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4 Tips For Throwing A Small Destination Wedding

If you are planning on getting married, you should consider a destination wedding. A destination wedding allows you to get married in a beautiful location with your closest friends and family members.

Visit the Venue Before Your Wedding

A destination wedding doesn't have to be somewhere you have never been before. It can be somewhere you have visited before, or it can be somewhere new. If you choose somewhere new, try to make a trip out to the venue beforehand to see the place.

It will be easier to plan your wedding when you have experience with the venue. If you visit during the planning stage of your wedding, you will get to enjoy a more hands-on experience planning your wedding.

Use Pinterest to Gather Your Ideas

Second, be sure to use Pinterest to gather together your ideas. Pinterest is a visual search engine that allows you to gather your ideas together on boards.

For your wedding, you can collaborate with your close friends to create a vision board. This will allow you to collect your ideas and put them together and allow others to contribute their ideas. Pinterest will also help you communicate your ideas with your wedding planner.

Hire a Wedding Planner

Third, you need to hire a wedding planner. Planning a wedding from a distance can be complicated and is not a feat that you should undertake on your own.

You will be saving money on other aspects of your wedding. A wedding planner will be able to communicate in person with all the vendors and will be able to take care of the more specific details of your wedding. 

Give Yourself Extra Time

When it comes to your arrival date, don't show up on the day of your wedding. Instead, get there a few days early. This will allow you to get used to the area, and if you are traveling somewhere in a different time zone, it will give you some time to adjust to the jet lag that you are more than likely experiencing. Giving yourself a few days to get things ready and relax will make your wedding a more enjoyable experience.

When it comes to planning a destination wedding, choose a place you have visited or can visit before your wedding. Use Pinterest to gather together and communicate your wedding ideas. Hire a wedding planner to help with the wedding and give yourself extra time at the venue before your wedding.