9 Great Reasons to Choose a Destination Wedding

Although the weather in Arizona is great for about eight months of the year, we still dream of dipping our toes in the ocean and sipping exotic drinks after saying our "I dos". 

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Here are nine great reasons to choose a destination wedding:

1. You can introduce people to your passion: Whether you're picking a vineyard or mountain top ski resort, the place you two pick can say a lot about the things you love and can amp up the emotion everyone feels on your special day. 
2. Free wedding planning help: Many destination wedding sites have wedding coordinators that help with the details for your big day. This can be a big savings, both financially and for your emotional state!
3. Fewer vendors to coordinate: Again, many destination wedding sites create packages to help you cut down the stress and difficulty of picking a florist a photographer from sometimes thousands of miles away. You can usually customize a bit within their packages. But you'll have fewer decisions to make and fewer vendors to coordinate.
4. Fewer guests and lower costs: Because not everyone will be able to travel to your wedding, you'll be able to keep some costs lower by having fewer guests. Which leads us to #5…
5. More time with the people you love: Fewer guests means you'll have more time to spend with each person. Many times couples throwing destination weddings will plan additional events, such as a welcome dinner or casual cocktail night on the beach, so you'll be able to connect with more folks.
6. Vacation time! Your friends may be able to turn your wedding trip into a vacation. This means more fun for everyone.
7. A honeymoon built in: Many beach-bound couples stay several days after their nuptials and turn their trip into a wedding and honeymoon all in one. This can result in savings if you were planning to take a separate trip.
8. Less family drama: With nobody on "home turf", and everyone in vacation mode, there's often less family drama for destination weddings.
9. Amazing photos: Can you really top a snow-covered mountain top, a lush waterfall, or sunset on the beach? Destination weddings can provide amazing wedding photos!

We always recommend working with a travel professional who can help you plan a destination wedding. They'll put together great packages and help coordinate travel for your friends from all of their different points of origin!