Planning a wedding can be very stressful but Michelle made the whole thing easy. By far the best thing we did!She's absolutely wonderful! The resort was perfect and we couldn't have been happier. It was located right in the middle of town and close to everything. The food was AMAZING and we had impeccable customer service!
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Hutto, TX ,October 25, 2011– Michelle Bouzek of Vacations In Paradise Travel is now certified by Sandals Resorts, the World’s Leading All-Inclusive Resort Company, as a Sandals WeddingMoon Specialist. Held in Jamaica on October 21, 2011 , The Sandals WeddingMoon Specialist trainingprovides travel agents detailed information on the unique Wedding and Honeymoon programs offered within the extensive Sandals Resorts International portfolio – comprised of Sandals Resorts, Beaches Resorts, and Grand Pineapple Beach Resorts. Personally-selected to participate in the special training, Bouzek was among an elite group of travel agents who are already qualified as Certified Sandals Specialist (CSS) agents and recognized as experts in the worlds only Luxury Included® Resorts. Now, Bouzek is also certified by Sandals Resorts as an expert in the varied destination wedding & honeymoon offerings at the resorts, including Sandals Weddings by Martha Stewart™, Romantic Retreats at the Red Lane® Spa, Island Routes’ Romantic Routes Adventure Tours, exclusive honeymoon amenities and much more.
According to Bouzek, understanding the nuances of each brand within the Sandals Resorts portfolio is critical to her customers. “My clients rely on me to help them make the best choices for their Destination Wedding and Honeymoon. It’s my job to ensure that every hard-earned dollar they spend is giving them true value to create the ultimate wedding experience that is completely customized to their taste & personality as a couple,” said Bouzek. “I am thrilled to have been a part of this certification course and I have come away with a wealth of knowledge. My clients want to feel confident that the information they receive is based on expert knowledge and now, my Sandals WeddingMoon Specialist designation does just that.”
According to Gary Sadler, Senior Vice President of Sales at Unique Vacations Inc., the worldwide sales representative for Sandals Resorts, relying on a CSS travel agent who is also a Sandals WeddingMoon Specialist, is one of the best ways that the Bride and Groom can get the most out of their Caribbean Wedding or Honeymoon experience . “Vacations are memories in the making,” said Sadler. “You don’t get a second chance to celebrate the perfect wedding or honeymoon. It has to be just right. Certified WeddingMoon Specialist agents such as Michelle Bouzek are helping us to match customers to their ideal Caribbean experience. We congratulate Michelle Bouzek for participating in our workshop, and wish her the very best.”
Destination weddings are perfect for couples with families and friends that are scattered around the country or even the world. If a majority of your guests would have to travel to your wedding anyway, then getting married in a vacation spot will make many of your guests happy.
Resorts and cruise lines offer wedding packages to keep a destination wedding stress-free and simple. Some of them offer complimentary services and their on site wedding coordinators, like your marriage license and an officiant. All you have to do is show up. Your travel agent can sometimes expand these package deals to include fun activities for you and your special guests, such as sightseeing excursions, snorkeling adventures or shopping trips.
With a destination wedding, advance warning and save-the-date cards are crucial. Send them off as early as possible, preferably at least eight months in advance, for your guests will need to work the trip into their budget and work schedules. Also, many guests, since they're suddenly planning to visit an exciting corner of the world, take vacations before or after the wedding. Fair warning gives them time to contact a travel agent and plan the perfect trip.
Once you decide a destination wedding is right for you, then say "Yes" to a travel agent. Travel agents specialize in making plans for multiple people from multiple locations, sometimes at special, discounted group rates. Planning for one of the most important day of your life will be a wonderfully crazy time for you, so finding someone you trust to assist you in making the decision will be a welcomed relief.
A good travel agent can save you money as well as time - two important factors for a couple planning their life together. Through their love of travel and reliable relationships with suppliers, travel agents specialize in providing personalized suggestions to suit both your dreams and your budget. Travel agents can even set up payment plans, so you can make monthly payments for your special trip.
