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Originally Posted by shermanator
My sister is getting married in the summer. She and her fiancée can't afford to get married where they really want to (in town or in the mountains). So, they've decided to get married in Mexico at an all-inclusive, passing the costs on to us.
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My brother & sister in law were in the same boat a few years ago. They were planning an expensive wedding in Cancun because they said they couldn't afford a nice in Banff or Canmore...they were doing the whole wedding planner experience, where the family & friends would have to sign on to stay at a specific resort in specific rooms in order for the bride & groom to get a good deal...we would basically be paying for their wedding & vacation. It wouldn't be completely free for them, but they'd be paying a LOT less than us.
They ended up getting married in my parents backyard (it was a beautiful wedding) instead because hardly anyone signed on. Since then, I've made it pretty clear to all my siblings, cousins & friends that if they decide to do a destination wedding, that I'm not going regardless of whether or not I can afford it. It may sound selfish, but travel is a huge part of my life...I try to go to a new place every year. It's what I work & save for. To book a week of vacation time and spend my entire years travel fund (their Cancun wedding was going to be around $2000 each) to go to an all-inclusive resort and watch someone else get married is something I'm just not willing to do, for anyone. You're a better person than I
