Where in the world to go….?

So, you’ve decided to get married abroad, but do you know where you want to hold your wedding abroad?

Some people know straight away where they want to get married. The whole reason they choose to get married abroad might be because of a shared love of or interest in a country, or perhaps a historical attachment to a destination because of a past visit or family connection.

If you know you want to get married abroad, but haven’t chosen where yet, here’s some food for thought. You’re spoilt for choice!

Most popular weddings abroad

The most popular destination for marriages abroad is the Caribbean, with hotspots such as St Lucia, Barbados, Tobago and Antigua. It’s easy to see why. You are almost guaranteed perfect weather for you wedding abroad. You can hold your ceremony abroad on a beautiful white beach with picturesque scenery.

Africa is an increasingly common choice for weddings abroad. How about combining your wedding abroad with a safari trip in Kenya? South Africa offers Cape Town, beautiful beaches and the Indian Ocean. The island of Mauritius is another top wedding abroad destination and a luxurious choice for a resort ceremony abroad and honeymoon.

The Far East offers exotic destinations for your wedding abroad such as Thailand, Malaysia and Bali. Due to the low cost of living these places offer excellent opportunities for a budget wedding abroad. At the same time if you want all out luxury, there are a wide range of all-inclusive, decadent options. The Far East offers the chance for a relaxing beach wedding abroad and a laid-back holiday, a fast-paced adventure in cities such as Bangkok, or a combination of the two.

But had you thought of…

There are also some less obvious choices for weddings abroad:

Just because you have decided to hold you wedding abroad it doesn’t mean that you have to go to the other side of the world. If you live in the UK Europe is just on the doorstep, but has loads of wedding abroad options which will make you feel like you’re a million miles away. You could have a traditional white wedding abroad in a chateau in France, or food wine and romance for your ceremony abroad in Italy. Destinations such as Cyprus are close enough and low cost enough to make it possible for more family and friends to enjoy your wedding abroad with you.

America has contrasting choices to suit any wedding abroad. Go city chic and hold your wedding abroad in fast-paced New York. If you are after a little kitsch charm you can hold your ceremony abroad in glitzy Las Vegas or even Disneyland!

It might be the other side of the world, but if you want a once in a lifetime trip combined with your wedding abroad, Australia has something for everyone. Cosmopolitan cities such as Sydney are a great choice for a modern wedding abroad, or if you want to get away from it all Australia is full of secluded spots and breathtaking scenery.

Weddings abroad don’t have to be on the beach or somewhere hot. If you’re after something more chilled out for your wedding abroad, you could hold a ski resort ceremony in Austria or Switzerland, or even get married abroad in picture postcard Lapland.

If these aren’t enough ideas for your wedding abroad, here are a few more to mull over:

  • Jersey
  • Canada
  • Slovenia
  • Turkey
  • Malta
  • Dubai
  • Fiji
  • Greece
  • Spain

As you can see when it comes to getting married abroad the world really is your oyster.