Destination Wedding Location Ideas and TOP Favorite Wedding Destinations Areas

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Many couples decide they want a destination wedding. For some, it is to cut the cost, while other couples want a private wedding and honeymoon together and reception at home at a later date. There are those who met in a unique area and want to take their wedding day to that location. Every state and country we have reviewed appears to have favorite wedding and honeymoon destinations. We have scoured the world to find some of the favorites and you will find these included below.

With wedding planning for any size, it is best to learn the local marriage laws prior to making your plans and find out if you need your passport or visa travel papers. You will find thousands of links on our www.WeddingLinks.com and our WeddingLinks.co (mobile friendly) web portal, providing unique weddings and honeymoons in all parts of the world. Some states grant a marriage license in 24 hours and others do ask for a 3 day wait, and a few areas in the Caribbean want you to wait several weeks.

Along the East Coast we find Kennybunkport, Cape Cod in the New England regions for weddings and the lovely Myrtle Beach, Virgina Beach and Hilton Head have amazing resorts, vacation rentals and great things to do for honeymooners along the south Atlantic seaboard.

Niagara Falls and the New York wine country region provide two beautiful backdrops for the Eastern weddings and honeymoons. There is not enough to say about the fine hotels, beautiful views, wineries and services for couples wanting a memorable wedding or honeymoon.  Find out more about destination weddings from the articles and links on HoneymoonLinks.co

The blue Smokey Mountains and Gatlinburg, Tennessee appear to provide exceptional services to couples for weddings and honeymoons. The views, bbq houses, music and interesting history bring couples in high numbers. There are a few luxury resorts too.

Burmuda and The Caribbean Islands extensive and exceptional resorts, awesome diving, excellent food and seafood. So many are tropical with rain forests while others are dry - almost desert-like. Some encourage very strong environmental attitudes and beautiful underwater preserves. There is something for every style wedding you choose. Reggae, clypso and steel drums fill the sounds of the islands and you will find highly trained wedding professionals at most of the resorts.

Yes, Las Vegas is touted as the Wedding Capital of the USA. Same day weddings are everything from drive-through, to elegant lakeside resorts. You can be married in Venice and honeymoon in Paris with breakfast the next day in another superior hotel along the strip and be entertained constantly.

The Fiji, Tahiti and Hawaii Islands - White sand beaches, over water bungalows and Polynesian themed wedding ceremonies on the various islands of the South Pacific provide a memorable backdrop for weddings and honeymoons. There are various styles to your stay. Authentic experiences and non-luxury hotels, private islands, luxury resort with all the amenities. Disney recently opened the Auluni Resort on Oahu Island (Honolulu area). If you love to snorkel, the South Pacific Islands are the locations of your dreams.

The Sonoma and Napa Wine Country of Northern California is now the second favorite area for weddings and elopements. The hillside vineyards, boutique hotels and amazing restaurants allow for exploring and enjoying the vines, wines and beautiful countryside. You experience views of oaks, vineyards, redwoods and in Sonoma County, the Pacific Coastline. Bustling San Francisco is just an hour away.

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Lets talk other countries for a moment. .... Venice, Italy is very popular, Monte Carlo, Paris, France and Thailand's Puhket Island with more wedding ceremonies in Instanbul, Turkey than anywhere in the world....While all of these answer the call of the eloping and honeymooning couples, they each have a different situation - where often it is best to hire a wedding planning professional at the other end or go to a resort with a professional on staff....and contact a honeymoon expert.

Valuable Tips On Honeymoon Planning

From the time you have your engagement photos taken, you are talking about the wedding and as often talking about a HONEYMOON.  Selecting a honeymoon location agreeable to both of you is a lot of fun. Just looking at the areas of the world and the exciting ideas for exploration they provide adds to realm of possibilities. We find couples want a range of activities from extreme sports to quiet lagoons, rain forests to safari resorts. The world has a lot to offer, and of course there are ideas available for less expensive honeymoon trends to the luxury. We encourage you to take a good look at the Honeymoon Gift Registries that make your honeymoon part of your gift list for your wedding invitation guests.

Along with using  HoneymoonLinks.co .... Here are some valuable tips on honeymoon planning:

* Leaving the country? You will need to apply for the passport and maybe a visa months in advance. Some country require you get immunization shots, so line that up also after inquring from a travel agent or checking with the local tourism board where you plan to visit.
* Prepare your packing with any medications needed, sun blocks and liquid items in small containers within zip-lock-bags - packed inside your suite cases.
* Bring an address book with prescription numbers and medication names. Sometimes our flights are delayed. Bring any medical/insurance cards and do NOT carry your social security number.
* Saving money on a trip? Get a hotel room with a kitchenette so you can prepare a few meals. Drive a short distance to the honeymoon area. Enter contests to win a trip. Look for two-for-one deals on cruises. Find resorts that give your the 4th night free. Look for cruises that include the airfare. Ask your wedding guests for pre-paid-Visa gift Cards. Consider a house rental at a beach or lake.

