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Travel Tidbits—Weddings and Honeymoons

The upcoming wedding season certainly isn’t lost on the travel industry… especially those who work in hotel marketing. By now I’m sure you have either heard of (or attended, or had) a destination wedding. You know, it’s when a couple decides to fly off to some sunny locale to get hitched. Destinations weddings with all the bells and whistles are huge these days, but here’s a hotel package that you may not be familiar with: the elopement package. If you are interested in walking down the aisle without hundreds of guests watching you do so, consider heading to Santa Fe, … Continue reading →

Planning A European Vacation

Long before I visited a movie theater to see “National Lampoon’s European Vacation” I dreamt of strolling along the streets of Paris and exploring all that Italy had to offer. In fact, I had even completed preliminary research for a European honeymoon, but alas, we ended up getting married in Hawaii and honeymooning there. As it stands now, my dreams of taking a European holiday are permanently on hold, especially since we now have a young daughter who would rather visit Elmo than the Eiffel Tower. While we are in Elmoland a new survey found more than 64% of all … Continue reading →

Second, Third & Fourth Honeymoons

Are you considering planning a second honeymoon? It can be exciting to sit down and relive the carefree time that marked the early part of your marriage. It can be even more fun to plan the time away from life to spending quality time with your spouse. Depending on how you look at it, every vacation you and your spouse take can be considered another honeymoon. After all, what is a honeymoon but a time dedicated to getting to know, spend quality time with and enjoy your spouse? Don’t we do that on vacations? If we don’t, then maybe we … Continue reading →

Second Marriage Showers

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When it comes to wedding planning, we would be remiss if we didn’t discuss the fact that more than 50% of weddings that take place annually usually involve at least one person who was married before. That was certainly true when my husband and I got married. He’d been married previously, although I hadn’t. He doesn’t consider our marriage a ‘second’ marriage – because that would indicate that he plans a third. His words, not mine. However you view your upcoming nuptials, a second marriage for a bride who has been married before provides those who are throwing the wedding … Continue reading →

Win a Luxury Vacation For Two From Sandals Resorts

Wouldn’t it be nice to take a relaxing vacation at a resort hotel? All couples, no matter how many years they have been together, can benefit with some time spent exclusively with each other. Often, the problem is not that you don’t want to take a vacation with your spouse, but that you cannot afford to do so. Sandals resort may have a solution to that problem. They have a sweepstakes where the winner gets a luxury vacation for two at one of Sandals resorts. It is traditional for a newly married couple to take a honeymoon vacation. Everyone expects … Continue reading →

Pregnancy and Romance

There’s a line I love in “Love Comes Softly,” a Hallmark movie starring Katherine Heigl, about a widow who must live with a recently widowed young man and his daughter. In this particular scene she’s explaining to young Missie how she became pregnant with her late husband. She says, “My husband Aaron loved me so much that it spilled over and made a baby.” Missie says, “What spilled over?” “It,” Marty replies. Missie asks, “What is it?” Marty says, “The love.” It’s a cute way to explain pregnancy to a child, and yet it’s funny how dangerously close to the … Continue reading →

Howard Stern and American Idol’s LaKisha Jones Wed (but not each other)

It was a big weekend for celebrity weddings. After Scarlett Johannson and Ryan Reynolds’ hush-hush wedding a week ago, Howard Stern and new wife Beth Ostrosky did it up big. The couple married in New York on Friday with such guests as Donald Trump, Kelly Ripa, Jimmy Kimmel, Chevy Chase, Joan Rivers, Barbara Walters, and Billy Joel looking on. Rumor has it that Ripa’s husband, Mark Consuelos, is an ordained minister and he officiated the ceremony. The couple started planning the big event last December. Romance was the theme with 2000 weeping willows filled with white orchids hanging over the … Continue reading →

More Wedding Stats

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My interest lately has been turned into looking closely at the truth about weddings and engagements. My first article in this series addressed some statistics about couple who are engaged. My second article began looking into the actual wedding planning and ceremony. However that article only began to touch what I have discovered about weddings and marriage. Therefore more discussion will be needed. Earlier I mentioned that the most common month for getting married is June. I also mentioned that the largest percentage of weddings are held in some form of church. I also discovered that over half of weddings … Continue reading →

Maui Wowie Travel Deals

I grew up in Hawaii, but even I still have yet to visit all of the Valley Isle’s world-class attractions. Maui may not be the largest island in the state, but it certainly has a lot to offer. If you have always dreamed of taking a tropical vacation in paradise, but didn’t have the means to fund a trip, now might be your lucky break. The Kapalua Villas just unveiled six new travel packages for those planning to visit Maui between April 1 and December 19th. Each specially-themed package offers savings of at least 40% off rack rates. Take a … Continue reading →

Celebrating the Holidays in Hawaii

Contrary to popular belief we really do celebrate the holidays in Hawaii. Of course, if you are one of those people who simply can’t celebrate without sub-zero wind chills, snow, ice, and frozen fingers then you might not want to travel to the Aloha State during December. However, if you prefer to take in holiday-themed activities minus the layers, gloves, hats, boots and hand warmers then Hawaii is waiting for you. Most travelers don’t realize that the city of Honolulu consistently ranks among the Top 20 American cities for holiday light displays. The granddaddy of the state’s light festivals takes … Continue reading →