Divine Destination Weddings & Honeymoons

Carmen. I loved everything about the resort including the food, the service, the playroom,beach, the bars, pools etc. I definitely would like to return.

had an incredible time. Everything went smoothly and as planned which we could not have done on our own. Dana was flexible and always available to talk which helped make the experience of planning our honeymoon stress-free. We highly recommend Divine Destination Weddings! You are in great hands with their spectacular service. We are thankful for their work in making our dream honeymoon come true!

April was informative, attentive, solution-driven, and an absolute expert in her field. Her guidance and constant support was exactly what we needed to help us find the perfect venue, visit the site, wrangle all of our guests, and answer all of their questions (not just ours)! April and her team were always available for those frenzied calls or emails; their customer service and responsiveness are unmatched. With April’s help, we were able to have an unforgettable destination wedding with dozens of our closest family and friends, and she supported us to improve coordination with the resort and incorporate key cultural traditions that are very different than your average destination wedding. Everyone had an amazing time, and April’s team deftly helped our guests work through weather-related and other travel issues. Their expert focus on the logistics really reduced our stress level and helped us focus on the wedding details that really mattered to us. For anyone considering whether to use Divine’s services, it’s an emphatic YES from us! To April, Kelly, and the whole Divine team, we want to extend our warmest gratitude for all of your help and support in the nearly one year we have been in touch. Our wedding was really magical, and the whole Dreams Riviera Cancun team was great. Our family and friends really enjoyed their entire time in Cancun—from the helpful pre-travel resources to the airport shuttle service and the resort. Your services and support exceeded our humble expectations. Thanks again!

every moment in with my husband and loveones. I couldn’t have done this without her and I encourage brides to take a look into destination weddings. If you want stellar service book with Kelly Good at Divine Destinations. She is the absolute best. She and Divine Destinations have my business for life.

ything that was so super organized it made the whole trip a breeze. We'll be calling again for our anniversary ;)

le adventure with all the transportation and lodging arrangements booked and ready. If you don't know where or what you want, don't worry...they'll help you brainstorm and review potentials. Bottom line, going with Divine Destination was absolutely the right decision.

days later. Once we choose the resort April took care of mostly everything from that point on. I only had to step in of course to talk to the wedding planner and coordinators at the resort. If you are planning on doing a destination wedding or just planing a special trip I highly recommend using Divine destinations. Thank you to April and her team for helping us find our venue for our very special day! Gina

vice and follow-up was impeccable and made our friends and family's experience exceptional. She worked with us to pick location, rooms, wedding details and was always patient and a kind voice during the most stressful of wedding planning situations. We all need someone like Melanie on our team when planning a wedding...

I was in desperate need of help and found Melanie’s contact on The Knot. I had one conversation with Melanie and she immediately put me at ease by taking charge. Melanie relieved my stress and took care of business. I had countless conversations with Melanie at different times of the hour and she never complained. She allowed me to vent (a lot) and remained positive the entire time. She was my voice of reason and was there whenever I needed her. After realizing that I didn’t want a destination wedding, Melanie helped me pick a venue and organized activities around the wedding in a short period of time. She organized room blocks for my guests, monitored hotel RSVP’s, organized my rehearsal dinner and post wedding breakfast, reviewed contracts for discrepancies, drafted/proofread countless emails and important documents last minute, and she organized a big bus tour to NYC for my guest to enjoy the day before my wedding. Any problems that arouse, Melanie stepped in and smoothed things over. Melanie took on the role as my travel agent, wedding planner, therapist, friend, and family member. She is very personable and has a “Can Do” attitude. Melanie never let me down or made me feel like I was a burden. Even after my wedding, Melanie checks on me. I’ve gained a friend during this process and that speaks volumes! Melanie was and will always be an important person in my life. I admire how super smart and business savvy she is. I’ve learned a lot from her and will be forever grateful. It has truly been a blessing to work with Melanie. She is definitely one of a kind!

enance) guests attend my destination wedding in the Riviera Maya two weeks ago and they handled reservations, from start to finish for every guest flawlessly. They went above and beyond. Until I decided to work with them I was spinning my wheels for two months trying to do research on my own to figure out where to even have my wedding. After one conversation with April I was so relieved and knew she would help me find the perfect venue for my wedding and she did. She worked with me from start to finish, handled all booking and correspondence with my guests as well as worked as a go between with me and the resort. She helped me pull off my dream wedding and I couldn't have done it without her. She was invaluable and saved me from pulling my hair out at least once a week. I cannot recommend April and Devine Destination Weddings enough.

ad, and there were a lot of questions, while always having a positive attitude. She assured that everything would go smooth, which it did, and that she was just a call away if we needed anything. I would highly recommend Divine Destination Weddings services to anyone looking to have a stress free destination wedding!

