Monday, June 24, 2013

Do you need a Travel Agent?


This past Saturday June 22, I attended my niece, Andrea's wedding.  The wedding was held in countryside church in Bellevue, OH with the reception in Sandusky.  While the affair was only an hour away, it does make for a long afternoon.  Therefore, an overnight stay in Sandusky was warranted.

So, those of you who are in the wedding planning stage, one more item for consideration is for overnight accommodations for out of town guest.  While Andrea and Aaron are both from the area of venue one would assume that most of the guest, if not all, where also from the area.  One may think an hour drive is not far.  The arrival yes, the return not so much, especially for the older generation.  With all the planning needed to do for a wedding, do you really want to add more to it?  No! and you don't have to.  With all the people in the planning such as, photographer, caterer, florist, minister, dress maker, cake decorator, etc, a travel agent is just as important.  Even if its not a designation wedding per se, the guest would appreciate the idea of having an opportunity to reserve a room at a group price.

The best part of having a travel agent is, unlike the other professionals, you do not have to pay for their services.  With a little bit of information, a good travel agent will arrange what is need for any overnight guest.  Plus, lets not forget the honeymoon!!  More on that later!

Thank you Andrea and Aaron for allowing me to be part of your very special day!  It was beautiful!!
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Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Sail Away to Your Destination Wedding



Last week I talked about a wedding on board a cruise ship before the ship sailed.  There are two other options available.  Again, the wedding is held on board the ship but the wedding party and guest are all taken the cruise and the wedding is normally held on one of the days that the ship is at sea for the day.  This destination wedding normally is enjoyed by an older couple that may or may not be a second marriage.

The third wedding involving a cruise ship is where the wedding is actually held on an island.  The wedding party and guest may or may not be on the cruise.  If they are not on the cruise, then they would be flying to the island for the wedding.  The selection of islands or exotic ports of the world are available and left only to the bride and grooms imagination.

The greatest part of these destination weddings is, it is easy and stress free.  The cruise lines have a wedding coordinator and handles everything from the beginning to the end.  Basically, the bride and groom have three decisions.  One, which one of the three cruise ship weddings they prefer.  Two, where they want to spend their honeymoon. Three, what are the colors of the wedding.  If you or someone you know is in the wedding planning stage, I would high recommend looking into a destination wedding with one of the cruise ship lines.

Monday, June 10, 2013

Distination Weddings - On a Cruise Ship

      So, it's still June and I just received my third wedding invitation.  Although the furthest I need to go is only an hour away by car.  But, once again, it also reminds me of a time I had attended a ship inspection in Miami.  While going through the ship's various areas, we learned that there was going to be 3 different weddings on board before sailing.

     This is just one way of having a distination wedding involving a cruise ship.  The bride, groom, wedding party and a few family and friends board the ship for the ceremony.  After the officient has preform his/her duty (sometimes the ship's captain) there is a reception.  Here the group will enjoy congratulating the bride and groom while sharing food, drinks and of course Wedding Cake.  Afterwards, most if not all the guest will disembark the ship and the Bride and Groom stay on to enjoy a fabulous Honeymoon!
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Sunday, June 2, 2013

Destination Wedding - Hawaii

 While June is the month for weddings, I cannot help but remember the destination wedding that I had the privilege of attending on Maui.  As you can see from the picture, it was very dramatic. (I'm sitting in the front row on the very left) The slight breeze off the ocean made it very comfortable for everyone dressed in their best Hawaiian attire.  The venue was a private residence in Makena, right on a beach.  The evening reception, on the same beach, was also very spectacular.  Tiki torches lit the night sky.  Hawaiian style food and cocktails were scrumptious.  The seating area was designated by pillars along with long flowing curtains.  Music filled the night air and a great time was had by all in attendance.  I rate this vacation/wedding as my all time favorite vacations ever.  Thank you to the bride and groom!!
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