Married my hubby 23 years ago, this October , in Italy! Major destination wedding. It was just going to be the two of us, but our parents, his brother and a couple of friends made the journey…we spent 5 days in our beautiful village…utilizing the locals for hair, photography, flowers, etc…had our rehearsal dinner in Venice. ❤️ After the wedding, my parents took our wedding attire back to the states with them and we continued on for 15 more days on a European honeymoon! We met a couple who became life-long friends. When we returned home we hosted a huge dinner party for around 250 of our friends and family! We never regretted that decision to have a destination wedding…it was truly a magical time. Now for my daughter’s high school graduation gift this year….she wants to retrace our steps and see where it all began! Oh, and they hung my dress and his tux in the closet right at the front of the plane. Not a wrinkle anywhere! 😵💫
i’m planning a wedding in cancun! my biggest advice is to find a facebook group for brides in your destination or better, a group for your particular resort or venue. it has been sooo helpful for me so far
I am a wedding photographer and I just wanted to say thank you for all of the videos you create! Your work helps me understand what my clients are going through and allows me to serve them better. As a professional, I am also just obsessed with the industry and all things wedding. I could listen to you give advice on wedding planner 24/7 :)
We're having our wedding at an all inclusive hotel in Mexico that we've stayed at twice before and have really lovely memories there. We've only invited around 30 people (most travelling from England). Part of the reason we chose a destination wedding was so we could have something more fun and less stressful with a smaller group of people
Congratulations! I'd love to know how it went if your big day already passed! Do you mind sharing the name of the hotel? I'm looking at Mexico, but there are SO. MANY. OPTIONS. Thanks!
I clicked this because we decided on a destination wedding because for us it’s definitely cheaper, but Oh my magic wands and candy canes ( what can I say I’m obsessed for HP and Christmas movies which my Fiancé has now realized are the only things I legit binge on beside your videos like EVER ) Jamie you’re Hogwarts Alumni ?!?! YUP it’s safe to say my loyalty to your channel is definitely worth it !! I love your hair btw 😁👏🏽💯
I LOVE how you mentioned learning and embracing the local culture of your destination. I find it adds a layer that makes it so much more memorable for the couple/guests. Like smashing plates in Greece for example...such a highlight.
I’m from CA but but my fiancé and I live in DC and we’re getting married in my hometown (LA)-a lot of these tips still apply! I feel good about having sent our save the dates a little less than a year out! Thanks for this!!
I just made a video about destination weddings a few weeks ago and this was one of my tips - super important to send them earlier! Rather safe than sorry when it comes to preparing your destination guests :)
My little sister wanted to throw a mini destination wedding. Would have been about an hour and thirty minute drive. However the issue was that she was having it a week before Christmas. She was very adamant because she went to three destination weddings herself that people would attend. However I advised her to mentally prepare for people not coming due to the raise in costs because of the holidays and the pressure of financial reasons (especially those with kids) for the holidays. she ended up getting eloped and having a small ceremony and a family members backyard due to the push back she received.
I haven't even started watching yet and I'm already so happy you made this! I'm currently trying to plan a destination wedding (in Maui, from Texas). Thank you!
I love this video. We are from Pennsylvania and getting married in sunny Cancun, Mexico this December. My favorite part of planning this destination wedding has been talking to other destination wedding brides who are all excited, scared, and blissful right now. We picked an all-inclusive resort so my biggest piece of advice is to incorporate vendor fees the resort chargers into your budget. We did not and learned that vendor fees can be $500 plus dollars if you do not work with their preferred vendor. Local planners have some great tips to minimize this cost, but it is something to highly consider.
7:14 this is so important! One of my cousins had a wedding in Southern California during the school year. My mom was the only person who could attend because we live in Maryland and my sister & I had school. It was also a no-kids wedding. My aunt and uncle were upset with us that we couldn’t all make it. The entitlement is beyond me.
