Congratulations! You're getting married! Over the next year you will be making a million decisions about your wedding and honeymoon, and hopefully the process will be as enjoyable and stress-free as possible. One choice that many couples are making nowadays is foregoing the traditional idea of a wedding - a local ceremony in front of 300 family, friends and random strangers - for an intimate destination wedding.
A destination wedding, labeled by some as a "wedding moon," combines the wedding, reception and honeymoon together in one location. The destination wedding is held at a desirable site, sometimes tropical, other times exotic, allowing the guests to enjoy a relaxing, activity-filled vacation while spending more quality time with the wedding couple. The couple invites only their nearest and dearest to celebrate the union. All events occur over a long weekend, along with other wedding activities designed to bring the revelers together.
If it's hard to imagine what a destination wedding is like, picture this: you and your partner are in a warm, tropical setting, surrounded by friends and family toasting your success. The sounds of music and ocean waves peacefully blend together in the background, and a feast is prepared in your honor in the local traditions. Every single detail, from the setting of the service to the flowers, has been effortlessly arranged to suit your taste. And after the ceremony, you won't have to leave this breathtaking locale, for you'll have your honeymoon there as well.
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To discover if a destination wedding is right for you, get a free honeymoon consultation
with one of our honeymoon specialist, we know that a special destination can
make a special occasion extra special.
Pro’s
and Con’s you should consider for a destination wedding.
The Beauty of Package Deals - Tourism organizations, resorts
and cruise lines offer wedding packages to keep a destination wedding
stress-free and simple. Some offer the complimentary services of their on-site
wedding consultant to help coordinate the essentials, like your marriage
license and an officiate. All you have to do is show up. Our honeymoon specialist
can sometimes expand these package deals to include fun activities for you and
your special guests, such as sightseeing excursions, snorkeling adventures or
shopping trips.
Avoiding the Awkward Invites - Because destination weddings
are generally intimate affairs attended by only your closest friends and
dearest family members, you can avoid being forced into inviting cousin Matt
with halitosis or your best friend Jenny's little brother you met once 10 years
ago. You get to choose the level of intimacy you want for the ceremony and
invite accordingly, or you can invite no one at all for a very romantic trip
down the aisle.
No Reception with 250 People to Pay For - You do the math:
250 people, including co-workers and business contacts, at $75 a head equals
too much money! A luxurious wedding weekend at a fabulous destination
oftentimes costs less than a seated dinner at the local country club. Proper
etiquette of a destination wedding calls for invited guests to pay their own
airfare, while you'll pick up the tab for the first night lodging, food and
beverages..
It's
smart for a couple planning a destination wedding to contact our honeymoon specialist
to negotiate a discounted rate for booking multiple rooms and group rates with
airlines or cruise ships. If money is an issue, your travel agent can steer you
toward domestic locations or countries with a favorable exchange rate.
No Extra Traveling Necessary - Destination weddings are
perfect for couples with families and friends scattered around the country or
even the world. If a good majority of your guests would have to travel to your
hometown anyway, then getting married in a desirable vacation spot will make
many of your guests happy.
Long Distance Planning and Legal Red Tape
For those not getting married at a resort without our honeymoon specialist,
you'll have to juggle all the small details yourself long distance. You might
experience complications when trying to get a marriage license in a foreign
country or even another state. Many places require marriage fees and residency
requirements.
It's wise to use the services of our free honeymoon specialist who specializes
in destination weddings to help you navigate the twists and turns. Our honeymoon
specialist can help keep costs in check by bargaining with vendors or utilizing
professional relationships to obtain special discounts. The more exotic the
locale, the more it is necessary to use a honeymoon specialist.
Where's Granny? - While exotic locales are a great way to
keep undesirables from attending your special event, it may also have the
reverse effect with loved ones who may not be able to attend due to the
expense, physical limitations or getting enough time off of work. Think about
all the guests who are truly essential before deciding on the location. If
money is an issue for your guests, simply tell them that their presence is the
only wedding gift you need.
No Room for Impetuousness - With a destination wedding,
advance warning and save-the-date cards are crucial. Send them off as early as
possible, preferably at least eight months in advance, for your guests will
need to work the trip into their budget and work schedules. Also, many guests,
since they're suddenly planning to visit an exciting corner of the world, take
vacations before or after the wedding. Fair warning gives them time to contact
a travel agent and plan the perfect trip.
Crowded
Honeymoon? - With your family around, will you be able to enjoy a
private honeymoon with romantic alone time? If you want alone time, you'll have
to schedule it. Arrive a few days before everyone else, which you may need to
do anyway for marriage license requirements, or enjoy your honeymoon nearby on
a different island or neighboring resort. If neither of these options is possible,
plan fun activities, preferably of the all-day kind, to occupy your friends and
family while you and your new spouse sneak away to a private beach or special
restaurant.
I, Your Honeymoon Specialist, Take Thee (State Your Name) Anywhere
You Want to Go
Once you decide a destination wedding is right for you, then say "I
do" to your Honeymoon specialist. Honeymoon specialist excels at making
plans for multiple people from multiple locations, oftentimes at special,
discounted group rates. Planning for the most important day of your life will
be a wonderfully crazy time for you, so finding someone you trust to aid in
your decision making will be a welcomed relief.
A good honeymoon specialist can save you money as well as time - two enormous
factors for a couple planning their life together. Through their love of travel
and reliable relationships with suppliers around the globe, travel agents
specialize in providing personalized suggestions to suit both your dreams and
your budget.
As a honeymoon specialist we can even set up a layaway plan, so you can make
monthly payments for your special trip or arrange a honeymoon registry. Wouldn’t
you prefer cash, rather than pots and pans for wedding gifts?
Wherever you decide to share your vows and spend your honeymoon on your own or
a destination wedding and honeymoon our honeymoon specialist want you to
remember to pack a good attitude and simply enjoy your time together. With a
little free help from our honeymoon specialist, your honeymoon or destination
wedding will lead to many, many destination anniversaries.
Jackson Lou 
