edding Collection W - Hotel Mockingbird Hill

Hotel
Mocking Bird Hill
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Wedding
Collection
What could be more
romantic than a wedding
in sun-kissed Port Antonio,
Jamaica’s enchanting lush
North Easterly town that
peacefully sits betwixt the
Blue Mountains &
Caribbean Sea...
Hotel
Mocking Bird Hill
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For wedding arrangements and offers we recommend couples and guests
use the online Wedding Planner found on our website, under ‘Weddings’,
where details of plans, special wishes &c., can be submitted.
Contact
Hotel Mocking Bird Hill
Telephone:
From Europe
Line 1 - 001-876-993 7134
Line 2 - 001-876-993 7267
Line 3 - 001-876-619 1215
Line 4 - 001-876-619 1216
Fax: 001-876-993-7133
From North America
Line 1 - 1-876-993 7134
Line 2 - 1-876-993 7267
Line 3 - 1-876-619 1215
Line 4 - 1-876-619 1216
Fax :1-876-993-7133
Address:
Hotel Mocking Bird Hill | P.O. Box 254 | Port Antonio | Jamaica
www.hotelmockingbirdhill.com | [email protected]
where simplicity is a style in itself
and indulgence is guiltless
Welcome to Hotel Mocking Bird Hill
Staying at the luxury eco-boutique Hotel Mocking Bird Hill, the 2010 International
Winner of Best Accommodation for the Environment awarded by Virgin Holidays &
Responsible Tourism, is a wonderful opportunity to embrace the hotel’s philosophy
of guiltless indulgence.
Your wedding will be carefully crafted to ensure that all your wishes for your
Special Day are fulfilled by our Hotel Wedding Co-ordinator.
No individual detail will be overlooked in ensuring that you and your guests have
the most memorable & relaxing time celebrating your love
Whilst dining on the best organic & sustainable Jamaican cuisine guests can enjoy
the panoramic views from our Mille Fleurs bar deck.
Each of our 3 group wedding packages offers a different theme to suit your own
style. Each offers excursions to explore Jamaica’s off-the-beaten-track white sandy
beaches, lush rainforest & highland valleys.
Choice of locations for your ceremony include: on the beach; alongside the Rio
Grande River following a floral romantic raft trip; within the hotel’s lush gardens;
the hotel’s bar deck with magnificent panoramic views, or indoors in the hotel’s art
gallery.
We believe in memories. As our parting gift to help you to remember your special
days in Jamaica each couple is presented with our personal wedding gift of either a
unique piece of handmade craft or a work of art, from one of our local artists.
A Marriage Made of Island Flavours
A Culinary Journey
for those passionate foodies
with a taste for the finer things
Day 1: Arrival
Following your evening check-in you will
be served a welcome cocktail at the bar.
A seasonal dinner will be presented in our
Mille Fleurs restaurant after which you will
be invited to relax on the candle-lit bar
terrace, or simply retire to your room.
Day 2: Relaxation & Culinary Adventures
Breakfast will be served in the Mille
Fleurs restaurant, after which you are
invited to spend the morning relaxing on
the sheltered white sands of the famous
Frenchman’s Cove beach, Jamaica’s most
romantic cove, only 5 minutes away via our
complimentary shuttle service.
Alternatively you may like to walk amongst
the bio-diverse gardens and relax poolside.
If so you may like to consider booking a
relaxing Jettison the Jetlag Massage (at
extra cost – optional): an hour or so of
post-flight pampering to soothe the body &
mind from that so very wearying jet lag.
In the afternoon you are invited to attend
a cooking class with the Mille Fleurs chef.
You’ll learn about Jamaican cuisine and
jerk, and prepare some traditional dishes.
Take the recipes home so that you can
re-capture memories of your special time
spent here by inviting friends to a Jamaican
style dinner.
Indulge yourselves with Afternoon Tea,
followed perhaps by one of our famous
“Sundowner” Cocktails.
Day 3: The Wedding
Whilst we take care of the wedding
preparations, we recommend that we
drop you and your guests off at the nearby
Frenchman’s Cove beach so that you can
relax and tank in some sunshine.
Day 4: Mimosas & Picnic Rafting
After enjoying a lazy special breakfast with
Mimosas, you will be driven to the Rio
Grande for a gentle rafting trip. Watch the
landscape glide past while your captain
steers your bamboo raft along this Blue
Mountains fed river, and stop at some of
the deep pools for a freshwater swim.
