We have officially decided.... We are doing a destination wedding!!! FH took me out for dinner tonight at Red Lobster and we talked about it and came to the decision that a destination wedding is our best option. If we want to have a reception in the future we can always have a vow renewal with recetion in the future for maybe a 5 or 10 year anniversary. We are going to invite a few people and if they come that's great, if not oh well. This way we can spend our money on ourselves, our honeymoon and wedding bands instead of a bunch of people that aren't that important to us. It will be less stressful money wise and we can still have an awesome honeymoon. Right now we are considering Costa Rica as our top choice. Ive always said I wanted my honeymoon to be there or Italy and the marriage requirements are less strict in Costa Rica. We've already been to the Bahamas, Puerto Rico, and Cancun. We want to do something exciting, something we can really look forward to. It feels like a great weight has been lifted off my shoulders now that I know what we are doing. Now on to find the best wedding packages and places for our wedding
FH shot down my idea of Queens County Farm and doesn't really want to do a KofC or VFW hall and we've come to the conclusion that we really can't afford to have a reception at a decent RH.
mrspapagorgio
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Destination weddings are GREAT! We just went to one for my FBIL. Everyone relaxed and enjoyed themselves.
Pencils
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It sounds wonderful. I've seen pictures of gorgeous destination weddings, and the whole idea sounds great--getting away, letting someone else deal with many of the details, not even bothering with a lot of the details that seem so important for a wedding at home! I thought about it seriously myself, but I have some eldery relatives who would not be able to go, and friends who would not be able to afford it, and I know they want to see us get married, not just celebrate with us afterward.
And Costa Rica is supposed to be lovely. However, if you can't find someplace appropriate for the wedding, remember you can always have the destination wedding somewhere else and then have the honeymoon in Costa Rica. I've seen pictures of incredible weddings on Jamaica, which would be easy and inexpensive for your guests. There's a place called the Rockhouse, and another very close to it, that do awesome weddings. One of the bloggers from Weddingbee got married there, and her pictures were incredible. You might want to check it out, if only for general ideas for any destination wedding.
Good luck!
MichLiz213
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Congrats! You will have an amazing wedding!
kflan75
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Congrats!! I was a bridesmaid in a destination wedding and it was incredible!! We had such an amazing time-- it truly was a wedding to remember... The package she got , she was able to pay for us to go!!! Enjoy it!!
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Congrats on making your decision! I know it will be a lot less stressful for you, and you will have a great, intimate day with your FH. And you WILL get to be a princess for that day, don't worry!!
karen6474
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congrats!!!
PreshusSmurf
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That's awesome, it must really be a huge weight off your shoulders, I know you have been struggling with this decision for a while now.
Are you still going to be a 2009 bride?
lredhead79
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Congrats on making the decision. Just remember to look into what is needed to get married off US territory.
DavaDay
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I'm so happy for you! I know how hard you were trying to make a wedding here work, but it sounded like you were on your way to 'settling' for a hall you didn't want. Now, you get to have a wedding that's not only affordable, but will be the envy of everyone you know - a tropical paradise. Now, all you have to do is find the place, and they take care of the details, right? Lucky. Congratulations on the decision!
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Posted by lredhead79
Congrats on making the decision. Just remember to look into what is needed to get married off US territory.
And make sure you can get the marraige recognized when you get back home. Sometimes legal matter can get tricky. You might consider getting your marraige license here and then doing a vow renewal there. No one even has to know and it will still be gorgeous!
eddies girl
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congrats..i know we were both looking at halls around the same time and its going to be great, all it really comes down to is u and ur fh and the family members that really mean the most to you...good luck