Vacations In Paradise specializes in destination weddings and honeymoons. www.destinationweddingsinparadise.com
FREE Admission for Pre-Registered Brides! This is your opportunity to meet in person Austin's premiere wedding professionals! So, why should you attend the AustinWeddingmall.com Bridal Expo? Here are just a few reasons:
Find Great Ideas. Chances are you will see things at the Bridal Expo for your wedding and reception that you never even thought of before! Today everybody wants to make their wedding unique and special. We promise you will find great ideas that will make your special day one to remember!
See the Latest in Bridal Fashion. Try on everything from designer gowns to custom made dresses. You won't have any trouble finding just the right bridal dress from some of the city's best Bridal Shops.
Let Your 5 Senses be the Decision Maker! Taste samples of wedding cakes and gourmet catering, smell the flowers from one of many local florists, touch and feel wedding invitations for your special day, listen to music from both DJ's and live musicians, see over 100 displays and meet wedding professionals from across the city!
by Ldools 01/31/2011 We couldn't have come across Michelle and Vacations in Paradise at a more perfect time. From the very beginning we knew we wanted to do a destination wedding. After going to many sites and trying several 'online' destination wedding services, we felt more confused then helped. And since our guests were coming from all over the country we needed to find someone we could work closely with. We looked for a local travel agent who would sit down and help us find a place that worked for all of our needs, and not push a certain hotel on us. After talking to Michelle, it only took a few weeks to narrow down our choice to Moon Palace Resort in Cancun. It fit everything we wanted and we could not have been more happy. For ease, I will break down the process throughout the year: Feb 2010- Picked the Moon Palace Resort in Cancun for Jan 16 2011 wedding. We chose to do it on the Sunday of a 3 day weekend so that people would only have to take off Friday if only staying a few days. We went back and forth with Michelle confirming locations and times and signed the wedding contract. March 2010-April 2010: Sent out Save the Dates and told everyone to contact Michelle for deposit information. She took care of the deposits. She suggested the deposit be $150, since only people who are committed would put that much money down. May 2010: Michelle coordinated the deposits and helped get out the travel information. Many people started calling her regarding pricing and airfare. Throughout this time, she gave updates on who had put down deposits. June-September 2010: She continued to work closely to coordinate with the people that were booking the rooms and airfare. She also answered my hundreds of questions regarding details about Moon Palace and services they offered. If she did not know the answer, she was able to get one pretty quickly from the resort. She was able to switch around our packaged to make sure it fit what we wanted. October 2010: This was a crazy time because everyoneâ??s money was due. As she suggested, we made the deadline about a month before the actual hotel deadline. Even so, there were still people paying several weeks after the deadline. We kept in constant contact about who still owed what and when it was all due. November 2010-December 2010: Michelle helped coordinate between the Moon Palace wedding coordinator and myself. She intervened several times to make sure we were getting the best services for the best price and kept pushing until everything was exactly how I wanted. It was extremely helpful to have her knowledge of the wedding process there, as I would not have known what was available. She also sent out several emails to the guests detailing how to travel through the airport and what to expect upon arrival. January 2011: Everyone received their documents and travel information in an organized pouch. I know everyone liked how easy it was to read and understand. Even when we arrived in Mexico, unexpected things came up and we had someone unable to come. I called her from the hotel and she was able to coordinate with the travel agency and on-site wedding coordinator to get everything figured out. Because of the pre-planning, there was not much left to figure out once we arrived in Mexico. Thanks to Michelle, and all of the planning done before the wedding, it was a breeze once we arrived. Everything went smoothly, and even the few problems that did arise were easily taken care of. She was always available by phone and answered all of my questions. There is no way I could have made travel arrangements for 44 people and have it go as smoothly as it did. Also, since she is a travel agent, she was not paid from us but from the hotel, so all of her help cost us nothing (except a giant phone bill ï?) We would absolutely recommend her to anyone looking to do a destination wedding as she helped make our dream come true!
We will be exhibiting at booth 351 at the Palmer event center on January 15 and 16 , 2011 . We look forward to meeting new brides and their fiancees and look forward to assisting them with their honeymoon planning and / or destination wedding plans . See you there !
