It’s easy to get caught up in the big picture of your wedding, focusing on the destination or the menu. Fortunately, our wedding packages take much of the minutia out of your hands, so you can free up your time for more exciting features. Leave the major projects to your wedding planner and come up with creative little extras that will truly personalize your day.
A Special Welcome
Welcome your guests to your destination wedding with special goody bags filled with essentials for the days ahead. Sunscreen, aloe, flip flops, sunglasses, or hats will work for nearly any sunny destination wedding. You can also add more personal touches like snacks, beverages, scented candles, luggage tags, or even a mini hangover kit. Offer anything you think your guests might need to make their stay more comfortable.
Personality-Packed Signage
There’s no better way to let your personality shine through on your wedding day than with well-placed signs for your event. You can give the ceremony a formal feel with elegant script on a beautifully framed sign, or go for beach casual with a few pieces of hand-painted driftwood. Whether you’re going for rustic or royal, you can send your message loud and clear simply by choosing a sign, font, image, and wording that fits the day.
You can include signs that point to the ceremony and reception locations, signs that direct guests where to sit, or little notes that give your attendees an idea of what to do. Do you want everyone to mingle, or sit traditionally on separate sides? Are your guests just standing for an informal gathering? Make sure everyone is on the same page so your event flows smoothly.
Comfortable Extras
Destination weddings typically leave guests sitting outside for the ceremony. This can make things a little uncomfortable, particularly if your guests aren’t accustomed to the local climate. Consider offering a few extras that will make the ceremony and reception more comfortable.
Set out a basket of personalized water bottles at your ceremony, and your guests will have something icy cold and refreshing to sip as they wait. Fans are another easy touch that can double as a special keepsake. Have your wedding information printed on the fans, and leave out baskets at the end of the aisle. Sunglasses or broad straw hats are other options that might shelter guests from the sun. Leis are a fun touch that will give your attendees something fun to don for the day.
Talk to your wedding planner about what your options are for providing these little extras to your guests. Your planner can help you figure out the best way to execute this type of plan.
Sweet Favors
Wedding favors are a fun way to thank everyone for coming to the event, and offer a special finishing touch to the night. The options for personalized wedding favors are seemingly endless. For a destination wedding, this is a great opportunity to let the locale shine through a bit. Ask your wedding planner about local specialties. Is the island known for its coconut trees? Consider a coconut flavored lip balm with SPF, coconut scented candle, or coconut candies. You could also consider a local specialty coffee. Try salt water taffy to channel the enchanting coastal vibe.
Creative Photo Finishes
Your official wedding photos are only one of the options for capturing your big day. You can also get your guests in on the action. There are many apps that will allow your guests to upload wedding photos to a single shared site. Snapchat even lets you create and set up your own geotags so guests at the wedding can add a special border. You may also want to designate a fun hashtag so you can easily find tweets or posts that your attendees share about the wedding, and see the fun moments that they caught.
Take some time to step back from major items on the wedding agenda, and give these smaller touches some attention. It’s the little extras that will really add that “oh la la” effect and make for a memorable day.