Photos: The world’s best destination wedding venues
Perfect venues for a destination wedding: Mexico's Baja California coast has a rugged beauty that's hard to beat. That's why The Resort at Pedregal is our pick for a beach celebration.
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For a beach wedding -- The Resort at Pedregal, Mexico: How's about this for a setting? Your wedding photographs will be sure to set off social media envy.
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For a beach wedding -- The Resort at Pedregal, Mexico: Ceremonies take place on the beach itself, or on one of the resort's sweeping oceanfront terraces.
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For a beach wedding -- The Resort at Pedregal, Mexico: The resort is in the luxurious setting of Cabo San Lucas, a popular getaway for celebrities and jet-setters.
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For a country wedding -- Leeds Castle, England: Don't let the name fool you. Leeds Castle is in Kent, some four hours' drive from the northern English city of Leeds.
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For a country wedding -- Leeds Castle, England: The castle was once owned by Henry VIII, who transformed it into a magnificent palace for his first wife, Catherine of Aragon.
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For a country wedding -- Leeds Castle, England: The castle is known as the Castle of Queens because no fewer than six medieval English queens stayed here.
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For an intimate wedding -- Helena Bay Lodge, New Zealand: If you're looking for a cozy, exclusive setting, you can't beat New Zealand's Helena Bay Lodge, which has its own private stretch of coastline.
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For a big wedding -- InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort, Vietnam: InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort's 197 rooms should be enough to accommodate a large crowd. It's sprawled across a lush Vietnamese hillside.
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For a big wedding -- InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort, Vietnam: The hotel has two pools, a private beach and a long menu of activities that include lantern-making classes and trips to UNESCO-listed Hoi An.
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For a big wedding -- InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort, Vietnam: Major weddings require major organization, so couples will appreciate the in-house wedding coordinator and events team.
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For a big wedding -- InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort, Vietnam: There are plenty of room options to suit all guests, from traditional couples' suites to family-friendly villas with multiple bedrooms.
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For a showstopper wedding -- Grand Hotel Tremezzo, Italy: Lake Como has been the vacation getaway for everyone from George Clooney to Madonna. The palatial Grand Hotel Tremezzo is the place to throw a celebrity-style, showstopper wedding.
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For a showstopper wedding -- Grand Hotel Tremezzo, Italy: After the ceremony, guests can dine by candlelight at La Terrazza and end the night with dancing and cocktails at the lavish, lakefront L'Escale bar.
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For a same-sex wedding -- Korakia Pensione, Palm Springs: With its year-round sunshine and sizeable LGBT+ community, Palm Springs remains a popular destination for same-sex weddings.
For a same-sex wedding -- Korakia Pensione, Palm Springs: The Mediterranean-inspired hotel features candlelit walkways, palm-flanked pools and leafy, bougainvillea-filled gardens.
For a city wedding -- Tribeca Rooftop, New York City: Tribeca offers magnificent views of the Manhattan skyline and Hudson River. This is how to do a city wedding with style.
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For a city wedding -- Tribeca Rooftop, New York City: At 18,000 square feet, the Rooftop is big enough for 400 guests to dine and dance in the open air.
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For a city wedding -- Tribeca Rooftop, New York City: Weather not on your side? It also comes with an indoor space outfitted with a 65-foot-long skylight.
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For a budget wedding -- Hotel Riu Montego Bay, Jamaica: At the Hotel Riu in Montego Bay, wedding packages start at just US $1,700 and include a beach ceremony for up to 20 guests, a wedding coordinator, reception and even a wedding cake.