Private jets from NYC arrive at Governors Harbour Airport in the Bahamas all the time. But two that landed on the afternoon of April 29 were carrying some extra-special cargo. Pop diva Mariah Carey, 38, and actor Nick Cannon, 27, rode on one — and about 24 wedding guests were passengers on the other!

“Everyone was in party mode,” an airport waitress reveals to Life & Style.

For good reason. At noon the next day, Mariah and Nick were married on the patio of her mansion overlooking the Atlantic.

For more wedding details, pick up the latest issue of Life & Style, on newsstands now!