| One of the latest fashions in weddings is to have a | | | | marriage license requirements, so this step is |
| destination wedding. A destination wedding is a | | | | extremely important and will probably help you in |
| wedding that is outside of where the bride and groom | | | | deciding where to have your wedding. |
| live, not including the hometowns of the bride and | | | | 3. Decide on how much you want to spend for your |
| groom. For example, if you live in Ohio and your family | | | | wedding. Again, this will narrow your list down from |
| lives in Ohio, then a Santa Barbara wedding or a | | | | Step 1. |
| Ventura wedding is considered a destination wedding | | | | 4. Contact representatives for the remaining few |
| even though both cities are still in the United States | | | | locations on list and then select a final destination. This |
| because it is in a completely different city than where | | | | will give you a good idea of how easy or difficult it will |
| the bride and groom live. A destination wedding can be | | | | be to plan the wedding with the representative while |
| an incredible event, but it needs to be planned even | | | | you are in a different part of the country or world. |
| more carefully than a wedding that is planned in the | | | | 5. Make a list of the positives and negatives of each |
| hometown of the bride and groom because there is a | | | | of the locations left on your list. The bride and groom |
| lot more that needs to be done from a distance for a | | | | should go through this list together, so both feel |
| destination wedding, especially if the wedding is out of | | | | comfortable with the final decision. Then let the |
| the country. Below is a list of things that need to be | | | | representative from the location you choose know |
| done when planning a destination wedding. | | | | your choice. |
| 1. Select a location where you would like to go on | | | | You will want to make sure that the final location you |
| vacation or where you would feel comfortable making | | | | choose will be easy to plan from a distance. You also |
| plans from far away. One of the main purposes of | | | | want to make sure the location will be able meet your |
| having a destination wedding is so the bride and groom | | | | budget requirements and that it is place you really |
| feel like they are on a vacation for their wedding | | | | want to go because for a destination you should make |
| ceremony. You want to create a list of places you | | | | sure you feel like you are on vacation. Finally, you want |
| would like to have the wedding and then use Steps 2 | | | | to make sure it is not too difficult to meet the local |
| and 3 to help narrow your list down. | | | | marriage license requirements. If you follow these tips, |
| 2. Confirm local marriage license requirements, | | | | you should be well on your way to having the perfect |
| especially if it is an out-of-country wedding. You simply | | | | destination wedding location! |
| cannot have a destination wedding without the proper | | | | |