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FIJI: SPLURGE OR SAVELove is in the coconut-scented air of this South Pacific archipelago,
where 600-plus proposals took place in 2015. These six spots prove a dream honeymoon to one of Fiji’s 333 isles isn’t just for the mega-rich. ©
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A trash-the-dress sesh at a Fijian rainforest
waterfall doesn’t happen every day,
as Lucy and Chris found out.
PACIFIC HARBOR You’ll feel like royalty right from the start at Nanuku Auberge Resort Fiji. Expect three-
course made-to-order meals and a spacious villa with a plunge pool and a “villa buddy,” a private tour guide
who arranges and accompanies you on activities. From $878 per couple per night, three-night minimum.
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Splash Zones
Beach BlissTHE YASAWAS At Yasawa Island Resort & Spa, Fiji, take a day trip tailor-made for couples. A speed-boat will drop you off on a private beach with a picnic and a bottle of bubbly to fuel hours of PDA under the palms. From $675 per night per couple, three-night minimum.
BEQA The thrill factor is highest on the storied islet
of Beqa (pronounced Benga) — fire-walkers defy the laws
of nature, and every week is #sharkweek. If you’re
certified divers, hire a boat and head into the lagoon to
dive with sharks and feed the whitetips and bulls.
NADI The Raffles Gateway Hotel is literally across the street from Nadi
International Airport (NAN), so you can get to sightseeing ASAP. Tour the Sri
Subramaniya Hindu temple, then shop Nadi’s bustling downtown for intricate
woodcarvings. Afterward, lunch on dosas — curried chickpeas wrapped in
crisp flatbread. From $98 per night.
PACIFIC HARBOR The half-mile jungle hike to the twin waterfalls at Sava Nu Mate
Laya is steep and misty, but the photo ops are worth the trek. Even if you
forgot your suit, strip down to your skivvies and jump into the brisk
freshwater cascade, outlined by ferns and wild ginger.
Real Relaxation
Close Encounters
NADI After the 11-hour direct flight from LA on
Fiji Airways, relax the local way. Grab a cab to Sabeto Hot Springs, where Fijians rejuvenate with
mineral mud. After, walk among more than 2,000 plant species at
the Garden of the Sleeping Giant.
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IN 2015, MORE THAN 23 MILLION PEOPLE TOOK CRUISES, AND 14 PERCENT OF YOU ARE CON-SIDERING AN INTERNATIONAL CRUISE FOR YOUR BIG TRIP. IT’S NO WONDER, THANKS TO THE AROUND-THE-CLOCK FUN, PLUS THE 22 NEW SHIPS (THAT’S MORE THAN 20,000 BEDS!) THAT
DEBUTED LAST YEAR. HERE ARE THREE WITH HOT ITINERARIES FOR HONEYMOONERS.
Love-boatby C H A N I Z E T H O R P E
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CARIBBEAN
THE SHIP ➸ Anthem of the Seas, Royal Caribbean’s
massive 4,180-passenger liner, is made for the “just do it” crowd. Bumper cars and a trapeze school outfit the
fam-friendly ship.
SWEET SECRET ➸ Just before you dock, queue up for the North Star, a
300-foot-high observation pod (below), for a bird’s-eye view of your next destination.
TENDER TOURS ➸ Bermuda’s off-boat excur-sions often include a beach trip to Horseshoe Bay. Tag
along, but bypass the crowd and walk the boulder-filled path to secluded Chaplin’s
Bay for bubbly à deux.
STARTING RATE ➸ Five nights to Bermuda sets you back only $621 per person.
NORWEGIAN THE SHIP ➸ The new Norwegian Escape is a Caribbean-bound ship
where couples (straight and same-sex) can get married
by the captain at sea or while docked in some ports.
SWEET SECRET ➸ Indulge in a couples massage at the Mandara Spa (even if
you’re not on Escape, never fear — every Norwegian ship
now has a Mandara Spa), followed by sunbathing in the adults-only Spice H20
lounge grotto (above).
TENDER TOURS ➸ Take selfies with sweeping vistas
from St. Thomas’ highest peaks on a Jeep Safari &
Beach Discover excursion.
STARTING RATE ➸ A seven-day Eastern
Caribbean cruise starts at $569 per person.
WINDSTAR THE SHIP ➸ The intimate,
yacht-style Star Breeze chauffeurs its 212 passengers
in ocean-view suites through routes in
the Mediterranean Sea, Europe, the Caribbean and Central America.
SWEET SECRET ➸ A small, hidden deck right underneath the captain’s
bridge is a quiet place to ca-noodle, especially at sunset.
TENDER TOURS ➸ Play king and queen of Castle Brown in Portofino, Italy
(above). Walk through the village’s cobblestone streets and up a hill for sunset wine tastings, bustling markets
and bay views.
STARTING RATE ➸ Spend seven days in the
Caribbean for about $899 per person to start.
