same, some engaged couples are seeking out settings that are not just like the last 5 weddings they recently attended. And no doubt, Martha Stewart is on top of the latest trend and has discovered a hidden jewel amongst The Exuma Islands in the beautiful Islands of The Bahamas.… Read More
Posted on August 1st, 2010 | Blog,Weddings Category
Steve & Mary were my very first wedding clients at Chat ‘N’ Chill, 7 months after I moved to Great Exuma and I was 5 months pregnant. They threw a fun-filled wedding party spanning over 4 days for about 40 of their closest friends and family. Since Mary & Steve fell in love while on a sailboat anchored at Chat ‘N’ Chill, they set their plans to have a wedding a Chat ‘N’ Chill. Before the ceremony, Mary had an “Amazon” cruise where she and her best girlfriends cruised around the harbour in a houseboat that delivered her ashore for her late afternoon wedding. During a special part of their ceremony, Mary’s son “scooped the sands” where they pledged their vows to preserve as a keepsake.
They even “jumped the broom” too.
A hot day it was, most of the wedding guests enjoyed cocktails during the ceremony and half of them stripped of their tropical attire and swimsuit cover-ups and cooled off in the sea immediately following the ceremony.
Everyone partied late into the evening to Bahamian, Calypso and Reggae music played by a local band. From the looks of the photos, Steve, Mary and all of their guests had very memorable destination wedding in paradise.
And the crew at Chat ‘N’ Chill had a fabulous time throwing them an unforgettable island party!
Unable to make the long trip back to the Caribbean this year, to celebrate their 6th anniversary, Steve & Mary are touring Italy while Steve is on break from his contract in Afghanistan. Have a fun and safe trip and we look forward to seeing you next year in The Exumas!… Read More
Posted on July 5th, 2010 | Blog,Weddings Category
The crew at Chat ‘N’ Chill wish Arash and Sonia a very happy 5th anniversary and many happy returns. We know you are enjoying The Exumas celebrating your anniversary island hopping:-)
It is an honor that you chose Chat ‘N’ Chill as the sacred place where you two became one. And it certainly was a priveledge to plan your island wedding ceremony, meet all of your friends, especially the Ya-Ya’s and listen to Rouzbeh’s beautiful music. We will always remember being a part of your special day. Love & best wishes!… Read More
Posted on July 4th, 2010 | Blog,News & Events Category
KB and I sincerely thank you for answering our request for rating Chat ‘N’ Chill on Trip Advisor. This week, you catapulted us into the #1 restaurant spot in Great Exuma!! Yippie!!! We appreciate your business and your candid feedback. Special thanks to Jan for getting it started back in May. Thanks Nakul, Yvette, Mark, Mary-Sumpter, and Laura who all submitted reviews this past week. You are the best!!!
Review Chat ‘N’ Chill on TripAdvisor… Read More
Posted on July 2nd, 2010 | Blog,News & Events Category
Just wanted to let you know to check out Golf Channel’s Big Break Sandals show. The reality TV show airs on Mondays at 9:00 PM. Now there was a visit to Chat ‘N’ Chill. But we have not heard anything official from them about if we made the final cut. You know how these filming and video projects go, you will just have to tune in to see if your fave Exuma spot, Chat ‘N’ Chill, made the final cut or not. We certainly hope so!
The production crew along with two of the golf pros actually came to feed the stingrays, but the weather was not favorable (a little wind and a little rain) and our little friends were hiding. So they actually sought shelter inside and did a little footage at the bar. Don’t worry, we didn’t get them smashed! We will post some pics later, but we don’t want to mess up any story lines for the show since we were successful at keeping it a secret this long. In fact I almost forgot about it until my golf-loving Dad mentioned that he saw Great Exuma’s Sandals Emerald Bay on the Golf Channel the other day!
The episode I saw had a surprise visit from the shark himself, Greg Norman, who designed the exquisite Emerald Bay course. It seemed like a pretty cool show. I am counting on all you golf lovers to check it out. So tune in and leave a comment to let us know if you see Chat ‘N’ Chill on the Golf Channel!… Read More
