Thursday, July 14, 2011

Destination weddings: More couples choose beach over banquet hall


“I thought it was so wonderful and different and so much fun, my mom and (my husband's) mom both said it was the best wedding they’d ever been to,” says Melissa Brousil, who married Michael Brousil just before sunset along Mexico's Riviera Maya Coastline. 

The couple had never been to Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula before, so they were excited to experience the clear blue waters of the Caribbean for the first time over their wedding.

Market trends show that Melissa and Michael are just a few of the people catching onto this trend, and that a notable spike in destination wedding interest has occurred recently.

 Mexico leads the pack in terms of popular sites, but other local couples have opted for Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, Florida and even Hawaii, said Carol Lekki, owner of Carol's Travel Service in Orland Park," who assisted the Brousils with their event.said. “More people just don’t want to go through the stress and expense of a big wedding at home,” she added. 

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