Destination Wedding Checklist
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1Destination Wedding Checklist
In addition to the standard Wedding Planning Checklist, consider the following items when planning a Destination wedding.
Choose your destination/
Extra Activities
Select a wedding date
When getting married abroad most couples hold extra activities and celebra-
When selecting your destination, consider the following
tions.
Decide what time of year you would like to get married and select a preferred
Decide if you will have a rehearsal or pre-wedding day dinner
Determine the style of wedding you would like to have - traditional, informal etc
Decide if you will have a post wedding day breakfast or lunch.
Choose the setting you would like for your wedding - historic, exotic, sea-
If you are holding extra celebrations investigate and book appropriate
side, countryside etc
venues.
Consider he cultural experience you would like you and your guests to have
Decide if you will organise group sightseeing activities. Investigate possible
- a holiday in the sun, a trek through the jungle, gourmet delight etc
activities.
Choose the climate you would like for your wedding day
Decide if you will have a party upon your return home. If yes, add this to
Determine the time of year you would like your wedding to take place in -
your budget, compile a guest list and investigate and book venue.
what will the weather conditions be like at that time of year?
Other ___________________________
What is the average cost to get married in a particular country
Accommodation Options for Guests
If you would like to have a large or small wedding - how far your guests will
have to travel will affect how many people will be able to attend
Investigate and select a range of suitable accommodation for your guests.
How easy it is to plan a wedding in a particular country - could you plan
Ensure you find accommodation that caters for all budgets.
your own wedding, would you have to use a Tour Operator or Wedding
Ask hotels if they will offer a special rate for your guests.
Planner?
Confirm what date your guests must book by to secure accommodation.
The legal and residential requirements for getting married in a particular
Determine if a deposit must be paid. Will this deposit be refundable if a guest
country
does not use the accommodation?
Other ___________________________
Determine if a hotel will be willing to put information in your guests’ rooms
e.g. welcome letters & gifts.
Decide if you will book accommodation on your guests’ behalf or ask your
Legal requirements
guests to book their own accommodation.
Contact the Foreign Embassy or Consulate to confirm the legal and residen-
If your guests are going to book their own accommodation, compile a list of
tial requirements to get married in the country of your choice.
recommended hotels to go in their information pack. Be sure to mention any
Understand the timeframe and the steps that must be completed to ensure
special rates and booking reference codes.
your marriage can take place.
Ask the hotel if they provide airport transfers. Provide your guests with this
Other ___________________________
information in their information pack.
Determine where you guests are staying & when they arrive and depart
Compile guest list
Other ___________________________
Think about who you would like to spend your wedding day with and com-
pile a guest list.
Guest Information
Speak to guests as early as possible in order to estimate the numbers that
may attend. This will help when speaking to Wedding Planners, Tour Opera-
Compile information pack or set up a wedding website. This information
tors, Suppliers and choosing your wedding venues.
should be given to guests with their invitations.
Other ___________________________
For the type of information you should include in the pack or on your wed-
ding website click here.
Plan your Wedding Abroad
Write a wedding welcome letter to put in your guests’ hotel rooms. This is a
Determine how much you would like to spend on your wedding
nice surprise for your guests and a good way of re-iterating the itinerary for
Determine the style of wedding you would like to have and how much
your celebrations.
involvement you would like to have in its planning.
Other ___________________________
Decide if you would like to use a Wedding Planner, a Tour Operator or plan
your wedding yourself.
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