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Tracey E posted: 26 Feb at 4:30 pm
Yes, unless you can afford to help with the costs.
Mandy ? *\o/* posted: 01 Mar at 4:40 pm
Generally yeah. A lot of the time, not that many people will be invited and if it is for a very far away wedding, the couple will probably not be able to afford their wedding and all their guest’s flights etc. If you were going to a wedding just an hour’s drive away, you wouldn’t ask for petrol money would you?
Lizzy posted: 05 Mar at 1:15 am
Yes, unless youre extremely wealthy and want to do it to be nice…. Make sure you give guests lots of warning so that they can plan financially for it, and be understanding if it just isnt in someone’s budget to make the trip…
TwinkaTee posted: 06 Mar at 5:31 am
That depends. If you really want a particular family member to be there and you know they can’t afford the expense, I would pay for them. However, typically, the guests understand that they are paying their own way. It is almost as if they are planning their own vacation, but going to a wedding while they are there. That is why most destination weddings are very small. Most can’t afford it….
thatashleychick posted: 08 Mar at 9:35 pm
They pay for their travel and lodging, but if there’s a day fee that needs to be paid for them to attend your wedding, you must cover that.
Typically, you would send out a save-the-date with your travel agent’s information on it. The agent should be able to keep you up-to-speed about how many people have expressed interest in going.
Gefilte Girl posted: 10 Mar at 2:01 pm
Honestly I think these destination weddings are super tacky. First of all, I’d have to waste my entire vacation at work just for a 30 minute wedding, and still have to pay for myself? B.S.! I would never do it.
Sandy Ego posted: 13 Mar at 11:55 pm
Yes, your guests are responsible for their own travel expenses, unless you have lots of money and want to cover it for them.
Mysterious Gryphon posted: 17 Mar at 1:33 am
Yes, guests pay for their own flight and hotel. Unless the bride and groom are Beyonce and Jay-Z, in which case they can afford to foot the bill.
And yes, do send along travel info; if it were a local wedding, you’d probably send out a map or driving directions.
Destination weddings are not tacky. The bridal couple has every right and reason to have their wedding however they want it; it’s up to the guests how much they value the couple and how much money they are willing to spend. It’s a great way to keep down costs for the couple (they’re already taking a honeymoon trip and fewer guests means cheaper dinner) and to weed out the people who really want to be there.
OOlala! posted: 17 Mar at 12:16 pm
Yes, I think guests pay for their own ticket and hotel. However, she shouldn’t expect a lot of people to show up. Many can’t afford it, and others don’t want to waste their vacation time they get once a year.
If I only had a 2 week vacation once a year, I would not attend. Unless this was a family member or a very very close friend.
oy vey posted: 20 Mar at 9:29 am
Yes.
The destination weddings that I’ve attended have been my choice to attend and at my cost.
I have attended destination weddings of only my closest friends and family.
My sister will be getting married next year and having a destination wedding and I would gladly attend a destination wedding since we live in different states anyway.
Her deciding on a destination wedding also allows her to share the day with only those closest to her and her fiance. I think that’s how it should be. I wish I would have gone with my initial plans and had a destination wedding myself.
juniejuly posted: 21 Mar at 10:05 pm
If you, as the guest want to go, you pay your own way and you give a wedding gift. That ain’t goin be cheap!
NikkiM?BTB 08/29/09? posted: 23 Mar at 9:09 pm
yup you’ll have to pay for it unless she offered to pay, but it doesn’t sound like she did. My aunt did an island wedding and we all had to pay our own way.
just me! posted: 24 Mar at 4:51 pm
most couples just assume their guests will want to see their wedding badly enough to pay airfare, hotel fees, eating out, and all the other travel expenses, pay for child care services if they have kids, plus give a decent gift and all that on top of losing however many day’s pay they have to lose in order to see the couple get married.
sorry i just think it is a selfish way to treat guests.
Princess posted: 26 Mar at 3:41 am
Yes I had to pay to go to my sis wedding in HA.
pamela l posted: 26 Mar at 10:48 pm
If your friend was planning to pay for you, she would have expressly stated it.
If people are able to pay for their friend and families to come, they will let them know. Generally, the bride and groom provide the information to the people they would like to come and understand that they will come if they have time and money. The couple shouldn’t have hard feelings if guests are not able to go.
I hope you can go – it should be lots of fun!
Anne posted: 27 Mar at 11:38 pm
Yes – send them save the date and all the info. They should pay for themself – unless the bridal couple is truly wealthy and wants to take on that expense!