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LOOKING FOR A DESTINATION WEDDING VENUE OR UNIQUE WEDDING VENUE THAT DOES NOT REQUIRE FAMILY AND GUESTS TO HAVE PASSPORTS?

By now you have probably heard sad stories of weddings that were planned out of the country but some family and guests could not attend because they did not get their passport applications processed quickly enough.

With the new passport laws that began January 23, 2007 came millions of headaches. The government expected ½ of American citizens to have passports in 4 years. That is over 150,000,000 passports! Despite this massive expectation, the U.S. Government Passport Office was not prepared. The system became overloaded and the time to process a passport was taking months. In summer of 2007, the U.S. Government enacted some changes and began hiring more people. In 2008 they say they are back on a shorter time schedule.

There are enough stressors when planning a wedding so why not skip the hassle of worrying if you and guests have procrastinated till its too late to get a passport or if the U. S. Government system is back on schedule.

There are many wonderful no- passport- weddings destinations....such as beautiful Puerto Rico, where you could have your wedding ceremony and wedding reception outside surrounded by gorgeous hibiscus flowers in near perfect weather year round.

How about Guam, an island paradise during their dry season of January through May, or the U.S. Virgin Islands (St. Croix, St. Thomas, and St. John), American Samoa, Swains Island and Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands? These are commonwealths or territories of the U.S.

Some people think they need a passport for Hawaii and Alaska, but these are U.S. states.

When planning, always check for hurrican season.

Citizens of Mexico, Canada, and Bermuda will now have to have a passport to enter the U.S. (http://travel.state.gov). You should check with any country you may want to travel to to find out their passport requirements. Since 9/11 the laws have been tightening.You can see more details at www.newpassportlaws.com.

There are different rules and deadlines to get a passport for flying or going by boat, and the rules are changing in 2008. If you want to go on a cruise for your honeymoon, you may still be able to take a cruise without a passport until summer 2008.