Description

Episode Summary
WE DID IT! We made it to the last episode of season 1 and we’re rounding up some great advice from former couples. As a professional photographer and wedding planner in a very popular destination wedding market, we think we know everything (KIDDING!), but for this episode, we turned to some of our real life couples to get honest feedback and advice for future couples.

Episode Notes
We asked some former couples an important question: “What advice would you give to someone planning a destination wedding” and boy did they answer! We have 10 useful tips and pieces of advice from our former brides, grooms and even their family and friends. Some of these tips are obvious, and others… not as much! Tune in to the last episode of the season to hear all the great advice.

Support us: patreon.com/unveilingparadise

What advice would you give to someone planning a destination wedding?

• Destination weddings will often be much smaller than a local wedding, so invite everyone you want and expect and plan for fallout.
• If you hire locally, you may not have the luxury of meeting them beforehand so find vendors you trust.
• At the same time, you can save money by hiring local vendors.
• Plan additional events before and after the wedding to keep the party going.
• Plan ahead and research local marriage requirements. You don’t want any surprises!
• Expect to run into your guests post-wedding. PRO TIP: Start your honeymoon a little early if you don’t want to tiptoe around your nosy aunt.
• Add little surprises for your guests to create the ultimate experience.
• Be aware of the currency and how it’s doing against the USD. 
• Always carry (never check) your dress.
• If cost is going to be an issue, set a real budget and be prepared for the wedding to cost more than you expect.

Links and Musings from this Episode:

• Refer back to Episode 2 (smaller guest counts are better than larger guest counts)
• Refer back to Episode 3 (hiring a local vendor vs bringing your own)
• Refer back to Episode 9 (creating the perfect budget for your wedding)

Find Us:
Unveiling Paradise: IG @unveilingparadise
Joe: IG @josephesser
Tessa: IG @fredandkateevents

Email us with your burning questions about destination weddings, what to do with an entire month off, or anything else you can think of and we’ll answer them in an upcoming episode: unveilingparadisepodcast@gmail.com.

***We're taking a break and will meet you back here next month! Feel free to listen to our season 1 episodes over and over until we return. *** 

Support the show

Find Us on Instagram:
Unveiling Paradise @unveilingparadise
Joe @josephesser
Tessa @fredandkateevents

Email us unveilingparadisepodcast@gmail.com
Web unveilingparadise.com