Have you been putting off selecting the location for your wedding? There are several convincing reasons why seaside weddings have become so popular with couples about to be married. Instead of more traditional weddings held in churches, more and more couples are choosing less formality and more romance. They are being married on the beach, surrounded by their friends and family members. A wedding on the shore makes excellent sense for the following four reasons:

1. A beach wedding is unforgettably magical. The beach setting is almost guaranteed to leave you starry-eyed. Imagine yourself on a sparkling white-sand beach with a gentle ocean breeze wafting the light perfume of your tropical wedding flowers all around you. Then picture the bubbling water dancing lightly onto the sand, carried onto the beach by glistening azure waves. Try to imagine the ultimate moment, the magical time when you stand facing your beloved, surrounded by your loved ones and lit by the golden rays of the setting sun. Looking lovingly into each others eyes, you say, “I do.”

2. On-beach weddings are an opportunity for your guests to reminisce. Nothing creates memories like a wedding. Beach settings are even more memorable for friends, family and other guests who are sharing your matrimonial happiness. An on-beach wedding provides a chance for your wedding guests to take some time off work, travel and relax a bit and possibly lengthen their stay so they have a vacation. Your guests will look forward to your wedding. Beach weddings with exotic locations provide even more anticipation.

3. A wedding on the beach is less expensive than you might expect. If your budget allows it you can fly in a large number of guests, book a whole resort hotel, host a lavish two-day party and spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on your wedding. Beach ceremonies, however, do not need to be that expensive. You can opt for an intimate, private wedding with you, the minister, the sand and the waves. It will hardly cost you anything. You will be surrounded by natural beauty when your wedding is on a beach, unlike indoor weddings. The beautiful surroundings allow you to use fewer flowers and decorations. Seaside settings also allow you to save on clothing as you can dress more casually for the wedding. Beach weddings provide maximum budget flexibility yet provide a truly magical experience.

4. An on-beach wedding is easy to plan. You can relax after you choose a location. Planning, even without a professional wedding planner, is a pleasant experience, especially if the bridal couple works as a team. You can make the planning process even easier by developing a wedding theme (think tropical, luau or musical). Coordination then becomes a fairly straightforward process of finding suitable service providers, getting the best prices and ensuring that your guests have the assistance they need to complete their travel plans.

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Cheap honeymoon destinations are one of the best ways to save money especially these difficult economic times. Going the less expensive route allows you to still enjoy that romantic honeymoon destination without breaking the bank.

Let’s talk about some of the many options available. A few of the possible ways for you to save money on your honeymoon is to find a package deal or choose a location that is accessible by driving your own car. This way you can save on both rental car expenses and on airfare. Finding inexpensive and still beautifully romantic honeymoon destinations is possible, so stop fretting. No worries! There are indeed an abundance of inexpensive honeymoon destinations.

If you want to have a a paradise beach honeymoon, then you might consider visiting the islands of Hawaii, Oahu and Kaui. You can often find package deals that combines the airfare and accommodations together in order to get a lower price. Once you get there, you will be able to save some money because there is no price for spending the entire day enjoying the pristine beaches of these magical islands.

Another option is the Caribbean honeymoon. You can take an inexpensive romantic honeymoon by looking into the all-inclusive cruise package. The rooms with an ocean view are reasonably priced as well as some of the interior rooms. Likewise, by booking in advance you can save hundreds of dollars on your accommodation. Some cruise packages include the meals and basic activities such as nightclub shows, dance classes, fitness classes and games for honeymooners.

On the other hand, big cities like London, Paris, Madrid and New York are also considered as inexpensive destinations for honeymoon couples. This is because these places often offer tourists options that you will definitely want to consider.

You can also find such honeymoon destinations in South America. Brazil has fantastic beaches as well as joyous and rich culture. The country offers wide variety of activities and diversified nightlife to honeymooners. Yet it is much less expensive than many other international tourist destinations.

Also, a romantic tropical honeymoon in Mexico could save you money. You can visit Mexican destinations like Acapulco, Puerto Vallarta, Cancun, Cabo San Lucas and Cozumel. The room prices in many Mexican resorts are cheaper as well as the amenities. Newlywed couples can spend time sunbathing, swimming in the warm waters of the Gulf, kayaking or strolling hand in hand on the beach.

Traveling off-season can help you to save even more money on your honeymoon. Now that you know that their are options available, the only thing that you have to do is to decide which place will be the one you call your dream honeymoon location. Here’s to your new life together!

