Nine news snippets to boost your weddings and honeymoons knowledge
The sky’s the limit when it comes to celebrating romance abroad. Here are flights of fancy sure to delight every couple.
NEW SIX SENSES
Kanuhura Maldives has been added to the Six Senses portfolio and reimagined with chic decor and 12 new Beach Retreats. Inspiring Travel’s honeymoon package includes complimentary extras such as a couples massage; inspiringtravel.co.uk
FRENCH ROMANCE
CV Villas now offers the 16-bed Domaine de Bagatelle in the Dordogne, France. Perfect for an intimate wedding, a three-night exclusive hire package starts from £14,000 at the superbly restored villa. Flight-inclusive packages also available; cvvillas.com
SOMETHING BLUE
With record UK flights now arriving in Nassau (four per week with British Airways; two with Virgin Atlantic) clients may be tempted to elope in paradise. A secret sandbar wedding is just one experience on offer among the 16 islands of the Bahamas.
ROOTED IN LOVE
The Dunes wedding venue at Carpe Diem Santorini can accommodate up to 150 guests. Perched high above Pyrgos, the views are seductive, while the owner has committed to planting 100 trees for every couple who gets married there; carpediemsantorini.com/weddings
CARIBBEAN DREAMS
Sandals Royal Curacao, which opened in June 2022, benefits from a west-facing position to capture the Caribbean’s stunning sunsets; it also sits outside the hurricane belt. Couples can opt for a legal or a symbolic ceremony here; sellingsandals.co.uk
OLYMPIC ADDS MALTA
Malta is the new addition to Olympic Holidays’ Weddings in the Sun brochure. Ceremony location choices range from hotels to private beaches and rustic vine-yards, and the roof terrace Mdina Views (pictured) package starts from £6,000; olympicholidays.com
SRI LANKA RETREATS
Kuoni’s expanded product range in Sri Lanka includes boutique hotels with private pool villas, popular with honeymooners. For a relaxing way to round off an adventurous touring itinerary, the operator recommends staying at Haritha Villas & Spa, a five-minute Tuk-Tuk ride to the beach and close to Galle for a day trip; kuoni.co.uk
A WEDDING FAVOUR
Elegant Hotels is offering its Enhanced Simply Elegant wedding package, free of charge, across its seven Barbados properties for bookings made this month. Valid until the end of 2024, it includes a single-tier wedding cake and bouquet; all-inclusive.marriott.com
VILLAGE PEOPLE
Oliver’s Travels can assist with renting out a medieval village in the Pyrenees, which has 14 houses sleeping up to 80 guests, an outdoor pool and no through traffic. The church seats up to 180 people. From £60,968 a week, based on 50 guests; oliverstravels.com
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