Let us face it, a wedding is nothing short of a most complex thing to plan. Planning for a wedding is not an easy thing to do, unless you decide to just pay a visit to the register office or make a scheme to run away with your chosen groom. But if you are game for a fairly big, conservative wedding then you would need to keep track of all the functions and ceremonies so that the wedding is done on time.

There are quite a few individuals that you will find now who have made it their profession to plan weddings for people. That is how they earn their bread and butter – every day. It is not always possible to hire a person to help you out with your marriage plans, but it is one of the best solutions ahead of a wedding. The rates of a professional planner of weddings could be as high as 10 percent of the cumulative cost of the marriage. Hence many couples would rather take the planning on themselves than rather spend so much on a planner. The best thing is that today you will get numerous softwares in the market that can help you out without the necessity of a wedding planner.

The first thing you would need to see in the software that provides guidelines for a wedding plan is a calendar. A calendar will not just be a feature with which you can check the dates – it is more than that. The calendar that you will get with the software should help to notify you about important functions. Generally the notification would be accomplished with e-mail alarms.

Furthermore, if the cell phone that you carry delivers the service of text-messages, then you can also receive your email notifications on your cell phone itself. This is indeed a great boon of modern technology.

In a wedding planning software program, you should also find a procedure of how to arrange all the different tasks because at the time of wedding there are so many important events happening together, that you must learn how to coordinate them all. After distributing all the invitations for the wedding, you should also be able to know without difficulty who has replied and who is still left.

Then again there will be many other tasks to attend to than just the main ceremony. The wedding reception would also demand many definite arrangements to which you must look into. A wedding reception requires proper arrangements for seating, and your software must give you the necessary guidelines. Then there are the gifts. Your family and friends would undoubtedly flourish you with many gifts and you would have to send out thank you notes to all of them. The wedding planning software should be able to accommodate your requirement.

Looking into the financial aspect, along with tracking and scheduling, is one of the most important parts of a wedding. It is true that complex stuff like Peach Tree or Quick Books would perhaps make things difficult and on the other hand you should have a firm control over your budgets so that you do not go overboard and after the wedding end up with empty hands.

A further benefit that you can derive from such software is that it features custom stationary that you can put to use at the time of your wedding. This is an added advantage since it would save a lot of money that you can put to use somewhere else. A software application that has this element would generally carry templates for guidance for designing invitations or any other item of stationary that you could perhaps need for the wedding.

A search engine like Google is also one of the most intelligent methods of finding out software for the planning of a wedding. Here you will come across numerous choices from free to least expensive web based wedding planning services to ready to use software like Smart Wedding that can work on your personal computer. You must know the relative benefits of each service – because free does not always translate into good, and also you should know what you want exactly and how the software can fulfill that need. There are so many of the wedding planning softwares that you would absolutely hit on the right one for you, then your wedding would be an enjoyable experience without much hassle, to look forward to.

We were standing on the white sandy beaches looking on to the most beautiful sight of turquoise sea when Aidan picked me up and dropped me right into the water.

Lucky for him it was nice and warm because I’ve never been big on swimming in the ocean. So I gathered up all my strength, because he’s much bigger than I, and pulled him in too. You can imagine that this was a battle I was not about to lose. And even though he wouldn’t admit it, I still say that it was a battle won. The rest of our day was spent lazing away by the beach, either swimming or enjoying the occasional Caribbean cocktail.

An island getaway
This was our honeymoon as a newlywed couple. We decided that time spent on the island of Mauritius would be the perfect getaway. Life so far has been really busy and after organizing our big day, we both just wanted some time to unwind.

We booked in at the Dinarobin Hotel, the honeymoon suite. It really was stunning! Our room had a spectacular panoramic view. We were surrounded by the view of the Indian Ocean’s blue-green waters, palm trees and two weeks of absolute relaxed pleasure ahead of us.

Lazy days
Our days started with sleeping late every morning. Although Aidan is an early riser, I’m not. So waking up without the annoying sound of an alarm already adds to my increased relaxed state and feeling much more excited about life. Starting your day with your love beside you in a five-star hotel and your breakfast served in bed is every girl’s dream. A lifetime spent like this seemed perfect.

Some fun-filled activities
Our days were spent with some fun adventures. On one of our adventures we chose what is referred to as a submarine “sea fairy”. I think the name is pretty self-explanatory, but doesn’t do the beauty of the trip any justice. To be surrounded by the mesmerizing marine life in such a way left me speechless, or rather to the over-use of the word “wow”. It’s not the same as when you dive. You’re not as distracted as when you are in your scuba-gear and you have the joy of being treated with platters and drinks while doing so.

I must also add that even after seeing octopus numerous times while diving I still found them to be absolutely astonishing and quite elegant in their underwater routines.

Of course, while on our honeymoon we had quite a few romantic sunset walks on the beaches of Mauritius. It is amazing how easily one forgets about life back home, and when the time comes to actually return home you feel like a three year-old ready to throw a tantrum.

Exquisite cuisine
During our stay we were spoiled with nights of pure mouth-watering fine dining. Each night we tried a different restaurant in the surrounding area and each and every single one of them was gastronomically orgasmic. Although I must say that the overloaded seafood platter of crayfish, prawns and a variety of local line fish was by far my favourite.

Spoil yourself
One thing that I didn’t realize when we booked our honeymoon, something Aidan conveniently forgot to mention, was that Dinarobin was known for their golf course. An 18-hole golf course of heaven for my new hubby. And while he was busy walking after a little white ball, I spent my time relaxing at the spa.

Dinarobin’s spa offers comprehensive packages and the architecture itself is absolutely stunning. I opted for the Ayurvedic treatments, and after much oil and massaging, I was revitalized from head to toe. They had a special gift for honeymooners which included some fine bubbly to enjoy while being pampered. I had asked it to be sent off to our suite that Aidan and I could savor it together later that evening.

Aidan had a successful game of golf and I felt like I was rejuvenated after a day of bliss at the spa. Our perfect getaway was sadly coming to an end.

Feeling like you’ve been swept away by your man and enjoying some “tlc” is everything I wanted from our honeymoon. Dinarobin was definitely the perfect romantic honeymoon getaway we hoped for, and we will be sure to book our 1st anniversary with them again to relive our memories!