Jamie, I'm getting married end of November. We are over budget and struggling on where to cut costs. Can you do a video for ideas on how to save $$ this close to the wedding. Side note, we had a budget, then got pregnant and I lost a lot of income, which meant $$ took a hit and we are lost on what to do. Thank you, from a stressed out bride and new mummy :)
Not sure how much from your wedding you can cut costs on since it's very close what 6 weeks or so. I would think if any arrangements are not set in stone start with that and cut out what is not necessary. Depending if it's a home or reception hall event you can, if not already done , ask members of your wedding party and family and friends to help out either to take the place of a paid service (that has not been deposited on or paid) and or donate goods or money. If it's a destination wedding like talked about here there is probably no wiggle room to cut costs at such a close point. Go over the original budget and peel away at anything minor as small things can add up in big costs. All in all your wedding should not be crazy stressful due to cost. Basically It's a ceremony to join the union of the two, meal and drink and a time to gather with those who care about the two of you the most. When you are looking at what to cut costs on ask yourself if if the expense really matters like an expensive drinks menu or $100 shoes for the bride who will end up kicking them off sooner or later and even the cake , yes! Many times guests leave half the cake they are served behind to be thrown away. Wedding style cookies could suffice at a lower cost and a small cake or cup cakes can be for the bride and groom. Hope any of this helps. Learned from experience ha ha. Happy nuptials!!
I'm getting Married in Colombia on July 1st. We always wanted a destination wedding and what a better place that my birth country. We really wanted to provide the best experience and have the most amazing wedding and it was going to be very difficult in the US. A wedding that is about 100k US is going to cost us 20K in Colombia. I've been really lucky to find an amazing wedding planner and location. Also we are providing accomodations to all our guest which the beauty of doing in Colombia because it's so cheap. I know we have made the best choice.
Hi Jamie, I've been waiting for this video!! Thank you for doing this and looking forward to future ones on this topic. I got engaged in 2019 and my fiance and I always planned to have our wedding in Mojacar, Spain. We have a wedding planner there who is local to the town. The reason why we're going there is because that's where my fiance's parents met and bought a home a long time ago. He used to visit there on vacation growing up. So, it's been a long time since his family travelled there (over 15+ years) and now it's like a reunion and new adventure for both of our families and friends. So far 80 people RSVP'd!! I can't believe it and I think I need help 🫣😁
I’ve watched every wedding video you have on this channel and a couple that you have on other people’s channels. I love all of your advice. Thank you for making this channel. My next destination is “The Jamie Wolfer” channel.
We are planning a cruise wedding to the Mexican Riviera for Feb 16th 2023 and it’s been a lot of fun planning we are having 33 people plus us! Great advice 😊
Currently planning my destination wedding in Cote D'Ivoire! It's my fiancé's home country and most of his family still lives there. I have a tight-knit circle, so we're just going to pay for flight, lodging, food, etc. for all my guests (no more than 5) and then his family and friends will fill in the rest of the guestlist haha.
We live in Maryland but I'm from the burbs of Massachusetts and we love the ocean so we had our wedding on Cape Cod. It was several hours for us to drive but all the guests had about 2ish hours. Pretty much everyone made it a weekend and it was fun! We brought all the decor with us except the flowers, which we picked up at Costco that week.
@@t.marieking3239 they were beautiful. We did diy arrangements and bouquets. They looked great the day of and i kept & dried my bouquet. I sent everyone home with the rest. My mom had beautiful flowers for almost 2 weeks!
@@t.marieking3239 and I spent a total of $200 for 4 good size, all rose bouquets plus i had 2 big vases with arrangements and several mason jars and some smaller containers with roses, etc.
Today I was talking with a friend who is attending her friend's daughter's wedding in Florence, Italy. Great timing to now share this video with all of them. Keep up the great work at just the right time.
As someone who is getting married in a month with a destination wedding (EEEEEK!) Destination weddings are not for Type A personalities at ALL! Also a lot of All Inclusive Resorts have a wedding planner for you so that's a plus!
