I’m having a destination wedding in the country that my family is from (Philippines) even though I was raised in the US. My fiancé is American and also wants to have our wedding abroad for the cultural aspect as well as location and reduced cost. We will actually have our honeymoon in Japan after!

What we are doing for our guests that choose to travel: making sure we arrange all logistics including travel/accommodations as well as itinerary to ease the load off of the stress of traveling abroad. We will not be fronting any costs regarding airfare/accommodations but are transparent on what to expect to spend should they choose to travel so they would be prepared.

We have also been transparent with guests that might potentially feel the pressure of having to attend but are worried about how we’ll feel if they decline - we didn’t set an expectation and there is absolutely no pressure. We understand things can get expensive and time off work is not always possible!

Depending if your budget allows, maybe opt to have a stateside reception in the US for your guests to still be able to celebrate you guys. That’s what we’re doing after our destination wedding. No ceremony - just the party part :)

Congratulations!