dw cost breakdown

It will depend on exactly where you want to go and when. Flights are different costs at different times of the year. Guests will typically pay for flights, hotel stay, meals, transportation between the airport and hotel and if they choose to do any extra activities.
I would suggest talking to a travel agent. They will be able to give you some ideas of places that will help you stay on budget and be reasonable for your guests. We worked with Beach Bum Vacations to plan our wedding last fall.
And even with a DW, it will cost you more if you have more guests. Does your $5000 budget cover just the cost of your hotel/resort and Flights? Or is that to also cover the cost of the ceremony, reception, your dress, flowers, groom's clothes, etc. Depending where you want to go, you may nees to keep the guest list very small to keep the budget.

I'm having a DW too. We're having it in the DR and the average cost per person for 3 nights is around 500-700, not including airfare. From experience I can tell you to be prepared for less than half the ppl (family & friends) to attend. You will have some family members complain that they cannot afford it and will try to convince you to keep it local. Just let them know you understand they can't come and will stream the ceremony on the internet. Plus, you can always have a small celebration in your town either before or after the wedding. Definitely get with a travel agent in regards to your budget, group rates and major questions. Good luck and congrats.

It depends on what time of year because all these prices change. I believe you will definitely go over $5,000. As far as guests, I can tell you that for myself and my fiancé to travel to Florida in the summer from NJ I was getting quotes for $2,000 and that’s just the plane and hotel. If you factor in food and other expenses it’s a lot more. Are you comfortable asking someone to spend that kind of money on your wedding? That’s what you need to consider.

View Quoted Comment The planning isn’t that far yet I did speak to a travel agent and she said many hotels give out special deals to help fit every budget, but she did not give specific pricing. I’m looking for someone who has gone through this before and can give me estimates. Thanks

View Quoted Comment No one can really give you estimates without you being more specific about the resorts you’re looking into and how many guests you’ll have. Every resort is different and every travel agency is different on what they can get you.

PPs have given you good advice, you need to talk with travel agents and/or representatives at resorts you are interested in. It is highly unlikely anyone on this site is going to be able to tell you a number that actually applies to your situation, since that will be dependent on where you're traveling from, specifically where (country, city, etc.) and what type of resort you're considering, the time of year, day of the week, and number of people you expect, etc. However, I can tell you, based on reading tons of posts over the last six months, most with DWs end up saying it was significantly more expensive than they initially anticipated (because there were so many expenses not included in the original quote, fewer people ended up attending, etc.), AND their guest count was definitely smaller than they anticipated and hoped for. Listen to your step-dad, it is a LOT to expect any guest to spend several hundred to a few thousand dollars to attend a wedding. It doesn't matter "how much they love you"; some people will not want to or be able to spend the money and/or take the time off. When you do gather info and do a cost estimate, in addition to adding up the costs to you and FH, stop and do a quick calculation of what it is likely to cost each guest (e.g., hotel, airfare, resort fees, ground transportation, food, etc. -- and that's not including their indirect costs, like childcare, pet sitting, time off work, etc.). Then, multiply that total by the number of people you are planning to invite, and add it to the costs to you and FH are planning on paying. That's the true cost of your wedding -- you're just shifting all the extra to your loved ones. Stop and ask yourself how reasonable that is. (I've been a guest at a family destination wedding that I was highly pressured to attend. It cost me $2500, I spent more than 24 hours traveling within a four-day period, and I had to jump through hoops at work to take the time off. Multiply that by the 35+ other guests who did the same, and the "bargain" my niece and her husband got on their direct expenses just went up well over $75,000 -- except her guests had to pay....) Good luck!

It honestly depends. My cousin had a destination wedding from a cruise. You can look and see the price on that.

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These are my thoughts exactly. We considered a destination wedding with just our immediate family (about 15 people) and the cost just to get everyone there and back was about $17,000. And that was just the flights. Once you look into accomodations for everyone to stay at a resort for a few days, that cost goes up to around $30,000. Needless to say, we decided against this. To put that into contrast, we are hosting about 75 people at our local wedding for about $22,000 and we aren't asking our guests to pay a dime.

Destination weddings may end up saving YOU money if you only pay for yourself, but you will end up transfering that cost onto your guests.

If you are ok with those family members not attending, that's a choice you can make. It sounds like it might cause some hard feelings with your closest. Why not have a small ceremony locally with immediate family only and take everyone to a nice restaurant afterwards. Keep it to under 20 people and I think you can manage this in your budget. Then take your honeymoon to Mexico or Florida.

We've had brides post on here complaining that guests didn't want to pay over $300 per night to stay at the destination wedding resort. So if you choose a resort similar to that, then yes, most relatives and friends won't attend.

No one can give you actual figures because everything depends on time of year, location and amounif people. If you have lots of family and friends that aren’t well off odds are they aren’t going to be able to afford it. Just flights alone are expensive not to mention a hotel stay. Then if you are going out of country people will have to pay for their passport as well.

View Quoted Comment I have actually been through this before with my own wedding last year. I am telling you from experience that you need to narrow down your location and time of year before you can get estimates of cost. Those two things will impact the cost greatly.
I again would suggest contacting a travel agent once you choose a location. They will be able to help you find a place that fits your budget.