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Located in Gaithersburg, MD, Destination-Wedding-Experts is a wedding travel agency that can help couples plan the getaway of their dreams. This travel agency was founded by Eileen Nason, who has built a career by helping couples plan their big day with her love of travel.
With thirty years of experience in the travel industry, Eileen is one of a select few who has achieved the Platinum WeddingMoons Specialist designation from Sandals, and consistently earns the distinguished designation of an Elite Chairman’s Royal Club member of Sandals and Beaches. Her top status has allowed her to develop relationships with the management teams at the resorts, as well as with the Sandals and Beaches Executive Team.
With these connections, Eileen and her team will ensure that weddings and getaways run smoothly and allow her to offer the most romantic and luxurious experiences, exceeding the expectations of her wedding couples. They can help you plan destination weddings and honeymoons, so get in touch now!
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Eileen did an amazing job! She made sure all of our travel details were taken care of!
Eileen with Destination Wedding Experts was a joy to work with! She gave us valuable information to help us make a quick and informed decision on where we wanted to have our destination wedding. She was very responsive and willing to answer any questions that we had before, during, and after our Weddingmoon.
Our flight was delayed so we missed our connecting flight to our destination. We called Eileen and she worked with the resort to extend our stay, so that we would not lose a night on our honeymoon! We highly recommend her services and will definitely work with her again in the future!
Eileen is the best! She literally took care of everything for us. She was always easy to reach by e-mail or phone. We absolutely loved our honeymoon and had a great time at Sandals in Antigua. Would highly recommend this business! You won’t be disappointed!
About a year and a half ago my now wife and I were looking for ideas and options for a destination wedding, and thought that we had decided on a destination. At the suggestion and referral of a co-worker we set up an appointment with Eileen Nason at travel leaders. We explained our timeline (1 year or so from that date) and our plans. She gave us our options for our original destination, however also provided us with an alternative to help suit the needs of some of the guests who we hoped would attend our destination wedding. Together we decided on Ocho Rios, Jamaica in the Sandals family of resorts. The shorter trip and budget friendly options made it possible for more of our friends and family to attend.
Over the next month I sent multiple emails with names addresses to Eileen and her staff to send out packages to our guests. Each request was greeted with eagerness and was completed swiftly. She followed up with me and stayed in touch with our guests throughout the process. In all, we had 39 people going to a wedding in Jamaica, which astounded and stressed us a little. We had no idea how to coordinate that or plan for it...but Eileen assured us that everything would be taken care of. And again, it was with speed and eagerness.
Everyone made it without trouble. All of our wedding requests were fulfilled, and we had the time of our lives. Eileen and her staff worked tireless to make our magical moment happen, and I can say that anyone else would have put as much time and care into making this happen for us. We are forever thankful for the opportunity to work with her. She takes pride in her work, knows what she is doing and truly cares for her clients. I would not recommend, but rather urge you to contact her and her staff if you are considering a destination wedding. It's not just a sign or a motto, they really do know what they are doing.
In fact we just met with her the other day to book and plan our next of many trips to come.
Eileen was extremely helpful, throughout, while planning my weddingmoon at Sandals in Negril, Jamaica. She sent pictures of other clients to put my mind at ease since we had only seen pictures on the Sandals website.
I am an email person so Eileen was flexible in that nature, usually responding quickly unless out of town... BUT even while out of town she would ask her team to contact me if she was unable to do something on her own.
When I had questions or issues Eileen answered or played the middle man until answers were sought. I will definitely contact Eileen for our next adventure to the Caribbean. She is very knowledgeable about the resorts we discussed.
Eileen Nason and the staff at Travel Leaders were excellent in helping us plan our destination wedding at Sandals Montego Bay, Jamaica. They were prompt and friendly and provided great customer service to us and our entire wedding party! I highly recommend them to anyone looking for help planning a destination wedding!
Eileen is the BEST!!!!!! Grateful we found her!!!
