The Little Mermaid. Not the first thing you think about when it comes to a destination wedding. Yet, there are some very interesting things to think about in the wedding scene that might pertain to your day!
While we dive deep into the Mermaid wedding in the movie, there are some logistics to think about for your Human wedding!
- Selecting a local 'Destination'
- Including your family in the festivities
- Catering + Dietaries
- Sound + AV
- The officiant!
Now, let's breakdown the Pros' and Cons' of a local "Destination" Wedding:
Pros -
- It’s in your own dollar amount!!
- You can usually get there in under 2hrs hours, so you can drive! Which means you're not wasting time in an airport/on a plane!
- Guests love to be tourists in their own city. And maybe you're destination is a place they've never been to before.
- It gives your Guests an opportunity to do things around your wedding, or you can make it a weekend full of fun
- Your guests get to try local things, which means they also get to support local
- It gives you and your guests an opportunity to see each for more then 4-6 hours.
- Less people might be inclined to go
Cons -
- Since it DOES take up at least 2 days of your time, you have to plan for your time away and see if it works with your schedule
- Not everyone can join - if they have mobility issues (like being in a Wheelchair, but your ceremony is on the beach in Tofino)
- Hotel blocks can be a pain in the ass
- Hotels can be booked months in advance or the price can be increased because of events happening around your wedding
- Transportation - you carpooled but now you have no way to get around
- Your guests will get lost easily, which they in turn might call you. All Day. Every day.
- If you don't prep the guests, rural areas don’t always have reception and sometimes that makes people grumpy
- Trusting the vendors onsite can be tough, which gives you two options - you either make the time to go up and visit the city you’ve selected or bring your own but pay for the accommodations.
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Sam + Tom
Ep 67: Sustainable Weddings
