DESTINATIONS WEDDINGS AND HONEYMOONS
What’s on
your A-list?
Janine Kelso sniff s
out some celebrity
wedding destinations
with star quality
When it comes to
planning your
client’s big day it can
be hard to see the
wood for the trees,
with so much choice on off er. So why
not steal a march on your rivals by
borrowing some ideas from the Alisters
and ensuring your clients get
to tie the knot like real celebrities?
Here’s a few ideas to get you started.
WHERE? Canada
WHO? Scarlett Johansson and Ryan
Reynolds tied the knot in Vancouver
in British Columbia in September.
WHY? Canada is full of aweinspiring
landscapes that make a
spectacular backdrop for a dream
wedding. Although operators can’t
off er ceremonies in Vancouver, it’s
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possible to get married on Lake
Louise or in Banff National Park.
Hailed as the Jewel of the Rockies,
Lake Louise is surrounded by snowcapped
mountains. There is even an
ice castle on the frozen lake. Banff
oozes romance, with activities
including sleigh rides, horse-drawn
carriages, ice skating and, of course,
skiing. Gay and lesbian couples can
also marry in Canada as it’s one of
the few countries to off er civil
partnerships.
SAMPLE PACKAGE: Kuoni
off ers an outdoor wedding package
in Banff for £1,108 per couple,
including permit, bridal bouquet
and groom’s buttonhole and chilled
sparkling wine.
(01306 747 007
8 kuoni.co.uk/weddings ✈
WHERE? Italy
WHO? Football ace Wayne Rooney
wed Coleen McLoughlin at a
lavish £5 million ceremony at Villa
Durazzo, a 17th century palace in
the Italian Riviera resort of Santa
Margherita Ligura in June. The
reception was held at La Cervara,
a medieval abbey near Portofi no.
Rod Stewart married Penny
Lancaster just outside Portofi no
in June last year.
WHY? Italy has all the ingredients
for a stylish and atmospheric
wedding – beautiful medieval
churches and abbeys, top food
and fi ne wines. Choose from the
romantic cities of Venice, Rome and
Florence and the upmarket Amalfi
Coast, fl ush with Michelinstarred
restaurants and fi ve-
FACTS
Coleen Rooney
had three dress
changes during
her Italian
wedding day –
all from New
York design
house Marchesa
www.travelweekly.co.uk
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