I’m getting married in Mexico. Biggest piece of advice I have is to use the local vendors, this includes Photo, video, coordination and literally every other vendor (except attire as styles are more limited in Mexico and not cheaper). Most wedding vendors in Mexico are bilingual, way more affordable than flying someone in and they tend to know much more about the area since they live there. Additionally the wedding market is huge in Mexico and there are so many incredibly talented vendors. Bonus points you are supporting the local economy as well!
@@LifeofAriana578 I found my wedding planner by asking the venue I chose for recommendations and then they helped me choose most other vendors except photographer which I found on insta. For photog I highly recommend efege (Instagram) they have photographers all over Mexico and they are phenomenal
Covid bride here planning a "destination" wedding, and by that I mean in my hometown across the US from where my husband and I live near his family and friends My guest list is longer and I'm more concerned about their ability to attend than my husband is about his guest list, so when I jokingly said we could just have the wedding in MN instead of TX he just said if that was what I wanted, then sure 😂 Everyone that I would want in my bridal party lives in MN. I was only just recently able to visit my hometown after 5 years, most friends and family I hadn't evem seen since before I MET my husband, whereas we see his friends and family multiple times a year. His family's christmas is lowkey always a giant reunion, and he says I've talked to his family more than he has in the last decade, so he's not super pressed about if they're able to attend our wedding in MN. I really don't like having to make a decision that potentially upsets other people, but I've been given full permission to be selfish and do what makes me the most happy. I need to keep reminding myself that if we don't see his family at the wedding then I'll see them at Christmas, and its okay if theyre miffed 😅
We plan on getting married in Northern California, where we live, but my family is in Indiana and his are in Japan. So not a destination wedding for us, but for all of our guests. These tips were pretty useful.
Yay! I’m glad you made this video. I lived in the Dominican Republic for a few years, my fiancé lives there, but I’m currently not there. Our wedding will be there in early January. Not the best time of year cost-wise due to the holidays, but considering I had to make it sometime when my siblings are on break from school, it’s still cheaper than anytime between Christmas and New Years. I’ve already made up my mind not to be upset about anyone not being able to come, just extra happy if they can! We’re having about a 6-month engagement so I didn’t exactly give them the 12-month notice. Also, the usual timeline doesn’t really work for us. One makeup artist I contacted told me to contact them again one month before! 😅 That’s probably something that’s more region-specific.
Is it expensive there? I'm not sure why someone said they got quoted $200k and said the place is not budget friendly because it's 200k. I thought it was more around $10k for the venue without all of the other things.
@@Hetsupshut3 As always it depends on what you want and how crazy you want to go 😃 our venue(reception and dinner included, but without alcohol) for cca 35 ppl is 8000 euro. It is more expensive than where I live, but still accessible for “normal” people 😁
We are planning a wedding in the Canary Island. We have about 25 family memebers scattered throughout the US and about 60 in the area he is from. If we got married here, no one would think we were wrong or anything. I just love his family. Also it is beautiful and cheap. All of my family needs to fly anyways. So why not.
Aaaa loved it! My wedding is half destination half normal lol 😅 the groom’s family + some friends (and us) traveling from Europe to Rio, in Brazil. It’s my hometown and thank god my parents are helping but I feel it’s a bit exhausting sometimes having to deal with different dates here and there + accommodations + everything. At least the conversion rate helps 🙌🏾
Hi, thank you for posting this video. I am currently planning two destination weddings.....Traditional Kenyan wedding in Nairobi Kenya then flying out to Zanzibar for my "white dress" wedding. Super stressful. I have lots of family in Kenya who can go and check out the venues but nobody in Zanzibar. The resort we are hoping to get married at in Zanzibar do lots of weddings and have packages. soo much to do!
My fiancé and I are getting married in Brazil! Our wedding is in 2024 I'm from there and is a lot to plan, people to talk, etc. We have a planner there to help us and it's necessary. If you need detailed pictures, videos, measurements and anything else you will need someone there to help you. We picked a destination wedding because of money. Our venue is a small castle and is waaaaaaaaay cheaper and nicer than most venues we saw here. What we're paying for the entire wedding there would only pay for a venue here in IL.
