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any info would be fab!!!

any info would be fab!!!

oh my god are you getting married there? apparently they re build that hotel every year when it melts. amazing......
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im considering it! theres a post i made on it on general chat, basically id love to get it done there but need to do a bit of research to see if its defo for me as i had planned my english wedding to the last detail but just not booked yet as were still saving! a lovely b2b is sending me loads of info but the more the merrier so i posted on here. xxx

I had my ice hotel wedding confirmed yesterday. We are going in Feb 2009 and are dealing with a company called arctic experience. They seem to be quite reasonable price wise. Any info you want just ask!!
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I am getting married in Finland in 4 weeks!

Is anyone else going somewhere cold and what are you doing with your hair (there will be noone to do my hair or make up for me!)

OMG!!!!!!!! So Jealous, I was there almost 12 months ago, H2B took me there to propose, out on a snowmobile tour in the middle of nowhere under the Northern Lights, very romantic.

The place is amazing and no one can explain and do the place justice, it definatley has to been seen, you will have the time of your life there, we did see a couple of weddings taking place while were there and they looked fantastic, very intimate.

We also booked with Artic Experiance and they are a top class company the itinery was exactly as they said and broke everything down for you as there was a bit of travelling involves and we booked some of the trips, you must go on a husky trip they are fab and the views you get to see go wouldn't see any other way.

Hope that helped!!!! Have fun!!!!!!

HI there, I am also considering the ice hotel in sweden for my wedding and have done lots and lots of research over the Christmas holidays when off work!!! A brochure called discover the world shows you all you need but they can be expensive. I priced most companies and found that it is much cheaper to book flights through SAS to Kiruna yourself and then book the hotel and wedding yourself through the wedding co-ordinator Eva at the ice hotel. She will e-mail you the details if you request. Oh and apparently dont' book a translater as the Priest Anna can speak good English!!! I also found info on trips and tours when you are there. Apparently you can book them through the hotel or other tour operators but a website called Kiruna guidetur is apparently the cheapest... just google it and you will find it. Apparently the hotel use some of these guides for the tours but you pay a lot more thriugh the hotel. Anyone that I have spoken to has told me to book the likes of a husky ride or snowmobile tour through Kiruna Guidetur.

I haven't gone ahead and booked yet as I heard there wasn't much snow at all in December ( I had wanted a Christmas wedding) so i'm holding off to see what the snow etc is like in Feb/March. Also I have about 14 guests who want to attend our wedding and I havent' the balls to tell them how mnuch it would cost them yet!!!!!!!

Keep me up to date with how u get on.

I was there 7th Feb and it didn't snow much while we were there but there was a lot of snow, if i can figure out how to upload some pictures i will do so.

Good luck with planning girls!!!!!

NicG any photos would be fantactic as the brochure photos are class but totally staged to make them look nice...if u get my drift. Did you see any weddings when u were there? Is the ice chapel 'SPECIAL' ? I would love to go ahead and book but still sorting prices etc. Who did you book with? I'm still thinking about a company such as Discover the World because at least if s'thing goes wrong then u have s'one to blame!!!!!! I can't wait to see your pics.

Vikki Marie....if you don't mind me asking, how much are you being quoted by going through the tour company. If you don't want to post it publicaly then u can e-mail me if you want. Are you going for direct flights or via Stockholm? How Exciting!!!!

Mrs monkey to b......if u read this can you tell me how to access your website as I have read that u constructed one for your ice hotel wedding. Also, where did u buy the snow boots etc for the wedding and what type of dress are you going for? I would love a hooded fur (fake) lined cape to wear as well as a typical dress. Only having one bridesmaid and haven't a clue what to get her. Who did you book through and how long are you staying?

Here a few pics that i have at work, when i have time i will up load somemore from home as they are much better!

The Chapel was lovely and i think i have better pictures at home.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/23250261@N08/

I booked it through discover the world out of their artic experience brochure.

My h2b took me there for my birthday in December. We were there just before Xmas. It did snow a bit and there was lots of snow already anyway. The week before we went it was as cold as -25 but whilst we were there it ranged from +2 to -15. What I would check though is that the ice church is ready in time. It was not quite finished whilst we were there and the first wedding wasn't going to be till the day after boxing day.
It's such a magical place - any one going there will ave a wonderful time and getting married there would be the icing (parden the pun!) on the cake.
We went with the discover the world and they were great. We also went on the first ever direct flight from heathrow to kiruna and got free choccies and champagne on the plane.
I would definetley recomend getting a direct flight is it makes the journey so much quicker.
Agree with NicG - you must have a husky trip - it was fab.
Good luck in your organising.

Awk cheers girls.. your help and advice has been great. H2B just viewed the pics and said he felt cold even looking at them!!! I told him I would keep him toasty! Gona find out more about the direct flight from Heathrow as it sounds ideal given that the wedding guests wil want as little fuss as is poss. As the direct flight leaves a little later than the indirect one, it also means that we could fly from N.ireland to heathrow in the morning and then hop on the direct flight rather than have to fly to heathrow the day before and stay over if we were getting an indirect flight as it leaves as 7am. All advice and tips are welcomed and pics of course!!!! This wedding business is so exciting but i'm spending all my time checking this forum for more info from u ladies!!!