Summer Loving - Take a break from wedding planning and score a travel bargain

Summer vacations are the best and the deals now are better than ever! So put the wedding planning on hold for a bit (I promise, your fiance will thank you) and hit the road.

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If you're in the market for a cruise bargain or cheap hotel rooms, book them fast. Need some inspiration?

Seabourn Cruises, Crystal Cruises and Silversea Cruises still have some amazing summer deals left (like 65% off certain dates!).

Grab your girlfriends and head down to Miami for a girl's getaway. You'll find cheap hotel rooms, great beaches, restaurants galore and miles of shopping.

Even NYC is on sale right now! The famed Waldorf-Astoria has rooms for under $200 and if you come soon you can take advantage of our NYC Restaurant Week. And don't forget the shopping...Topshop, Kleinfelds, and Sephora, oh my.

Europe is a great deal now so why not grab your guy and head over the pond for a little pre-honeymoon getaway? London and Paris have slew of cheap hotel rooms (yes, we're talking under $100) available with the the money you'll save you can do a little shopping!

Bon voyage!!

London Calling? Paris too!?! Free Videography Giveaway

Get your passports ready ladies and gents, Renaissance Studios Films is going to Paris and London later this month and they are giving away 2 rolls of vintage Super 8 film coverage to one lucky couple - no strings attached!


It can be a wedding, honeymoon or proposal so if you're heading across the pond, this could be your lucky chance to score a fantastic documentary of your very own. The dates are May 22-26 for London and May 27- June 1 for Paris. And, if you just happen to live in France or the UK, you can enter too!

How to Enter:

Send an email by MAY 15 to info@renaissancestudiosfilms.com with the following information:
Bride’s Name, Groom’s Name, Wedding Location, Wedding Date & a Photo.

If you are not familiar with Super 8 film or Renaissance Studios beautiful art films, check out the amazing Super 8 film stills above of Colin and Yvette’s gorgeous vintage Hollywood wedding. This lovely professional dancer and her handsome “prince” were married on a perfect day at a stunning private home overlooking Lake Hollywood in a wedding full of old Hollywood glamour. You can see their wedding film on the Renaissance Studios blog. Super 8 film has a timeless beauty that artistically captures warmth and emotion, unlike video which can be flat and harsh. Renaissance Studios Films is an Emmy-Winning team of filmmakers who create beautiful hand-crafted super 8 and 16mm wedding films. Every film is a lovingly documented, gorgeous moving portrait reflecting you and your very unique day.

Free invites, ornaments and honeymoons. Oh my!

Feeling lucky???

Here are some great prizes to be won:

1) Globetrotting Bride's $100 Gift Certificate from Wedding Paper Divas contest - Need some invites, holiday cards, social stationary? Just pick your fantasy wedding destination and invite to enter. Deadline is Dec. 22.

2) Parisian Party's Holiday Giveaway offers up the chance to win these cute "Paris Party Girl" Christmas ornaments. Click over and share your favorite Winter in Paris memory before Dec. 14. This site offers fabulous inspiration for all things French and totally oh-la-la!

3) Remember my eco-friendly wedding gift idea from Trees Instead? Well, they've got a Green Wedding Contest running through December 28th. Three lucky couples will win Trees Instead Wedding Favors (one tree planted for every guest). The second prize winner will win an acre of planted trees and the first prize couple hits the jackpot with an acre of planted tress, a Lifetime Carbon Footprint offset and an ALL INCLUSIVE ECO-FRIENDLY 5-NIGHT HONEYMOON IN COSTA RICA.

I say, increase your odds and enter all three.