A Caribbean villa rental is not just for celebrities and CEO's anymore...You can afford it and the wedding too!

We're not kidding. A new trend has emerged - the Caribbean villa rental and wedding package. And we LIKE IT.

We're not going to go on and on cautioning you this time about Caribbean hotels and scum sucking drug dealers loitering around their beaches and entrances waiting for prospects to come along. This is a different deal. And it's more affordable than you think. In fact you'll pay no more at many of these places than you would at a villa rental in the Smoky Mountains, Hilton Head, or a ski area.

And, the best ones include wedding package options with your Caribbean villa rental. Consider islandhideaways.com - they have a large selection of luxury Caribbean villa rentals at almost any island you'd like to visit. The proof is in the pictures. And the prices are incredibly reasonable.

They specialize in weddings and the detail on their website should give you some comfort in planning with them. For example:

They have a list of suggested Caribbean villa rentals broken down by location and number of guests each can accommodate.

They have wedding packages already listed for you with prices and options for extras available. They cover everything from the minister and paperwork to arches you can rent, flowers, photography, and transportation for you and your guests (from vans to limos and helicopters).

They have all the wedding requirements for all the countries they serve available on the site for you.

If you'd still like a Caribbean villa rental but don't find what you need at Island Hideaways, try going to TripAdvisor (we like this place because you've got a good chance of seeing beyond the glossy brochures by reading all the great reviews here) and typing "villa" or "Caribbean villa rental" in the search section (even though it says to enter your destination, any term will work).

Here are a couple more options:

*Find out if all inclusive vacation packages are for you.

*Instead of a Caribbean villa rental, you may want to try a beach wedding package at a luxury resort (all inclusive resorts are not as luxurious as what we're talking about here, though they may have special rooms that are). In any case, any plans to go to the Caribbean for a wedding require a visit to our Caribbean wedding page.

*Want to stay home and just have a beach theme wedding ? Here are some tips and ideas for bringing the sun, fun, and sand to whatever location you choose.