Besides the romantic beach, week-long vacation and cost-effectiveness, destination weddings differ from traditional weddings because of group travel and accommodation. In this post, we reveal the process behind this aspect to help make planning even easier!
Much of a successful destination wedding relies on the coordination of the travel and accommodation of the wedding group. That’s where we, as destination wedding specialists, really shine so that you can relax and actually enjoy planning your destination wedding.
We’ve hinted at the group travel process before when we posted a calendar countdown to the Big Day here on the blog. However, we thought it might be even more helpful if you saw the entire process (from your perspective) on its own.
Here’s the basic (without any glitches) destination wedding group travel and accommodation process:
- Contact a destination wedding specialist to help narrow down your selection.
- Your destination wedding specialist requests rates from Canadian tour operators (takes up to 7 business days).
- You and your destination wedding specialist discuss options and prices to help you decide where your destination dream wedding will take place!
- You’ll receive a quote shortly, valid for 7 to 30 days (depending on the tour operator).
- Ready to make your dream a reality? A non-refundable deposit of $150 – $300 per person is required, which will be deducted from your final travel expenses.
- RBC Insurance is highly recommended and offered to clients for out of country medical insurance/trip cancellation insurance. (We’ve blogged about this in how to save a destination wedding gone wrong and the most important travel tip EVER.)
- The final balance due dates vary. If there is an Early Booking Bonus (EBB) included in the rates, then payment is due on this date.
- Without the EBB, the balance is usually due 60 days prior to travel with proper spelling of names.
- Tickets are issued 2-3 weeks prior to travel and are usually electronic.
- Bon voyages!
While you’ll be leaving the group travel and accommodations mainly in our hands, we will be working together as decisions need to be made. Keep in mind that during this process, we’re performing magic behind the scenes – like getting better deals for you!
Does seeing the group travel process like this, laid out step-by-step, help you plan your destination wedding? Would you be willing to take on this process by yourself, while deciding on colours, music, food, etc.?
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