In the same boat. Recently been notified that common-law needs to be upgraded.
100% of the time, a destination wedding beats the standard church+convention center. In the last few years, I've attended weddings in OBX, Cancun and a lake-front campground in interior BC. These were the best 3 I've ever attended. Even if you are not that close to the people getting married, you get a discounted vacation out of it. Win-win for all.
We are looking at an island near portugal (azores). We will likely fly out+hotel essential people (parents, siblings, 1 person party for each side) and figure out some way to block book for friends who want to come. The cost of doing this will be a fraction of throwing a 100 person party here. I'd rather spend the cash on the important people rather than feeding a bunch of superfluous 2nd cousins.
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