s for all of us and made sure we received nothing less than the best services while traveling with Divine. I have already recommended her to a friend who will marry soon in Cabo and I would recommend her a million times over! Thank you Melanie!!

were looking for, Melanie put together a comprehensive package that provided exactly what we wanted and fit within our budget even though we were being a total pain and constantly changing our minds on how much money we wanted to spend. By working with Melanie, we were able to procure rates that we probably wouldn't have been able to get had we booked ourselves. Not only that, but one of our original bookings fell through because the hurricane damaged the resort so we basically had to re-plan that entire part of the trip. Melanie was able to make arrangements and book our DREAM resort which all happened within a couple days. She took care of EVERYTHING for us and really took a load off our backs while we were consumed with planning our wedding. My wife and I are frequent international travelers (1-2 times a year out of the country) and have always planned our own trips. I think in the future, we'll just give Melanie a call because we trust her to put together the best itinerary you can possibly have - better than we can even do and I think we're pretty good at it! Just give them a call and let their amazing service speak for itself. You just can't go wrong.

d, spot-on itinerary. She was even available at all times during our trip to help answer questions as they came up/as we felt the inspiration to change a few things around. We would 100% work with Melanie again!

ting. Her first email stating her travel expertise and how she could help put me at ease immediately. It took another 6 months for me to reach out again but she was ready from the word go. Planning: All we knew was that we wanted to go to Barcelona and then lay on a beach in Europe. After our first conversation about what we might like, she researched and then presented a couple of itinerary suggestions. We chose to go with northern Spain – Barcelona, San Sebastian, Bilbao and the island of Mallorca. She not only chose hotel destinations but also coordinated transportation and activities for each city, balancing both our preferences as I like to see everything and my husband likes to be more relaxed on vacation. When I mentioned that we probably wouldn't take advantage of a car that she was planning to book for us in Mallorca, she read deeper into what that would mean for us. She did more research and suggested that we upgrade to a nicer hotel that was in more of a central part of the island that did not need a car. She found lower priced hotels for the other destinations to balance out the overall price. She gently kept the process moving and was patient when it took awhile to do the only task I wanted to do – which was buy the plane tickets with my credit card miles. Melanie never up sold us, but was very diligent about sticking to the budget that we discussed without any prodding from me, she treated our money like it was hers and always gave us options to spend down or splurge for each hotel location/activity. Before we left, she made sure to go over the trip details and sent us a packet with everything we needed to know, including her contact info and how to get ahold of anyone for help any time. The Trip! This seemed like an ambitious itinerary as we did not know how amazing every place was until we got there. Each hotel was always in a great location and seemed to give us just a little extra every time we checked in – whether it be a bottle of champagne or an upgraded room. One had a rooftop pool, all seemed to give us the nicest view available with an ocean view balcony for our last days. Like the other reviewers mentioned, every city, hotel and activity she set up for us was better than the one before. We came to see Barcelona but didn't realize all of Spain is so amazing. San Sebastian, picturesque beachside foodie capital, was a surprise favorite destination of ours and one that we would have never thought of on our own. Our time in Bilbao was surprisingly fun and our on the beach finale hotel in Mallorca island was everything I hoped it would be and more. All of Spain is so amazing, in addition to being picturesque it is a wine and foodie lover's dream! Truly an unforgettable time! Thank you so much Melanie for taking away all the stress of planning so that we could just hop on a plane and enjoy our long awaited honeymoon!!!!

rvice skills, Melanie managed to coordinate and plan my daughter's wedding last September where every single guest was totally satisfied. (There were about 70 guests , many of whom I considered difficult to please.) Her communication style is superb. She is indeed the best in the business. Just got back from an AMAZING 2 week vacation in Europe. Thanks to the planning skills of Melanie the most knowledgeable , detail oriented and experienced travel consultant I have met. My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed the experience of a lifetime as Melanie offered us choice, convenience and comfort in a package that reflected our life style. Melanie, you did it again - surpassed our expectations.

