Planning Your Destination Wedding And Honeymoon

Destination Wedding and/or Honeymoon Packages for Bride and Groom

and Accommodations for Family and Wedding Guests

Are you planning a wedding abroad? For best results check the Internet a for a Travel Company that offers what you are looking to consult with and interview.Connect with at least 3 company. While you do check they offer a gifting to a Honeymoon fund program that you can used to finance your destination wedding and or honeymoon.

Note: With the exception of having to organize a wedding ceremony, reception and guest accommodations, follow the same steps planning a Honeymoon as you would a destination wedding with or without a Honeymoon.

What is a Destination Wedding?

As the cost of wedding climbs, many couples plan a destination wedding. A destination wedding is a wedding that is outside of where the bride, the groom or their families live.

A destination wedding is a wedding at a special location rather than a reception venue. It is a nice compromise especially when the bride and the groom or their families are from different areas of the country. (for example, university students). It offers them the option of choosing a location other than the bride or the groom’s hometowns. It also allows them to invite fewer guests to the actual wedding, yet, have receptions following the marriage at both the bride’s and the groom’s hometowns. Such receptions are much less expensive than formal wedding receptions and are often hosted by the parents and/or siblings of the bride at her home town and by the parents and/or siblings of the groom at his.

Some couples choose to get married at an exotic locale; others prefer a romantic location, while still others seek adventure. All are exciting, memorable and fun!

Many plan to have the destination wedding and honeymoon at the same location. Instead of hosting a large reception, the couple invites only their nearest and dearest to a mini vacation. The money they would have spent on a traditional wedding will provide their family and selected friends with an entire weekend or a few weekdays of memories in a great vacation spot. This is a far cry from one afternoon or evening in a reception hall.

Yes, a destination wedding can be an incredible event. But because everything needs to be taken care of from a distance, a destination wedding needs to be planned very carefully.

How to choose a destination for your wedding?

Many wonderful choices are available and the choice of the individual couple depends on:
• Special interests and recreational activities available,
• Time of year for weather conditions,
• Location preference,
• Type of venue they like,
• Assistance available and
• Budget.
If you invited guests, their needs and interests need to be taken into consideration, too.
So, before you make your final decision about having a destination wedding, consider your guests.

Make sure that the people you really want to have at your wedding, can be there. Find out if they have any restrictions that would prevent them from traveling, such as health problems, legal problems, having to care for an ill person etc.

If you are planning a wedding abroad, remind your guests that they must have current passports and if the country of your choice require it, an entry visa and possibly some immunization shots.

Why are destination weddings so popular?

A destination wedding is a celebration with an exotic twist. More and more couples want a special ceremony followed by an unforgettable mini vacation wedding celebration for themselves and for their guests.

A properly planned destination wedding is a most unique way to commemorate your special union, while providing all who participate with a fun, exciting yet relaxing experience. It is most often a money saver too.

Today, a traditional, catered wedding with its large number of guests, entertainment, food, etc, is very expensive.

Many couples also find that planning their wedding with all its details can be quite stressful, unless they use the FREE A-wedding Day Personalized, printable Wedding Planning Guide – Book that makes wedding planning fun. Yet, most couples are so overwhelmed at their own wedding on their wedding day, that they remember only things that went wrong, until they watch their videos and look at the photographs.

By contrast, planning a destination wedding is usually nearly stress-free and less expensive than a traditional wedding, yet leaves everyone including the bride and groom, with a wonderful experience they will always remember.

The guests invited to a destination wedding are carefully picked and usually includes only family, loved ones, best friends and if you so choose, wedding attendants. Even when the bride and groom offer to cover their guests’ travel, it is not uncommon for invitees to a destination wedding to offer to pay for their transportation and accommodations. After all the couple is getting married but the guests are going on vacation. Remarrying couples find that a destination wedding is a great way to celebrate their re-marriage especially if they have children, because it offers them a ceremony followed by a perfect relaxing getaway in a beautiful location of their choice
that is often complete with special activities for the kids!

How to select a location where to have your Destination Wedding?

Brain storm together and make a list of locations where you would like to vacation.
When looking for the most appropriate location, make sure to choose suitable accommodations where your guests will be properly taken care of.
Write down all the positives and negatives for each location on your list.
Narrow your list by eliminating locations with too many negatives.

Once you decided where you would like to have your wedding, be it at a specific hotel, resort, a cruise etc. contact the representatives of each facility.

If you do not have your mind set on a facility, contact a wedding planner at each of your chosen destinations. Interviewing them will give you a good idea as to how easy or difficult planning your wedding from a distance will be and whether they will be able to accommodate you within your budget.

There are many facilities in the USA and abroad that specialize in destination weddings and honeymoons. Working with them is usually easy as they take care of every detail. However, before you commit, be sure to find out if you can meet the local marriage license requirements without any problems.

How to save money on travel and accommodations for yourselves, your family and your guests?

As soon as you know how many guests will attend your wedding, contact a reputable travel agent, a web travel site or the airlines and reserve the number of air & hotel or cruise packages as the number of travelers and lodgers who will attend your wedding.

Some airlines offer either a discount or a free ticket for every 10 that are booked and paid for. Find out if you qualify. Many hotels and resorts, as well as cruise lines, offer a free room when a block of at least 10 rooms has been reserved and paid for. If you host the reception at your chosen hotel, resort or cruise, you may possibly even qualify for a complementary bridal suite.

Planning Options for a Wedding Abroad

If you are planning to get married abroad, unless you have friends or family living in the general area of your destination wedding site, your best bet is to utilize the expertise of a travel company that specializes in destination weddings and honeymoons.
You’ll need to start early and furnish the travel agent with information.
Request that the travel agent assures that she/he arrange for every detail and guarantees that you have everything in place and confirmed in writing at least 3 months before the wedding. You need plenty of time to inform your family and invited guests, allowing them time to prepare all the travel arrangements and necessary documents.
If you do not have a current passport, be sure to apply for one as soon as you can, so you’ll have it in time without any glitches. The same holds true for visas.

Have a memorable wedding day and honeymoon and best wishes for a great marriage.

Nily Glaser

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Nily Glaser the founder of the A-wedding Day Magazine, is a published author who presented workshops for wedding professionals all over the USA. She is the author of the almost 400 page downloadable, personalized, printable Wedding Planning Guide – book. It contains information, tips, ideas, worksheets that include details to be used when interviewing vendors and checklist Using it, you won’t forget any detail. Yes, for a limited time, you can login, download and print what you need, FREE, with no strings attached. To get it Click Here