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Welcome to Issue 2

We are so excited to be sha ri ng i ssu e 2 of Pr ide & Gro o m w ith yo u, fil l e d wit h roma nti c rea l l ife stori es, exoti c de s tinatio ns and e ve r ything yo u ne e d to kn ow if you l i ke the i d ea of tra v e l ing fo r yo ur nuptial s .

Wit h more a nd more cou ntri es a l l owi ng s am e -s e x m ar r iage , the w o r l d re ally i s becomi ng you r oyster, a n d w ith s o m e c are ful pl anning yo u c an ach i eve th e wed d i n g d ay th at you have alw ays dre am e d of. In this de st inati on sp eci a l we ha ve ch osen so m e fantas tic l o c atio ns , c l o s e to ho m e and f urther af i el d , wh i ch we h op e w il l e xc ite , e nc o urage and ins pire yo u to create a d ay f i l l ed with joyf u l me m o r ie s that yo u w il l re m e m be r fo r t he re s t of you r l ife.

So fo r n ow, why not sit ba ck, rel a x a n d h ave a brow s e thro ugh o ur m agazine and remember, be wi l d if you wa nt a n d think o uts ide the box to c re ate yo ur uniq ue a nd p ersona l wed d i n g but a bove al l , be yo ur s e lf â&#x20AC;&#x201C; afte r al l it is yo ur spe c ia l d ay.

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You’re getting married! Congratulations! Now that you’ve made it official, it’s time to choose the location. Whether you decide to keep it local and tie the knot in Florida or go overseas for something more exotic, we have you covered. From understanding the laws, to knowing what documentation to bring, in this issue we explore destinations around the world where you can celebrate your union with your loved one.

By S. Bon an n o

a n d yo u do n’ t ne e d to be a re s ide nt of N Y to be m ar r ie d the re and c o s ts abo ut $3 5 .

Before you pl an your big day, it is important to

Pe r haps Ve r m o nt, as the fir s t s tate in the U. S .

re m e m b e r that e a ch state in th e Un ited States

to give ful l m ar r iage r ights to s am e -s e x c o upl e s ,

has diffe re nt rul e s an d wh en you get married

ha s a s pe c ial pl ac e in yo ur he ar t. To ge t m ar r ie d

o ut of the c ountry th ere are even more ru les.

the re yo u ne e d a D r ive r ’ s l ic e ns e s o r a c e r tifie d

So, w hat d o you need to make it legal?

copy of yo ur bir th c e r tific ate . Yo u w il l ne e d to know yo ur m othe r s ’ m aide n nam e s , and the

If you are l ook i ng to get married h ere in Florida,

state s w he re yo ur pare nts w e re bo r n. The c o s t

you’ l l ne e d a pi cture ID su ch as a driver’s

i s $45 pl us $1 0 fo r a c e r tifie d c o py of the l ic e ns e .

l i c e nse and your Social Security card or a valid

To ge t m ar r ie d in San Franc is c o , o r any othe r

p assp ort. You m ay be asked for a certified copy

city in Cal ifo r nia, yo u w il l ne e d a pic ture I D –

of your b irth c e rt ificate. Th e cost to make it

a D r ive r ’ s Lic e ns e o r othe r val id ide ntific atio n.

offi c i al i n Fl ori da is approximately $9 4.

So m e c o untie s re c o m m e nd br inging c e r tifie d copie s of yo ur bir th c e r tific ate s . Yo u do not

A H O P AWAY Pe r haps

yo u’v e

always

ha ve to be a re s ide nt

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of Cal ifo r nia to apply

h itc he d in c o o l, ro ma nti c Seattl e. Lucki ly, you d o

fo r a m ar r iage l ic e ns e

n ot hav e to b e a resi d ent a nd a l l you wi l l need

the re . Yo u w il l ne e d to

yo ur dr iv e r ’s lic e nse a nd to kn ow you r Soci a l

know

Se c ur it y num b e r. Th e a vera ge a p p l i cati on fee to

m aide n

g e t m ar r ie d in Se attl e i s $6 4.

the c itie s and s tate s

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w il l ne e d to appe ar in pe r s o n be fo re a c l e r k at a

l i cen se,

Cl ar k Co unty Mar r iage Lic e ns e Bure au l o c atio n.

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i d entity

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Buenos Aires

is sue d ID c ard. Oth er opti on s i n cl u d e a n I D t h at c o ntains yo ur p hotogra p h a l on g with a n o r ig inal/c e r t ifie d

bi rth

certif i cate

l e gal ize

gay

m ar r iage ,

Bue no s

soci a l

Aire s is a w o nde r ful

s e c ur it y c ard. To get a ma rri a ge l i cen se i n

pl ac e to tie the k not.

Ve g as, it will c o st you $6 0. Now go f i n d Elvi s or

To ur is ts

w is hing

a dr iv e - t hro ug h an d get th i s p a rty sta rted .

m ar r ie d

ge t

m us t F URTHE R AFIE LD

a p po intm e nt

the

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c e r tifie d

re q ue s t

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Pe r haps yo u want to venture out of the cou ntry ?

p re s e nting

Me xic o , Sab a Island , Bu en os Ai res a nd Ca n a d a

p a s s po r ts

all offe r dre am pla ces to get ma rri ed .

p rovide an addre s s of w he re they are s taying in

w ith

photo c o py

Offic e ,

val id

to ur is t

s tam p

the ir and

If c o lo r ful Me xi co i s ca l l i ng, you’re i n l uck

Bu e no s Aire s pl us the l e ngth of the ir s tay. Al s o ,

b e c ause yo u do n’t n eed to be resi d ent i n Mexi co

at l e as t tw o w itne s s e s w ho m us t be Arge ntine

in o rde r to g e t ma rri ed th ere. You wi l l n eed

citize ns m us t be pre s e nt, and if yo u do n’ t s pe ak

yo ur

bl ood

Spanis h, yo u’ l l ne e d to have a l ic e ns e d and

test s are re q uire d to get ma rri ed i n Mex i co

a cc re dite d inte r pre te r w ho m us t al s o be pre s e nt

wit h so m e are as a l so requi ri ng a chest x-ray.

at the c e re m o ny. The c o s t? Aro und $1 0.

passpo r t ,

tou ri st

p ermit,

and

The se te st s m ust b e d on e i n Mex i co. It genera l ly

Am e r ic ans c an ge t m ar r ie d in Canada thro ugh

ta ke s at le ast t hree bu si ness d ays to ha ve you r

pape r wo r k and docu ments p rocessed . It wi l l

to that in the U. S .

cost yo u approxim ately $200.

