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Memorable Destination Weddings and Honeymoons
Embrace the Journey Travel is a travel agency based in Grand Haven, Michigan. This team specializes in creating unforgettable romantic trips including destination weddings and honeymoons. They are delighted to work with couples celebrating one of the most important occasions in their lives.
Embrace the Journey Travel boasts an experienced team of agents who bring a diverse set of skills to the company. They have coordinated adventures ranging from romance to family travel to all corners of the globe. Whether you’re looking for a ski trip to Colorado or a destination wedding on a beach in the Caribbean, this team has got you covered.
Embrace the Journey Travel will craft a custom vacation just for you and your partner. They can coordinate an all-inclusive resort, cruise, or other type of accommodation. If you are celebrating a destination wedding, they will work with the on-site staff to ensure everything is executed seamlessly. Each detail, down to travel insurance and flight itineraries, can be organized so that you can take the trip of your dreams.
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Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
- Destination Wedding Planning
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- Day-Of Coordination
- Destination Wedding Planning
- Honeymoon Planning
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Honeymoon
- Wedding
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Andrea Cassidy, from Embrace the Journey Travel, is highly praised by several couples for her exceptional service in planning dream honeymoons and vacations. She is commended for her prompt communication, attention to detail, and ability to tailor itineraries to individual preferences. Andrea's expertise in arranging flights, accommodations, excursions, and special touches like luau dinners and Manta Ray Snorkeling has resulted in stress-free and unforgettable experiences. Clients appreciate her dedication, flexibility, and the ease she brings to the travel planning process, recommending her services for honeymoon and future adventures.- Top reviews
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Our travel agent, Andrea Cassidy, was a true dream to work with! This was my husband and I’s first trip out of the country and she made sure that every question we had was answered and was there every step of the planning process. We loved how knowledgeable she was of our destination and knew all the best excursions! She maintained wonderful communication with us during the whole planning process from start to finish! Thanks to Andrea, our Honeymoon was the trip of our dreams! I would absolutely recommend planning your next vacation with Andrea!!
Response from the Vendor on 01/20/2025
Hi, Kelly! Thank you so much for the wonderful review! I'm so glad I could help make your first trip out of the country and your honeymoon so special. It was such a pleasure working with you both and helping you choose the best excursions! I'm ...
here whenever you're ready to plan your next adventure! ~Andrea
We have used Andrea to plan our honeymoon and one prior vacation. We were looking for more of a relaxed, quiet experience and she worked with us closely to give us recommendations.
Andrea was wonderful to work with! Very prompt with her initial contact and every one after. She booked everything for us - flights, hotel, a luau, a tour of Pearl Harbor, and a dinner cruise. Andrea was able to get us everything we hope for om our honeymoon.
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We had a phenomenal experience working with Andrea who helped us plan the honeymoon of our dreams! She diligently worked hard to find an affordable yet luxurious resort in our price range. She considered all of our desires that we were hoping to find for our honeymoon and she did an excellent job at meeting all that we were looking for. With how stressful it is planning a wedding, Andrea made the planning A THOUSAND times easier! She was quick to respond to all of our questions, provided us with many different options that best fit our desires and even helped us schedule excursions. She arranged all of our flights, transportation and also was so kind and got us a small gift and beverage for our arrival in Mexico. Andrea planned my sister’s honeymoon as well, which is how we found out about her. We couldn’t have done this planning without her. We highly recommend her to help with scheduling your honeymoon or any nice getaway vacation. We hope to have her plan another vacation for us in the future!
My husband and I planned our honeymoon with Andrea to Hawaii. We were unsure which islands we wanted to go to and Andrea worked with us by providing different potential itineraries depending on which islands we visited before we decided to head to the Big Island and Maui to best fit what we wanted to do on our honeymoon. She provided multiple itinerary options for those islands as we worked through our budget and the different excursions that we wanted to do on both islands. The excursions she recommended and booked for us were highlights of the trip. The Manta Ray Snorkeling she was adamant we do was one of the greatest experiences we could have ever hoped to do. Andrea was on top of all of our travel leading up to our honeymoon and while on our honeymoon, reducing any stress that can surround travel. She made sure we always felt we could reach out to her if we ran into issues (which we never did cause Andrea was so prepared and on top of our itinerary). I would trust Andrea to plan any of our future adventures together and plan to use her in the future to plan even more once in a lifetime trips.
