Question by GOB Bluth: Advice for Two Wedding Receptions for Long-Distance Couple?
I’m from Chicago, and my fiancé is from London. We want to get married abroad without family and friends there because it would be too expensive for them. So instead we are planning on having two wedding receptions: one in London and one in Chicago. I don’t know the first place to start with planning this kind of stuff. Does anyone have experience with this that they could share? Or does anyone know of good websites that deal with this?
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Answer by Ann T
Have a nice traditional wedding in London because they are so many beautiful historic cathedrals, churches, chapels ect. Then come back to Chicago and hold a reception that your family can attend. That’s the way I would do it!
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your best bet is to hire a wedding planner in chicago. you should find someone who has experience with planning destination events or long distance events. he/she will be able to help you do all the planning for both receptions as well as helping you to plan the wedding itself, with all the legalities involved.
i have been doing wedding planning for years and have done long distance planning as well. the furthest away was in south africa. but it is not hard to do in this day and age of electronics.
for a wedding planner in your area check here. http://www.weddingwire.com/ put in the proper info and you will get several you can check into and read reviews about their work. best wishes.
You should let your family and friends decide if it’s too expensive for them. Don’t assume they wouldn’t go to the ends of the earth to help you celebrate your special day. My mom, who hates flying, is traveling to Hawaii next week for our wedding (from the midwest). It’s not as expensive as you think.
Sorry to break it to you, but your first place to start would be with an etiquette guide. Having a reception (or any party) to a wedding (or any event) that a person was not invited to is rude, crass, gauche… No matter how you plan and/or stage it, it looks like a gift grab.
Would you invite somebody to your June birthday party for a January birthday? How about to a 30th party when you turn 31?
One way you can get around this is to invite everybody who is going to be included in the “reception” to attend the wedding while letting them know that the reception will be held at a later date in a more central location.