·      Jean- Michel Cousteau’s Fiji Island Resort is a five star resort on the island of Vanua Levu, steeped in romance.

The resort has its own idyllic private island of Naviavia, where you can escape for the day, by boat; to you own secluded paradise – with a gourmet picnic lunch and a bottle of champagne on ice.

The food at the resort is fantastic, most of the food is home grown and the menu changes daily.  Couples can also choose to dine alone at the end of the candlelight pier, surrounded by the waters of the SavuSavu or in one of the adults’ only dining areas.

As the resorts namesake would suggest, the Fiji Island Resort offers superb diving. The PADI dive school has access to some of the World's most enviable dive sites, Shark Alley, and the more seductive Big Blue. For non-divers there is a whole array of activities including snorkelling, a “reef walk”, Fijian culture days, rainforest hikes, village excursions and daily yoga.

·      Yasawa Island Resort re-opens in January after a major refurbishment. The essence of understated elegance, each of Yasawa’s 18 bures has a thatched beach hut, a hammock strung between the palms, a pair of shaded outdoor day beds and a discreet open-air shower, all nestled along the pristine beachfront with uninterrupted ocean views.

Supreme amongst Yasawa’s bures is the honeymoon bure ‘Lomalagi’ – meaning ‘heaven’ in Fijian – a bure secluded at the very far end of the beach and boasting a fabulous horizon pool, guests staying in Lomalagi can enjoy special privileges such as ‘butler service’ meals delivered to the privacy of their bure.

Just a 35-minute light aircraft flight from Nadi, just 22kms long and less than 1km wide, Yasawa offers splendid isolation in one of the most unspoiled reaches of the Fijian archipelago.

Barefoot Weddings.  There are several resorts in Fiji that offer a more affordable wedding option.

·      BeachComber Island Resort offer a special wedding package of $F1300 (around £450) that includes the Minister, venue decoration, wedding licence, wedding bouquet and headdress, single-tiered wedding cake, island choir, photographer and one roll of film, candle-lit champagne dinner for two.

Known as the “party island” of Fiji, Beachcomber Island Resort is a great place to stay for those preferring a more laid back style. Just 17 kilometres North West of Nadi International Airport, the resort features several styles of ‘bure' accommodation from traditional thatched to adjoining bungalow style through to a Beach Wing of 6 rooms right on the beach.  The resort also has a huge range of water sports, diving, nightly live music and entertainment.

·      Anchorage Resort also offers a range of wedding packages from as little as (£279) $F799. A hillside resort with its own secluded palm fringed beach, set amidst lush tropical gardens, Anchorage Beach Resort is a popular destination for Fiji weddings. – many of who decide to wed on top of the hill at “Cupid’s point” with its' breathtaking views over the mountains and Nadi Bay.

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