Real Life Weddings, Alex and Lisa

If you've ever just wanted to throw caution to the winds and run away and get married, then read on. This couple are actually doing just that!

Alex and Lisa are on a two year trip round the world, and they're holding a wedding ceremony in every country they visit. At the end of their trip they'll go back to the country they loved the most and have a legal ceremony there. Now, to some people that might seem a bit excessive, but we think it's very romantic. At the end of the journey you'd have so many incredible locations to choose from it would be difficult to choose a favourite wedding.

We're going to be following Alex and Lisa around the world as they exchange vows and you can also keep track of them on their blog.

They will need wedding planners and photographers in each country, so if you are a wedding professional who would like to help Alex and Lisa out then you can contact them via their blog.

So far Alex and Lisa have had eleven weddings in four countries, all very different ceremonies, with different cultural references. Here's the list of their weddings so far.

1. England. Didsbury secret wedding. Vintage English wedding, mass collaboration from the independent businesses and all a complete surprise to Lisa! Highlights…The community feeling of the whole day and our family and friends being with us to start our incredible journey. We flew out to Canada the next day.

2. Quebec. Chapelle St Agnes Vinyard. We stumbled upon the amazing European inspired vineyard complete with chapel and heart shaped lake on a wine tour. Highlights…the Québécois Vicar and his amazing service and of course the out of this World icewine produced by the vineyard.

3. Michigan USA. Honeymoon Lake in the UP. Whilst visiting family they insisted on a wedding out on a boat trip in a pontoon. They packed champagne and a picnic, we found a rock half in Michigan and half Wisconsin in Honeymoon lake and were ‘married’ by the captain, a close family friend. Highlights…the family around us floating in boats or in the water and the tubing afterwards!

4. Banff. Warners stables. Wedding on horseback! Highlights…Alex wearing a cowboy outfit and Lisa's first ever time on a horse!

5. Nanaimo. Neck point beach. The family of a couple we met travelling arranged us a wedding on the beach with a member of the First Nations Community holding the service. This is very unusual as they do not share their ceremonies with ‘the white man’. Highlights…the ritual and spirituality of the ceremony and meeting the people we now call our second family.

6. Vancouver. YVR airport. Jaeger Mah was helping the YVR airport celebrate their 80th year by living in the airport for 80 consecutive days and reporting on ‘airport life’. We were following him through his blog and asked if he would hold us a ceremony in the main terminal. He agreed and we had a great time. Jaegers known for his Hawaiian shirts and we were flying to Hawaii so went Hawaii themed. Highlights…throwing the bouquet and holding the ceremony in front of the Haida Gwaii, an important Canadian sculpture featured on the Canadian dollar. (we may also be the first people to have a wedding in the main terminal but as it is not a legal ceremony will not be recognised)

7. Hawaii Big Island. Hilton Waikoloa. A traditional Hawaiian wedding with a dolphin twist. After the ceremony we waded into the ocean lagoon with the dolphins in our wedding clothes and met the dolphins. Reception included drinks and a three course meal at ‘Buddha Point’ at sunset and a beautiful wedding cake. Highlights…the beautiful traditional service and sending our thoughts and wishes for friends and family back home to the Ocean on Orchids.

8. Seattle. Pike Place Market. Only the second couple to marry at the market. Traditional style wedding but under a neon sign in the market place. Afterwards we walked the market and had fish thrown for us, flowers gathered for us and then pizza and beers with friends. Highlights…the strangers that had gathered around to watch humming the wedding march for me to walk down the ‘aisle’ and the flower exchange during the service.

9. Hollywood. Vampire Lounge on Halloween. We dressed as vampires to keep in theme with the date, the bar and the wine and all our guests were in fancy dress too. We had a spiritual blessing after been serenaded by the rock god Marino De Silva. He also played us a spooky, vampish version of the wedding march. Highlights…Marino playing, Clockwork couture providing us with amazing outfits at the last minute and having a make up artist show up to do our make up, the photographers (twin brothers) who were the coolest EVER with their vintage cameras AND having friends celebrate with us.

10. Las Vegas. Little White Drive through Chapel. We took a road trip from LA with some great friends/ photographers (Megan and Coco from Offbeat Bride ) to Vegas and decided the only way we could get married in our camper van was in Vegas. We shared the drivers seat as the vicar leant out of the drive thru window to read us our vows! Highlights…actually having a wedding IN the van and the Irish themed reception with friends (Guinness and steak and ale pie in an Irish pub at the casino)

11. Mexico. Mayan Riviera, Paamul. Traditional Mayan wedding ceremony performed by 2 Shamen. The sacred ceremony was performed in full Mayan dress and with upmost respect. Highlights…being blessed with the copal, sending our offerings out to Xchel and the sea and offering thanks to the Cardinal points.

To see all these weddings, click on the photo above and scroll through the slide show.

Next time we'll hear from Alex and Lisa in South America - can't wait to see how they got married there!

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