Top 5 Honeymoon Destinations

Once the hustle and bustle of your wedding day is over, it is time to relax and have some very deserved alone time with your new husband, which is why the Honeymoon is such a perfect way to cap off a wedding. Every couple is different, and as a result the ‘perfect’ honeymoon for one pair may not be ideal for another. We’ve selected the top five honeymoon destinations to suit almost every taste, so whether you idea of honeymoon heaven is a secluded island paradise or an active adventure break, you’re bound to find something you like.
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Get ready for a long hot summer!

and the Winner is….

With our “Win a 7 night luxury honeymoon at Sheraton Resort in Fiji” finally closing we are pleased to announce our lucky winner. Fern Langmead of Mill Park in Melbourne – Congratulations Fern and we hope you are your husband enjoy the wonders of Fiji!

Our new subscription competition offer starts this Friday 17th December with a change to win a luxury 7 night honeymoon at the divine Trisara in Thailand.

Destination. Romance

Oh… Jonas Peterson, you steal our hearts and take it to a far away place…!

Currently the Real Weddings office is hard at work on our Summer issue, due to hit the shelves in early December with a flip cover of Destination Weddings and Luxury Honeymoons. We were so inspired by this gorgeous wedding and wanted to share with you the joy that can be had with a Destination Wedding…

You can see more of Marco and Daniela’s wedding at the Jonas Peterson blog

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Honeymoon inspiration

We love hearing about people’s honeymoons – the exciting places they went, things they saw, and other couples they met. So it’s always such a treat when one of our brides gets in touch with their story!

Real Couple Sarah and Aaron, whose wedding featured in our current Winter 2010 issue, went on an incredible trip through the US and Mexico, which included a trip to Disney World and a cruise on one of the biggest cruise ships in the world, the Independence of the Seas. You can read all about it in the Luxury Honeymoons/Real Postcards section of the website, but here’s a sneak peek!

Here’s what Sarah had to say:

“I loved meeting Mini Mouse at Walt DisneyWorld! Snorkelling in crystal clear water amongst hundreds of fish and one giant turtle in Mexico was also amazing. Some of the highlights of New York included:

• Feeling like a local and being part of the live audience at The Late Show with David Letterman at the historic Ed Sullivan Theatre
• Going to a grid iron game at Giants Stadium, and catching the bus in with the die-hard New York Jets fans! We really got into it with our NY Jets memorabilia. Those poor cheerleaders danced in snow and minus 10 degree weather the entire 4 hour game.
• Going to see the infamous Christmas tree at ehe Rockefeller Centre and trying our hand at the outdoor ice-skating rink.
• The sites: Going to the top of the Empire State Building and the Rockefeller Centre, walking across the Brooklyn Bridge, and going inside the Statue of Liberty.”

Sound like a great trip? You can read all about it on the website! And if you haven’t seen Sarah and Aaron’s wedding yet, be sure to take a look at that too!

Do you have a great honeymoon story you’d like to share? Why not send us a postcard! One our favourite features of the website is that you can upload your own postcard to share with other couples – what fun!

A touch of paradise – for you!

It’s the middle of another week… so we thought we’d treat you to a little touch of paradise, and take you on a tour of the stunning Hayman – where one of our lucky members will be spending their honeymoon!

Australia’s most awarded five-star resort, Hayman is a 400 square hectare paradise nestled next to the stunning Great Barrier Reef, more than 30 kilometres off the coast of tropical north Queensland. Best known for its lagoon – a tranquil body of sapphire coloured water – and views across the Coral Sea, the island is also not far from the much photographed Heart Reef… making Hayman the perfect location for honeymooners!

The relaxation begins as soon as you land at Great Barrier Reef Airport (Hamilton Island), where a member of the Hayman team will welcome you and arrange for your luggage to be transferred to Hayman’s fleet of luxury launches for a breathtaking one-hour cruise across the Whitsunday Passage to the island.

Enjoy a glass of champagne as you take in the magnificent view, and complete your check-in formalities, book any resort activities, dining experiences and reef adventures before you arrive at the resort. On arrival at the resort, you will be escorted to your room, with your luggage arriving shortly after.