Both

Sab a Island in th e Ca ri bbea n i s bea utif u l

pro c e s s

fill

s im il ar

par tie s

o ut

the

m us t l ic e ns e

ch o ic e fo r a we ddin g. As p a rt of th e Neth erl a n d s

a p pl ic atio n

K ing do m , Sab a re cogni zes sa me-sex ma rri a ges

of tim e and appe ar

and is known as an LGBT-f ri en d ly a rea . In ord er

toge the r at the l o c al

to b e m ar r ie d o n Sa ba , you wi l l need to conta ct

cour tho us e al o ng w ith o ne w itne s s , and provide

b ot h

a bir th c e r tific ate o r pas s po r t.

t he

Gov e r no r ’s

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with

and a

th e

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n otif i cati on

and

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re q ue st to b e m ar ri ed on Sa ba . In ord er to sta rt I N I T FO R T H E LO NG H AUL

t h e pro c e ss, yo u need to ema i l cen su sma i l @ s ab ag ov . Bot h parti es then mu st p resent a n

You’ ve

o r ig inal b ir t h c e r t if i cate menti oni ng th e na mes

Ja pan and So uth Afr ic a are al l po s s ibil itie s fo r

of t he pare nt s, also wh eth er th e p a rents a re

your

liv ing

bi g day in a pl ac e w ith r ic h his to r y and e xotic

de c e ased .

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c rave d

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m ar r ie d in De nm ark. You wi l l need to bri ng a

Affidavit of Co m pe te nc y to Mar r y at the Em bas s y

copy of t he pic t ure p a ge of you r p a ssp ort. You

or c o ns ul ate . The re is a s pe c ial tw o -page fo r m ,

will also ne e d to fi l l out some forms a h ea d of

w hic h c an be o btaine d fro m this w e b s ite w w w .

t i m e o n line to g e t ma rri ed here a n d th e cost i s

japan. us e m bas s y. gov/e /ac s /tac s-71 1 4a. htm l

aro und $ 7 5. If

t he

Afte r yo u c o m pl e te this fo r m in Engl is h, yo u

g re e n

fiel d s

Irel a n d

a re

ca l l i n g

w il l al s o ne e d a c o py trans l ate d into Japane s e .

yo u, yo u m ust m ake a n a p p oi ntment with th e

Th e c o ns ul ar offic e r w il l notar ize o nly the Engl is h

Ge ne ral Re g iste r Of f i ce to gi ve notif i cati on of

l anguage do c um e nt. The s e fo r m s are re q uire d by

yo ur m ar r iag e . There i s a three-month wa iti ng

Ja pane s e l aw and are not a re q uire m e nt of the

pe r io d b e fo re t he ma rri a ge ca n ta ke p l a ce, so

U. S . Gove r nm e nt. Yo u w il l ne e d to br ing yo ur U. S .

yo u will ne e d to c onta ct th e of f i ce wel l a hea d

p a s s po r t and the $5 0 fe e .

of t im e to sc he dule a n a p p oi ntment d ate. Th ere

So uth

is no re side nc y re qui rement i n Irel a nd but you

Afr ic a

go rge o us

l o c al e

fo r

w e dding. It w as the fir s t c o untr y in the w o r l d to

will ne e d passpo rts, bi rth

s afe guard s e xual o r ie ntatio n as a hum an

cer t ific ate s, and you wi l l

r ight in its c o ns titutio n. The re are no

n ee d to sig n a De cl a rati on

m inim um

of No Im pe dim e nt . It costs

ge tting m ar r ie d in So uth Afr ic a. Yo u w il l

$ 20 0

ne e d yo ur o r iginal bir th c e r tific ate , a

If jo lly o ld Eng land i s the

l e ft, and a l e tte r of no n-im pe dim e nt fro m

get

m arri ed

Ireland.

re s ide nc y

re q uire m e nts

fo r

pas s po r t w ith at l e as t 6 m o nths val idity

plac e fo r yo u, yo u must resi d e th ere for 7 d ays

your e m bas s y s tating yo u are fre e to m ar r y.

pr io r to t he re g isteri ng for you r wed d i ng a n d

Alw ays

c o ntac t

the

fo re ign

e m bas s y

t h e c e re m o ny c annot ta ke p l a ce for a n oth er 21

cons ul ate to re -c he c k the r ul e s as they are

days afte r t hat regi strati on . But d on’t f ret—if

a lw ays c hanging. Al s o , yo u w il l w ant to do

yo u pay an e xt ra fee, you ca n h a ve a sp eci a l

res e arc h o n the be s t s e as o n in e ac h are a. Yo u

lic e nse we dding , wh ere you must be resi d ents

d on’ t ne e d ho r r ibl e w e athe r r uining yo ur big

fo r j ust t wo we e ks p ri or to the regi strati on a n d

d ay. Whe n pl anning a w e dding abro ad, m any

t h e we dding c an t hen ta ke p l a ce on e d ay af ter

p eo pl e c ho o s e to hire a w e dding pl anne r o r

t h e re g ist rat io n. Bri n g a l on g you r ori gi na l bi rth

trave l c o ns ultant to he l p the m .

cer t ific ate s and p a ssp orts. You wi l l need two

The be s t par t of ge tting m ar r ie d abro ad is that

wit ne sse s.

yo u c an c o m bine yo ur w e dding

If Japan was alway s you r d rea m plac e

fo r

we dd i n g,

d on’t

and yo ur ho neym o o n into o ne

f ret.

