Claire from
Wed in Central Park
organizes weddings for couples getting married in New York City's beautiful Central Park. She regularly hears from couples who are choosing a destination wedding in this awesome city. There are many reasons why couples choose to have a destination wedding, here Claire's top ten reasons to have a destination wedding.


memories
– of course the bride and groom will remember the wedding as a very special day, but all those family weddings at home tend to merge into one big wedding memory for the guests – make your special day unique for your guests, too – and go somewhere different and do something different! A different location allows for more creativity with the venue, food, activities and attire. You could even add some local wedding traditions of the destination!

simplifies the guest list
– if you have a wedding at home this can often lead to feeling the obligation to invite every body you know, and everybody your parents know! A bride and groom don't want to spend their entire wedding day doing the rounds, and chatting with distant relatives, isn't it better to spend the most important day of your lives with the most important people? The more distant acquaintances are least likely to be able to make a destination wedding, so this keeps the guest list nice and short.

costs
– a destination wedding can turn out to be the economical option because it tends to keep the guest list smaller. If you just take your close family and friends with you, that can keep to budget down. Many hotels and travel agents offer packages for special event groups.

reduce needless anxiety
– don't waste time and effort worrying about who should sit with whom at the wedding breakfast or all the other details that the guests may not even notice! A destination wedding often involves fewer guests so should allow the couple to spend more time thinking about important things, like sharing their wedding day with their loved ones.

combination
– going away for a wedding can combine a family reunion, sightseeing, family bonding, romantic travel a fun vacation with all the most important people in your life and your big event all in one, and this makes it something special for everyone involved.

it keeps the groom happy
– it's his day too, you know! And boys get excited about going to new places, and they can be involved in organizing the events the couples do with their guests, this is far more interesting for the guys than picking out colors or wedding favors.

gets a professional involved
– a destination wedding often involves hiring someone to help out with the organization side of things. This takes a lot of stress off the couple, and allows them time to relax and enjoy the scenery.


minimize possibilities of feuds – these days, the bride and groom are often from different places, and choosing one home town over another may cause difficulties within families. If the destination is somewhere different for both dies of the couple, this levels things, and will make that location a special place for the future.


provide a more easily accessible location 
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 if the bride and groom are from different home towns, and perhaps live and work in a third town, guests will have to travel to attend the wedding anyway. It might be that it is easier to choose a destination that could serve as a midpoint or a place with more available accommodations that is easier to get to.


everyone really gets to know each other 
– this is a great way for the bride and groom's separate families to spend intimate time together and really bond and become part of each other's families. Because weddings away from home tend to take a few days rather than a few hours the whole party can spend a lot more time enjoying the event.

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