Randy from Say Yes to the Dress, Darcy from Martha Stewart Weddings and celebrity wedding cake designer Ron Ben-Israel were all in the house. Here's Ron about to cut one of his colorful creations with Susan Moynihan, editor in chief of Destination Weddings & Honeymoons.
After lunch, there was a "State of Romance Market" panel discussion where I learned about the latest trends in destination weddings and honeymoons. Here are some interesting findings from the Destination Weddings & Honeymoons reader survey:
- Despite the recession, destination wedding budgets are on the rise (up from $19,800 in 2006 to $20,600 in 2009).
- Destination couples marry sooner! Average engagement is 10.8 months vs. 14 months.
-Warm-weather locales top the list of wedding and honeymoon destinations. For international weddings, the Caribbean (51%) and Mexico (21%) are most popular while Florida (17%), Las Vegas (11%), Hawaii (9%) lead domestically.
- The average number of guests at a destination wedding is 48.
- More than half of destination couples pay for their own weddings.
- The average total honeymoon cost for destination couples is $8,200 vs $6,124 for traditional wedding couples.
- Honeymooners consider location (hello beachfront room!) and weather most important.
Stay tuned for some tropical destination wedding and honeymoon suggestions over the coming weeks...and be sure to visit Destination Weddings & Honeymoons for planning tips and ideas.
9 comments:
Oh that sounds like fun. We are still trying to decide on Hawaii or Italy for our honeymoon.
Thanks for sharing the information from the Celebrate Romance panel discussion. We have seen an increase in the number of destination weddings at our properties over the past 12 months with the engagement period being similar to what the panelists described. Glad to see this is a growing trend!
What a fun day! Can't wait to hear more. Samantha G, I've spent time in Italy and Hawaii. They're both amazing, but, as far as I'm concerned, you can't beat Hawaii for a honeymoon destination. (I had mine in Maui and Kauai.)
As a former destination wedding bride and a current destination wedding planner, I would say destination weddings are the new "traditional" weddings. They provide the couple and guests with more of an intimate experience as their wedding celebration usually stretches out over a few days and more time is spent with each guest. Cayman is a huge wedding destination adn let's not forget we have 3 islands to choose from!!!
We just got home from a destination wedding last week - I enjoyed reading those facts!
We're having our destination wedding in December and I have to say that your facts describe our wedding really well. Thanks for sharing them!
Nice information. Destination wedding is become popular now a days. I recently attended a wedding and I was very impress with the service done by www.themeweavers.in
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