MOMENTUM

What does that have to do with a great Chicago wedding?
Think about a great date, hopefully with your fiancé. Remember the great energy of the conversation, the connection, the eye contact? You just couldn’t wait until the next date. Even when they called, your heart fluttered. Time just flew along.

Now remember one of your the bad dates, hopefully not with your fiancé.
The awkward silences, boring topics, lack of eye contact etc…The check couldn’t come soon enough, right?!

Your Chicago wedding works the same way. There’s nothing worse than being at a Chicago wedding and sitting there saying to yourself, “Shouldn’t there be something going on right now?” That’s a loss of momentum. These lulls will kill your Chicago wedding. Think back to that bad date which seemed to drag on forever…

All great Chicago Weddings, just like all great dates have a spark, a sense of energy, anticipation and enthusiasm.

10 simple ways to have great momentum for your Chicago wedding:

1. Be Organized – A well thought out and detailed schedule will give a good structure to each aspect of your wedding.

2. Strong Leadership – You need to have one person in charge of the evening, usually the Chicago Wedding bandleader or Chicago wedding planner. They will keep all your vendors on schedule and in the right place at the right time. This leadership will keep the energy of your Chicago Wedding moving along. The larger the crowd the more crucial this is.

3. School Days – How did our junior high school keep 2,000 hyper, over sugared 13-year olds under control for 6 hours a day? They didn’t leave us any kind of choices as to what we were going to do next. 9:00- Math, 10:00 Social Studies etc….

You need to do the same thing for your guests. Don’t give them a chance to make their own choices. If there’s nothing going on they may wander off to another room. Keep everything moving forward and on schedule just like Junior High School 7:00pm Cocktails, 8:00pm Ballroom doors open, which leads to bridal party introductions, which leads to then cake cutting, which leads to toasts etc… Everything leads to dancing.

4. Clear Announcements- Your Band Leader should first get everyone’s undivided attention. Once he has a quiet room, then he should clearly announce, “Ladies and Gentlemen, please direct your attention to the dance floor as it is now time for the First Dance”. “For our First Toast this evening, let’s have a warm welcome for the Father of the bride, James Hines” etc… Your guests will feel more energized and enthusiastic when they know what’s going on and they’re focused on the right thing.

5. Get your guests involved ASAP- One of the best ways to jump start your wedding is to have the full Chicago wedding band playing as your guests enter the ballroom. Read my blog about the advantages of the East Coast style weddings. They will become excited about dancing to a full live Chicago Wedding Band instead of having to endure 6 hours of a DJ. With this format you’ll go right into your formal dances and then invite everyone to dance one song. You’ve wet their appetite for an amazing evening of dancing!

6. Invite Fun Guests- We all have friends who are just naturally fun to be around. They light up a room. They love to dance with everybody and inspire those watching to join in on the fun.

7. Know your audience – Think about who’s coming to your Chicago wedding. What are their age groups? What is their nationality? Where are they from? If you can select songs based on these answers your guests will feel appreciated that you took the time to think of them. For example, If you’re family is Polish, play a polka or two. If you have guests that are from New York, wouldn’t they love to hear “New York”? Work with the bandleader to customize the music to your guests.

8. Positive attitude – You’ve done all your homework. Mailed all the invitations, hired all your vendors and selected the perfect venue. Now it’s time for your reward, an amazing night to celebrate with everyone you love. If everyone sees you’re having a great night they will feel it and want to celebrate with you. You will have plenty of time to socialize throughout the night, but be sure to get out and dance. Everybody wants to dance with the bride and see you both having the time of your life!

9. Keep the Focus – One of the biggest mistakes couples make is to have additional rooms, outdoor patios that your guests can drift off to. If your Chicago wedding is in June and you have a large patio next to your ballroom ½ of your guests will wonder off to smoke cigars and enjoy the beautiful weather. In the meantime you’re dance floor is sparce. You’ll be dancing with 10 of your friends wondering where all your guests went. Don’t have your sweets table in another room. It’s an instant Chicago wedding killer. Don’t do it! Keep the focus on your dance floor. There should be only 1 wedding going on, not 2 or 3 smaller ones throughout the venue.

10. Book Extra Time – If you are planning a large Chicago wedding, over 200 guests, you may want to book extra time in case things run behind. This way at the end of the night you won’t get stuck paying for overtime, which is a much higher rate for all your vendors.