Easy to work with, quick response time, very flexible, did 99% of communication via e-mail. Overall great experience
Travel leaders was fantastic!!! Janet helped us plan our destination wedding and honeymoon! It was easy, stress free and she helped us narrow down the perfect location for our wedding!!! I would definitely recommend them!
Janet at travel leaders was a breeze to work with and handled everything seamlessly! When you're planning a wedding the last thing you want to worry about is your honeymoon, with travel leaders you won't have to!
Janet Penyak was absolutely amazing to work with. She was very friendly, super accommodating, extremely helpful and always responded right away (even on one day when she was off!). She did a great job of scheduling our Honeymoon for us in Mexico. We will definitely use Janet again if we take any trips moving forward & also refer her to friends/family!
We had a seemless wedding without any worry.. what every bride should have on her special day!
Janet was wonderful in helping me to plan the perfect honeymoon! She's friendly, professional, and organized. She sent multiple options for all inclusive resorts, even after I changed my mind several times. She was always quick to answer my emails and helped me out throughout the entire process. I quickly found that her pricing beat other travel agents and at times, even the resort pricing itself! I would definitly recommend using her services when planning your next trip!
We worked with Janet Penyak as a travel agent for our honeymoon to Jamaica. She was so great with providing fast feedback and personal experience to several places we were interested in. I will definitely use her in the future as a travel agent!
Eileen was very helpful during the destination wedding planning process. She took care of all of our and our guests needs. She was very professional and made it a stress-free process.
Eileen was excellent in helping us in all steps of the Honeymoon booking process. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Sandals La Toc in St. Lucia! We even received an upgraded room from a standard butler room to a room with a private pool. Highly recommended!!
Janet at Travel Leaders was wonderful at helping my wife and I plan and have a wonderful 2+week, multi-island honeymoon in Greece. She was really great in suggesting hotels, including and understanding our preferences. She organized all of our transfers to and from the hotels in traveling between islands. Everything went great and we will check with Janet again next time we travel!
We have used Travel Leaders before to book vacations so it was a no brainer to use them for our destination wedding! Janet Penyak was (and will continue to be) our travel agent! She was extremely help in suggesting locations and resorts where we would get the best service and best "bang for our buck". She was very flexible when it came to meeting to plan or make payments for our trip.
Even after the trip was paid for she still continued to stay in touch and give helpful advice and "insider" tips and knowledge about the resort we stayed at!
Also, a HUGE selling factor for Janet is, while at the resort we had a few hiccups and I emailed her around 8 or 9PM on a Sunday night and within 10 minutes she had replied! And the next morning she reached out to management and had the problem handled! If that doesn't show you how amazing she is I am not sure what will!
USE TRAVEL LEADERS! They provide top notch service and experience!
I used Eileen Nason from Travel Leaders. She was very knowledgeable and accommodating. She worked with my mother behind the scenes to surprise us with an upgrade to the butler suite. She travels to the resorts she recommends so her advice is valuable.
We are already booking an anniversary trip through her.
Our travel agent was Tara McCoy with Destination Experts. She did an excellent job helping us plan our honeymoon. We were all over the place with where we wanted to go and she helped us narrow it down without a hassle. We actually ended up spending our honeymoon at a place we never even considered. It was somewhere she had thrown in as a wild card for us to look at. We went with it and couldn't of had a better time!! Thanks Tara!!
Janet provided me with exceptional service with planning our honeymoon!She was very detailed, courteous and without a doubt the best! I will definitely be using Janet in the future and will recommend her to family and friends any day. Thanks Janet!
We used this travel agency to book our honeymoon and could not be happier with the results. Not only was the experience great but also our travel agent Janet made the process smooth and seamless. When we first started to look at places to travel for our honeymoon we had some ideas but where not really sure where to go. Janet suggested the Dominican Republic for a great honeymoon experience. After doing some research on the Dominican Republic it looked like the perfect place to travel for a honeymoon. Janet made the process of picking a resort just as easy as the place to go. She gave us several different options in resorts based on amenities and budget. We were never pressured or pushed be the more expensive options which was so nice. This being our first international flight we were a little nervous about what to expect. When we did take the trip everything was laid out perfectly for us in the book that Janet provided. Getting around a in a foreign country can be a little intimating but, not with using a travel agent. If you want a flawless honeymoon with nothing to worry about you are in great hands.
