You are about to embark on the wedding of a lifetime. And because it will be at some exotic wedding destination, you will inevitably need to be involved with a lot of planning in order to make certain that you have the wedding of your dreams and not a destination wedding nightmare.

Destination wedding planning is a very important, especially if you are going to have a large affair. If you are not the kind of person who likes to do things in advance, or if you are the kind of person who prefers just to “wing it,” You might not want to do much of the planning for your destination wedding. Here’s a little snapshot of . . .

What Needs to Be Done

The bigger your wedding, the more you will need to take care of. Of course there are all of the obvious things like obtaining passports, visas, the wedding license in the wedding destination country, the flights, the accommodations, and booking some fun activities . .

For the wedding itself, you have to select the exact venue. Will it be on a public or private beach? Will it be on a private lawn overlooking the beach? Will you select a church, chapel, garden or a water fall location? Will there be site fees? Will your guests need directions to get to the site? Will you be able to provide transportation to the site.

Will you have chairs for your guests? Flowers for yourself and a runner down the isle? Will you be having a reception where you’ll need a DJ, tables, and catering. Will you have music and entertainment at the wedding and also at the reception (if you have one)?

Will you hire a destination wedding photographer? Unless you absolutely don’t care what your pictures look like — for your own sanity — you want to hire a pro. Even if you have a “good” photographer among your friends, the chances are very good he will simply NOT get the images you were hoping for.

Will you hire a wedding videographer? And if so, will he shoot digital or in high definition? A truly professional videographer will be able to capture some of your best wedding memories for a lifetime worth of enjoyment.

Who will officiate at your ceremony? Have you know anything about this minister? Are his ceremonies online so that you can read them? Is he a “legal” minister in his country? Do you want a “true minister” who is similar to what you have at a home? Do you want to bring your own minister (which I’ve seen many times), and if so, will it be legal?

Who are you going to invite to your wedding? Even more important how many of your family and friends do you think will actually be able to attend your wedding? Will you help your guests book their travel and accommodations, or will they have to fend for themselves? If they fend for themselves, what is the likelihood that they will have a difficult time getting to your wedding site on time. Trust me, waiting for some important guess to arrive (like the mother of the groom) can ruin a perfect wedding).

Even if its just the two of you (or a few close friends and family) at your wedding there is a lot to think about and do to make your wedding a success. And you want this destination wedding to be dream come true not a destination wedding disaster. This is why, even for small weddings, I highly recommend the you hire a destination wedding planner.

More about wedding planners in my next post . . .

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