became engaged, Sandy was so genuine and very helpful. More than a year before my wedding, I went on a venue scouting trip and shared the location that I would be staying at with Sandy. Though that trip was booked before I met Sandy, prior to my arrival, she had arranged for all sorts of treats that made my already great stay so amazing that I booked that venue before I even got back home to discuss it with my fiancé. Thankfully, he was on board with my choice and over the next year and several months, he and I worked closely with Sandy as she worked closely with our guests to book their travel for our destination wedding. Throughout the process Sandy was so attentive and responsive, it felt as though we were the only couple that she was working with. Even after booking my venue and then having second thoughts, Sandy was so patient and sent me several other resorts that I could review and compare, and that ultimately helped me make my final decision. Sandy shielded me from all of the travel related questions/concerns that my guests may have had early on- which could have been quite stressful, and even when the Zika virus posed a threat after most of my guests were already booked, Sandy proactively sent out correspondence to my guests so that they could make an informed decision about traveling abroad and continued to be available for additional questions. Sandy kept her word about the timelines in which she would send correspondence to my guests and kept me in the loop with everything that required my attention. She was very well organized and was able to send me updated guest lists and payment information as requested. Upon our arrival for our wedding, Sandy had once again arranged for a few treats for my fiancé and I, and even from hundreds of miles away, her presence was felt and I knew that I continued to be in good hands. Sandy is a woman of integrity, she is personable, and she genuinely cares about her brides. I feel that God places people in our lives for a reason, and at a time that I didn’t even know I needed her, Sandy was that person for me. I honestly feel so blessed that our paths crossed on that day at the bridal show, and I am so grateful for everything she did to help me, my fiancé and our wedding guests with our Happily Ever Davis wedding travel.

ding would not have been nearly as great. I highly recommend her.

she's added a mobile app that makes things as seamless as possible electronically (in addition to the itinerary she sends prior to the trip). Now that we've worked with Mary Pat for more than one year, she's knows our tastes and styles. She even proactively sends resorts to us and is always spot on. I've referred Mary Pat to multiple friends and will continue to do so. I can't imagine planning a trip without her assistance. I'm a planner by nature, but having Mary Pat in my corner makes things that much better. She's the best!

ip. We found Melanie online. We met by phone, and she took the time to get to know us, what we like, what we don’t like, and stitched together a honeymoon just for us, within our budget. All we had to do was talk! It was easy. Each day of our trip was thoughtfully planned out, and our only job was to show up and enjoy. We did. We had the best time. Melanie was extremely responsive and attentive to all our requests. Even while on the trip, we were able to get ahold of her when we had questions. We recommend her.

cted us with overseas was courteous and professional. Whether it's touring, eating, or relaxing, Melanie will go above and beyond to make sure your every need is met! She was so pleasant to work with and genuinely wants to make sure you and your partner are more than satisfied and have a honeymoon you won't forget!

catamaran trip for our group. They responded to emails and phone calls promptly, not just to us but to all of our guests. We couldn't be happier with the service. Thank you Divine Destination Weddings for making our dream come true in Punta Cana, DR!

our lives. Right from the get-go we knew we wanted to go to London as my husband and I are such Anglophiles, and Melanie got started right away. Most people balked when they heard that we wanted to go to London in December, but not her. After our initial phone conversation, she knew exactly what we wanted out of our trip and made it happen. The best part is that she created an itinerary that really blended both of our interests from Sherlock Holmes, to WWII, to Harry Potter--we did it all! She kept us so well informed over the course of planning and even when we were on our trip as certain plans were changed or adapted. Right from the first day everything was so beautiful. My husband and I agreed that the hotel was the highlight of the experience and we would never have found such a beautiful place without her advice. Upon arrival, she had arranged for us to have an upgraded suite overlooking the Buckingham Palace, free gourmet breakfasts every morning, and even a cute little set up of the room with rose petals, candles, dessert, and a truly sweet welcoming letter. Our hotel--the Rubens--was a dream thanks to Melanie's attention to detail. And the daily activities!! I can not express how much fun we had each day with all she had planned for us. We literally got everything we wanted out of the trip and, again, all her hard work and planning made it all happen. We are so very grateful to Melanie. Honestly, we wholeheartedly recommend her to everyone that is either getting married or just wants to plan a trip. You can bet we will be coming back to her in the future for more travel plans!

