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LOCAL Thursday 10 augusT 2017

Yes, I Still Do

biance of white sanded beach
and chic decorations. Happiness
on One Happy Island is a popular
phenomenon as more and more
couples discover Aruba as the
perfect wedding or vow renewal
destination. 20 percent of all wed-
dings in the world are ‘destination
weddings,’ which equals great op-
portunities for tourism destinations.
Aruba scores high when it comes
to romance as all necessary ingre-
dients are here: a perfect climate,
the most beautiful beaches in the
EAGLE BEACH - Love was in the air world, great hotels, best gastron-
last Tuesday on Eagle Beach. More omy, a friendly and welcoming
than 150 couples renewed their population and a safe place to be
wedding vows during a unique on vacation.
event, organized by Aruba Tour- The event got a lot of attention
ism Authority (ATA). On the world’s internationally, mostly from the
number 3 beach romance came American market that marked
to its max when barefooted love the happening with the hashtag
birds reaffirmed their commitment #ArubaIDO. Besides of the enor-
to their partner again while the sun mous traffic online the event cre-
set down. It was the first time an ated loads of spin-off activity from
event like this has been organized market related industries. The
on the island and it turned out to number one website in the United
be a hit. States for weddings, TheKnot.com,
published the event which puts
Both local and tourist couples en- Aruba in the spotlight of a website
joyed the Caribbean’s largest vow followed by more than 2.1 million Mr. Jovino and Mrs. Deborah Wolff enjoy themselves as they participate in the
group vow renewal on Aruba’s Eagle Beach, where over 150 couples said “I
renewal event in the great am- people.q Do,” all over again.