big ro m antic pac kage . It do e s

Nonre side nt s of Jap a n ca n ma rry i n

take a l ot of pl anning, but the

t h e c o unt r y and t h ere i s n o wa iti n g

m e m o r ie s are w o r th it. Happy

pe r io d. Yo u m ust comp l ete a sworn

pl anning and Bo n Voyage ! &

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City

Bar. He c aught my eye as I w as pl aying

p oo l w ith a fr ie nd – he w as s itting at a tabl e , brow s ing thro ugh the gay pape r s w hil e s m o k ing a c igare tte . The bar has l o ng s inc e c l o s e d, and Stuar t’ s s to ppe d s m o k ing, but w e ’ re s til l go ing stro ng to ge the r. Our re l atio ns hip has be e n as fas t as a s pe e ding . . . gl ac ie r. It w as 1 4 ye ar s be fo re Stuar t pro po s e d. If yo u think that’ s bad, w e o nly m ove d in to ge the r thre e ye ar s ago ! We w e re having a m e al at o ne of o ur favo r ite Abe rde e n re s taurants , w he n he e xc us e d him s e lf to go to the bathro o m . My c e l l buzze d s ho r tly af te r w ards and it w as a te xt fro m Stuar t as k ing me to m ar r y him . Whe n he re tur ne d to the tabl e , I of c o ur s e s aid ye s . We ’d alw ays w ante d to vis it San Franc is c o a n d initial ly pl anne d the tr ip to m ar k Stuar t’ s 40th bir thday, but afte r the pro po s al it q uic k ly bec am e c l e ar it w as the ide al o ppo r tunity to ge t hitc he d, and o ur fr ie nd Cl aire offe re d to fly fro m Sc otl and to m e e t us in San Franc is c o and be o ur witne s s fo r the day. We had gre at fun having o ur pic ture s take n

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by o ur photo graphe r, Mis c ha, e ve n w ith o ur h e avy w o o l k ilts adding to the he at of the day. A Sc ot has no bigge r pr ide than w e ar ing his k ilt a bro ad, and w e e ve n had s trange r s as k ing fo r p hoto s w he n w e ar r ive d at City Hal l . We the n hire d a s tre tc h l im o to take us o n a to ur of the c ity, ac c o m panie d by a c o upl e of bottl e s of c ham pagne . Afte r w ards , at the re s taurant Gar y Danko s , d ine r s

the

tabl e

ne xt

s tr uc k

co nve r s atio n, and w he n w e to l d the m o ur s to r y th ey rais e d a to as t to us and gave us a ro und of appl aus e . It w as typic al of o ur e xpe r ie nc e of s uc h a w o nde r ful c ity – fr ie ndly, w e l c o m ing p e o pl e and w e c an’ t w ait to re tur n. &

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V e r m o nt

NOT TO MISS

The Magic Hat Bre w i n g Co m pa ny If you a re a fa n of be e r s and al e s the n the Magic Hat Bre w ing TOP VENUE

Comp a ny i s a m us t-s e e (fo r anyo ne 2 1 and o l de r that is).

The Essex Reso r t and Sp a A

supe r b

un conventi onal atm o s phe re s e ts it apar t as o ne of the m o s t

yo ur s to hav e at Th e Essex Resort

ecl ecti c brew e r ie s aro und. Its fre e to ge t in, but be s ure to

Bolton

secu re a d esi gnate d dr ive r as the re is a ful ly s to c ke d bar

18 -a cre

wa iti ng for yo u at the e nd of yo ur vis it, c o m pl e te w ith

and

Valley.

The

wed d i ng

Th e Vi ctori a n-Gothic c irc us-the m e d de c o r and s e r io us ly is

Spa

Ve r m ont

Pon d s

b e a utif ul ,

re so r t in Bur ling ton, serves a s th e pe r fe c t

b ac kdro p

for

you r

l i mitl ess, f ree tas tings of the fe ature d be e r s o n tap.

most

Fo r m o re i nfo p l e a se v is it w w w . m a g i c hat . ne t

im po r tant day. Th e 5,000 bea utif ul Ve r m o nt

ac re s

Th e

Pon d s

a re

u nr iv ale d in t he regi on. No oth er Ve r m o nt ca n

we dding

offe r

ac c o m m o dat io n u nm atc he d by

recepti on

st unni n gly

sites

a p p oi nted

a nd

servi ces,

c ateri ng

p rovi d ed

award- winning

ch ef s,

and

cour se , t he at te nt ion to d eta i l by the s e aso ne d staff. For m o re i nfo p l ea s e vi s it w w w . es s ex res o rts p a . c o m

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A H O P AWAY Pe r haps

yo u’v e

alway s

d rea med

m ar r iage l ic e ns e in Ve gas , it w il l c o s t yo u $60. of

getti ng

h itc he d in c o o l, ro ma nti c Seattl e. Lucki ly, you d o

Now go find Elvis o r a dr ive -thro ugh and ge t this p a r ty s tar te d.

n ot hav e to b e a resi d ent a nd a l l you wi l l need yo ur dr iv e r ’s lic e nse a nd to know you r Soci a l

F URT H ER AF I EL D

Se c ur it y num b e r. Th e a vera ge a p p l i cati on fee to

Per haps yo u w ant to ve nture o ut of the c o untr y?

g e t m ar r ie d in Se attl e i s $6 4.

Me xic o , Saba Is l and, Bue no s Aire s and Canada

The Big Apple is the p l a ce for you , but what

a ll offe r dre am pl ac e s to ge t m ar r ie d.

do yo u ne e d? Pro of of a ge or i d entity by bri ngi n g

If c o l o r ful Me xic o is c al l ing, yo u’ re in l uc k

alo ng a D r iv e r ’s lic en se, p a ssp ort, or i mmi grati on

bec aus e yo u do n’ t ne e d to be re s ide nt in Me xic o

re c o rd and yo u do n’t n eed to be a resi d ent of NY

i n o rde r to ge t m ar r ie d the re . Yo u w il l ne e d

to b e m ar r ie d t he re a n d costs a bout $35.

your

pas s po r t,

to ur is t

pe r m it,

and

bl o o d

Pe r haps Ve r m o nt, a s th e f i rst state i n the U.S.

tes ts are re q uire d to ge t m ar r ie d in Me xic o

to g iv e full m ar r iage ri ghts to sa me-sex coup l es,

w ith s o m e are as al s o re q uir ing a c he s t x-ray.

h a s a spe c ial plac e i n you r hea rt. To get ma rri ed

Th e s e te s ts m us t be do ne in Me xic o . It ge ne ral ly

t he re yo u ne e d a Dri ver’s l i censes or a certif i ed

ta ke s at l e as t thre e bus ine s s days to have yo ur

copy of yo ur b ir t h certif i cate. You wi l l n eed to

p a pe r w o r k and do c um e nts pro c e s s e d. It w il l

k now yo ur m ot hers’ ma i d en na mes, a nd the

cos t yo u approxim ate ly $2 00.

s tate s whe re yo ur p a rents were born . The cost

Saba

Is l and

the

Car ibbe an

be autiful

is $ 45 plus $ 10 fo r a certif i ed copy of the l i cen se.