enough to recommend her to me. The referral did not disappoint as we had a wonderful experience working with Melanie! My new wife and I married in the Fall of 2015 and decided that we wanted to honeymoon in a tropical paradise. While my bride-to-be handled the large majority of the wedding planning, I thought I'd take on the task of planning the honeymoon. Well that didn't end up being very fair at all because Melanie made planning the honeymoon SO EASY! At the time, we weren't even sure where we wanted to honeymoon, so our first phone call with Melanie involved going through an array of beach/tropical options. I need to say that Melanie is definitely a well-traveled agent who has been to so many beautiful and great places, and is very able to share her honest experiences with you. After our first phone call, she then put together a few packages for us to get an idea of how the travel experience (flight/lodging/transfers), amenities at different resorts, and costs may differ. When I wanted to explore a few other options, she was more than happy to look into it and put together more information for us. I thought about how very long it would have taken me to research all the travel details myself, and I was already so appreciative of all the time she was saving us. I typically do my homework before committing, so I did cross-reference the package prices Melanie presented with some competitive online travel agencies, and I have to say that she was getting us a GREAT DEAL! So then I thought to myself...we're getting her amazing travel expertise, she is doing the work to provide us all the details, we get special perks and add-ons just for booking with Divine Destination, and it is costing us the same or cheaper than if I were to try to do it by myself!!! OMG where has this service been all my life?! We ended up deciding on a Tahiti package which included 3 nights in Moorea and 5 nights in Bora Bora. Melanie had experienced different resorts on both islands herself, so she was able to help us find the right resorts for us. Moorea and Bora Bora were both AMAZING! We stayed in the over-water bungalows and the whole experience was absolute paradise! If you're looking for beautiful beaches, stress-free vacationing, and top notch amenities as well as service, then Moorea/Bora Bora may be a great trip for you! Melanie gave us some tips on the best activities/excursions, and we did end up doing a few of those. After a year of wedding planning, my new wife and I enjoyed the most spectacular honeymoon together, and there is very little to nothing we would change about it! A few extra noteworthy things: We live in Southern California and Melanie and Divine Destination are based out of the Sacramento area. We did all of our business via phone/text/email, and did not meet in person. The experience was smooth and problem-free, so you do not need to be in the same area to work with Melanie and these travel specialists! Also, my wifey's bridesmaids were able to contact Melanie in secret, and she helped them surprise us with a JetSki activity package as a wedding gift! All in all, we had the absolute best experience and are excited to work with Melanie again to plan our future travels!

ary. On top of numerous Mexico vacations April has also put together incredible trips for us to Thailand and Costa Rica. She truly appreciates our sense of adventure and always bends over backwards to ensure we have amazing experiences. The amount of time and effort she puts forth while working within budgets and personal preferences demonstrates the finest level of customer service. We consider her to be an invaluable resource and we are so grateful we found her years ago!

itinerary packaged so neatly. Melanie was very informed and communicated in a timely manner. She laid out the full itinerary in great depth and provided us with a clear rundown of everything we wanted to do as well as discussed it with us prior to leaving. I would highly recommend her to anyone that is in need of help planning a honeymoon or a trip! She let us focus on the wedding while she handled the entire honeymoon!

I had assumed in Greece you go to Santorini and Mykonos because those are the ones I had seen people visit most. However, in speaking with Melanie and explaining we really wanted to use our honeymoon to relax, she helped guide us to the perfect itinerary and places we would have never thought of. Each hotel she selected was absolutely beautiful and somehow each step of the way we kept finding ourselves thinking it can’t get any better than this, right?!! Yet, each hotel/city continued to surpass our expectations. Because of booking through Melanie and Divine Wedding Destinations, all of the hotels treated us like royalty. I honestly can’t recommend working with Melanie enough because she not only planned the best honeymoon but she is really wonderful to work with. I also loved that she told me she could work with any budget and she helped to find the best places for the best value. We had beautiful balconies at every single destination!! She was also incredibly attentive and you really feel like the itinerary is personalized just to your needs and not pulled off the shelf. Can’t wait to plan our next adventure with her where ever we may go!!!

nation wedding and so selected a different local travel agent to plan our honeymoon. We were looking for our honeymoon to be a unique experience that was not the type of vacation we would ordinarily plan for ourselves, but did not have a precise idea on what that looked like and so were very very interested in suggestions. We had never worked with a travel agent before, and the suggestions aspect was what we were hoping to gain from working with one. Unfortunately, after over a month (maybe two) of sporadic communications at best with the first travel agent, we reached out to Melanie regarding helping us with our honeymoon. At this point, we were pretty late in the when-to-plan-your-honeymoon timeframe (with just over 2.5 months before our proposed departure date) and were feeling discouraged. We reached out to Melanie on a Sunday afternoon. Not only did Melanie respond on that same Sunday, but she provided specific responses to the ideas I’d thrown out and gave me some things to think about. She quickly scheduled a phone meeting with Martin and me and got immediately to getting us proposals. We were so pleased with the insights and suggestions she provided. The three honeymoon proposals she provided (Fiji, Thailand, and Bali) were all within our budget, unique and all exciting for different reasons and places we had never before considered traveling to. Ultimately, we chose Bali and could not have been any happier with our decision. Our honeymoon experience far exceeded our expectations, and we owe that to Melanie. She was prompt, professional, friendly, available, and everything we could have wished for in a travel agent. We definitely plan to work with Melanie in our future vacations! Ultimately, we found using a travel agent to be a fantastic experience, once you found the right agent, and the right one is Melanie!

