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day Dreamlike settings and bright sunshine are virtually guaranteed but choosing to wed with the Indian Ocean as a backdrop can also keep costs down, says Clare Walsh
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aking up on their wedding day to the drizzle of rain and faceless grey skies was never a serious option for Nicola and Tobin Joyce. “Travelling and holidays had played such a huge part in our lives when we were dating that it seemed only natural to spend the most important day of our life in one of the most beautiful places on earth,” says Nicola. And that’s why their vows were exchanged on the paradisiacal island of Mauritius at luxury hotel Lux Belle Mare. Standing barefoot in the sand with their closest family and friends, they became man and wife surrounded by coconut palms, sparkling waters and stretches of sugar-white sand. “Of course some people back at home were disappointed that they couldn’t spend the day with us but they understood our decision and knew there’d be a party to look forward to,” said Tobin.
Easy decision The decision to marry overseas is one more and more Brits are choosing to make. According to research from ABTA, around 1.5 million people travelled to a wedding abroad in 2014
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