| The summer months continue to be the most | | | | Wine Train, a three-hour round-trip rail and |
| popular months in which to marry, and for good | | | | gourmet dining adventure from the town of Napa |
| reason. The weather's great, the flowers are in | | | | to St. Helena. Of course, while many automatically |
| bloom, and the beaches are inviting. And, with the | | | | think of Napa Valley when they think California |
| increasing popularity of destination weddings, top | | | | wine country, there are many different wine |
| summer vacation spots are also becoming top | | | | regions from which to choose, such as Paso |
| summer wedding spots. Where might you | | | | Robles, Santa Barbara County and Sonoma |
| consider saying "I do" to a summer wedding? | | | | County to name just a few. While not very well |
| Bahamas The Islands of the Bahamas is a | | | | known outside California, Paso Robles is one of |
| 100,000-square-mile tropical paradise that claims | | | | California's fastest growing wine region, with |
| more than 700 islands and 2500 cays and lies a | | | | nearly 26,000 vineyard acres and more than 170 |
| mere 50 miles off the Florida coast. Once called | | | | wineries within a 40-mile territory. Not only that, |
| the "Isles of Perpetual June" by George | | | | but it's a beautiful area to boot. And, you avoid |
| Washington, the Bahamas is blessed with a | | | | the crowds of Napa Valley. A couple wineries to |
| tropical climate that makes it a year-round eloping | | | | consider in Paso Robles for your wedding are |
| and wedding destination. Cayman Islands | | | | Meridian Vineyards and Zenaida Cellers. Manitou |
| Searching for a unique and exotic place for your | | | | Springs - Pike's Peak Area of Colorado While |
| summer wedding? Why not consider a Cayman | | | | Colorado is great for winter weddings, it's also |
| Island wedding? Located in the western Caribbean | | | | perfect for summer weddings. The Pike's Peak |
| Sea, the Cayman Islands consist of Grand | | | | area is just growing more and more popular as a |
| Cayman, Cayman Brac, and Little Cayman. Why | | | | top destination wedding spot, whether you get |
| would you want to consider a Cayman Island | | | | married in a castle in Manitou Springs or on top of |
| wedding? Consider this: Seven Mile Beach, located | | | | 14,110-foot Pikes Peak itself! One favorite wedding |
| on Grand Cayman, is considered by many as one | | | | spot is Seven Falls, in South Cheyenne Canon, |
| of the best beaches in the world. And, if you or | | | | often referred to as the "Grandest Mile of |
| your fiance' are into scuba diving, the Cayman | | | | Scenery in Colorado". And, grand it is. Seven Falls |
| Islands is also considered the world's best scuba | | | | cascades 181 feet in seven distinct steps down a |
| diving destination. All this adds up to the Cayman | | | | solid cliff of Pikes Peak granite, making it a popular |
| Islands being one of the best spots for a | | | | spot for couples to tie the knot. You can host a |
| Caribbean wedding. Costa Rica When you think of | | | | wedding of up to 150 people at Seven Falls, |
| a wedding in Costa Rica you probably think of | | | | although they do not have reception facilities and |
| beautiful beaches and romance. And you would be | | | | alcohol is prohibited. San Diego - California San |
| right. With almost two thirds of Costa Rica's | | | | Diego's a favorite summer destination spot for |
| borders consisting of coastline, Costa Rica is the | | | | people living in the west and southwest, so why |
| perfect place for a beach wedding. But what you | | | | not make it a spot for your destination wedding? |
| probably don't know is all the other wonderful | | | | In San Diego and the surrounding area you have a |
| locations in Costa Rica to say "I do," such as the | | | | great number of interesting places for anything |
| Monteverde Cloud Forest, Tabacon Hot Springs | | | | from simple elopements to grand weddings. Top |
| and the foot of the Arenal Volcano. You may also | | | | spots include the beaches of La Jolla as well as |
| want to check out the La Paz Waterfall Gardens, | | | | Balboa Park, where your choices include Alcazar |
| another spectacular place for a wedding. Cruise | | | | Garden, which was patterned after the gardens |
| Ship Weddings Cruise ship weddings are | | | | of Alcazar Castle in Seville, Spain, and Zoro |
| tailor-made for destination weddings or couples | | | | Garden, a stone grotto with a butterfly garden. |
| wishing to elope. You can get married and | | | | Couples choosing Zoro Garden will share their |
| instantly begin your honeymoon cruise. How cool | | | | wedding with a beautiful assortment of butterflies, |
| is that? Some ships even have on-board wedding | | | | including monarchs, sulfurs, skippers and |
| chapels, or you can decide to get married before | | | | swallowtails. Another unique San Diego wedding |
| boarding the cruise, or get married at one of the | | | | venue is nearby Coronado Island, where brides |
| ports of call. For example, if you choose a | | | | can choose to arrive to their waterfront wedding |
| summer Alaskan cruise, you could get married on | | | | on a gondola to the cheers of wedding guests. Or, |
| top of a glacier at one of your ports of call. | | | | couples can choose to get married on a gondola, |
| California Wineries California's wine country is a | | | | again to the cheers of wedding guests, who |
| perfect choice for a summer wedding. One fun | | | | either watch from shore or join you in their own |
| wedding idea is to get married on the Napa Valley | | | | gondolas. |