My faience and I are getting married on a small island in Greece where I grew up. My parents have a house on the island that they got when I was very young and we spent 3 months a year there. Luckily I know the island well and have a grasp on the language but we have family in 2 diffrent continents and like 4 different all countries that need to make their way to a remote Greek island that is a 4 hour boat ride from the main land… on a good day. Any advice on how to help guests navigate a plane, taxi and boat ride to get to our island?
This is giving Mama Mia energy😍🤩 I recommend leveraging your wedding website for all things travel logistics! You can link all the options and put pricing on there. From there, IMO it's on the guests to purchase the best option for them and actually show up!
I am planning a wedding in Germany and my family is from Spain. So it is kind of a destination wedding for them. I would love tips on how to do a bilingual/multicultural wedding and advice on what to do when a lot of ppl are not local to the wedding location. 😊
You will definitely want a bilingual officient - and be sure they are truly fluent in both languages. If you are going to have them do the entire ceremony on both languages - allocate double the time (being mindful too not Lee it to long). Or they can alternate bits and pieces between the 2 languages. Same thing with MC for reception. Incorporate pieces of both of your cultures and maybe even find a creative way to share with guests a little about each culture
Our wedding will be a destination wedding no matter how we slice it. Her dads side of the family is from New York. My mom and dads side are both in Arizona. We live in St Louis. The only people in St Louis are a group of friends, her moms side, and her dad and his wife. So her dads side and both of my parents sides will be coming to St. Louis😂
Agreed!! Our families are from different states and his parents are divorced and they live in different places so no matter how we plan it, people will be traveling 😅 plus I have friends who live in different states.
Just got engaged! My fiancee is from a country where all off my family and me included need a visa, and let's say it's not likely to get accepted if they request it 😂 so destination wedding it is! We're thinking spain but still working it out, we want a reeeeealy long engagement to save up for the wedding 😂
Married my hubby 23 years ago, this October , in Italy! Major destination wedding. It was just going to be the two of us, but our parents, his brother and a couple of friends made the journey…we spent 5 days in our beautiful village…utilizing the locals for hair, photography, flowers, etc…had our rehearsal dinner in Venice. ❤️ After the wedding, my parents took our wedding attire back to the states with them and we continued on for 15 more days on a European honeymoon! We met a couple who became life-long friends. When we returned home we hosted a huge dinner party for around 250 of our friends and family! We never regretted that decision to have a destination wedding…it was truly a magical time. Now for my daughter’s high school graduation gift this year….she wants to retrace our steps and see where it all began! Oh, and they hung my dress and his tux in the closet right at the front of the plane. Not a wrinkle anywhere! 😵💫
i’m planning a wedding in cancun! my biggest advice is to find a facebook group for brides in your destination or better, a group for your particular resort or venue. it has been sooo helpful for me so far
Thanks for the tip! I never would have thought of this.
I am a wedding photographer and I just wanted to say thank you for all of the videos you create! Your work helps me understand what my clients are going through and allows me to serve them better. As a professional, I am also just obsessed with the industry and all things wedding. I could listen to you give advice on wedding planner 24/7 :)
Getting married in Ireland in Aug 2024! My favorite part is the ease and convenience of it
We're having our wedding at an all inclusive hotel in Mexico that we've stayed at twice before and have really lovely memories there. We've only invited around 30 people (most travelling from England). Part of the reason we chose a destination wedding was so we could have something more fun and less stressful with a smaller group of people
Congratulations! I'd love to know how it went if your big day already passed! Do you mind sharing the name of the hotel? I'm looking at Mexico, but there are SO. MANY. OPTIONS. Thanks!
