GracieBebe

I'm sorry, but I'm new to this DW thing. I thought if you have your wedding at a resort, things like centerpieces, runners, flowers, etc were provided for you by the resort. What things need to be shipped/brought down to the location? Thx!

We decided to do France! We figured it's a great jumping off point to see other areas of Europe which we plan to do during our honeymoon. We want to get a chateau 1-2 hours outside of Paris that will be large enough to have all our guests stay in one location for the week so our guests don't have to worry about accomodation costs. Also, that way, we can have the wedding at the chateau or nearby chapel and if people want to go sightseeing into Paris, it's not too far away, and if they want to tour other areas of France, they can. Now, I have one question. We plan to have our wedding in early Sept 2009. Would it be unreasonable to ask our guests for a definite yes/no if they can make it even though it's a full year in advance? We plan to send formal invites and STDs out of course at a later date, but the headcount will determine what size chateau we rent since we figure we have to book location pretty far in advance. TIA!

Thank you for your replies!!! :-) I really appreciate it! FoxyTV, KatB1, and Fanny - although most of our friends and family are in the East Coast, the only people who are must haves at our wedding are his parents (in FL) and my parents (in CA) and we will be paying for their accomodations to stay with us (which we plan to surprise them with - will let them know as a Xmas present). As for the rest of our guests, it would be wonderful to have them, but if they cannot come, we understand. Tlseege - I do agree with you that #2 and #3 do sound like once in a lifetime opportunities (definite pro), but I'm concerned that people/guests might get bored during the week if there is not much to do around there (con) especially if there is a language barrier. At least with #1, there's always the beach and pools to hang out at and no language barrier. One of the many reasons why I am torn between the 3 choices. Also as an FYI - we are planning an August 2009 wedding so I know weather will be nice to hot in all of those locations.

Hi Everyone, I mentioned this in my intro in the Newbie forum, but my FI and I have definitely decided to do a DW. However, we can't decide on where we want to have it. Here are our choices for a 2 wk period for approx 20 guests/8 rooms(HM will include any of our family and/or guests who wishes to stay on vacation with us but they will be responsible for rest of their own trip): 1. Wedding in Maui with Luau for reception - renting villa and/or condo for close family; other guests stay in hotels(their responsibility); HM in Maui 2. Wedding in Paris with Dinner Boat Tour on the Seine for reception - renting a villa/chateau/castle/condo for close family; other guests stay in hotels(their responsibility); HM in Paris-remainder of wk and Amsterdam-1wk 3. Wedding in Italy at Castle or Villa with reception at same location - renting a small Castle/Chateau/Villa for all guests to stay for the week; HM in Italy touring, Venice, Florence, Rome, etc. We understand the legalities of getting married in France and Italy and that is not a problem. Because the ideas are so different, we are having a hard time trying to decide what we would prefer and what our guests would enjoy the most. Any and all opinions welcome!!! Thx!

Hi Everyone! I'm new here. Here's my info: Name: Grace Wedding Date: August 2009 (trying to nail down a date based on destination) Wedding Destination: Undecided on 3 locations (Maui wedding with Luau reception, Castle in/near Paris, Italian Villa/Chataeau/Castle)