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Located in Toronto, Ontario, Destination Bride is a company that specializes in creating beautiful honeymoons and destination weddings for couples who want to create a magical celebration in an exotic location. Owner Zerlene Mekdeci is a TICO-registered travel counselor with the Vacation Travel Group as well as a WPIC-certified wedding planner. She will be your one-stop-shop for all things honeymoon!

Services offered

The services offered include:

  • Resort selection
  • Travel booking
  • Coordination

Other services

Destination Bride is also available for:

  • Destination weddings
  • Specialty weddings
  • Romantic trips

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Frequently asked questions

What types of travel do you specialize in?

Destination weddings
Honeymoons
Luxury trips
Romantic trips

What destinations do you specialize in?

Caribbean
Dominican Republic
Mexico

What travel services do you provide?

Travel insurance

Reviews for Destination Bride

Lauren
Lauren Sent on 22/12/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Destination Wedding in Punta Cana

Zerlene was hands down amazing. I found her on a whim on google, and after dealing with several other wedding travel coordinators, she put me at ease almost immediately. She always made herself available (day and night), guided me and my partner on processes that were complex and overwhelming, and thought of so many things that never even crossed my mind. Being a new bride was very overwhelming at first, but with Zerlene’s help she made everything flow seamlessly. I’d recommend her to anyone who is looking for a good wedding travel or wedding coordinator (as she does both). Her communication skills exceeded my expectations and she was so helpful on everything from start to end.
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Tanya Sent on 28/04/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing Experience with Destination Bride and Zerlene!

When my fiancé and I first started looking into destination weddings, I reached out to a few different websites for information. Zerlene was by far the quickest to respond, and right from our very first phone call, I felt completely reassured — she clearly knew her stuff.

Throughout the entire planning process, Zerlene was incredibly responsive, attentive, and went out of her way to check in with me multiple times to make sure everything was on track. Her support made what could have been a stressful process feel smooth and manageable.

If you’re planning a destination wedding, I highly recommend working with Destination Bride. You’ll be in great hands!
Emily
Emily Sent on 18/04/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Highly recommend!

Zerlene was fantastic. From the minute we started working together she was prompt, professional, and incredibly helpful. She helped us organize an all-inclusive for about 20 of our wedding guests, and she truly managed everything. It was such a weight off of our shoulders with all of the other wedding planning we had to do. I can't recommend her enough if you are looking for someone to help with a destination wedding!
Carly
Carly Sent on 27/01/2025
5 out of 5 rating

The best!!!!!!!

We absolutely loved working with Zerlene! She was so accommodating and helpful through our entire planning process and took away all of the wedding planning stress. She went above and beyond to be responsive and to help not only us but all of our guests to arrange travel plans and wedding plans. Zerlene made everything easier and genuinely cared about every detail. We were so lucky to have her and highly recommend her!
Thank you for everything Z!!!!! :)
-Carly & Rich
Nicole
Nicole Sent on 17/12/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Thank you for your help Z!

I wanted to take a moment to thank Z for all of her help in finding a great resort for us. She was extremely helpful in putting together our timelines and layouts and offered fantastic advice throughout the process. She was always available to meet with us when we had questions and responded promptly to every email.
Even when we ran into some issues as a group on the way there due to weather, and once we were there one couple had issues, Z was great and super helpful, quick to respond providing suggestions and guiding us through the situation.

We truly appreciate her support and dedication in making everything run smoothly!
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Matt Sent on 12/06/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Had our perfect day

Zerlene helped take the stress out of planning our perfect wedding day. It was well worth enlisting her services to make sure we got the day we wanted within our budget.
Nelly
Nelly Sent on 14/01/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Best Decision Ever!

Zerlene was easy to connect with from the beginning of our wedding planning process. She helped us pick the perfect destination down to helping us remember small details. She always made herself available to chat and was always calm and professional. Would highly recommend!!!
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Anna Sent on 26/12/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Zerlene made my dream wedding a reality!

Before any future bride starts to plan her wedding, she is nervous and excited about all of the pieces she must put together for the perfect day. If I could recommend ONE thing to all future brides, it would be to work with Zerlene, who makes wedding planning a stress free process! She is organized, warm, and has your (and your guests') best interest at heart. Her experience made me feel confident every step of the way and I really appreciated how quickly she answered our questions (10/10 customer service). I had a destination wedding in December 2023, which couldn't have happened without her! A friend of mine also worked with Zerlene for her local wedding and similarly had a fabulous experience. THANK YOU Zerlene, for making my dream wedding a reality!
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Mary Sent on 12/09/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Wonderful Experience

Zerlene was very helpful towards planning our destination wedding. She was very responsive and available all through the process - from choosing the resort, to planning all the travel details for our guests. Her suggestions, planning and recommendations were all helpful and she played a major role in helping us get a wonderful wedding experience. Definitely worth working with!
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Danielle Sent on 30/04/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Above & Beyond- the absolute BEST!!!

If I could give more than 5 stars, Zerlene would get 10. From the very start, looking for that special and unique destination, research, many options within each of the destinations, booking my guests and the extending questions they had- this helped me tons to have the guests directed right to her. Her speed, detail, responsiveness, organization was top notch. Some hiccups upon arriving to my destination- baggage never made it… this experience, out of Zerlene’s control, obviously was rectified and only because of her. She worked magic and physically went to the airport herself to get my bags on route to me, my bags travelling more places than I have been just to make it to me within 1.5 days!!!! She goes above and beyond and I could not have asked for a better wedding travel agent. She made every difficult situation we faced (due to our bad luck) or bump into a positive and made our wedding destination a memorable one. Without her our beautiful wedding would not have been possible. So lucky to have found hwr and any bride lucky to work with her will see this for themselves from the moment you speak with her. I will continue to recommend Zerlene to family and friends, and will continue to use her for any future travel my husband and I have moving forward. She made an amazing mark on us on such a special time in our lives. My whole wedding party of 35 made special mention that she went above and beyond and this is something that we will all remember. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Zerlene. You are an amazing person inside and out!!
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