Wedding Abroad CostWhat will the wedding abroad cost be for your guests to attend your wedding? Being invited to a wedding costs money! Remember this is true whether you are having your wedding at home or abroad.
Generally the further afield your wedding is the more expensive it will be for your guests. For example if you decide to get married in the Caribbean travel costs will be more expensive than if you choose to get married in Continental Europe and accommodation costs may rise if your guests choose to combine your wedding with a holiday. When planning a wedding abroad it is important to think about the cost to your guests. If you were going to have your wedding at home, think about where it may have taken place. Would the majority of your guests have had to travel to your wedding location and spend a night in a hotel or B&B? If yes, would there be a significant cost difference between this and attending your wedding abroad? You know your guests better than anyone so ultimately it is your decision about whether you feel comfortable asking them to come to your wedding abroad.
On this subject my advice would be:
Make your guests’ experience of attending your wedding abroad outweigh the cost of attending.
As well as asking your guests to celebrate your marriage with you, sell them the additional benefits of going to a wedding abroad. Prospective guests wouldn’t be human if there wasn’t just a small element of "what’s in it for me?" involved in their decision to attend! Attending your wedding abroad will be a once in a lifetime event for your guests, it will be unique and unlike any wedding they have been to before. Going to your wedding may be a chance for your guests to visit a beautiful location they may not have otherwise visited. Let’s face it your choice of location must be fantastic; otherwise you wouldn’t have chosen to have your wedding there. Get your guests excited about your wedding destination, let them know what awaits them. A great way to do this is by setting up a Personal Wedding Website. There is nothing better than going away to a foreign country, sightseeing, being on holiday, relaxing, eating delicious local food, drinking local wine and having fun with family and friends in a new environment. Your guests can experience all this and go to a wedding as well! I don’t think you will find anyone who wouldn’t appreciate this experience. In relation to the wedding abroad cost for your guests one thing you may wish to think about is your gift list. Our philosophy was "we value for presence not your presents". We appreciated the considerable time, effort and expense our guests went to, to attend our wedding and as such asked them not to buy a wedding present.
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