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Originally Posted by beachy
I strongly disagree with Photon, destination wedding etiquette is that you DO NOT have to pay for everyone to go. All of our guests stayed a minimum of a week and thus had a wonderful vacation. We are fortunate that I travel a lot for work and saved up aeroplan miles so we flew down those who we wanted to be there, but couldn't afford it. (we even helped pay for a few peoples hotel but again that is not the norm and we did it only because we could). We stayed on the same island but switched hotels after the wedding to have a week of honeymooning and let everyone else enjoy their holiday. It was really a once in a lifetime experience....
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Actually I didn't say he had to, I said "
if he was prepared to".. if he wasn't then he has to be sensitive to the position it might put others into. You helped those that couldn't do it all themselves, which I think is awesome and speaks highly of your character.
I just wanted to communicate a potential issue that I have seen come up in destination weddings where the couple doesn't help others and it causes some strain on the relationships. A lot of that can be mitigated too by just giving enough lead time..
Otherwise I agree with you totally, with the at-home reception it's the perfect wedding solution. Low stress, highly rewarding..