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Beyond Vegas: 25 Exotic Wedding and Elopement Destinations Around the World [Paperback]

Lisa Tabb , Sam Silverstein
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)


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Book Description

February 1, 2000
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


Product Details

  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Contemporary Books (February 1, 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0809228831
  • ISBN-13: 978-0809228836
  • Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,321,472 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The best eloping book out there July 10, 2003
By X
Format:Paperback
If you are considering eloping, I highly recommend that you get your hands on a copy of Beyond Vegas. It is the best book that is out there on the subject. Though it may be more popular if the title reflected better what it was about.

I bought both this book and Let's Elope when planning our escape from a typical wedding. Let's Elope can get you excited about the idea of eloping, but does not really provide much good information on how you would actually go about planning an event in any of the countries in which you might be interested. Beyond Vegas actually gives you the details you need to plan your wedding (elopment) in 25 countries, and we actually used this information to plan our wedding in Scotland. The authors actually got married in all of the destinations discussed in their book, and give all the pointers you need, not just what can be found on the official country registrar web sites.

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars We got married in Scotland because of this book! January 15, 2002
By Nicole
Format:Paperback
My fiance and I dreamt about having a small wedding in Europe with a few close friends and family, but we didn't know where, and we had no idea what would be involved. After reading this book, we fell in love with the idea of getting married in Scotland. The book got us on the right track for researching it and made us realize that getting married there would definitely be possible and feasible.

This book gives a great overview of the logistics of getting married in various countries...it even rates the countries in terms of the difficulty of getting married there if you are a U.S. citizen. It is a great starting point if you are thinking of getting married in another country.

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Good but you can do better... October 10, 2002
Format:Paperback
...researching on your own. I bought this book because I'm a travel agent, want to evetually get marrried away, and am always interested in what others suggest to clients.

Honestly, I found the book an "ok" source of info. Sadly, I ended up wondering where the couple involved in the book would get married next and what they would wear.

I am not opposed to destination wedding guidebooks, but this one could be a bit more interesting.

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Most Recent Customer Reviews
2.0 out of 5 stars "Let's Elope" is Better
My fiance and I were seriously considering eloping and it appears that there are really only 2 books out at this time that talk about it. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Jessica
3.0 out of 5 stars The reason everyone goes to Vegas.
I was disappointed that the book was filled with typically already tried and true suggestions. The out of the box ideas were mostly domestic (Wyoming? Read more
Published on May 13, 2011 by libro
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome book
Fantastic book filled with great information. It's all about elopement destinations of which they researched personally by getting married numerous times. Read more
Published on April 18, 2011 by LoveAmazon
3.0 out of 5 stars Part guide, part memoir?
I think I had high expectations for this book. It was a fun to read about the couple's adventures but the book didn't include the depth of information I was looking for. Read more
Published on September 23, 2008 by CCE
4.0 out of 5 stars Good.... could be better.
I enjoyed reading Tabb and Silverstein's Beyond Vegas quite a bit. While some chapters ended up relatively untouched for personal reasons (Wyoming ski lodge elopement, too cold:... Read more
Published on January 22, 2006 by Anne Milligan
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book -- Change the Title
This book is about eloping --- not gambling. Hey wait a minute, maybe it is gambling!

Seriously . . . a fun read to stir up great fantasies.

Published on May 7, 2001
1.0 out of 5 stars No depth.
This book is just brief descriptions of places to go. There is not enough information to plan the trip, the details about marriage licences (for Jamaica) are incomplete and miss... Read more
Published on July 27, 2000
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect gift for brides-to-be!
I wish I'd read this book before planning my own overblown wedding. It's entertaining to read, thorough, and makes eloping sound simple, romantic and totally doable. Read more
Published on April 18, 2000
5.0 out of 5 stars Weddings made Simple!
Beyond Vegas is the best book for uncovering and discovering non-traditional wedding ideas. The extensive research that Tabb and Silverstein have done on the subject simplifies an... Read more
Published on April 16, 2000 by Emily
5.0 out of 5 stars Beyond Vegas
This is the BEST wedding planning book around, with incredible descriptions of exotic places and cultures. Read more
Published on March 1, 2000 by Holly Macarthur
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