Leh, India From Leh in the northern Indian region of Ladakh you can depart for a two-day trip, from mid-July to mid-September only, across the ‘roof of the world.' Get married at the end of day one and test your bond on day two. This strenuous pass will take your breath away at 5,600m as you cross perilous swing bridges between canyons. Buddhist monasteries dot the serene landscape: pay a visit for first-hand instruction in kindness and tolerance. Tuscany Italy Why not make the wedding just as memorable for your friends as for you? Hire the main villa for you and your mates, and a series of connected cottages nearby for both sets of family. Get everyone to arrive the night before and meet up in the local pizzeria. The next day, get married and hold an evening reception on the lawns, surrounded by fireflies. Western Cape, South Africa Say your vows (and prayers) in a shark cage off Gansbaai, 175km southeast of Cape Town. Great white sharks are now on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species although critics maintain that humans are more endangered since shark-cage diving started, as the predators are encouraged to associate bait with us. Antarctica Join your life partner on the good ship Aurora to the fifth-largest continent on earth. Ecotourism honeymoon expeditions can include polar adventure activities such as sea-kayaking, scuba diving and camping, and there's the potential for interaction with whales. Nicobar Islands Marry at dawn somewhere along a line in the Indian Ocean where the sun creeps first onto hundreds of tiny islands, islets and rocks in the idyllic Nicobar Islands, a union territory of India, located in the Indian Ocean. Isolation has preserved lush forest cover and flourishing fauna. Buenos Aires, Argentina The World Tango Festival, held in venues all over Buenos Aires, is a perfect opportunity to find a new partner. Workshops are run by the Great Masters of Tango, milongueros. Held in the best dance halls and sports clubs and culminating in the grandest ballroom in the city, the Palais Rouge, the workshops are accompanied by six ‘orchestras'. Elora, Canada Just over an hour from Toronto, this rustic sandstone mill town preserves the pious ways of the old world, when couples huddled together through fierce Canadian blizzards. The local Mennonite community will teach you how to cook and sew. You'll learn to survive without TV, takeaway, computer games, shoe therapy, haircuts or counselors. Aitutaki, Cook Islands Nominated as the world's most beautiful island by Lonely Planet's founder, Tony Wheeler, it's a beautiful destination for new beginnings.
