All-inclusive weddings can mitigate planning stress.
When planning a wedding, keeping all of the little details organized can seem overwhelming. All-inclusive deals help simplify wedding preparations. Packages can include a venue, catering, cake, flowers, lodging for guests, honeymoon accommodation, music and the services of a professional wedding organizer or planner. Some packages even include special touches for the honeymoon such as champagne, roses or breakfast in bed. Whether you want to get married on the beach or under the sea, an all-inclusive wedding package can keep the process simple.
Beach
Many beach resorts offer all-inclusive wedding packages with extras such as accommodations and meals for guests, so family and friends can stay for a few days before or after the big event. The Turtle Island resort in Fiji provides authentic, custom-made Fijian wedding apparel and a traditional kava ceremony. Conch shells blow and a local choir sing as the bride arrives on a "billi billi," or wedding raft. After the ceremony, the billi billi carries the couple to a traditional Fijian wedding feast. Packages also include lodging, meals, marriage officials and licenses.
Scenic
Setting is an integral component to a wedding. Choosing a scenic backdrop like mountains, a lake or a river can add to the beauty of the event. South Carolina's Palmetto Bluff Resort provides all-inclusive weddings on the banks of the May River. The elopement package includes use of a waterside chapel, a minister or justice of the peace, a two-night stay for the bride and groom, and dinner for 12 prepared by a personal chef. Shasta Weddings in Northern California's Trinity Mountains provides the setting for an outdoor wedding in the woods. Packages include all meals, use of the "alpine village," a set of cabins that sleep up to 50 guests, and the venue's campground.
Yacht
If you want something a bit different for your wedding day, consider an all-inclusive yacht package. Yacht weddings offer an accessible, comfortable venue with moving scenery. Though many boats are suitable for smaller weddings, some can accommodate up to 300 guests. Electra Cruises, based out of Newport Beach, California, offers packages that include the services of a wedding planner, a four-hour cruise aboard a private yacht, a marriage ceremony performed by the captain in the yacht's onboard chapel, buffet meals and drinks for up to 300 guests, cake, photography, music and flowers.
Underwater
If you and your partner love to scuba dive, consider an all-inclusive underwater wedding package. Though you won't be able to have as many guests present at the ceremony as you might at a more traditional wedding, you will definitely never forget your special day. Bali Dive offers packages including an introductory dive for non-certified divers, ground and boat transportation, an underwater ceremony with a marriage official, a videographer and a land photographer, two dives and a champagne picnic lunch.
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