By Christa Titus
A destination wedding is when a couple gets married in a location outside of their home country and invites their guests to join them. The destination doubles as the site of the couple's honeymoon and acts as a mini-vacation for the guests.
Destinations
Technically, a destination wedding can be anywhere the couple chooses. However, the Bahamas, Cancun and Barbados are popular with United States citizens.
Costs
According to Destination Weddings Website, these nuptuals can save couples up to $20,000 because the wedding is negotiated as a package deal with the resort that hosts the event.
Guests
One needs to keep the guest list down when it comes to a destination wedding. Otherwise, the negatives outweigh the positives. This choice is very popular for weddings that have around 70 people (or much less) attending.
Attire
Brides and grooms often purchase finery that reflects the locale they marry in, like wearing sarong dresses and loose-fitting white shirts and pants for a beach front ceremony.
Invitations
You should invite people to a destination wedding four to six months before the event so that guests have time to plan for the trip. Sometimes, a "Save the Date" can be sent a year in advance.
Arrangements
The resort usually doubles as an assistant wedding planner for a destination wedding. It handles the arrangements--from the reception to the wedding cake--by having a consultant work with the couple on the details months before the wedding date.
About the Author:
Christa Titus is a dedicated journalism professional with over 10 years writing experience as a freelancer with a variety of publications that include "Billboard" and "Radio & Records." Her writing has also been syndicated to such media outlets as the "Washington Post," the "Seattle-Post Intelligencer," the Associated Press and Reuters. Titus earned a Bachelor of Arts in journalism from Rowan College.
