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Weddings & Honeymoons all you need to know
Essential
selling tips
Never planned a wedding abroad?
TTG has some top tips to help you
Stuck for inspiration?
Many brides know exactly where they
want to get married, but sometimes a
Plan well in advance few inspirational words from you, their
Encourage the bride and groom to book as far ahead as possible. This will give you and trusted travel agent, can plant a more
them plenty of time to plan the big day. Registry offices and church officials can take imaginative seed in a couple’s minds.
time to process paperwork, and the most popular hotels tend to get booked up well Here are five quirky wedding ideas:
in advance. Make reservations to secure venues and dates as soon as possible.
New York state of mind: If your clients
want to get hitched on top of the world in
Check for group rates Play by the law New York on Valentine’s Day, they won’t be
As soon as you have a realistic idea about Ensure the bride and groom have all alone! They’ll need to submit an application
the number of people attending, check the relevant documentation before they stating why they should be chosen, with
whether the hotel offers a reduced rate travel. Legal demands vary around the winners picked for originality and style.
for group bookings. Ask the bride and world, but at the very least the couple The lucky few, who exchange vows on the
groom whether they want to stay with must be able to show birth certificates, 80th floor, join the Empire State Building
the wedding party or in a nearby hotel. documentation relating to previous Wedding Club, which gives them free
marriages and passports valid for at least admission to the observatories every
six months after the honeymoon ends. Valentine’s Day. Entry for 2010 has not yet
Make it jab fab Contact the relevant British embassy opened but the website has information.
Check which travel vaccinations the bride or consulate to determine the legal and ■esbnyc.com
and groom will need, and whether they residential requirements of a particular
will be going to a malarial zone. Some country. The Foreign Office website has
jabs need to be administered a couple advice about legal paperwork.
of months in advance or as a repeat dose, ■fco.gov.uk/en/travelling-and-living-overseas/
so it is wise to give plenty of warning. births-marriages-deaths/marriage-abroad
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Dress for the climate
The bride should give some thought to the
practicality of her wedding dress. Will she be
happy wearing a traditional dress in a hot
climate or would she prefer a lighter style for
comfort? Natural fabrics (cotton, lace, linen and
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s
silk blends) are recommended over pure silk,
which can be uncomfortably hot. The groom
Planet Holida should invest in a lightweight or linen suit.
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TTG Knowledge – September 2009
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