Following breakfast on your last day, you
will be taken to a lovely, public beach
to relax. You will be served a traditional
Jamaican fish lunch at the beachside eatery
at Winnifred Beach.
In the evening enjoy a leisurely barbecue of
Jamaica’s most famous piquant dishes, jerk
chicken and shrimp, served with a range of
salads and accompanied by local ales that
we will serve in our tropical gardens.
Not included: Jettison the Jetlag package of
massage and lunch, other spa services such as
manicures/pedicures, beverages and wedding
cocktail reception, wedding dinner and
optional evening entertainment with Mento
band.
In the evening a 3-course dinner will be
presented in the Mille Fleurs restaurant.
Day 5: Tasting the Coffee
Following breakfast served in the Mille
Fleurs restaurant, you will be taken for a
trip up to the Blue Mountains to explore a
coffee plantation and discover the wonders
of the world’s best, and most expensive,
coffee - Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee.
Day 6: Soaking up Tradition
Following your late afternoon or early
evening wedding ceremony at your chosen
location, you will begin your reception with
island-themed cocktails and appetizers
served in our lush gardens. Further courses
that explore the bounty of Jamaican &
Caribbean cuisine will be served to your
guests seated on the bar veranda as they
soak up the panoramic vistas where there
is also ample space for post-dinner dancing
(for small groups of up to 20 persons).
Price based on group booking of min. 10
persons with double occupancy and group
airport transfers and transportation. The
package price includes:
6 nights accommodation with daily
breakfast (either Conti. or Jamaican)
with special breakfast on day 4 after
the wedding
* return transfer from Kingston or Ocho
Rios
Transfer to Frenchmen’s Cove
* return
Beach
* Cooking class
* Return Transfer to Rafting and
bamboo Rafting down the Rio Grande
River
* Picnic lunch with beverages mid way
while rafting
* Return Transfer to Blue Mountains for
guided hike for full day tour
transfer to Winnifred Beach &
* Return
lunch
dinners (one dinner would be the
* 5wedding
dinner hosted by the bridal
couple)
Package price for programme as outlined
(based on double occupancy, per person):
Winter season 2012 & 2013
US$1,508.00
Summer season 2012 & 2013
US$1,313.00
Midway down the river enjoy a picnic lunch
on the river bank complimented by chilled
wines, local beers, juices and coconut
water to refresh you.
For the bride, on your return from the
beach enjoy a manicure & pedicure. Fellow
guests are also invited to partake of these
services, or one of our mobile treatments in
the gardens or gazebo.
A Marriage Made of
Island Flavours
Day 7: Departure
Enjoy your last Jamaican breakfast in the
Mille Fleurs restaurant, after which you will
be transferred to Kingston Airport .
*
Price for the bridal couple:
including 5 nights in a Deluxe room and
wedding ceremony package, manicure
and pedicure for bride plus programme
outlined as above US$ 2,165.00 per person
(Winter 2012 & 2013) & US$ 1,970.50
(Summer 2012 & 2013).
Not included: wedding dinner, beverages
and wedding reception. Details for this to be
determined and priced based on individual
wishes depending on whether 3- or 4-course
meals are preferred. For groups of min. 20
persons a buffet can also be offered.
Island Elegance
For those with a passion for a luxury and
refinement that harks back to old Jamaica
Day 1: Arrival
Following your evening check-in you will
be served a glass of sparkling wine with
light finger foods on the upper deck to
welcome you. A seasonal dinner will be
presented in our Mille Fleurs restaurant
after which you will be invited to relax on
the candle-lit bar veranda, or simply retire
to your room.
Day 2: Relaxation
Breakfast will be served in the Mille Fleurs
restaurant, after which you are invited to
spend a full day relaxing on the sheltered
white sands of the famous Frenchman’s
Cove beach, Jamaica’s most romantic cove.
In the evening enjoy a leisurely barbecue
of Jamaica’s famous piquant dishes jerk
chicken and shrimp, served with a range of
salads and accompanied by local ales that
we will serve in our tropical gardens.
