Regardless of whether you choose to get married abroad or in a remote destination hundreds of miles from where you live, you always have to consider your family as well as yourselves.

There are obviously going to be some more concerns to bear in mind if you are getting married anywhere but locally. The further afield you decide to marry, the further your guests will have to travel to get there. And the chances also increase that they will have to travel the day before and stay for two nights in the local area at the very least.

This gives you a lot to think about, since you will still presumably want all your family to attend. Depending on everyone’s financial situation this could be difficult, since a two night stay abroad or even elsewhere in this country could mean taking time off work. There will also be the costs of staying somewhere to think about.

If some people are unable to meet the cost of this, or are unable to take the time off work, what will you do? There isn’t much you can do with regard to the second problem, but you could offer to pay for accommodation for those who would find it difficult to do so themselves. You need to bear this in mind when budgeting for your wedding though otherwise it could turn out to be a lot more expensive than you previously thought.

In short then, you need to accept the fact that some people whom you would love to have at your wedding may not be able to make it. But even if they do you need to think about how you will spend your honeymoon without running into them all during the time when you want to be alone together!

If you do get married abroad you might find that some of the wedding party decide to combine the wedding with a holiday. This means you could be sharing your resort or location with people you know. Would you want this for your honeymoon? Think about booking somewhere secret that is slightly further afield so there is no chance of your honeymoon being spoiled in this way.

A far flung wedding definitely requires even more forward planning than one held in your local area. You will need to tell everyone you want to attend where the wedding will be as soon as possible. Ask them to let you know how feasible it would be for them to attend, so you can get an idea of whether or not most people will be able to.

In the end you need to decide what is more important to you – having a wedding in your dream location or having your whole family there to see it. It might be that the logistics of getting everyone together will be too complicated for both desires to be met. In this case it’s up to you which one is more important.


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