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advertiser directoryBridal Registries
1. The Registry at Bloomingdale’s - Page 16 bloomingdales.com/Registry
Caribbean, Bahamas, and Bermuda2. British Virgin Islands Tourism Board -
Page 13 bvitourism.com
3. Jewel Resorts - Page 78 jewelresorts.com
4. Ocean Hotels by H10 - Page 24 oceanhotels.net
5. Puerto Rico Tourism - Pages 4-5 gotopuertorico.com
6. Royal West Indies - Page 79 royalwestindies.com
7. The Sands at Grace Bay - Page 72 thesandresort.com
Central America
8. Xanadu Island Resort - Page 12 xanaduislandresort.com
Florida9. Greater Miami CVB/Sunny Isles -
Pages 41, 43 sunnyislesbeachmiami.com
10. Hawks Cay Resort - Page 47 hawkscay.com
11. LaPlaya Beach & Golf Resort - Page 44 laplayaresort.com
12. Monroe County Florida Tourist Development Council - Page 11 fla-keys.com
13. Playa Largo Resort & Spa - Page 45 playalargoresort.com
14. Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort - Page 42 sandestin.com
15. Santa Rosa County Tourist Development Council - Page 47 navarrechamber.com
16. Sirata Beach Resort - Page 47 sirata.com
17. The Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club - Page 45 naplesbeachhotel.com
18. Tween Waters Inn Island Resort & Spa - Page 47 tween-waters.com
19. Visit Sarasota County - Page 46 visitsarasota.org
Multiple Islands20. Beaches Resorts by Sandals -
Pages 22-23 beaches.com
21. Hard Rock All Inclusive Collection - Page 8 allinclusivehotelweddings.com
22. Ocean Properties, Hotels and Resorts - Page 29 oplhotels.com
23. Palace Resorts - Pages 6-7 palaceresorts.com
24. Palladium Hotels & Resorts - Page 84 palladiumhotelgroup.com
25. Playa Resorts - Pages 14-15 playaresorts.com
26. Sandals Resorts - Pages 2-3, 10 sandals.com
Miscellaneous
27. PADI - Page 83 padi.com
Wedding Planners
28. Ask Me - Page 31 askmeinc.com
Wedding Products
29. Minted - Pages 35, 37 minted.com
Wedding Vendors
30. Destination Weddings Travel Group - Page 21 destinationweddings.com
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9 THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL
IndiaThe Brits who retired to India to live out their days at a run-down
resort portrayed by Ravla Khempur in Mewar prove you’re never too old for love. Book a themed tour
to visit the Castle Kanota (Viceroy Club), the vibrant flower markets in Jaipur and the floating white marble Taj Lake Palace, once a
sultan’s fortress, also seen in the Bond blockbuster Octopussy.
7 UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN
ItalyDiane Lane admires sunflowers and oodles of market olives in
the walled city of Cortona before sipping limoncello, eating fresh
seafood and reminiscing about her affair on a balcony wearing only her lover’s shirt in Positano, on
Italy’s Amalfi Coast. Hollywood has idealized plenty of the area’s plush
inns, but La Fenice in Ravello is perfectly serene most of the year.
3 TWILIGHT: BREAKING DAWN
BrazilAfter a cliché establishing shot of
Christ the Redeemer and some samba in the streets near the
Carioca Aqueduct, Edward (Robert Pattinson) and Bella (Kristen
Stewart) boat over to a fictional Brazilian island. But their honey-
moon hideaway, Casa Em Paraty, is a real-deal vacation rental. Couples can hike to the same waterfall, but
leave out the bed breaking.
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10 EAT, PRAY, LOVE
BaliThe “love” portion of Elizabeth Gil-bert’s best-seller and the film star-
ring Julia Roberts takes place in Indonesia. Bike down jungle roads, wade in a secluded bay, meditate in a palapa, try noni fruit and get
a reading from the same medicine man, Ketut Liyer, in Ubud. Roberts retreated to Four Seasons Resort
Bali At Jimbaran Bay when the director yelled, “Cut!”
12 COUPLES RETREATBora Bora
Four sets of friends, including Jason Bateman, Vince Vaughn and Kristin Davis, test their marriages with the help of an amorous yoga
instructor and a therapist with wacky methods, like shark feeding, at The St. Regis Bora Bora Resort
in the Islands of Tahiti. Book a bun-galow with a plunge pool and dine
on poisson cru, diced raw tuna marinated in lime and coconut.
ADD A LITTLE MOVIE MAGIC TO YOUR HONEYMOON WITH THESE PICTURE-PERFECT POINTS OF INTEREST SEEN ON-SCREEN AND SCATTERED AROUND THE WORLD. by CARRIE BELL
8 OUT OF AFRICA
KenyaMeryl Streep and Robert Redford rough it romantically in Kenya in
the 1985 Best Picture-winning biopic of Danish writer Karen
Blixen. See the same wildlife and fiery sunsets in the Ngong Hills
and Rift Valley, and stop in Nairobi to visit her home — now a museum — as well as the colonial-era gem, the Muthaiga Country Club, with its still men-only Member’s Bar.
