So you have decided to take the plunge and get married to the love of your life. While planning your wedding, you may think that getting away and getting married out of town is the way to go. While destination weddings are very popular, and the way to go for many people, there are some negatives that you need to consider before you decide to pack up and have your wedding out of town. This article briefly talk about six items that you need to strongly consider before planning your wedding out of town.
First, having a wedding out of town will mean you will have few of the traditional trappings of the wedding you may have dreamed about since you were young. All the comforts of your home may not be available thousands of miles away unless you plan on flying them in; which could get costly.
Second, a destination wedding can get expensive for your guests. Driving in from out of town is one thing, but having to fly to another country and get lodging is another thing entirely. Even if you decide to cover the traveling expenses for them, they will still have to deal with some other logistics. For example, if it is out of the country, they will have to get passports on their own.
Third, you may have to cut the guest list down a little. While destination weddings are typically less expensive, you still have to consider the expenses you will incur for the wedding outside of your own travel expenses. Traditionally, the guest will take care of their own travel expenses, but you may feel obliged to take care of food and entertainment for them on occasion.
Fourth, a destination wedding may be inconvenient for some of your guests. Having a wedding away may mean them having to take more time off from work, for example, than just traveling to your home over a weekend. This makes it tougher for some people and your turnout may reflect on this.
Fifth, sometimes planning events from another city can sometimes be tricky. You may consider visiting the locale a few times during the planning stage, which adds to expense, but most will be done from home. Add a language barrier into the mix and you could be asking for trouble.
Sixth, every location has their own set of marriage laws. Some are easy, and some make you jump through countless hoops. Of their are two many hoops to jump through, you may consider a symbolic wedding at the destination, but make sure you make it legal when you get home.
Destination weddings should not be ruled out after reading this article. It should just be understood that there are some consequences to weigh before deciding to have one. for some, these six reasons may not matter a single bit. But, for others, these could be big deterrents to marrying out of town.
