Not too many people don’t love the IDEA of a destination wedding! Multiple days of partying with your family and friends in paradise, a beautiful beach, a bottomless drink and 24 hour room service. All of this while dedicating your life to the one you love most! It’s basically what fairy-tales are made of. Not to mention destination weddings cost a fraction of weddings of the same caliber back home in the United States!
But, we are here to tell you, that a destination wedding is not the right choice for everyone. There are many unique challenges that come with the territory, so before you jump into the deep end, consider some of the following items first as we really want to make sure this is the right fit for you!
Are you ready for these challenges?
The Unwanted Opinions from Others
The Media
After being in this industry for a little while, one of the first things we learned is that the US media likes to take it’s turn targeting different Caribbean countries with unfair, tabloid style headlines designed to scare everyone out of traveling there.
They often take a couple non-related stories and conflate them into one horrifying, but often misleading headline.
There doesn't seem to be any one target that the Media has, we’ve seen them attack nearly every Caribbean country. But when they do, the scare-tactics work wonders, and family and friends may freak out on you.
After reading a headline (but not the article), your crazy Uncle Jim, who hasn’t left his own home town in 20 years, or ever even owned a passport until you decided to have your wedding in another country, is going to call you up to tell you just how dangerous this resort, and entire country you chose to get married in is, and will beg you to change your plans.
Are you ready to deal with Uncle Jim and the media?
The Planning
Some resorts won't even guarantee you what location your ceremony and reception will be either!
You can choose to hire an outside wedding planner (outside of the resort) to help your sanity if you are the type of person that needs these decisions made will in advance. But for some, not knowing everything far in advance can be an added stressor.
Now, truth be told, these resorts know exactly what they are doing, and most do multiple weddings every single day (yes, even weekdays), so on their end, they simply don't need to do the planning months or years in advance as they have this down to a science. But, you should know that at many resorts, until we get to around 3 months before your wedding, there will be little planning of the details.
Now, if after reading through the items above if you are still ready to plan a destination wedding, I’ve got some great news for you! It’s absurdly cheap compared to weddings in the United States!!