WEDDING... Home or abroad???

Question

Can anyone advise me on whether to get married at home or go abroad? I've weighed up some of the pros and cons like cost, guests, weather etc but I'm still torn between the two. Is there anyone with either good or bad experiences and can give me some advice on their personal experiences. Pleeaaasse x

Answer 1

im half greece nd st lucian and im planning 2 get maried in st lucia  

Answer 2

If you really want to go abroad, you can always have a small selection of people come with you then have a party for everyone else when you get home.

I'm getting married at home in New Zealand (currently living in UK) so  we're having a celebration party when we get back for those who couldn't make it.

Extra cost, but if you want to have that gorgeous venue plus the party with your friends/family its an option for you.

Good luck with the planning!!

Answer 3

I was in exactly the same situation as you 4 months ago; we weighed it all up and decided to opt for abroad mainly due to cost. The whole thing (during school holidays) is costing £2500 including wedding and 10 nights in the Caribbean. We told our families our plans and invited them to join us for the first week (though did ask them politely to stay in a different hotel). I know operators offer you a discount for group bookings but it was easier for us to ask people to make their own arrangements. The result is the wedding of our dreams with just the people there that really wanted to be there!

For your reference, we used Virgin holidays - they were great! Highstreet companies will price match the website cost if you'd prefer a 'human contact', though Virgin's phone service has been fantastic!

WARNING: Don't use one of the 'specialist' wedding companies as they'll rip you off and only offer you things over your budget telling you you can't get anything cheaper - we started with White Sands Weddings and stupidly paid a deposit only to find out we'd get the same deal at half the price through Virgin (actually the same hotel and deal!), so ended up losing the deposit to switch (still worked out 2k cheaper!)

Good luck!

Answer 4

Greece is a lovely place to get married, i was on holiday with my family in Kefelonia, and there was a little church by the bay.

october onwards the islands close-down from torism and im afraid that weddings count.

but anytime before then, i'd suggest greek islands

Answer 5

We got married at home just a small ceremony with close friends and family. Don't get me wrong it was lovely, but cost so much more than if we had just gone abroad. I've always wanted to get married in Las Vegas, corny I know.

Answer 6

If you want a privacy abroad is better choice for you.

Answer 7

Abroad.. if you want it cheaper

Answer 8

It really depends on your maturity. If you are VERY certain that you don't want loads of gifts and that, in two years you won't be moaning about missing out on a big reception like your friends had, then go ahead with the destination wedding. BUT if you read these pages a lot, you will see the hundreds of childish people who decided quickly in the heat of the moment to run off for a private ceremony and then regret it later. Sure, you can renew the vows after a year or so and have a big hometown reception but people will talk behind your back and you will be regarded as a very selfish person. Just attended a reception last weekend for a couple who got married in Hawaii last December. 30% of invitees didn't bother attending, gifts were small, and people dressed casually as if for a backyard barbecue. They knew it wasn't the "real" wedding. Think long and hard before you make the decision. Twenty years from now, will you regret not having some of your older relatives in photos, people who might pass on in next few years? Will you regret not having loads of photos to show your future daughters or sons? It has been my experience that destination or elopement-style weddings are good for situations where the family is non-existent, or if the parents are bitterly divorced and would cause trouble at many levels. Don't let cost make up your mind for you. A small wedding with all the people who love you is still a memorable one.

Answer 9

my advise, theres no place like home