Winter Weddings

Couples across the globe are skipping the traditional church wedding in their home towns in return for a romantic rendezvous in a far away destination. Weddings at a fun, romantic destination are called destination weddings. Destination weddings are becoming so popular that many wedding travel plans involve passports and translators. And that is where we step in, to help you plan your wedding abroad, right here in Spain.

Before booking your overseas wedding, you should consider a few things. First, will everyone you care about be able to make the long trip? Is the cost involved going to be a difficulty for your wedding party or guests? What location would be ideal for your upcoming ceremony? How do you book a reservation for an overseas wedding? These considerations must be made before you decide on a destination wedding.

Choosing a Location
Choosing a location is the first step involved in planning a destination wedding. If the bride has her heart set on a Hawaiian wedding, this is not a hard decision. However, with Spain less than a three hour flight from major UK and irish airports, the Costa Blanca has become one of the top choices for weddings and blessings outside of the British Isles.

The main Airport for Winter get-a-ways is Alicante. The Southern Costa Blanca, and the area around Torrevieja in particular boasts of having the healthiest and cleanest air quality in Europe coupled with average Winter temperatures around 19c, with it not uncommon to have days pushing 25c, or almost 80f, in old money!

Once you have decided on whether to have the wedding in your own country or abroad, it is time to choose your actual location. Choose a destination that has wedding services already provided. Here on the Costa Blanca, we can offer you every service and supplier that you'd find back home, most of them expats, but if we get stuck, don't forget, the Spanish have weddings too, and we can use their services too!

While being wed on your own private island is extremely romantic, the cost involved may be prohibitive. Using a site with existing wedding services will save the expense of having to fly a clergyman to the destination in order to perform the ceremony. Many resorts at popular wedding destinations have wedding planners on staff that will help you with these details and we work with all of them, including Rebate, La Zenia, Polaris World, La Torre Golf, La Manga Club, La Cala Beach, Marriot Hotel, Hilton Hotels, Swiss Hotel, La Laguna, plus many other smaller and lager Hotels in Torrevieja, Pilar de la Horadada, Alicante, Moraira, Javea, Catral, Quesada, Oriehula, Elche, Aspe, Valencia and even Barcelona and Madrid.

Choosing Your Guest List
One aspect of destination weddings that many couples forget about is their guest list. When you are married overseas, the cost may keep some friends and family members from attending. Even if this is the case, you can still invite these friends and family members! They will enjoy knowing about your upcoming ceremony.

You will need to know how many people to expect at your destination. Be sure to include RSVP cards with your invitations. This is particularly important with destination weddings, because you will need to tell the person who is making the out-of-town arrangements how many people to expect. When you get married overseas, remember to keep your guest list manageable. You may feel responsible for entertaining these people who travel to your wedding.

Before sending out any invitations, ask your wedding planner to check with the hotel or resort where you are having your wedding, to see how many people the chapel or hall can accommodate. Try to anticipate how many people will respond with the intention of attending your wedding. You should attempt to stay within the boundaries of the location for your wedding as hiring bus coaches to move everyone around, or a fleet of taxis, can prove to be an unforeseen expense.