Ten Advantages Of Having An Intimate Destination Wedding

Posted on January 24, 2009
Filed Under Europe

Here are ten advantages of a small destination wedding that you may not have thought of.

1. You get to celebrate one of the biggest days of your life surrounded by people who really love you. Lots of couples say that almost everyone said this was one of the best things about having a small wedding.

2. You can feel more relaxed on your wedding day. You will be surrounded by your friends and family. You will feel more at home with your guests.

3. You can save money because you do not have a guest list into the hundreds of guests. The two headed cousins who you have not seen for 20 years are likely not to have the money or the willingness to spend it on going to your wedding. You can save thousands of dollars by having an intimate wedding, which means you won’t have to go over your wedding budget. You can probably stretch to a fairytale wedding castle in France.

4. You can splurge. Some couples choose a small guest list not necessarily because their budgets are small, but because they can pull out all the stops and have a truly lavish wedding. A destination wedding will make your dollar go further even at this difficult credit crunch time.

5. You have more options when choosing a venue. Since you won’t need a large space to accommodate your guests, many small wedding venues will be open to you. If you have a small destination wedding you can chose to getmarried in the middle of the week allowing you to negotiate an even better deal with wedding providers.

6. Have more freedom to customize your wedding to your own tastes. A small wedding gives you the opportunity to get your creative juices flowing and make your unique wedding a reflection of the two of you.

7. You get to spend time with your guests. When the guest list is small, the bride and groom can spend time with each of their guests, making them feel welcome. If you have rented a private castle with your friends and family for a few days you can kick back and chill and appreciate their company and why you wanted to spend your special day with them.

8. You can make your guests feel at home. Because you will be able to spend at least some time with your guests, they will feel more at home at your wedding. Also, when the guest list is small, guests will have a better opportunity to mingle with most of the others. Chances are that many of your guests will know one another.

9. You can get your guests involved. A small wedding will give you the opportunity to get your loved ones involved in your special day.

10. You can have a destination wedding that people will remember. Because your wedding won’t be typical – the kind your guests have been to over and over again – your wedding is more likely to be memorable and remembered. You will probably be one of the first of your friends to have a destination wedding in that Country. You can be a trend setter among your crowd.