Weddings Abroad Guide - How to Get Married Abroad
Getting down to the fine print…start the party with your words! I have to admit, initially we struggled a little with this…our first thoughts were “how will we get everything down on one tiny little piece of paper?” So after a little toing and froing we took it back to basics and had a very simple three step approach. Although it may sound a little over
A wedding welcome letter is a nice way to make your guests feel special and to ensure they are fully informed about your wedding celebrations. For our wedding in France we placed a wedding welcome letter together with an out of town bag containing a bottle of local regional sparkling French wine and chocolates in each of our guests’ hotel room. We organised and negotiated
Who do we invite to a Wedding Abroad? There are no magical rules or formulas about who you should invite to a wedding abroad. However, my one simple piece of advice would be: Invite those who you truly want to celebrate your wedding day with. For us, our guest list was not determined by the fact that we were having our wedding abroad. It would
It is not generally expected that you cover your guests’ travel or accommodation costs. There are ways however you can help ease the financial costs of coming to your wedding abroad. Transportation to your Wedding Destination Airlines Some airlines offer discounts for group bookings. In general group bookings do not offer a lot of flexibility as a minimum number of people need to be travelling
The two main things guests will need to book for your wedding abroad are: Travel to your wedding destination and Accommodation If you give your guests enough information they will generally be happy to make their own arrangements. I believe though, you will make it a lot easier for your guests if you recommend accommodation. I would provide a detailed list of all the accommodation
Should you have a wedding gift list if you’re getting married abroad? Like some couples, you may feel the personal effort and expense your guests are going to to come your wedding abroad is well and truly enough and request they do not buy you a wedding gift. The approach we took for our wedding was, “we value your presence not your presents”. However we
So you’re ready to fly off into the sunset…but are your family and friends? Your wedding abroad invitations are your chance to stand on that hilltop and announce to the world…(or maybe just your closest family and friends), “we’re getting married so come and join us for a party you’ll never forget!” As your wedding invitation will be the first impression your friends and family will
If I can give you one piece of advice…it would be to make your guests’ experience of coming to your wedding abroad as easy and effortless as possible. One of, if not, the most important elements of a wedding is people. What makes a wedding special is the people you choose to celebrate it with. Regardless of whether you are planning an intimate or a
I know this is an area most couples are mindful of when having a wedding abroad…”what will it cost our guests to attend our wedding?” First things first…being invited to a wedding costs money! Remember this is true whether you are having your wedding at home or abroad. In a survey published by Mintel it states the average wedding abroad cost for a couple to attend a wedding
The earlier you can send your wedding abroad invitations the better. Sending wedding abroad invitations early is even more important if you haven’t sent out a save the date or informed your guests of your wedding date and destination prior to sending your wedding abroad invitations. We sent a save the date email to all our guests but still sent our wedding invitations 8 months prior to
