Weddings abroad on budget

In the wedding market today, exchanging the vows in an exotic location has become the in-thing. Getting married on a beach or a garden with just the most loved ones with you not only makes the occasion intimate  but also beautiful and romantic as the weddings are always held at fantastic locations and backdrops. Much as you wish to have such a wedding, without proper planning it is just not feasible and could go a lot beyond your budget. Weddings abroad on budget are actually a challenge that can be met with only a lot of foresight and planning.

Usually couples would start off with a lot of plans that would just fade off when they actually come to face the money that they will need to spend. A beautiful valley or a sandy beach would of course make a perfect background for the start of a life together with your partner but what about the expenses of travel, visa, legal procedures, arrangements for the guests and so on and so on? How do you manage to have an affordable wedding in a foreign location?


Well, first and foremost, you need to do some research. There are plenty of companies now that provide the service of arranging a wedding in an overseas or foreign locale. You could ask friends and acquaintances for suggestions as they might know others who have gone for a wedding abroad. You can inquire about the cost and the quality of work and check out these details online. Most of these companies have their websites where you'll see the facilities provided and the cost. Some of them even have images of their previous work from which you could check the quality and make your decision. A thorough inquiry would avoid a lot of confusion and hidden costs later.

Decide on a location that could make the expenses lesser. Having your wedding on a beach could reduce the cost, that is, if you are ready to have a simple wedding and tolerate sand in your shoes and on your dress. However, it could be a lot cheaper than a garden wedding. It depends on your budget and the setting you want for the wedding.

The main factor in weddings abroad that makes your account empty is bringing all your guests to the wedding ceremony and making all the necessary arrangements for them. They are coming upon your invitation and therefore you cannot give them a substandard reception. You need to decide whether you are going to pay for their travel and accommodation and if you expect the guests to pay you need to let them know that to avoid unpleasant surprises. And if you are not sure whether you could afford to pay for all their needs, it is better not to take them at all. You could have a simple and small wedding ceremony, come back and give a grand reception for all those friends and relatives at home.

The best part of a wedding abroad is that it would let you have the wedding and the honeymoon at the same place. This way you needn't worry about another trip as most of the wedding locations are in exotic places like snow, beach, tropical islands, etc. Whichever the place you choose you could actually have weddings abroad on budget through careful planning and plain common sense.