With tropical islands, tranquil riverscape, fruit orchards, rice paddies and great cuisine, these places are worth considering to hold your destination wedding in Vietnam in the South.

  1. Phu Quoc Island
  2. Mekong River Delta
  3. Con Dao Island
  4. Ho Tram
  5. Ho Chi Minh City

1. PHU QUOC ISLAND

Phu Quoc is the top choice of island for destination beach wedding in Vietnam

Phu Quoc is famous for its tropical beauty with: long sandy beaches, turquoise waters, most beautiful sunset in Vietnam, luxury resorts, fine-dining, spa treatments. 

Phu Quoc also offers unspoiled beaches for water activities, fishing villages, sacred temples, tropical forests for authentic experience and adventure.

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Phu Quoc IslandIt is the most visited island here, hosting lots of destination weddings in Vietnam so it’s quite accommodating with long lists of resorts (from luxury to budget), wedding venues, excellent local & international cuisine. If you love to have a relaxing destination wedding / elopement / anniversary, a honeymoon. This is the place for you. You’ll hardly find anywhere else in Vietnam offering the same thing as this island does.

2. MEKONG RIVER DELTA: CAN THO + TRA SU CAJUPUT FOREST + TRI TON

Can Tho is famous for its traditional Floating Market, southern Vietnamese cuisine, and the best fresh tropical fruits you will ever try.

How lovely it is to celebrate your destination wedding in Vietnam but on a cruise along the Mekong River, enjoy tranquil riverscapes, watch the sunset on the river, and experience the best Western-Vietnamese cuisine.

For the experience, visit Tra Su Cajuput Forest and Tri Ton rice field, they are only 150-180km away from Can Tho. Watch Tra Su cajuput forest for its wild wonderland & bird sanctuary.

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3. CON DAO ISLAND

Con Dao island is purely beautiful. It’s such a paradise on earth with countless untouched beaches. It’s less touristy compared to Phu Quoc island, local wedding vendors in Con Dao are quite limited but you can always hire one from other cities. If you’re a couple who is into a private, peaceful hideaway from the world but also offers decent accommodation, spa, great cuisine, and things to do such as trekking, snorkeling, diving or historical sites exploring. You can consider Con Dao for your destination elopement wedding, anniversary, vow renewal in Vietnam.

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4. HO CHI MINH CITY

Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) offers great value for wedding venues. It’s a wide range of choices for a wedding: vibrant, historical, romantic, luxury and unique. Saigon is the heart of the south of Vietnam where you can find the most experienced wedding vendors and best chefs in Vietnam.

4. HO TRAM

Only 2,5 hour drive from Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Tram is a great choice if you want a beach wedding ceremony in a short distance from the HCMC. There are great wedding venues that offer beach wedding ceremony & reception packages, which include accommodations. There are also wild rocky beaches for an elopement ceremony for couples who seek for natural background and intimacy within driving distance from a big city.

Vietnam Elopement Photographer

If you’re looking for a local photographer who speaks English, understand couple’s challenges when planning a destination wedding / elopement in Vietnam from abroad, I would be delighted to be considered. Don’t hesitate to message me just to start talking about your idea. I can help from the day you contact me. Learn more about me here then check out Vietnam wedding packages so you can start planning your dream wedding.

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