I keep hearing more about Destination weddings. What is the point?
Other than to be sure 'only the right people' come to your wedding.
Where I grew up, weddings are a community event. If my wedding was in Hawaii or where ever, so many of my friends would not have been able to be there.
What is the point....and WHY ON EARTH would anyone want to share their HONEYMOON with anyone?
It is supposed to be a time to get to know each other- or is that pointless since chances are the bride and groom have been sleeping together- and probably living together? What's the point of getting married then anyway?
I have a friend who has gotten TWO invites for destination weddings- and was informed she'd have to pay $2000 for the one in Hawaii...and $800 for a cruise. ( for two people)
Of course, that doesn't count the gift!
We now CHARGE for the privilege of attending a wedding?
What order should you plans things for a destination wedding?
I am in the begining stages of planning a destination wedding. We will be flying to Florida and having our wedding in a church and then we will be going on a honeymoon cruise right after.
We have not set a date yet or anything.
My sisters have been asking me about wedding dresses already!!! Shouldnt that be something that comes much much later?
Can someone who has planned a destination wedding help me out with prioritizing? I'm thinking the first thing would be to book the church which would finalize the date of the wedding and then build from there, but maybe I'm wrong!?
HELP!
Destination Weddings?
I was just wondering if any one has had a destination wedding and what was the cost for everything? Please give all details, prefer locations around Washington and hawaii maybe!!
Fun Destination weddings?
Does anyone know of some really fun destination wedding ideas. Nothing like Mexico, Vegas, or Hawaii though. Its going to be around 25 guests. Please help!! Thanks you guys
Did anyone do one of those destination weddings? Just the two of you in Hawaii on the beach?
Do you have any regrets about doing it this way? I am considering just going to Hawaii and getting married on the beach with my sweetie... I wish friends and family could come... but no one will really be able to. I would prefer a simple deal... and I like the idea of a sunset beach ceremony. We've been together for a long time and I've just never been into the whole big wedding thing anyway. What do you think?
should we do a destination wedding?
me and my boyfriend are planning on getting married in about 2 or 3 years (have to finish up cosmetology school and my apprenticeship) i was thinking about having a destination wedding on a cruise ship. get off at a port and have the ceremony and then get back on the ship for the reception. have any of you had a destination wedding and if so would you do it again.
Where should we have our destination beach wedding?
Hi we have decided on just two fo us going off on wedding/honeymoon
( mitigating circumstance less of the your selfish comments not helpful thankyou )
Anyways so wana go long haul we live in uk . Been thinking safari kenya/ indian ocean be fab or hawaii or maybe more up market carribean island. We ve been to mexico , cuba and dom rep there and did love it but think it would be nice to see another type of place .
Who knows this maybe our last once in lifetime trip for while who knows if we'll have children soon .
So where should I go for stunning beach backdrop like idea of lush trees behind and mountains mauritius and hawaii seem to have this.
Also if you know of good beaches in either place that'd be fab .
So where 'd you rather go hawaii or safari/mauritius which one prob more stuning ?
Thanks
ok nice ideas but out of above it was hard enough to pick final these choices lol . Fiji prob way more costly and very long journey altho i haven't checked hawaii but am sure Ill be corrected now . I hate flying to but love to see the world .Gota just get on with it .
so hawaii or indian ocean resort and kenya ?
Were is the cheapest destination wedding other than Mexico?
I was thinking to try the Bahamas but im not sure of the rates there and not sure how affordable that would be. Im looking to stay an extended amount of time (at least a week) for a honeymoon. Any suggestion? My budget is about $10,000... Maybe I can reach a tad bit over but I really dont want to. Everyone who is coming would be responsible for their own airfare/ Room and board (i really wanted to go just my fiance and I and get hitched but if they insists I figure why not... although I would have to put the bill for the reception). Also about 40 ppl are coming.
Someone told me Hawaii may be cheaper?
All Ideas & or suggestions are welcome. Thanks.
Would you bring your 18 month old to your destination wedding/honeymoon?
Next October, our little guy will be 18 months old, and me and his dad are getting married. His father and I are getting married in Kona, Hawaii, and only a few very special friends (and our moms) will be there with us. Thing is, I'd like our baby to celebrate this special day with us, because he is part of our family, and he deserves to be there with us. However, should we just have the mothers-in-law there with us the whole time so they can babysit whenever needed?
Has anyone ever done anything like this? I did consider leaving him home with my father & his wife, but my son won't really know him that well because they live so far away and rarely get to see them. The other solution was for my mother to stay home and babsit, but I would really like to have my mom with me on my wedding day (although I'm sure she'd rather stay home to babysit ... LOL).
Any comments/suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
P.S. Normally, I would send him home with my mom during our honeymoon (thought of that!), but my mom is really air-headed & anxious/nervous, and I don't know how much I trust her to go to an unfamiliar airport and fly home with my boy (to another unfamiliar airport, and then to our house!)
I definitely didn't give ya a thumbs down ... that was cute! 
It's not that I don't trust my mom to care for my child ... it's that I don't want to get calls during my honeymoon about my mom getting lost at the airport or lost on the way home. That's also stress that my little guy doesn't need ... my mom gets very stressed when she's out of her comfort zone, and I wouldn't want to put her (or my child) through that if I didn't have to!
How to handle SIL’s destination wedding?
My DH and I just found out that his sister is planing to get married in Hawaii in about 6 months. The problem is we just filed for bankruptcy and short of living in complete poverty and putting every penny away, just for airfare, we can't go. We really don't want to borrow money from family members to go either. I'm just really mad that I am expected to spend all the money I've earned working a second job on attending someone's wedding, even though it is family. Any advice from someone who has been there??? I know this is going to blow way out of proportion soon...
Just wanted to add, this is not about us...I could care less about what they choose, I just want them to understand. But it is their day, I couldn't agree more