Considering a wedding away from home? Choose from among these volumes to help you decide where to have it, and get advice on planning your event.
Destination Bride
Author Lisa Light is an experienced destination wedding planner, and her insights can help brides planning a wedding anywhere in the world.
Destination Weddings for Dummies
Full disclosure: I wrote the book. In order to make it truly useful, I take readers through all the steps in the process of having a wedding away -- from deciding whether or not the two of you will be happy at a destination wedding to picking a perfect place, to dealing with vendors at a distance, to hosting the wedding, and then taking off on your honeymoon.The Knot Guide to Destination Weddings
The 900-pound gorilla of online wedding planning, The Knot recently published a destination weddings book. More of an idea book with illustrated case histories of couples than a true guide, readers may still find some inspiration for their own wedding here.Beyond Vegas: 25 Exotic Wedding and Elopement Destinations
Over the course of nearly two years, Lisa Tabb and Sam Silverstein eloped, or more accurately, remarried, ten times at various exotic locations around the globe. Their book, "Beyond Vegas: 25 Exotic Wedding and Elopement Destinations Around the World," tells how they did it -- and how you can, too.Something New: Wedding Etiquette for Rule Breakers, Traditionalists, and Others
A general etiquette guide for truly modern brides, Something New also addresses some particular concerns of destination brides.Picture-Perfect Worry-Free Weddings: 72 Destinations & Venues
Well-known wedding planner Diane Warner singles out a number of lovely settings for weddings. Organizational tips, real-life scenarios, and contact information all make this a useful volume for the bride and groom considering a wedding away from home. Cruise-ship weddings are included.The Most Romantic Resorts for Destination Weddings, Marriage Renewals
Practical information on more than 135 resorts, hotels and cruise ships -- including the low-down on which places will give you a free wedding if you honeymoon there. Mainly focuses on the US, Mexico, and Caribbean destinations.Romantic Wedding Destinations : Guide to Wedding & Honeymoon Getaways
If you're considering a wedding in a faraway place -- Mexico, Europe, Africa, the South Pacific -- or even the continental United States, Hawaii, Bermuda, the Caribbean, and Canada -- you'll find a selection of exotic, romantic destinations to choose. The book includes information on marriage license requirements and local wedding professionals.