Looking for places to visit in France? Some are well-known and receive millions of tourists every year. Others are France’s little secret, left for you to discover. While this list is far from comprehensive, you will hopefully be able to find some great ideas here.
Brittany
Brittany has some of the most spectacular coastal scenery in France. From towering cliffs to charming little bays and sandy beaches, you’ll be spoilt for choice. Inland the landscape is equally diverse, with gentle countryside dotted with quaint little villages and forests steeped in mythical legend.
Normandy
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The recent recession has made even the airlines succumb to their lowest of lows in air travelers count. That is why some economists suggested that this period may be one of the best times for you, the future husbands and wives to start looking at a number of getaways for your wedding ceremonies. With the actual nuptial needing a magnificent location, you can just dial up a planner to set up your destination wedding event and let them handle the rest for you.
One of the beautiful places to have a destination wedding is by the seaside. An outdoor destination wedding with a touch of the teal blues and the white sand, supplemented with a magnificent view of the deep sea coral shades in the water will certainly make your wedding ceremony the talk of the town when your guests are safely back at their homes. A seaside marriage does not have to be formal and up tight but this type of destination wedding should be as informal as possible with a smart casual theme even for the bride and groom.
Another one of the beautiful places to have a destination wedding is up on the mountains. North America itself has a variety of mountain nuptial destinations such as at Gatlinburg Tennessee, in the Great Smoky Mountains, or at the Sierra Nevada foothills for the bride and groom to exchange or renew their meaningful vows to each other. This style of nuptial usually takes place in the chapel at the hillside with wave of mountains or sparkling lake view as the backdrop that enriches the moment.
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As a Kansas City wedding photographer, I have photographed several weddings at Powell Gardens, located at 1609 N.W. U.S. Highway 50 in Kingsville, Mo. We love this place. It is a romantic and beautiful location for a wedding. But what makes it so unique also can pose some unique challenges for a bride and groom, their wedding party and guests. Here are some tips to get the most out of your wedding day experience:
- Be on time – the location is a botanical gardens spreading more than 900 acres. The place is very spread out. The bridal dressing room is a good distance from the Chapel and the reception locations. This can present logistical challenges a wedding wouldn’t experience at other venues, therefore, being 20 minutes late getting out of the dressing room can add a ton of stress to your wedding day and really cramp your schedule.
- Have a comfortable pair of shoes for walking – As we have stated this place is big. The entire site is loaded with tremendous picture opportunities but it does take some walking to get to the various scenic spots. And let’s face it, most wedding footwear was made with style in mind not comfort. Bring an extra pair of slippers or footwear that you can slip into easily between grabbing pictures and jaunting to the trolley and parking lot. Great pictures are everywhere at Powell Gardens but they all require some walking to get to.
- Chapel time is limited – The Marjorie Powell Allen Memorial Chapel is one a kind for Kansas City weddings. Since the chapel is used for multiple events throughout the day and is supposed to be open to visitors wherever possible, the gardens has a strict policy regarding reservation times for the chapel. This means the two hour block you reserved is just that: two hours.
- Consider a second photographer – If you have a large wedding party, or are planning an autumn or winter wedding at Powell Gardens these can present challenges to a photography plan that is reliant upon a single photographer. Light can be in short supply in the Fall and Winter making your outdoors photography time more limited. These factors paired with the spread out nature of the venue and the time restrictions of the chapel can make a two-photographer team a smart choice to get your photography done more efficiently.
- Develop a checklist for important items – located in Kingsville, Mo., and about 25 minutes drive from Kansas CIty, the gardens are rather remote. So forgetting your garter can pose some serious challenges as far as running back to the hotel, house or to a retail store to replace the lost item. Develop a list of essential items way ahead of time for your big day. Keep these items in a duffle bag stowed away in a car that you know will be transporting stuff to Powell Gardens. Triple check the list prior to leaving.
- Keep the guest list under check – For a comfortable ceremony at Powell Gardens’ chapel you’ll need to keep your guest list less than a 100. As beautiful as it is, the chapel was not intended to be a wedding chapel but more of a sanctuary. Space is at a premium there.
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