(from the Department of Tourism) If the global trend in weddings and honeymoons is to go “Destination,” then North American couples should go to the Philippines– an emerging hub for romantic and extraordinary dream weddings and honeymoons.

There are as many reasons to go for a wedding or a honeymoon as there are islands in the Philippines. With 7,107 islands, a culture that is a blend of the best of the East and West, and a wedding industry that has been recognized and has received numerous accolades from different parts of the globe, the Philippines is the perfect place to start a lifetime of wedded bliss.

Read the checklist of the reasons why the Philippines is one of the best places in the world to say “I Do.”