handle the arrangements, but I quickly found out the value in their services. Our travel consultants name was Melanie, and she was amazing! Melanie started off by compiling our needs and working with our budget to find us a list of resorts that fit our wish list. She gathered pricing and assisted in the contracts process. Not only did Melanie help us with the logistics of finding our hotel, she also was the primary liaison for all of our guests--allowing me, my husband and mom to focus on actually planning the wedding. Melanie helped coordinate guests flights, she relayed all pertinent information, and by the end of the trip got to know many of our family members (we even wanted her to come to our wedding)! She was well liked by everyone, super responsive, and very patient with everyone's needs. In addition, Melanie offered to help in the wedding planning phase. Once again, I thought it would be enough for me to handle, but I quickly learned her experience and company clout was desperately needed. Although my planning experience with the resort was not "ideal" (to put it nicely) we were fortunate to have such great advocates at DDWH working to fulfill our needs. She even traveled and met with the Hotel staff prior to our wedding, and prepped them for our arrival! Though I had my reservations in the beginning, looking back at it now, it is unbelievable how much value comes with working with DDWH! There was not one moment, since we began working with them, that we ever doubted their competence or motivation to fulfill our needs. They were the perfect advocates for us as bride and groom and we know they will still be when we continue using them for vacations as husband and wife!

cations and specific properties was unparalleled. It was a great relief to talk to someone who had been to all the destinations and could be explicit in describing the pros and cons. Once we booked the resort, April took care of all of the details and communication with our guests who were coming from all over the world. They felt that she was very personable and responsive in booking their arrangements. Upon arrival, we were met by drivers as expected and the resort did not disappoint, in fact it was fabulous. The wedding was absolutely lovely. I am grateful to have had April’s expertise in making the wedding such a success.

was the most reasonable. She put together a dream vacation for us, at an amazing price and the hotels she selected were top notch. Friends and family have all said they want to go on our exact honeymoon (Rome, Sorrento/Amalfi Coast, and Capri). I can't wait to plan our next trip with her b/c she is so great at what she does.

go about beginning the planning process. I got connect to April, who was so amazing from the very beginning! She first consulted with us to find out what our wants and expectations were, and also offered suggestions. She then went above and beyond to try to do everything she could to keep things within our budget. Not only did she help to book us one of the most amazing trips ever, to Mantangi Island, Fiji, but she also was always so patient and kind when answering my many questions along the way. April sure does know the in's and out's of Fiji and the culture of the islands, and she has helped to create a trip that we have been blessed to take, and memories that will last a lifetime! Allowing April and Divine Destination take care of the logistical side of the honeymoon, let me focus on the wedding planning and not stress about the trip. I have already referred a couple different people to April, knowing they are in good hands! We will for sure refer back to April and Divine Destination for future trips!

our dream honeymoon to capri and santorini! The hotels we stayed at were beautiful and she even requested upgrades at each place which we ended up getting along with a bottle of wine at each of our three hotels. We had such a great time that we want to have Mary Pat help us plan another trip next year!

xperience ever! April was very organized and made traveling coordination easy with 40 guests. Before the trip, we received a packet with our itinerary and needed information. We also received luggage tags which made it easy to identify our luggage at baggage claim.

dn't be happier to have met her and worked with her. Mary Pat is a breath of fresh air. She's extremely knowledgeable and easy to work with. My wife can be very picky (that's putting it nicely), but Mary Pat pushed through and continued to work and ensure we found the right trip for our needs. She made the entire process so simple, it added another element to making this a true vacation. From start to finish, she was top notch. I've already recommended Divine Destination to a few friends. I also informed Mary Pat that I'll 100% want to work with her to plan our one year anniversary trip! I can't give a higher recommendation.

ed imeadiately and was able to send us all the information before the day was through. Needless to say our trip to the Mayan Riviera was a dream come true!

nd remained extremely supportive/responsive through the entire process. I cant say enough about how easy April and team made this for me. Thank you April! Ladies do your self a favor and contact April for all your travel/destination planning needs. Olivia The happy Bride!

vacation and did a fantastic job of combining the two into one seamless itinerary. Divine Destination took all the stress out of planning a honeymoon, we were able to trust the team to give us exactly what we wanted and allowed us to concentrate on all the other stresses related to planning a wedding! Thank you again Divine Destination!