ch o ic e fo r a w e dding. As par t of the Ne the r l ands

To g e t m ar r ie d i n Sa n Fra n ci sco, or a ny other

Kingdo m , Saba re c o gnize s s am e -s e x m ar r iage s

cit y in Califo r nia, you wi l l need a p i cture I D –

a n d is k now n as an LGBT-fr ie ndly are a. In o rde r

a D r iv e r ’s Lic e nse or other va l i d i d entif i cati on.

to be m ar r ie d o n Saba, yo u w il l ne e d to c o ntac t

So m e

both

c o unt ie s

recommend

bri n gi ng

certif i ed

copie s of yo ur b irth certif i cates. You d o n ot

the

Ce ns us

Offic e

and

the

Lie ute nant

Gove r no r ’ s Offic e w ith a notific atio n and

h a v e to b e a re sident of Ca l iforni a to a p p ly for a m ar r iag e lic e nse th ere. You wi l l n eed to know yo ur m ot he r s’ m aiden n a mes, a nd th e citi es a n d s tate s whe re yo ur pa rents were born. It wi l l cost yo u aro und $ 45 to get ma rri ed i n Ca l iforni a . If t he g lit z of Vega s i s more you r sty l e, you will ne e d to appe a r i n p erson before a cl erk at a Cl ar k Co unt y Mar r i a ge Li cense Bu rea u l ocati on . Yo u will ne e d a v a l i d d ri ver’s l i cen se, p a ssp ort, m ilitar y ID c ard o r oth er government-i ssued I D ca rd. Ot he r o pt io n s i ncl ud e a n I D th at conta i n s yo ur photo g raph along with a n ori gi na l /certif i ed b ir t h c e r t ific ate o r soci a l secu rity ca rd . To get a | W W W. P R I D E A N D G R O O M . C O

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S eat t l e

NOT TO MISS

The The o ch o c o l ate Fa c to ry What goes h and in hand w ith ro m anc e? Cho c o l ate of c o ur s e ! So for a f un day o ut, w hy not take yo ur l ove d o ne to to ur the Theo Choc o l ate Fac to r y. The o is the o nly o rganic , fairTOP VENUE

tra d e, bea n-to -bar c ho c o l ate fac to r y in the e ntire c o untr y

The Great Hall at Union Station

a n d thei r choc o l ate s are , w itho ut a do ubt, s o m e of the m o s t

The Gre at Hall at Un i on Stati on i s

d el i ci ou s you’ l l e ve r tr y. To ur s inc l ude s am pl e s al o ng the

ic o nic

way a n d a behind the s c e ne s l o o k at the c ho c o l ate -m ak ing

Se at t le ’s

landm a rk

Pio n eer

b re at htaking

the

h ea rt

Squ a re.

11,000

The

p rocess. Don’ t fo rge t to s to p in the re tail s to re o n yo ur w ay

squ a re-foot

out a n d p i ck up s o m e of he r favo r ite s that yo u s am pl e d!

b allro o m was b uilt i n 19 10 a n d i s

Fo r m o re i nfo p l e a se v is it w w w .t he o c ho c o l at e .com

b e aut ifully c o m plemented by a tota l of 460 t winkling lights set overh ea d in

it s

m aj e st ic

ba rrel-va ulted

ceiling . The b lac k a nd white ti l ed flo o r s

and

e me rald

c ham p a gne,

c o lo r

sc h eme

gol d

a nd

ma ke

thi s

am azing v e nue de fi nitely a ti mel ess s e t t ing and t he perfect l ocati on for a c lassic and e le g ant wed d i n g. For m o re i nfo p l ea s e vi s it w w w . jew el h o s p ita l ity. c o m

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Las Vegas

NOT TO MISS

The Ve gas Eif fe l Tow e r Th e Vega s Eiffe l Tow e r Expe r ie nc e s ho ul d c e r tainly not be TOP VENUE

mi ssed si n ce it has be e n rate d num e ro us tim e s am o ng the

The Gay Chapel of Las Ve gas

most roma nti c things to do in Las Ve gas and has s e e n m any

Want

unforgetta bl e

ma rri a ge p ropo s al s dur ing its e xis te nc e . If yo u do de c ide to

we dding day e nt ran ce? How a bout

go, th en n i ghttim e is de finite ly the be s t tim e to c l im b to the

s ur pr ising yo ur g uests a s th e d oors

observati on are a o n the 5 0th fl o o r of the Tow e r and m ar ve l

of t he c hape l fly op en a s you’re

at th e La s Vegas s tr ip l ine o r s im ply w al k hand in hand w ith

dr iv e n down t he aisl e by Elvi s i n hi s

you r sweethear t.

m ake

1 9 64 Pink Cadillac converti bl e. O r,

Fo r m o re i nfo p l e a se v is it w w w . c a e sar s. c o m / paris -l as -v eg as /thing s -to-do/eif fel-tower

h ow ab o ut b e ing ca rri ed d own th e aisle o n a t hro ne by hu nky Egy pti a n m e n. Yo u c an e v e n get ma rri ed by a Mar ilyn Mo nro e lo ok a l i ke. The v a r ie d

Gay

Chapel

we dding

has

l oa d s

pa cka ges,

and

of if

yo u c ant find what you l i ke, they a re m o re t han happy to work with you to prov ide a we dd i n g th at you wi l l n ev e r fo rg e t …VIVA LAS VEGAS!! For m o re i nfo p l ea s e vi s it w w w . gayc h ap el ofl a s vega s . c o m

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A H O P AWAY Pe r haps

yo u’v e

alway s

d rea med

m ar r iage l ic e ns e in Ve gas , it w il l c o s t yo u $60. of

getti ng

h itc he d in c o o l, ro ma nti c Seattl e. Lucki ly, you d o

Now go find Elvis o r a dr ive -thro ugh and ge t this p a r ty s tar te d.

n ot hav e to b e a resi d ent a nd a l l you wi l l need yo ur dr iv e r ’s lic e nse a nd to know you r Soci a l

F URT H ER AF I EL D

Se c ur it y num b e r. Th e a vera ge a p p l i cati on fee to

Per haps yo u w ant to ve nture o ut of the c o untr y?

g e t m ar r ie d in Se attl e i s $6 4.

