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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.

8 of the Best Hotel Wedding Venues in London

London has an extraordinary choice of luxury hotels for weddings, but they offer very different experiences. There are grand ballrooms built for hundreds of guests and smaller hotels for more intimate celebrations. You'll also find historic buildings and contemporary spaces overlooking the city. We’ve been visiting hotel wedding venues across London and speaking to the teams behind them to understand how the spaces work for weddings, beyond...

Getting Married in London

London offers an extraordinary amount of choice when it comes to where and how to get married. From grand hotels to hidden gardens, the sheer range of wedding locations in London means couples can find a setting that genuinely reflects who they are. Having so many options is part of London's appeal, although it can make knowing where to start more difficult. Choosing the right wedding location will depend on the atmosphere you want to create,...

Inside Luxury Wedding Design: Gideon Hermosa on Creating the Extraordinary

From AI-assisted visualisations to overnight installations involving dozens of people, internationally renowned floral and event designer Gideon Hermosa reveals what it really takes to turn an ambitious wedding design into reality. The world's most spectacular wedding photos keep raising the same question lately: is it real, or is it AI? For floral and event designer Gideon Hermosa, that question has become oddly literal. Some of his...

How to Choose Where to Have Your Destination Wedding

Destination wedding planner Charlotte Ricard-Quesada has spent ten years planning celebrations across France, Italy, Spain and wider Europe. Here is how she helps couples narrow down a whole continent to one venue. Almost every couple planning a wedding abroad starts in the same place. They know they want somewhere warm, somewhere beautiful, somewhere their guests will remember. What they often cannot answer is the obvious follow-up: where,...

Getting Married in Thailand

A Thailand wedding gives couples a rare combination: warm seas and dramatic scenery, held together by a level of resort service that few destinations can match. The setting extends naturally into the days either side of the wedding, so guests arrive for a celebration and leave having had a proper escape. This guide covers what couples and planners need to know before getting married in Thailand: where to marry, the types of venue on offer,...

Getting Married in Dubai

Dubai offers a combination few destinations can match. Desert, coastline and skyline, for instance, all sit within a short drive of one another. The city has built its reputation on five-star hospitality, and couples can choose to marry on a private beach, in the dunes, or high above the city, with plenty of contrast on offer for guests during the rest of the trip. This guide covers where to marry, the venue styles, the best time of year, and...