Yah, having our friends boast about all the awesome perks and upgrades they were getting as the bride and groom while we paid through the nose for the flights and hotel as guests was a little much.
This was about 10 years ago and in the Dominican, but here were some things that our group of friends learned after the first destination wedding in the group:
- the planning/coordination at the resort for the ceremony and reception was not very organized and caused quite a bit of stress for the bride.
- the ceremony and reception were on day 4 or 5 I think. If you’re going the all inclusive route, keep in mind a fair amount of your guests will have been in “full party on the beach” mode the moment they arrive. Unfortunately, most guests were hungover, sick to their stomachs, sunburned to oblivion by the time the big day arrived.
- the ceremony on the beach was very scenic, but it was not a private location, so there were the aforementioned “old men in speedos” standing around.
- they did have rain for the reception and the resort didn’t seem to have any back up plans. Eating soggy buffet dinner was an interesting twist.
- the bride and groom were treated like royalty and pretty much got their honeymoon for free.
- it was great to spend time with friends, but because people were coming from all over the place, the arrivals and departures were all over the place.
- the bride and groom did get all sorts of amazing pictures on the beach and around the pools.
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