| With the average cost of a wedding
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| topping $20,000, couples - particularly
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| | Increasingly, resorts at beaches and
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| those who are making their second trip
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| | other locales have wedding coordinators
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| down the aisle - are looking for exciting
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| | who can help the couple plan all aspects
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| alternatives to the typical church and
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| | of their ceremony - even when the couple
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| reception soiree. For that reason,
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| | lives thousands of miles away. These
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| destination weddings are becoming
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| | services range from coordinating flowers
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| increasingly popular. Today, the bride
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| | and other decorations to the bachelor
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| may wear a simple princess gown and the
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| | party and the reception. They can even
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| groom decked out in linen pants and an
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| | help facilitate obtaining a marriage
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| open-necked shirt - and both may be
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| | license for the couple.
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| wearing sandals.
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| | The advantages to a destination wedding
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| Ceremonies are taking place on Cancun
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| | are numerous. First, because weddings
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| beaches, in forests, and on cruise ships.
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| | held at beaches and other locales are
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| Couples are leaving behind the carnival
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| | less formal, the pressure to host the
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| atmosphere and celebrity grandeur of the
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| | "perfect" wedding is absent. Less stress
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| large wedding and are embracing simpler,
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| | on the bride and groom mean they can
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| more intimate settings for their
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| | actually enjoy themselves. Second,
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| ceremonies.
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| | because destination weddings typically
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| | have smaller guest lists, the couple can
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| With a destination wedding, the couple
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| | enjoy the company of the people to whom
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| selects the locale where they'd like to
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| | they are closest, and don't have to worry
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| both hold their ceremony and their
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| | about dozens of virtual strangers in
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| honeymoon. Cruise ships, Caribbean
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| | attendance. Third, because the wedding
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| getaways, and Hawaiian resorts top the
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| | and honeymoon are in the same location,
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| list of desirable destinations. Once they
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| | the couple can enjoy their ceremony and
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| decide on a location, the couple
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| | reception, knowing that they can simply
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| typically draws up a small guest list -
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| | relax and enjoy themselves afterwards.
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| sometimes including as few as a half
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| dozen family members and other times
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| | With the help of a great travel agency
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| incorporating fifty or more guests.
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| | and a wedding coordinator at the
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| | destination, getting married can be like
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| Working with a travel agent, they book
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| | a day at the beach - in your sandals!
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| reservations at the resort or on the
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