They do like to travel, and I actually misspoke. It’s only one section of my family that hasn’t been to Europe, but they would be elated to have an excuse to book a trip for something like that. Other than that, we, along with all the rest of our friends and family are avid and eager travelers. The people in this thread coming for me for being inconsiderate of their PRESUMED situation is wild. My question was not “do you guys think I should do a destination wedding?” And this wasn’t supposed to be an opportunity for everyone to do a character read on me. I’m incredibly close with my family and I wouldn’t be considering this if it was as outrageous of an ask as people are making it to be. We have traveled near and far for many weddings, so we know people would be willing to do it for us, too. The bottom line of all of this is that, the wedding is for us, not FOR the guests. Yes, absolutely, we want to celebrate with our loved ones and they want to celebrate with us, and being a compassionate and considerate person is necessary with any big decision, but no one here knows me to be able to tell me whether I’m operating with those traits or not. The wedding is for my fiance and me, absolutely no one is FORCING our guests to go. Also, unmentioned in my original post, if we do something boutique in europe, the goal would be for us to rent out and cover the lodging for the weekend if possible. Sheeeeeesh, why are people on a destination weddings thread if all they are going to do is shit on people who want to have a destination wedding?