El Dorado Spa Resorts & Azul Hotels, by Karisma, voted Best Boutique Hotel Chain by Travel Weekly Readers, are the perfect destination for weddings! These Gourmet Inclusive® properties offer ceremonies 7 days a week 24 hours a day in a variety of stunning locations. With a dedicated professional wedding department, weddings are planned
with ease. The bride and groom never have to leave the property as all services are brought directly to them. Brides have the ability to customize all aspects of their wedding, to make their special day everything they've ever dreamed!
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Vacations In Paradise is now an Ask Me about Destination weddings Agent in Austin Texas and surrounding areas!
Vacations In Paradise has partnered with Ask Me about destination Weddings to assist Couples who are looking for that destination wedding of a lifetime.
Planning your destination wedding can be stressful experience. Make it easier by utilizing the services of a travel professional working hand-in-hand with our Ask Me Romance Experts. We will help you plan the destination wedding of your dreams, to include travel plans for your family & friends attending the big event and group activities throughout your stay.
Every destination wedding we plan is customized to the needs and wants of the bride & groom – ensuring every couple receives the individual attention they truly deserve.The most important part of a destination wedding is selecting the resort that will cater to your every wish and fulfill your every need – after all, you deserve nothing less than the very best for your once-in-a-lifetime. Each of the resorts included in our collection have been carefully selected based on the features and services they provide the bride & groom, as well as attending guests and for their unwavering commitment to ensuring your wedding is fit for royalty. Our collection includes properties in Antigua, Bahamas, Costa Rica, Curacao, Nevis, Puerto Rico, St. Lucia, Tortola. Mexico, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, and several private islands to choose from, each providing you and your guests with an intimate setting and attention to every detail.
So if you are ready to plan that dream destination wedding …Look no further Vacations In Paradise Travel and Cruise is here to help your explore your destination wedding paradise ! Visit our site at www.explorevip.com
(MS)—It seems as though with the Internet and its many travel Web sites there would be no need to have an actual person book your travel. Surprisingly, however, more and more people are going back to using travel agents for at least some of their travel needs. According to a New York Times article, Forrester Research, a technology consulting firm, reports 9 percent fewer people booked travel online in 2007 than in 2005. This is probably not news to brides and grooms embarking on their honeymoon planning, and who may find themselves turning to an experienced travel agent for the very first time in their lives. Most honeymoon couples are young enough to have incorporated the Internet into most aspects of their personal and professional lives, so why shouldn’t they just book a honeymoon online themselves?
“Honeymoon couples have many reasons for using a travel agent to help plan and book their honeymoon, not the least of which is the time they can save and focus on other wedding details, instead. An experienced travel agent can help them plan the itinerary, book airfare, hotels and activities, saving them time and, frequently, money,” according to Scott Ellingboe, CEO of The Honeymoon (www.thehoneymoon.com), an online honeymoon resource that has a honeymoon gift registry service, destination information, honeymoon packages, and a nationwide network of experienced travel agents.While it’s true that travel agents can save a couple the time they might otherwise spend on research and planning themselves, can they really save them money?
“If a honeymoon were simply a matter of booking an airline ticket from point A to point B, then using a travel agent is going to cost more,” says Ellingboe. “But travel agents have relationships with tour and package providers that they can leverage in ways the average consumer cannot. Also, honeymoons can involve complex itineraries to various places throughout the world.” This is why The Honeymoon
has put together a network of honeymoon and destination specialists throughout the country. “These agents don’t pay us to be there, we chose them because we wanted our honeymoon registry customers to have the most experienced and knowledgeable travel agents in the industry,” offers Ellingboe. In fact, honeymoon and luxury travelers have never really stopped using travel agents for this very reason. Ten years ago the travel agent was going to be ‘disintermediated,’ a fancy word for ‘put out of business.’ But today agents are still a viable part of the travel industry. What it really boils down to is this: there is so much information and so many travel options from which to choose that using a travel professional with the “been there, done that” experience can make the difference between a good trip and a “trip of a lifetime.” Long live the travel agent! BR081xxx
Locate a local travel agent who can help you plan a honeymoon trip of a lifetime. – Vacations In paradise is proud to be a travel agent on the honemoon.com website.
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