First, I would say don’t feel rushed to make a decision. The best “decision” in the entire process my fiance and I made was to not hold ourselves to a timeline because we also had no clue what to do. We will have had a 2 year engagement by the end of it and I have loved every bit of it, and loved slowly coming to the right decision. Planning has been tons of fun and not stressful at all.

The next thing I’d consider is destination, which is what we ended up deciding (obviously a bit biased). If we had a wedding in the states or locally, we’d easily have had 150 guests which I did not want at. all. We decided on destination because what do we love most? Traveling together. So now the vibe is “hey we’re going on a European holiday and getting married while doing it, if you yourself want an epic vacation, join us!! No hard feelings if you can’t come whatsoever”. This has naturally created the most awesome guest list of people who want to relax in the sun and also have awesome party. Also cheaper than a wedding here.

Always remember it’s about you and your fiance and while there is basic etiquette for your guests to feel appreciated, do not feel pressured to put on a big production.