{dream wedding destinations} Tuscany Italy

Castello di Vicarello is located in Maremma Tuscany.The castle was purchased by Aurora and Carlo Baccheschi Berti as a ruin {cows were actually living in the castle}. Painstakingly renovated over the years, this honey colored castle is now a “small-hotel-with-a-spa” available for relaxing stays and intimate weddings.

We cannot all be princesses but we can pretend to be on that very special day.

{Vogue & Castello di Vicarello}

Honeymoon Travel – Venice, Italy

La Serenissima – Venice

Santa Maria Della Salute Church

Ca’ Pesaro

Gondola

Venetian carnival mask.

Dining on the canal.

Retail shop on the canal.

Rialto Bridge

Inside Ca’ Rezzonico

Thai market in Venice.

The  Basilica of San Giorgio Maggiore

The Basilica of San Marco

Sunrise at Piazetta San Marco

Gondolas along the canal.

Doge’s Palace.

Entering the Grand Canal via Gondola.

Gondola ride.

 Grand Canal

Venice by night.

Honeymoon Destination – Paris

For many reasons too lengthy to share, except the tiny fact the Mr. G  proposed on THE bridge in Paris, I adore Paris. One day this amazing city will be our second home until then…we’ll always have Paris.

(The photos that have an asterisk at the start of the description were taken by me.)

* The Eiffel Tower

* Seine River

Pont Alexandre III Paris

Arc de Triomphe

* Inside the Arc de Triomphe

Musee Louvre

* Sphinx that is part of the Egyptian Collection at the Louvre.

* Winged Victory, Musee Louvre

Sacre Coeur

View of the Eiffel Tower.

Paris Mass Transit system is called the metro.

French Cafe

Ile de la Cite

Buildings on Ile de la cite.

* Patisserie

* Preferred mode of transportation.

* Fountains are everywhere…

* Seine River & Eiffel Tower at dusk.

* On the way to Sacre Coeur.

* Cupid & Psyche, Musee Louvre

* Notre Dame. Image taken from a boat on the Seine River.

* The Market

Laduree

Famous Laduree Macaroons.

Stained glass of Notre Dame.

Garden of Luxembourg

Garden Luxembourg

Honeymoon Destination – Budapest

Ceiling in Budapest museum

 Fashion Street

Parliament

Thermal spa

Chain Bridge

Along the Danau borders

Fisherman’s Bastion

The Great Synagogue

Esztergom, Basilica

The staircase in St. Peters Basilica

Mathias Church at Buda Castle

State Opera House

Buda Castle, Castle of the Hungarian kings

Beautiful Places – The Mondrian Hotel

There are so many beautiful places to choose to spend a romantic weekend getaway here in my new home state of California. Southern California is blessed with great weather and insanely gorgeous hotels like The Mondrian in Los Angeles! I love the color palette. Sexy, sleek gorgeous interiors are perfect for a weekend of "Do Not Disturb” moments!

source { The Mondrian }

Honeymoon Destination – Stockholm, Sweden

Stockholm.

A view of Stockholm Bay.

Stockholm – Gamla Stan, St Nyg.

Sandhamn in the Stockholm archipelago

Drottningholm Palace.

Another view of Drottningholm Palace.

Dining room at Le Rouge, Sweden’s Moulin Rouge.

Gamla Stan at dusk.

Waxholm Hotel & Ferry.

View over Old Town, Stockholm.

Old Town Stockholm.

Summer in Stockholm.

Interior of a church in Uppsala.

The National Bridge.

The Royal Guards.

An autumn sunset in Stockholm.

Sweden’s Ice Hotel.

Bar at the Ice Hotel.

Af Chapman at night.

Honeymoon Destination – Cape Town , South Africa

Honeymoon Destination – Bruges, Belgium

I usually do not write about the places that are chosen for the Sunday “Honeymoon Destination” feature; however Bruges is a different story. My husband and I visited this little picturesque town in April of 2008 while on a trip to Paris (where he proposed!). I felt like as if we went back to Medieval times the very moment I laid eyes on this enchanted town known as, “The Venice of The North “.

Honeymoon Destination – Isle of Capri

Honeymoon Destination – Aruba

I have visited my family’s home on the island of Aruba every year of my life up until I was 15 years old. Is it as beautiful and serene as most say it is? I will let you decide…

 Naomi