Hi there!
I got engaged in Feb of 2019 and I am planning my wedding. I always wanted to get married close to the beach, and have something competely different than a ballroom wedding. I found the perfect venue in captiva florida- an old chapel right next to the sea, and a beautiful reception venue at south seas resort. However, my fiance was not crazy about the venue, given it is 1.5 hours from naples florida. All of our family is coming in town from other states, so esentially he thinks it will be too expensive for them to fly in, rent a car, drive 1.5 hours to captiva, and then book hotels for two nights (the average hotel in captiva is around 2-300). His family is not well off, so he is afraid they wont come. On the other end, we just found a venue in Estero florida that is 20 mins away from naples. It is close to the airport, so they wont have to rent a car if they dont want to. It also has more and cheaper options for hotels. However, the venue is very pretty, new, and spanish (miromar lakes beach and golf club in estero), but it is a little basic and lacks the unique and special charm that captiva has. I can tell he likes it a lot better, for the venue and the fact that it is cheaper for the guests. I am not completely awe-struck, though. How much should you compromise when choosing a venue? It is important to me that we both are excited.
