My husband and I eloped to the island of Bora Bora to have a private ceremony and explore the island.

When we decided we were going to elope we knew it had to be a once in a lifetime place, so obviously Bora Bora.  An added bonus is that it was not as far away as many people think, it was only 8hrs from LA.

We ended up with a top 5 excel spreadsheet because I am a nerd at heart and have to make pro/con lists and map everything out.  (I will share my excel spreadsheet on the blog soon!)  In the top 5 were the usual suspects, the Four Seasons, The Ritz, Le Meridian, Sofitel, and The Intercontinental Thalasso.  With our list together we set out a budget and immediately a few came off.  It was down to the Intercontinental and Le Meridian.  What sold us on the Intercontinental was the size of the huts over the water and the newer modern finishes, plus we got one of the new huts with our own swimming pool, figured it was worth the splurge since it was our wedding and honeymoon.  We also preferred the InterContinental’s wedding package as well.  It was very easy to customize and on the day of they had everything planned out we didn’t have to worry about a thing.

Let me just say this resort did not disappoint it was everything a 5 star resort should be (although it was our first time staying at one).  There were kayaks, paddleboards, snorkeling, and they would book any other excursions you wanted.  We literally didn’t have to lift a finger if we didn’t want too.  The staff was so sweet and beyond helpful.  All of the restaurants were very good.  Our favorite meal was at the Reef restaurant, they had a braised lamb shank that was to die for and they paired it with a bottle of amazing red wine.  We loved it so much we had it twice while we were there.  The happy hour at Bubbles bar was so much fun they had great craft cocktails and appetizers with the perfect atmosphere.