Destination Weddings- From the August 18, 2008 issue of Travel Agent - (Page 16) destination weddings 3.0 Caribbean Wedding-Friendly Caribbean Resorts The all-inclusive resort wedding was pioneered and perfected in the Caribbean. Here, a quick update on five brands with complimentary weddings and planning services. Barcelo Hotels The deluxe all-inclusive Barcelo Punta Cana Resort offers complimentary weddings in a choice of venues. (Legal fees, about $675, are additional.) Included: decorated wedding site, live music, wedding cake and more. Barcelo Hotels and Resorts has eight properties in the Dominican Republic including Barceló Bavaro Beach Resort (also in Punta Cana), with weddings priced from $600. Barcelo also has hotels around the world, including Europe, Costa Rica and Mexico. www.barcelo.com SuperClubs Dreams Resorts & Spas Dreams La Romana Resort & Spa offers a trio of wedding packages, starting with “Dreams Wedding in Paradise,” priced at $769 but complimentary when booking a Honeymoon Suite or higher for a minimum of seven nights or if five rooms are reserved for a minimum of three nights in any room category. More elaborate packages are priced at $1,980 and $2,650. www.dreamsresorts.com nia cantada,” where church music is sung instead of being instrumental. All-inclusive pampering in Jamaica. The capital of luxurious all-inclusive resorts, Jamaica offers couples a rich variety of wedding styles and settings, and expert planners experienced in making couple’s wedding dreams a reality. Couples can exchange their vows beside a jungle waterfall, on a private island, in a cliffside villa garden or historic plantation great house overlooking the sea, underwater, or even with the entire wedding party “dressed” in their birthday suits. Jamaica aims to please. The government cooperates by minimizing the red tape. Couples who fill out the paperwork in advance can wed after 24 hours on island. A certified copy of the marriage certificate is generally sent to couples four to eight months after the wedding; or only four to eight weeks if they pay a $50 express fee. Traditional Jamaican weddings feature a dark fruitcake liberally laced with rum. Following the celebration, slices of the cake are mailed to friends and relatives who were unable to attend the reception. For a look at all of your many Caribbean destination wedding options — including marriage regulations and fees — visit www.caribbeantravel.com. Sandals All Sandals resorts offer complimentary “WeddingMoons,” which can be upgraded with design packages by celebrity event planner Preston Bailey. These include wedding settings, décor, Sylvia Weinstock wedding cake, bouquets and boutonnières and keepsakes for the bride. Other Sandals exclusives: tropical wedding gowns by Vivian Diamond of the Dessy Collection, and Beverly Clark Signature Sandals wedding accessories. Once booked, couples can set up a free gift registry. Sandals has seven al-inclusive resorts in Jamaica, three in St. Lucia, and one each in Antigua and the Bahamas. www.sandals.com Sirenis Hotels Free weddings are available at Sirenis Cocotal Beach Resort Casino & Spa and Sirenis Tropical Suites Casino & Spa, both located in the Dominican Republic’s Punta Cana resort area. For information, contact the properties’ wedding coordinator, Soriviany Medina, at 809-688-6490, ext. 719; fax: 809-468-0999. Sirenis also operates two hotels in Riviera Maya and six on the island of Ibiza, Spain. http://sirenishotels.com SuperClubs Live music is standard at SuperClubs complimentary weddings in Jamaica, The Bahamas (Cable Beach, Nassau), Curaçao, Dominican Republic (Puerto Plata) and Brazil. Also included are extras such as a manicure and pedicure for the bride at the Grand Lido Negril (the flagship luxury resort), a horse and buggy ride at Breezes Runaway Bay (Breezes’ flagship sports property), and a ceremony that incorporates a four-story waterslide at Hedonism II (an uninhibited adults-only setting). The recent opening of its 10th Jamaica resort, the 57-unit Rooms Negril, brings the total number of SuperClubs properties to 15. http://superclubs.com Caribbean Wedding Association Weddings have become such an important industry in the islands that the Caribbean Wedding Association was formed in 2004. Members include dozens of destinations, resorts, wedding planners and photographers, and invites travel agents to join. For more information, visit www.caribbeanweddingassociation.com. 16 A T R AV E L A G E N T C U S T O M S P E C I A L I S T P R O G R A M | D e s t i n a t i o n We d d i n g s 3 . http://www.barcelo.com http://www.dreamsresorts.com http://www.sandals.com http://sirenishotels.com http://www.caribbeantravel.com http://superclubs.com http://www.caribbeanweddingassociation.com
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