This week, we’ve been talking a lot about destination weddings. We love the idea of jetting off to some distant shore to tie the knot in style, but with any discussion of a destination also comes the question of cost.
What would you expect your family and friends to dish out for your destination wedding? How would you try to keep the costs down? Do you think prohibitive prices are a detriment to wedding destinations, or is the fact that your wedding would end up small and exclusive a plus? Does the price of your dream destination make you want to rant or rave?
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May 22nd, 2009 at 9:15 am
as a guest to an upcoming destination i am torn. i think its a lot of fun and a great excuse for a vacation. however, it forces me to spend money on a destination that i have already been to several times. personally, i’d much rather use that time and money for a trip of my choosing. luckily, not everyone is obligated to attend such events, but you don’t have a choice when it’s your sister. :-/
May 23rd, 2009 at 10:10 pm
I guess when comes down to destination wedddings, the couples should only invite people closest to their hearts… Couples can also tie up with local wedding planners to help them with all the planning and stuff…
May 24th, 2009 at 2:03 pm
I kind of have a destination wedding, in that 95% of our guests will have to travel to Iowa. Thankfully they won’t have to fly to a resort, but I still feel weird about having everyone come to us.
Luckily, my close friends understand why we’ve chosen to have the wedding in our new hometown, but still…
June 3rd, 2009 at 8:11 am
There are like 4 couples at my company currently planning pretty large weddings in exotic destinations. It seems pretty outrageous to me but I guess if everyone can afford it, why not?
June 6th, 2009 at 2:01 pm
We love our location!! Our guests get a week in the Riviera Maya in a luxury all-inclusive for $1500. All of our family was very happy with the price tag.