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Destination weddings are smaller ceremonies where both the bridal couple and guests travel to a special location for the wedding. These types of ceremonies are usually held over a long weekend. Everyone, including the bride and groom, spends time after the ceremony touring the wedding venue area or enjoying area attractions. Destination weddings are perfect for more intimate gatherings with family and special friends and fall is the perfect time to host one. Read the Fall Destination Wedding Guide for ideas and suggestions to lead you to the perfect spot.

The fall scenery in the eastern United States is legendary. Vermont, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Maine all offer small inns or large hotels for a destination wedding. Once the vows have been exchanged, the area is chock full of things to see and do. Throughout New England in the fall, guests and the newlyweds will have chances to bike, hike and take historic tours. Apple picking, history tours, and syrup making are all available in the fall. Balloons over New England offers romantic balloon rides over the famous forest canopy. Imagine everyone curled up in front of the fireplace, exchanging the day's adventures over hot mulled cider. Check out the New England Travel Planner for area suggestions and information. For less-crowded leaf peeping, look into Missouri and Arkansas -- the Ozark Mountains are spectacular in the fall. The humidity drops, the skies are clear and you will have a lot more elbow room.

If places with water are your dream destinations, you have a wide range of choices. Traditional places include the Carribean, Hawaii, the southern coast and California. For a different focus, think about the Oregon coast, New Orleans or Vancouver. Whale watching tours, fine dining and an amazing aquarium are all available in Vancouver . This graceful city is perfect for walking tours, biking, or hopping on the double decker buses which travel the city.

For a nature loving couple, your choices are huge. Yellowstone National Park is the country's crown jewel; one glance out your hotel window will show you why. Wildlife abounds and the scenery will take your breath away. Guided tours, hiking and biking opportunities are widely available and the heavy crowds have dispersed by September. Check out the US National Parks Travel Guide for detailed information of all our parks system has to offer.

No one article on Fall Destination Weddings could possibly list all your options without offering college credit for geography. Since these types of weddings are really joint vacations for the bridal couple and their guests, treat them as such. Look for places which offer activities and attractions for everyone. Does your dream wedding include mountains, oceans, history or art? Find places which focus on those features. Your parent's cabin on the lake, Irish castle tours or an Alaskan cruise to see the glaciers are all perfect if they speak to your heart as a couple. Special places, such as the city where you first met, the ancestral home of your family, or a fantasy wedding in the islands are all wonderful choices.

A destination wedding is about celebrating the love you share as a couple, and then extending that love to your friends and family. Keep that as the focus of your plans, and anywhere you choose will be perfect.