Mmmmm . . . Destination Wedding . . . Sounds Exotic, Doesn’t It?

A destination wedding is simply an affair that is away from your home base.  More and more people these days are opting for really exotic destination wedding locations and they are saving a bit (sometimes a big bit) of money in the process.  Whether it’s a beach wedding in Fiji or Bali or a castle in Europe (pricey end of spectrum), destination weddings are becoming more popular every year.   This also usually takes care of the honeymoon because most people continue their stay.

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.

For Your Beach Wedding - Pure Inspiration!

These are just so delicious that I couldn't resist.....Enjoy!  If you have never thought about a beach wedding before, maybe it is time to reconsider.

                    Many thanks to the following for the above pics:

                                www.flickr.com/en.en, www.alohaislandweddings.

                                com, www.coconutgrovefiji.com, www.farfallawedding.

                                wordpress.com, www.inheavenweddings.com, and

                                www.sunriseflagler_09.com

Have You Ever Dreamed of Having a Beach Wedding?

Can’t you just smell the salt air, feel the ocean breeze and hear the lapping of the waves on the beach?  I sure remember when I had that dream but I never went through with it.  Research shows that approximately 35% of all weddings are outdoor weddings – I wonder just how many of those are at the beach?

Beach weddings are popular but they do present "special issues" and planning a beach wedding may be one of the most romantic challenges in a life time; great scenery, natural decorations, originality and non-conformism of the location are among the main features of a beach wedding.   But what are the issues of planning a beach wedding?  You don’t want to be surprised on your wedding day because you didn’t take these issues into consideration beforehand.

Just How Do You Go About Planning for Your Wedding?

Even if you’ve decided to hire a wedding planner/consultant (we look at this possibility in another post), it’s important for you to really understand the process of planning for a wedding.  There are a lot of pieces to this puzzle and unless you have done it a few times before (and even if you have), its time to get some education as to just how this works in order to save yourself a lot of frustration, time and money.  There are many books on the market on just how to do all of this.  The following are a couple of materials that I have researched and recommend depending on your objective.  Read on: