I am often reminded of the Queen of “it’s a good thing”, Ms. Martha Stewart, when my destination wedding brides ask me for helpful links and cool websites to purchase extra items for their destination wedding. When thinking about it, I can’t help but keep saying, “these are a few of my …
Let me begin my check list: I spent this weekend at a bridal show. I was stunned at how many brides mentioned “destination wedding” as they spoke with me. If VIP does 12 bridal shows a year, I would imagine that maybe 3 or 4 times we hear someone ask us about …
When you are planning a destination wedding, it is often difficult to send out invitations 6 weeks prior and actually expect people to attend. Emily Post need not remind us about the proper time frame to send out invitations. Throw the rules of years ago out the window when you are planning a destination …
Do you bring a photographer, or do you use one from the resorts “suggested vendors” or do you have to use one of their photographers and have no option to bring one or higher one from the area?? Just about every couple we speak rank their photo’s as important as the resort …
The Arrabelle, dubbed the “Holy Vail of Luxury Ski Resorts” If skiing in the Alps has always been on the top of your to do list, but the inflated Euro, increased travel warnings to Europe and those long flights to Austria have made travel there less than appealing; simply pack your suitcases …
Is the hardest part actually deciding on the location? It is sort of like which came first, the chicken or the egg? There are so many legal aspects you need to ask yourself before you even begin to look at locations. Don’t even look through a brochure or pull out a map …
The Jamaica Observer newspaper reported on the recent Sandals Star Awards ceremony held at Sandals South Coast on December 11, 2010. The article “Starry-eyed travel agents rewarded by Sandals” reports on the key national and global award recipients at this Black Tie Event. Among the big winners were Jennifer Doncsecz and VIP …
You have finally narrowed down your resort, you have picked your date and even blocked out group space. Figuring it would be the best time to share this exciting news with your friends and family as they all gathered together for the holidays, you put together a packet on pricing, estimated airfare …
You have always pictured yourself on a gorgeous beach with the person you love saying “I DO”. You have the ring, and you know what you think your destination wedding should be like, but what do you do next? Do you pick a date? Do you choose a resort? Should you pick …