Why would you want to limit yourself to only the potential wedding locations in your small chunk of the world? If you consider a destination wedding, you open to the door to lots of additional possibilities. You could get married on the beach, in a tropical garden, in a luxury resort, on a boat in the middle of the ocean, even under the water! These aren’t choices available to most couples who choose a local location for their special day.
Now that you’ve found that special person to share your life with, you’ve got to find the perfect location where you can make it official. Today, more than ever, couples are opting out of traditional weddings in stuffy churches with hundreds of guests and are instead planning destination weddings. But is that the right choice for your big day? Here are a few good reasons you might want to say “I do.”
Reason 7: Good Excuse for Short Guest List
The size of the guest list for traditional weddings is one of the biggest debates couples and their families get into during wedding planning. Big guest lists equal more expensive weddings while smaller guest lists can cause hurt feelings among the loved ones. With a destination wedding, no one is going to expect you to invite 300 people to share your special moment. In fact, it’s the best way to make sure you have an intimate ceremony with just the people who mean the most in your lives.
Reason 6: More Planning Freedom
Many couples complain that getting the wedding they want is impossible once parents, friends, and well-meaning wedding planners get involved. Those problems are less likely when you are planning a destination wedding. While you may get to work with a wedding planner at your chosen destination, you have the freedom to create a wedding that really is YOUR dream and not someone else’s.
Reason 5: More Location Options
Why would you want to limit yourself to only the potential wedding locations in your small chunk of the world? If you consider a destination wedding, you open the door to lots of additional possibilities. You could get married on the beach, in a tropical garden, in a luxury resort, on a boat in the middle of the ocean, even under the water! These aren’t choices available to most couples who choose a local location for their special day.
Reason 4: More Opportunities to be with Your Loved Ones
Couples always say they want to share their wedding day with the people they care about but with a traditional wedding that isn’t really possible. Between the last minute planning before the ceremony and the excitement of the reception afterward, most couples barely say two words the whole day to their closest family and friends. With a destination wedding, however, you are more relaxed. With fewer guests, you have more quality time available. Plus, you don’t have to worry about boring rehearsal dinners, you can relax with your loved ones on the beach, explore your tropical location together, and take in some night time entertainment.
Reason 3: Lower Costs
While it may seem hard to believe, destination weddings are often more affordable than traditional weddings. On average, a traditional wedding with 100 people on the guest list would cost you about $25,000. For the average destination wedding with the same number of guests, you would spend about $8,000 less. Now consider that most destination weddings don’t have guest lists that size and you can see your wedding costs shrinking. Plus, you can even cut your costs more by combining the wedding and the honeymoon destination.
Reason 2: Fewer Gifts
While some people might think fewer wedding gifts is a negative towards destination weddings, those gifts are typically more of a hassle than they’re worth. First, you have to set up several registries which is time-consuming then you have to let guests know where you are registered without just telling them because that is in bad taste. Then many guests won’t even purchase anything you registered for so you might end up with multiple toasters or awful artwork that needs to be returned. Plus, it can take weeks to write out all of those thank you cards! Instead, take the money you saved by having a destination wedding, buy all of the stuff you would have registered for, and skip the hassles.
Reason 1: More Memorable
Sure you’re always going to remember the day you got married but many brides – and even grooms – say the day feels like a blur. If it wasn’t for the wedding photos, they wouldn’t remember any of the special moments. By choosing a destination wedding, you’re combining this special event with the relaxation and beauty of a tropical vacation. Plus, a destination wedding gives you a great excuse to come to your island paradise to celebrate a destination anniversary.
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