Marry Me Abroad Asis’s Top Destination Weddings While it might seem like a long way to travel for a wedding, Asia offers something completely different to the traditional Irish wedding. If you have friends and family spread around the world, one of these stunning locations might be right up your street.
Palace Hotel Tokyo
Set in the heart of Tokyo’s Maranouchi district, with sweeping views of the surrounding Imperial Palace gardens, planning a wedding at Palace Hotel Tokyo is easy. The hotel has six different wedding venues – two ceremony venues, including a Japanese Shinto shrine and a beautiful chapel featuring a thin archway of handwoven metal rods, as well as four ballrooms. The hotel also offers a bespoke ‘Vera Wang Wedding Package’, which includes a gown from the Vera Wang Bridal boutique in Ginza in addition to catering, a wedding cake, beauty stylists, inhouse photographer, floral arrangements, and accommodation in a hotel suite.
Mantra Samui Resort
Tucked away in the jungle overlooking Bophut beach, Mantra Samui Resort gives couples a tropical backdrop for their nuptials, without the sandy implications. The resort’s alfresco terrace above the pool area can be converted into a ceremony location, replete with tropical flowers and stunning views over the Gulf of Thailand. Two types of wedding packages are available. The Thai ceremony includes a water blessing by holy monks and a traditional long drum procession with silver and gold gate passing. Prices are affordable and start from THB 80,000 (USD 2,500), inclusive of planning services with a wedding planner, the ceremony, flowers, a romantic private rooftop dinner, the bride’s hair and makeup, spa treatment for two, wedding cake and bottle of champagne, couple’s breakfast, and airport transfers. Western style weddings are performed by a priest and include a similar array of services with rates beginning at THB 70,000 (USD 2,200). The property can accommodate up to 38 guests.
The Anam Cam Ranh
Since the Anam celebrated its grand opening in April 2017, it has played host to intimate and large wedding ceremonies on a vast lawn overlooking a pristine stretch of beach. For weddings, the resort sets up an arch festooned in fresh flowers as well as aisle decorations and chairs against a backdrop featuring turquoise waters and dramatic headlands. With more than 300 sunny days a year on average in Cam Ranh, chances are it will be clear blue skies on the big day. The resort’s planners take care of the all-important wedding cake, sparkling wine, and an MC for a cocktail reception and dinner with the option of a large formal dining event in the resort’s elegant ballroom. A myriad of settings across the Anam, including reflecting pools and cobblestone pathways,
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also make for striking wedding photo backdrops.
