Tips For Planning Weddings Abroad

If you want the best honeymoon ever to highlight that most special day of your life, weddings abroad are perfect.

It's a good choice whether you want your wedding to be a private, intimate affair that's just between you, your intended, and the vicar's wife as a witness-- or a grand destination event where you invite all your friends and family. Either way, it will be a romantic occasion you'll remember forever.

But the first question you need to ask when you plan your distant wedding ceremony is, where will it be? There are dozens, if not hundreds, of places to choose from.

You might try a beach wedding in Bermuda, Barbados, St. Lucia, or the Cayman Islands. Or perhaps a Mediterranean dream wedding in France, Spain, Greece, or Italy.


You could have your wedding in the land of your forefathers if you and your intended share a common ancestry. You could wear the traditional garb and even have a reception where everyone enjoys the native food and dancing.

Weddings abroad can also be fabulous in locations such as Eastern Europe (Croatia or the Czech Republic), Africa (a South African safari), Asia (Cambodia or Sri Lanka), South America (Brazil is another great place for a beach wedding), or New Zealand or Australia.

Wherever you decide to have your dream wedding, you must decide whether it is to be a simple or elaborate affair. Fortunately, destination weddings are the forte of many a wedding planner. There are also companies that are all about helping people plan weddings in places listed above. They can help you find vendors for food, music, flowers, and more in your chosen destination. But remember, you also need to be aware that many destinations will require passports, visas, and vaccines for everyone.