DESTINATIONS
Kill two birds with one stone and
have both your wedding and
honeymoon in the Seychelles
✈
providing, of course, you spend
enough on your honeymoon.
Couples who spend 13 nights or
more in a Beachfront Cabana at the
Long Bay Beach Resort on Tortola,
the largest of the British Virgin
Islands, get a wedding ceremony
thrown in.
You can feel the sand between
your toes as you say your vows by
getting wed on the beach, or say ‘I
do’ on a terrace overlooking the
pristine coast. The resort is set in a
52-acre estate, so you’ll have plenty
of privacy. Caribtours off ers 14
nights at Long Bay from £1,961 per
person, including fl ights, transfers
and the wedding.
(020 7751 0660
8 caribtours.co.uk
SPLURGE
Tie the knot on a privately owned
coral island in the Seychelles for
the ultimate sun-kissed paradise
wedding experience. The tiny
chapel on Denis Island is
surrounded by lush foliage, and you
may have a few extra guests in the
shape of the giant tortoises that
roam the island.
Elite Vacations’ tailored wedding
packages start from £965. The
operator off ers fi ve nights on Denis
Island plus another fi ve at the
Beachcomber St Anne Island resort
for £3,679 per person, including
fl ights, transfers and half-board –
that’s the honeymoon sorted.
(01707 371000
8 elitevacations.com
Alternatively, take the big white
dress to a big white location and
head to Lapland to get married.
Kuoni off ers wedding packages to
the winter wonderland between
November and April, where bride
and groom ride in a reindeer-drawn
sleigh to in ice chapel where they
can exchange vows. A £3,284
package includes the marriage
certifi cate, venue and decorations,
wedding-night dinner, wedding-
night accommodation in a glass
igloo, sleigh ride to the venue,
bouquet, buttonhole, cake and 20
wedding photos. A seven-night stay
at the Saariselka Tunturi Hotel plus
fl ights and transfers in January 2009
costs £1,203 per person.
(01306 747 008
8 kuoni.co.uk TW
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