I came across this article today on CNN.com. As the article states, destination weddings are becoming more and more popular. But many times, it's a major expense for the guest.
I have mixed feelings about destination weddings. On one hand, a wedding belongs to the bride and groom and nobody else. After planning my own wedding I have very strong feelings about that - NOBODY else should have any say in what happens at and who attends someone else's wedding. On the other hand, I can see why a guest would have an issue about being invited to a destination wedding. For one thing, it's often a major expense. Airfare, hotels, food, and other things add up quickly. And when a guest can't afford to go, they then have the disappointment of missing a very special moment in a loved one's life. So I can see both sides of the coin.
Last year my husband's stepbrother and his fiancee were married in Jamaica. It was the perfect setting for them - if you knew them, you'd understand that there really wasn't any other place they should have been married. We were invited, and would have loved to go, but unfortunately at the time it just wasn't in the cards (or the bank account). We are lucky enough that the couple was extremely understanding. When they got home, they threw a reception for everyone who wasn't able to make the trip and the party was a blast. So, it can be done - but I can understand why it might be a problem.
Anyway, here's the article. Ignore the majority of the comments at the bottom - apparently CNN doesn't moderate and any idiot is allowed to post there. But that is for a whole other post, maybe a whole other blog...
Enjoy :)
Destination Weddings Draw Gripes
