Hi everyone! We are in the very very early stages of planning and I don't know where to start. How did you pick what country to get married in? All I know is that we don't want Dominican Republic but there are so many options and I'm already overwhelmed.
Thanks in advance!
Re: How did you pick which island/country?
I made a spreadsheet and listed out destinations, their approximate travel costs, residency requirements (found on Google), pros and cons. I narrowed things down based on weather concerns, if we had been there before, if the wedding would be legally binding, and what made the most sense for a honeymoon destination. I consider myself to be fairly well traveled, so this was easy for me to do. If you aren't comfortable with it, you may want to speak with a travel agent.
Whether you speak with an agent or not, you first need to figure out your budget and what you want out of a destination. You then need to think about your guests. You don't want to choose something that would cause your VIP guests to not want to travel. For example, if we had invited anyone, they would have encountered $2k/person in airfare, a 19 hour journey from the East Coast and a resort that was $1k/night. It would be super selfish of me to ask anyone to pay that. Quite frankly, we didn't want anyone to come! Lol