The good news is YES!

Destination weddings can be less expensive and cheaper than a wedding in the US. 

Here are tips for having a highly personalized and memorable destination wedding experience in a unique destination.

Choosing the right destination is important when trying to save with a destination wedding.   Choosing a destination that has access to goods such as floral, rental equipment, and experienced professionals is vital.   If you need to have items shipped in due to lack of access this will certainly drive the cost up.   Weddings in Mexico are often less expensive as Mexico has access to products and services that couples want.

Ease of travel – choosing a destination that does not require multiple connecting flights will save $$ on airfare leaving more money for guests to spend on their accommodations.  Again Mexico wins this category!   Most people can easily catch a flight to Mexico and often be on the beach the same day they travel!

Self Editing guest list – destination weddings have a way of drilling down your guest list to a more manageable guest count.   Having 60 guests for a destination wedding is more affordable than 200 guests if you had the same wedding at home.   With only 60 guests you can have fun activities such as a sunset cruise, give customized wedding welcome bags, having luxury table decor…6 guest tables vs 20 is much more affordable to decorate!

Having a destination wedding doesn’t mean that you should negotiate with every service provider…this isn’t necessary and honestly in the end if you expect vendors to give you a DEAL you will only sacrifice the quality.

Sitting down with your family and discussing how much everyone is comfortable in contributing is crucial.

Set a budget and write it down.

Create an estimated cost sheet for each service you will need.

In 20 years of planning weddings, I only have had one bride say she didn’t care about her photos…???

Photography is often an area where couples will want to spend a little more to ensure that the moments are captured as in the end these will be your memories.

You can have a wedding that is filled with days of memories with a destination wedding.

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We spent countless hours perfecting every single detail of this large, outdoor wedding.   As with all of our out of town clients, we had several “power meetings” with them when they were able to come to San Antonio to meet.   Then just three days before the wedding, San Antonio was hit with heavy rain, completely waterlogging the original outdoor venue (San Antonio Botanical Gardens) and it was not going to be dry in time for the wedding!   We were faced with having to call each the bride and the groom, who were both getting on airplanes from their different cities to travel here for their wedding, to tell them that the wedding would not be feasible at the Botanical Gardens.   We explained the situation but informed the good news was that we had a new venue that just happened to be available and let them know we felt confident we could make the switch.   They both said they trusted us and let us work our magic.   Our team worked to rearrange the entire wedding accordingly.   It was truly one of those moments where having a wedding planner helped the couple remain stress-free and enjoy their special day!   As we say, we felt the bumps for our client so they could continue to enjoy their wedding.  In the end, we all agreed that the wedding turned out to be perfect and the new venue, the Mc Nay Art Museum, and felt like it was meant to be!  Photos by:  Jeremy Minnerick

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For the couple, they have the opportunity of going away to an amazing destination and experiencing it with their friends and family which turns into DAYS worth of an experience not just a few hours.

Destination weddings are really very affordable when you consider what couples are spending on average to have a wedding.  Again, with a destination wedding, you are spending this money on days worth of an experience instead of just a few hours of a wedding day.   The value is in the memories you will have during this time at the destination.

When you hire an experienced travel professional who specializes in planning destination weddings, your experience is all the more enjoyable.  Sometimes dealing with vendors in a foreign country can be challenging.  Trying to do that when you are on your lunch hour can be next to impossible.   Some travel professionals stick to handling only the travel portion of planning the destination wedding while others will handle all communications with the resort and vendors making it a seamless experience.   You simply arrive and begin enjoying yourself when you hire a destination wedding specialist to help you plan your wedding away.    Going it alone is doable but so is planning any wedding on your own.  The difference is really the experience you want to have for yourself throughout the entire wedding planning and when you are in the destination.

Bringing your destination wedding specialist with you further insures you will have a smooth experience while at the destination.   Your specialist will be acting as your advocate throughout the time you are at the destination.  Your destination wedding specialist is managing the setup and flow so you don’t have to worry.

It is common for resorts to have multiple weddings occurring on the same day….resort coordinators often have multiple weddings that they are personally handling.  Having your destination wedding specialist with you is the difference from being the most important wedding for that resort planner’s day vs just another wedding.

As your destination wedding specialist we have resources and relationships that we can rely on when the time comes.

We LOVE destination weddings!

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