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Luxury Destination Wedding Inspiration & Ideas

Over many years, we’ve visited the most desirable luxury wedding destinations around the world and, with the help of local wedding planners and industry contacts, have researched the best wedding locations and venues across the globe.

Changing to my married name – before or after my destination wedding?

If you’re planning to change your name after getting married and you’re planning a destination wedding, it’s important to think about the logistics of changing your name. To avoid problems on your return, your flights, visa, credit cards and passport must all be in the same name. Desperate to have your married name straight away? It is possible to change the name on your passport three months before your wedding ceremony;...

Experiencing Wedding Venues in India with Taj Hotels

Our immersive experience exploring palaces and luxury wedding hotels India has long been known for its spectacular, emotionally rich and culturally layered weddings. For many UK-based Indian couples, celebrating in India is about far more than the scenery; it’s about reconnecting with family, heritage and traditions. With very few UK venues able to accommodate 250+ guests, and with catering restrictions, capacity limitations and rising costs,...

Visiting Venice

A legendary city known for its historical palaces, stunning churches and a maze of canals, Venice certainly dazzles the minds of the Venetians and all its visitors - a perfect destination for a luxury wedding, honeymoon, engagement or anniversary. As a World Heritage Site, the city boasts a wealth of culture, museums and restaurants - indeed, there are more works of art per square kilometre in Venice than anywhere else in the world. The island...

Marrying in The Maldives

The Maldives truly is an exotic paradise. Lying at the top of an underwater mountain range, it contains 26 atolls, 1,190 coral islands and covers 90,000 square kilometres. It wasn't until the 1990's, when the first water bungalow was built, that the tourism industry took off, finally making wedding celebrations there a possibility. A group from the UN even visited in the 1960's and deemed it wasn't worth it because there were no banks, airports,...

Getting Married in Morocco

Moroccan weddings are amongst the most enchanting in the world. From snake-charmers to belly-dancers, the opulence of the North African ceremony has become iconic, engendering it with a bewitching attraction for couples seeking a truly exotic destination wedding. For those desiring decadence, it is hard to beat the ceremonies of Morocco. Brides are carried on thrones, heralded by trumpeters. Acrobats perform implausible feats to traditional folk...

Greek Wedding Traditions

Greek wedding traditions provide a popular theme for many couples looking to celebrate their wedding amongst family and friends. Stemming from thousands of years of ancient and religious rituals, brides and grooms have a plethora of traditions before them that can be incorporated into both the wedding ceremony and reception, whether marrying in Greece itself or another beautiful destination. The engagement As is custom in the UK, it is important...