I clicked this because we decided on a destination wedding because for us it’s definitely cheaper, but Oh my magic wands and candy canes ( what can I say I’m obsessed for HP and Christmas movies which my Fiancé has now realized are the only things I legit binge on beside your videos like EVER ) Jamie you’re Hogwarts Alumni ?!?! YUP it’s safe to say my loyalty to your channel is definitely worth it !! I love your hair btw 😁👏🏽💯
I LOVE how you mentioned learning and embracing the local culture of your destination. I find it adds a layer that makes it so much more memorable for the couple/guests. Like smashing plates in Greece for example...such a highlight.
You’re the only person on YT that I like to listen to just talk for that long.
I’m from CA but but my fiancé and I live in DC and we’re getting married in my hometown (LA)-a lot of these tips still apply! I feel good about having sent our save the dates a little less than a year out! Thanks for this!!
I just made a video about destination weddings a few weeks ago and this was one of my tips - super important to send them earlier! Rather safe than sorry when it comes to preparing your destination guests :)
So happy I ran across your video I’m planning a destination wedding and this helped me so much
My little sister wanted to throw a mini destination wedding. Would have been about an hour and thirty minute drive. However the issue was that she was having it a week before Christmas. She was very adamant because she went to three destination weddings herself that people would attend. However I advised her to mentally prepare for people not coming due to the raise in costs because of the holidays and the pressure of financial reasons (especially those with kids) for the holidays. she ended up getting eloped and having a small ceremony and a family members backyard due to the push back she received.
I haven't even started watching yet and I'm already so happy you made this! I'm currently trying to plan a destination wedding (in Maui, from Texas). Thank you!
Thanks for the video. Any other destination tips you can think of please make another video. Planning Dominican Republic Beach wedding 2/24/2024
I love this video. We are from Pennsylvania and getting married in sunny Cancun, Mexico this December. My favorite part of planning this destination wedding has been talking to other destination wedding brides who are all excited, scared, and blissful right now. We picked an all-inclusive resort so my biggest piece of advice is to incorporate vendor fees the resort chargers into your budget. We did not and learned that vendor fees can be $500 plus dollars if you do not work with their preferred vendor. Local planners have some great tips to minimize this cost, but it is something to highly consider.
7:14 this is so important! One of my cousins had a wedding in Southern California during the school year. My mom was the only person who could attend because we live in Maryland and my sister & I had school. It was also a no-kids wedding. My aunt and uncle were upset with us that we couldn’t all make it. The entitlement is beyond me.
Cancun, Mexico in February 2024. I love planning activities for our families during their trips.
Jamie, I'm getting married end of November. We are over budget and struggling on where to cut costs. Can you do a video for ideas on how to save $$ this close to the wedding. Side note, we had a budget, then got pregnant and I lost a lot of income, which meant $$ took a hit and we are lost on what to do. Thank you, from a stressed out bride and new mummy :)
Not sure how much from your wedding you can cut costs on since it's very close what 6 weeks or so. I would think if any arrangements are not set in stone start with that and cut out what is not necessary. Depending if it's a home or reception hall event you can, if not already
done , ask members of your wedding party and family and friends to help out either to take the place of a paid service (that has not been deposited on or paid) and or donate goods or money. If it's a destination wedding like talked about here there is probably no wiggle room to cut costs at such a close point. Go over the original budget and peel away at anything minor as small things can add up in big costs. All in all your wedding should not be crazy stressful due to cost. Basically It's a ceremony to join the union of the two, meal and drink and a time to gather with those who care about the two of you the most. When you are looking at what to cut costs on ask yourself if if the expense really matters like an expensive drinks menu or $100 shoes for the bride who will end up kicking them off sooner or later and even the cake , yes! Many times guests leave half the cake they are served behind to be thrown away. Wedding style cookies could suffice at a lower cost and a small cake or cup cakes can be for the bride and groom. Hope any of this helps. Learned from experience ha ha. Happy nuptials!!
