Hi everyone!
I'm newly engaged and I've been looking into having a destination wedding and my 1st choice is Aruba because of the beautiful clear blue waters and white sandy beaches. (I've actually never been anywhere tropical so this
really apeals to me!)
Also the fact that Aruba is off the Hurricane belt and I've read that they get little rain there, with an average temp of 82*.
I've also always known that I wanted a small wedding because I'm not one to want everyones eyes on me.
So a destination wedding is perfect!
I guess I'm looking for tips to have a fabulous wedding on the smallest budget possible. (I'm the frugal one in the relationship!)
I've look at the wedding planner sites and have seen their packages which I don't think are bad at all but I know that I should probably splurge when it comes to the photography.
I've also looked at the hotels/airfare packages and looks like I should budget about $2100 per person for flight/hotel for the time we will be there. (I was thinking 7-8 days, DF and I arriving a few days before the wedding for finalizations and a few days alone together. I also want inclusive hotel)
~Of course we don't have a set date yet because I would like to finish school first but my thought is Early Fall 2010 so flight/hotels can go down or up before then.
The actually wedding/reception is what I'm having a difficult time with.
I can foresee at least 20 people attending so that is what I was going to budget-setting aside more money of course but using that as a starting point.
I haven't called a planner yet because I told DF that I would try to get a ballpark together and we could discuss it from there whether to go thru with it or not. (I'm crossing my fingers, he'll say yes!!)
So, if people don't mind....(I know this is personal!) giving me a ball park or exact numbers, how much I should expect to pay for my dream wedding?
How many guests attended?
Any tips/unexpected costs that arrived?
THANKS SOOOOOO MUCH!!!