Weddings & gatherings
Weddings, birthdays, private dinners, proposals and celebrations for up to 50 guests, on a deck and a lawn that look down on Ocho Rios. Planning, décor and rentals from Bay Vista itself, since 1998.
Additional fees apply · events are priced separately from accommodation
The idea
Picture a ceremony on the deck under the great tree, the sea behind the arch. A first look on the double staircase. Dinner at one long table with tropical flowers down the middle and the lights of Ocho Rios coming on below. Then everyone who matters most sleeping in the house. Bay Vista plans and dresses its own events through Michelle’s company, The Wedding Planner Plus, which has planned weddings on this coast since 1998 and is based at the villa. The flowers, the balloons, the tables, the licence and the timeline are all one conversation, with Bay Vista.
Additional fees apply. Events are priced separately from accommodation, with their own payment arrangements: renting the villa for a stay does not automatically include hosting a party or event. Tell Michelle what you are planning and she will quote it.
What the house can become
A Bay Vista wedding is the ceremony with the sea behind you, the reception on the same deck an hour later, and the bride getting ready in the Heliconia Suite upstairs. The owner’s company has planned weddings on this coast since 1998, so the décor, the flowers, the marriage licence and the timeline are all handled in-house.
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The lawn holds an arch and a few rows of chairs; the table in the glass dining room seats ten for dinner. Couples have married here inside a single cruise-ship port window, so a short, beautiful day is very much possible.
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The bench on the big rock at the front of the property has the best view of the bay. We set it, light it, and keep everyone else out of sight.
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Drinks in the courtyard, dinner on the deck, a photographer walking the couple through the gardens while the light is good.
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A long table with tropical flowers down the middle, a chef in the kitchen, and the lights coming on across Ocho Rios as the plates go out.
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Bay Vista has hosted milestone birthdays, sweet sixteens and surprise parties, with décor, entertainment and catering all arranged by the host.
EnquireFor a family, a company, a group of friends who have reached the age of wanting a proper dinner. Set on the deck under the tree or in the glass dining room.
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Creative, wellness or working retreats for small groups who want privacy and a view. Massage, yoga and clean Jamaican cooking can be arranged.
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The villa has hosted maternity showers, family reunions and celebrations of every size that fits on the deck.
EnquireBridal, engagement, maternity and brand shoots use the villa by the hour or the day. Jamaican art on the walls, a curved double staircase, four bedrooms in four palettes, and the bay behind everything.
EnquireThe spaces
Ceremony on the deck or the lawn, cocktails in the courtyard, dinner on the deck or in the glass dining room, portraits on the staircase, the Heliconia Suite to get ready. All on one property, all yours for the day.
Under the great tree at the top of the garden, with the bay below. Lanterns, string lights and a dance floor have all been laid here.
An arch at the edge of the hill, a white aisle, rows of chairs, and Ocho Rios in every photograph.
The red-brick heart of the house, filled with plants under a clear skylight. A bar can be set up for the evening.
For micro weddings and anniversary dinners, with the coastline beyond the table.
Cocktail tables around the water, the cut-stone wall lit from below.
Air-conditioned, with a balcony over the bay, a soaking tub and the light photographers want.
A winding double staircase and a wall of Jamaican art. The first-look photographs are usually taken here.
What is included
Packages are quoted for your date and numbers: a birthday, a private dinner, a ceremony, or the full stay-and-celebrate weekend. Event fees are separate from accommodation.
How to book
Send your preferred date, the number of guests, and whether you want to stay at the villa.
Ceremony only, ceremony and dinner, or the full stay-and-celebrate weekend. Pricing is quoted for your date and numbers.
A deposit reserves the date. Then the planning begins: décor, flowers, menu, timeline, licence.
On the day you are a guest at your own celebration. The team has done this for a very long time.
Recent celebrations
Shared with the couples’ and families’ blessing on the villa’s Instagram.
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The form changes with what you choose. When you send it, it opens a WhatsApp message (or an email) with everything filled in, so nothing gets lost.
Questions
Up to 50 guests, whether it is a wedding, a birthday or a private dinner. Eight guests can sleep at the villa; the rest stay in Ocho Rios hotels and villas a short drive away, and transfers can be arranged. Additional fees apply: events are priced separately from accommodation.
No. Renting the villa for a stay does not automatically include hosting a party or event. Events are priced separately from accommodation and have their own payment arrangements, so tell Michelle what you are planning before you book.
Yes. Visitors can marry in Jamaica after 24 hours on the island with a marriage licence, which the planning team applies for on your behalf. Bring passports, birth certificates and, where relevant, divorce or death certificates. The team will tell you exactly what applies to you.
Planning, décor and rentals come from Bay Vista itself, through Michelle’s company, The Wedding Planner Plus, which is based at the villa. Need help, balloons, flowers or any other arrangement? Ask Bay Vista. You are welcome to bring your own photographer, officiant, cake maker or entertainers.
Yes. Day use is for events only: the villa can be booked for the day for a wedding, a birthday, a private dinner or a shoot. Additional fees apply.
The deck can be tented and draped, the courtyard is covered by a skylight, and the table in the glass dining room seats ten. Rain on the north coast usually passes quickly; the timeline allows for it.
Bay Vista is on a residential ridge, so amplified music ends at a time agreed in your contract. Your planner will tell you the current cut-off.
Stay · Love · Celebrate
Send a date and a number of guests and we will come back with what the deck can do for you.
