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Destination Wedding Specialists Pamela Courtney and
Joanie Davis
Offer their clients a wonderful and exotic option for a Wedding of a
Lifetime Why this is becoming one of the most popular
choices for the Bride and Groom of the 21st Century!
In the past, marrying away from home usually meant eloping.
The couple would steal away in the night to flee family disapproval or
expectations and tie the knot on their own terms. Today, the idea has shed
its stigma and a growing number of couples are hightailing it away from
the traditional formal affair to a casual, intimate occasion in their
dream honeymoon spot.
Destination weddings involve just the couple; the couple and a select
handful of friends and family (often just another couple); or the couple
plus enough guests to constitute a bona fide weeklong family -- or college
-- reunion. Then, the just-marrieds' can take a second week to disappear on
their own. The "reception," if any, is more like a big party and held when
the couple returns home. Why are destination weddings a growing trend?
1. They're Virtually Stress-Free
Pop in the classic movie "Father of the Bride" and you'll
soon understand why destination weddings are so popular. They are almost
guaranteed to be simpler (and faster!) to plan than a traditional wedding
and reception for two main reasons:
1)Honeymoon-happy resorts and cruise lines around the world have made it
easier and more appealing to wed on-site. Many have full-time wedding
coordinators on staff who are familiar with that country's marriage
license requirements and who offer wedding packages that take care of all
your ceremony essentials (photographer, cake, minister, etc.). You step
off the plane and sign the papers; they take care of the rest. This
is one of our specialties are PR Travel. We have planned hundreds
of destination weddings.
2)They're
Cost Effective
The affordability of a destination wedding has many couples
speeding off to the airport faster than you can say "I do." For instance,
a couple can fly to an all-inclusive resort in Jamaica, get married, and
stay for a deluxe weeklong honeymoon for a few thousand dollars, including
lodging, meals, drinks, and airfare. Compare that with your average
150-guest wedding costing about $22,000 -- which can easily skyrocket to
more than $40,000 in big cities -- plus a few extra thousand for a
honeymoon. To ease the financial burden, many couples opt to travel to a
place where they can get married, have a honeymoon, and still have some
money left over to start their new lives together.
3)You Call The Shots
While formal weddings hold meaning for many couples,
linking them to the traditions of their ancestors and culture, others want
the experience to be unique, with a ceremony and location that reflect
their true colors. Perhaps an "Out of Africa" experience? A snowy
mountain-peak ceremony? The world is your altar.
Best of all? You make the rules! Feel free to wear a sundress or shorts
(even a bikini!), go barefoot, carry fern fronds, hire a ukulele band, and
toast your love alone on your balcony at sunset -- nude! If you can dream
it, you can do it.
4)They're Simply Perfect for Second Marriages
Been-there-done-that couples who are getting married for
the second or third time choose destination weddings because they're
simple and private. Either the bride and/or groom have done the
Hollywood-scale production before and want something quieter or less
expensive this time around, or they want to be someplace anonymous,
without the watchful eyes and whispers of the hometown crowd. (Get married
at a kid-friendly, all-inclusive resort or cruise to help your new Brady
Bunch do some solid bonding.)
5)They're a Once-in-a-Lifetime Reunion
Opportunity
At a typical wedding, you're on the run, meeting and
greeting. Destination weddings are on vacation time. You're usually
required to arrive a few days early to fill out the paperwork, so by the
time your wedding rolls around, you've had two to three days of fun with
your sweetie, family, and friends. How often do you have the opportunity
to spend no-rush quality playtime with dear, far-flung friends? This is
your chance, contact PR Travel and allow us to be a part of your dream
come true. With our special training both in weddings, honeymoons, and all
types of travel we are you number one choice!
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Pamela and Megan 
Joanie
Amanda 
Paula
-Julia 