ie at a local bridal show and was thoroughly impressed with her travel knowledge, but even more her friendly demeanor and willingness to listen to our ideas to create the perfect honeymoon! My husband and I visited Thailand (Bangkok and Koh Samui) in April 2015. We knew we wanted to visit Thailand, but Melanie helped us lock down the exact locations we would visit, hotel stays, and activities. Our trip was amazing and it was all thanks to the planning that we had done beforehand. Melanie was so patient with us as we made multiple revisions to our itinerary and had lots of questions regarding which resorts to stay at. She even made pros and cons tables for us to consider when choosing hotels! We were so please with the locally based (in Thailand) agency that Melanie worked with and hooked us up with. The tour guides as well as local staff/agents were so attentive to our needs and concerns. Two days prior to our departure there was a car bombing in Koh Samui. We were a bit concerned and although ended up keeping our original plans, they were flexible in offering us alternatives IF we chose. When we returned back home, Melanie followed up with us to get our feedback on the trip. This just goes to show how dedicated she is to her clients and to helping create the perfect trip! I can't say enough great things about Divine Destination Weddings & Honeymoons. Pricing was extremely fair - in fact, it was exactly the same as I could get myself online. However, we had the peace of mind and security of having everything figured out for us. It was especially nice to have someone at home monitoring our trip (completely unobtrusively) to make sure everything was going smoothly. Do yourself a favor. Don't stress about your honeymoon and give Divine Destination Weddings and Honeymoons a call! You won't be disappointed.

another city, there was just no way we could manage to plan a 2 week trip to Portugal and Morocco. I began looking into it and once I spoke with Melanie--she had spent a month in Portugal and a month in Morocco-I was absolutely convinced. We had a few phone conversations asking about our budget and accommodation preference and she took everything I said (authentic, but with a honeymoon flair) and ran with it. All I can say is we had THE most INCREDIBLE two weeks abroad--the hotels were to die for, her suggestions were spot on, and we even had a private driver drive us all over Morocco. We felt like true royalty the whole time and all my husband kept saying was, "how much did we pay again?!!?" because it was so first class. Best part was, I gave her a range for the budget and she came in lower than the low end. Can't ask for much more than that! Really, I would recommend her to anyone planning a big trip or honeymoon and I will absolutely use her in the future. Thank you so much, Melanie!!

. My wife and I wanted to go to Bora Bora but, we realized that the expenses were going to be more than what we had planned. Melanie D'Souza helped us navigate where we could go for the budget we had intended. I looked on every travel brokerage site online and could not even come close to the wholesale rates Melanie had quoted us. After Melanie had emailed me, in very timely manner, all of the quotes I had asked for to different destinations, we decided to go to Matangi Private Island in Fiji, which she had actually recommended to us. We probably gave Melanie D'Souza the hardest time she's had in switching locations for our honeymoon prior to choosing Fiji but, she never complained or was in a bad mood one time. The whole entire process was and A++++++ experience. Our honeymoon was phenomenal and more than everything my wife and I could have ever imagined. Thank you Melanie D'Souza as well as Classic Vacavtions for treating us with the kind of customer care every business should follow. I will be doing business with you for the next 20+ years and highly recommend everybody out there to do the same. I saved myself thousands of dollars but, more importantly a ton of time and headaches. Thank you for everything, Jake and Melanie Dowd

she also negotiated a variety of perks for us and our guests (including upgraded rooms, a free room for one of our guests, a romance package, spa treatments, etc.) In addition to helping us plan our trip, she also booked rooms and flights for our 25 guests. Many of whom mentioned to us how nice she was to work with. Overall, Mary Pat is extremely helpful and genuinely nice. Thanks to her, we were able to have our dream wedding. We cannot recommend her highly enough.

g/staying in touch and being very available to discuss different options with us. Once we got in touch with Melanie, we told her our budget and what we wanted in a honeymoon (a relaxing, stress-free, tropical vacation where we could sit on a warm beach without a care in the world) and she sent us a list of options that eventually was narrowed down to three. All of the options looked awesome, but we ended up deciding on a Sandals resort in this location. We had a BLAST! She sent us a packet of tips and things to make sure we tasted/activities we did before we left. We had such an amazing 9 days and were so thrilled with our experience...we want to travel again! And we will definitely be sure to use DDW for future non-honeymoon travel planning. Thanks Melanie!

there to attend a wedding and to stay a few extra days for our 35th wedding anniversary celebration. We enjoyed a relaxing and restful vacation that we have ever had. We felt the resort, rooms, pools, restaurants and services were above the 5 Star rating that was advertised and Mary Pat ensured that all the details for our travel and relaxation were booked and accommodated without any error. We would highly recommend Mary Pat to anyone looking for an experienced resort and travel planner. I would also recommend this resort to anyone looking for a truly relaxing and top notch resort.

our honeymoon after planning another honeymoon that was not going to work out. Mary Pat planned both, and gaves us infinite options of places to honeymoon in many different budgets. I could not imagine a better experience. She just understood from the start exactly what we wanted and could do. She responded promptly and is just an amazing person! I have recommended her to all of my friends and will be planning many more trips to come with her!

an anniversary reunion trip next year! Of course, we will be calling you for that too! May God Bless you and your family. Jolie & Greg

hough ultimately we decided to spend more because we wanted to upgrade our accommodations. It was worth every penny! Our trip was better than expected, and she also worked with the resort to get us several extra perks for free. It was less expensive working with her than if we had put the trip together ourselves. I would highly recommend her for your honeymoon!!!!

