Our first Wedding Planning trip to Marbella...

We had just 4 days to view a long list of venues, sort out the church and try and sneak in some sunbathing!

Our flight landed in Malaga Airport at 11am on Saturday 10th April we headed straight to Calahonda, to visit our first venue, a beach front hotel with an infinity edge pool. 

After a whirlwind tour we went into Marbella to visit venues number 2 and 3, modern hotels on the beach front right outside Marbella's old town, both had lovely beach front restaurants, fantastic disco rooms and modern swimming pools.

Saturday afternoon it was time to head into Marbella's old town, our objective to sort the church...

We spoke to the Franz, the parish manager, responsible for both churches in the old town and entered what only can be described as 'The Da Vinci Code', as we were instructed to meet at 5:30 by the virgin Mary fountain outside of the Santos Christo church...

 We met Franz and sorted the church out over a nice cup of coffee sat in a rustic old street in Marbella but not before we went to a Spanish mass!

The Church is a beautiful 600 year old building next to the Marbella Castle right in the heart of the old town, and minutes from the orange square.

That night we stayed in Marbella Old town for a traditional tapas meal.

On Sunday we went back into the old town and Marbella to look around for hotels near by that were nice options for our guests who come over to join us in June 2011.  We have found several hotels all of which are really nice... details in the wedding invite / info pack!

On Sunday night we went for a meal in one of the Costa Del Sol's most famous restaurant's... Da Bruno in Cabopino!  We walked along the beach front from the hotel to the restaurant at sunset for a relaxing meal before the big day looking at more venues...

Our first appointment on Monday was with a modern five star, in central Marbella however this was not on the beach so wasn't for us...

We then went across to a beautiful hotel built around a roman bridge dating back to 1AD, The hotel has lovely gardens and is on the beach, its potential number 4!

Our last appointment was with another modern 5 star hotel that backs onto a beach, the venue was very nice but did not really have the facilities to host a wedding.

In true Spanish style on our last day we went shopping...

Before flying home and finding entertainment in Malaga Airport...