Me xic o , Saba Is l and, Bue no s Aire s and Canada

The Big Apple is the p l a ce for you , but what

a ll offe r dre am pl ac e s to ge t m ar r ie d.

do yo u ne e d? Pro of of a ge or i d entity by bri ngi n g

If c o l o r ful Me xic o is c al l ing, yo u’ re in l uc k

alo ng a D r iv e r ’s lic en se, p a ssp ort, or i mmi grati on

bec aus e yo u do n’ t ne e d to be re s ide nt in Me xic o

re c o rd and yo u do n’t n eed to be a resi d ent of NY

i n o rde r to ge t m ar r ie d the re . Yo u w il l ne e d

to b e m ar r ie d t he re a n d costs a bout $35.

your

pas s po r t,

to ur is t

pe r m it,

and

bl o o d

Pe r haps Ve r m o nt, a s th e f i rst state i n the U.S.

tes ts are re q uire d to ge t m ar r ie d in Me xic o

to g iv e full m ar r iage ri ghts to sa me-sex coup l es,

w ith s o m e are as al s o re q uir ing a c he s t x-ray.

h a s a spe c ial plac e i n you r hea rt. To get ma rri ed

Th e s e te s ts m us t be do ne in Me xic o . It ge ne ral ly

t he re yo u ne e d a Dri ver’s l i censes or a certif i ed

ta ke s at l e as t thre e bus ine s s days to have yo ur

copy of yo ur b ir t h certif i cate. You wi l l n eed to

p a pe r w o r k and do c um e nts pro c e s s e d. It w il l

k now yo ur m ot hers’ ma i d en na mes, a nd the

cos t yo u approxim ate ly $2 00.

s tate s whe re yo ur p a rents were born . The cost

Saba

Is l and

the

Car ibbe an

be autiful

is $ 45 plus $ 10 fo r a certif i ed copy of the l i cen se.

ch o ic e fo r a w e dding. As par t of the Ne the r l ands

To g e t m ar r ie d i n Sa n Fra n ci sco, or a ny other

Kingdo m , Saba re c o gnize s s am e -s e x m ar r iage s

cit y in Califo r nia, you wi l l need a p i cture I D –

a n d is k now n as an LGBT-fr ie ndly are a. In o rde r

a D r iv e r ’s Lic e nse or other va l i d i d entif i cati on.

to be m ar r ie d o n Saba, yo u w il l ne e d to c o ntac t

So m e

both

c o unt ie s

recommend

bri n gi ng

certif i ed

copie s of yo ur b irth certif i cates. You d o n ot

the

Ce ns us

Offic e

and

the

Lie ute nant

Gove r no r ’ s Offic e w ith a notific atio n and

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BUENOS A FURTHER AFIELD

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TOP VENUE

AIRES

Th e Alv e a r Pa l a c e Hote l O pe ne d

vis ito r s , Hote l Be l l e in

1 93 2 the

fo r

c o ntinue s Épo q ue

the

Euro pe an

Alve ar to

Pal ac e

e xude

s pl e ndo r.

Re c o l e ta

that

Lo c ate d

ne ighbo r ho o d,

s ur ro unde d by e l e gant bo ul e vards and

l e afy

fil l e d

w ith

w al l s

and

par ks ,

the

hote l

gil de d-w o o d-pane l e d c hande l ie r s ,

m ak ing

this a pe r fe c t ve nue . In Arge ntina w e ddings traditio nal ly s tar t l ate and finis h the ne xt m o r ning, s o s tam ina is s tro ngly re c o m m e nde d. For more info pl eas e v is it w w w . l h w . c o m / h o t e l /Al v e a r - Pa l a c e - Ho t e l- Bu e n o s Aires -Arg entina

NOT TO MISS

La Bo c a A

c o l o r ful

ne ighbo r ho o d

r ight

ne xt to the o l d po r t of Bue no s Aire s , La Bo c a is s yno nym o us w ith both tango and fo otbal l . With its m ulti-c o l o re d ho us e s and tave r ns , the

ne ighbo r ho o d

m aintains

its

tango traditio n, fo otbal l pas s io n, and Ital ian ro ots . To day it is o ne of

the

c e nte r s

most and

im po r tant to ur is t

c ultural

attrac tio ns

in Bue no s Aire s . Take a w al k ing f

yo u

re si d e

Flor ida

and

you

fancy

to ur, w atc h a s o c c e r gam e at the

desti n ati o n w edding, but you, or t he ot her

fam o us

h alf, do n’ t rea l ly like long f light s or t ravelling

atte nd a l o c al tango s how .

Bo c a

s tadium

s im ply

g re at d i stan c e s, why not consider one of our fo u r fu rth e r afi e ld dest inat ions? Sombreros in Me x i c o , A l ittl e taste of “Par is in Sout h Amer ica” al so k n ow n a s Buenos Aires, or t he beaut if ul Fre n c h l an gu a ge of Quebec, t hese LGBT weddings hot sp ots are su re to please.

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CANCUN FURTHER AFIELD

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TOP VENUE

D re a m s Re s o rt The D re am s Re s o r t is s ure ly o ne of the m o s t ro m antic l o c atio ns in the w o r l d fo r yo ur w e dding. Turq uo is e w ate r s and pow de r y w hite be ac he s that ne ve r e nd te am e d w ith ye arro und

be autiful

w e athe r

m ake s

it an unbe atabl e ve nue fo r yo ur s pe c ial day. Ge t m ar r ie d o n the be ac hfro nt, the n e nj oy an e ve ning of par tying til l l ate into the night. The re s o r t offe r s tail o re d pac kage s guarante e d to fulfil l yo ur e ve r y dre am of a s e as ide w e dding. For more info pl eas e v is it www.dreamsresorts.com/riviera-cancun/ wedding s

NOT TO MISS

La s Ru i n a s d e l Rey The El Rey Ruins (Las Ruinas de l Rey) are

s pe c tac ul ar

arc he o l o gic al

s ite , w ith 47 s tr uc ture s that are tho ught to have be e n inhabite d by the anc ie nt Mayans in as e ar ly as 900 A D. El Rey w as nam e d fo r the c e re m o nial m as k and s kul l fo und o n the s ite to ho no r the Mayan Sun Go d, and m any vis ito r s e nj oy

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tak ing pic ture s of the hundre ds of Iguanas that c al l the r uins ho m e . The El Rey Ruins are o pe n daily and offe r s s pe c tac ul ar vie w s of the Nic hupte Lago o n.

