JohnnyBachelor

Hi All, I just became engaged and would like to plan a small, inexpensive destination wedding for us. My situation is a little bit different than most and I will try to elaborate. First, our guest list will be quite small compared to most of the threads I see on here. I'm talking like a 5-15 people total. It will be the first wedding for both myself and my fiance. I am an American citizen and she is a Colombian citizen, and we're both currently living and working in Russia. We would like to have the wedding within reasonable travelling distance of our relatives but not within the USA. We would also like to keep it as cost efficient as possible (less formal is fine). I would be open to a church (catholic) wedding, but it would depend upon the paperwork involved. Colombia (Cartagena) and Panama (perhaps on an island- but not the Decamaron Resort) are appealing to us but I don't see a lot destination weddings happening in either countries (minus the Decamaron Resort), relatively speaking. And I've heard that the paperwork can be lengthy in both of those countries. I think Mexico and the DR look like options if Cartagena or Panama don't work out. Anyway, if anyone has any recommendations to throw my way for an inexpensive destination wedding in Latin America with a very small guest list (especially for Colombia or Panama), I'd appreciate it.