What the Heck is a Vendor Fee? Most Caribbean resorts include a basic wedding package in your rate, and it usually caps out around 20 guests. Every property is different, but that’s the general baseline. That starting price gets you your 20 people, a basic setup, a basic cake, maybe some basic flowers. Here’s the […]

The Hotel Room Block You’ve decided to have a destination wedding. Yay!!!! Now the real fun begins. Next up: where, budget, and headcount. Big decisions, all of them shaping your special day. So you reach out to resorts and hotels to reserve rooms for your guests, and they tell you those rooms need to go […]

THE VENUE You’ve made the decision. You’re having a destination wedding. That is so amazing!!!! Now what? First, let’s get our language straight, because I use these words a lot in this series. A “resort” generally means an all-inclusive venue, usually somewhere in the Caribbean. A “venue” is a non-all-inclusive option, which could be in […]

Let me tell you something. I have stood on a beach in a hurricane. Full glam, dress bagged and ready, watching palm trees bend sideways while a wedding planner calmly rerouted an entire ceremony indoors like it was Tuesday. That’s the moment I understood: a destination wedding is one of the most magical choices a […]

The invitation for a destination wedding, group trip, conference, or luxury retreat hits your inbox. Along with the details about when and where, you see a link to reserve your hotel room through the group’s hotel room block. You happily take a sneak peek at the hotel online so you can start crafting a vision […]

Being an amazing destination wedding guest starts before you board the plane. Read the wedding website first — your couple will thank you for it.