International Weddings

Does the idea of a cold church in the middle of the Kent countryside full of people who you have never met sound like your ideal wedding? Maybe yourself or your partner are not from the UK and would prefer to get married at home? Perhaps you just want a calm and peaceful beachside wedding rather than the traditional wedding in Kent, our article will hopefully inspire you and provide useful advice about planning your perfect international wedding.

Many couples feel forced into a corner by parents and other relatives, just remember that it’s your wedding and you don’t have to do specific types of wedding just to please others. As long as you and your partner have agreed on a specific type of wedding, whether that be an international wedding or not, it’s your special day, noone elses.

One of the major advantages to having an international wedding rather than a wedding in Kent, is the fact that the years of planning are not always necessary. It is unlikely that there will be as many guests at an international wedding as there would be at a wedding in Kent, so this will keep costs down and also make your wedding much more intimate.

As we already mentioned, there will be a lot less guests at an international wedding because of work commitments, families and costs. We would all love to have our wedding on a beach somewhere hot and beautiful but this can sometimes be thousands of miles away from loved ones who either can’t afford to make the trip or are too ill. A great way of including guests that can’t make the wedding would be to have a live link to the ceremony over the internet or perhaps just have someone film the ceremony and send it to your loved ones afterwards.

Most of the time when couples choose to have an international wedding, a specialist will usually take care of all the arrangements. Even though they usually work for the hotel or the holiday company, these wedding specialists abroad will serve as your wedding planner. There are hundreds of websites that can deal with this for you which allows you to still make key decisions like color scheme and venue but leaves the little details to them to organize. You have to look stunning before the wedding. You will be treated like a princess/prince and the whole wedding will be a much less stressful occassion than it might be if you choose to have a traditional wedding in Kent.

So how do we get the wedding guests to attend our international wedding? The honest answer is, there are only two options. You can either fly them all out to your international wedding venue or you can ask them to pay for themselves instead of buying wedding gifts. The distance of your chosen destination will be the deciding factor whether your guests will pay out or not. Don’t be offended by this. It is your decision to have your special day far away and for that a few sacrifices have to be made. A postcard from your destination will make them feel included in your wedding and they won’t feel guilty.

Every couple is different and the majority will opt for the traditional wedding in Kent but as we have mentioned, there are many reasons why you should also consider your very own international wedding.