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CLOCKWISE FROM CENTRE: Rhodes; beach wedding at The SoCo Hotel;


Santorini Gem; Le Bora Bora PICTURES: Savvas Argirou; Cesar Portes; George Kapetanakis/ Rivios Thanos Photography


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WEDDING VENUES


Save: For a wallet-friendly wedding that’s all about the rustic charm, Planet Holidays recommends the town hall in the hillside village of Peyia, Cyprus, where guests can marry in picturesque gardens or at the beach. Wedding packages start at £1,157. planetholidays.co.uk


Spend: For a standout ceremony that won’t blow the budget, Olympic Holidays highlights Santorini Gem, a luxury villa overlooking the caldera, offering ceremonies under an idyllic gazebo. Prices start at £3,995. olympicholidays.com


starts at £1,203 per person, with flights from Stansted on June 1, 2022, and transfers. tui.co.uk


SPEND


Sandals Montego Bay, Jamaica Total cost: £4,498 Sell it: For couples keen to go


long-haul, look to Sandals’ flagship property in Jamaica. The resort opened an Over-the-Water Serenity Wedding Chapel when it was renovated in 2019 – complete with a glass-floored aisle over the ocean – joining other venues including tropical gardens, a traditional wedding chapel and an ocean-front gazebo. Wedding packages – including wedding team, ceremony, bouquet and a reception with cake, cocktails and hors d’oeuvres – are complimentary for guests staying at least three nights, while those staying a week get credit towards extras including


photography and decor. Book it: A week in a Beachfront Oversized Butler Villa Suite starts at


travelweekly.co.uk Casa de Campo, Dominican


Republic Total cost: £5,650 Sell it: There’s more than one


Caribbean resort offering complimentary weddings. Over in the Dominican Republic, Casa de Campo is a luxury, village-style resort that’s home to three golf courses, seven restaurants, a beach club and marina. Guests staying for at least four nights qualify for a free wedding on the beach, on a scenic terrace or at a local church, while private villa accommodation offers plenty of seclusion for the couple


and their guests. Book it: The free Euphoria package includes dinner for up to eight guests (when staying all-inclusive) as well as the ceremony, bridal suite, bouquet, buttonhole and cake. Seven nights’ all-inclusive


£2,249 per person in September 2022, including flights from Heathrow. A ceremony at the over- water chapel costs $750. sandals.co.uk


in a one-bedroom suite costs from £2,825 per person, including flights. casadecampo.com.do


SPLURGE


Le Bora Bora by Pearl Resorts Total cost: £17,330 Sell it: If clients have always


dreamed of tying the knot on a paradise island, now’s the time to make it happen. Travel Nation offers an 18-night holiday in French Polynesia for clients wanting to go all out, including a legal wedding at the town hall, a ceremony on a white- sand beach – a sunset champagne reception and four nights in an overwater bungalow at Le Bora Bora. It’s sandwiched between stays in San Francisco, Tahiti and Taha’a, offering a beach-meets-culture


wedding break they’ll never forget. Book it: A Le Bora Bora wedding holiday with San Francisco starts at £8,665 per person including wedding package, 15 nights’ accommodation, flights and a helicopter ride in Tahiti. travelnation.co.uk


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Splurge: If tying the knot in a chapel overlooking the Med sounds like your clients’ cup of tea, Ionian Weddings suggests Rhodes St Paul’s Bay. The wedding specialist offers a package from £4,830, including a boat trip to Lindos Pier for a barbecue reception for 20 guests. ionianweddings.co.uk


SPLASH OUT


Adult-only retreat The SoCo Hotel, on Barbados’s south coast, is giving couples the chance to book the entire resort for a week, from £2,547 per room, or £61,180 in total. “We saw potential for a more extravagant wedding with an exclusive feel,” says wedding coordinator Natasha Best. “With so many postponed weddings in the past year, couples want to make up for lost time with a blowout option, so we’re offering all 24 double rooms, with complimentary ceremony essentials.” thesocohotel.com


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