How much we spent at a destination wedding in Lake Como, Italy 👀 #shorts

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This is our first year going to weddings together (aka we’ve hit that stage where our friends are starting to get married!) and we definitely started with a bang!

It was definitely crazy timing having two weddings that involved more expenses than we’d typically expect (aka one where Steph was a bridesmaid, and one destination one) back to back, but we had an amazing time celebrating with our friends. We (hopefully!) expect to spend much less for future weddings we attend.

That being said, we want to share how much we spent attending this wedding, because it can be really hard to gauge how much a destination wedding (or a trip like this in general) adds up to! We hope this is helpful / useful to you in some way. 😊

➡️ Flights - $1,055.46
➡️ Hotel - $589.14
➡️ Transportation - $123.88
➡️ Food - ~$210.00
➡️ Outfits - ~$94.00
➡️ Total - $2,072.43/person

Remember that these costs are per person! We’re also sharing more details about this on our YouTube channel, so check out that video next.

Thoughts on being a guest at a destination wedding? Let us know! 👀

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If you wanna get married, please get married, but I ain't spending thousands to attend 😂

jt
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this is such an interesting perspective!

at most Indian destination weddings, the bride & groom/their families cover the stay. this usually includes transport to and from the airport, food and certain services like laundry.

the guests only pay for their flights & any other personal expense like clothing for the wedding!

msnotdhoni
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Got invited to a destination wedding for my cousin and I had to decline. We were saving up for a house and were not even spending money on ourselves to go on vacation.
My uncle called my mother and it caused this huge issue.
We were not the only ones who declined the invitation.
The cost to us to attend this wedding not even including the gift would have been over 5k in travel and lodging expenses.
To this day half my extended family does not talk to me.

richb
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My wife and I had a destination wedding. We used our wedding as a gift to our parents. Her parents never had a honeymoon, and my parents hadn't gone on vacation in over 10 years at that time. We paid for their lodging and travel. Food and drinks were covered with the lodging. We even purchased activity packets for them so they wouldn't have to come out of pocket for certain things. We didn't invite anyone else to the wedding. Instead, we hosted a dinner party at our home after we returned. Invited friends and family to celebrate with us, which was a lot of fun.

Dr.Savoy
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For anyone wondering, the total was 3, 624.69. This doesn't include the outfits.

Ashka
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This is why we got married at the courthouse and spent it all on the honeymoon. Still ended up just as married as everyone else.

nutsandbolts
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Friend: We’re getting married in Italy!
Me: That sounds nice! Have fun!

LordBrittish
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this is exactly why I would never have a destination wedding, it puts a lot of stress and expense on your guest.

hildasaunders
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Such interesting comments. My brother married abroad (his wife and her family lived in Northern Ireland). We all (family and friends, about 40 people) went. We got to see an amazing country we would have probably never visited, and also went to a couple places in Europe. We are not rich, and it was a sacrifice for sure. But one I will NEVER regret!! We saw a beautiful wedding, travelled, and made lifelong memories!!!

paulacassianodias
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We got married in our own church in the town we both lived in. We served cake nuts, mints and non alcoholic punch at the reception which was also held at our church. It was simpler than many weddings, but the marriage has lasted 31 years and is still going strong.

DBest-pktr
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Destination weddings sound like a financial nightmare 😅

Eleese__
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The only way I’d do this is if my bestie met their spouse abroad. No way I’m dishing out money like that for people who just wanna be fancy for fancy sake. Save that for the honeymoon

WholeHeartily
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Destination weddings are so imposing. Thinking you are so important that most Americans would sacrifice their vacation on your life choices is wild. I am German living in America and when I got married here 10 years ago I invited my German folks and I used one golden rule: would I do the same thing for the people I invited. Trust me, my list of wedding guests got really small real quick.

prayersforrain
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I am italian and i live 2 hours away from Como, also half of my family lives there, but I never went on my own because it's too expensive. I cannot imagine going there from the States. This would have easily financially wrecked me. I hope you had a great time though. 💜

fiore
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This looks like it was fun. Y’all It’s ok if you can’t afford or don’t feel comfortable going to or having a destination wedding, but it is also ok for others to go. No big deal either way.

KFontLab
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This is why you never be so rude as to ask people to travel the world for your day. You go. You come home. You have your reception Stateside. It’s a lovely idea to have those you love surround you on your day. But it’s just as lovely as to consider what hurdles they have to leap to get there. Be fair to everyone’s checkbook.

kristenkaz
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I could never do a destination wedding. The fact I could potentially put people who care about me in debt just to see me walk the aisle is pretty crazy

gumerzambrano
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You must really really like the couple getting married to spend that much money. If it's a sibling I can see doing it (maybe😉) but not just for anyone. Glad you had a good time though and were able to go and make some memories with everyone.💕 Loved the outfits you both wore. 👍🏻👍🏻

BitterBetty
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Here me out: people have destination weddings when they want to have a small wedding. They invite everyone assuming most won’t come. They do this on purpose and it saves them from having to cut people out of their guest list in fear of having too many people. If I were to plan my wedding again I would consider doing a destination wedding just because there would probably be less drama.

SpotSalas
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In most of the Indian weddings, the accommodation cost is usually covered by the host if it's a destination wedding. Even in case of local weddings, the hosts usually book some sort of accommodation for the guests coming from outside the state near the hosts' house or the wedding venue.

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