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Destination Elopement

melissadavis0226melissadavis0226 member
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FH has been married before. This will be my first. We had discussed doing a wedding, going to the JP, and eloping. We kind of go back and forth about things. But I feel as time goes on realistically it is better for us to elope. In a way I view a wedding as a waste of OUR money we saved (since we will be paying for everything) for something for everyone else, even though essentially it is for us. And a part of me feels that a wedding celebration would be practical seeing as when we discussed wedding details the reception was the part that we really wanted to be a big part of. His family lives out of state and mine is within 30 minutes. We have two kids and have never really had a vacation anywhere. So when discussing wedding options I kind of mentioned eloping as our initial wedding vow to one another and then once we hit like our 10 or 15 year anniversary or something then we could do a vow renewal and have a real wedding. I feel that there are so many couples that struggle to make it and I feel it would be a way for us to celebrate our love for one another for making it that far (type thing). So when we had originally discussed honeymoon options/eloping we discussed eloping in San Diego and then going onto our honeymoon destination from there. We live in DFW. He states he wants our honeymoon to be someplace with a beach. I however have always wanted to get married on a beach around sunset, but have always wanted to travel to Italy, France, and Greece. 

Our original budget for what we had our mindset for a wedding was somewhat on the budget side for us, $7-$9k. Is it feasable for us to have an all inclusive destination elopement (preferably in Italy/Greece/France ;) ) for that price or hopefully less? What are some great websites that would have information about these type of packages? I've researched a bit but some came across as a bit shady. Also, if doing a destination elopement in such a place like Italy/Greece/France what (in your opinion) would you cap your dress budget at? I originally set mine to be $500 but with a destination elopement a part of me wants to be more with the setting of where we would be and spend less money and more comfortable.

Any thoughts/comments/questions/advice is greatly appreciated. We have not set a date quite yet.
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  • Julyet06Julyet06 member
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    Welcome!!!  I'm afraid I am not much help with your dream locations but was wondering if your budget was just for you and your FI only to travel or will you be bringing your kids?  I'm not sure how feasible it would be if you are bringing the kids (depending on their age) mostly because a flight to those destinations may cost a pretty penny.

    Do you have a travel agency near you, like a Liberty Travel?  That would be a good place to start pricing things.  If you do not have a Liberty Travel near you, I'm pretty sure you can call an agent, check out their website (clicky link below).  I've used them many times in the past and have never had an issue!

     http://www.libertytravel.com/?leadsourceid=113&utm_campaign=Liberty+Travel+Branded&utm_medium=ppc&utm_source=google&utm_term=liberty%20travel

    I am currently using Beachbumvacation (lots of us who are using agents are working with them).  I know for sure they can help with the Carribbean, Mexico and Hawaii...Not to sure about your locations (their website doesn't really list any European countries, unless I didn't look hard enough). In case you want to look into it, here is the clicky to their site:

    http://beachbumvacation.com/

    Just make sure you tell the agent your must haves and go from there! Let us know how it works out!
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  • BulgariHeartBulgariHeart member
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    Hi, I'm new here and hope it's ok for me to comment...
    I guess this could serve as an intro as well :) 
    :::waving the board hello:::

    I'm in the early stages of planning a destination vow renewal in Italy and would be happy to share the info of a few planners I've contacted.
    The main problem with getting married in Italy is the amount and difficulty of the paperwork necessary for it to be legal and not just a "pretend" ceremony. So I guess the smartest thing to do would be to contact these planners and ask what the precise timing and procedure is.

    Best of luck, PM me anyitme :)

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  • melissadavis0226melissadavis0226 member
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-theme-boards_destination-weddings_destination-elopement?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20Theme%20BoardsForum:54Discussion:70fc493f-9ff7-4b33-b9bb-6c0aba73a48ePost:3bfb2e03-eaf0-4feb-8d89-08f24271ba44">Re: Destination Elopement</a>:
    [QUOTE]Welcome!!!  I'm afraid I am not much help with your dream locations but was wondering if your budget was just for you and your FI only to travel or will you be bringing your kids?  I'm not sure how feasible it would be if you are bringing the kids (depending on their age) mostly because a flight to those destinations may cost a pretty penny. Do you have a travel agency near you, like a Liberty Travel?  That would be a good place to start pricing things.  If you do not have a Liberty Travel near you, I'm pretty sure you can call an agent, check out their website (clicky link below).  I've used them many times in the past and have never had an issue!   <a href="http://www.libertytravel.com/?leadsourceid=113&utm_campaign=Liberty+Travel+Branded&utm_medium=ppc&utm_source=google&utm_term=liberty%20travel" rel="nofollow">http://www.libertytravel.com/?leadsourceid=113&utm_campaign=Liberty+Travel+Branded&utm_medium=ppc&utm_source=google&utm_term=liberty%20travel</a> I am currently using Beachbumvacation (lots of us who are using agents are working with them).  I know for sure they can help with the Carribbean, Mexico and Hawaii...Not to sure about your locations (their website doesn't really list any European countries, unless I didn't look hard enough). In case you want to look into it, here is the clicky to their site: <a href="http://beachbumvacation.com/" rel="nofollow">http://beachbumvacation.com/</a> Just make sure you tell the agent your must haves and go from there! Let us know how it works out!
    Posted by Julyet06[/QUOTE]

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    </div><div>The budget is ideally for all or our travel expenses, dress & whatever he plans to wear, food, hotel, etc. Hopefully a photographer too. I don't quite know how photographers traveling with us work. It would mainly be for just our elopement portion, or if we can find an all inclusive package some place that would provide us with one there instead. FI always mentioned that he wants to go to a beach destination for either an elopement or honeymoon so his IDEAL places were tropical, however as I stated mine were more in Europe because I feel that essentially there are beaches there too so we would both get what we want plus more. It's easier for us to travel to another state rather than another country. :)</div>
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