Also I’m loving this haircut😍
I'm getting Married in Colombia on July 1st. We always wanted a destination wedding and what a better place that my birth country. We really wanted to provide the best experience and have the most amazing wedding and it was going to be very difficult in the US. A wedding that is about 100k US is going to cost us 20K in Colombia. I've been really lucky to find an amazing wedding planner and location. Also we are providing accomodations to all our guest which the beauty of doing in Colombia because it's so cheap. I know we have made the best choice.
Not technically a destination wedding for myself because I moved to England, but it will be for my whole family who are still in the US!
Hi Jamie, I've been waiting for this video!! Thank you for doing this and looking forward to future ones on this topic. I got engaged in 2019 and my fiance and I always planned to have our wedding in Mojacar, Spain. We have a wedding planner there who is local to the town. The reason why we're going there is because that's where my fiance's parents met and bought a home a long time ago. He used to visit there on vacation growing up. So, it's been a long time since his family travelled there (over 15+ years) and now it's like a reunion and new adventure for both of our families and friends. So far 80 people RSVP'd!! I can't believe it and I think I need help 🫣😁
Getting married 2024 in Jamaica 🤗🤗 any planning suggestions 🤗
I’ve watched every wedding video you have on this channel and a couple that you have on other people’s channels. I love all of your advice. Thank you for making this channel. My next destination is “The Jamie Wolfer” channel.
We are planning a cruise wedding to the Mexican Riviera for Feb 16th 2023 and it’s been a lot of fun planning we are having 33 people plus us! Great advice 😊
Currently planning my destination wedding in Cote D'Ivoire! It's my fiancé's home country and most of his family still lives there. I have a tight-knit circle, so we're just going to pay for flight, lodging, food, etc. for all my guests (no more than 5) and then his family and friends will fill in the rest of the guestlist haha.
We live in Maryland but I'm from the burbs of Massachusetts and we love the ocean so we had our wedding on Cape Cod. It was several hours for us to drive but all the guests had about 2ish hours. Pretty much everyone made it a weekend and it was fun! We brought all the decor with us except the flowers, which we picked up at Costco that week.
How were the Costco flowers? I'm thinking about it for DIY
@@t.marieking3239 they were beautiful. We did diy arrangements and bouquets. They looked great the day of and i kept & dried my bouquet. I sent everyone home with the rest. My mom had beautiful flowers for almost 2 weeks!
@@t.marieking3239 and I spent a total of $200 for 4 good size, all rose bouquets plus i had 2 big vases with arrangements and several mason jars and some smaller containers with roses, etc.
Today I was talking with a friend who is attending her friend's daughter's wedding in Florence, Italy. Great timing to now share this video with all of them. Keep up the great work at just the right time.
As someone who is getting married in a month with a destination wedding (EEEEEK!) Destination weddings are not for Type A personalities at ALL! Also a lot of All Inclusive Resorts have a wedding planner for you so that's a plus!
💯 agree on both points!
I’m getting married in Mexico. Biggest piece of advice I have is to use the local vendors, this includes Photo, video, coordination and literally every other vendor (except attire as styles are more limited in Mexico and not cheaper). Most wedding vendors in Mexico are bilingual, way more affordable than flying someone in and they tend to know much more about the area since they live there. Additionally the wedding market is huge in Mexico and there are so many incredibly talented vendors. Bonus points you are supporting the local economy as well!
We just began planning our destination wedding for 2023. How have you found your vendors?
I may get married in Mexico City if I marry my current bf so thx for the advice 😀
@@LifeofAriana578 I found my wedding planner by asking the venue I chose for recommendations and then they helped me choose most other vendors except photographer which I found on insta. For photog I highly recommend efege (Instagram) they have photographers all over Mexico and they are phenomenal
@@montse895 that sounds awesome, thx for that
LOVE THIS! I'm from NJ and getting married in Lake George, NY!
