| As couples have become more mobile in recent | | | | and make any final event decisions.After determining |
| years, destination weddings have greatly increased in | | | | the date and location of your destination wedding, |
| popularity. Most Caribbean weddings come as | | | | you will want to notify your guests. It is best to |
| customizable vacation packages with all details | | | | inform your friends and family at least five to six |
| accounted for by the resort or planning service. As a | | | | months beforehand to ensure that lodging and airfare |
| result, you and your guests can spend time relaxing | | | | are properly arranged. As your wedding planner takes |
| on the beach rather than scrambling through | | | | care of most of the on-site details, you will want to |
| last-minute preparations. Though it would seem far | | | | focus are arranging blocks of hotel rooms and |
| more difficult to plan a wedding from thousands of | | | | discounted group airfare. The etiquette of destination |
| miles away, the reality is that a wedding in St. | | | | weddings typically calls for invited guests to pay their |
| Thomas or any other Caribbean locale is far less | | | | own airfare, while the bride and groom cover the |
| work (and oftentimes, cheaper!) than a traditional | | | | cost of the weekend.When arranging details with |
| wedding. Follow these simple steps to plan the | | | | your guests, you may also want to determine what |
| perfect St. Thomas wedding.Your first step in | | | | types of activities everyone would like to do outside |
| planning a destination wedding in St. Thomas should | | | | of the ceremony. Then, your planner can help you |
| be contacting a wedding planner, resort or concierge | | | | construct an itinerary with everything from scuba |
| on the island. Once you find a reliable wedding | | | | diving to dancing. Also, consider having a wedding |
| planner, make them aware of your budget and | | | | website where your guests can view updated details |
| specific requests. Your budget should be determined | | | | about your St. Thomas wedding. |
| by the number of guests you hope to have in | | | | If you are working with a strict budget, shop around |
| attendance. As the planner scouts vendors and | | | | to find less expensive destinations and more inclusive |
| locations, ask as many questions as possible to | | | | wedding packages. You should also consider holding |
| ensure you get exactly what you are looking for. | | | | your ceremony in the tourism off-season and staging |
| Later in the process, you will want to visit St. | | | | some of your events, like dinners and rehearsals, |
| Thomas to make sure everything is going as planned | | | | outside of high-priced tourist areas. |