Why in the world would anyone in their right mind want a destination wedding? Traditionalists bristle at such a notion. In fact, there is some serious agony and ecstasy associated with a destination wedding. This blog will fearlessly lay it on the line for you, our faithful readers:
ECSTASY—> Simplicity
You’ll spend less time planning your wedding with a destination wedding. A lot of wedding couples appreciate the entire stress-free vibe of less planning. When planning a wedding in the bride’s home town, couples have to make well over 1000 decisions. Each decision is a cause for stress. Destination weddings at resorts often provide turnkey packages which include an onsite wedding planning consultant which radically reduces stress-causing decisions.
AGONY—> Destination weddings may exclude key family members
Let’s face it, not everyone can afford to haul their entire family off to your destination wedding. You may find yourself deprived of loved ones who you really would like to share in the biggest day of your life. Even more, family members who would like to come may be resentful that you’re putting them in a position of mortgaging the house to fly off to Timbuktu to indulge your destination wedding fantasy. Then there is the issue of mobility and age. Elderly grandparents and aunts may not be up to traveling long distances.
ECSTASY—> Destination weddings may exclude key family members
On the other hand, do you have problematic family members you’d rather not attend your wedding? Destination weddings are a great way to whittle back your list!
AGONY—> Legal red tape
If you’re getting married in another country, you may have to wrangle with a different language while getting all the proper forms necessary to get married there, especially if you’ve been divorced before. That’s why destination weddings are more popular with younger couples getting married for the first time.
ECSTASY—> Enjoy a better honeymoon
By combining your ceremony and honeymoon, you may be able to get a package that makes a dream honeymoon location more affordable.
AGONY—> It may ruin your honeymoon
Think about this carefully: do you want your family hanging around on your honeymoon, because it’s something you may have to deal with if you have a destination wedding. After all, they may not want to shell out all those bucks just to pack up and jet home the next day. You may find yourself entertaining Uncle Buck when you’d rather be relaxing in your honeymoon suite.
ECSTASY—> Save money
The way one wedding planner put it, “You get the honeymoon and wedding at the same time for a half the price of what a wedding would cost in the U.S. or Canada,”
AGONY—> You may not be the star of the show
Some resorts schedule lots and lots of weddings in a day. You may see a lot of other brides and their guests flitting around. And then there are beach weddings. How would you feel if the ‘tall and tan and lovely girl from Ipanema’ saunters by while you’re saying your vows and all eyes are on her … and not you? Just askin’! Despite their best efforts, resort staffers may not be able to keep the public at bay.
ECSTASY–> Cookeville DJs
If you hold your wedding right here in the Cookeville area, you can enjoy unrivaled wedding entertainment with Scott Stevens Entertainment! No need to travel halfway across the world!
Is a destination wedding right for you? For most couples, the agony outweighs the ecstasy.
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