At JG Black Book, we've been endlessly ranting about our excitement for this summer. With new hotel openings, outdoor festivals, and time to soak up the sun (and some non-virgin pina coladas), there's so much to look forward to. Add another way to spending this sultry season with your loved ones at...weddings! Slip on your dancing shoes and get ready to catch the bouquet at one of these romantic retreats:

Grande Provence (Franschhoek, South Africa)

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Just in time for summer, the Hamptons first full-service luxury hotel and JG Black Book partner, Topping Rose House, prepares to fully open its doors this May. Joining the House and Barn, both open since September, venue options grow to include the sleek new studio. Whether an intimate celebration or an executive retreat, three stunning spaces, paired with Chef Tom Colicchio's farm-driven cuisine, create the perfect setting for unparalleled  moments and memories.

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Roses are red,
Violets are  blue,
 Love is in the air
and La Provençale is new!

What does  Grande Provence Heritage Wine Estate's new cottage, La Provençale have to do with love?! Everything!

Grande Provence Heritage Wine Estate Vineyards

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It's wedding season!!! (Well, at least it is in the Southern Hemisphere.) This Photo Friday: Destination Weddings comes from Caroline Cerutti Fotoarte and our friends at Ponta dos Ganchos in Santa Catarina, Brazil. Enjoy Casamento Tom e Bianca (Tom and Bianca's [rather exquisite] wedding) at Black Book Collection member Ponta dos Ganchos.

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This Photo Friday: Destination Weddings the only prenuptial agreement you'll have to make is on a trip to Lake Placid Lodge. Enjoy!

Photo by Jon Zander

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JG Black Book of Travel congratulates the royal couple on their recent nuptials with a dedication of today's Photo Friday: Destination Weddings.  We're celebrating the way we know best: by sharing royally romantic destination weddings from around the world!

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You only get one wedding day (well, at least that's the goal) and the JG Black Book of Travel Collection can make your special day more romantic than a Taylor Swift video.  This Photo Friday, we continue with Destination Weddings, Part Deux.  Happy planning!

One&Only Palmilla in Los Cabos, Mexico from Signature Weddings Mexico

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Is it just us, or does everybody seem to be getting hitched these days? Maybe that's a stretch, but thanks to the variety of gorgeous scenery at JG Black Book of Travel Collection members around the world, our partners often play host to happy couples, their friends and their families.

Gee, the view - I mean, the bride - sure looks pretty, doesn't she?

One&Only Royal Mirage in Dubai, UAE from Manuel Mezarovitz

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