More than 100 people arrived on a chartered JetBlue flight to kick off the Perfect Ten wedding weekend.

Many of the brides descended the airplane steps carrying their gowns in protected bags, all but one came holding hands with their fiancé.

Ayana Harris, a federal public defender from Miami, was the only bride-to-be without her groom.

Her fiancé, Samuel Brinson, was unable to make the chartered plane after learning he had been a victim of identity fraud.

"We applied for our passports 12 weeks ago when we learnt that we had won," Ms Harris said. "We thought everything would be fine, but then we found out his passport application was stalled because he was a victim of identity fraud.

"A man in Georgia has used his identity and was breaking the law all over the state."

It took a while to unravel the trail of crimes the fake Mr. Samuels had left and fix the problem, Ms Harris said. Up until the last-minute they were not sure the red tape would be sorted out.

"I just checked, he is in the air and on a later fight," she said. "This morning I just kept telling him think positive vibrations. We cannot have been this blessed to win a wedding in Bermuda only for him not to make it."

The couple are getting married at Tucker's Point. In total 37 guests have flown in, including the eight who were on board the JetBlue flight.

"We chose that one because of the name, 'Linked for Life," she said. "That is how I feel about him, we are going to be linked for life. I met him at a time when I had kind of given up on meeting anyone I wanted to share my life with.

"Plus I knew that Tucker's Point was the newest luxury hotel on the Island and that it was a really big deal."

Ms Harris visited the Island many times as a child but has not been back in 12 years.

When they entered the competition on theknot.com two of the ten reasons they gave for wanting a wedding in Bermuda were: "We can serve authentic Rum Swizzle at our reception!

"We could make our grand exit on a little motor scooter!"

Another winning couple was Zoila Del-Villa and Muscai Jean-Baptist. The New York couple won the Eco-Chic wedding at Fairmont Southampton.

In their application they said: "Getting married on an island is important to us because of our Caribbean ancestry.

"We recycle and reuse everything from clothes to tupperwear. Bermuda reflects the ideal lifestyle for our marriage joyful and calm, not stressful and wasteful."

Their friend Robert Phillips, who was also on the plane from New York, said everyone was very exited about the event.

"It is going to be the wedding with the most pop and sizzle," he said. "This is my first time to Bermuda but I have a best friend who lives here now from New York.

"I think the theme is great too, the green movement is taking over, particularly in cities like New York. Zoila and Muscal are very aware of using resources and giving back

"They are going to plant their love for their life together during their wedding day but also planting trees in Bermuda."

All ten weddings take place on Sunday to fit the 10/10/10 theme.

The promotion – sponsored by the Bermuda Department of Tourism, The Knot and JetBlue – was created to increase the Island's profile as a destination wedding spot.