What Needs to Be Done for Your Destination
Wedding Planning
You are about to embark on the wedding of
a lifetime. And because it will be at some exotic wedding
destination, you will inevitably need to be involved in a
lot of planning in order to make certain that you have the
wedding of your dreams and not a destination wedding
nightmare.
If you are not the kind of person who
likes to do things in advance, or
if you are the kind of person who prefers just to "wing it,"
You might not want to do much of the planning for your
destination wedding. Here's a little snapshot of . . .
What Needs to
Be Done
The bigger your wedding, the more you
will need to take care of. Of
course there are all of the obvious things like obtaining
passports, visas, the wedding license in the wedding
destination country, the flights, the accommodations, and
booking some fun activities . .
For the wedding itself, you have to
select the exact venue. Will it be on a public or private
beach? Will it be on a private lawn overlooking the beach?
Will you select a church, chapel, garden or a water fall
location? Will there be site fees? Will your guests need
directions to get to the site? Will you be able to provide
transportation to the site.
Will you have chairs for your guests?
Flowers for yourself and a runner down the isle? Will you be
having a reception where you'll
need a DJ, tables, and catering. Will you have music and
entertainment at the wedding and also at the reception (if
you have one)?
Will you hire a destination wedding
photographer? Unless you absolutely don't care what your
pictures look like — for your own sanity — you want to hire
a pro. Even if you have a "good" photographer among your
friends, the chances are very good he will simply NOT get
the images you were hoping for.
Will you hire a wedding videographer? And
if so, will he shoot digital or in high definition? A truly
professional videographer will be able to capture some of
your best wedding memories for a lifetime worth of
enjoyment.
Who will officiate at your ceremony? Have
you know anything about this minister? Are his ceremonies
online so that you can read them? Is he a "legal" minister
in his country? Do you want a "true minister" who is similar
to what you have at a home? Do you want to bring your own
minister (which I've seen many
times), and if so, will it be legal?
Who are you going to invite to your
wedding? Even more important how many of your family and
friends do you think will actually be able to attend your
wedding? Will you help your guests book their travel and
accommodations, or will they have to fend for themselves? If
they fend for themselves, what is the likelihood that they
will have a difficult time getting to your wedding site on
time. Trust me, waiting for some important guess to arrive
(like the mother of the groom) can ruin a perfect wedding).
Even if its just the two of you (or a few
close friends and family) at your wedding there is a lot to
think about and do to make your wedding a success. And you
want this destination wedding to be dream come true not a
destination
wedding disaster. This is why, even for small weddings,
I highly recommend . . .
Hiring A
Destination Wedding Planner
I've met many couples where either the
bride or the groom — and in some cases where both — just
love to plan and work all of the of many details of their
wedding. It certainly depends upon you two. I've seen
flawless and elaborate wedding productions come off without
a hitch, where the bride planned everything herself. But let
me be honest. That is rare.
Do you really want to spend your wedding
day stressing out over what you might have forgotten to do?
The bigger the wedding, the more you need a wedding planner.
The more you want to enjoy this first step into your new
life, the more you are wise to turn over some of the
responsibilities to a professional.
If a destination wedding planner is truly
a professional with a little bit of seasoning and experience
under her belt, she is worth her weight in gold. Trust me on
this. A good wedding planner will take so much stress out of
your destination wedding planning so that you can
concentrate on each other. And on the
day of your wedding things are much more
likely to go as planned.
When you leave your home and travel to
an exotic locale for your dream wedding, you'll need to put
a lot of effort in to pulling all
of the details together. Being in a long way from home it
is so much easier (and safer) to have your destination
wedding planning done by a planner. She will arrange all of the services (like
photography, flowers, minister and music) so that you can experience a
dream wedding, and not a nightmare.
Most important of all, you want to
concentrate on your beloved. While the ceremony and the
wedding planning are important, falling more in love with
each other is what you want most to accomplish in your dream
destination wedding. So most couples usually find that
choosing an experienced destination wedding planner is the
best solution.
What to Look
For in a Destination Wedding Planner
Look for a wedding planner to who is:
1. Honest. If you are dealing with
a planner who is in another country from where you are
located, it is very important to be sensitive to any signs
that she is not honest. She there some kind of consumer
group with whom the company has a reputation (either good or
bad)? Do a little checking before you plunk down the deposit
for your wedding.
2. Personable. Not everyone is
easy to get along with. Some planners just seem to have
bristles. If you have problems with her during the booking
and off-site planning, you can count on having problems
later at the wedding.
3. Affordable. Some planner charge
a high amount, but with that price does not necessarily come
better service. Make certain that her company will give you
good value for your money.
4. Available. You want your
destination wedding planner to have room on her schedule.
But you also want her to be available to contact you in a
dependable way. Does she get back to you through email? Does
she return phone calls (if it isn't overseas)? Is she
available to answer your questions and meet your needs.
In your planning, you will also want to
consider . . .
Destination
Wedding Packages
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