Price Check- Weddings

Price Check- Weddings

Under £1,000 per person

Operator: Cosmos

Location: Rethymnon, Crete, Greece.

Wedding package: £279. Includes all necessarydocumentation, a civil ceremony in the mayor’s office at the town hall in Rethymnon, breakfast on the wedding morning, a wedding cake and champagne. Private dinner with six courses, welcome drink and wine in a private restaurant is available at an additional charge (minimum of 10 guests).

Honeymoon: 14 nights half-board at the four-star Theartemis Palace in Rethymnon, just 100 metres from the beach. Special offers for honeymooners include sparkling wine and Raki on arrival, 20% discount in hotel bars and restaurants. It costs £779 per person departing June.

Suitable for: Crete is an ideal location for couples looking for romance and a dream wedding on a tight budget.It will particularly suit a couple who want a lively honeymoon, close to the golden sandy beaches, a quaint little harbour, open-air bars, restaurants and resort facilities.

Under £1,000-£2,000 per person

Operator: Distant Dreams

Location: the Ranweli Holiday Village, Sri Lanka.

Wedding package: £365. Includes all necessary documentation, wedding ceremony at a decorated location within the holiday village, support from a wedding co-ordinator, bouquet and buttonhole for the bride and groom, wedding cake and a bottle of sparkling wine.

Honeymoon: two-centre Sri Lanka and the Maldives.

Stay seven nights at the three-star-plus all-inclusive Ranweli Holiday Village resort on a peninsula surrounded by two rivers and the Indian Ocean, followed byseven nights half-board at the Giravaru in the Maldives. Priced from £1,299 for October departures.

Suitable for: Sri Lanka is ideal for couples who are adventurous and want a varied holiday with a beautiful coastline, dense forests, waterfalls and tea plantations. The Maldives is one of the most popular honeymoondestinations and is a romantic setting for escapists.It is also a snorkellers’ and scuba divers’ paradise.

£2,000-£4,000 per person

Operator: Kuoni

Location: La Pirogue, Mauritius.

Wedding Package: £485. Includes all necessary documentation, hair, facial and manicure treatment for the bride, wedding ceremony at the couple’s choice of decorated location within the resort, bottle of sparkling wine, wedding cake, decorated ‘cart’ to transport couple to the wedding venue, half-hour horse and carriage ride along the beach, candle-lit dinner, bouquet and buttonhole, andbreakfast in bed the morning after the wedding.

Honeymoon:stay 14 nights half-board at the four-star La Pirogue. Guests stay in traditional thatched cottages set in 35 acres of grounds along a mile-long white coral beach. Honeymooners receive flowers, a souvenir photo, a special dinner and a gift set of Edinburgh crystal glasses. Priced from £2,018 for departures until the end of the year.

Suitable for: the true romantic. Couples who want something different and memorable surrounded by fabulous beaches and dramatic mountain scenery.