Getting married abroad

Advantage and Disadvantages of Getting Married Abroad

 

There are many reasons why couples choose to get married abroad, couples are seeing the benefits are jetting away to somewhere exotic as it is becoming more and more popular.

 

There are so many destinations, the most popular places include Amalfi Coast in Italy, Las Vegas, Cyprus and Southern areas of France.

 

It is important to evaluate both the advantages and disadvantages as it is not a decision to be made lightly as getting married abroad is not for everyone as it is a very personal decision to be made.

 

The advantages and disadvantages as detailed below come from real life couples and their experiences in planning a wedding over foreign skies:

 

Advantages of getting married abroad

 

• The choices available are endless, there are so many beautiful destinations to choose from

 

• Excellent photo opportunities with superb scenery

 

• A wedding abroad as surprising as it seems can be much cheaper than a wedding planned closer to home

 

• The planning involved is much easier as wedding planners do the majority of the planning

 

• Offers uniqueness

 

• Able to enjoy a holiday with the wedding party allowing them to be a bigger part of the wedding and enjoy the preparations leading up to the wedding as well as enjoying time spent afterwards.  Instead of having a large number of people that the couple hardly knows only close friends and family usually travel abroad.

 

• Being with friends and family ensure the wedding is a relaxed affair and a enjoyable time not just for the wedding couple as everyone enjoys a holiday in the sun.

 

Disadvantages of getting married abroad

 

• It may mean that not everyone can attend the wedding for several reasons.  One of the reasons being elderly relatives cannot travel the distance although they want to attend and may feel disheartened.

 

• It can cost the guests significant amounts to attend the wedding.  Instead of just buying a wedding present they also need to pay for the cost to travel to the wedding including flights and accommodation

 

• It is very likely that a wedding planner will have to be used.  This is because couples do not have access to local suppliers and often language is a barrier.  It is not easy to arrange things for your wedding when you are not in the same country

 

• It can be difficult to move items such as wedding dress and wedding cakes on a plane.  Extra costs may be incurred

 

• When using foreign suppliers you may not get exactly what you want.  Bouquets are usually ordered by looking at pictures and can end up not getting exactly what you wanted on the wedding day which is too late to change your mind.

 

Getting married abroad has a mix of advantages and disadvantages and these need to be taken into consideration when thinking about getting married abroad and whether it works for the couple and the families involved.  One thing is guaranteed gorgeous scenery and hopefully hot weather.