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For planning a wedding ceremony or reception or choosing a honeymoon destination, a chain hotel can be an excellent option. Granted, a chain might not offer quite the same local touch of a small boutique hotel, but the chains do represent brand consistency that can be appealing in unfamiliar locations. And hotel chains understand this, so they strive to provide guests exactly what they expect to find in the recognized hotel name. With the gradual expansion of chain hotels around the world, you are sure to find a name that you trust. So, whether you plan to visit Dallas or Dublin, Boston or Budapest, check out the hotel chains that are available for you there.
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
The Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts owns more than fifty hotel properties that span twenty-two different countries, and the chain is constantly expanding in the U.S. and around the world. Additionally, the various Four Seasons hotels have been the recipient of numerous hotel awards, and the Las Vegas location was most recently a recipient of TripAdvisor’s 2010 Travelers’ Choice Awards. Beyond this, the Four Seasons location in San Francisco, Washington, D.C., Palm Beach, Kailua-Kona (Big Island, Hawaii), Maui, Chicago, Boston, New York, and Jackson Hole (Wyoming), among others, have all received the prestigious AAA Five-Diamond ranking for 2010. The Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts boasts more consistent AAA Five-Diamond rankings than any other hotel chain worldwide.
Marriott Family of Hotels
Marriott has more or less cornered every part of the hotel and resort market with its extensive family of hotels. The company offers its flagship Marriott (or sometimes J.W. Marriott) hotels for travelers who need luxury, but it also owns such familiar hotel chains as the Fairfield Inn & Suites, the Residence Inn & Suites, the Courtyard Hotel. What is more, the various segments of the Marriott company have received numerous awards for overall quality and customer service. In March of 2010, Marriott was a recipient of TripAdvisor’s 2010 Reader’s Choice Awards, and in January of 2010, Marriott was recognized as one of only thirteen companies to receive an “All Star” rating from Fortune magazine. Marriott has also received honors as one of the “Greenest” companies in the U.S. and has been awarded Elite Marketing Awards from the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International.
Hampton Inn & Suites
Hampton Inn & Suites is officially a division of Hilton Hotels and features almost 1800 locations in all fifty states, as well as Puerto Rico, all of the Canadian provinces, and parts the U.K. The Travel Weekly Readers’ Choice Awards named Hampton Inn & Suites “the best mid-priced hotel” for five years running (and most recently in January of 2010), and the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International awarded Hampton Inn with a Gold, Silver, and Bronze Adrian Awards in February of 2010. Within the Hampton chain, the top 5% of Hampton Inn & Suites locations have received the Lighthouse Award for quality and guest satisfaction, and numerous locations have received the Hilton family of hotels Connie Award, given to locations that represent “the best of the best” for Hilton.
About The Author
Kristie Lorette is a freelance writer and marketing consultant that specializes in the wedding industry. As a former wedding and event planner, she also offers tips, tricks, and advice for planning weddings on her blog Weddings Diva. You can read Kristie’s blog at www.weddingsdiva.blogspot.com or learn more about her writing and marketing services at www.studiokwriting.com.
How do I handle my wedding guest list?
Both me and my FI have large families, but we need to keep the wedding small since we are paying for it ourselves. But this is more than a simple question of HOW to keep it small – I know HOW – its about handling these issues too:
First of all, we thought my parents were going to be able to help out, so we told our families we were having a wedding and everyone was invited. 5 months into the planning, my parents hit me with the bombshell that they would NOT be able to help, leaving everything on my fiance and me. We seriously have little to no money for this wedding btw. (Its a good thing I'm a graphic designer/artist, and will be dealing with invites, programs, centerpieces, etc. myself, saving us a ton of money, but even with that we have to pay for the rest, which really is astronomical if you're poor.)
Second, both mine and my fiance's families are scattered all over the South, in several states. Our friends live all over the country. But my fiance and I live in Florida…so no matter where we have the wedding, it will be a destination wedding for MOST of the people attending (provided we invite everyone). None of our family lives within 4 hours of us.
Also, when my parents were going to pay for the wedding, it was going to take place where they live. Since we are now taking care of it, it has to take place where we live, because I can't afford to drive halfway across the country whenever I need to get something done.
So with all these changes, I have decided to have a small wedding of 50 people or less, due to budget and the fact that it will now be a “destination wedding”. But I don't know what to tell my family, because even with all these changes they still think they're invited. I only see them once or twice a year anyway, so I really don't feel bad about NOT inviting them, what bothers me is that I already dug myself a hole that I now have to talk my way out of.
Any advice would help!!!
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