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View from the Top
Tr e n d Watch
2013
When planning a wedding away, it’s all
in sweeping vistas of the Upper West
magnificent sunset and endless ocean
about the location. Why not reach for the
Side. It holds up to 500 guests for
form the backdrop for your Big Day.
heights and say “I do” on a rooftop with
cocktails and 60 for seated dinners.
all that glorious city or landscape at your feet? For starters, take a look at:
Moana Surfrider, A Westin Resort
Westward Look Wyndham Grand
& Spa, Honolulu
Resort & Spa, Arizona
Hailed as the First Lady of Waikiki,
Azul Fives Hotel, by Karisma,
Desert, mountains and the lights of
Westin’s wedding-cake-of-a-hotel hosts
Playa del Carmen
Tucson embrace the ballroom’s second-
ceremonies with up to 40 guests in its
The hotel’s Penthouse Suites come
story Sonoran Rooftop Patio. A lighted
sixth-story Roof Garden.
with panoramic views of the Caribbean
white canopy retracts to reveal the stars.
from rooftop decks ideal for weddings
Fairmont Chateau Whistler, Whistler
Canary, a Kimpton Hotel,
Up to 250 guests can thrill to the over-
Santa Barbara
view of village and mountains from
The Empire Hotel, New York
Take the elevator to Canary’s Rooftop
Fairmont’s Woodlands Rooftop Terrace
The Empire’s 12th-floor terrace takes
Perch and let a sea of red-tile roofs,
and Rooftop Chapel.
and receptions.
–Annette Burden For more wedding venues that wow, turn to our resort guide on page 44.
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