Eileen Nason planned our amazing honeymoon to Sandals in Jamaica. She was always prompt in her responses, and offered the best advice for our honeymoon! The planning was very smooth from start to finish and I would highly recommend Travel Leaders of Columbia!
Janet Penyak at Travel Leaders was our consultant and went above and beyond in helping us choose the perfect honeymoon destination within our budget and with everything we were looking for in a resort. Janet was always available and extremely responsive (very important when under the stress of planning a wedding!) in answering any questions we had about choosing and booking our honeymoon. I have since recommended Travel Leaders to other friends who were looking for the perfect destination and they were also just as satisfied!
WOW!!!! Our trip to Jamaica could be easily considered the most fascinating and pleasing days I've ever spent traveling. My satisfaction was only possible because of the great services offered by our butler services and hotel staff, which is totally receptive and energetic. We spent four nights at the Sandals Resort in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, and during my stay I was provided with perfect food and entertainment presentations. Not only do I recommend booking with Travel Leaders of Columbia, but I also hope that everyone have the opportunity to interact with such a gorgeous place like Sandals Resort and Ocho Rios natural environment. We will definitely will be booking with Travel Leaders of Columbia again!!
Eileen With travel leaders was great. She was very quick at responding to all our questions and needs through our first time traveling out of the country. She set up all wedding planning with the resort and guided us with every step on how to execute the wedding process. The wedding was more beautiful than we could of asked for. We wouldn't have wanted it any other way
We worked with Janet at Travel Leaders and she was Great!
We went to her only knowing that we wanted to go to a beach and an all inclusive resort. She gave us several options to choose from and we ended up in Jamaica at a Sandals resort for 7 nights all within our price range! She made our honeymoon!
Travel Leaders were very helpful in planning our honeymoon. We stayed for a week, so we got a complimentary night's stay at the Hyatt the night before our flight (you can choose the night before or the night when you get back with a free shuttle to and from the airport). Eileen also stayed late to meet with us to accommodate our work schedules. She suggested the best resorts to visit in Sandals and helped us stay within our budget. We are looking forward to going back to Travel Leaders Columbia SC to go on our Anniversary trip and many more after that!
Eileen was great to work with. She is professional in all aspects. She made planning our honeymoon a breeze. We simply told here where we were thinking of going, and our budget, and she made it happen. It was super helpful to have someone else plan our honeymoon since we had so much to do already with planning our wedding. She gave us information on the resort we were going to and promptly answered any questions we had. She also was a huge help when the airlines messed up our flights with cancellations and delays, she immediately jumped in to help!
When planning our honeymoon we were not really sure where we wanted to go. We knew somewhere tropical but we had traveled on cruises before and wanted something different. At a bridal show I met representatives from Travel Leaders so I decided to make an appointment to see what our options were. From the beginning they were very accomodating. We could only come in at a certain time so she opened the office just to meet us. She went over the different Sandals resorts with us as we wanted all inclusive. We settled on St Lucia. Travel Leaders took care of EVERYTHING for us!! During the stressful planning of a wedding it was nice having a piece of mind that the honeymoon was all planned for me. From the flight to the transportation to the resort everything was seamless. The Sandals resort was amazing! We were treated like kings and queens. No complaints on anything!! I would definatly book another Sandals vacation and book it through Travel Leaders! As a recommendation- go to St Lucia for your honeymoon!!Words can not descibe the beauty of this place and all the fun you will have there!
Thanks to Janet and Travel Leaders for their professionalism and booking the best Honeymoon that we could've asked for. Janet was always there to answer any questions or concerns that my husband and I may have had, she helped planed our trip where we arrived to our resort in style "personal driver", and all of our reservations was a done deal. When we plan our next trip, we will definitely call Janet!
