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The 1. 6 best wedding locations that are making headlines and attracting the next generation of to- be- weds. From Aruba to Oahu, here’s your road map to what wedding locales are trending this year. St. Lucia is so romantic that The Bachelor has filmed here twice.
Just as 2. 01. 5 came to a close, The Body. Holiday added ITAL, an eight- seat organic experience in a garden, plus new treatments to the spa menu and fresh turquoise- and- driftwood guest- room decor.
Twenty minutes away, Malabar Beach Club, a new locavore eatery at the 1. Rendezvous, debuted in 2. Other upgrades: a new swim- up bar, a refreshed main pool and renovated suites.
Flying to this lush, volcanic isle from Chicago is a breeze on United’s new nonstop route, introduced in December 2. Dominican Republic. The Caribbean’s most- visited island is capitalizing on its popularity. After a $4. 0 million face- lift in summer 2.
Renaissance Santo Domingo Jaragua Hotel & Casino is sleeker than ever for small weddings; the hotel’s transformation is part of Renaissance Hotels’ new global Wanderlust design initiative. New digs arrived in Cap Cana in 2. Al. Sol Tiara Cap Cana treats guests to a swim- up bar and lessons in Spanish and cooking.
Eden Roc at Cap Cana is undergoing a multimillion- dollar reno in 2. Aman Resorts revealed Amanera along the North Coast in November 2.
Coming to Punta Cana in 2. Excellence El Carmen will cater to foodies with 1. Plus, getting to Punta Cana is easier than ever, thanks to three new American Airlines routes (from Dallas, Chicago and Charlotte, North Carolina). St. Flying under the radar (for now), St.
K, sits just east of the U. S. Virgin Islands. The island’s first- ever five- star resort, the 1. Park Hyatt St. Kitts, debuts in 2. Banana Bay. Share your first newlywed kiss overlooking The Narrows, a strait dividing St. Kitts and its neighboring island, Nevis. Or go off the grid at the 4.
Belle Mont Farm on Kittitian Hill, opened December 2. The “farm” in the name is for real: The property grows fruit that’s delivered to each villa, guesthouse and farmhouse daily. Host a reception feast for 2. Jamaica. The birthplace of the all- inclusive is still a leader in the field: Zo.
Book your wedding one year in advance, and a cocktail party for up to 5. Other all- inclusives that launched in 2. Moon Palace Jamaica Grande in Ocho Rios (offering six themed wedding collections) and the 2. Melia Braco Village, with two wedding gazebos. In December 2. 01. Couples Resorts’ founders introduced six new villas, designed with families in mind, at Idle Awhile on Negril’s Seven Mile Beach.
Los Cabos, Mexico. After Hurricane Odile slammed Los Cabos in 2. That includes the new Champagne Terrace at The Resort at Pedregal, introduced at the start of 2. Feeling more Manhattan than Mexico, 1. The Cape, A Thompson Hotel arrived in June 2. Surfer Villa. Set to debut later in 2.
Cachet Beach hotel (soon to be Cachet Corazon) on Medano Beach is already lining up rooftop nuptials. Aruba. Twilight actress Nikki Reed and hubby Ian Somerhalder of The Vampire Diaries sunk their teeth into Aruba on Valentine’s Day 2.
What’s new: Hyatt Regency Aruba Resort & Casino celebrated its 2. Palm Beach newcomer Hilton Aruba Caribbean Resort & Casino arrived summer 2. Host the rehearsal dinner at BLT Steak, serving up prime cuts at The Ritz- Carlton, Aruba since August 2. Flight alert: As of 2. Southwest services Aruba. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Fort Lauderdale generated media attention in 2.
And Jet. Blue’s new routes from Baltimore and Philadelphia, launched in November 2. Big- city grandeur meets a casual beachfront vibe at the 2. Conrad Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort, opening summer 2. I do’s on the oceanfront terrace, and spend your wedding night in a yacht- inspired guest room with a marble soaking tub, all designed by Michael Graves. Or party with up to 3.
License to Chill pool deck of the 3. Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort, which entered the scene in nearby Hollywood in September 2.
Premiering mid- 2. B Ocean Resort will have five venues (yes, the beach is one). Florida Keys. The birthplace of the Rum Runner naturally specializes in laid- back luxury, including Key Largo’s Playa Largo Resort & Spa, premiering spring 2. Part of Marriott’s Autograph Collection, the resort encourages marrying couples to plant a coral reef as a memento. Or anchor your love by the historic lighthouse at Marathon’s Faro Blanco Resort & Yacht Club, launched December 2. That same month, 9.
