Unexpected Vacations

To avoid the hassle of conventional weddings, many couples choose to elope and may think Las Vegas is their only option. Not so. Married couple and travel writers Lisa Tabb and Sam Silverstein have researched 25 lovely and exotic places through interviews and travel (even getting married themselves at 10 different locations) the promise romance, beauty, and the keeping of a couple's sanity. Each chapter includes sidebars on interesting activities, diversions, local customs for the newlyweds to discover.
-- The average couple spends $17,000 and takes 17 months to plan a conventional wedding -- a trip to Kenya or Greece costs far less!
-- 34 percent of couples getting married are doing so far a second time and often choose to elope. This demographic is older, has higher incomes, and likes to travel
-- Destinations included in Beyond Vegas range from U.S. locations to the more exotic, such as Fiji, Scotland, Israel, and Mexico