Well - if the destination has any particular meaning to me and my future man then I would definitely have a destination wedding :) Ex. maybe we both have dreamt going there or maybe we met there. If not, then I would just stay at home (Vancouver, B.C) and have a small wedding but a big reception of all my friends and family. Wedding shows on Slice has taught me well ;)

mc

Did it! Married in Rome....don't regret a thing! Fabulous for all our guests and one guest has since decided to get married there as well. Old world charm you can't buy here.

Well- seeing as it is both of our second marriages we just want it to be the two us. So, yes we will go away to somewhere exotic and say our "I do's". And have a most wonderful,memorable honymoon.

I am having a destination wedding in Mexico in two months!! So far planning has been soo much easier than the big local wedding we initially started planning. I am so excited. its going to be sunny and intimate where you can spend a week with your closer family and friends, whats better than that!?

NEVER! My sister is doing the destination thing and I think it is extremely rude to demand that your family shell out that much cash to go on a vacation they can't afford...esp. when they're planning a big wedding of their own AND saving for a house!

I had planned a wedding for me and my 2 sons father on my families island 2 hours out of town. when the wedding was cancelled (After invites went out) I thought about a desination wedding... Vegas. I don't gamble and neither does my fiance but no one I know has ever been married by Elvis in Vegas. It's not original but a good story for our grandchildren.

My fiance doesn't care if his family comes to our wedding (they are spread out all over Canada) so we could go awah with close friends. As long as we get married, it doesn't matter where or who's there.

Ny husband and I had one just over a year ago in Cuba. It was AMAZING!! We were able to get a reasonable group rate and had over 30 people attend. We told our guests that while we had always spoken with them about doing a group trip, this was the only way we could ensure that it would happen. =) We had a great time, made lots of incredible memories and were able to reconnect with everyone!! There were some key people who were not able to attend so we had an open house reception upon our return and were able to celebrate with everyone (we had a slideshow of peicturesv running the entire time for theose who missed the cbelieremony). We believe that we had the best of both worlds and wouldn't change a thing!!

52 people at the Bellagio in Vegas in front of the fountains. Best thing I ever did.

Getting Married In Paris, YES!!!

yes! most definetly! VERY ROMANTIC!

I'm in the midst of planning my own wedding and would have loved a destination wedding, however there are some very important people that I've always wanted at my wedding who would not be able to attend, so instead we found a fabulous ranch that takes care of everything for us, so it's going to be just as easy! I'm so excited!

no, where would you go on your honeymoon if your your wedding was located there. if you did go you someplace else youd be leaving all your guests in an unfimilar country atleast if you have a local wedding your guests can go home comfertably and then on your honeymoon go to you dream destination spending time soley with your partner.Its most likly that some of the people that you wanted to be ther wouldnt be able to go.

I woudln't have a destination wedding unless I was planning on paying for my guests transportation and accom.

Yes! My dream wedding has always been planned in my mind somewhere tropical and I plan to follow through.

I did it as well...in cuba. There were 12 of us and we had a blast, the easiest thing I've ever done; just told her where, when and what colours i wanted handed over the extra fee and done!

Being a perfectionist, I had my fantasy wedding, lots of preperation and stress!
In the end, everying worked out well, but I was to concerned that something would go wrong and didn't enjoy our day
to the fullest. Our honeymoon, all the stress of the wedding hit me and I got sick.(It wasn't all that bad!)
We now tell our kids that going somewhere else with close family and friends means the world.
Keep it small and intimate!!!

Being that I am not a traditionalist, I feel that the destination wedding is an option for me. I went to one last year, and it was great. You can get a wedding planner at the hotel, and they will help you out, just like if you were to get one here at home. In regards to asking family to spend the money to go to a destination wedding, because there are group rate discounts available, the money that is spent to go for the vacation, may be the same amount of money that would be contributed for the wedding if it was going to be at home.

My husband and I got Married 3 years ago in the Dominican Republic and it was fabulous!! Our closest family and friends were there and for those who couldn't make it we had a reception when we got home. It was stress free, and best of all we got a wonderful all inclusive vacation with people we loved!

After getting married last year, we had the traditional wedding and the wonderful honeymoon in Mexico but if I could go back I would have gone away! My sanity would have been at peace. Dealing with vendors that would not communicate is one of the reasons you should go away. But at the same time I was able to spend my time with friends and family who otherwise would not have came had we gone away. My advice to those future brides, if you plan to go away or have the wedding in the country give ample time for guests to save money, they will appreciate it.

Yes we are going away later this year and getting married in Vegas.

I only have one member of my family living in US with me, so I really would not care for a big wedding where most of the guests are on the groom's side.
I also dread the "plannin" part of the wedding preparation and want the wedding to be intimate and beutiful at the same time. I think destination wedding is the way to go.

Me and my husband just got married in Cuba over the Christmas holidays! Our families were there and every bit of the wedding week was amazingly fun. The cost was considerably much less than what you would ever get in Canada, plus the scenery of the ocean, palm trees, etc...was priceless. The best part was not running around the entire year for wedding plans. The wedding coordinators did all that! We just showed up, drafted final plans with coordinator, and away we went.....
I highly recommend destination weddings.

