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Weddings & Honeymoons selling tips
Trisha Holden
personal travel adviser,
Enchanting Destinations
On a tight budget just booked a party to Almond Morgan
T
here are many ways to cut corners Bay, where 20 guests will stay in the hotel
on overseas weddings, which can but another five couples have sourced
be even more essential in the budget accommodation in the area.
current climate. If a couple is Sandals is excellent for weddings on a
determined to get married in guaranteed budget. They often bring out two-for-one
sunshine but hasn’t much money to offers, which is quite a saving for a large
spend, have a look at Cyprus, Greece and party. You just have to remember that
Malta and book them to travel on no-frills they do not accept children so it is only
flights. France and Spain are not really suitable for all-adult groups.
options because of the legalities involved The Indian Ocean does not offer as
– you have to reside in France for 30 days many free weddings as the Caribbean,
e
s
eez
or own property there before you can get but they are still reasonably priced.
Br
married. I used to do a lot of winter wed- However, it does have superb offers priced for weddings and I have just started
dings in Austria but the euro has made it where accommodation for the bride is selling weddings this year in Bali after I went
more expensive and it’s not so popular now. half price or even free in some cases. on a fabulous fam trip there last year. It can
Many hotels in the Caribbean offer free Naiade Resorts, for example, has a good be as cheap as £2,500 for a couple – that is
weddings, such as Almond Resorts, Rex range of honeymoon offers. for flights, two weeks’ accommodation and
Resorts and Breezes. Of course, not every The further you travel, the more expen- the wedding package, which is great value
guest has to stay in the same hotel; I’ve sive it can be, but Sri Lanka is reasonably when you consider the distance travelled.
Something I now offer is a wedding list
service – which is a great idea for hard-up
brides and grooms. This is a free service I offer
to couples booking their honeymoon with me.
It enables guests to contribute to the honey-
moon by way of a wedding present. The
couple can either pay £50 to set up a list on a
website, or I’ll make up cards with my details
on to send out with the wedding invites.
The couple then comes up with a list of
specific experiences they want to enjoy on
their honeymoon, such as a hot-air balloon
ride, a special dinner or spa treatments and
guests can choose what they want to pay for.
A couple of weeks before the wedding
I’ll book the ancillaries or send the money
t
s
collected to the couple. One lucky pair had
esor
their entire honeymoon paid for by their
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