Day 3: The Wedding
Whilst we take care of the wedding
preparations, we recommend that we drop
you off at the nearby Frenchman’s Cove
beach so that you can relax by swimming
& enjoying the sunshine. The Bride can
enjoy a manicure and/or pedicure. Your
guests may like to consider also having a
manicure or pedicure, or one of our mobile
treatments in the gardens.
Following your beautiful ceremony in your
preferred location, we’ll serve bubbly and
canapés in the bar followed by an elegant
sit-down multi-course dinner in our Mille
Fleurs restaurant.
Day 4: Raft Trip on the Rio Grande
After enjoying a leisurely breakfast, you’ll
be driven to the Rio Grande for a gentle
rafting trip. Watch the landscape glide past
while your captain steers your bamboo
raft along this Blue Mountains fed river,
and stop at some of the deep pools for a
freshwater swim.
Island Elegance
Price based on group booking of min.
10 persons with double occupancy and
group airport transfers and transportation.
The package price includes:
* 5 nights accommodation with daily
breakfast (either Conti. or Jamaican)
* return transfer from Kingston or
Ocho Rios
with glass sparkling wine
* reception
and finger food
* transfer to Frenchmen’s Cove Beach
* Return Transfer to Rafting and
bamboo Rafting down the Rio
Grande River
* Picnic lunch with beverages incl.
Sparkling wine, beers and sodas mid
way while rafting
* Return transfer to Robins Bay
* Beachside lunch with lobster, Shrimp
Rundown, sparkling wine
* 4 Dinners ( wedding dinner to be
hosted by bridal couple)
Package price for programme as outlined
(based on double occupancy, per
person):
Winter season 2012 & 2013
US$1,298.20
Summer season 2012 & 2013
US$1,168.50
Midway down the river enjoy a picnic
lunch complimented by chilled wines, local
beers, juices and coconut water to refresh
you.
On the return journey you will stop off in
Port Antonio for a guided tour of the old
town.
Day 5: Lobster Picnic at Robins Bay
Following breakfast, you & your guests
will embark on the short scenic trip to this
private and secluded beach to spend the
penultimate day relaxing at the romantic
cove and taking a final dip in the Caribbean
Sea.
A picnic lunch including Grilled Lobster,
Escovitsch Fish, Rice & Peas as well as a
range of salads and desserts will be served,
accompanied by chilled Prosecco and Fruit
Punch on romantically decorated tables.
A final candle-lit 3-course celebratory
dinner will be presented to toast your new
in-laws in the Mille Fleurs restaurant
Day 6: Departure
In the evening enjoy your last Jamaican
breakfast in the Mille Fleurs restaurant, after
which you will be transferred to Kingston
Airport.
Not included: Any services outside of the
package such as lunches, beverages, spa
services such as manicures/pedicures,
beverages, wedding cocktail reception &
dinner, and optional evening entertainment.
Price for the bridal couple:
including 5 nights in a Deluxe room and
wedding ceremony package, manicure
and pedicure for bride plus programme as
outlined above US$ 1.955.70 per person
(Winter 2012 & 2013) & US$1,826.00
(Summer 2012 & 2013).
Not included: wedding dinner, beverages
and wedding reception. Details for this to be
determined and priced based on individual
wishes depending on whether 3- or 4-course
meals are preferred. For groups of min. 20
persons a buffet can also be offered.
Family Bonding, Island Style
Luxury Getting to Know You that
celebrates the family Jamaican style
Day 1: Arrival
Following your evening check-in you will
be served a welcome cocktail at the bar.
A seasonal dinner will be presented in our
Mille Fleurs restaurant after which you will
be invited to relax on the candle-lit bar
veranda, or simply retire to your room.
Day 2: Relaxation & Culinary Adventures
Breakfast will be served in the Mille Fleurs
restaurant, after which you are invited to
spend a full day relaxing on the sheltered
white sands of the famous Frenchman’s
Cove beach, Jamaica’s most romantic cove.
Alternatively you may like to walk amongst
the bio-diverse gardens and relax poolside.
If so you may wish to consider booking
a relaxing Jettison the Jetlag Massage (at
extra cost – optional): an hour or so of
post-flight pampering to soothe the body
and mind from that so very wearying jet lag.
After the jet lag has been jettisoned, a light
lunch and a chilled drink will be served
to just round off the morning, leaving you
ready and raring to go.
