| It's that time of year again - no, not just the holiday | | | | famous wedding locations in this city that it's difficult to |
| season - ROMANCE! This time of year is prime | | | | choose the best - Times Square, Central Park and |
| engagement time with the new year the start of the | | | | The Empire State Building to name but three, but there |
| search for the perfect wedding location. | | | | are so many other amazing locations in the city in |
| Often couples don't want a traditional white wedding | | | | which you can marry that it's no wonder New York is |
| and would prefer to escape to the sun (or snow). So | | | | one of the world's most popular city wedding |
| here are some of our recommendations for the best | | | | destinations. You can even exchange your vows in a |
| places in the world to get married. | | | | helicopter as you soar above the skyscrapers and |
| Best for SUN - Hawaii | | | | over the island of Manhattan! Many professional |
| These tropical islands make a truly romantic location in | | | | wedding planners in New York have worked for the |
| which to exchange your vows. Located in the Pacific | | | | rich and famous over the years, so if you're dreaming |
| Ocean, thousands of miles away from the nearest | | | | of a "celebrity" style wedding you could ask your |
| landmass, they benefit from temperatures in the high | | | | planner to imitate a specific style of ceremony, or, of |
| 20°s c year-round, with the gentle trade winds | | | | course, simply hold your own unique wedding in this |
| making it not too hot or sticky. | | | | amazing city. |
| Hawaii is perfect for the couples looking for a dream | | | | Best for SAFARI - South Africa |
| tropical location, but with plenty of activities available if | | | | How about exchanging your vows in a luxurious lodge |
| you want to explore. Marry on the beach at sunset | | | | overlooking a waterhole where elephants, giraffe and |
| while the palm trees wave in the gently breeze and | | | | zebra take their evening drinks? Well, this could be you |
| the waves lap at your feet; tie the knot in a stunning | | | | if you marry in South Africa! |
| tropical garden with a view of the lush mountains; or | | | | Luxurious game lodges and tented camps abound in |
| simply choose a wonderful luxury resort and get | | | | the many game reserves of South Africa, and |
| married in the grounds under a wedding gazebo with a | | | | whether you choose a private reserve or the famous |
| view of the ocean - whatever you choose, there's an | | | | Kruger Game Reserve, you're bound to see some |
| amazing choice of wedding location in Hawaii. | | | | amazing sights during your time here. For the energetic |
| Best for SNOW - Canada | | | | there are early morning game drives to see the |
| Are you fed up of every wedding abroad being held in | | | | animals as they settle in for the day, as well as the |
| a tropical beach? Do you dream of a winter wedding | | | | dusk drives which usually involve a sundowner drink |
| in the snow? Then Canada makes the ideal wedding | | | | while watching the sun set and listening to the animals |
| destination for you. | | | | awake as the earth cools down. For a truly |
| Central Canada's snow season lasts from November | | | | atmospheric wedding and honeymoon, South Africa is |
| to April and there are many fantastic locations from | | | | a hard destination to beat. |
| which to choose. Couples looking for a fairytale | | | | Best FAIRYTALE wedding - Germany |
| wedding might be interested in the modern faux | | | | Once upon a time there was a bride who dreamed of |
| chateau-style of the Banff Springs Hotel in Alberta, or | | | | a fairytale wedding, and lo and behold she found it....in |
| in one of the many historical-style hotels in | | | | Germany. Maybe not an obvious wedding destination, |
| French-speaking Montréal. For an incredible | | | | but Germany and most of Eastern Europe have plenty |
| wedding backdrop, set your wedding ceremony | | | | of amazing old castles which have nowadays been |
| against snow-covered mountains as the sun drops | | | | transformed into upscale hotels and make excellent |
| behind them, the colours will be amazing. The Ice Hotel | | | | wedding locations. If your perfect wedding involves |
| in Québec holds weddings with a difference - | | | | turrets, moats and drawbridges then consider |
| just make sure you pack a warm wedding dress if | | | | Germany and her near neighbours for your destination |
| you pick this option! You could choose to marry in a | | | | wedding. Southern Germany in particular boasts many |
| log cabin, arrive in style in a horse drawn sleigh or ice | | | | restored castles set amidst forested valleys - try the |
| skate up to the chapel. With all these options it's hard | | | | Black Forest area to start with - as do neighbouring |
| to beat Canada for a winter wedding! | | | | Austria and the Czech Republic. Depending on your |
| Best CITY wedding - New York | | | | budget you could easily hire the whole castle for your |
| New York, New York, so good they named it twice! | | | | guests and really make your wedding one to |
| What better place to hold a city wedding than in the | | | | remember! |
| city that never sleeps? There are so many world | | | | |