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How to plan a destination wedding, particularly choosing the location, booking a flight to check the venue, and hiring a local wedding planner. It also mentions the wedding guest list and getting married in another country.

Wedding Planning 101: Tips for a Perfect Destination Wedding

A destination wedding is simply a wedding ceremony that is held in a venue outside the place of residence of both bride and groom. When people hear of destination weddings, many of them immediately think of beaches and mountains and other exotic locations.

However, destination weddings aren't exclusively held in these places. In fact, a lot of destination weddings are held in ordinary places like churches and gardens. The only difference is that it is in a place far away from the homes of the bride and groom.

Destination weddings may be too expensive and inconvenient for couples whose friends and families all live in one general area. However, if the couple's friends and relatives are scattered all over the country, having a destination wedding is actually a practical choice.

Choosing the Wedding Location

The planning and preparation processes for a destination wedding such as Mexico are technically the same as that for ordinary weddings, except that you would have to cross several states (or maybe oceans) for an ocular inspection of a potential venue. Obviously, this is not the most practical method. Not only is it expensive, but it is time-consuming as well.

Thanks to MexicoHoneymoonVacations, you don’t have to do all that needless traveling. You can very easily talk to one of our travel specialists to help you with your perfect destination wedding venue, the will help you search out rates and availability of resorts and hotels in Mexico or any other exotic venue that you may be interested in.

Booking the Flight and Hiring a Wedding Planner

Once you have set your heart on your wedding venue, that is the time for you to buy your plane tickets and fly over to give your chosen place a look-see. If everything is fine with the venue, your next step towards that perfect destination wedding is to hire a local wedding planner.

There are many benefits to hiring a local wedding planner as opposed to hiring someone from your own area. A local wedding planner will have the necessary expertise and experience to give you the best wedding possible. She is likely to have a number of contacts and recommendations when it comes to floral arrangements, photographers, and so on. Because of her knowledge of the area, a local wedding planner can even help you with matters that do not directly concern the wedding, such as booking your parents at a good hotel or finding a nice restaurant for dinner. Our travel agents work with weding planners all over the world and can assist you with choosing a wedding planner in Mexico, Tahiti, the South Pacific and beyond

The Wedding Guest List

It is very common for destination weddings to have only a smaller guest list as compared to regular weddings, and for obvious reasons. Oftentimes, a guest would have to drive for hours or get on a plane just to be able to attend a destination wedding. The farther away your venue is, the more expensive the travel costs will get. In addition, wedding guests will have to spend on hotel accommodations if they won't be able to travel right back home after the wedding ceremony and reception. For this reason, you should not expect many friends and relatives to be able to attend your wedding, unless you are willing to shoulder the costs of bringing them to your wedding location.

A Wedding Overseas

If you choose to hold your destination wedding in a different country, you will have to cut your guest list even shorter. The airfare and accommodations may just be too much for most guests. In addition, they would have to secure passports and visas just so they can attend your wedding. Usually, only the family members and closest friends are able to attend these types of destination weddings. Mexico, although another country is located close enough to the states to accommodate many guests no matter what state they live in.

About that Honeymoon...

One of the benefits of having a destination wedding is that after the ceremony, you and your new spouse can have your honeymoon in the same location. Your guests can stay for a longer vacation as well. Many resorts and hotels offer all inclusive packages for honeymoons and weddings all in one place.

Despite the disadvantages of destination weddings, all in all, they are still among the most memorable and the most unique weddings that anyone can have. Mexico is a popular destinaton for a honeymoon vacation. This country offers many types of romantic vacations for couples from relaxing spa resorts, lively casino action, varied water and land sports to relaxing tours, cultural events and magnificant dining options.

Tips on choosing what type of wedding ceremony to have. It discusses four wedding ceremonies: religious, civil, military and unconventional wedding ceremonies.

Wedding 101: Choosing the Type of Wedding Ceremony

Weddings are usually lavish occasions that require months of planning and preparation. There are dozens of decisions you have to make to plan the perfect wedding, and one of the first issues you have to tackle is what type of wedding ceremony you want to have. There are four basic kinds of wedding ceremonies from which you can choose. It is very important to choose the right kind because this ceremony will mark the beginning of a whole new chapter in your life as well as that of your future spouse.

Option #1: Religious Ceremony

In all parts of the world, religion is the center of most wedding ceremonies. These types of weddings are officiated by a religious official. Most religious wedding ceremonies are held inside a place of worship but in modern times, it has become perfectly acceptable to hold a religious ceremony in other locations as well. If you do decide to hold a religious wedding ceremony outside your place of worship, you have to make sure that it is of no problem with your officiator.

In many occasions, people of two different religions may decide to unite in marriage. Most churches these days have very open minds when it comes to interreligious unions so this will not be a problem at all. In fact, you can arrange to have officiators from both religious to be present during the ceremony. However, there are still some religions that do not allow interreligious marriages. Just to make sure, consult with the authorities in your church. If it is in fact not allowed, you can still get married through other methods.

Option #2: Civil Ceremony

In civil weddings, a public official or a judge presides over the wedding instead of a religious official. The proceedings in these weddings are usually much shorter than religious ceremonies, but they come complete with all the necessary legal documents to bind you and your partner for life. Many people have the impression that civil ceremonies are very brief and unromantic. Admittedly, most civil weddings are held in a courtroom or a plain conference room in the city hall but with adequate planning, you can still turn your civil wedding into a very memorable and romantic event.

Option #3: Military Ceremony

This is one of the best choices for marrying couples where one or both are serving in the military. Military wedding ceremonies are usually officiated in by the military chaplain but they can be held wherever the couple so chooses. A trademark of most military wedding ceremonies is the formal presentation of a sword to the couple after the ceremony proper. In fact, the entire ceremony is usually very formal and has very strict dress codes. When sending out invitations, make sure you let your guests know about this so that they can dress appropriately for the occasion.

Option #4: Unconventional Ceremony

More and more couples-to-be want their wedding day to be very memorable and unique, which is why unconventional wedding ceremonies have become more common in recent years. Just because this is a solemn occasion doesn’t mean you have to restrict yourself from having a lot of fun. With unconventional wedding ceremonies, there are practically no boundaries as to what you can do. If both you and your future spouse love adventure, an unconventional ceremony is the best choice. It can be anything from a simple beach wedding to something as wild as exchanging vows underwater or on a hot-air balloon.