The Marker Waterfront Resort opened off Key West’s Duval Street; serve some Key West pink shrimp at your reception. Another new Key West property — The Saint Hotel, which debuted March 2. Old Town — lures guests with its 3. Renovations also breathed new life into two Islamorada resorts in 2. The 6. 3- room Pelican Cove, with three beach sites for I do’s; and Amara Cay Resort, where Sparrows Tiki Deck (seats 2. Costa Rica. This pura vida jungle country boasted 9.
Two new properties premiered at the close of 2. In the surf town of Nosara, the 1. Olas Verdes is primed for a buyout. And on Papagayo Bay, the 2.
Secrets Papagayo Costa Rica are mere steps from volcanic sand. In Guanacaste, the town of Las Catalinas unveiled a Beach Club in December 2. Belize. Caribbean Sea meets jungle in this tiny English- speaking nation. The largest development ever to hit Ambergris Caye, the 6.
Mahogany Bay Village will introduce a hotel (1. In 2. 01. 5, Las Terrazas Resort & Residences began hosting sandbar receptions — lounge furniture included.
Premiering 2. 01. Placencia peninsula, Itz’ana Resort & Residences will entertain private groups in the Rum Room, captained by a rummelier. Bonus: Southwest’s new daily flights to Belize City via Houston make travel to Belize a breeze.
Oahu, Hawaii. The Obamas have spent Christmas on Oahu for the last eight years — and if it’s good enough for the first family, then it’s good enough for us. Hold a beachfront ceremony at The Royal Hawaiian, a Luxury Collection Resort, Waikiki, built in 1. Mad Men. The famed Pink Palace introduced the reimagined, 1. Mailani Tower in spring 2. Also in 2. 01. 5, two new rooftop experiences landed in Waikiki: Sky Waikiki is a 7,0.
Tommy Bahama Restaurant Bar & Store flaunts a sand patio area, vintage surfboards and a 5. On the “sunset coast,” the 3. Four Seasons Resort Oahu at Ko Olina is on track to open in June 2. Puerto Rico. Celebs from Johnny Depp to JLo have sought R & R on the Isle of Enchantment, and development is booming. Book a ceremony at Doubletree by Hilton San Juan’s new beach club, premiered in May 2. I do’s. Wyndham Grand Rio Mar Beach Resort & Spa added new family- friendly suites (sleeping six people each) in early 2.
The 3. 19- room Condado Vanderbilt, whose extensive reno wrapped year- end 2. Puerto Rico’s first (and only) hammam; use the Bon Voyage brunch as a proper send- off. Courtyard by Marriott Isla Verde Beach Resort’s fresh look, unveiled in 2. Adirondack chairs on the beach.
Copamarina Beach Resort & Spa’s 2. Guanica. Cancun and Riviera Maya, Mexico. More than 1. 00 new hotels have surfaced in the Riviera Maya in the last 1.
At the all- inclusive Royalton Riviera Cancun Resort & Spa, opened early 2. The Pyramid at Grand Oasis — a hotel- within- a- hotel concept unveiled in April 2. Cancun’s largest pool, a spa and a cigar bar. Two resorts also launched in 2. Playa del Carmen’s Fifth Avenue: the 9. Thompson Playa del Carmen (stage your wedding on the rooftop, on a private beach or in the boho Beach House); and the 3. Grand Hyatt Playa del Carmen Resort (stay for the honeymoon package, with a candlelit dinner).
In November 2. 01. Secrets Akumal Riviera Maya, a 4. Akumal. And at Karisma Hotels & Resorts’ adults- only El Dorado Seaside Suites, revealed December 2. Turks and Caicos Islands. With Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello posting up at COMO Parrot Cay resort for their 2. TCI is more tantalizing than ever.
Send your guests on Jet. Blue’s new daily direct service from Fort Lauderdale, launched in November 2. The Residences, a new collection of five- bedroom beach villas, joined Grace Bay Resorts in July 2. Italy. Since George and Amal’s media- blitz Venice bash in 2. Italy’s romantic heat has grown into a five- alarm fire.
Marry at the 1. 37- room Sheraton Lake Como, not far from Casa Clooney; open since March 2. Spring 2. 01. 5 welcomed the 2. JW Marriott Venice Resort & Spa on the private island of Isola delle Rose. Nearby, San Clemente Palace Kempinski Venice will premiere in March 2. Renaissance Tuscany Il Ciocco Resort & Spa’s $1.
Debuting December 2. Toscana Resort Castelfalfi will be tucked into an 8. Napa, California.
Blend it like David Beckham — the sexy former footballer owns a vineyard in this tony wine region — and exchange vineyard vows. Celebrity chef Charlie Palmer took over St. Helena’s Harvest Inn in 2. Harvest Inn by Charlie Palmer (shown) and introducing Harvest Table; a revamp of the 7. Get married in the Wedding Garden at The Carneros Inn (spruced up spring 2.
Hilltop Dining Room, featuring floor- to- ceiling windows.