A couple from Cane Bay in the Charleston area went to Jamacia on their honeymoon after their wedding, but could not leave after Hurricane Melissa made landfall.

A group of Kansas travelers, including newlyweds on their honeymoon, are hunkered down at their resort on the north side of Jamaica as Hurricane Melissa approaches the island.

For Rob Cuff and his wife Leah, their Jamaican honeymoon is coming to an uncertain end as Hurricane Melissa, the strongest storm to hit the Caribbean island in modern history, bears down. "I didn't sleep a lot last night as I kept an eye out to see if the storm was coming," Mr Cuff told the BBC from Montego Bay.

Bridgette and Wayne Todd are a couple from North Carolina who traveled to Jamaica to celebrate both their honeymoon and one year of marriage. Despite trying to find a flight out, they're now taking shelter at a resort as Hurricane Melissa makes landfall.

The Advocate spoke with Stone Town, 21, a Louisiana newlywed trapped at a resort on Jamaica, over a shaky phone connection Tuesday around noon. At the same time, Melissa made landfall on the south shore.

Newlyweds Alicia and Chase were on their honeymoon at the Excellence Oyster Bay in Falmouth, Jamaica, when Hurricane Melissa hit and they had to move to an emergency shelter