Wedding Abroad News

You may have seen New Kydonia on our Egypt Weddings page, but did you know they do weddings in Crete too? Well they do, and they'd like to shout about it to all you brides and grooms! Their hotel is in Hania, western Crete and has magnificent views over the coastline - just imagine sitting by the pool watching the sun dip over the horizon as it sets. You can even pamper yourself in their mini-spa - perfect for before and after the wedding! For more details see our Greece weddings page and click through to New Kydonia today.

Our new wedding planner, Exquisite Weddings Greece, does exactly that - arrange exquisite weddings on the gorgeous islands of Rhodes and Santorini. Well known for its stunning countryside and white chapels with blue roofs, Santorini is one of the prettiest of the Greek islands and an absolutely fantastic location for your destination wedding. Rhodes is very popular as a holiday destination and also makes a lovely ceremony location with its sparkling blue seas and rugged coves. Exquisite Weddings designs ceremonies around your dreams: beaches, churches, or deluxe hotels - choose the perfect location for you to plight your troth. To see more please visit our Greece weddings page.

We're delighted to welcome two new wedding planners to Marry Abroad. Cephalonia Concierge, based on the lovely island of Cephalonia in Greece, and Scaevola Travel based in the Maldives. Cephalonia is one of the beautiful Greek islands dotting the Aegean Sea, and is famed for its turquoise seas and sandy beaches. Cephalonia Concierge arranges weddings in this lovely setting, with ceremonies taking place in quaint chapels, on luxury yachts, on sandy beaches or wherever your heart desires! Couples looking for a wedding blessing in paradise need look no further than Scaevola Travel. Based in the stunning Maldives , they arrange enchanting ceremonies in the "jewel of the Indian Ocean". The Maldives are very popular as a honeymoon destination, so why not combine your marriage blessing with your honeymoon and spend even longer in Paradise!?

We are pleased to announce that marryabroad.co.uk celebrated its one millionth visitor in May, proving its continued popularity with couples looking to get married abroad. A one-stop ideas and information portal for UK couples planning an overseas wedding, the site offers direct links to over 70 wedding planners, venues and honeymoon hotels in a wide range of exciting international destinations. Now in its sixth year, we have recently expanded to include information, advice and wedding planners from countries as diverse as Egypt, Belize and Hawaii. With all this information clearly laid out in one place and easily searchable, the only difficult part is deciding which destination to pick! Over the past six years the destination wedding industry has seen a rise of 27% in ceremonies abroad, with a corresponding 7% drop in UK weddings. And nowadays fewer than 1 in 10 UK couples say they would not like to attend a wedding abroad or get married abroad.* As more couples choose to have the wed...