These days, more and more couples want to arrange affordable destination weddings. Getting away from your home setting for your wedding can have a lot of advantages. It makes the whole occasion memorable for everybody, and many destinations are set up for weddings, making the whole thing very easy to arrange.

Remember that it is possible to have affordable destination weddings without leaving your own country. There is no need to travel to Mexico, the Caribbean or any expensive destination. You could just go to the coast or to a lakeside or mountain setting. This makes travel cheaper for you and most of your guests.

Have you thought about getting married in a national park? The natural beauty of the surroundings can make an amazing setting for affordable destination weddings. You can have stunning scenery providing a natural backdrop for all your wedding photos.

Not all national parks allow weddings, but many do. The chapel in Yosemite National Park has been voted one of the best wedding locations. Other well known parks that will accommodate affordable destination weddings include Grand Teton (Wyoming), Glacier (Montana) and Smoky Mountains (Tennessee/North Carolina).

All of these parks offer a chapel and/or reception facilities. Many other parks may have chapels or lodges or allow you to get married in certain areas of the park. Look online to find all the national parks and then search their websites to find out whether they allow weddings. Often, they will have a choice of locations.

You will probably need a special use permit that you can get from the park. You need to fill out and return this form in plenty of time ahead of the wedding, because it can take a while for it to be processed. Don’t forget to take the permit to your wedding. Of course, you will also need a marriage license for the state where the national park is located.

The downside of affordable destination weddings in a national park is that you will have to keep it small. There are likely to be restrictions on the number of cars and the number of guests that you can have.

However, if you do not have much money this can be a good thing. Instead of saying that you cannot afford to invite a lot of people, you can simply explain that the park will only allow 20 guests or whatever. This will go a long way to keeping your costs down without any embarrassment.

Keep in mind that you will not have exclusive use of the park. Tourists and other visitors will probably be around. Of course you can book a chapel, but if you want to have your wedding or the meal afterward in a picnic area, other people could be there too. Also, you and your guests will have to pay the normal entrance fees to the park.

But if you like the great outdoors and appreciate awesome scenery, national parks are a great choice for affordable destination weddings.

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Now that you have shared your happy news with family and friends the fun really starts. It’s time to actually start planning your wedding; wedding reception ideas, bridal bouquets, wedding favor ideas and dress ideas will be swimming around in that little loved-up head of yours!

Take a deep breath and relax because the BIG question you’re already asking yourself is… “Where do I start?”

Well, the only way to successfully plan your perfect wedding is to start with your wedding reception ideas. Treat yourself to a few bridal magazines [you've always wanted to buy one and now you can with that rock on your finger!]. Start looking around in haberdashery departments and put together a collection of the materials, styles and colors that appeal to you. These will provide the essential ingredients for your wedding reception ideas board or scrapbook or however you choose to present them.

Your ideas can then spiral off in a multitude of different directions as you start to consider wedding themes, wedding favor ideas, color themes and style themes, etc. It is truly essential to set the tone of your wedding first and then everything else falls in to place. For example, if your bridal gown shop knows you are going for a traditional “ivory and gold” theme, she can then advise you on gowns to suit this theme. In addition, you can then advise your wedding favor supplier that any ideas for wedding favors must fit within this theme.

Wedding favors come in all different styles and design. They range from candle favors, chocolate favors, cd wedding favors, beach themed favors and many more. You can even personalize your favors to make them unique to your guests.

In these early days, there is no need to ask for the groom’s comments – wait until you have narrowed down some ideas before you present them to him. He won’t really respond to “do you like this?” and “what about this?” being thrown at him 50 times a day. It is far better to approach your groom once you have narrowed down groomsmen ideas, color ideas, wedding reception ideas, wedding favor ideas, etc to a minimum. You will also get a more honest answer from him. Don’t forget, even though ideas for wedding favors have completely taken over your life for the moment, he might not share your enthusiasm at this early stage of the preparations.

Throughout your ideas stage, you must not forget your wedding guests. Fundamentally, it is your day, however every girl wants their wedding remembered for its class and elegance. The one way that guests will treasure your wedding memories is by the giving of unique wedding favors. Second to your wedding themes and wedding reception ideas, you must consider wedding favor ideas carefully. Once your beautiful day is over and you’re embarking on married life, you want your guests to look back at their favor boxes and bomboniere and reminisce!

However you plan your wonderful day, and whichever of your original wedding reception ideas and ideas for wedding favors you choose, have a special day and a magical married life thereafter!

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