How many potential disasters can you successfully avoid when it comes to your Destination Wedding? 

Regardless of where your wedding is taking place, chances are that you are going to run into some bumps in the proverbial road.  Let's take my recent wedding in Nassau Bahamas for example....

First it was a family member that was afraid of flying, but put that aside to come to the wedding, for which I was honored.  When they arrived I heard that she turned white and passed out, only to be revived and closely watched for the rest of the flight down.  Then a wedding party member showed up a day late after missing her flight, and gave us her tale of almost not making down in time for the ceremony.  See a theme forming here?

The day before the wedding I was relaxing at the resort pool with a fine Kalik beer (the official brew of the Bahamas), when I heard that a member of the wedding party fell and broke his nose, and was on his way to the hospital for reconstructive surgery. 

The wedding itself was great.  Like most beach weddings should be: crystal clear weather, great ceremony, perfect pictures, and it appeared that everything was smooth sailing.   Now onto the reception...how about a family member shouting "Anybody know the Heimlich maneuver"?  Yes, it did happen as a guest was choking on a tasty Caribbean treat.  Fortunately the party member mentioned earlier was back from his nose surgery, sitting next to the choking guest, and happened to be the one that gave him the Heimlich.  A nervous laugh was had by all, and the party continued.

The Destination Wedding gods had mercy on us, getting all guests there on time, a quick nose job and some big sunglasses for one, and several guests at the reception that did actually know the Heimlich maneuver.  My family and friends always seem to have the talent to make things exciting...

So back to my original question: How many potential disasters can you dodge?  For me it was four, and I wouldn't have had it any other way.