Michelle Rago, Ltd.—Blog

The Raffles Resort-Canouan Island, St. Vincents, provides the perfect location for a fairy tale destination wedding.

The beautiful three square mile island features secluded white sand beaches , surrounded by one of the world’s largest coral reefs. 
 
A little something for everyone, the Jim Fazio designed par 72 golf course offers sweeping views of the northern Grenadines.

This beautiful 17th century […]

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In a city as busy as Manhattan, finding a quiet place for a wedding or rehearsal dinner is a bit like finding a needle in a haystack. Two venues I love are Top of the Rock and 620 Fifth Avenue. You feel like you are floating in the sky.

620 Fifth Avenue for a ceremony and cocktail […]

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Live From Nantucket 
 
A 45 minute flight from Manhattan and presto-destination Nantucket!
Garrett, Kelly, Danielle, Michael and I took off Wednesday to perform one of the key requirements of a destination wedding – the site inspection. Since we had previously visited the site in December, this trip is intended to focus on the logistical details to insure the wedding […]

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Not all destination weddings need to be far flung locations to make your big day special. The continental U.S. provides the most extraordinary venues for couples and their guests from beaches to mountains. We have produced weddings in Palm Beach, Miami, Vermont, California and this spring-Nantucket and Minnesota. Each place is uniquely different and memorable.
Ingredients for a successful destination […]

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In December, we had the great pleasure of designing a wedding in New Delhi, India. It remains not only one of the best destination wedding experiences of my career, but one of the greatest travel experiences of my life. The bride owns Magnolias Linens based out of Manhattan (check out her website-she is crazy talented www.magnoliasgroup.com). This wedding was […]

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