Hello everyone, I recently started planning our October wedding and realized before I could do anything, my fiance and I had to choose what state to get married in. I moved to AZ from NY, and my family is still in NY, while his family is all in AZ. We first met in Boston, MA while I was in college. We both decided that a fall wedding in Boston would be our dream, and told our exciting decision to his family. It was met with a lot of disagreement...How could we expect both families to travel for the wedding? Isn't it a little selfish to choose a location just based on what "we want"...needless to say, we went to bed both frustrated, hurt, and back to square one. Now before I even get to start the fun stuff, we have to decide what would be convenient for both families, while still making a decision that would make us happy. It is our day right? I understand that it is unpractical now to expect both families to travel when school, money, and jobs make it hard to just get away for a weekend. But now what? His family is larger and my family is smaller, but I have more of a "social circle" to invite, while all his military buddies are all over the place. Any advice on how you went about choosing location would be great. Also, if your in the AZ area, we want an outdoor ceremony and reception, with lots of trees and some water nearby if possible. Pretty much opposite of AZ right? But any venue suggestions would help. Thanks!