Andrea was absolutely incredible to work with! She took the time to listen to want we wanted most out of our dream honeymoon and brought it to life. She was so patient while we decided on what we wanted and also so knowledgeable about different resorts and locations, giving us all the information we needed to be able to decide on the best spot for us. Once we booked our vacation, she planned everything, making sure we had the perfect itinerary and allowing us to feel stress free when it came to planning, packing and traveling!
Unexpectedly, we missed our first flight on our way to our destination, which caused me some anxiety, but Andrea didn't miss and beat! She made sure we were on the next flight and then made sure to coordinate our arrival, transfer and check in times with the other vendors. She took care of everything and reassured me the whole time! Her communication, whether it was email, text or phone calls was seamless and she was always there to answer our questions. Andrea took such good care of us and we can't thank her enough! Our honeymoon ended up being one of the best weeks of our lives and we made memories we will cherish for a lifetime. The resort and location was even more than what we imagined and Andrea was the reason we were able to make this trip happen! We already can't wait to plan our next trip with her and have been recommending her to our friends and family! Book with Andrea! You won't regret it!
The flights, stays, & cruise were all amazing. I’m shocked we got all of it for the price we did. Thanks Andrea! I We will definitely be doing a cruise again.
Andrea was absolutely amazing to work with for our honeymoon! She helped from beginning to finish and was even available while we were on our vacation. We 100% recommend her and will definitely be connecting with her again for our next big vacation
We had the most lovely time on our honeymoon to St Lucia. Andrea made it so easy to let her take the reins of planning our honeymoon while we were busy planning our wedding. She had such great suggestions we would have never thought of on our own. Her knowledge of the island and the local tours/places made our trip so memorable. For example, she suggested we do a speedboat tour with a local company and boy, are we glad we had her book it for us! It ended up being one of our favorite experiences of the whole trip. She’s always so quick to respond to our messages, and was even quicker while we were on vacation, which was soo helpful. I like how she tailors the trip to the couple’s wants/needs. My husband and I are more on the adventurous side and she took that into account when planning/making suggestions for our trip. Highly recommend!
Andrea was absolutely amazing! She did all the work which allowed me and my husband to not only enjoy the perfect honeymoon but also to enjoy every aspect of our wedding since we weren’t worrying about our honeymoon plans! I would recommend Andrea to everyone!
Andrea was fantastic to work with and made the whole process so easy!
Response from the Vendor on 01/08/2024
Hi, Brandi! Thank you so much for your kind words. I loved working with you and I can't wait to assist with your next adventure! ~ Andrea
Andrea has helped us plan an amazing getaway to Xcaret Arte in Mexico. She took time to make sure all the things we wanted and didn’t want with our adventure were in place, gave us amazing suggestions and when we decided, took care of all the details so we didn’t have to stress at all. She is an excellent communicator and truly ensures magic on your getaways. We would highly recommend her to anyone! We loved the work she did so much last year, we asked her to plan another adventure this year.
Response from the Vendor on 01/08/2024
Thank you for your review, Beth! I am so glad that you loved your trip to Xcaret Arte. It truly is a special resort! I enjoyed getting to know you throughout the planning process and am loving working with you on your next adventure. It is ...
going to be another amazing trip! ~Andrea
We used Andrea to help us pick and plan our destination wedding. Using Andrea made traveling with a group out of country so much easier and put ease to many minds.
Response from the Vendor on 01/08/2024
Hi, Leah! I loved working with you and your guests. I can't wait to help you plan a special anniversary trip soon! :)
~Andrea
Andrea was great at getting a resort lined up for us when the original resort we went with told us they did not have rooms for our group. 100% recommend having a travel agent help with getting a destination wedding taken care of. She was so helpful to all guest as well as us. She was able to put out little "fires" before they became bigger problems when things came up.
Response from the Vendor on 01/08/2024
Congratulations again, Dana! Thank you for allowing me to be a part of your destination wedding planning. You were such a beautiful bride and I loved getting to know you and your guests throughout the planning. ~Andrea
Love Andrea Cassidy!! She has gone out of her way to book us the best vacation at great prices. She responded immediately when we were out of the country and there were issues with our return flights, resulting in a no-hassle solution. All our travel arrangements will be made through her in the future. Thanks again Andrea!
