South Carolina Destination Weddings

Photos

South Carolina Destination Weddings

see larger image

uploaded by misskitcat

• 

  uploaded by misskitcat | add comment

• 

  uploaded by misskitcat | add comment

• 

  uploaded by misskitcat | add comment

Destination Weddings, in South
Carolina, can be harder to plan than a traditional wedding, due to the long
distance preparation that is needed. Two factors may influence your decision to
have a South Carolina destination wedding: budget and the ability of wedding guest. Many Destination
Wedding Brides
hold a wedding reception in their home town after the
wedding, for all friends and family who could not attend the destination
wedding.

Location
Of Your South Carolina Destination Wedding

Where
are you going to have the wedding? With thousands of excellent ceremony
sites available, it is hard to choose just one. You could head the
beaches in the Grand Strand, or the historic paradise of the Lowcountry. The mountain views in the Upstate make for a beautiful wedding.

South
Carolina Wedding Coordinators And Your Destination Wedding

The wedding can be coordinated by
working with a South Carolina based wedding planner. When the wedding is being held at a resort
or hotel, there may be an on-site wedding planner to help with the wedding details. A wedding planner will be able to locate a ceremony
venue. In South Carolina there are wedding planners who work with destination weddings.

Using a
destination wedding planner may be the safest way to plan a
long-distance wedding, but can make the wedding more expensive. The wedding planner may offer a flat fee, or a surcharge on top of
the cost of all services that are contracted on the wedding couples' behalf.
When a using wedding planner to plan your South Carolina
destination wedding, checking references is a must. The bride and groom should
talk to former clients, as well as verify their good business practices through
a local organization, such as a local Better Business Bureau office.

One
Stop Destination Wedding

Another
option is to find a hotel or bed & breakfast in South Carolina
that offers wedding planning services for guests who stay
there. Many hotels have hosted weddings before, and have a wedding planner who helps the bride and groom plan, often
offering a place for both the ceremony and wedding reception right on site. Another option
is to search for a South Carolina wedding
chapel. Chapels often offer packages with photographs, flowers, music,
officiant, even
license included. The wedding couple’s work is limited to simply
showing up. This is the easiest, and sometimes the least expensive option.
However, the wedding couple doesn’t have control over many of the details, and
might be put off by the relatively impersonal nature of the wedding.

Possibilities
With Your South Carolina Destination Wedding

A destination wedding in South
Carolina opens up the possibility to be creative. By having a destination
wedding, the bride and groom have abandoned the conventional. Wedding guest e

xpectations
have been changed, and the wedding couple might be less likely to feel bound to
a traditional wedding atmosphere. If the setting is particularly unique, the
wedding couple may be able to keep other aspects of the wedding simple. For example,
a wedding in a lavish historic inn may need no additional decoration. For
weddings set in rural areas where the seasonal flowers and outdoor setting are
naturally beautiful, just having the bride and groom, officiate, and wedding
party looks perfect, and may completely dispel the cost of flowers and rental
of a venue for the wedding reception.

The
Details Of A South Carolina Destination Wedding

Complete as many tasks as possible
before leaving home. The packing should be carefully planned well in advance. A
lot of luggage can be generated when traveling to a destination wedding. When
traveling in South Carolina by airplane, plan to carry on as much as possible.
Many destination wedding parties have discovered that "less is more” when
planning special activities at the wedding site. Many South Carolina
destination wedding parties have chosen to ship many items (such as the wedding
dress, unity candle)directly to the wedding site, to avoid the
possibility of them being lost by an airline. Keep in mind federal airline
carry on restrictions, choosing to carry on wedding items. Remember that you
will not be allowed to carry many items on to the plane, such as your cake
knife and wine. Work out arrangements for shipment of important items with your
wedding planner or hotel. For more information on destination weddings, check
out www.Travel.SC