MARRYCARIBBEAN.COM ENHANCES WEB SITE

MarryCaribbean.com Enhances Web Site with Video Components

Stamford, Connecticut, August 26, 2009

MarryCaribbean.com, the premiere web site for all things Caribbean weddings and honeymoons, has made it even easier to select your wedding destination by adding video clips to the web site. Destinations and hotels currently featured include the U.S. Virgin Islands, the British Virgin Islands and Half Moon Resort in Jamaica. Also new in the video library is the “Wedding Guru Speaks,” a 3-part series featuring the latest updates on the island protocols, warm-weather dress styles, expectations, travel documentation, etc.—by a seasoned, Caribbean-born expert.

“Our vision for the site is to create a vehicle to make decision making easier and video is just another tool to help with the process, said Jacqueline Johnson, the creative mind behind MarryCaribbean.com. We share in the excitement of every couple tying the knot and if we can take some of the challenge out of planning a destination wedding then our work is done.”

MarryCaribbean.com recently formed partnerships with on-line booking agent Travelocity and the hotel review site Oyster.com. Visitors can read comprehensive expert hotel reviews, choose that ideal location, and book travel all with the click of a mouse.

If the indulgent Caribbean is where you’ve always wanted to exchange vows and share your first days as husband and wife, visit the internets most complete listing of resources on destination weddings and honeymoons, www.marrycaribbean.com. The site is designed to encourage visitor interaction so share your stories and photos. Follow the Wedding Guru…Twitter: http://twitter.com/MarryCaribbean; Youtube: http://youtube.com/MarryCaribbean; FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/Jacqueline.MarryCaribbean; Blog: http://www.BlogTheWeddingGuru.blogspot.com; Linkedin: http://www.Linkedin.com/MarryCaribbean

THE WEDDING GURU

The expertise of the Wedding Guru in the Caribbean wedding and honeymoon market is unrivaled. A product of the Caribbean, the Guru spent more than 20 years with the top Bridal Magazines. Promoting weddings, honeymoons and the romantic Caribbean is more than a business—it’s a passion!

SURVIVING THE AMERICAN DREAM

Today I digress from the usual update to provide a synopsis of Surviving the American Dream or basically surviving in this great land.

I guess the trials of living and working in a competitive environment evens the playing field with stories from each and everyone of us. The good, the bad and the terrible, we each have our own stories. But this is not about that. This is about the deliberate workings of the insecure, the racist, the intellectually challenged, the shakedown artist and so forth. You would be amazed at the lengths some individuals will go to create havoc in someone's life.

The Publishing Industry which offers some of the best education and opportunities for financial gain and exposure, is one of the most 'closed' industries you could ever find. This is an industry that has limited opportunities for minorities (and I mean blacks). It is a rarity when you find a decision maker who is black. I remember always scanning the 'trades' to see if they would include a black face in any of the party photos or company photos. Yes, there is racism everywhere, but no more so than in this industry. I am not talking about years ago, this is about now. Check the roster of any magazines and see how many blacks they employ. Look at sales opportunities and if you can find 10 black sales professionals in decision making positions within mainstream magazines I am willing to apologize.

My brief overview is not too much about the injustices inflicted on all of us, but the deliberate attempt to create destruction in our lives, due to envy and the need to 'keep us in our places'. I have been very fortunate, in that I have come in contact and made lasting friends with some awesome people. Friends who will go the extra mile to help or provide any kind of support I need. But then there are those who go out of their way to create havoc.

The amazing thing is that when targeted, they will go to any lengths to try and destroy you. If you are of limited faith or are insecure, survival is not possible. You must wake up each day with renewed faith and vigor to combat all negatives in your life. I do believe in heaven and hell, and if at the end of this journey I find there is no hell, I am going to be extremely disappointed.,

I am from the Caribbean, and made of sterner stuff. It is impossible to break me and I will survive and prosper. I was brought up to believe in myself and that I could achieve my dream through hard work and smart choices. The competitive environment that I have chosen to be in, makes me a pioneer in this field and the only black or non white to own a business. Yes, there are those who would like to see me fail, and there are those who have made me their special target, but be warned as I do firmly believe that if you start a fight you must have the courage to finish it, as I do intend to finish it for you.