Destination weddings are one of the hottest trends today. Many couples are seeking a truly unique experience for their wedding day or renewal of vows, whether on a secluded beach, aboard a majestic yacht, beside a pristine mountain lake, atop an alpine mountain, floating in a hot air balloon, underwater among dazzling fish & coral or in a luxurious villa or historic chapel. Recommended by the Association of Bridal Consultants, this resourceful guide provides invaluable tips for planning the ideal getaway wedding & honeymoon, highlights twenty-six popular & exotic destinations to tie the knot, includes a directory of full-service wedding professionals who specialize in unique destination weddings & vow renewals, & gives up-to-date marriage license requirements & important contacts for each locale. Truly an indispensable guide for any couple planning a destination ceremony. It also makes a perfect reference book for travel agents all over the world who wish to assist their clients more effectively. The author, Jackie Carrington, married her husband on a remote beach in paradise & has helped numerous couples find their ROMANTIC WEDDING DESTINATION. To order, write: Innovanna Corporation/Publishers, 14019 SW Freeway, Suite 301-517, Sugar Land, TX 77478. Tel. 1-800-577-9810, 713-242-9835, FAX 713-242-6498.

This unique guide is the first book to: identify everything you need to know about destination weddings, marriage renewals, and honeymoon packages offered by more than 135 elegant hotels and cruise ships in the Caribbean, Mexico, Hawaii and US; tell you which resorts will marry you or renew your vows FOR FREE if you stay there; reveal what hundreds of people really thought about the resorts after staying there. The resorts chosen for this book will put everything together for your wedding (or renewal). All offer a ceremony with an official. Many also include a beautifully decorated wedding site, flowers, cake, photographers, and special touches, like free romantic dinners, or breakfast in bed after the ceremony. And in many places -- and only this book tells you where -- they will even provide all of this for free! You will also learn the low-down that you won't find in any other guidebooks. The secrets and details your travel agent doesn't even know. Vital information that will help you decide which resort you want to choose.

Couples don't run away to get married these days, they get away with 20 or 30 of their friends and family, and they're not all flying to the Caribbean. Kathryn Gabriel Loving has tracked down the 100 best spots in the United States for a "weddingmoon" and offers tips for planning the big event from a distance.

From the internationally bestselling author of The Windfall. . . . What could go wrong at a lavish Indian wedding with your best friend and your entire family? “A witty and romantic novel perfect for all readers.”—Terry McMillan NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY MARIE CLAIRE AND NEW YORK POST When Tina Das finds herself at a crossroads both professionally and personally, she wonders if a weeklong trip to Delhi for her cousin’s lavish wedding might be just the right kind of escape. Maybe a little time away from New York will help get her mind straight about her stalled career, her recent breakup, and her nagging suspicion that she’ll never feel as at home in America as she does in India. Tina hopes this destination wedding, taking place at Delhi’s poshest country club, Colebrookes, will be the perfect way to reflect and unwind. But with the entire Das family in attendance, a relaxing vacation is decidedly not in the cards. Her amicably divorced parents are each using the occasion to explore new love interests—for her mother, a white American boyfriend, for her father, an Indian widow arranged by an online matchmaker—and Tina’s squarely in the middle. A former fling is unexpectedly on the guest list, a work opportunity is blurring the lines of propriety on several fronts, and her best friend Marianne’s terrible penchant for international playboys is poised to cause all sorts of chaos back home. The accommodations are swanky, the alcohol is top-shelf, but this family wedding may be more drama than Tina can bear and could finally force her to make the choices she’s spent much of her life avoiding. Infused with warmth and charm, Destination Wedding grapples with the nuances of family, careers, belonging, and how we find the people who make a place feel like home.