Congrats MrsMedrano, + welcome to our forum community! yes, you have a lot of decisions ahead of you - planning your dream destination wedding - however you're already off to a great start by joining this site! It's an excellent resource of wonderfully helpful ideas, suggestions + support from everyone here We advise our wedding couples to book whatever they can as soon as they have a firm date. That way it gives their guests the most advance notice to save travel expense money, plus you have the optimal chance of your preferred requested date(s) being available from vendors. We also highly recommend that you hire a professional photographer to capture your wedding story in the artistic style that you'll not only treasure for your own lifetime - but pass on for generations to come........priceless! All the best with your plans, and wishing you the most amazing wedding you've always dreamed of! Cheers team MTM asst, Lynda