h all 80 of our guests, we definitely could not have gone through the logistics of planning our destination wedding without her help! Even though we managed everything through email and phone, Melanie did a great job of instantly knowing what would fit our personalities and made the right suggestions for our special day and the days leading up to it. She knew everything that was going on with our guests, always kept me up to date, and checked in at every crucial milestone. She even sent out everyone portfolios of their itineraries which included tips, cute travel labels, and a pen! All of my guests have raved to me about how amazing she is and actually helped some of them plan their own separate trip as well! I cannot say enough great things about Melanie and her commitment to us as the bride and groom - just know that if you decide to go the destination wedding route, you will be in the absolute best hands with Melanie. Her service was beyond anything I could imagine! She took really great care of us. The icing on the cake was that her services cost us..NOTHING! With all that was going on with wedding planning, Melanie happily took the liberty of planning our honeymoon in Ocho Rios Jamaica without much guidance from my husband or myself. She knew exactly the kind of hotel and location that would suit us, and we couldnt have been happier with her choice! We had the best time of our lives! We eventually met her in person after we got back from our epic trip - not surprisingly she is just as sweet and fabulous as she is on the phone!

nging request (really, no one else thinks Chernobyl is romantic?) and saved us countless hours of research, insane amounts of stress, and undoubtedly a whole lot of money. Everything was planned out and taken care of including the transportation, personal guides, hotel accommodations, our somewhat unique site requests, insurance, and full location details and itinerary. We felt safe and well taken care of the entire time. There was no way possible for us to have pulled off this level of attention to detail and planning to a country that had so very little information and resources for US travelers. Melanie at Divine Destinations has proven to us that there is no reason not to explore something a bit more uncharted. Now we have amazing memories and were able to see this incredible country before all of these unfortunate events that may have closed it off indefinitely to such experiences. Another wonderful thing about Divine is that now we have a great ongoing relationship with a travel expert who knows what we are after and is a wealth of information and resources. I am continually looking to Melanie for travel advice and will be using this agency for all of our vacation planning in the future.

resort the wedding coordinator (Gloria) was a nightmare. Gloria would rarely email back, and when she did her response was vague. Everything was in the ‘too hard’ basket. Gloria booked us the completely wrong wedding (symbolic not legal) even though I must of told her at least a dozen times we wanted a legal wedding. Without harping on for too long - many other things went wrong during the process. Thankfully, I had used Divine Destination Weddings and my consultant was Carolyn Collins. I don't know how I would have survived this nightmare without her. Carolyn would stay awake late and have early mornings to be able to communicate with me because of the time difference. What my wedding coordinator should have done in terms of organisation, Carolyn was by my side the whole way (figuratively not literally) and helped me with a whole range of tasks that was completely out of her scope of work. Carolyn booked tours for 40 of our guests, liaised with the tour companies and simply sent all confirmations to my guests. Carolyn dealt directly with all of my guests during this time and took the pressure off me totally. I have also had dealings with April Schmitt who is the CEO of Divine Destination Weddings. We were having issues obtaining an original marriage certificate and April took control of it and liaised with the hotel directly to arrange another copy for me. I would absolutely 100% recommend this company to anyone who is planning a destination wedding. The ladies go above and beyond all expectations and I promise you will not be disappointed with the service you receive. Thank you to Carolyn and April for making my wedding planning a breeze x

in love with this land and its people. Thank you to Divine for all your hours of answering questions and patience. We loved our honeymoon, we loved Thailand and we love you!

d April. She made me feel so comfortable and educated about the process. From beginning to end we felt like she had our best interest first and even handled a few delicate family issues with total class. Our Fiji wedding was simply magical and our guests are still raving about the best vacation and wedding ever! I'm so thrilled we used Divine, honestly I can't imagine a more wonderful experience. We are clients for life:)

r trip. She took the time to walk us through tons of honeymoon options (hotels, locations etc) and worked with our budget to make sure we got the trip of a lifetime! I've recommended Melanie (Divine Destinations) to every friend I have, and I will continue to use her for any travel my husband and I do for years to come!

