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Welcome back to another spectacular Wanwisa Wednseday!

It’s wet and cold here in NYC and all I can think about is my recent trip to The Maldives. So this Wednesday, I want to share some photos and links with all you brides and grooms out there who are planning a spectacular honeymoon!

The Maldives, located just off the coast of Sri Lanka is not a short flight away but, once you’re there, the gorgeous collection of thousands of islands and hundreds of romantic and posh resorts will take your breath away and make the 20 plus hour journey well worth it (I promise!!!). It’s one of the best diving spots in the world and with rooms almost three times larger than any other tropical honeymoon locations – it’s one of the most romantics spots ever.

So here they are, photos from three different resorts I visited (Shangrila Villingili, Huvafen Fushi and The One and Only Reethi Rah). If you want to plan a honeymoon to The Maldives, Lindsey Wallace of Linara travel is the man for you – not only has he been to almost all the resorts (some numberous times, lucky!) but he also scores the best deals and can recommend the most romantic activities – a massage in an underwater treatment room, a private beach BBQ right in front of your beach villa or a sunset cruise to a remote island where you can sip some bubbly and play Robinson Crusoe.

To view more photos (my wonderful husband is such a shutterbug!) click here and here!

Until next Wednesday! Xoxo, Wanwisa

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  1. avatar Nicole-Lynn reply

    Beautiful! Thank you for sharing the photos! I forwarded this on to my fiance!

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Planning a wedding is hard work. From start to finish, brides must learn how to navigate the ins and outs of the wedding world to bring their wedding vision to life.

Two of our readers have won the opportunity to get a little help in the planning and design elements of their weddings. They have won tickets to Wedification, a new event in Destin, Florida!

Stacie Framcombe, of Get Married is the featured speaker along with SW charter supporters Kebbie Hollingsworth of KH Floral, Danielle Atkinson of Lucky Girl Events, Renee Armour of Two Fishes Artistry and the dynamic photo duo, Rae and Wesley Leytham.  It is bound to be an amazing event.

Congratulations to Christina and Kim, the winners of the Wedification contest.

We asked readers to tell us what they were most looking forward to in planning their weddings.

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After being reunited with my childhood love (we were engaged, but the engagement broke shortly after we both went to college), I am excited about planning the wedding we should have had so many years ago. His place in my heart has filled a void that has been empty the past 17 years, and our vows ensure that the void will forever be filled as we truly do complete each other.

-Christina

I am the mother of the bride, and I am really looking forward to this being a time to grow closer together…I know, hard to do when planning a wedding….but I want this time to be very special for Lydia, with great memories of us working together to “get ‘er done”. Wedification happens to be on the weekend of Lydia’s 20th birthday, and I would LOVE to surprise her with this trip that we can make together.

-Kim

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Congratulations, ladies! We know you will have a great time at Wedification! Please email whitney {at} iloveswmag {dot} com to claim your tickets.

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There’s something about Joshua Caine’s soft and subdued images that are spot-on perfect for Dominique + Taylor’s California shindig.  The eclectic, mix-and-match details from the couple’s reception (the bridesmaids’ coordinated Betsey Johnson dresses and mismatched place settings) were a great way for the newlyweds to sprinkle a little personality into their celebration.  The too-cute two-tiered cake (complete with owl toppers) was a joint work of love from the mothers (of the bride + groom, that is.)  And yes, folks: the 1952 Chevy was, in fact, what Dominique + Taylor used as their guest “book.”  I want that for my own wedding!  Well, maybe not a ’52 Chevy, but something equally unique and memorable.  I’m guessing you’re probably hope to see more from this West Coast affair.  (Don’t worry: we do, too!)

Describe your wedding flowers: Our flowers were very simple and understated, but added so much. Because of all the other details on our tables and the natural decor that our venue offered, we wanted very simple flowers that fit within our theme. Lori Boe, who did the flowers, completely read my mind. Everything she created was as if I had done it myself. We had collected some containers through flea markets, swap meets and garage sales. I gave them to Lori and she filled them with dalias, garden roses, feathers and all sorts of magical things. My bouquet was a mixture of soft whites. She filled it with garden roses and gardenias. The bridesmaids honored my grandmother by carrying a single stem of her favorite flower, the gardenia.
Describe your wedding cake: Our cake was made by my mom. It was made from an amazing, very exclusive recipe called, “funfetti!”  She decorated it with lace and our monogram. It was only a little cake for display so we would have something to cut. For the groom’s cake, my mom made tiny felt bride and groom owls wearing a birdcage veil and suspenders that sat on the top of the cake.
What was the biggest challenge you had to overcome while planning your wedding? There were definitely a few obstacles to overcome! The biggest challenge was trying to move out table settings for 350 people an hour and a half from where we live! We really had to coordinate getting everything out that far.
What’s next for you as a couple?  What are you looking forward to in the future?  Any and everything. Our plan is to have no plans, because then we are always ready for whatever opportunity presents itself.

Less than a week left to enter the Brion Hopkins giveaway for a chance to win a wedding photography package! You don’t want to miss this one.

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  1. avatar Jeana reply

    Vintage and beautiful, love!

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