getting married abroad what do you think?

[mamaLou13]

we are in the early stages of wedding planning and are thinking of doing it on a beach in hawiaii. just me dp and dd. we wouldn't mind somehow having music aswell but definatley want a relaxed atmosphere on the beach and lovley photos.
Any ideas how you go about planning this and anybody got any good bad wedding stories from abroad?

[MmeLindor.]

Before you go any further - are you going to start a family war if you do this?

It is a lovely idea, but I know someone whose mother didn't speak to her for 2 years after they got married in Vegas.

DH's colleague did this recently and we were not at all jealous of his photos

[mamaLou13]

Well people will proberbly want to come but i really don't want everyone looking at me etc i don't feel comfortable with that (plus the cost). Would rather have an intimate affair. They will just have to get over it.

[wifey6]

OP....I got married abroad & we had a wonderful travel agent who helped us. We required visas & to be resident within the country for a few days prior to the wedding...it would be worth checking all this a every country is different.

[Sarsaparilllla]

We're getting married in Cyprus in August, we've arranged it all through a wedding planner out there who is organising all of it for us - it's been really simple and easy, I'm sure there must be wedding planners who specialise in Hawaii weddings too

As for causing a family war.... a wedding to me is about the people getting married, not just the day, I'd have happily done it just us home or abroad but we compromised with a wedding abroad so we could easily invite just the people we wanted to, I know some families take these things differently but not all :)

[KatieScarlett2833]

Did it in USA with wedding planner.

Easiest wedding ever.

[Violet5]

We got married in Antigua at Sandals, it was perfect (and very easy)