What you do after that is entirely up to you! You may want to relax in your room for a while…

Or head out to the pool, with its stunning views…

If you’re feeling energetic, you can head out in a catamaran…

Or you might want to check out the beautiful locals – either by day or night!

And after a relaxing night’s sleep in your luxurious suite, you can wake up to a champagne breakfast here:

Paradise! Wish we were there right now…

Well you could be!

In case you haven’t heard yet (and you really must have been under a rock to miss this!) we’re giving away a luxury honeymoon at Hayman worth $11,000 and $15,000 for your dream wedding. But there’s only FIVE days left to enter the draw! So head to the website now to become a member – and it could be you enjoying this luxury escape!

Where would you rather be?

Here?

You could be!

There’s now less than 20 days left to enter our incredible competition to win $15,000 cash for your dream wedding and a luxury Hayman honeymoon worth $11,000 – so get your entries in quick!

To enter, simply become a premium member on our fantastic website! For $99 you’ll receive

• access to all the premium content on the web – our Inspiration Gallery, Tip of the Day videos, extended Real Weddings features and much more
• the next 3 copies of Real Weddings delivered to your door – before they go on sale
• access to all our digital back issues (that’s 20 magazines full of inspiration!)
• a free gift from Waterford Wedgwood Royal Doulton – currently the gorgeous Jasper Conran 8-piece breakfast set worth $139
• and, of course, entry to our incredible competition!

You don’t want to miss out on this exclusive offer… it could be you sipping that espresso martini at sunset on your honeymoon! Head to the Real Weddings website to go in the draw!

Island Paradise

Boy do we have a treat to help you beat those Monday blues… another report from our roving Luxury Honeymoons writer Sheriden Rhodes! She’s in Fiji again (the lucky thing!), this time at Jean Michel Cousteau Resort – which is actually where Sheriden was married to husband Tom at the end of 2007! But we’ll let her tell you all about it….

An azure lagoon stretching to the horizon, tropical fish, cool cocktails and day beds for lolling about with your new husband. Could this be one of the most beautiful island resorts in the world?

Start married life with a picnic for two on your own private island, Naviavia (which in Fiji means “want to be”), and have intimate candlelit dinners by the pool or alone at the end of a jetty overlooking the tranquil waters of Savusavu, Fiji’s second largest island.

Jean Michel Cousteau Fiji Resort has to be one of the most romantic resorts in the world. And you can get married here too. Slip on a slinky white gown with a fragrant flower garland, and exchange vows barefoot on the beach as the sun sinks into the water. A chorus of heavenly Fijians will serenade you as you celebrate your new life together in this magical, tropical slice of heaven.

You can read more about Jean Michel Cousteau Fiji Resort in the Luxury Honeymoons section of our website.

Or for further information and bookings, go to www.fijiresort.com

A little spa treatment

After all the big events we’ve been to over the past couple of weeks, it’s nice to pause for a moment and put our feet up… or dream about it at least! When we saw these pictures of the Clarins spa at the Sofitel Metropole in Hanoi, Vietnam we almost jumped online and booked our flights then and there! Doesn’t it look beautiful?

Inspired by French colonial style, the luxurious Sofitel Metropole has been a regular meeting place for ambassadors, politicians, writers and celebrities including Charlie Chaplin and Jane Fonda. Recently renovated and extended, the hotel today has 362 elegant and prestigious rooms and suites, a swimming pool, fitness centre, and three restaurants – French, Vietnamese and Italian.

Last September, the hotel opened the Clarins spa, which features seven treatment rooms, each in a different style: Vietnamese, retro, neoclassical and Thai. There are even double treatment rooms where you can share your treatment with a friend or partner… perfect for your honeymoon!

For more info about this and other gorgeous Clarins spas, head to www.clarins-experience.com

Be a beach beauty!

We’re loving the fact that summer has arrived, particularly when there’s cossies like these just begging to be worn!

These cuties are from the new Agua Bendita range, available later this month – we think they’d be just perfect for a honeymoon in some gorgeous tropical location, perhaps Vatulele Resort in Fiji, which our roving Luxury Honeymoons reporter Sheriden Rhodes visited recently…

You’ll see more gorgeous swimwear and other stylish travel pieces in our summer 2009 issue with its special Luxury Honeymoons and Destination Weddings feature…. coming soon! Stay tuned for more details x