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A
destination
wedding can be fun and affordable if you plan it well. A couple can fly
to a Caribbean island, get married, stay at a nice hotel, and have meals
and drinks provided for as little as $3000. Since they are already in a
romantic honeymoon spot, this saves them a little extra money to start
their lives together. Here are a few things to take into consideration,
if you are still deciding whether or not a destination wedding is for
you:
How
many guests will you be inviting?
A few close friends
and family members will be easier to bring with you, then a group of
50-100 guests. However if each guest will be able to cover their own
travel expenses, it may not be a problem.
Will
you be able to get discounts?
Your hotel reservations and airfare may be a little more
affordable with group discounts or wedding discounts involved. A slower
season will be far less costly than the normal vacationing months of May
through November. Plan
ahead of time and research different rates before you make your final
decisions on how you will get there and where you will stay.
Is
there a wedding consultant available in that area?
Hire a wedding
consultant in that area who is familiar with the vendors in that area.
This will save you a lot of time and energy to make sure that your
wedding goes as planned.
Where
will you be holding the
ceremony and reception?
If you choose a
location that has a lot of entertainment and activities in the area, it
will do the entertaining for you. Many of your guests will enjoy their
own private vacation after the wedding.
What
type of legal requirements are
there for marriage in that area?
Be
sure to research the residency and marriage laws in the area of which
you wish to hold your wedding, as well as the waiting period, the filing
period, and the documentation items you will need. Many countries
require medical tests, travel identification and passports, driver’s
license and birth certificates, and may not even allow civil ceremonies.
Do your research ahead of time to make sure that you will meet all of
the needed requirements. Most importantly, re-confirm all of your plans
a couple of weeks before the wedding, just to make sure that nothing
will go wrong.
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