Weddings Magazine - Spring 2010

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be affordable for the wedding guest. A wedding planner will be able to locate the place where the wedding will happen. In South Carolina there are wedding consultants whose main goal as a business is working with destination weddings.

Finding a Destination Wedding Coordinator Using a destination wedding planner may be the safest way to plan a long-distance wedding, but can make the wedding more expensive. The wedding coordinator may offer a flat fee, or a surcharge on top of the cost of all services that are contracted on the wedding couples’ behalf. When a using wedding coordinator to plan your South Carolina destination wedding, checking references is a must. The bride and groom should talk to former clients, as well as verify their good business practices through a local organization, such as a local Better Business Bureau office.

One Stop Destination Wedding Another option is to find a hotel or bed & breakfast in South Carolina that offers wedding planning services for guests who stay there. Many hotels have hosted weddings before, and have a wedding planner who helps the bride and groom plan, often offering a place for both the ceremony and wedding reception right on site. Another option is to search for a South Carolina wedding chapel. Chapels often offer packages with photographs, flowers, music, officiant, even license included. The wedding couple’s work is limited to simply showing up. This is the easiest, and perhaps the least expensive option. However, the wedding couple doesn’t have control over many of the details, and might be put off by the relatively impersonal nature of the wedding.


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