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Bula Bride has a lot of great information all in one website and is backed up with real testimonies and stories from other couples. It really helped us work out what sort of destination wedding we wanted and which resorts and vendors suited our low key style.
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Mandi helped with the destination wedding plans and coordinate the travel for our Australian guests. Like so many others, we were all booked in to get married in June 2020 and when the pandemic hit we decided to keep our plans and reschedule (2x). Viva Travel helped with the rescheduling and our patience paid off with the most incredible week at Toberua Island Resort in June 2022.
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PRE & POST WEDDING FUN:
We wanted the week on Toberua Island to be a mix of fun events with plenty of time for relaxing. We started the week with a Bula Cocktail party where everyone wore their favourite bright tropical beach attire, think Hawaiian shirts, floral dresses and boardshorts.
The team at Toberua went above and beyond with our Hens and Bucks day with a trip to Picnic Island for the ladies and deep sea fishing for the guys. The Hens were treated to the most wonderful day of pampering on the tiny white uninhabited island with massages, snorkelling, our own bar man, Sam and Chef Tony who cooked a freshly caught mackerel for lunch.
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YOUR ADVICE FOR BRIDES PLANNING A FIJI WEDDING:
My best advice is to know what type of destination wedding you want and what’s important to you. Then find someone to help you bring that to life with the right resort and vendors. For us it was all about celebrating our love with family and friends and we found the perfect place to do that at Toberua Island Resort.
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY:
The whole week was a highlight from the moment we boarded the boat to the island. We hadn’t seen family in nearly 3 years and being able to share a magic 5 days with them on our own private island, where we got to eat beautiful meals together, drink fancy cocktails, snorkel or paddleboard at sunrise or laze in a hammock catching up. We will remember our time at Toberua Island Resort for the rest of lives and Fiji will now hold a special place in our hearts forever."
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