Hi Everyone,
I am newly engaged and my fiancé is from Copenhagen, Denmark. We live in NYC, but I am originally from Cleveland, OH. We've decided to do two separate weddings, given the cost of having my family travel to Europe, or his to the US.
However, I really had my heart set on a destination wedding, where we could all spend the weekend together. Finding a location is impossibly difficult, and I could really use your advice, as we want to get married in April/May/June, but haven't made any plans yet. :-/
What I would like:
1) A destination near to Cleveland where close friends/family would want to stay overnight for 2 nights
2) Or a place where it would be relatively cheap/convenient for people to fly to for a long weekend (I've thought about Phoenix, Napa Valley, Puerto Rico)
3) Or a destination in a neighboring state, again, where people would want to stay overnight for 2 nights. (I looked at Finger Lakes, but it looks a little too quiet there)
I'm a little classy, a little casual, and food is SUPER important, so I am trying to find somewhere with awesome cuisine. (I'm a bit of a food snob!)
I would appreciate any ideas you have.
Thank you!