I'm getting married in May 2017. We are going with the resort photography and the company is really nice. Overall we are spending around $900USD.
We chose the beach ceremony, doing first dance there with cake cutting. Then moving onto a cocktail hour at a bar before dinner semi-private.
The total cost of what we want, plus our room for 10 days is about the cost of a 150 person catering bill in the states.
This made a destination wedding the easy choice for us. We are on a very tight budget, as our parents gave us a set amount they will spend. We told them to deduct the cost of their week package.
Can't wait until 2017!!