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Honeymoons aren’t just for two anymore.
“There is always a bit of a letdown for the couple after a wedding,” says celebrity plannerMarcy Blum, whose VIP client list includes Kevin Love and Kate Bock,LeBron James,Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent, andBill Gates' daughterJennifer Gates and Nayel Nassar.
“After a long planning process and so much anticipation and bonding with friends and family, the aftermath can feel a little lonesome. For couples who have been living together for a while, vacationing alone is not a unique experience and taking friends along for the journey makes reentry into the non-wedding planning world a lot less jarring.”
Blum and her longtime love Destin Coleman recently surprised 20 friend and family members who gathered in St. Barths for a weekend-long celebration in honor of Blum’s birthday.
The wedding weekend wrapped up on Sunday with a day party at Nikki Beach, which included dinner bites on the wraparound balcony at the Howard Hughes suite at the Eden Rock.
Korie Miranda and Sa’ar Yaniv.Francesca Del Perugia Photography
Francesca Del Perugia Photography
“We decided to kick off our honeymoon with a matemoon because why limit the celebration to just one day?” the couple tells PEOPLE. “Would absolutely do it again, it’s a rush of energy going straight from the wedding to a fun-filled honeymoon with friends.”
The couple rented a large villa overlooking the coast and a yacht to celebrate with friends during the festivities, before jetting off for a few quiet days together as husband and wife in Capri.
“Our fave memory is reliving the wedding highlights with our closest friends over long dinners and late night drinks,” says Miranda.
Korie Miranda and Sa’ar Yaniv’s wedding in Tuscany in July, 2022.Francesca Del Perugia Photography
The trend is quickly becoming popular across the wedding industry. Blum adds that she’s seeing group honeymoons more often and adds that one of her clients who recently married in Marbella opted to have her mother, sisters and friends join for the first leg of the honeymoon and then ended the trip with a few days alone together.
“It’s basically an extension of the party but with everyone paying their own way and no real schedule to adhere to,” she says.
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“It’s becoming popular for lots of our clients, particularly if the wedding is in Europe where guests are likely to extend their stay anyway.”
As for any potential downside, Blum says some guests may feel left out of the festivities.
“If you are including some friends and family on your honeymoon, it can become difficult to explain to others why they weren’t invited. And you definitely don’t want a traveling wedding caravan.”
source: people.com
