How to Pick a Wedding Location

When picking a wedding location, there are many things to consider:

• Local ceremony or destination venue?
• Outdoors or indoors?
• Natural or pampered setting?
• Casual or classic?
• On a caribbean beach with your feet in the sand or in a gorgeous garden overlo oking the vast ocean?

These are only a few of the many options for you to consider for your wedding ceremony. Ideally, the choice of the location should reflect what feels comfortable to you and your partner and whether it suits the guests you plan to invite.

Are you feeling adventurous? Flying to an uninhabited island may appeal. Free-spirited? Standing by gentle, rolling ocean waves might suit. Luxurious celebration with family and friends? Perhaps a villa or garden setting would best accommodate.

Ask yourself:
• Who will be attending?
• Is the weather reliable where you would like to have the ceremony?
• Is accessibility important to you?
• How private do you want the ceremony to be?
• What will make you proud to show off in wedding photos?

Answering these questions will help you get started choosing your perfect wedding venue. You may want to review our Wedding Locations page, too.

See also Preparing for Weather on Your Wedding Day