Finally saw Anchorman last night. Have to say that it wasn’t all that I expected. It was much worse, if that’s even possible. There were some really good parts to it, but in general it wasn’t anywhere near as clever as I thought it was going to be.
The New York State Police have messages on the big signs (the ones they use for Amber Alerts) saying “Operation Spring Brake” and to expect tougher speed enforcement. Man, I thought spring break was supposed to be fun…
Wedding planning isn’t fun at all. Especially when we both want to have our wedding in, say, Yellowstone or Zion National Park and our parents are reminding us that no one will actually be able to afford to come. Of course, if that’s the case a) I’m happy because I don’t want a huge wedding and b) well, if no one’s coming, let’s have the wedding in Bermuda or Hawaii. Seriously. 
We know that it would be hard for folks to make it out to some far away place, but I’m curious what you all think… what would make it more likely for you to come to a destination wedding? For example, if we were able to get group discounts on airfare? Hotels? Share rooms? Would the destination matter?
We’re looking at summer 2006 as the most likely time to get married….
May 8th, 2005 at 8:14 am
Great news on your engagement!!!!
Take it from someone who had a very formal, large, wedding…keep is small (close family and friends) … spend the money on a nice, exotic wedding destination.
May 8th, 2005 at 12:17 pm
Sujal, for you two, I’d be willing to go to Hawaii. I think group discounts make things nice and a little easier, but from what I have seen it is more about the distance and being able to get the time away. I don’t think a difference in price between a discount and a regular room would be the deciding factor for a ‘would-be-attendee’. But, if everyone you know is on the east coast and the wedding is on the west coast, then everyone will literally need an extra 1-2 day travel time. I think that is where the hard part is.
Now if everyone you are going to invite to the wedding is already all over the place, then it doesn’t really matter. You can’t make it convenient for everyone.
I would say pick the wedding that you want. If you want a small wedding in a special location, go for it. It’s your wedding. As long as you two are happy, that is what the important thing is.
May 8th, 2005 at 5:26 pm
Well, coming from someone who would want to weed out certain family members, I say go for the destination wedding. I just can’t see paying for one of those huge affairs with a reception hall, etc. A small ceremony with an informal reception would be a much better use of your money, IMHO. Either CNN.com or Washington Post’s website just had an article about destination weddings in Mexico. You can get the whole thing for about $5000, I think.
May 8th, 2005 at 8:59 pm
I firmly believe people should have the wedding they want, and not the wedding their families or friends want. As long as you understand that some people will not be able to make it, and you don’t have a problem with that, I see no reason not to have a destination wedding. Just pick somewhere cool!
May 9th, 2005 at 6:35 pm
As with most things, I say, do what you want. (just make sure there’s golf nearby)