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FURTHER AFIELD

Saba Island

NOT TO MISS

Saba by sea Sa ba Isl a n d offe r s a s c uba diving paradis e . Fro m s hal l ow p atch reef s to de e p unde r w ate r s e am o unts the w ate r s a rou nd the i s l and are w o r th e xpl o r ing fo r any dive r ’ s l e ve l of exp eri en ce. Pa st vol ca n ic ac tivity has c re ate d s pe c tac ul ar fo r m atio ns TOP VENUE

a n d stru ctu res . Unde r w ate r l ava fl ow s and hot s pr ings are

Queens Ga rden s Re sor t Ne st le d

b e t we e n

two

l u sh

the most obvio us e vide nc e of Saba’ s vo l c anic o r igins . The hi l l s,

reef s a re p op u l ate d w ith s c ho o l s of tro pic al fis h and he althy

Que e n’s Garde ns Resort i s l ocated

cora l . Unu su al and e xc iting s ightings are alw ays po s s ibl e in

in t he e xc lusiv e area known a s Troy

Sa ba’s waters inc l uding fre q ue nt s har k e nc o unte r s .

Hill, and prov ide s coup l es with a pe r fe c t ly

ro m ant ic

and

S s T

i nti mate

s e t t ing in whic h to excha nge th ei r v ows. Wit h b re at hta ki n g vi ews of t h e rain fo re st and th e Sa p p h i re bl ue

T w r g

Se as t hat sur ro und th e Isl a nd , you ca n e xpe r ie nc e a wed d i ng l i ke no ot he r and at t he sa me ti me sa mp l e a lit t le slic e of paradi se. For m o re i nfo p l ea s e vi s it w w w . s a bato uri s m . c o m

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Ch âte a u Ra m e zay A

pre s tigio us

the

1 8 th

re s ide nc e

c e ntur y,

the

fro m

Châte au

Ram e zay is the fir s t buil ding in the re gio n to be c l as s ifie d as a his to r ic offe r s

m o num e nt. an

This

e nc hanting

ve nue s e tting

in w hic h to c o nduc t c e re m o nie s inc l uding the Gove r no r ’ s Garde n, w hic h is a uniq ue e xam pl e of an 1 8 th c e ntur y Fre nc h c o l o nial ur ban garde n. A tr ue gre e n o as is , yo u w il l find yo ur s e lf in an intim ate s e tting in the he ar t of Ol d Mo ntré al . For more info pl eas e v is it www.chateauramezay.qc.ca

NOT TO MISS

Mo nt ré a l Bota n i c a l Ga rde n An o as is in the m iddl e of the c ity fo r ove r 8 0 ye ar s , the Mo ntré al Botanic al

Garde n

re c o gnize d

as o ne of the l arge s t and m o s t be autiful

the

w o r l d.

Its

r ic h

c o l l e c tio n of 2 2 ,000 pl ant s pe c ie s and

c ultivar s ,

Tre e

Ho us e ,

e xhibitio n gre e nho us e s and s o m e 30

the m atic

garde ns

m ake

this

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Th e Lo n do n Eye Ye s , that’ s r ight - One of Lo ndo n’ s most

ic o nic

to ur is t

attrac tio ns

and l andm ar ks is now avail abl e fo r w e ddings . Take yo ur l ove r to ne w he ights (l ite ral ly) w ith a c e re m o ny c o nduc te d in o ne of the Lo ndo n Eye c aps ul e s dangl ing 1 3 5 m e te r s ove r the c ity. Pr ic e s s tar t at aro und $3 , 5 00 fo r a s e r vic e that inc l ude s tw o rotatio ns and c ham pagne , and c an go up to $1 5 ,000 and inc l ude s a ful ly-fl e dge d re c e ptio n invo lving a r ive r c r uis e r. For more info pl eas e v is it www.l ondoneye.com

NOT TO MISS

Bu m pk i n Re s ta u ra nt s Whil e yo u are ro am ing this gre at c ity and l o o k ing fo r s o m e w he re to e at, w hy not c he c k o ut the Bum pk in Re s taurants . Co nve nie ntly l o c ate d in var io us dis tr ic ts of w e s t Lo ndo n, they s e r ve up Br itis h c l as s ic s , w ith a m o de r n tw is t. With tas ty pl ate s l ike s te ak and al e pie , batte re d fis h and c hips , and yum my s tic k y toffe e pudding o n the m e nu, yo u w il l ge t to e xpe r ie nc e gre at Engl is h gr ub,

al l unde r o ne ro of. o n gratu l ati o ns! You’re t y ing t he knot , so

For more info pl eas e v is it www.b u mpk inu k .com

yo u o bv i o u sly are in it for t he long haul. So w ith th i s i n mind, why not t ravel long haul

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Leeds C ast le

NOT TO MISS

Le e d s Cast l e If getti ng ma r r ie d in a re al c as tl e is s o m e thing that yo u have a lway s d rea m e d of, the n Le e ds c as tl e , l o c ate d j us t ove r an hou r outsi d e of Lo ndo n, is s o m e w he re yo u s ho ul d de finite ly ch eck out. Dati ng ba ck to the 1 1 th Ce ntur y, this s tro ngho l d has seen ma ny c hange s and update s to its o r iginal fo r tre s s . Surroun d ed by a traditio nal m o at, this be autiful c as tl e is s e t a ga i nst th e fantas tic Br itis h c o untr ys ide s ite d o n 5 00 ac re s of p a rkl a nd w ith a he dge m aze and is s te e pe d in the his to r y of ma ny of the Engl is h Mo narc hs of tim e s go ne by. Ma ny sp a ce s w ithin the m ain buil ding and its s ur ro undings mi x to set p er fe c t l o c atio ns fo r yo ur w e dding c e re m o ny and cel ebrati on s; the Librar y, the Dining Ro o m and the Maide nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; s Tower a re a l l l ic e ns e d fo r both c ivil m ar r iage s and w e dding ceremoni es. The re is al s o a c ho ic e of s upe r b l o c atio ns that a re a va i l a bl e fo r re c e ptio ns : fro m banq ue ts in m arq ue e s on the l a wn s , to s m al l e r m o re intim ate par tie s fo r c l o s e fa mi ly a n d f r ie nds ins ide the c as tl e . Not to m e ntio n, the p h otogra p hs w il l l o o k s tunning! Fo r m o re i nfo p l e a se v is it w w w . l e e d s- c a st l e . com

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CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR MARRIAGE!

Bumpkin is your local Great British Brasserie, a home away from home serving delicious British dishes, made with locally-sourced, seasonal ingredients. Bumpkin is a perfect place to host your Wedding, Rehearsal Dinner, Bachelor / Bachelorette Parties or simply a friendly place to just hang out enjoying the best in British food.