Covid bride here planning a "destination" wedding, and by that I mean in my hometown across the US from where my husband and I live near his family and friends
My guest list is longer and I'm more concerned about their ability to attend than my husband is about his guest list, so when I jokingly said we could just have the wedding in MN instead of TX he just said if that was what I wanted, then sure 😂
Everyone that I would want in my bridal party lives in MN. I was only just recently able to visit my hometown after 5 years, most friends and family I hadn't evem seen since before I MET my husband, whereas we see his friends and family multiple times a year. His family's christmas is lowkey always a giant reunion, and he says I've talked to his family more than he has in the last decade, so he's not super pressed about if they're able to attend our wedding in MN.
I really don't like having to make a decision that potentially upsets other people, but I've been given full permission to be selfish and do what makes me the most happy. I need to keep reminding myself that if we don't see his family at the wedding then I'll see them at Christmas, and its okay if theyre miffed 😅
Love this! Also, love your shirt, Jamie!
Thank you for this, this is very helpful. I didn't even think of the fact that my wedding dress needs to fit in a suitcase. 😅
They suggest not checking in the dress but to take as carry on in a garment bag. So it does not get lost or damaged.
We plan on getting married in Northern California, where we live, but my family is in Indiana and his are in Japan. So not a destination wedding for us, but for all of our guests. These tips were pretty useful.
I’m getting married in Vegas and I just started planning everything
Yay! I’m glad you made this video. I lived in the Dominican Republic for a few years, my fiancé lives there, but I’m currently not there. Our wedding will be there in early January. Not the best time of year cost-wise due to the holidays, but considering I had to make it sometime when my siblings are on break from school, it’s still cheaper than anytime between Christmas and New Years. I’ve already made up my mind not to be upset about anyone not being able to come, just extra happy if they can! We’re having about a 6-month engagement so I didn’t exactly give them the 12-month notice. Also, the usual timeline doesn’t really work for us. One makeup artist I contacted told me to contact them again one month before! 😅 That’s probably something that’s more region-specific.
I got married in the DR last year! Congrats and enjoy your DW!!!
@@yasmingrullon8533 Thank you so much!! 🤗
Lago di Como, Italy next year. Everything you said was on point 👌☺️
Is it expensive there? I'm not sure why someone said they got quoted $200k and said the place is not budget friendly because it's 200k. I thought it was more around $10k for the venue without all of the other things.
@@Hetsupshut3 As always it depends on what you want and how crazy you want to go 😃 our venue(reception and dinner included, but without alcohol) for cca 35 ppl is 8000 euro. It is more expensive than where I live, but still accessible for “normal” people 😁
my fiancé and i are going to sandals in Jamaica, was kinda sold years ago of getting a free wedding if you stay at least 3 days
Yesss exactly what I neeed! Planning a wedding in New zealand 😊Love u Jamie!
We are planning a wedding in the Canary Island. We have about 25 family memebers scattered throughout the US and about 60 in the area he is from. If we got married here, no one would think we were wrong or anything. I just love his family. Also it is beautiful and cheap. All of my family needs to fly anyways. So why not.
Bali, Indonesia!! :) Fiancée has family over there so they are handling almost things with organizing the wedding phew!
Aaaa loved it! My wedding is half destination half normal lol 😅 the groom’s family + some friends (and us) traveling from Europe to Rio, in Brazil. It’s my hometown and thank god my parents are helping but I feel it’s a bit exhausting sometimes having to deal with different dates here and there + accommodations + everything. At least the conversion rate helps 🙌🏾
Hi, thank you for posting this video. I am currently planning two destination weddings.....Traditional Kenyan wedding in Nairobi Kenya then flying out to Zanzibar for my "white dress" wedding. Super stressful. I have lots of family in Kenya who can go and check out the venues but nobody in Zanzibar. The resort we are hoping to get married at in Zanzibar do lots of weddings and have packages. soo much to do!
Jamie.. this your look!! You’re Gorgeous!
My fiancé and I are getting married in Brazil! Our wedding is in 2024 I'm from there and is a lot to plan, people to talk, etc. We have a planner there to help us and it's necessary. If you need detailed pictures, videos, measurements and anything else you will need someone there to help you. We picked a destination wedding because of money. Our venue is a small castle and is waaaaaaaaay cheaper and nicer than most venues we saw here. What we're paying for the entire wedding there would only pay for a venue here in IL.
