THE WEDDING & ROMANCE PIPELINE

As the summer wedding season approaches, to-be-weds are on the lookout for the perfect ceremony site and honeymoon destination. Here, properties across the globe with special offers and packages to suit the most discriminating couples.

Montage Laguna Beach's Ultimate Beach Wedding Goes All Weekend Long
Laguna Beach, California

Montage has introduced an exclusive destination wedding weekend option that is completely customized to the couple's wishes and guarantees that the couple's wedding is the only one for the entire weekend (or other multiple-day time frame). The Ultimate Beach Wedding Weekend is perfectly orchestrated to reflect the couple's personalities, favorite tastes, heritage and more, with available elements such as a day at the spa, a golf outing, cigar/cognac tasting, and of course the ceremony and reception on the resort's manicured lawns with panoramic views of sea, sky and sunset. Pricing depends on dates, number of guests and events selected, and begins at $200,000.

Insider's Tip: Montage's in-house wedding expert, Jaime Snyder, offers ideas, news and advice for couples in her new blog on the resort's wedding-dedicated Web site, montagelagunabeachweddings.com.


Ojai Valley Inn & Spa's Grand Wedding Settings
Ojai Valley, California

Whether it's an intimate elopement or grand event, Ojai Valley Inn & Spa has the perfect spot on property for any kind of wedding. From Casa Elar, a 10,147 square-foot private estate (and the reception site of Private Practice star Kate Walsh) to the Ojai Spa Penthouse, with a private treatment room, sauna, terraces and whirlpool spas to pamper your wedding party, Ojai Valley Inn & Spa's singular settings provide any ceremony style desired.


San Ysidro Ranch's Honeymoons Fit for American Legends
Montecito, California

Engaged couples can begin their life together in the same place John and Jackie Kennedy started theirs. At San Ysidro Ranch in Montecito, CA, the very cottage where the couple honeymooned in 1953 is available for intimate weddings and honeymoons. The Kennedy Cottage Wedding Package includes: accommodations in the 1,800-square-foot, two-bedroom Kennedy Cottage, three one-bedroom cottages and one junior suite (for the wedding party), custom wedding arch or chuppah, bouquet and boutonniere, two hot and two cold hors d'oeuvres passed for 30 minutes, Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label Champagne toast, valet parking for off-property guests, custom two-tier wedding cake created by the ranch's pastry chef (serves up to 40), ceremony site fee and site coordination. Two weekday nights for $16,500; weekend three night package for $25,000.


Enchantment Resort's Suite Romance Package Creates Sweet Love
Sedona, Arizona

With the Suite Romance Package, a new life begins at Enchantment Resort in the luxury of an intimate suite with large soaking tub and outdoor deck. Includes a candle lit dinner with a bottle of wine or champagne, unique spa services at Mii amo, a welcome gift upon arrival and daily entry into Mii amo spa,  where couples can swim under the stars and learn tai chi on the grassy lawn. Enjoy free use of the tennis courts and remember that every match begins with double love. Or borrow some Enchantment mountain bikes and go for a scenic ride amongst the red rocks. Two or three night packages include double occupancy of a Junior Suite or a One-Bedroom Casita Suite and range from $1,356 to $3,390 depending upon availability, season, number of nights, and room type.

Insider's Tip: Take your room key for a hike: it opens the gate to the Secret Mountain Wilderness, next door to the resort, and instantly accesses a trail that takes you 2.5 miles to the back of the box canyon where you'll be rewarded with spectacular views.


The Kahala Hotel & Resort Does Beach Weddings with Class
Oahu, Hawaii

The Kahala Hotel & Resort's wedding packages promise tailor-made experiences for newlyweds on their big day. The Marquise, Princess, and Emerald Wedding Packages include all the essentials for an ocean front ceremony, including planning sessions with a Kahala event manager, ceremony gazebo, non-denominational minister, musical entertainment, floral arrangements, and photography. The Blissful Beginnings package is perfect for honeymooning couples and includes room or suite accommodations with champagne welcome, daily buffet breakfast at Plumeria Beach House, and two lomi lomi massage treatments at Spa suites. Package rates start at $570 per night with a 5-night minimum stay.

Insider's tip: For outdoor weddings, think about your hair and veil. You don't want to be fussing with a style that will compete with Mother Nature.


Mauna Lani Resort's Perfect Hawaiian Honeymoon
Kohala Coast, Hawaii

At Mauna Lani Resort on the Big Island of Hawai'i, guests have dozens of areas to choose from to celebrate a special occasion, host an intimate beachside wedding (complete with a traditional Hawaiian blessing) or enjoy a blissful honeymoon. Newlyweds can keep their post-nuptials stress-free with Mauna Lani's Honeymoon over Hawaii package, which includes a welcome bottle of champagne, couple's massage, a sunset or snorkel catamaran cruise and a $100 dining credit at the oceanside CanoeHouse restaurant, which features award-winning Pacific Rim cuisine. Package rates start at $635 a night for ocean views, three night minimum, some restrictions apply.


Taj Boston's Party on the Roof
Boston, Massachusetts

The Taj Boston roof top is the hot spot for wedding receptions above the city and under the stars, with views of the Boston skyline and Public Garden. Evoking a nostalgia for the Big Band era, when Goodman, Dorsey and Artie Shaw played there, it's ideal for the Boston society girl with an intimate party of 130. It's the only place to be on top of the world on your big day.

Insider's Tip: Ask about scheduling pre-wedding ballroom dancing lessons; Taj Boston can arrange for lessons with local instructors Dan Radler and Suzanne Hamby.


Rambagh Palace Bollywood Wedding
Jaipur, India

For an exotic and romantic ceremony, have a traditional Hindu wedding at Rambagh Palace. The celebration begins with mehendi for the bride and guests. During a traditional baraat, or procession, the groom arrives on a beautifully decorated horse, escorted by camels and elephants. After folk dancers welcome the couple, a horse driven cart takes them to the main garden for the special Hindu wedding ceremony. In front of the havan, or small fire, a priest speaks ancient chants and blesses the wedding. The celebration continues with an extravagant Rajasthani dinner on the palace lawns, with fireworks, Rajasthani dance performances and live Indian classical music.


Trisara Sexy
Phuket, Thailand

Few places are sexier than Trisara, with an infinity-edged pool, oversized king bed, open-to-the-moonlight shower and sweeping views of the Andaman Sea in every villa. At a 25% savings, the Trisara Romance package includes a champagne breakfast, 90-minute massage, private poolside BBQ or 'toes in the sand' picnic, daily breakfast, intimate turndown and airport transfers. Three night minimum, from $878.

Insider's Tip: Want to get married at Trisara? Choose residential villa #2 for your ceremony and reception. A favorite of Arab princes, the sprawling villa comes with an open lawn overlooking the ocean for the ceremony, and many indoor and outdoor salas ideal for a relaxed reception.