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Hello!!

 

My name is Crystal and I live in the NW suburbs of Chicago. I got engaged in December and would like to plan a destination wedding somewhere tropical. I have been thinking Mexico because of the prices and the fact that it is close enough for family and friends to get there in 4 hours by plane.

 

I would like to get married in January of 2010. The reason for this is that it will be cold here in Chicago and many of my cousins who are in school will be on break.

 

I joined this forum with the hopes of getting some direction on how to begin planning a destination wedding. How do I select a resort that I have never been to? How do I get the best rates? Where do I begin!?

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks!!

 

Crystal

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Hi Crystal...congrats and welcome! I've found this forum very helpful. What we did first was pick a destination. We were between Mexico and Jamaica and picked Jamaica because there are fewer requirements to getting married there. Then we settled on the brand of resort we wanted based on the activities we wanted to have available. We picked Couples Sans Souci in Ocho Rios. Of course I had my dress before we had all this decided! I then spent some time deciding on a photographer, and decided to fly one down rather than using the resort photographer...it actually fit better into the budget that way. Good luck with the planning...we are all happy to offer our advice.

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