The first thing we did was sit down and make a budget. We knew we wanted a DW and one of the reasons being the cost-much cheaper then having it locally. We are simple people and don't care about alot of things included with weddings. We chose to have a smaller wedding to keep cost down. As well, we aren't doing OOTs, paper invitations, reception and dance and other things to keep cost down. We also chose a resort with a free wedding. Therefore, most of our cost, probably a little more then half our budget will be for our travel expenses.