Planning a wedding can be a wonderfully stressful time, and there is no better place to relax than at the spa. Whether you de-stress alone, bond with your fiancee or celebrate with your entire bridal party, spas offer the perfect place to relax before the big day.
offerings for brides-to-be include or bridal party:
• MGM Grand Spa, Las Vegas: Bridal Favorites, a 50-minute pearl body treatment, 25-minute pearl opulence manicure and 50-minute pearl opulence pedicure. Priced at $280, Monday-Thursday; $310, Friday-Sunday.
• The Whiteface Lodge & Spa, Lake Placid, N.Y.: Day Before the Big Day, a 45-minute rose oil manicure, 45-minute rose petal pedicure and 25-minute maple and juniper eye therapy. Price: $165.
• Golden Door Spa at the Peaks Resort, Telluride, Colo.: Bride-to-Be, an aromatherapy massage, manicure and pedicure, makeup application, hair styling and veil placement. $400.
Pineapple Day Spa, Pine Bush, N.Y.: Manicures, $30; eyebrow waxes, $11; and sea-salt body treatments, $55.
• VH Spa at Hotel Valley Ho, Scottsdale, Ariz.: Ninety minutes of belly dancing for 4 to 10 guests. Cost: $250.
• Red Mountain Spa, Ivans, Utah: A Spa Tapas Party with reflexology, bone-density readings and Blackberry hand massages, $50 per person.
Groom- and groomsman-oriented deals include:
• Aji Spa at Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort, Chandler, Ariz.: A round of championship golf; use of steam room, whirlpool and cold plunge pool; and a massage. Priced at $235 per person.
• Glen Ivy Hot Springs Spa, Corona, Calif.: A 25-minute men's manicure or pedicure. Priced at $29. A 50-minute gentlemen's facial for $89.