Can you please do the pros and cons of a wedding package video
Live in Oklahoma getting married in Sequoia np… it’s a lot of fun to plan…
Jaime, I would love for you to review wedding planners from Amazon and PurpleTrail to see if they can “replace” wedding coordinator/planners
My faience and I are getting married on a small island in Greece where I grew up. My parents have a house on the island that they got when I was very young and we spent 3 months a year there. Luckily I know the island well and have a grasp on the language but we have family in 2 diffrent continents and like 4 different all countries that need to make their way to a remote Greek island that is a 4 hour boat ride from the main land… on a good day. Any advice on how to help guests navigate a plane, taxi and boat ride to get to our island?
This is giving Mama Mia energy😍🤩 I recommend leveraging your wedding website for all things travel logistics! You can link all the options and put pricing on there. From there, IMO it's on the guests to purchase the best option for them and actually show up!
I am planning a wedding in Germany and my family is from Spain. So it is kind of a destination wedding for them. I would love tips on how to do a bilingual/multicultural wedding and advice on what to do when a lot of ppl are not local to the wedding location. 😊
You will definitely want a bilingual officient - and be sure they are truly fluent in both languages. If you are going to have them do the entire ceremony on both languages - allocate double the time (being mindful too not Lee it to long). Or they can alternate bits and pieces between the 2 languages. Same thing with MC for reception. Incorporate pieces of both of your cultures and maybe even find a creative way to share with guests a little about each culture
FINALLY! 🙌 Hoping to get married in either Scotland or Iceland, perfect excuse to wear a dress with sleeves hee hee!
We plan for UK next year 🎉
Currently starting to plan a Hawaii wedding 😅
Omg yes!!! I’ve been DMing constantly 😂😂
Having a destination wedding in just 17 days in Banner Elk, NC!
A MONTH AFTER MINE 💔 it’s okay I still love you
I got engaged 6 days ago and i am already planning a beautiful wedding in Victoria BC. neurotic… never;)
I was wondering why has Jamie never done a destination wedding video? I've been waiting for this one
Vegas, baby!! October 1
Excellent speaker!!! I teach public speaking and YOU have mastered the art of getting all details in (clearly enunciated) in a short time. 👏
We turned the video off after 2 minutes. Strongly disagree.
Planning a wedding in pueblo hawaii hawai boy i'm not sure
Our wedding will be a destination wedding no matter how we slice it. Her dads side of the family is from New York. My mom and dads side are both in Arizona. We live in St Louis. The only people in St Louis are a group of friends, her moms side, and her dad and his wife. So her dads side and both of my parents sides will be coming to St. Louis😂
Agreed!! Our families are from different states and his parents are divorced and they live in different places so no matter how we plan it, people will be traveling 😅 plus I have friends who live in different states.
Just got engaged! My fiancee is from a country where all off my family and me included need a visa, and let's say it's not likely to get accepted if they request it 😂 so destination wedding it is! We're thinking spain but still working it out, we want a reeeeealy long engagement to save up for the wedding 😂
This sounds like something I might have to do if I marry my current bf 😀
@@LifeofAriana578 i ended up having a curt house wedding 😂😂
@@lenaria2842 oh wow. Well I hope that went well and you and your husband are very happy ❤️
The download doesn’t work 😢
Southern Utah
Wyoming
Does anyone have recommendations on a good way to find local vendors besides just google?
Facebook groups for destination weeding brides in your chosen location
My wedding isn’t destination for our families since they live in that state, but we will be planning from across the country 😂
I’m sending my invitations 9 months in advance, Ireland is far 😂
Yaaassssss!
Love your T-shirt 🤓🥰 #potterhead
I am just...randomly thinking...are you expecting Jamie because you look like you're gloooowing but maybe that's just me