Where would you wed if money wasn't an issue?
Aug 4th, 2006, 08:30 AM
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Crossroadz,
I still like the idea of a Hawaiian wedding that another poster suggested. Get married on one island, spend a couple days with your family, then hop over to another island and honeymoon away from your guests.
Location is beautiful, there are lots of options for hotels, restaurants, yet you still have the benefit of being in the US so it will probably be a little easier to arrange/get around.
Whatever you do and wherever you decide to go, I am sure it will be lovely!
I still like the idea of a Hawaiian wedding that another poster suggested. Get married on one island, spend a couple days with your family, then hop over to another island and honeymoon away from your guests.
Location is beautiful, there are lots of options for hotels, restaurants, yet you still have the benefit of being in the US so it will probably be a little easier to arrange/get around.
Whatever you do and wherever you decide to go, I am sure it will be lovely!
Aug 13th, 2006, 07:56 PM
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I, like MrsJenn, just got married on Maui (August 1st) and it was absolutely the wedding of our dreams. I'd been there a few times before and I completely feel that this is a "second home" to me. Just hearing the music completely brings me back there....the whole attitude in Hawaii is so laid back and friendly and GENUINE. Plus, the pictures look fantastic!!
Obviously everyone is entitled to an opinion and some people feel very strongly against destination weddings. Let them feel however they want.....this is about you and your fiance and the way you want your life to start together. We are very nontraditional and have talked about doing a beach wedding for years now. I would've felt completely confined, unhappy, and not true to myself doing a church wedding in my hometown.
We didn't even send invitations to the wedding itself because we didnt want people to feel obligated to pay so much to attend it. Instead, we sent "message in a bottle" invitations for two separate receptions (since we live in different states) where we will show our video and celebrate with our extended family and friends who did not come to the wedding. I feel we owe this to these people who have supported us for all of these years!!
The beauty of a destination wedding is that you can make it whatever you want. Embrace whatever traditions you want.....embrace local culture if you want. But I can't recommend Maui highly enough. It was seriously the wedding I've always dreamed of!!!
Obviously everyone is entitled to an opinion and some people feel very strongly against destination weddings. Let them feel however they want.....this is about you and your fiance and the way you want your life to start together. We are very nontraditional and have talked about doing a beach wedding for years now. I would've felt completely confined, unhappy, and not true to myself doing a church wedding in my hometown.
We didn't even send invitations to the wedding itself because we didnt want people to feel obligated to pay so much to attend it. Instead, we sent "message in a bottle" invitations for two separate receptions (since we live in different states) where we will show our video and celebrate with our extended family and friends who did not come to the wedding. I feel we owe this to these people who have supported us for all of these years!!
The beauty of a destination wedding is that you can make it whatever you want. Embrace whatever traditions you want.....embrace local culture if you want. But I can't recommend Maui highly enough. It was seriously the wedding I've always dreamed of!!!
Aug 14th, 2006, 06:45 PM
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My daughter got married when she was in training at Ft Huachuca in AZ. Planning it was a pain, but then I came across the following B & B in Tucson http://www.casa-luna.com/index.htm One of the owners is a pastor and performed the wedding in the nice yard by the pool. She's also a wedding planner and helped with the details that I couldn't take care of from here in Michigan. For instance, I made my daughters dress and when I got there, it didn't fit right across the chest. She knew a dressmaker who took care of it beautifully for us the day before the wedding as well as took care of arranging the flowers and cake, hairdresser, and making the dinner reservations. We had the wedding supper at http://www.haciendadelsol.com/index.cfm Which was elegant and had wonderful food.
We only had 12 people total including the bride and groom, but what was wonderful is that the b & b has two buildings, the main house with a room that is fantastic for a wedding night and the building on the other side of the pool. That building has a two bedrooms on the main floor with a living area in the middle and a third bedroom below. This made it really nice, as many of us could stay on site and there was the pool too. There were many wonderful places to take photos at both the B & B and the restaurant. If you click on weddings at the bottom of the b & b site, you can get a good idea of the setting.
We only had 12 people total including the bride and groom, but what was wonderful is that the b & b has two buildings, the main house with a room that is fantastic for a wedding night and the building on the other side of the pool. That building has a two bedrooms on the main floor with a living area in the middle and a third bedroom below. This made it really nice, as many of us could stay on site and there was the pool too. There were many wonderful places to take photos at both the B & B and the restaurant. If you click on weddings at the bottom of the b & b site, you can get a good idea of the setting.
Aug 14th, 2006, 07:23 PM
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My cousin had a beaufiful wedding at a resort hotel in the White Mountains in New Hampshire. We all made the destination our vacation, and we had an incredible and memorable time.
Years later, her daughter was married in Puerto Rico. It wasn't exactly a destination wedding, as the reception was held as the groom's family home in PR. But again, we all made it our vacation and it was wonderful.
IMO, no one is obligated to go to a destination wedding. They can if they like, and I have found the two I've attended to be truly wonderful. They were reunions, weddings, and vacations all rolled into one.
I wanted my own daughter to be married in Italy, where I'd been working, or in New York, where she and her DH to be were living, but his family objected and we had a big wedding in our home town.
Years later, her daughter was married in Puerto Rico. It wasn't exactly a destination wedding, as the reception was held as the groom's family home in PR. But again, we all made it our vacation and it was wonderful.
IMO, no one is obligated to go to a destination wedding. They can if they like, and I have found the two I've attended to be truly wonderful. They were reunions, weddings, and vacations all rolled into one.
I wanted my own daughter to be married in Italy, where I'd been working, or in New York, where she and her DH to be were living, but his family objected and we had a big wedding in our home town.
Aug 14th, 2006, 07:30 PM
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DH and I got married at Beck Chapel on the grounds at Indiana University. http://www.iub.edu/tour/cmps7.shtml
Over 19 years later I still think it was a perfect choice. DH went to IU and I went to OSU but not being an alumni didn't make it any less special for me.
We only had 18 in attendance including bride and groom and the minister and his wife. It cost next to nothing and we didn't go into debt so we bought our first house within the year.
Good luck!
Over 19 years later I still think it was a perfect choice. DH went to IU and I went to OSU but not being an alumni didn't make it any less special for me.
We only had 18 in attendance including bride and groom and the minister and his wife. It cost next to nothing and we didn't go into debt so we bought our first house within the year.
Good luck!
Aug 14th, 2006, 08:23 PM
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The prettiest place that's most convenient for those I love (I got married at a nice resort near my home) ... unless I'm going to foot the bill, in which case I'd probably hire a yacht for all to enjoy a nice cruise in the South Pacific with us. Then drop them off as we continue on our honeymoon. 
