Destination Weddings are HOT!
Many couples are choosing to forego the traditional nuptials that include a hundred people that they hardly know. Instead, they are choosing a more intimate wedding that also includes a vacation. The bride and groom as well as all of their guests will have the opportunity to enjoy their surroundings for at least a few days before having to return to “normal” life. This is why destination weddings are becoming more popular than ever before.
When most people think about destination weddings, they think about tropical settings and weddings on the beach. This is certainly the most popular in destination weddings, but other couples are choosing destinations that offer different settings and fun things to do. Perhaps skiing is popular with the couple and a destination wedding to Colorado is where they want to get married. Other couples may choose to get married in foreign countries that relate to their heritage. Destination weddings can take place anywhere!
There are a lot of things to consider when planning a destination wedding. The cost is one of the biggest factors. Also, deciding who will be invited might be difficult. Sometimes a very intimate wedding is just not possible without slighting someone important. It is also important to consider whether all of the guests can afford to travel to the destination wedding. Is it right to ask them to pay for their own trip? Consider the costs of a large wedding close to home. A destination wedding may cost much less even when paying for all of your guests to join you.
We want to know all about your destination wedding! Where are you going or where are you thinking of going? Why did you choose that specific destination? Who will you invite and why? Will you be paying for others to attend? Tell us all about it!
August 25th, 2007 at 4:04 pm
My boyfriend and I are planning a Rocky Mountain Wedding next summer. He has ties to Montana and Wyoming and says it’s the most beautiful place on earth and says he has to marry me there. The planning seems a little harder when your not in the state your getting married in but the internet has been my biggest help. Since it’s out of state, we are paying for our immediate family to fly in, and have decided to rent a couple houses for everyone to stay in and hang out for a while after the wedding. Since we are spending extra money for our mountain destination, we are losing out on having everyone we know there, but we decided on just the immediate family and a great vacation with all of them. My boyfriend and I decided that this will be our one moment to do it just the way we want, where we want, and who we want to share it with.
August 25th, 2007 at 5:22 pm
Hi Katie,
My husband and I also enjoyed a destination wedding in the Virgin Islands. It was personal and intimate!
Lori
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September 14th, 2007 at 12:00 pm
I would love to be married on a deserted island. It just seems to hard to plan something like that. Getting everyone there and who pays for what. I did hear of a chain of Island off the coast of Africa called the Seychelle Islands that sounds like paradise, but I would have to win the lotto for it to happen. We are just going to stick to Indiana for now.
October 12th, 2007 at 6:38 am
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