Posts Tagged ‘honeymoon’
5 fun movies with a honeymoon theme
Saturday, November 7th, 2009
Suzie Rodriguez – Examiner.com
Mention honeymoon travel, and almost everybody starts thinking about tropical islands, romantic cities, luxury cruises, national parks gifted with nature’s wonders, and all the world’s other fabulous destinations.Right?
So tell me why it’s nearly impossible to find a honeymoon movie that takes place in a gorgeous locale. Most of the time the destination isn’t even identifiable. Not to mention you wouldn’t want to spend your honeymoon or any other moments of your life around some of the deranged characters (ax murderers, for instance) found in many of these films.
The Internet Movie Database lists more than 200 movies about honeymoons. Here are a few highlights of the good, the bad, and the downright horrible:
Honeymoon in Vegas (1992): A comedy with James Caan, Nicolas Cage, and Sarah Jessica Parker. Honeymoon Locale: Las Vegas. Very funny, with lots of comedic twists and turns—who can forget the Flying Elvises? Caan, Cage, and Parker are all at their considerable comedic best. Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Definitely one of the better honeymoon movies to be found.
Once upon a Honeymoon (1942): A war-time drama/romance with Cary Grant and Ginger Rogers. Honeymoon Locale: Europe. Grant is a radio correspondent in 1938 Europe, when he meets and falls in love with Rogers—who is married to an Austrian Baron (who, unknown to her, is a Nazi spy). Grant tries to expose the Baron, and complications ensue. These two superstars from the past are something to watch.
What Happens in Vegas… (2008): A comedy starring Ashton Kutcher and Cameron Diaz. Honeymoon Locale: Las Vegas. Two strangers vacationing in Vegas get drunk and wake up married—and totally disliking each other. A judge refuses a quickie annulment, ruling that they live together for 6 months before splitting the huge jackpot they won the night before (which precipitated their big drunk to begin with)…and the plot, such as it is, thickens. As one reviewer put it, “…the filmmakers assume everyone in the audience has both attention deficit disorder and dementia.”
The Honeymoon Killers (1970): A thriller starring Tony Lo Bianco and Shirley Stoler. Honeymoon Locale: Various seedy spots in the USA. When a womanizing con man and a no-nonsense nurse fall in love, they travel across the country as brother and sister. Their goal: to swindle and kill, in increasingly bloody fashion, the lonely women he marries. Based on the 1940s real-life “Lonely Hearts Murders,” the black-and-white film has a gritty reality and deserves a wider audience. New Wave French film director Francois Truffaut supposedly called this his favorite American film.
Haunted Honeymoon (1986): A comedy-thriller starring Gene Wilder, Gilda Radner, and Dom Deluise. Honeymoon locale: Who knows? A genius of a comedy trio! Wilder & Radner are caught in his aunt’s big, spooky house out in the country with lots of wacky/scary people—and a werewolf on the loose. Wilder also directed.
Kendra Wilkinson Was a 'Princess' Bride, Says Holly Madison
Saturday, August 29th, 2009
Hank Baskett and Kendra Wilkinson
By Mark Gray – People.com
With the backdrop of a sunset and an altar bedecked with white flowers, Kendra Wilkinson’s wedding was “absolutely beautiful,” according to one of the bridesmaids.
As for the bride, “She looked like a princess,” Holly Madison told PEOPLE a few hours after Saturday’s nuptials at the Playboy Mansion. “It was a beautiful setting for a wedding.”
Before some 300 guests, including ex-boyfriend Hugh Hefner, the bride and groom Hank Baskett recited traditional vows. Wilkinson wore a white dress with a “tight bodice and poofy skirt,” Madison said.
“It was a princess dress, which was fitting. It was really pretty and she looked gorgeous,” said Madison. who on Sunday returned to Las Vegas, where she stars in the PEEPSHOW revue.
Baskett and the groomsman also donned white for the wedding.
Though Wilkinson, who is due in December, is “getting more pregnant every day,” there was little sign of baby bump in her bridal gown.
Like the wedding, the reception was very traditional. While Wilkinson and Baskett danced the first dance to George Strait’s “I Cross My Heart,” the bride saved the second dance for Hefner.
“They’re definitely ready for their honeymoon now,” Madison said. “They need a vacation.”
Kendra Wilkinson Wedding at Playboy Mansion
Luxury honeymoon in Thailand
Saturday, August 29th, 2009
In Thailand Sarojin has created a six night luxurious honeymoon experience, designed to provide a level of personalised service and hospitality that makes the honeymoon just as special as the wedding day.
The experience begins with a luxury private car transfer from Phuket airport, with refreshments and cold towels on hand during the 55 minutes journey to the 56 room resort.
Upon arrival, guests are escorted to one of beautifully decorated guest residences, where a chilled complimentary bottle of sparkling wine awaits, together with flowers and a basket laden with Thailand’s exotic fruits
Also included in the package, and to be arranged at your convenience, is a private Candlelit Jungle Waterfall Dinner Experience just for two, as well as two 90 minute Royal Oriental Spa treatments at the Sarojin’s award winning Pathways Spa, and daily a la carte breakfast with sparkling wine.
The Sarojin’s unique style of hospitality is further enhanced by its very own Imagineer, an ultimate personal concierge whose expertise and imagination helps turn guests’ wishes into reality. Jowell Philemond-Montout is The Sarojin’s Imagineer and his in-depth knowledge of the hidden treasures of the surrounding five national parks, combined with the amenities of The Sarojin, allow him full reign to create unique guest experiences.
A deluxe holiday experience, it is a wonderfully indulgent romantic retreat and priced from approximately £1,560 per couple, and the Luxurious Honeymoon Experience includes the extras that make such an occasion truly memorable.