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2015 Wedding Trends and TIPs On Best Ways To Utilize Them

We are seeing so many creative ideas from brides who want to save money on their wedding planning. Some work out very well and then they become a TREND while other ideas can be luke warm in the affects they have on a wedding day.  Join us on the Blog, we value your insight and input.

1. Having a Friend or Relative marry you. This has backfired for many a bride. We have seen the officiant faint, get sick, not say nice things, be silly or rude and forget to fill out the proper paper work to make it official - leaving couples un-married legally. There are non-denominational officiants, religious clergy, retired clergy, judges and men and women who are trained in creating personalized wedding services for couples at a modest price....best of all you will be legally married with the documents to prove it.

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2. Doing your own wedding flowers. This can work very well if you have refrigeration to store a few days ahead, but lets face facts, our hands and finger nails really take a beating when working with table centerpieces, aisle decor and gazebo flowers and creating bouquets and corsages. Our hands and nails need to look nice with our gowns and for our photos.

3. Deciding to NOT hold a rehearsal prior to the wedding has seen increasing popularity. The friskiness of the wedding party and management of the wedding day can be smoothed out at a rehearsal of one hour or hour and a half. It has been proven statistically and through bridal surveys......That...Involved People feel less insecure on what they should do, and the bride and groom will sleep better the night before the wedding. It truly lowers your wedding stress.

4. Lack of ....Day-Of Management of a wedding can create higher bills by your event running overtime for your site and wedding services. Couples experience hassles - as people ask the bride and groom excess questions and sometimes accelerate arguments over settling bills properly at the event. You will find a FREE wedding planning e-book on WeddingLinks.co with all your wedding management tools
and our newly release "Best Style Wedding & Honeymoon e-Magazine.

There are many methods to cut costs. If you did not receive your Money Saving Tips when you signed up at a bridal show or at our contest area, then e-mail Nancy@weddinglinks.com and ask for this four pages of Money Saving IDEAS.

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Are Wedding Movies - The Same As Real Life Weddings??

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Wedding Movies today emphasis complaints found in the wedding industry. The movie writer wants something funny or a disaster that occurred to ruin a wedding and will complete a good movie plot. Sometimes they mock tradition and the people involved to build the characters in the wedding planning. There are now TV shows aired weekly on wedding disasters. These concerns can dull the viewers opinion and set the bride up to think all will be a disaster or you will become a bridezilla......So un-needed and unrealistic. Remember, 95% of the weddings are carried off without a problem and here are some tips on not taking their "scenes" so personally!!


1. Hiring Your Services....and asking friends or family to complete parts of the wedding services, can lead you down an un-marked trail. Ordinarily, we review wedding services recommendations, know how long they have been in business and interview them to find out what exactly they will do and sign an agreement with dates, times and outline of services....With a family/friend, we are not as inclined to do this.....think ohhhh it will be o.k., but they can let you down - leaving you with hurt feelings regarding your wedding.


2. Family Interference In Your Wedding Plans......There is always a certain amount of input from everyone. But I find busy brides are inclined to turn over their wedding to sisters-friends and then find they are having the same wedding over and over again. Same vendors, same flowers. same...everything and pretty soon, it is not your wedding at all. If you are working with someone like this, it is vital you put the time in to say how you want it to be your wedding, your ideas and create the wedding day of YOUR dreams. Working with a professional wedding planner can help with this.


3. Asking far too much out of one or two people....This is a touchy subject. Realize they may be working full time too, live in another city, have little children, ailing parents, or not appreciate the extra stress levels. Often we consider our maid of honor to be our work horse, and there are some things we do not have to ask her to do. I have seen movies where the wedding planner or maid of honor completing a bridal registry.....she and the groom need to accomplish this. Everything asked for takes an element of time and organization to get it done. Exhaustion and resentment can set in for these people.


4. Taking the nervousness and bridal stress out on others and not taking it to the gym. This can lead to lost relationships and sometimes lost grooms. Lots to learn here to stay out of the bridezilla factor.