1 PRETTY WOMANLos Angeles
The “hooker with a heart of gold” (Julia Roberts) begins her fairy
tale with an uptight businessman (Richard Gere) in the Presidential Suite of Beverly Wilshire, Beverly
Hills (A Four Seasons Hotel), which offers a themed package with a
shopping trip on Rodeo Drive, just steps from the lobby. Stop into
Boulmiche, where the “Big mistake! Huge!” scene was famously made.
2 BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
CanadaThe tale of cowboys who can’t
quit each other (Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal) was filmed almost exclusively in Alberta’s Canadian Rockies, with peaks like Three Sis-ters, Moose Mountain, Fortress and The Fist providing a majestic back-drop for their taboo hookups. The tucked-away Bow River provides a
secluded skinny-dipping spot.
4 LOVE STORYBoston
This Ali MacGraw and Ryan O’Neal tear-jerker about a Harvard
student who forgoes his family fortune to marry a working-class
girl, only to lose her to illness at 25, is in an elite class of features given permission to shoot in Cambridge.
MacGraw uttered the iconic tag line, “Love means never having to say you’re sorry,” on the doorstep of the house at 119 Oxford Street.
5 PRIDE & PREJUDICE
EnglandThe Keira Knightly/Matthew
MacFadyen version of the Jane Austen novel is basically a tour of the English countryside. Moated
manor Groombridge Place in Kent was the Bennet home, Burghley
House is Lady Catherine’s palatial estate, and Bakewell’s Chatsworth House became Mr. Darcy’s lavish
Pemberley digs, complete with that first-kiss gazebo draped in mist.
6 BEFORE SUNSET
ParisFilmmakers and honeymooners
alike are smitten with Paris. In this pithy sequel, Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke outline a great walking tour
of the City of Light, with stops both quintessential (Seine boat
cruise, Notre Dame, Le Pure Cafe) and quirky (Promenade Plantee elevated park, Left Bank, Shake-speare and Company bookstore,
Studio Galande cinema).
11 LOST IN TRANSLATION
TokyoStrangers Scarlett Johansson
and Bill Murray bond over culture shock and melancholy while stay-
ing in Tokyo’s Park Hyatt. They spend a lot of time in the hotel bar
and on the windowsill, but they eventually venture out for food and karaoke in the Shinjuku and Shibuya districts. Pack your pink wig and a pair of chopsticks, and do a neighborhood ramen crawl.
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PACKING PRETTY As the stress of wedding plan-
ning melts away, your baggage shouldn’t weigh you down. The travel-themed French Bull for Target Jet Set spinners
should have a solid spot on your registry; the carry-on and the full-size suitcase weigh fewer
than 10 pounds each, and both have a laundry bag for stashing salty swimsuits. Plus, the hard-to-miss pattern will pop on the luggage carousel. From $130; target.com — Katrina Deisler
No need to wait until you get back to your hotel room to post your snorkel selfies: Wi-Fi Finder, a hotspot-honing app, is perfect in a pinch, using an offline database of almost 500,000 public
connections. The app gives users the locations of restaurants, hotels and stores with free Wi-Fi, as well as turn-by-turn directions to help navigate when Google Maps isn’t an option. (free, iTunes
and Android) — Caitlin Lang
ITALY
At the Etruscan Chocohotel in Perugia, dishes from antipasti
to dolci at the onsite restaurant feature chocolate. Indulge your
sweet tooth and stock up on souvenirs at the chocolate shop.
Book the Choco Sweet Suite and have your fill of chocolate truffles placed throughout the
room. From $292.
NEW ORLEANS
There’s more to NOLA’s dessert culture than beignets at Cafe
du Monde. When honeymoon-ers check into The Ritz-Carlton,
New Orleans, they’re sent a complimentary personalized treat, like flambéed bananas Foster or chocolate-dipped
pralines dusted with chocolate fleur de sel. From $299.
HAWAII
Visit the Manoa Chocolate fac-tory for a tour and tasting, then
unwind at the Mandara Spa at Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort. The Exploration in Chocolate treatment starts
with side-by-side massages and finishes with you and your honey painting each other with a chocolate scrub. From $259.
FRANCE
Start your exploration of the City of Light’s sweet secrets
at The Westin Paris-Vendôme just a few doors down from
Angelina, home to the richest, most decadent hot chocolate.
Get an insider’s look at the city’s sugar scene with La Cuisine Paris’ dessert-tasting tour.
From $361. — Allyson Reedy
After shunning sugar for months to ready your beach-bride bod, you’re probably dying for some dessert. Jet to one of these sweet destinations that are crazy for confections.SWEET SPOTS
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