Location

Location, location, location: Where are you going to get married? Where are you going to hold your reception? WHERE WHERE WHERE????

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     Like everything else in the Wedding Universe, there are a million and one ways to orchestrate your ceremony and reception, but there are three to get you started:

1. Ceremony and Reception in the same area, CLOSE to home
2. Ceremony and  Reception in the same area, FAR from home
3. Ceremony and Reception in different places and at different TIMES

Confused yet? Let's break this down.

Option One: CLOSE TO HOME

You live in Dallas…host your event in Dallas. This one isn’t too hard.

Pros:

• Close to home = little to no travel costs

• You’ll be able to view your venues at your convenience

• You have a tight knit group of professionals at your fingertips (Most wedding professionals know each other and have worked together. Find one good one –say, your wedding planner- and you’ll be able to find them all.) 

Cons:

• Every city has its prime “wedding locations”, so you might have a case of the BTDT’s (been there, done that’s)

• If everyone you know is in the same place where you’ll be hosting your wedding, they all might expect an invitation

 

Option Two: FAR FROM HOME

You live in Denver. Your childhood vision includes a beach and palm trees. You plan for the Bahamas.

Pros:

• Your event gets an added touch of “amazing” because now it’s a “destination wedding”!!

• You have the unique opportunity to combine your wedding  and honeymoon (making sure the latter happens!)

Cons:

• Depending on the location you choose, you might not be able to see the place until days before your wedding

• Coordinating from afar will be a challenge, not impossible, but a challenge none the less

• TRAVEL COSTS!!!! For you AND your guests
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Option Three: DIFFERENT TIMES, DIFFERENT PLACES

You live in Tallahassee. You have your ceremony in Cancun. The reception is back home in Tallahassee.

OR

You live in San Diego. His family has an estate in the Hamptons where you hold the ceremony. The reception is in Las Vegas where everyone you know lives.

  Pros:

• This option gives you the freedom to have it all. You can have your dream wedding on Mt Everest (where most people won’t travel to) and celebrate with your friends and family later at sea level, back home a few months later.

• Opens up the whole world to you as the back drop to your wedding.

• Your timeline can be extended- you get married in January on a beach somewhere and host your reception in October once you’ve recovered from the cost of your trip.

Cons:

• TRAVEL COSTS!!! Changing locations multiple times is going to cost you.

• Hosting events in more than one location will definitely prove difficult. A wedding has a ton of details in and of itself, but to spread those out will require a high level of organization.

There are a million and one ways to do this. You have to decide what is going to work best for you, as a couple. There are also plenty more pros and cons to each method than I've listed and I’d love to hear what you have to say!! Post your additions in the comments and I’ll post a revised list as they come in. Remember, this is your wedding and even the location should be something meaningful. Keep in mind too, that no matter what, you’ll find a way to have the wedding of your dreams!!