Response from the Vendor on 01/08/2024
Hi, Leann! Thank you for your kind words. I always love planning with you and can't wait to assist with your next adventure! ~Andrea
Andrea helped us have the honeymoon of our dreams. After being first time home buyers and planning a wedding, I had no time/energy to plan a vacation. I am typically a detailed planner, and Andrea helped me to be totally hands off and took care of every detail! She was great to work with! My husband and I will definitely be booking more trips with her.
Response from the Vendor on 01/08/2024
Hi, Melissa and Adam! Thank you so much for your kind words! You two were so much fun to plan with and I am delighted to hear that you had an amazing honeymoon. Wishing you a wonderful "newlywed" year as you make your new house a home! Keep...
in touch and let's plan again soon. :)
~Andrea
Our vacation was amazing and much needed after a year of planning the biggest day of our life! We loved the resort, the restaurant options, a personal butler who made all of our reservations for us and the cabanas. The drinks were yummy (tasted better in the tumbler 🙂) and the food was good too!
Andrea! She is the best! I had never used a service like this before and I don’t think I could ever go back to doing it myself. She made our honeymoon to St Lucia a trip of a life time and we can’t thank her enough for that. She knows all the best places to go and things to do! Absolutely reach out to Andrea and have her set up the best trip ever for you!!
Andrea helped us to plan an unforgettable and effortless honeymoon in St. Lucia. We were able to relax and enjoy ourselves because Andrea was there to think of and coordinate almost every detail including airfare and excursions! Andrea is very experienced and has relationships with resorts in Mexico, Jamaica, Hawaii, St. Lucia and the Domincan Republic for desination weddings, honeymoons, and group trips. Andrea was a joy to work with and we highly recommend her for all of your travel needs!
Andrea Cassidy was amazing. She worked with us from the very beginning and helped us pick our destination, the resort and so much more. She was alway quick to respond to any question or issue we had and was very flexible in making time to call us when we could sit down and discuss important details. Working with Andrea took so much stress out of the planning process and reassured us the whole way! Highly recommend working with Embrace the Journey Travel and Andrea!
We worked with Andrea Cassidy from Embrace the Journey Travel for our destination wedding at Hard Rock Riviera Maya in May 2022. Andrea was amazing to work with for the entire process, from helping us pick the country, then area, then resort all the way through helping each of our 33 guests pick their package, shuttle service, and flights. She had detailed documents for us prior to leaving and included a video so we had no problems once we were there. Any time we had questions, she was extremely to respond and help. I can’t wait to work with her again for our next trip!
Andrea was very helpful! She took care of everything and communicated with us very well throughout the whole process. She was always there to answer any questions we may have. The resort she found for us was absolutely amazing. I would recommend her to anyone looking for a travel agent and plan to use her services in the future for myself!
Having Andrea as our travel agent was the best decision we made (besides getting married of course). She was there every step of the way, answered my many questions quickly, and made sure all my guests were taken care of. One of our guests had a flight cancellation and she was right on top of it-getting things figured out right away. All of my guests were so happy with her! We will certainly be using her in our future travels.
Andrea was incredibly helpful as we navigated going on our dream honeymoon during COVID. She was quick to respond, provided many options and suggestions, and made, what could've been a stressful process, seamless! We were so grateful to work with Andrea and can't recommend her enough!!
Andrea was awesome to work with! So helpful & patient to plan & replan our destination wedding from 2020-2021. Organized and great communication through the process.
Andrea is absolutely amazing! She is incredibly knowledgeable and super fun to work with. We were pretty set on Aruba prior to talking to her and she talked us into St Lucia which was the best decision we’ve ever made!! She is so amazing that we are in the works of trying to plan our next trip with her! She truly made planning our honeymoon fun and easy which is exactly what you need as a bride! We can’t thank her enough!
Andrea was a wonderful travel agent! We video called with her to chat about our honeymoon desires, she provided multiple suggestions in our price range. She helped us navigate the COVID-19 protocols and made our honeymoon stressful and smooth!
Andrea was amazing! She helped me and my husband book an amazing honeymoon to Punta Cana that fit out budget and all our needs. She booked excursions for us, prepped us for what to expect, and stayed in contact the entire time to help with any questions we had. We highly recommend working with Andrea!!
