With ConnectedWeddings.com’s book, Wedding Belles

Trendy’s taking off next week for Diwali. Wishing all our readers a wonderful holiday!

Wedding season is here! And Trendy’s new sister site, ConnectedWeddings.com has published a fab wedding planning guidebook called Wedding Belles: How to make your dream wedding come true!

So here’s another excerpt with great tips from Wedding Belles. Check it out, and then join us to discuss in the ConnectedWeddings.com community forum online.

Today’s topic: Honeymoon Destinations — The honeymoon can be even more fun than getting married! So start planning at least a month before the wedding, or even earlier to comparison shop for airfare and hotel rates.

Home stays: Like staying at your relative’s house, with all the cleanliness and wholesome meals, but without the fuss. And, enough privacy to make those special memories.
Best for: Couples who want a quiet holiday surrounded by nature, and are game to try home comforts over five-star standards.

Resorts: From accommodation to meals, to entertainment and workouts, to activities and sight-seeing, everything is centred around your needs. Beach, forest, lake or hill resorts or even mountain chalets and log huts are all super options.
Best for: Couples who love large buffets and fun activities, especially if they’re organised and bacteria-free.

Cruises: Like resorts, but on water. From Norwegian fjords to the Mediterranean seas, you can spend quality time with each other, have a ball with onboard dining, entertainment and activities, and see some fabulous places each time the ship drops anchor.
Best for: Couples who find being on the water romantic and want to see the world without early morning short-stop flights and unreliable hotel rooms.

Back-packing trips: If your wedding budget didn’t quite extend to the honeymoon, never mind. A backpacking trip through interesting new places is just as likely to make sparks fly between the two of you. Of course, you may not quite enjoy the privacy of a room at The Dorchester in the youth hostel dormitory.
Best for: Couples on a budget or adventurous, hardy types who turn up their noses at package tours and luxe hotels.

Drive throughs: A new trend — package holidays that include a week’s trailer vacation in New Zealand or a luxury vehicle to drive yourself through Europe. You get a feel for the countryside and stay in authentic and quaint local inns.
Best for: Couples who like the freedom and flexibility to go where they like and stop according to their own schedule.

Now join us for the discussion — come to the ConnectedWeddings.com Community to swap stories about honeymoon destinations and experiences. All you have to do is login with your Facebook ID.

Wedding Belles: How to make your dream wedding come true; from the creators of ConnectedWeddings.com; Random House India; Rs: 595. In bookstores across India or shop online.