Janet was fantastic to work with, prompt and very informative! The resort was absolutely amazing and all that we could've hoped for. Best ending to a wonderful week :)
Eileen was mine and my husband's travel agent for out honeymoon. Neither of us had really been on a big vacation before and felt like we needed some assistance. We decided to check out the local travel agency and are so happy we did! They found us the best deal for what we wanted! Eileen recommended Sandals Grande Riviera in Ocho Rios, Jamaica. She helped us book a fantastic room with an oceanfront view.This all inclusive, resort was perfect for us. It had a combination of adventure, romance, and social aspects that we wanted! It was also nice to have her call and book some excursions for us. We just told her what we wanted and she made it happen in a timely manner! We will always go back to Eileen at travel lenders for all of our big vacations! I highly recommend using travel ageants on any big trip, especially honeymoons! I wouldn't have been able to book as great a trip or as cheap as she did for us! We can't wait to go back and book again for anniversaries.
My now husband and I knew we wanted to do an all-inclusive resort for our honeymoon. I found Tara when I came across a local Sandals info event. I submitted my info for contact and Tara was the one who got in touch with me. She was absolutely wonderful! We were a little stressed about planning the honeymoon on top of everything else, but she pretty much did all of the planning for us! She sent me tons of pictures of the various Sandals resorts she had been to so that we had an idea of what each one had to offer, and she was very up front and honest about what we would get at each one. We ended up going to Sandals Grande Riviera in Ocho Rios (which was amazing). Tara made sure that the resort had all of the necessary info from us, including things needed to get the honeymoon package. She had all of the documents we needed for the trip mailed to us and constantly checked in with us through email and phone with info about excursions, a packing list, and just to see how we were doing. She was awesome and just very personable! We will definitely use her again and highly recommend her and Wedding Destination Experts to anyone!
My husband and I got married on June 14, 2014 and left for Jamaica on the 15th. The honeymoon was in planning for a year. I found Tara based on registering that I did with the knot. She was absolutely wonderful. The honeymoon process can be overwhelming with so many choices. Tara takes all of that away she gave us some choices based on what we were looking for. She handled the booking and provided list of excursions so we could plan prior to getting there. In addition to remainders of what to print and how to pack. Once we arrived she checked on us to make sure everything was ok and to see if we needed help from afar. Even after returning she checked to make sure all went well. I would recommend Tara to anyone as a matter of fact i already have. We also plan to use her for upcoming anniversaries and trips. She is absolutely amazing.
Team Sabb - Cordes
If you are looking for someone highly responsive, attentive to your goals AND budget, and willing to work with you long-distance via email or phone, this is it.
My fiancé and I had set our sites on an Italian honeymoon. Rome then to the Amalfi coast for a few nights. Normally I would attempt to book this myself, researching flight times and reviewing hotels, trying to find something within our budget that didn't look like it was 10 miles from the nearest cafe or metro stop. But the idea of trying to navigate Italian rail websites to get the right tickets from Rome to the southern coast was just too much. I went in search of help.
Destination Wedding Experts caught my eye because of all the awards and rave reviews they've received, but I was disappointed to find they were "based" in SC. I live in PA. I contacted them anyway and discovered they were willing - and adept! - at working long distance. I have been emailing with a representative, Janet, for about a month now and have been impressed by her responsiveness and professionalism.
We came into the process with a pretty strong idea of what we were looking for and she got on board immediately. She found us flights that would get us there without tons of transfers and rooms within our budget. When we decided to splurge and 'upgrade' our hotel picks, she worked with us to find that little extra something - in our case, an ocean view!
Each time she emailed us with a new find, she included the names of the hotels so we could search them and read reviews. She also always included the cost, keeping us up to date on what we were spending and where. When it came time to book, she itemized our expenses and confirmed each charge before billing it to be sure we were committed to it - and ready for the charge to go through (very thoughtful).
