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[Barbados Bride]

Hi all

Thought I would get the ball rolling on a couple of these. Anyone out there tying the knot abroad? My fiance and I are planning a Barbados wedding as that is where his family are from. Would be interested to hear if there are any others out there x

[cath3982]

Ooh we'll have to put you in touch with Sarah on our sales team – she's from Barbados and will probs have loads of ideas! I'll get her to sign up to the forum and get in touch! x

[Barbados Bride]

That would be great, thanks. I have not decided on anything yet so any ideas greatly appreciated!

[char12]

Hey me and my partner are planning to get married in Malta next year I'm a little worrid as its hard sorting out venues ect as we cant afford to keep going over there to view them are you having a wedding planner? or do you have family out there? x

[Barbados Bride]

Oh wow, Malta is meant to be beautiful!

My fiance has family in Barbados plus I do know the island pretty well myself so I think we are going to, by and large, do it ourselves with help from his relatives. My feel would be, it depends on what is important to you. For me, it is having the right venue and a gorgeous dress. I don't really care about flowers and table decorations and the like so for me a planner is not massively important- we are probably going for a hotel where they will have an onsite planner. If you are a bride that places a lot of importance on the details (and that is a totally valid wedding choice, bride your own way) then you may well need the support of a planner because otherwise it is going to be a job of work sourcing everything you need.

Why Malta? Any particular connection or just because it looks awesome?

[herrys]

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[Barbados Bride]

Thanks for that. I must remember not to travel to my overseas wedding without...my passport.

[cath3982]

char12 - it's hard isn't it when you can't get an idea of the venue! I'd do some research around hotels and resorts, as lots of them will have on-site wedding planners who can help you to organise your wedding there. Some will even throw in a wedding package for free if you're staying there for a certain number of nights (usually at least 7). What kind of wedding do you have in mind? A beach, or more of a villa or hotel setting?

[MrsGreyToBe]

despite the obvious and not having all your friends and family with you on your day, do you think it might be cheaper to get married abroad? i'm still in the stages of figuring out when and what i want to do things so any help or pointers please send them my way

Kate x

[cath3982]

Kate, it's usually cheaper to get married overseas, mostly because people tend to have far fewer guests. Lots of Caribbean hotels include a free wedding package in the price of a fortnight's holiday, which makes it a good value way to work your wedding and honeymoon into one.