We had Andrea plan a surprise anniversary trip for us. We told her the places we’d be open to going and the things we like to do. She took that and planned an amazing 20th Anniversary trip to Hawaii for us! We found out one week before our trip where we would be headed!! We loved EVERY second we were there and every excursion she planned. I loved not having to worry about taxi transfers and excursion pickups because she had everything taken care of printed out for us. We had one excursion that while we were there had an issue, I called and Andrea took care of it all and we were good to go! We 100% will have her book for us again!
Andrea was AWESOME to work with!! She was recommended to us by a coworker and I’m super grateful we were able to work with her. Our honeymoon took place right in the thick of covid and Andrea made everything so easy! We told her what we were looking for and she gave us a bunch of options that fit what we wanted and our budget! I didn’t have to worry about changes in flights or anything with testing requirements, she took care of everything for us so we were able to enjoy our honeymoon! She is absolutely amazing and we are saving for another trip 😉 never planning any trips without her help ever again!
Andrea is absolutely the best out there! She made the entire process stress free and seamless. She went above and beyond to help not only us but our guest. I would highly recommend any bride thinking about doing a destination wedding contact her. She is super responsive and knowledgeable! I can't wait to work with her again in the future.
Response from the Vendor on 02/24/2021
Thank you so much for your kind words, Tracy! I loved working with you two and wish you a lifetime of love and happiness!
Andrea was great to work with when planning our honeymoon to Mexico. She made me feel at ease knowing that she had things under control. She is down to earth, kind and professional and took the time to answer all of our questions. She also offered tips and advice to make our trip stress free and memorable. I would definitely recommend Andrea to anyone who is looking for a knowledgeable, professional, and kind travel agent who will help take the stress off of you and make your honeymoon special.
Andrea planned the destination wedding of our dreams! When we got engaged I knew that I wanted to get married on the beach on a tropical island, but I had no idea where to start. A friend recommended Andrea to us and deciding to work with her was our best decision ever.
She met with us for a consultation and helped us narrow down our destination (Jamaica!) and assisted with finding the perfect resort. Andrea was there to guide us through the process and helped us think of things that we never would have thought of.
She handled all of the travel arrangements for our 36 guests that were traveling from all around the country, which we never could have managed on our own. From recommending special excursions to helping us plan the perfect romantic experiences for the honeymoon, Andrea thought of everything. She even helped us get complimentary perks to use toward our wedding and a room upgrade! Plus she was really fun to work with and her excitement throughout the planning process was contagious.
Our wedding in Jamaica was even more perfect that we could've ever imagined because of Andrea!
Response from the Vendor on 11/13/2020
Hi, Ashley! Thank you so much for your glowing review. I loved working with you two to plan your dream wedding. It turned out beautifully and I wish you a lifetime of love and happiness. I can't wait to work with you in the future to plan a...
special anniversary trip!
Working with Andrea to plan our honeymoon was the best experience! She was very responsive and helpful throughout the entire planning and trip process. As two inexperienced travelers, we had lots of questions when it came to picking a resort, how to get through customs, what we needed to pack, and much more, and Andrea knew all the answers! She had even been to the resort we stayed at (Secrets Akumal) several times and told us all about it before we even got there. We had a fantastic honeymoon and thank Andrea for helping us with it every step of the way! We can't wait to work with Andrea again to plan a special anniversary trip!
Response from the Vendor on 11/13/2020
Hi, Lauren! Thank you so much for taking the time to review my honeymoon planning services. I had the best time working with you two to plan your honeymoon. I am so glad you had a wonderful time and I knew Secrets Akumal would be a perfect r...
esort for you. It is amazing, isn't it?! I wish you both the best and would love to help you plan another adventure in the future.
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Andrea Cassidy
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Travel is my obsession and I have helped hundreds of couples plan their dream destination weddings and honeymoons. Mexico, Jamaica, Hawaii, Saint Lucia, and the Dominican Republic are some of my favorite beach destinations, but I also love the history and beauty of Italy, Ireland, and Scotland.
When I'm not traveling or helping couples plan their dream wedding or honeymoon, I enjoy spending time with my husband and 3 kids at home in Grand Haven, Michigan. I enjoy camping in our RV, hiking, and playing beach volleyball. You may also find me relaxing by Lake Michigan with a good book.
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