Getting Started - DOUGLAS TRAVEL blog at BridesClub.com

Hello Everyone!

The very first thing I wish to say is "Congratulations!". I still remember the excitement of being engaged and planning my wedding and honeymoon. This year my husband and I will celebrate our 17th anniversary, and by no coincidence, I will also celebrate 17 years in the travel industry. My experience in trying to plan my own honeymoon is what motivated me to begin a career in honeymoon planning. Too many agents just handed me brochures and told me to come back when I knew what I wanted. In fact, after weeks of researching and debate, when my fiance and I finally decided on a destination (that's a story for another day!), I did go back to an agency that had been referred to me. The agent I spoke to was the owner of the agency. She asked me what I had decided on, made a phone call, took my money, and told me she'd be in touch. The next, and last, time I spoke with her was when I picked up my documents six months later. I received airline tickets (back when they were actual paper tickets), and a voucher for the hotel stay. No explanations, airport check-in time requirements or hotel transfer options. No weather, time change or currency facts. No destination information, travel hints or restaurant recommendations. No suggestions on what to wear, things to see and do, or how to get around the island. As I walked out of the agency, I remember thinking of all the time and effort my fiance and I had put into choosing our island destination and the perfect resort for our honeymoon. The chart my fiance made to point out the differences between partial ocean view, ocean view and ocean front; and the cost ratio of each view, was in itself amazing to behold!

I realized that I had enjoyed all the research and planning that went into our honeymoon. I decided then and there that this was something I could do, and do well. After all, I knew exactly what it was like to coordinate a wedding filled with family and friends who all had their suggestions - while trying to plan a honeymoon that would provide my new husband and me with a romantic start to our life together.

Over the past 17 years, I have grown as a wife and as a travel agent. I am now the proud mother of an 11-year-old son and the proud owner of my own travel agency which specializes in honeymoons and destination weddings. Please call or email me with any questions about your plans. I am always happy to give suggestions and offer alternatives. The travel industry has grown and changed and the internet can sometimes give so much information that it is hard to keep it all straight. That is my job - and it is a job that I love! Take advantage of my 17 years of experience traveling and helping couples plan their honeymoons - it's free!

Your first trip together as husband and wife is also our first journey together as client and travel agent - and will lead to many more wonderful memories in the years to come. Your wedding is a special time and I will give your travel plans the same attention to detail that I still give my own.

Explore your dreams...
Christine~