Destination Wedding: Where To Start

So the first decision you’ll have to make is what’s important to you.  How many people do you want to go with you all?  Does this matter?  Are you okay if it’s just you and a few friends or would you like to invite more people?  What are resort must haves vs. would like to have (there's a difference). Do you want children to attend?

You must address this question before you find your place because it may alter where you want to search.  For us, we wanted about 30-50 people to go.  We also didn’t want the trip to be over $1100/person for them.  So instead of Turks and Caicos, which was our first choice, we're going to Dreams Riviera in Cancun, Mexico on the Riviera Maya. (If you're considering this resort, stay tuned.  I shall my pros and cons in a later post.)  It has most of what we loved about Turks and Caicos for half the price for our guests.  It's also kid-friendly, which was a must for me because of my nieces, nephew and god-son.    

I’m not saying that you should base your decision solely on everyone else.  However, for me it was important that we had all of our close family and friends, so I wanted to consider that when selecting the place and setting the budget per person. Currently we have about 60 guests attending.

So grab the fiancé and have a real conversation about what's priority for you two.  That will help you when searching for the perfect venue space.  

Happy Destination Planning

Mesha