I really have travel on the brain, y’all. This summer is expected to be one of the hottest yet, and between that and all of the weddings I’m going to (I’ve hit that all-of-my-friends-get-married-at-once phase) I’m itching to get out! To explore and see the sights of the world around me!
As such, the travel brain and the wedding brain are both making me want to get an invite to one of those elusive destination weddings. What a trip, right?? A nice and breezy beach getaway with some of my closest friends to celebrate long-lasting unconditional love? The virgo in me would JUMP at the chance!
Now, I’ve talked about destination weddings on the blog before, but that was more of weighing the options. Should you do it? Is it really worth it? Would you have a destination wedding?
If you’re answer is a resounding YES (first of all, werk 🥳) let’s talk some tips and advice you should know before embarking on such an exciting and once-in-a-lifetime endeavor.
Tips For A Destination Wedding
Communication Is Key
Communication is already an important rule to keep in mind when planning a wedding, but a wedding where 20 other people that you know are all headed to another country? There’s no question!
Make sure to be in full communication every step of the way, and the more comprehensive you can be from the get-go, the better.
Your wedding website is a great way to make sure that you have all of the potential questions (or as many as possible) answered.
That said, sending out periodic emails (without getting too spammy) to your guests with timeline touchstones in mind is a great way to make sure everything is moving along swimmingly.
International Wedding? International Budget
I’m not saying that you should increase your budget automatically because your wedding is international, but I would say don’t be surprised if you need to dip into that emergency line more often than not.
Plus, try and be more conscious about how much money your guests will be spending to make sure they can make this wedding.
Also, keep in mind what conversion rates look like across different countries, as well as what you’ll be dealing with tax-wise. The financial side of things can get more tedious than expected, and it can be very beneficial to hire someone to help you! Which leads me to…
Hire A Local Wedding Planner!
By now you’re probably getting the running theme I’m coming from when planning a destination wedding. The best destination weddings are the ones that celebrate and prop up the local community. So keep that in mind when looking for your wedding planner.
This should also be a no-brainer since a local planner would be the one who has the local knowledge of how to find the most affordable (and best) vendors, and will have intuitive knowledge that you can’t bring with you in ensuring you’re creating the best wedding you could possibly create.
I mean we couldn’t say it better ourselves, and if you need more convincing, ask any of our partner vendors!
Looking for More Destination Wedding Tips?
Check out this checklist here with everything you would need to keep in mind! And, of course, shoot us an email! We’ve often helped plan destination weddings in the Berkshires, and couldn’t agree more that it’s a destination unlike any other.
