Want whole family at my foreign wedding in italy, any advice?

i am considering a foreign wedding maybe in italy or the Caribbean... i know it could be expensive but i really want all my family and his at our wedding.... my dream would be getting married on a beach or by a lake... do you have any advice tips or useful sites?Want whole family at my foreign wedding in italy, any advice?
Well, if you are from the US go to the Caribbean or to the Florida Keys. Those would be cheaper to get to than Italy. I'm from TX and getting married aboard a cruise ship in port at Miami. The people who don't want to sail don't have to buy tickets and can attend the event then exit the ship before sailing, no cost to them. Then we are sailing away to Cozumel and Grand Cayman. The Carnival packages like that are $1800 for the wedding and reception, with a $30 charge for each guest over the 18th guest. I think I'll have around 40 or so guests, but it still is affordable. And the cruise I chose is about $550 per person for a 5 day cruise. If everyone sails you can get married on a tropical island.Want whole family at my foreign wedding in italy, any advice?
What you WANT in this situation and what you get isn't up to you. Alot in your wedding is - like the choice of where to have it. But you can't choose a foreign location and then EXPECT people to afford to go there. Even if people can afford it, it's a bit selfish to automatically think they'd want to use their vacation time to come. So, here's the deal - yes, there will be people willing to pay to come %26amp; take the vacation time off work to do it. But more than likely, many people will choose not to and you've got to be ok with that or choose NOT to do a destination wedding. Destination weddings are great, romantic and wonderful if you're ok with only having a few people there. The only way you can ensure everyone comes is if YOU (or your parents) decide to pay everyone's way and most people can't afford that.





To me, it would be romantic getting married at your destination but with just his parents %26amp; your parents there. Then coming home after the honeymoon and having a big party (reception) for all of the loved ones %26amp; friends who couldn't attend. In general, destination wedding parties are extremely small because most people can't afford to go.
You need to decide what you want more - to have your and his whole families there (which may not happen anyway, as things happen, and sometimes people just can't make it), or to have a wedding far away.





If you choose to have your wedding overseas, you are not only asking people to shell out huge sums of money for someone else's wedding, but to also take vacation days and, if necessary, find sitters for their houses and/or pets. A lot of people may be willing to do that, but others will be resentful or angry.





I am sure there is a beach or a lake within driving distance of your home - even in a land-locked state, there is still water.
My sister married in Italy (in Tuscany) and we all made the effort to be there (I even travelled from the USA where I was living at the time to attend, and my family from the UK).





There was only 22 people there including my sister and the groom.





It was expensive because of flights and rooms etc, but we all turned it into our annual holiday and arrived 10 days before the wedding and left 3 days later. The newlyweds headed off to Corsica for their honeymoon afterwards.





It was definately a beautiful wedding - the country is stunning and the people and food were great. My sister kept the meal simple and we ate at a teeny bistro after the ceremony. No favours, no professional photographer and no wedding cake (she had one but a simply gateaux). Infact I think the most costly part of the actual wedding was her gown! By keeping it simple she didn't spend more than a huge affair in our home country - and it didn't matter to us because it was still stunning because it was intimate and relaxed.





If this is what you want go for it - it's your wedding and you should go for what you want. Just bear in mind that it'll be a smaller affair and people may not attend. But you can always host a reception back home afterwards to celebrate.





I don't know if you're from the UK or USA, so this will impact on where you go (Italy is only 2 hours for UK but I dread to think from the USA).





Why not ask about your family and see if they would be able to travel...good luck and hope you come to an arrangement that suits
that's the risk of a destination wedding. not everyone will be there. some don't like to travel, some have medical issues that prevent them travelling and some simply can not afford to go. you have to choose what is more important to you and then suffer the consequences of your choice. either way you are bound to disappoint someone.


i wish you the very best with it! good luck and a very happy wedding - wherever it may be!
I get married in Jamaica in October. We booked through Thomas Cook and got everyone all inclusive for 2 weeks for 拢750 and the wedding for 拢449. Cheaper than doing it at home and everyone gets a holiday
If you can't afford it, don't do it. If all your family can't attend decide if you would rather settle for something less to have them, or exclude people to go to Italy or the Carribean.
you can't ask them to pay that much. and if you are going to pay, don't. you'll be poor after