My FH and I are planning our wedding, and now we're faced with the idea of a staggering guest list or 250 people.
Unfortunately I cannot selectively invite family (which make up over 75% of the list) and they all expect a traditional wedding with a sit down dinner and open bar. We don't have that kind of money so we're considering a destination wedding to save on the stress and to try not to tread on too many toes.

Well I was planning a local wedding for about 130 people and with all the stress from planning it, it became not so exciting after all. We After all that we decided on a destination wedding. We changed our date from Aug 28th to November 2009, we decided on an intimate beach front wedding, with a sunset dinner in Turks in Caicos. Seeing that we have litle family in Canada we decided to have a small wedding with our little daughter my mom and our silings. We are also planning to have a small dinner party for close friends and family on our return.

Planning our destination wedding is so stress free now, I am still wondering what to do with my long train on my wedding dress? ..

I am so excited and looking forward to it, wouldn't do it any other way with the man I love!!

I would definetly do a destination wedding, under the circumstances that our parents were attending. We just came back from a trip in the DR with my fater, brother and fiance. And my father and boyfriend (at the time) planned a surprise "birthday dinner" for me and Adrian on the beach. We ended up having a 5 course meal and before dessert he got down on one knee.. and the waiter follwed in soon after and asked.. she said yes??! lol It was the most amazing time of my life. And it was even more memorable because my brother and father were there waiting for us to finish dinner for the congrats. And i read someone's comment on how they were able to reconnect with everyone on their trip and I agree. It is a totally different world out there when you're on vaccation and everyone just seems so in bliss, everything is perfect.

Truthfully for the longest times I felt like I was betraying womankind by not being one of those girls who plan for their weddings since they turned five.

I have over the last couple of years given it more thought as I've been in a couple of more serious relationships and I still haven't made up my mind. I'd love a destination wedding but I don't know if it would be reasonable for me to get my family to save up a whole bunch of money for going somewhere exotic. It would be nice however.

The only decision I've really come to is I don't want my wedding to be in my small pathetic hometown.... it's too tiny and hickish

Ever think about a truly exotic wedding destination: China!

http://rubyroads.blogspot.com/2009/12/want-to-have-unique-destination-wedding.html

I hate destination weddings with a passion. Unless you family and friends consist of oil barons and movie producers do not burden your working class family and friends with the expense of international travel. It is called a honeymoon.... Get married in or close to your home town.

yes, planning a wedding is very stressing and some times you can choose for a wedding planner that can prepare all for a wedding destination, or buy wedding packages and include a weeding coordinator. I can share with you info to get married in Cancun and the Riviera Maya, check http://www.playalovesyou.com.mx
Regards

destination weddings are really fun to plan. Not only are you planning your perfect day but you are planning a vacation for yourself, friends, and family. Check out http://www.itravel2000.com

i like to share with you and your visitors a destination: Riviera Maya, beautiful beaches, the mayan ruins, the mexican culture...great weddings packages, a lot of vendors! check www.playalovesyou.com.mx Regards!

To the person getting married in Paris be carful you have to be in france 30 days if you are both non citizens. Check into it.

My boyfriend and I got engaged on Christmas Eve. We are very excited and have been doing some thinking about where we would like to get married. We both live away from our home province so either way, we will be planning a wedding from a disntance. I would like a small intimate wedding with close family and friends. I know that some people love put a lot of time into planning their big day but honestly I think a destination wedding will be out best option. Especially since my finace and I have never been on a trip together!

For those of you who think that its rude to make family pay, think of it like this, do you have 10 grand to shell out for a S***ty wedding here in North America where you pay out the ass for an awful basement in a community center, to have a bunch of lazy ass people showing up for free food and alcohol and then leaving at 12 because you have a boring DJ? rly...?

No, absolutely not. As a recent guest at a destination wedding, I think they are cheap, tacky, and extremely selfish. I don't think that asking your guests to spend thousands of dollars in order to attend your wedding, not to mention trying to negotiate vacation time from work, is okay at all. The only way I would ever have a destination wedding is if I could afford to pay for the guests' accommidation and travel. If you can't, don't do it.

I love the idea of a destination wedding, I would just feel bad about some people not being able to attend...but like some people have mentioned there's nothing wrong with having a big reception when you come back. I don't think of it as a selfish thing at all, because the wedding is about you and your fiance, and whatever you want to do. It shouldn't be about trying to please everybody else. If anything,it gives loved ones who normally wouldn't go on vacation, an excuse to do something fun and exciting for a change. I don't think anybody else should be telling their loved ones that their own wedding plans aren't appropriate, when it's your wedding, then you decide what you want.

'Ben, you hit it bang on\x21\x21 And who says destination weddings HAVE to involve friends and family\x3f Your marriage is between you and your spouse. I say go away, have fun, and create memories.'