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Must We Cover Guests' Costs at Faraway Wedding?
We are having a destination wedding. Do we
have to pay for our guests’ plane flights and/or hotel rooms?
You are under no obligation to foot the bill for these costs. If
guests can’t afford to attend your faraway celebration, they will
decline. But, before you send out save-the-date cards (which you
should do at least six to eight months before a destination wedding),
see if you can ease the financial burden for your guests.
Call a few airlines and ask about group rates. Often if you tell an
airline that a bunch of folks are flying out for a wedding, it will
offer a discounted group rate. Next, call the hotel you’re staying
at and get the scoop on group discounts there, too. Group rates tend
to be based on availability, so book your reservations as early as
possible. Also, if you plan your celebration in the off-season, hotel
and airfare prices could be significantly lower.
After all that cost-cutting, don’t forget to investigate
other aspects of the trip that will sweeten the deal for your guests.
What are some great activities they can partake in while they’re
there? Show guests that along with watching you get hitched, they
could turn the trip into a great vacation.
One final point to consider: If you can’t imagine getting
married without certain guests present, you might want to rethink
your wedding plan. Rather than inviting 50 guests to join you in
Jamaica, consider knocking the list down to about 10 and paying
for guests’ airfare or hotels to guarantee that key people
will attend. By throwing a small reception at your destination,
you might free up enough dough to spend on getting friends and family
there. If you do decide to pick up the tab for your guests, by all
means forgo the fancy extras. Guests and wedding-party members don’t
need favors and thank-you gifts on top of a free ticket to paradise.
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