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Destination Wedding Dresses

Using locations around the world as our stage, we pick dresses for the globetrotting bride

It’s easy to see why brides are increasingly breaking out the passports before they say “I do.” Tying the knot in a distant locale adds romance and excitement to your wedding, plus you get a chance to enjoy an extended vacation with your friends and family. But just what does the stylish bride wear to a beachy Caribbean celebration or a safari-inspired soiree in South Africa?

To solve your sartorial conundrum, we paired our favorite travel-ready dresses with beautiful wedding destinations around the world. Bon Voyage!

Las Ventanas al Paraíso

Ivory silk chiffon scoop-neck gown with ruffled tiers and ivory grosgrain bow at waist by Vera Wang. Price upon request, Look number: 15, visit verawangonweddings.com.

Fun Fact:
This luxury resort in Los Cabos, Mexico has a Director of Romance who will work with you to plan every detail of your wedding.

Barnsley House

French Alencon lace gown over silk satin organza and silk lining with handmade taffeta ribbon detail throughout and lace trim at neckline by Carmela Sutera. $7,200, Style number: 368, carmelasutera.com.

Fun Fact:
Weddings are only held on Thursdays at Barnsley House, and wedding parties have to book the hotel in its entirety. There are 18 rooms in the hotel, and it has an additional seven rooms in The Village Pub across the road. Wedding parties can also have sole use of the hotel spa for a further fee.

Castello di Vicarello

Liancarlo silk taffeta strapless mermaid gown with a shirred drop waist and hand pleated skirt and train. $4,500, liancarlo.com.

Fun Fact:
Perfect for an eco-friendly affair, all fruit and vegetables used in the hotel's kitchen are grown organically in the hotel gardens. Vicarello also produces its own wine and olive oil, and a large amount of meat is hunted on the hotel's grounds.

Sandals Grande St. Lucian

Strapless lace dress with an illusion neckline ($1,490) and short lace shrug ($825) by Legends by Romona Keveza. Style number: L108, legendsbyromonakeveza.com.

Fun Fact:
Start your wedding celebration off with a splash by booking a swim-up lagoon room at this luxurious Caribbean hotel. You can step right from your living into the clear waters of the pool.

Likuliku Lagoon

Strapless satin short dress with scoop neckline and bow embellished hem by Vineyard Collection. $1,450, Style name: Tori, priscillaofboston.com.

Fun Fact:
At this exotic hotel in Fiji, you can stay in an over-water bure, a traditional-style bungalow built situated on the resort’s turquoise lagoon. And you and your new groom don’t have to worry about unexpected storms—the name “Likuliku” means calm waters.

Gansevoort Turks and Caicos

Soft white hand embroidered column gown with fluted tulle skirt by Anna Maier~Ulla-Maija Couture. $5,900, Style name: Marvella, visit annamaier.com.

Fun Fact:
You can see the ocean from every guest room at this opulent Caribbean hotel.

Spring Creek Ranch

Low V-neckline gown of pearl silk satin organza with appliqués of French Alencon lace accented by a twist midriff of silk satin organza and a tiered skirt with Alencon lace bands and silk satin organza layers by Anne Barge. $5,930, Style number: 566, annebarge.com.

Fun Fact:
Spring Creek Ranch is located in Jackson, WY, 1000 feet above the valley with elevated views of the Teton Mountain Range. Wedding locations on the premise include 5,400 square feet of outdoor space and a 2,800 square foot ballroom.

La Loma at Cuixmala

Silk chiffon gown by Badgley Mischka Bride with ruched bodice, inverted basque waist and skirt of torn layers. $3,730, Style name: Kiki, badgleymischkabride.com

Fun Fact:
The setting of the wide sandy beach facing the ocean and its elegant staircase and pool terrace at La Loma at Cuixmala makes for an unforgettable wedding experience. An array of venues gives your guests a wide variety of events from beach barbecues to cocktails and dinners at various villas on the property.

The Ritz Carlton Grand Cayman

Reverie by Melissa Sweet silk chiffon one-shoulder slim gown with floral layout along the strap and hemline and fabric sash at natural waist. Available in ivory and white. $2,350, Style name: Mallorca, priscillaofboston.com

Fun Fact:
For more on weddings at The Ritz Carlton Grand Cayman, visit ritzcarlton.com

The James Chicago

Sleeveless silk jersey dress with cowl neckline and delicate vintage broach by Amsale. $1,200, Style name: Jenna, amsale.com

Fun Fact:
Enjoy Peace, Love & Room Service at The James Chicago and give back while you get away. When you book this package, The James will donate 10% of proceeds from your reservation to Parkways Foundation, which seeks to enrich Chicago’s parks.

