I'm recently engaged and when we talked about our wedding I told him that I've always want a destination wedding somewhere tropical. He is all for it so I have the wedding of my dreams which is great BUT, I also don't want to put us into debt so we agreed to wait until fall 2010 for the wedding so we could save up money and pay cash for it.
So how much should we anticipate to save?
We are anticipating having about 20 guests.
I looked up an inclusive hotel stay for 8 nights, 9 days and it came in at $2050 per person so I'm thinking $2200 per person for hotel/airfare.
The wedding/reception is where I'm at a loss.
I'm hesitant to call a wedding coordinator or anyone else until I have a solid date in mind.

So if it isn't asking too much, because I know I am stepping on private ground here....
How much did your dream wedding cost? (ball parks or detailed are MUCH help!)
How many guests attended vs. how many you invited?
Any tips/unexpected costs that came up once you got there?
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