5. Understanding the larger the wedding and reception, the more help you will need - especially the day of. This is where odd mistakes can occur. Flowers left in the sun because no one was there for the delivery. Reception set up taking much more time than you have. People not told what time and where to come for the rehearsal.....and on and on.


While there may be a concern or two on a wedding day. Understand the movies and TV shows are there to show - over reactions and over-state problems that might occur. Circumventing pitfalls and problems is what the wedding planning classes on http://www.SuperStarWedding.com are all about. - The first 90 minutes is free..

Wedding Planning Ideas For Table Linens & Party Rentals For Your Wedding Reception

You can quickly upgrade the look and feel of your reception with use of quality table linens. 

The following are tips regarding their use for specific tables that look best when dressed and completed first for the wedding and reception areas:

                                               Unique dessert table with twinkle lights.
These Are Important To the Entry For Your Guests.  The Ceremony, the guest book and a gift table. (some people still insist on bringing presents to the wedding). In the reception room, your cake/dessert table should be clothed, skirted and ready prior to the cake delivery time.

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1. The Cake Table. Full length round or square cloth makes a huge difference on the presentation of this very important centerpiece to the reception. Visually we see this table from many parts of the room. When the legs of a table show, it distracts from the cake's beauty. White works well, but if you have bright colors on the cake, you can select one of the shades for the cloth you use.

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2. The Head Table. So often we see feet legs and purses under the table if it is not clothed to the floor. Consider the view and rent the linens if you do not own them.
Understand the hotels and restaurants will have clothed these and you may request - clearly - ahead of time - your preferences on length.

3. The Banquet Tables. We are seeing some very exciting linens and table settings. The ornamental sheer cloths over a solid shade are awesome. Some of these fabrics have metalic threads and vibrant colors. The chair covers and bow ornaments add to the elegance. Here again the full length cloths enrich the look of your wedding. Outdoor events have a wind factor for blowing the lighter fabrics off....so consider this if you are having an outdoor reception.   Check out the Pinterest Boards for some great ideas.

                                                 All white weddings will always be in style.

4. Paper & Plastic Cloths. We see these used for more casual outdoor celebrations, but not that often for a wedding reception. Weight them down on the top to make it easier to keep them on.

5. Use of Color. Your reception colors do not have to match exactly the colors of your ceremony flowers. The look of your reception room can be completely opposite of your ceremony area. Understand your ceremony flower colors may not move on into the reception room as well, but flowers usually transition. We see the use of cloth color changes from table to table to add interest to a reception room. All white is still in style. Black linens tend to be more for an evening affair. Evening is also where the metalic sheer overlays shine.

 You will find many Linen and Party Rental Companies on WeddingLinks.com and WeddingLinks.co our mobile friendly website.

Wedding Dress Designers Include Short Wedding Dresses In Their Collections for 2015

SHORT wedding dresses do go in and out of style - and yet there are some occasions with they are the perfect idea for your wedding.  Personally I love all the dress lengths and shoulder/neckline looks. But the designers certainly have come out with some cute styles.

Appropriate times according to the designers are for: very casual weddings, eloping (same day weddings), and for beach weddings.  You will find them in most of the designer house links on ...  http://www.weddinglinks.co/wedding-dresses   We noted Melissa Sweet and Alfred Angelo offer several ideas.  Monique Lhuillier carried short dresses in her 2015 fall and winter collection and the  2014 spring summer - several short dresses with beautiful capes.

Love to have your input........Let me know what you think of this merging trend. Review the designers photographes on the WeddingLinks.com Gown Gallery to see some of the newest trends.

Useful Website Tools For Brides

Let us know what you think are the BEST useful website tools for brides and grooms.
Useful Tools To Look For In A Wedding & Honeymoon Planning Portal on The Searches

Ever notice as you surf the web seeking wedding dresses, wedding venues, how-to information or linked services and ….different information is on the page that opens up – NOT what you thought would be there.


Google and other search engines have picked up various pages. They have done this to promote their AD- sales and push you back to the first page selections.

So look for the guidance bar or search system in the website you opened and use it. It is helpful to your planning to open up a portal of information.

Stay & Explore these PORTALS, they often give you links to:

§ Wedding Planning Classes

§ Designer Gown & Tuxedo Galleries

§ Articles on various wedding concerns

§ Specific area links to venues and services

§ Access to honeymoon or getaway and travel

§ Links to FaceBook, Blogs and Social Networks

§ Ability to create a SAFE wedding website

§ On-line Magazines to open up

§ The newest Trends

§ On-line Shopping with Major Stores

§ Gift Registries

§ Honeymoon Contests



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Best Wishes, Judith Rivers-Moore