{"id":71381,"date":"2019-11-15T15:43:06","date_gmt":"2019-11-15T20:43:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magazine.tablethotels.com\/en\/?p=71381"},"modified":"2023-03-29T10:51:52","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T14:51:52","slug":"long-haul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazine.tablethotels.com\/en\/2019\/11\/long-haul\/","title":{"rendered":"Long Haul"},"content":{"rendered":"

Are destination weddings the best or the worst? We can lay out the facts and the figures, the pros and the cons, but that\u2019s a question you’ll need to answer. And you’re going to get your chance.<\/em><\/h4>\n

The positives of the destination wedding are obvious. According to one study<\/a>, 23% of couples got married 200 miles or more from their home in 2017, up three percent from 2008. Because, of course, why do anything at home when you could do it, for example, on a beach in the Maldives? But exotic as your chosen locale may be \u2014 and we can recommend a lot of exotic hotels to host you<\/a> \u2014 the destination wedding is always a controversial decision. It’s a multi-day commitment, the travel\u2019s an expensive hassle, and many of your invitees simply won’t be able to attend.<\/p>\n

Although, maybe that last one doesn’t sound so bad. In fact, that seems to be exactly why many people choose to have a destination wedding in the first place. This culling of the herd, as it were, sets a strange dynamic for such a sacred event, but it’s also entirely understandable. It’s your big day, and it should be exactly as you want it. The music should be perfect. The hors d’oeuvres should be perfect. And the number of surly relatives crammed around a table eating chicken or fish should, also, be perfect. <\/p>\n

In this story we’ll take a look at some of the pros and cons of the destination wedding. We’ll also investigate some recent matrimonial trends which, to no one’s surprise, have been heavily affected by social media. But most importantly, at the end we want to hear your opinion on the question everyone is asking: <\/p>\n

Are destination weddings the best or the worst?<\/p>\n

\"Destination
147 more guests were invited to this wedding<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Numbers<\/h3>\n

Few would go on record to say their number-one priority in choosing a faraway wedding location was to separate the wheat from the chaff on the guest list, but one study<\/a> mentioned a third of Americans who\u2019ve \u201cskipped or considered skipping a wedding because they couldn\u2019t afford to go.\u201d Another cites<\/a> one in five destination wedders who actually hosted a second party \u2014 sans actual wedding \u2014 in recognition that many couldn\u2019t make it to the more elaborate<\/em> service. <\/p>\n

One Jamaica-married groom explained that he and his spouse wanted their wedding out of the country because \u201cwe both wanted something smaller.\u201d In a sad turn of events, he then put it on the internet-record<\/a> that he \u201c[wished he] would have known\u201d just how many<\/em> guests would end up skipping it.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s another delightfully petty fact. In one study<\/a>, 27% said they would contribute less on a gift for a destination wedding. It\u2019s the exact same percentage who said they\u2019d spend less on a gift for a a remarriage. Mathematically speaking, to your guests, that means traveling for your wedding equals approximately one divorce.<\/p>\n

\"Destination
Most people don’t enjoy sitting out in the cold, but one in five will do it “for the \u2019Gram”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Trends<\/h3>\n

Then again, if you\u2019re just trying to get away, maybe you don\u2019t need to invite anyone. The New York Times<\/a> has been chronicling the so-called \u201clavish elopement\u201d trend, wherein the intended fly off somewhere glamorous and spend about the same amount you might spend on a big wedding party, with one difference \u2014 there aren\u2019t any guests. Their family and friends then get the pleasure of seeing the highlights (cathedral, Kobe beef, three-piece band) on social media, courtesy the one invited attendee: the photographer. Why bring everyone to your wedding when they can just envy it from their phones?<\/p>\n

As usual, when social media changes the tradition, millennials get the blame. <\/p>\n

\u201cMillennials, and I mean this in the best way, are a vain bunch,\u201d Maxwell Cooper, editor of the Knot, tells CNN<\/a>, acknowledging that \u2014 sometimes \u2014 millennials do in fact bring their friends to their weddings. But they aren’t always traditional about it. \u201cThey put their whole lives on social and a wedding is no different. They will continue to put their money toward their wedding as an event for their guests to experience and put on social.\u201d <\/p>\n

\"Destination
Why have guests when you can have perfectly staged photos?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

CNN’s talking about something as important as the demise of the gift bag in favor of more glamorous, photo-worthy wedding features. But the desire to invest in the parts of your wedding that jump off the screen could just as easily indicate the rise of the destination wedding. <\/p>\n

After all, what\u2019s more Insta-worthy than travel? And does that mean that a day will come when an Instagram influencer leverages their very wedding day for a free stay from a hotel? Of course it does. <\/p>\n

Another trend \u2014 destination weddings with a local twist \u2014 sees ceremonies that incorporate the matrimonial traditions of the destination itself. One of our hotels, Amankora in Bhutan, is quoted in the New York Times<\/a> saying they\u2019ve \u201cseen a substantial pickup in the last two years\u201d of Buddhist weddings, in what was once a rarity. Shaman-led ceremonies in Mexico, Hindu ceremonies at temples in India, or traditional Maasai weddings in Tanzania are other cited examples that lure the engaged away from home for an experience outside the traditional. <\/p>\n

\"Destination
Sometimes you just gotta do you<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Verdict<\/h3>\n

As trendy as the options have become, the fact remains \u2014 a destination wedding is a divisive decision. And all the facts, figures, and filtered photos get us no closer to answering the big question:<\/p>\n

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Feel like the answer might not be that simple? Crazy! But let us know why in the comments below.<\/p>\n

 
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