In the end, Janet got us a flight into Rome, transport from the airport to our hotel (by the Spanish Steps!), train tickets to Naples where we'll take a ferry to Sorrento, a hotel in Sorrento, a day trip to Pompeii & Mt.Vesuvius, a day trip to Capri & the blue grotto, and transport from our Sorrento hotel to the Naples airport.
She's in the process of researching soccer tickets for us, too! Our wedding and honeymoon are in September of this year, so i'll do my best to report back on the trip itself. In the meantime, I would strongly recommend contacting Destination Wedding Experts about your honeymoon plans.
While attending a bridal expo with friends, I met Tara from Travel Leaders who was able to help us plan a dream honeymoon. She set up a meeting for us to attend Sandals night and learn about all of the Sandals Resorts and locations. From there, she was able to create a package for our top choices which helped to make the best decision, Sandals Grand St. Lucian.
She was very helpful with planning our entire trip from making pre-travel arrangements, booking flights and rooms, and everything in between. She even helped by creating a folder full of information about the location we were traveling to, what to bring/not to bring, information on the resort, available local excursions, and charity/volunteering opportunities. I felt great traveling, knowing I had every detail taken care of already.
I would definitely recommend Tara and the rest of the team to plan your next trip. They have great knowledge of the resorts you may be considering and can provide all of the information you need a more to plan an amazing trip.
My travel agent is Elizabeth Harvey of Travel Leaders, Columbia, SC. I met Elizabeth after finding her office while driving by. She was pleasant and very informative from the very first meeting. She helped us to determine the pros and cons of each trip we were considering. She never pressured us. She worked with our budget and kept our trip within our budget. She was easy to reach. We have already reached out to her to us plan for next year.
Tara helped me every step of the way for booking our honeymoon. It was my first time to Jamaica, so I had a lot of questions and concerns and she answered every single question quickly and accurately. She went as far as to even keep in touch with me the night before and during my honeymoon to make sure everything went smooth. Overall we had a very pleasant experience. You have earned a repeat customer for sure! Well done!
My hubby and I worked with Tara to plan our honeymoon and we couldn't have been happier with our experience! She made it so easy to pick a destination that worked for us and made it so easy as well, we got to just enjoy our honeymoon without a worry in the world. I don't know how, but somehow she knew exactly the type of honeymoon we wanted without us even having to tell her much! I would, and have, recommended her and her company to anyone that needs to plan a trip.
Eileen Nason and Travel Leaders of Columbia helped us so much in planning our destination wedding to Sandals Grande Riviera Resort in Ocho Rios, Jamaica. They helped us with everything from booking our resort, assisting us with filing all the necessary documentation in Jamaica prior to the wedding, and communicating with the resort wedding team on our behalf. We didn't have to worry about a thing and I would highly recommend Eileen and her team at Travel Leaders for anyone planning a destination wedding or vacation in the future!
Connie Bachman was great! The hotels we stayed at for our Honeymoon in Venice and Tuscany were perfect! I forgot my itinerary with everything going before my wedding and I emailed her and within 2 hours she emailed me our full itinerary. Thank you Connie!
We used Travel Leaders of Columbia for our honeymoon travel and they were wonderful! They were very helpful in finding us a destination within our price range. I don't think we would have went any other route with the specials we got for booking our butler villa in Jamaica through the Travel Leaders versus booking straight through the resort ourselves. We even received a complimentary room the night of our wedding at an extremely nice hotel (with transportation to and from the airport!) in Charlotte, NC. I would strongly suggest using Travel Leaders for stress-free vacation planning!
My new husband and I chose the Sandals Montego Bay Resort with the help of Connie at Travel Leaders. Overall, we were very pleased with everything from the beginning (especially Connie) to the end, and even more happy with the wedding department staff, and workers at Sandals, who really made us feel at home. They did a fabulous job on my makeup and I couldn't have been happier my dream was coming true. Our photographer, was also awesome our pictures are outstanding. So I would highly recommend anyone considering a Jamaican wedding to pick Sandals and use Travel Leaders. I couldn't ask for better people help my dream come true!
