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Hotelgift launches in the UK offering a unique gifting experience and complete booking freedom for honeymooners. New travel gift brand, Hotelgift, has launched in the UK to revolutionise the gifting market, offering Brits the opportunity to give the wedding gift of travel and allowing the freedom to choose and book a hotel stay at over 110,000 hotels in 170 countries across the globe.

By gifting the experience of a hotel stay, Hotelgift will create memories that will last forever and with no catch and no limitations, Hotelgift’s monetary value provides couples who love to travel complete freedom to book wherever and whenever they want.

Every wedding day should be fit for a princess, so what could be better than the fairytale dream of princess ball gowns, rose petals and the traditional horse and carriage for your wedding transport? 

The image of the perfect wedding can mean different things to different people, but it can be hard to shake off that expectation of a big white wedding.

However, gone are the days when every bride must resemble a meringue-based dessert and say “I do” in the family church.

Nowadays, the most important thing to a 21st-century bride is to make sure her big day is 100% unique.

When the wedding season gets into full flow it can begin to feel like you’re living in Groundhog Day as all the weddings merge into one. That’s because they all have the same features such as similar cars, outfits, locations, speeches, meals etc. so it can all become a bit “samey”.

So what can you do to ensure that your big day doesn’t fall into the trap of becoming just another by the numbers wedding? Here are 4 ways to make your wedding more unique.

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One major decision that will be made in the planning of your wedding day will be your mode of transport. After all, you want the moment you arrive and leave the ceremony to be unforgettable. If you don’t know where to start or don’t know that much about cars and just need a little guidance to help you find the perfect car, carry on reading for our 6 top tips you should consider when picking out your ride.

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-          Brits are willing to travel 1,163 miles to a loved one’s wedding
-          Brits are happy to invest on average £827.45 on being a wedding guest
-          31% welcome the idea of a wedding abroad
 
ENGAGED BRITS should expect a bumper guest list, as new research has revealed wedding guests are more than happy to go the extra mile for loved ones’ nuptials, both in distance and financially.
 
A survey of 2,000 UK adults carried out by One4all, the Post Office gift card, revealed guests would be willing to travel an astonishing 1,163 miles - more than the distance from London and Barcelona or Manchester to Nice -  to be at a loved one’s wedding.
 

Thomas Harper, Hirings Manager at the Award-Winning Hylands House, Essex, gives advice on what to consider when hiring a wedding venue.

Introducing Escape Travel Money Prepaid MasterCard® currency card – a safe and convenient way to carry money abroad. 

The Escape Travel Card allows you to load up on holiday money before you head abroad, can be topped up on the move, and can be used just like a debit or credit card – but without the hefty charges. 

The Escape Travel Card is free to buy if loading more than £100, free to make purchases abroad and offers free ATM withdrawals over £100*. Offering competitive foreign exchange rates, Escape can be used anywhere in the world, wherever MasterCard is accepted and is a simple, secure and cost-effective way to manage your spending money while abroad. 

Traditionally the bride arrives at the wedding marriage ceremony with her father, or the person chosen to give her away. The mother of the bride travels separately in a car with the bridesmaids to arrive about ten minutes before the bride.

The groom should arrive at the place of marriage well ahead of the bridesmaids together with his best man and the grooms party including the ushers.

Following the marriage ceremony the bride and her new husband travel together in the brides car to the reception venue.

Soon-to-be-weds take note: The Ultimate Travel Company teamed up with Condé Nast Traveller honeymoon expert and editor of website 101Honeymoons.co.uk, Jane Anderson, offers her Top 10 destinations for starting married life in style.

South of France 

Best time to go: Summer

With average temperatures hitting around 24°C, Honeymooners should take advantage of the hot weather and scenery so close by. You can get flights from most major UK airports and won’t waste valuable honeymoon time on long haul flights.