In the afternoon you & your guests are
invited to attend a family cooking class with
the Mille Fleurs Chef. You’ll learn about
Jamaican cuisine and jerk, and prepare
some traditional dishes. Members of your
family can all take the recipes and their
Mocking Bird Hill aprons home to help
re-capture memories of your special time
together for years to come.
Enjoy the luxury of Afternoon Tea and then
a “Sundowner” Cocktail to celebrate the
sunset.
Day 3: Share, Join in, Bond & Contribute
After enjoying a leisurely breakfast, you will
be driven to the Greencastle Estate. First
there’s a visit to an Orchid Farm, then on
to the traditional Jamaican house, Crum’s
Cottage.
Here you will all learn to make traditional
Jamaican jams and preserves, including
Pepper Jelly and the famous Jamaican
Pimento Liqueur. Small jars of these
traditional preserves can be served as
“favours”. Children in the group can have
fun dressing the bottle covers. They can
also be invited to make the place cards by
painting stones - all depending on what you
would like.
Day 4: The Wedding Day
Whilst we take care of the wedding
preparations, we recommend that we drop
you off at the nearby Frenchman’s Cove
beach so that you can relax by swimming
& enjoying the sunshine. For the Bride,
on your return from the beach enjoy a
manicure and pedicure. Your guests may
like to consider also having a manicure or
pedicure or one of our mobile treatments in
the gardens.
Enjoy a traditional Afternoon Tea in the
Following your beautiful ceremony in your
gardens with sandwiches, scones with jams preferred location, dinner will be served;
and local preserves, cakes – a veritable
an informal family-style meal on long
feast of delicacies.
communal tables, allowing you to share
delicious local & seasonal creations. For
Return late afternoon to take a final dip in
the pool and enjoy a “Sundowner” Cocktail groups of minimum 20 persons we would
recommend a buffet in the garden (weather
at sunset.
permitting) which allows for plenty of
space for children to play.
Day 5: Post Celebration Beach Day
After enjoying a lazy breakfast you will be
invited to lay back and enjoy the white
sands and a full beach day at our favourite
Jamaican hideaway, Frenchman’s Cove.
In the evening enjoy a leisurely barbecue of
Jamaica’s most famous piquant dishes jerk
chicken and shrimp, served with a range of
salads and accompanied by local ales that
we will serve in our tropical gardens.
Day 6: A Family Day of Fun
Following breakfast you will be driven to a
lovely beach in a neighbouring community
which offers something for every member
of the family, ranging from a stream and
shallow waters for children to swim as well
as snorkelling opportunities. There’s the
possibility to take a local fisherman’s boat
along the shore to see the famous Blue
Lagoon.
For lunch a traditional rustic offering at a
beachside eatery will be offered with Fish,
Festival and Rice & Peas.
In the evening a final candle-lit 3-course
celebratoty dinner will be presented to
toast your new friends and in-laws in the
Mille Fleurs restaurant
Day 7: Departure
Enjoy your last Jamaican breakfast on the
Mille Fleurs terrace after which you will be
transfered to Kingston Airport.
Family Bonding,
Island Style
Price based on group booking of min.
10 persons with double occupancy and
group airport transfers and transportation.
The package price includes:
nights accommodation with daily
* 6breakfast
(either Conti. or Jamaican)
with special breakfast on day 4 after
the wedding
* return transfer from Kingston or
Ocho Rios
Transfer to Frenchmen’s Cove
* return
Beach
* Cooking class
Transfer to Rafting and
* Return
bamboo Rafting down the Rio
Grande River
* Picnic lunch with beverages mid way
while rafting
* Return Transfer to Blue Mountains for
guided hike for full day tour
* picnic lunch
* Return transfer to Winnifred Beach
with lunch
* 5 dinners ( one dinner would be the
wedding dinner hosted by the bridal
couple
Package price for programme as outlined
(based on double occupancy, per
person):
Winter season 2012 & 2013
US$1,508.00
Summer season 2012 & 2013
US$1,313.00
Not included: Any services outside of
the package such as additional lunches,
beverages, spa services such as manicures/
pedicures, beverages, wedding cocktail
reception & dinner, and optional evening
entertainment.
Price for the bridal couple:
including 5 nights in a Deluxe room and
wedding ceremony package, manicure
and pedicure for bride plus programme
outlined as above US$ 2,165.50
per person (Winter 2012 & 2013) &
US$1.970.50 (Summer 2012 & 2013).