We met Elizabeth at a Sandals night put together by Travel Leaders and Sandals. After this presentation, she stayed late and answered additional questions for us, regarding our interest in the trip. The next day, she put together several packages for us to choose from (as far as destinations, resorts and room levels). She also gave us advice. When we made our choice, she made us completely aware of what travel insurance covers and was not vague on what the insurance did not cover. I knew with my trip what I was purchasing and I was confident in this decision.
Several months later, I realized that we would need to fly from another airport and connect to our trip. Elizabeth showed how that was not even a problem and set a flight up for us for less than 100 dollars!
When we got to the resort, we heard others having logistical issues, such as room accommodations or placement. We also got to see the other resort that we were considering, which was not for us. Elizabeth made a great suggestion based on our needs and I even found myself bragging to the other guests about my experience with Travel Leaders.
When we got back, we were welcomed home with a nice card congratulating us and whatnot. The personal touch was appreciated.
This review does not put to justice the quality of service I received with Elizabeth at Travel Leaders. In between, I called her direct line for random questions and she always responded as if that was what she was there for. I will definitely be using her services again and recommend her to all of my friends.
I'm so glad I decided to go to a bridal expo because that's where I met Tara from Travel Leaders with Destination Wedding Experts! Right away she offered to help us find the perfect honeymoon destination for my groom and I. She helped us find an amazing all inclusive resort within our budget and even helped us book some amazing excursions! With her doing a lot of behind the scenes planning, I could focus on all of our wedding plans. We had a wonderful honeymoon and are so grateful for Tara and Destination Wedding Experts!
We used Destination Wedding Experts/Travel Leaders to book our honeymoon after hearing what an outstanding job they did for some friends of ours. They were extremely helpful in every aspect. My new wife and I were treated with first class service with this company which is the same service we received once we got to St. Lucia. The agency answered all my questions about our travel and kept me up to date on our travel arrangements. They made sure that everything was in place to make our trip very memorable. We enjoyed not only our trip so much but also the experience we had with this agency we have booked our next trip to a Sandals Jamaica resort for next July with some friends using Destination Wedding Experts. We are more than a year away from our trip and are already reaping the benefits of the high class service that is offered by this agency. Thank you for making our dreams come true Destination Wedding Experts.com. I will continue to recommend your agency to anyone in need of travel help!
Austin and Amanda Harvel
Married 04/13/2013
Travel Dates 04/15/2013-04/21/2013
I met Eileen with Travel Leaders locally through a networking group and it was such a blessing. While we hired a wedding planner and top notch wedding vendors, it never occured to me to use a travel agent. I just assumed I knew how to book my own vacation and there would be unncessary additional costs for using their services. I was so wrong! Not only was the trip the same price I would have paid on my own, if not less, but the value they added was priceless! We had planned to go to one of the three Sandals in St. Lucia and Travel Leaders was able to educate us on the perks and highlights of each resort and found us the perfect fit! It wasn't the one we had planned on but they were spot on with their information about each resort. We were able to stay in a Butler suite for the same price as the original resort choice and it was more our style. When you spend that much money to go on a dream vacation, you want to do it right and they helped us do just that! We also forgot something very important and we were able to call Travel Leaders on our way and they put us at ease that we'd be able to get the forgotten stuff at the resort. Priceless! I won't take another vacation without using Travel Leaders!
Travel Leaders assisted us with planning and booking our honeymoon to Sandals Whitehouse in Jamaica. Overall the experience was excellent and I would not hesitate to use their services in the future. Our agent Elizabeth Harvey was extremely knowledgeable, responsive and courteous. I definitely recommend travel leaders for anyone needing assistance with their honeymoon or vacation.
We went to a Sandals resort in Ochos Rios. They were amazing there! We aren't sure on what end messed up somethings but we had to:
1. correct our last names and his birthday
2. did not received a voucher booklet
3. verify and wait for our spa credit and cattaraman cruise
I will say that while at Sandals they did everything to help fix things and made sure it was done in a timely manner!
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