St. Regis Aspen Resort

Ivory lace over champagne Carmeuse modified A-line gown with sleeveless v-neckline, taffeta sash and chapel train by Jim Hjelm. $3,355, Style number: 8958, visit jlmcouture.com.

Fun Fact:
Located at the base of Aspen Mountain, the St. Regis Aspen Resort, is leading the way in green initiatives—the resort uses solar heat to help warm the pool.

One&Only Cape Town

Satin organza one-shoulder tiered ruffle gown with chapel train by Alfred Angelo Sapphire. $1,099, Style number: R835, visit alfredangelo.com.

Fun Fact:
There's a reason why South Africa is the go-to destination for adventurous brides. The staff at One&Only Cape Town can arrange sky diving, mountain biking and even shark cage diving.

Ritz-Carlton St. Thomas

Lightweight silk chiffon dress by J. Crew with delicate crinkled texture, fitted bodice and sweetheart neckline. $395, Style name: Whitney, jcrew.com.

Fun Fact:
All of the suites at this resort have unobstructed ocean views and private balconies and will provide access to a private lounge offering five elaborate culinary presentations daily and a dedicated concierge.

L'Oustau de Baumanière

Vineyard Collection's silk satin chiffon slim gown with blouson empire bodice, spaghetti straps and elongating skirt. Available in Ivory and Diamond. $1,859, Style name: Brandi, priscillaofboston.com

Fun Fact:
Set among the villages and vineyards of Provence, where Van Gogh and Cézanne found their inspiration, L'Oustau de Baumanière is famed for its French cuisine. The rooms of this boutique hotel are light and airy blending the hotel's 17th-century origins and handmade furniture with modern-day surround-sound extras.

Gansevoort South

Peter Langner empire waist gown in silk crepe satin with lace bodice and chiffon sash. $6,585, Style name: Vita, peterlangner.com

Fun Fact:
Jeweler Russell Kwiat was married at Gansevoort South, which is loated in Miami's South Beach

Capri Palace

Silk organza strapless gown with delicate petal embroidery and organza ruffle detail at neckline and skirt by Angel Sanchez. $5940, Style number: N6009, angelsanchezusa.com.

Fun Fact:

If you’re always wanted to make an entrance on your wedding day, this is the hotel for you. The staff at Capri Palace can arrange a helicopter service for the bride and groom who want to travel to the wedding in style.

Four Seasons Hotel Firenze

Embroidered English net tank gown with empire waist by Carolina Herrera. Price upon request, Style name: Jacques Louis David, carolinaherrera.com.

Fun Fact:
The Four Seasons Hotel Firenze offers a wealth of romance places to tie the knot. You can exchange vows in a former church, a frescoed ballroom or in Florence's largest private park.

Mystique

Silk chiffon gown with a one-shoulder illusion neckline, flowing chapel length skirt and Swarovski crystal beaded belt by Romona Keveza. $4,900, Style number: RK125, romonakeveza.com.

Fun Fact:
At the laidback Mystique resort in Santorini you can add traditional touches to your celebration (including local sweets, Greek liqueurs and even his and hers donkeys) to make your wedding day more memorable.

Maryhill Winery

Silk satin-faced V-neck gown with lace bodice over taffeta midriff, organza A-line skirt and chapel train by Judd Waddell. $4,200, juddwaddell.com.

Fun Fact:
Not sure what type of wine to serve at your wedding? You won’t lack for choices at this Washington winery: Maryhill Winery produces 19 varietals and 27 award-winning wines.

The Sarojin

Chiffon gown with floral embellished one-shoulder neckline and corset closure by Destinations by Maggie Sottero. $830, Style number: RD1044, visit maggiesottero.com.

Fun Fact:
At this extravagant hotel, located in Phang Nga, Thailand, the hotel’s wedding team will arrange extra flourishes that ensure an unforgettable tropical wedding—they can provide music, fireworks and even elephants!

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Courtesy of La Loma at Cuixmala

Courtesy of Vera Wang/Las Ventanas al Paraíso

Courtesy of Carmela Sutera/Courtesy of mrandmrssmith.com

Courtesy of Liancarlo/Courtesy of mrandmrssmith.com

Dan Lecca/Courtesy of Sandals Grande St. Lucian

Dan Lecca/Courtesy of Likuliku Lagoon

Dan Lecca/Courtesy of Gansevoort Turks and Caicos

Dan Lecca/Courtesy of Spring Creek Ranch

Dan Lecca/Courtesy of Cuixmala

Dan Lecca/Courtesy of The Ritz Carlton Grand Cayman

Dan Lecca/Courtesy of The James Chicago