Common questions of DW newbies

I got an email recently from a girl who found this blog and then got in touch with me because she too was thinking of having a destination wedding and had so many questions that she didn’t even know where to start.
I totally sympathized with her–because literally, that was ME just a few short months [...]

What the heck does FI stand for?

Ok. Ridicule if you will… I’m willing to take the risk. Yes, THAT’S how much I want to know what the heck FI stands for.
I’ve been cruising various wedding forums for about three months now. When I started, I had no idea there was a whole entire LANGUAGE out there that was technically English but [...]

DW 101: Choosing your destination

So you’ve decided to do a DW (Destination Wedding). Every night, images of sandy beaches, turquoise seas and hurricanes - no wait, that was just me - er… swaying palm trees fill your dreams.
With a spring in your step and a sparkle in your eye, you trip on into your local travel agent’s office [...]

DW 101: Is a destination wedding right for me?

Unlike a lot of girls today who are conditioned from the age of 12 to believe that their number one goal in life is to find Prince Charming and have the dream wedding of the century, complete with crystal shoes and champagne fountains and fairy godmothers, oh my!, I hadn’t really spent too much time [...]