WEDDING SEASON AT SWISSÔTEL HOTELS & RESORTS: EVERYTHING YOU NEED

Whether it's for a hen party for the girls, an elegant garden wedding or a romantic honeymoon: Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts offers a range of different packages to ensure everything about your wedding adds up to make it "the most wonderful day of your life".

"Bride to be" hen party or dream wedding at the Swissôtel The Bosphorus, Istanbul
The Swissôtel The Bosphorus, Istanbul has a special "Bride to be" hen package to guarantee a proper pampering for the bride and her friends before the big day. As well as a visit to the Hamam for 10 people, the package includes a special Amrita massage and a facial treatment for the bride. Prices start at EUR 1,000 and include sandwiches, biscuits, freshly-squeezed juices and local drinks.
The Swissôtel in Istanbul is also the perfect venue for a dream wedding. The bride and groom can choose to tie the knot in the ballroom, the Sultan Park, the Chalet, one of two boats that the hotel owns or the Gaja Party Lounge. Head chef Kurt Johnson can create any combination of dishes based on Turkish, French, Far Eastern or Swiss cuisine for the wedding menu. And the happy couple will have the use of a suite, including champagne and treatments in the Amrita Spa & Wellness, for the wedding night. Prices for wedding menus start from EUR 50 per person.

Seventh heaven at the Swissôtel Krasnye Holmy, Moscow
The bride and groom can relax after the wedding at the elegant Swissôtel Krasnye Holmy, Moscow. The wedding package in the buzzing Russian capital includes transfers from the airport to the hotel, one night in the Presidential Suite and a romantic evening meal with live music on the rooftop overlooking the city. The package is rounded off by breakfast on the terrace or in the suite, a spa treatment for the happy couple and a present for the bride from TSUM, Moscow's most exclusive department store. Prices start at RUB 360,000.

A wedding overlooking Lake Geneva at the Swissôtel Métropole
With its views over Lake Geneva, the terrace of the Swissôtel Métropole is perfect for wedding cocktails before guests proceed to the elegant rooms inside the hotel to enjoy their dinner or lunch. A price of CHF 195 per person includes an aperitif, a four-course menu including drinks as well as floral decorations and candles. The bride and groom can also spend the night in a suite, while special discounts are available on rooms for the guests.

An elegant garden wedding at the Swissôtel Grand Efes, Izmir
The huge, elegant garden of the 5-star hotel in the centre of Izmir is legendary when it comes to weddings. If you like to do things in style, you can celebrate your big day with up to 1,500 guests and even get married in the garden. The package comprises a night at the hotel for the bride and groom, including champagne, a romantic dinner and breakfast. The price per person starts from EUR 50 including unlimited local beverages. The hotel also offers a special honeymoon package, starting at EUR 100 for a double room, including an upgrade, champagne and late check-out.

A - Z wedding at the Swissôtel Grand Shanghai, China
Couples getting married at the Swissôtel Grand Shanghai in China have nothing to worry about: the hotel can organise the whole wedding, from invitations through corsages for the men to the wedding cake. Special wedding menus, themed table cloth and chair cover, technology and music, overnight accommodation for the bride and groom and special discounts for the guests – the all-inclusive service quite literally includes everything. There is also a wedding present, a guest book and a restaurant voucher to make sure the memories are unforgettable even after the wedding. Wedding packages start at CNY 5388.

Honeymoons at the Swissôtel Göcek Marina & Resort
Newly-weds can put their feet up after the wedding and relax in style in the Turkish coastal village of Göcek. Swissôtel Göcek, the only hotel in the area, has a 280-m-long private beach and a 400-berth marina. The wedding package includes two nights with breakfast, sparkling wine and fruit in the room as well as a tour around the 12 islands on a boat. Prices for the package start at EUR 570.

More information on all the offers is available at www.swissotel.com or direct from the relevant hotels.