in Islands. Next stop, finding a travel agent. We were referred to April Schmitt through a friend who planned her destination wedding with Divine Destinations. It was immediately apparent that April knew her stuff. She was extremely knowledgeable and let us know right away that the Virgin Islands would be pricey and gave us some other options to mull over. After our meeting she emailed us what to expect for pricing for our guests at the locations we had discussed. With careful consideration, we went with a destination wedding in Mexico. Once the location was set, we were off and running. April began sending us information on several hotel options. Her emails were thorough and very detail oriented on what each hotel provided. She gave us information about the restaurants, bars, pricing, etcetera. It made choosing a hotel without actually traveling to Mexico very easy. We opted for an all-inclusive, family friendly resort, Dreams Riviera Cancun. We couldn't be more pleased with the way our wedding turned out and the resort itself! The next step was to get the information out to all of our guests. April was a breeze with that; preparing an email that was informative, concise and easy to follow. This email also doubled as our invitation. It took the stress of invitations off my hands, which is always a bonus! Throughout the whole planning process, April worked as our liaison with the hotel wedding coordinator. When she went to Mexico for business scouting, she took a look at the location we had picked for our ceremony and suggested that we choose a more private location.It was great advice and we LOVE the terrace that our ceremony took place on. It was beautiful. Along the way we ran into a couple small hiccups. April was right there to address the issues and to support us. I remember one day we were out of town. A new wedding coordinator had been assigned to us. The new coordinator had incorrect information regarding our wedding details. I wanted to be Bridezilla in that moment, being that I was out of town, driving in and out of internet/cell service areas and no way to send an email to Mexico to get the situation handled. I felt helpless. I sent a text to April. Within moments, it seemed, she emailed the correct information over and got everything updated and accurate. It was such a relief and Bridezilla was diverted!! On the day of our wedding my husband-to-be was planning a guys excursion with all of his buddies. He asked April for some ideas and she gave him some ideas. She began negotiating group prices for the excursion he seemed most interested in. When he changed his mind and decided on a different event, she got it all set up for him. I honestly cannot say enough good things about April. Destination weddings are becoming more and more popular these days. As I said, we knew from the beginning that this was the direction we wanted to take with our wedding. April put our minds at ease with everything. She gave us solid advice on things that we never saw until days before our wedding; all the while with her cheerful, upbeat personality. She is amazing. If you're thinking of having a destination wedding, all I can say is, "DO IT!"

ll definitely be using April for future trips and will recommend her to anyone and everyone!!!

s. She was great to have as a resource because she knows a lot of the hotels on a personal level and has a great reputation. April can help you find the location that would be perfect for your needs. She smoothly helped book 61 guests to my wedding in Cabo San Lucas. She sent out professional emails and travel documents. All my guest were very impressed with her services. I could call or email April at anytime and she was always there with a quick response. I even had a problem with the hotel on checking in and she was able to handle it and get my money refunded. Divine Destinations Wedding is a hidden secret for brides. The best part is that it is free of charge to the bride! If you are doing a destination wedding anywhere, the best advice I could give you would be to use Divine Destination Weddings!

ers. I thought I would be spending much less money early on in the planning. You think some basics are included but that is not the case AT ALL when you are having a destination wedding. You are stuck paying anything the resort makes you pay if you want a service. For example: $1300 Just for the DJ! Your package is usually limited to a certain number of guests and if you have more than that number, its a lot of money extra even if you are at a all inclusive resort. Write everything down and be clear!

you and your staff are amazing! ♡

was difficult trying to narrow down where exactly to have it, but I gave April some ideas of what we were looking for and she came back with rates and information packages for various different resorts in the Caribbean and Mexico. Some were resorts we were already looking at but some of them were some we never even heard of! We ended up choosing one of April's suggestions (Dreams Palm Beach - Punta Cana) and we are SO happy with our decision. She arranged everything for us, including all of the travel information to give to our guests for booking. All we had to do was provide that information and leave the booking up to them. They all contacted April according to her deadlines to set up their reservations and then provide the flight information when they had it. She arranged our group rate, handles any discounts through the resort, and also took care of the round trip airport transportation!! It couldn't have been easier! She always answered any questions promptly and was so helpful in keeping our minds at ease! We are so happy to have used this service because planning our RSVP's on our own would have been a logistical nightmare. She was so sweet and patient, we have an endless amount of gratitude!!! She even sent us updated spreadsheets to which guests had responded so we knew exactly who was coming and how long they were staying at the resort for. It was a phenomenal experience and we plan on using April for many more adventures and vacations in the future!!! Thank you for making our wedding the amazing trip that it was!!!!

esort for our 28 guests, and I can honestly say that it was the BEST wedding I've ever been to! April is always quick to respond, extremely patient with my endless (and often ridiculous) concerns and questions, and was persistent with the resort to make sure I got everything I wanted. Of course it's stressful planning a wedding, but her advice is always in your best interest, and spot on. She also coordinated everyone's transportation, rooms, and tour options, and you can imagine how challenging dealing with all those personalities can get!.. but she had everything perfectly under control. I was so fortunate to work directly with April, and have her as my dear friend now. She is so great at what she does, one of my friends who attended my wedding alre