CYPRUS - THE ISLAND OF LOVE
If the idea of an overseas wedding appeals to you, then Cyprus must be high on the list of wedding destinations. To tie the knot, celebrate the union or renew love; this is the island where love was born. After all, the Goddess of Love - Aphrodite - emerged from the sea in 3200 BC and despite the date, her amorous spirit still lingers. With 300 days of sunshine, the blue, warm, Mediterranean and the legendary hospitality of the people, Cyprus provides the ultimate wedding and honeymoon location.
Within the romantic framework of Cyprus the island’s hotel industry offers a choice of great indoor and outdoor venues to tailor special dreams to your personal needs. The top hotels offer all the support services you could ever wish for. These include limousines, music, photography, floral decorations, hairdressing, beauty treatments - in fact anything you require for the special day.
Protestant, Anglican and Catholic church wedding services are held in English in the major towns. Applications must first be made to the Marriage Officer in any Municipality in Cyprus and the couple must produce:
Passports
Birth Certificates
Decrees of Absolute (if divorced)
Death Certificate (widow or widower)
In the case of a Catholic marriage a Registry Office ceremony must be concluded prior to the church wedding. You should advise your local priest who will advise you which documents you will be required to present to the priest in Cyprus.
In the case of Civil marriage, there are two kinds of weddings:
Marriage by Notice and Marriage by Special Licence.The former requires a notice of 15days and a minimum stay of 20 days in Cyprus. The Special Licence can be performed within 3-4 days. The documents required are the same as those for a church wedding. Ceremonies can take place in the Town Hall of your chosen resort or in certain licenced hotels. A Mayor or Marriage Officer can perform the ceremony in English. Detailed information is available from the Union of Cyprus Municipalities Tel: +357 22 44 51 70 e mail endeky@cytanet.com
Note that hotel accommodation is limited during the months of June, July and August and that temperatures hover around 40C in those months. Many couples plan a short visit to Cyprus to view the various locations to ensure the perfect setting for that special day. We hope that you enjoy the romantic Island of Cyprus
ROMANTIC WEDDING CRUISES
Romantic Wedding Cruises look wonderful. What a great way to start married life together.
There is a choice of world wide destinations and styles of wedding. Everything from the conventional wedding in the ship’s wedding chapel, to a ceremony on top of an Alaskan glacier, or in an Italian Castle or on a romantic tropical beach.
You can start to relax from the moment you step on board. Wedding packages are available and courteous well trained staff will organise every detail of your wedding. Flowers, caterers, reception will all be taken care of.
Of course you can bring friends and family along but for those who can’t make it some ships offer live web cam broadcasts of your wedding so everyone back home can join in on your special day.
Cruise ships travel to all seven continents, many of the great rivers of the world, and also to many ocean ports. Many of the most important cities in the world are on cruise ship itineraries. Whether you chose an Alaska Wedding Cruise, Caribbean Wedding Cruise, Tahiti, Hawaii, Norway,the Bahamas or a Round the World Wedding Cruise you are sure to have a fabulous time.
Some ships have their own Chapel and the captain is authorised to carry out weddings at sea. In some cases you can organise your own minister of choice or allow the wedding planner to organise the ceremony for you. Others have a wedding chapel but the wedding will have to take place while in port. Many couples get married while in a Caribbean port or before the cruise begins. That way the guests can come aboard, enjoy the service, and disembark before sailing. Alternatively, you could invite all your guests on the honeymoon!
A shipboard wedding must be very relaxing. You arrive, unpack and there is someone to take care of all the details while you relax and enjoy the on-board facilities. With wedding, reception and honeymoon all on one ship you are on holiday virtually as you step aboard.
Whether it is just the two of you or all your family and friends are joining you, it is sure to be a very memorable occasion for everyone on a Romantic Wedding Cruise.
HONEYMOON
In ancient Northern European customs, the bride and groom drank Mead, a honeyed wine, for a lunar month (thirty days) after their wedding - creating the name honeymoon.
WEDDINGS AND HONEYMOONS ABROAD
As spring and summer now seem to be on the way I thought it was time we looked at Weddings and Honeymoons Abroad.
There are so many choices, far too many for one article so there will be several to give you some idea of what is currently available.
There are special holidays to romantic spots where the proposal can be done in style. So it is only right that the wedding and honeymoon be in an equally romantic place.
There are so many choices:
Beach Weddings are very popular and there are just so many places to chose from. Beautiful romantic islands, Australia or South Africa’s spectacular coasts, exciting South America or the laid back Mediterranean.
Wedding Cruises are very popular too. What could be more romantic than having the ship’s Captain perform the ceremony in the ship’s chapel and then dancing the night away under the stars at your reception. Then spending your Honeymoon in relaxing style on a luxury cruise.
Your ideal wedding may be in a castle so you can be the fairy tale princess you have always dreamed of. Castle Weddings are available all over Europe with Britain being a popular choice.
The are always those who want something completely different and we will look at some more Unusual Weddings. Whether you want to be married underwater while swimming with dolphins or floating through the air in a hot air balloon or standing on top of a mountain you are sure to be able to have the wedding of your dreams.
You may be very adventurous and want to combine a wedding with an Adventure Honeymoon. How about an African Safari? You can have a beautiful Beach Wedding on one of South Africa’s many stunning beaches then travel inland for your African Safari Wedding.
Perhaps a City Break Wedding is more your style and what better place for a super sophisticated wedding than New York City. Whether you want to be married in a church, hotel or perhaps a helicopter flying over the city, all are available if you want New York City as your Wedding venue. What a wonderful and exciting place to start married life.
There are just so many fabulous places for weddings and honeymoons abroad. We will show you a sample of what is currently available and if you are planning your wedding at the moment we would love to hear from you, especially if you have come up with something very unusual. We would love to see your wedding pictures too and perhaps have some of them on this site.
