By Now You Should Have Decided . . . So What's It Gonna Be?

There's an old song with a refrain that goes something like "so tell me now what's it gonna be".  That comes to mind as I write this post.

This is a quick post to close out the introduction to the types of weddings and a visual treat.  We will go back and revisit each of these types once I introduce the other aspects of planning a wedding.  We have a few to go.

So tell me now, what kind of wedding are you going to have . . .

possibly a castle (destination wedding). . .

or maybe a church . . .

or have you decided to take it outdoors . . .

or maybe even this . . .

or you've decided to take the easy way with this . . .

or maybe you really want a real fantasy . . .

 

(Many thanks to the following for the pictures:  www.detourguide.com for the castle, www.planetware.com for the courthouse, www.weddings180.com for the backyard wedding and www.fantasyfliers.com for the balloon.)

It doesn't matter which way you choose to go, every one of them can be made special. 

May you have a blessed and wonderful day . . .

Planning a Court House Wedding (or Civil Ceremony)

Last but not least is the court house wedding.  It used to be that this was the last resort but it is becoming more fashionable to not spend all of the budget on a large more traditional wedding and plan the ceremony for at the court house.  Today’s economy has brought out a lot of creativity on the wedding scene.  I’ve heard of quite elaborate affairs held in the courthouse - then almost the entire budget can go toward the reception (after the wedding dress, of course).  It really just depends on your priorities and how much of a budget you are planning to use.

More on Destination Weddings . . . resources

I've had a chance to go through the books available on planning a destination wedding that I spoke about in the last post and I don't really feel that I can recommend one at this time.

If your destination wedding is a beach wedding, I recommend going back and checking out the posts on beach weddings and also looking at The Ultimate Beach Wedding Planning Guide and Workbook.  This book seems to have a lot of the destination questions covered.

Extra, Extra . . . More on Planning a Beach Wedding!

Boy, I got so carried away with the last post on beach weddings that after reading it, it sounded a bit disjointed – so let’s go back and fill in a few of the holes.

Unless you live on or near the beach you are planning on using for your wedding most people will need to travel to get there, so typically beach weddings are smaller with fewer people attending.  Many people opt to  have a reception at home once they are back from their honeymoon.