So we aren't technically doing a "destination wedding" as we are getting married an hour and a half from home aboard a cruise ship the day it leaves. Our guests will have the option of disembarking the ship after the wedding reception OR sailing with us. I've actually spoken to quite a few people on our guest list and I think we will have a good amount booking the cruise and sailing.
That said, I'm trying to figure out when to send out the Save the Dates and invitiations. The wedding is two years away and I want to give the guests PLENTY of time to book it and pay it off or think about joining us. My thought was sending out the save the dates with our wedding website on it a year and half in advance... so like around October of this year?
My dilemma is that unless they definitely go to the website they may not realize they are invited to cruise as well as there is no room on the save the date for that... so we are putting it on the invitation. So when do I send those out too?