jla

I'm having my wedding at an old hacienda in a very small town of 200 people. Most of my guests will be staying at San Miguel, Mexico. My guests are going to be spread across the town of San Miguel. As a result, we have several problems we don't know how to resolve: 1) how do we organize welcome pack, which seems pretty popular with destination wedding? We don't even know where are guests will be staying and it doesn't make sense for us to drive around town to hand out welcome gift bags. Has a welcome gift bag become essential for destination wedding? 2) Given our limited budget, we are paying for a wine tasting welcome reception the day before the wedding and the reception. In lieu of a bachelorette party in the State, I wanted to have a "girls night out" in Mexico earlier in the week. Since I'm most familiar with the city, I would be doing most of the planning. Does that mean I have to pay for the entire event? How do I tell guests that all the activities planned for that day would be paid by the individual attendees? I want to buy a round of drinks for my friends but I can't afford to pay for their facial, massage, etc.? Love to hear your suggestion! Thanks, Julie

Hi, I'm really excited to find this forum dedicated to destination wedding planning especially with so much focus in Mexico! We've made the big decision to have the wedding on March 15, 2008 at at old hacienda nearby San Miguel de Allendale, Mexico. Now, that date and location is secured. It's planning time and that's where we need a lot of help with ideas! Love to hear about how others have plan their wedding in a hacienda. Looking forward to virtually meeting all of you! -Julie