Every year more and more brides ask us to travel with them to a destination wedding. The desire for this, according to The Conde Nast Bridal Group, has seen a 400% increase in the last 15 years. With a national average wedding budget climbing to over $27,000.00, couples are starting to hold back a bit and keep the party to the closest friends and family and making it a real party to remember. From the Mayan Riviera, to a villa in the mountains there are numerous destination sites that fit the need and the budget of every bride.
Santa Fe is a very popular location for destination weddings for couples from all over the country. We have photographed couples from NY, PA, IL, FL, all coming here to get married. Couples from here are going places like Florida, NY, the Caribbean, Las Vegas, Hawaii, and Europe. Generally for a destination wedding the cost of travel is the responsibility of the guests.
If you are concerned about the wedding budget or the guest list getting out of hand. Or if you are just wanting something different, something that everyone will remember, consider a destination wedding. Even having local vendors travel with you to the wedding is not much more, many do it for the cost of travel alone.
Our destination couples are asked to pay for air, hotel, and car. The only requests are that the car be an standard or above and that the hotel be a 4 star or above. There are two reasons for this. First and formost is the security of our equipment. Generally 4 star hotels are in a location with less crime and we are less worried about something happening to our equipment. Secondly is our comfort. Generally on destination weddings we are working for up two three days and can get very exhausted. We need to have a place that we are able to completely relax in. We need this in order to be at our best when we are working with you and your family.
Our couples have the choice of adding us to their current travel arrangements or letting us book our own arrangements and then billing them. We are pretty easy as far as that goes.
If you are considering a location for this next year and you would like to talk with us about some options. just give us a call and we can have you come down to the studio!!
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