{Coming to New York} for Vera Wang

Now that you have picked out your Vera Wang wedding gown and you're ready to come back to The City That Never Sleeps for your first fitting.

For your second trip we recommend staying at the Mandarin Oriental. This fabulous hotel overlooks Central Park and features such luxuries as Bose sound systems and flat panel televisions in the suites. 

The hotel features Asiate, a renowned restaurant combining French and Japanese cuisines. The Spa at Mandarin Oriental combines modern techniques with Asian-based rituals. An amazing 75 foot lap pool overlooks the Hudson River, and the lobby bar features gorgeous views of Central Park.  

When you book at the Mandarin Oriental with Classictravel.com and Virtuoso, you will receive a one category upgrade upon arrival, subject to availability, daily continental breakfast for up to two in-room guests, via room service or restaurant and two cocktails and a "signature"

 appetizer at MO Bar once during your stay. 

Now is a great time to start looking at invitations. When we need help with invitations here at Classic 

Travel, we always call our friend, Nikola at Smythson, a luxury leather goods and stationery company with a store located on 57th St., just a few blocks from the Mandarin Oriental. 

They offer the ultimate hand engraved & calligraphied invitations, with their own exclusive fonts and exceptional service. Nikola recommends ordering the invitations about 5 months before the wedding, or even longer (6-7 months) for a destination wedding. The proofing process takes only about a week, but to actually hand engrave the invitations takes 2-4 weeks. 

He also informed us that if your invitations are hand engraved, you will probably want the envelopes to be hand addressed by a calligrapher, which also takes about 2 weeks. He mentioned that for destination weddings, clients often send out an informational card closer to the wedding with all the finalized travel and hotel plans. Don't forget to put your travel agent's information on your invitations to let them take care of all your guests!

For more information about booking a room at the Mandarin Oriental, or planning your trip to New York City, please contact Jerry Hirshon at 212-404-6777 or at Jerry@classictravel.com.