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ir s ti and I m e t w hil s t w o r k ing in Lo ndo n as nannie s fo r tw o diffe re nt fam il ie s . Our e m pl oye r s at the tim e put us in to uc h s o

the c hil dre n c o ul d pl ay to ge the r, and w e have thanke d the m e ve r s inc e fo r putting us in to uc h with e ac h othe r ! We date d fo r 5 ye ar s be fo re o ur c ivil par tne r s hip in

Se pte m be r

2 01 1 ,

and

the n

upgrade d

mar r iage in May this ye ar. It w as o n a ro m antic w al k o n the hil l s ide a b ove the s e a at Po l ze ath in Co r nw al l that Kir s ti p oppe d the q ue s tio n w ith a s tunning s par k l e r in a littl e w hite box. Obvio us ly I s aid ye s , and it w as the be s t de c is io n of my l ife . Dur ing o ur dating ye ar s w e w e re l uc k y e no ugh to l ive to ge the r in So uth Ke ns ingto n. Bas e d o n wh e re w e , and o ur fr ie nds , l ive d in Lo ndo n, w e d ec ide d to ge t m ar r ie d in the Che l s e a Ol d Tow n ha l l o n the Kings Ro ad, Lo ndo n, w hic h is o ne of the m o s t s tunning re gis tr y offic e s aro und! Our w e dding day w as w o nde r ful . We had o ur fam ily, c l o s e fr ie nds and c hil dre n w e c are d fo r in a s m al l c e re m o ny at the re gis tr y offic e . Fo l l ow e d by a re c e ptio n at a l o c al bis tro pub.

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We had an o l d Lo ndo n bus to trans po r t o ur f rie nds and fam ily aro und the s tre e ts of So uth Wes t Lo ndo n. The day afte r o ur w e dding w e j e tte d off to Las Vegas fo r a ho neym o o n, w hic h to o k us o n a to ur up the w e s t c o as t of Cal ifo r nia and e nde d up in Sa n Franc is c o . The highl ight fo r us w as s ur pr is ing Kir s ti befo re o ur m ar r iage w ith a VW Cam pe r van to ta ke us to o ur w e dding. As an avid fan of Cam pe r s I k ne w it w o ul d be

the

ultim ate

p h oto graphe r s

s ur pr is e ,

the

w o nde r ful

at In The Pink w he re in o n the

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IRELAN IN IT FOR THE LONG HAUL

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TOP VENUE

Th e Roya l Ma ri n e Hote l The

s tunning

fo ur-s tar

hote l

Dun Lao ghaire is a m uc h l ove d l uxur y l andm ar k that date s bac k to

1828,

and

c o nve nie ntly

l o c ate d in a pr im e So uth Dubl in po s itio n ove r l o o k ing Dubl in Bay. The hote l al s o bo as ts a m as s ive Vic to r ian s tairc as e , high c e il ings and

l arge

s as h

welcome

the

w indow s , natural

w hic h

dayl ight.

This fe ature al o ne l e nds its e lf fo r the ide al o ppo r tunity fo r tho s e al l im po r tant w e dding photo s . For more info pl eas e v is it www.royal marine.ie

NOT TO MISS

Ma l a h i de Ca s t l e Mal ahide Cas tl e w as the anc e s tral ho m e of the Tal bot fam ily fro m 1185

until

the

l as t

Tal bot

die d

in 1 973 . The ho us e is be autiful ly fur nis he d and

w ith

l ove ly

inte r pre tive

antiq ue s c e nte r

the c as tl e â&#x20AC;&#x2122; s bas e m e nt. The m aj o r fe ature of the s prawl ing e s tate is the o uts tanding 2 0-ac re Tal bot

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Botanic al Garde n, inc l uding w al l e d garde ns , s e ve n gre e nho us e s and Vic to r ian c o ns e r vato r y. For more info pl eas e v is it www.mal ahidecas tl eandg ardens .ie

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COPPENHA IN IT FOR THE LONG HAUL

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Hote l D ’a n g l e te rre Lo c ate d

the

he ar t

Co pe nhage n, Hote l D ’angl e te r re is o ne of De nm ar k ’ s m o s t e xc l us ive 5 s tar hote l s . It has j us t re o pe ne d afte r

unde rgo ing

re fur bis hm e nt

and

2 -ye ar

offe r s

some

of the m o s t l uxur io us and s tyl is h ro o m s

that

Co pe nhage n

has

offe r. So if yo u are l o o k ing fo r an e xc l us ive

m e tro po l itan

w e dding

w ith an ur ban tw is t in the l ap of l uxur y, the n this is abs o l ute ly the w e dding ve nue fo r yo u. For more info pl eas e v is it www.dang l eterre.com

NOT TO MISS

Th e l it t l e m e rm a i d Co pe nhage n’ s

be l ove d

s ym bo l

The Littl e Me r m aid, w ho tur ne d 1 00 ye ar s o l d in 2 01 3 , and is k now n and

l ove d

C re ate d

al l

Danis h

De nm ar k .

autho r

Hans

Chr is tian Ande r s o n, he r s tatue s its o n a ro c k at Lange l inj e Pie r, s tar ing l o ngingly

tow ards

the

s ho re ,

ho ping to c atc h a gl im ps e of he r

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be l ove d pr inc e . He r im po r tanc e is s ure ly pro of that the Dane s are tr ue ro m antic s at he ar t.

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COPENHAGEN

A bite to eat

f yo u are lo o king for a tru ly Nord i c wed d i ng

p a r t of the daily fo o d c o ns um ptio n fo r m any

e xpe r ie nc e , t he n sa mp l i n g the d el i ghts th at

Dane s fo r tho us ands of ye ar s . So w hy not have

t he c o unt r y has to of fer i s a must.

a c hat w ith yo ur w e dding pl anne r to find o ut

The Danish c uisi ne h a s been cu lti vated a n d

w hat dis he s yo u s ho ul d inc l ude in yo ur w e dding

i m prov e d ov e r m any generati on s - a n d i s ma i n ly

to re al ly ge t a tas te of w hat this gre at c o untr y

roote d fro m t he ol d country kitch en - with

ha s to offe r o n yo ur big day!

a nc ie nt fo o d re c ipes f rom a l l over the Da n i sh k ing do m b ro ug ht into the 21st century. Dishe s like sm o ked herri n gs f rom the Da n i sh i s land of Bo r nho lm i s a n ati ona l mea l a n d ha s b ee n sm o ke d since the l ate 18 00s. It i s a l so calle d â&#x20AC;&#x153;g o ld fro m the seaâ&#x20AC;? a n d ca n be p reserved for m any we e ks. Or how ab o ut Li ver p a ste, wh i ch i s a nother Danish fav o r ite , with over 100 d if ferent f l a vors to tantalize yo ur ta stes bu d s, a n d a must if you a re offe r ing yo ur guests a buf fet sty l e d i nn er. Finally, Rye Bre ad a nd beer ha s been a ba si c |

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STOCKH IN IT FOR THE LONG HAUL

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TOP VENUE

Vi l l a Kä l l h a g e n This in

be autiful

l us h

Vil l a

garde n,

l o c ate d

ne xt

the

Dj urgarde n c anal and is no m o re than

te n

m inute s

Sto c k ho l m’ s

he c tic

aw ay c ity

fro m c e nte r.

