How did you pay your destination wedding planner/vendors?

Sounds like scam all day. I would go local and find another planner who is wonderful that can book it for you. Eta: can you give how you met them and why you were so impressed to consider this

Is the company/resort you are using reputable? Have you read any reviews on the wedding planner? It definitely sounds hinky, but, it also sounds like it would make things easier on her too. If youve done your research on her and she is reputable, there will probably have to be some trust. I gave my card # over the phone to pay for my cruise wedding. Granted it was here in the states but that doesnt make the person I was talking to a person with morals either.

Im only paying through paypal

I would not send an ATM card with my name on it to someone in a foreign country. Nope nope nope.

Bad idea don't do it!

PayPal is the best, and most secure, way to go. There shouldn't be any fees attached, and if there is, it would be on her end. Do NOT send her a debit card.

@BeautifulQueen2b and @SailawaySomppi: She and her staff have a good reputation and her weddings have been featured on major blogs. There are positive reviews on her fb page but I haven't been able to contact any past clients directly. FH and I filled out a form on her website, had a Skype conversation, and eventually met her at her office in the town where we're getting married. He and I are bilingual and have spent a lot of time in Mexico and we enjoyed talking to her and felt like she and her assistant really seemed to know what they were doing. She took us around to venue options and had helpful advice and opinions on various aspects of the wedding.

Agree with everyone's PayPal endorsements, though there actually is a fee for international transactions (maybe something like .03%). We are going to give her a call and discuss alternatives. I can't imagine many clients react positively when she proposes this.

This definitely feels like a red flag to me! I'd stick to paypal and online credit card payments!

I've paid mine through PayPal. Exchange rate is a b*tch though.

Credit card only! Sounds fishy

Can you contact the people who left reviews to see if she did this same setup before and how it went?

@BoozyBaker Definitely making an effort to do that! Wish Facebook didn't hide messages from non-friends...

DONT DO IT

In case anyone runs into this in the future, I spoke to our planner and she clearly pitched the shared debit account idea as a way for us both to avoid taxes and fees. We will be wiring or hand delivering the payments instead. Turns out she is not a con artist, despite the sketchy request.

Thanks to everyone for your advice!