Not included: wedding dinner, beverages
and wedding reception. Details for this to be
determined and priced based on individual
wishes depending on whether 3- or 4-course
meals are preferred. For groups of min. 20
persons a buffet can also be offered.
A Brief Introduction to Hotel Mocking Bird Hill
Jamaica’s Hotel Mocking Bird Hill is a 10room, eco-chic hideaway nestled in 7 acres
of gardens and forested areas on a hillside
outside Port Antonio. It offers its guests a unique
environmentally-friendly setting providing luxury
boutique accommodation at a moderate price.
It’s close to both town and beach and only a
short drive from the waterfalls, tropical forests
& beautiful coast with numerous examples of the
coves and beaches that distinguish the North-East
coast of Jamaica.
With its many personal flourishes and original
artwork, this informal hotel combines a
contemporary, relaxed atmosphere with an old
fashioned traditional charm that instantly allows
guests to feel at ease. It’s all very informal, very
laid-back Caribbean.
The hotel’s ethos “guiltless indulgence”
communicates its focus on providing comfort in
a responsible fashion. It doesn’t simply provide
luxury at any cost but concentrates on sustainable
luxury. From its inception the hotel’s aim was
to prove that a small business could operate
successfully in a sustainable manner without
placing undue burdens on the environment.
Everything at Mocking Bird Hill is planned with
nature and the local community at the forefront
and it is managed with a dedicated concern for
the environment and for promoting sustainable
tourism.
Mocking Bird Hill was one of the first hotels in the
world to be certified as environmentally friendly.
Hence no plastics among the room amenities;
the stationery in the guest rooms is made from
recycled paper by a women’s cooperative in a
nearby village; the toiletries in the bathrooms are
also produced locally.
The hotel works directly with the bridal couple,
listening to ensure that from the first to last detail
of their vision their important day is realised, in a
stress-free manner.
Each wedding day that the hotel creates is
individual, so that the couple and their guests
feel that their wedding is an extraordinary event
and not a shared package. The hotel believes
an integral part of the day is that the couple’s
personalities can be seen in those special little
touches. For this reason Mocking Bird Hill never
hosts more than one wedding per week.
Fine tropical dining is provided by Restaurant Mille
Fleurs, the hotel’s own restaurant that was recently
voted Jamaica’s Best Kept Secret. Their speciality
is in creating seasonal dishes that are a feast for
all the senses. Food Miles are counted by using
organic, island-grown ingredients delivered by
small local and sustainable providers. Our chefs
honour the effort and love they put into producing
high quality food by creating some of the freshest
gourmet flavours on the island, that are healthy
too! Menus are crafted according to the taste
preferences & budget of the couple. Whether it is
intimate small wedding or large scale family affair,
a wide variety of menu suggestions are presented
to select from with the ability to cater for those
with special dietary requirements in an equally
interesting manner.
All floral arrangements are designed using orchids
from the Orchid farm and the tropical flowers that
are grown in the pesticide-free environment of the
hotel’s 7 acres of delightful bio-diverse gardens,
which make the perfect spot for the happy couple
to slip away for a quiet moment of togetherness,
with just the delicate symphony of birdsong for
company.
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Marriage Requirements
Couple must be at Hotel Mocking Bird Hill at least 48 hours in advance
to obtain marriage license and make necessary arrangements
All documentation must be sent to the Hotel one month before arrival:
1. Identification papers of both partners, either passport or birth certificate
2. Adoption or name change papers
3. If divorced or widowed, the appropriate divorce or death certificate (These
documents must be notarized copies with the seal and signature of the Notary
Public)
4. Names of both fathers
5. Addresses of both partners
6. Line of employment (not positions), e.g. engineer, doctor, etc.
7. If under 18, a notarized letter of permission from parents or legal guardian
Roman Catholic weddings require written consent from hometown priest and will
require an additional cost (currently approx. US$ 150.00 but we will confirm at
the time of the wedding request ) and information. Catholic couples must attend
preparatory sessions for 3 months at home with their pastor who then has to send
his records regarding the bridal couple. These will be handed over to the priest here.
where simplicity is a style in itself
and indulgence is guiltless
Hotel
Mocking Bird Hill
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j a m a i c a