While marriages are definitely special occasions, choosing the right destination is an equally important and responsible decision. There are many merits and demerits of choosing a getaway wedding destination. Let’s understand them clearly, so we can decide correctly for our sakes as well as our loved ones!
We all want our marriage destination to be exotic and special. However, there are advantages and difficulties that should be considered while choosing the right marriage venue. Given below are some of the most important ones. However, the list below is only to serve as a guide and should help you decide whether a destination wedding is right for you. So let’s see the pros and cons for each point that we raise below.
PRO
Surprisingly affordable: With a compact guest list to invite and a more relaxed atmosphere, destination weddings are more convenient and easy on our budgets and pockets. Since destination weddings take place mostly at wedding resorts that specialize in such events, most resorts offer special wedding packages to make the wedding more affordable.
CON
Not affordable for guests: Your guests and invitees may not find the overall trip to the destination wedding affordable. This could be due to various reasons including distance, old age, not getting leaves at work, inability to procure travel tickets in time, and so on. While most resorts specialize in destination weddings and consequently, offer great deals for such occasions, this is more because your guests will stay with them. So even if you do pay for your guests’ stay, their overall expenses could be still high when you include their airfare or travel tickets.
PRO
Better management: Undeniably, a smaller list of invitees is easier to manage and appease, as also less stressful. Destination weddings can save you from unwanted guests, for example, your boss, as they may not get the time to make it that far. Meanwhile, you could just forward them invitations and relax that they will not come all the way to Switzerland to see you get married. And obviously, a fewer people are easier to satisfy and create less tensions.
CON
Hurt egos: Again undeniably, small guest lists can mean more egos getting hurt. While we may make it a point to attend all our loved ones’ marriages, it is not necessary that the converse will be true, owing to various issues like getting tickets, affordability, inconvenience to elders, availability of time and leave, etc. Let’s face it – not everybody would be able to make it to a destination wedding, because the wedding venues are in most cases farther away than regular weddings.
PRO
Honeymoon: You will have ample time and energy on your hands for your honeymoon, with hardly any travel or work after all that wedding exhaustion. No unnecessary packing or rushing to the airport or railway station; you already are where you should be for your honeymoon!
CON
Little privacy: Think of this -your parents might be with you on your honeymoon. You and your spouse may have plans to explore great places like Switzerland or Thailand. This could be the major reason to tie the knot there at a wedding destination. Now what if your parents or close associates suddenly get interested in the venue and want to explore the breathtaking beauty of the place?
PRO
Quality time: The quiet and romantic getaway ensures well-managed time that we get to spend with each other during the honeymoon, if not the marriage. With a smaller guest list and good hospitality at your destination wedding, the bride and the bridegroom don’t have to bustle around to ensure everything is in order. Furthermore, if your marriage is well spaced, maybe they can get some quality time too, catching up with guests they know. Happiness everywhere, isn’t it?
CON
Caution needed in an unknown place: While the romantic getaway helps manage time better, this doesn’t mean you leave caution to the air or the hotel’s staff. You need to be careful, nevertheless, as the venue is most likely a new place to you too. This could also mean reduced quality honeymoon time.
PRO
Complimentary honeymoon offers: Most resorts and destination weddings offer complimentary or greatly reduced prices as part of the overall package to lure you back during your future vacations, making reduced discounts available when you visit again.
CON
Unaffordable for you now: While most resorts and destination weddings offer complimentary reduced-price packages to lure you back during future vacations, think how affordable this would be for you. This time round, with your busy schedule, you may not have all the time, leaves, visa availability or even the basic luxury required to travel all the way to this exotic location on the other end of the globe to relish your much-needed vacation!
