Oxfordshire Limited Edition – July 2019

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TRAVEL

thoughthatitcanbeveryhotandweoften
don’trealisehowuncomfortableitcanbe
stoodinthemiddaysundressedinasuitor
weddingdress.Forthatreason,weddings
abroadgenerallystartlaterintheafternoon
whenthesunstartstogodownand
temperaturesarestilllovelyandwarmbutnot
toooppressive.

4 |Chooseyourvenuewisely
It’sparticularlyimportantthatyourchosen
destinationsuitsthetypesofguestswhowill
beinvited.Whileyourweddingisaboutyour
desiresfirstandforemost,invitingfamilies
withchildrentoanexclusive,expensive
destinationoraresortfamousforallnight
clubbingwillgreatlyaffectyouracceptance
rate.It’slikelyyourguestswillseeyour
weddingasanannualholidaysoitneedsto
beanexperiencethey’llenjoytoo!

5 |Thetravelarrangements
Whoshouldfitthebilloftheguest
accommodationisahottopicwhenitcomes
todestinationweddings.Unlessyou’refeeling
veryflush,there’snoneedtooffertopay
foryourguests’accommodationandflights,
andguestsareoftenmorethanhappytopay
fortheirtravelcosts.Theonlyexceptionto
theruleisifyouaremarryingatavillaand
accommodationison-siteandanecessary
conditionoftheweddingvenuehire.

‘Developedinresponse

totheshiftintheway

couplesareplanning

celebrationsabroad,

andsettorevolutionise

theindustry,Luvana

isthefirstofitskindin

theUK’

Inthisinstance,manycouplesoftenask

forasmallcontributionfromguestsstaying

atthevillaorvenue.Flightsarebestleftto

gueststoorganisebutit’sgoodetiquetteto

payfortransferstoandfromthevenueonthe

weddingday;thisalsoensuresguestsarrive

ontimeanddon’tgetlost.

6 |Whattowear

Whenshoppingforthedreamdress,

there’sanumberoffactorstobeconsiderfor

anoverseasaffair.Notonlyisitimportantto

considertheheat(nobodywantstobeahot,

sweatybride!),butthedressalsoneedstobe

easilytransported.

Willitfitintoyourregularluggageorbe

courieredovertoyourdestination?There

islikelytobesomecreasingsoconsider

whetheryou’llneedaspecialistshoptosteam

yourdress.

Accesstothevenueitselfisalsoacrucial

consideration.Areyoulikelytoencounter

waterorsandoranarrow,ricketybridge?If

theanswerisyes,yourdresswillneedtobe

easilymanoeuvrableandnottooweighty.

Theremayalsoberestrictionstothetype

ofdress.Forexample,churchesabroadcan

beverystrictwhenitcomestodresscodeand

maystipulatethatyourlegsandshoulders

arecovered.

Don’tforgetaboutyouraccessoriestoo.

Ensureyourshoesarecomfortableand

rememberthatheelssinkintosandorsoft

grass,orpackmultiplepairs!