{"id":877,"date":"2016-09-24T04:56:13","date_gmt":"2016-09-24T04:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weddingbranch.co.uk\/news\/?p=877"},"modified":"2016-09-10T05:00:54","modified_gmt":"2016-09-10T05:00:54","slug":"find-the-perfect-destination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weddingbranch.co.uk\/news\/find-the-perfect-destination\/","title":{"rendered":"Find the perfect destination"},"content":{"rendered":"

While a destination wedding may be your lifelong dream, remember without your guests there is no event.\u00a0 Consider travel costs and accessibility from where the majority of your guests will be traveling from when selecting a destination.<\/span><\/p>\n

Knowledge is power<\/span><\/p>\n

Ask the hard hitting questions before making a commitment when shopping around for a destination wedding.<\/span><\/p>\n

Peaks and Valleys<\/span><\/p>\n

The best time of year to travel to the Caribbean and Mexico is the fall. Room rates are lower and some hotels reduce their wedding package pricing or offer added perks\/concessions.<\/span><\/p>\n

Strength in Numbers<\/span><\/p>\n

Most hotels will offer reduced rates, incentives and concessions for wedding groups who commit to a minimum number of rooms under contract.<\/span><\/p>\n

Listen to the Experts<\/span><\/p>\n

Hotels that are committed to destination weddings will have on-site wedding coordinators<\/a>. Listen to their advice; who else knows the resort better than they do. They are your eyes and ears during the overseas, long distance wedding planning phase. There\u2019s no added cost to utilize the service and expertise of the resort\u2019s coordinator.<\/span><\/p>\n

Keep it Local<\/span><\/p>\n

One of the easiest ways to cut costs is to keep it local.\u00a0Instead of insisting on\u00a0midnight<\/span><\/span>\u00a0blue orchids that have to be imported, use flowers grown locally.\u00a0Don\u2019t insist on bringing your own vendors. Ask the resort for a list of their trusted vendors and capitalize on the relationships built by the resort with these vendors.<\/span><\/p>\n

Time is on Your Side<\/span><\/p>\n

Book at least 9-months in advance for best date selection.\u00a0 Last minute wedding planning<\/a> can result in unexpected costs. Plus, make sure the save-the-dates are in the mail well in advance to allow family and friends time to budget and plan.<\/span><\/p>\n

Legal is so \u201cYesteryear\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

There is no need to get legally married in the destination you\u2019ve chosen. Take care of the legal paperwork in your home state to save hundreds of dollars on the cost of a legal ceremony in another country.\u00a0You\u2019ll avoid a variety of other \u2018legalities\u2019 such as needing to translate documents and blood tests.<\/span><\/p>\n

Arrive in Style<\/span><\/p>\n

Plan on arriving at your destination at least three days prior to the wedding day.\u00a0Use the extra time at your destination and resort to scope out the place, get to know the staff, and meet with the resort coordinator and vendors.<\/span><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t Go on Price Alone<\/span><\/p>\n

Trust in the hotels that are willing to show you their pricing upfront.\u00a0Every \u2018free wedding\u2019 promotion has restrictions and requirements.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

While a destination wedding may be your lifelong dream, remember without your guests there is no event.\u00a0 Consider travel costs and accessibility from where the majority of your guests will be traveling from when selecting a destination. Knowledge is power … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[263,287,286,326,303,5],"tags":[386,306,298,328,387,297,268],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/weddingbranch.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/877"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/weddingbranch.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/weddingbranch.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weddingbranch.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weddingbranch.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=877"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/weddingbranch.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/877\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":878,"href":"https:\/\/weddingbranch.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/877\/revisions\/878"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/weddingbranch.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=877"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weddingbranch.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=877"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weddingbranch.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}