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Planning A Destination Wedding In St Thomas
s couples have become more specific requests. Your budget
mobile in recent years, should be determined by the
destination weddings have number of guests you hope to have
greatly increased in popularity. in attendance. As the planner
Most Caribbean weddings come as scouts vendors and locations, ask
customizable vacation packages as many questions as possible to
with all details accounted for by ensure you get exactly what you
the resort or planning service. are looking for. Later in the
As a result, you and your guests process, you will want to visit
can spend time relaxing on the St. Thomas to make sure
beach rather than scrambling everything is going as planned
through last-minute preparations. and make any final event
Though it would seem far more decisions.
difficult to plan a wedding from
thousands of miles away, the After determining the date and
reality is that a wedding in St. location of your destination
Thomas or any other Caribbean wedding, you will want to notify
locale is far less work (and your guests. It is best to inform
oftentimes, cheaper!) than a your friends and family at least
traditional wedding. Follow these five to six months beforehand to
simple steps to plan the perfect ensure that lodging and airfare
St. Thomas wedding. are properly arranged. As your
wedding planner takes care of
Your first step in planning a most of the on-site details, you
destination wedding in St. Thomas will want to focus are arranging
should be contacting a wedding blocks of hotel rooms and
planner, resort or concierge on discounted group airfare. The
the island. Once you find a etiquette of destination weddings
reliable wedding planner, make typically calls for invited
them aware of your budget and guests to pay their own airfare,
while the bride and groom cover
the cost of the weekend. Lastly, when getting married in
St. Thomas or any other Caribbean
When arranging details with your location, you will need to obtain
guests, you may also want to a local marriage license and a
determine what types of passport. The passport is now
activities everyone would like to standard procedure for Caribbean
do outside of the ceremony. Then, travel; just make sure your
your planner can help you guests are aware. Securing a
construct an itinerary with marriage license can sometimes be
everything from scuba diving to more difficult. It is best to
dancing. Also, consider having a contact the local government and
wedding website where your guests follow their instructions for
can view updated details about permission. While your planner
your St. Thomas wedding. may be able to help with some of
these details, some international
If you are working with a strict locations require blood tests,
budget, shop around to find less immunization certificates or
expensive destinations and more doctor's certificates in order to
inclusive wedding packages. You legally marry. However, most
should also consider holding your Caribbean islands simply require
ceremony in the tourism a three-day residency prior to
off-season and staging some of the ceremony, proof of
your events, like dinners and citizenship, the completion of
rehearsals, outside of documentation and a small license
high-priced tourist areas. Not fee. Your best sources of
only will this save some money, information on all these
it will also allow you and your requirements are the U.S. State
guests to experience your Department and the government
destination’s indigenous culture. office where your wedding is
being held. Though you will have fewer
guests, the all-inclusive
After you add everything up, you packages mentioned here will
will probably be surprised to allow your closest friends and
find out that a luxurious family to spend an intimate
destination wedding can actually weekend in a picturesque locale,
be far less expensive than a all without breaking the bank.
traditional stateside wedding.
About the Author:
This article was written by Justin Burch. Justin writes select pieces about Caribbean weddings for the Frenchman's Reef & Morning Star Marriott Beach Resort.
Read more articles by: Justin Burch
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