Join award-winning destination wedding specialist Shalene as she takes you behind the scenes of dreamy destination weddings and luxury travel experiences. Through real conversations and #LatitudeLessons from over two decades of expertise, Passports and Promises is a unique blend of emotion, humorous stories, and practical travel advice.
As North America's trusted voice, Shalene features destination wedding planning tips, discusses popular and emerging destinations and the local culture, coveted wedding locations, and shares present and past client experiences/advice. With special episodes featuring Shalene's travel-savvy kids and their adventures abroad, Passports and Promises provides a well-rounded, honest, and engaging podcast designed to inspire couples deciding on destination weddings as well as those with a travel bug across Canada and the US.
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Join award-winning destination wedding specialist Shalene as she takes you behind the scenes of dreamy destination weddings and luxury travel experiences. Through real conversations and #LatitudeLessons from over two decades of expertise, Passports and Promises is a unique blend of emotion, humorous stories, and practical travel advice.
As North America's trusted voice, Shalene features destination wedding planning tips, discusses popular and emerging destinations and the local culture, coveted wedding locations, and shares present and past client experiences/advice. With special episodes featuring Shalene's travel-savvy kids and their adventures abroad, Passports and Promises provides a well-rounded, honest, and engaging podcast designed to inspire couples deciding on destination weddings as well as those with a travel bug across Canada and the US.
A Dozen Disasters and a Dress: Unfortunate Events, Fortunate Love
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A Dozen Disasters and a Dress: Unfortunate Events, Fortunate Love
Some destination weddings have minor hiccups. Lindsey DaSilva's 2018 Costa Rica celebration had twelve major disasters that would make most couples cancel everything. In this episode of Passports & Promises with Shalene, Lindsey shares her legendary Dreams Las Mareas wedding story with the humor and perspective that got her through it all. Her mother-in-law got violently sick during the transfer, turning a 90-minute journey into a three-hour ordeal. The spa gave her bright orange eye-shadow instead of natural makeup, requiring her to wash her face and start over. The wedding bar only served the two juices she's allergic to, her dress suddenly didn't fit after being steamed, and her best man had an allergic reaction during his speech.
The disasters continued with a DJ who completely ignored their playlist, a wedding video with no audio, and yes, a raccoon attack on Aunt Wendy. Yet seven years later, Lindsey and Mike are happily married with two kids, proving that wedding day catastrophes don't predict relationship success. Her story offers valuable insights for couples planning Costa Rica destination weddings, the importance of experienced coordinators, and why sometimes the worst weddings make the strongest marriages. This episode is essential listening for anyone who needs perspective on what really matters when celebrating love abroad.
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PASSPORTS and PROMISES
Join award-winning destination wedding specialist Shalene as she takes you behind the scenes of dreamy destination weddings and luxury travel experiences. Through real conversations and #LatitudeLessons from over two decades of expertise, Passports and Promises is a unique blend of emotion, humorous stories, and practical travel advice.
As North America's trusted voice, Shalene features destination wedding planning tips, discusses popular and emerging destinations and the local culture, coveted wedding locations, and shares present and past client experiences/advice. With special episodes featuring Shalene's travel-savvy kids and their adventures abroad, Passports and Promises provides a well-rounded, honest, and engaging podcast designed to inspire couples deciding on destination weddings as well as those with a travel bug across Canada and the US.
