Episode Summary
Welcome to our next episode of Unveiling Paradise: Your Go-To Destination Wedding Podcast. We’re kicking things off with the top 5 reasons you should have a destination wedding, and {SPOILER ALERT} – there are way more than 5 reasons! Coming together with different points of view, our goal is to show brides, grooms, family and friends the ins and outs of planning a memorable destination wedding.
Episode Notes
There are so many things to consider when planning a destination wedding – unknown vendors, language barriers, additional costs – it can feel extremely overwhelming. In this episode, we share our personal and professional insights on how to navigate planning a destination wedding that your family and friends will talk about for years to come.
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Our Top 5 Reasons to Have a Destination Wedding
- You can control the weather… or can you? (Tessa can!)
- Small guest counts > large guest counts
- We’re OBSESSED with built-in vacations (no walking the dog or cleaning your house before ceremony)
- Learning a new culture, like a lei exchange in Hawaii
- Pick a meaningful location to share with your family and friends… awwww.
Links and Miscellaneous Thoughts from this Episode:
- Intro: We talked about J+B’s amazing destination wedding that included dancing under the stars, a boba bar, and so many other details that made their Hawaii destination wedding “better than his sister’s wedding”.
- If you want a winter wedding, check out destinations like Whistler, Canada. (Vancouver wannabe here!)
- Shout out to Siberia! Getting married in Siberia means warm, stylish capes and coats. OBSESSED.
- We’re throwing it out there – Joe’s DREAM WEDDING is in Bora Bora. Let us know if you’re getting married in Bora Bora and we will be there! (And yes, you can come on our podcast to talk to us all about your wedding).
- LINK: Couple Skipped Feeding their Guests to Hire Mickey and Minnie
- Dessert Bars and Late Night Snacks
- CHECK THIS OUT: Dancing under the stars is the BEST way to do it.
- Hire a bartender that can create yummy and gorgeous drinks.
- Immerse yourself in a new culture (lei exchanges in Hawaii)
- Explore Hawaii as a destination for your wedding. Hawaii really is an amazing place. 🙂
- Australia’s Acknowledgement of Country
- Proposals in Hawaii
- LINK: The Swimming Pigs in the Bahamas
Here we are!
Unveiling Paradise @unveilingparadise
Joseph @josephesser
Tessa @fredandkateevents
Email us with your burning questions about destination weddings, conspiracy theories, or anything else you can think of and we’ll answer them in an upcoming episode: unveilingparadisepodcast@gmail.com