Have you ever attended a destination Wedding?
Jenny is ecstatic about attending her sister’s destination wedding! Her sister is getting married at an ice hotel. Jenny has been set up with Craig, the best man. But, unbeknownst to Jenny’s sister, Craig has brought another female with him to the wedding.
I noticed how crushed everyone was when they found out that Craig had brought a date. I thought their reactions were a bit over the top, I mean, come on, it’s a wedding and Craig and Jenny had never met before – so, Craig’s bringing a date shouldn’t have been such a big deal.
But, alas, it was a big deal. Craig’s date, Lana, just can’t seem to warm up (no pun intended) to the ice hotel. She keeps sneezing and it looks like she’s catching a cold. She seems to always turn up at the wrong time and is anxious to whisk Craig and his cute daughter away from Jenny.
Lana has strong feelings for Craig. After all, she’s been there for him since his wife died. She’s the support system for Craig and his daughter, so, it’s only natural for her to develop feelings for him.
Jenny enjoys spending time with Craig, but, she has other things to do during this trip. She’s destined to become a published author, so, she’s given the go-ahead to write a book and submit it to her boss for publication.
As an aside, I’m a published romance novelist and when you’re published by a big-time publisher, it can take a long time to land a contract. It took me five years before I landed by first contract with Doubleday (The Doubleday Bookclub AKA Bookspan). Since Jenny works there, I suppose that gave her an “in” to get published.
I could really relate to Jenny’s wanting to become a published author. Getting published takes a lot of hard work and rejection, but, when a publisher accepts your manuscript…ah…so sweet. The market has changed since I initially got published almost two decades ago. Authors can now make a lucrative living by publishing their works directly on Amazon, cutting out the traditional publisher, but I digress.
What did you think of Craig?
I liked that he had a good relationship with his daughter. He was very loving towards her. He seemed to be a nice family man and I felt he was a good match for Jenny.
I also loved the pastries! I got hungry seeing them eat those cinnamon rolls and that maple syrup snow candy! Didn’t those treats look delicious?
I LOVED the ice hotel! It was so pretty! The only thing that I’d ever heard of, which reminded me of the ice hotel, was the Gaylord Ice Festival at the National Harbor. The Gaylord has an ice event in my area every year – but, I have yet to attend! It’s a spectacular Christmas show and their 2018 theme was Charlie Brown:
I also asked someone on Twitter about the ice hotel. My Twitter pal shared this link with me: Orlando Ice Bar
Doesn’t that Ice Bar look amazing? It reminds me of the ice castle. It’d be neat to go and visit sometime.
Wow! I’m not sure how I’d hold up at the Winter Castle, though. I like warm weather. I’m not sure if I could’ve slept in a bedroom made of ice! Brrr…..
So, have you ever been to a destination wedding? If so, where did you go?
Have not done a destination wedding. And there are ice hotels. Google ice hotels and you will find various locations. The one I looked at in Iceland looks similar to the one shown in the movie. They build the cold part each year but they have also built a year round one that can be visited year round.
Wow, Elaine! I found one in Sweden! https://www.icehotel.com/
Hi Cecelia! I very much enjoyed the Winter Castle movie. It was sweet and charming and funny too! The “coolest” part was seeing the ice sculpture art and the wedding itself inside the ice castle.
I have been to a destination wedding on the island of Kauai in Hawaii. A girlfriend of mine got married to her sweetheart on the beach. It rained in the morning but fortunately cleared up an hour before the wedding. The reception was at a botanical garden kind of area with a dining table, full bar (where I tried a delicious lilikoi drink) and a Hawaiian guitarist playing Elvis tunes like Blue Hawaii. Super romantic! A couple days after the wedding, my boyfriend and I joined the married couple at a luau and drank Mai Tais with Hawaiian rum! It was really a delightful trip.
Hi, Anonymous!
I’ve never been to a destination wedding. However, I’ve been to Hawaii twice! I went once when I was working at a travel agency (I was an accountant, but, still got travel perks!). I stopped through on my way to New Zealand and stayed a couple of days! Next time I visited Hawaii was with my husband when we went on our honeymoon! He lived in Hawaii for years (his dad was military) and we went to see the house where he grew up! Such beautiful beaches…such amazing scenery! Ahh. I love Hawaii. I’ve often thought about using Hawaii as a setting for one of my books!
You know, when husband proposed, I wanted to do a destination wedding but, he didn’t want to do it. So we did a traditional wedding. It rained on our wedding day. We were supposed to get married outside near a gazebo, but, we ended up getting married indoors. Oh well, it was still a nice wedding!