Honeymooners: Florida is for lovers

A week on a broad beach caressed by an emerald-green sea. Hanging out in funky bars on a tropical island. Testing your golf skills over well-manicured courses at a resort plantation. Partying till the wee hours at trendy nightclubs. • Honeymoons can take almost any form and be enjoyed almost anywhere in the world.

That's true for Florida newlyweds as well — but if they're feeling the pinch in this time of economic uncertainty, there's another route: Stick closer to home and take that honeymoon in-state.

Beach-side wedding as 'green' as it gets

When Insiya Rasiwala married partner Eoin Finn in a beach-side Tofino ceremony, she wanted to say "I care" when she said "I do."

For this couple, designing a "green" wedding was an act of love.

It was also a perfectly natural choice. Growing up in Bombay, explains Rasiwala, meant growing up with a keen sense of social responsibility.

20 Expert Wedding Planning Tips

When planning your wedding, there are things that are nice to know, like that trumpet skirts are all the rage or nosegays are making a comeback. Then, there are things you need to know -- advice so essential that any bride who's lucky enough to hear it thinks, "I'm so glad someone told me that!" If you're wondering whether there's something you may have missed (or even if you've got everything under control), check out our indispensable planning secrets.

Weddings on a budget

Your big day doesn't have to come with a big bill, experts say

Going into debt for a wedding is no way to start married life. Maxing out credit cards is a bad example to set for the teenager having a bar mitzvah, sweet 16 or quinceanera. And by the time 50th birthdays and golden anniversaries roll around, people know that friends and family matter more than price tags.

Besides, it's easy to have a big, beautiful bash on a budget. Here are eight tips.

What it takes to wed in bliss

FIJI'S tourism industry is gearing to benefit from a preference by tourists to tie the proverbial knot in Fiji.

Fiji Islands and Hotel Association president Dixon Seeto said they were aware that people from around the world wanted to get married in an exotic destination such as Fiji and that is why some resorts were concentrating on this niche.

Pacnews reported that many Australian couples opted for offshore marriage ceremonies, bringing a dozen or more relatives and other guests with them.

Lucky winners take home special gift packages at bridal fair

Dusty Johnson of Cross Lanes is on a winning streak. Not only did she take home the $1,000 prize package at the ninth annual Bridal, Prom and Special Occasions Fair Saturday at Tamarack, the lucky bride-to-be won a $250 gift certificate from one of the vendors, a $300 prize package during the Battle of the Brides and free wedding photography.

Costa Rica’s honeymoon season starts for 2008

Costa Rica has never been so popular and this is partly due to the fact that honeymooners typically look for much smaller intimate hotels when deciding on honeymoon destination’s. 80% of Costa Rica’s hotels have less than 40 rooms and there are some major hoenymoon hotes out there such as Punta Islita, rated the #2 hotel in all of Costa Rica by Conde Nast Magazine.  Hotel Gaia in Manuel Antonio also offers fine service in a tropical environment and places itself on par with the Four Seasons.  The normal honeymoon tour would be 3 days in Arenal at Lost Iguana or Arenal Kioro then 4 days at the beach.  Costa Rican Honeymoons offers a great selection of honeymoons to Costa Rica.