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Wedding planning can be a nightmare. It doesn’t have to be. It generally becomes one when you have too many egos (in laws and family fighting over details and such). Glad you aren’t experiencing that. Hope it continues and you have a great marriage.
This is so true. We made sure not to let other people get too involved in the process. Just me and my wife. It was our wedding, our decision.
Wedding planning is hard when it comes to the moms and mils
Destination weddings are way less stressful to plan for because often times there are packages to choose from so you don’t have to worry about most things. And when it comes to vendors, sometimes you’re more limited with options, which just means you work with what you have and this can make planning easier.
The biggest contributors are opinions from everyone. Destination wedding packages eliminates a lot of that because you don’t necessarily always have the luxury to pick and choose if you go with a package. And, destination weddings tend to be on the smaller side so even if your mom/MIL wants to invite a distant 3rd aunt Sally whom you’ve never met or a co-worker of hers, there’s a good chance they won’t show up if you had no choice but to invite them to appease your mom/MIL.
I planned and replanned because of Covid. As long as you keep things organized and remember it’s a day about you and your fiancé it isn’t as hard as everyone makes it out to be.
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I think a destination wedding can be more straightforward… whereas a traditional wedding you’re dealing with a catering company, venue, DJ, photographer, florist, hair stylists, make up artists, etc… So depending on where you’re heading, assuming it’s an all inclusive, all of that is on site and you have someone who helps plan it all with you.
Managing the vendors becomes a huge headache as the date approaches. I’m getting married in a month and we’re trying to sort through all the details with vendors that are unresponsive, to the point that we looked at replacing our photographer she was so bad.
Word of advice is to get an early start on the detail stuff and be aggressive!
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I’ve been married twice, and I did a lot of the planning for #2, which was somewhat of a destination. It’s pretty straightforward: make one decision at a time, put appointments on your calendar, stay on budget, and remember to have fun.
I didn’t find it difficult. However, I gave myself 22 months so every few months I would make a big decision which was simple. I had a partial planner which as we got within 2 months she would send around 10-15 emails a week to vendors and coordination different things I would never think to do. People giving their opinions was the most annoying thing but it didn’t sway anything I chose
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I doubt you’re missing anything. You’re right, it’s all about the spreadsheets and to-do lists, and just knocking stuff off the list, and making sure everybody you’re counting on (vendors, bridal party, guests) knows what they’re supposed to be doing to make things run smoothly. It also helps if you’re not super particular about everything (like you don’t feel like you have to research every single flower arrangement - or whatever - in the universe). Our families weren’t involved in the planning, and they didn’t pay for anything, so that probably removed some stress also.
I think it depends on the level and type of wedding you have. We used a planner because I had no interest in chasing vendors. I wanted to come in once a week say yes or no to something and then show up ready to go on the day. I did not care about the little details so long as I knew they were handled by our very competent planner.
Destination weddings are the way to go! Mostly the resorts will have everything for you! I got married a year ago and we regret not doing a destination wedding
I agree on destination wedding as a family member is getting married in Cancun at a fabulous resort this June. Everything is arranged for you....so no worries.
Just got married and planned my whole wedding. The hardest part is catering to everyone’s needs (I.e my mom wants to invite a bunch of family I’ve never met) , finding all the vendors yourself, and literally making every decision uoirself. If you go the all inclusive route, I’d imagine it’s much easier. I spent more money than I would have for all inclusive also, so I think it’s the better financial choice also
I am realizing I don’t know what destination wedding means lol. I’m just getting married in another state, so still dealing with tons of vendors and all that stuff
I think of destination weddings as those held overseas or in a foreign country, and they tend to be tropical and/or scenic locations. But by definition, yours could still be considered a destination wedding since it’s not where you both reside and it’s probably a plane flight away, but you probably won’t see traditional destination wedding packages offered if it’s a few states over.