Built in the 1 9th c e ntur y the vil l a offe r s an am azing s pac e fo r yo ur w e dding

c e l e bratio ns

w ith

re now ne d go ur m e t re s taurant and an

o utdo o r

te r rac e

ove r l o o k ing

the w ate r s of the c anal fo r yo ur vie ing pl e as ure . For more info pl eas e v is it www.kal l hag en.s e

NOT TO MISS

Th e Roya l Pa l a c e We l c o m e

o ne

the

l arge s t

Royal pal ac e s in Euro pe ! Offe r ing five m us e um s the Pal ac e w as built dur ing the e ighte e nth c e ntur y o n the s pot w he re the “ Tre Kro no r ” c as tl e bur ne d dow n in 1 697. Vis it the re c e ptio n, R iks s al e n (the Hal l of

State)

w ith

Que e n

Kr is tina’ s

s ilve r thro ne , and O rde ns s al ar na

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(Hal l s of the O rde r s of Chival r y). Al s o

c o ntaining

the

Ar m o r y,

w e l l as c o ro natio n c ar r iage s and c o ac he s fro m the Royal Stabl e . For more info pl eas e v is it www.royalpal aces .s e

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PHOTO BY BILL SUMNER

KYOTO IN IT FOR THE LONG HAUL

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Onc e a

the

c apital

tho us and

e pic e nte r

Japan

ye ar s ,

Kyoto

the

Japane s e

fo r

the ar ts

and traditio n, w ith fan danc ing and te a c e re m o nie s al l prac tic e d to pe r fe c tio n by e l e gant ge is ha. De s pite the huge m o de r nizatio ns this vas t natio n has m ade ove r the c e ntur ie s , Kyoto s til l m anage s to m aintain its he r itage , m ak ing this o ne of the be s t pl ac e s in the c o untr y

l e ar n

e xac tly

w hat

m ake s Japan s o uniq ue .

NOT TO MISS

Th e Gi o n Di s t ri c t Gio n

Kyoto’ s

most

fam o us

ge is ha dis tr ic t, fil l e d w ith s ho ps , re s taurants

and

te aho us e s ,

and

is a gre at pl ac e to e at, w ith the s tre e ts and s ide al l eys fil l e d w ith pre s e r ve d m ac hiya ho us e s m any of w hic h now func tio n fantas tic e ate r ie s ,

s e r ving

Kyoto

s tyl e

haute c uis ine and othe r type s of l o c al

and

inte r natio nal

m e al s .

How e ve r, the ultim ate e xpe r ie nc e is to be e nte r taine d by a m aiko o r ge iko w hil e dining at a te aro o m . As

e xpe r t

e ns ure

e ngaging s e r ving

ho s te s s e s ,

e ve r yo ne ’ s in

l ight

dr inks ,

the

ge is ha

e nj oym e nt

c o nve r s atio n,

l e ading

dr ink ing

gam e s and pe r fo r m ing traditio nal m us ic and danc e . For more info pl eas e v is it www.k yoto-g ioncorner.com

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Kyot o

NOT TO MISS

Hotel Granv i a Kyoto Conv e nie nt ly lo c ated withi n Kyoto Stat io n, t he Hote l Gra nvi a Kyoto i s an inte g ral par t of the stri ki n g JR Kyoto b uilding which a l so i n cl u d es a de par t m e nt sto re , museu m, mu si ca l t h e ate r

and

va st

u nd ergrou nd

s ho pping m all. The h otel of fers a n u lt im ate we dding ceremony that i s t ruly uniq ue allow i ng you to h a ve a we dding day t hat you wi l l never fo rg e t . Inc lude d in the p a cka ge i s a t hre e nig ht stay i n one of thei r luxur io us

junio r

su ites,

we dding

at t ire

and

comp l ete

wed d i n g

cere m o ny at t he hi stori ca l temp l e in t he anc ie nt c ity of Kyoto, p l u s lim o usine se r v ic e s a n d a wed d i n g dinne r b ac k at t he h otel . This

re ally

on e

ki nd

e xpe r ie nc e fo r t r ue l overs of the

Fo r m o re i nfo p l e a s e v is it www.granviakyoto.com/rooms/special/2014/08/hotel-granvia-kyoto-createssp e c t a c u l ar - g ay - wedding s .html

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Tossing the bouquet

The to ssing of t he bri d a l bouqu et i s a cu stom that ro ots in Engl and and w as be l ie ve d to be a w ay fo r t he b r ide to pass a l ong her good fortun e to oth ers . Br idal gue s ts w o ul d tr y and te ar aw ay pie c e s of t he b r ide ’s c lot hi n g a nd f l owers i n ord er to obta i n this fo r tune . In atte m pt to ge t aw ay fro m the tear ing of he r g own, th e bri d e wou l d toss her bou que t into the c row d. As traditio n s ays , the s ingl e lady who c atc he s the bouqu et ha s recei ved th e bri d e ’ s fo r tune and w il l be ne xt in l ine to m ar r y.

So m e b r ide s c ho se to ha ve a d if ferent bouqu et d esi gn e d e s pe c ial ly fo r to s s ing. This w ay the w o m an who c atc he s it will be a bl e to p reserve thi s p reci ou s ke e ps ake fo re ve r. If yo u do de c ide to have a diffe re nt b o uq ue t d esi gned you mi ght wa nt to conside r us ing s il k fl ow e r s . Altho ugh fre s h fl ow e r s are b e aut iful, t hey sa d ly d o n ot l a st forever. On th e othe r hand, q ual ity s il k fl ow e r s do l as t if c are d fo r pro pe r ly. &

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