Caribbean hurricane season runs June 1 through November 30, with peak activity from mid-August through mid-October. If you’re planning a destination wedding at a Caribbean or Mexico resort, understanding hurricane season logistics is essential. The good news: most weddings during this window happen in perfect weather. The better news: our Certified Destination Wedding Specialists have a playbook for planning around…
Planning a Destination Wedding
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Destination weddings look meaningfully different in 2026 than they did five years ago. Couples are trimming guest lists, extending trips, prioritizing content, and leaning into tropical color palettes that would’ve felt bold in 2020. If you’re planning your destination wedding for 2026 or 2027, here’s what’s actually trending across our DW Specialist bookings this year. 1. Wed-cations Replace Wedding Days…
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Not every destination wedding ceremony is the same. Some are legally binding at the wedding destination, while others are symbolic. Some layer in religious or cultural traditions. Some blend two heritages into one shared ceremony. Choosing the right ceremony type shapes your paperwork, your budget, and the experience your guests remember. Here’s how our Certified Destination Wedding Specialists walk couples…
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Before you start touring resorts, comparing packages, or picking a wedding date, our Certified Destination Wedding Specialists want you to know a few things. Not the surface-level tips you’ll find on any wedding blog, but the honest, first-hand feedback they give couples in their first phone call. This is the pre-planning briefing we wish every couple got before they started…
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Maui sits at the top end of the Hawaiian island wedding market, with a luxury and boutique-luxury resort scene concentrated on the Wailea, Ka’anapali, and Kapalua coasts. A destination wedding in Maui varies with the resort tier, guest count, package selection, time of year, and vendor choices, in line with the broader Hawaii state cost range. These averages reflect real…
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There’s a reason Waikiki has been Hawaii’s most popular wedding destination for more than a century. Iconic beachfront, no-passport U.S. travel, Diamond Head as a natural backdrop, and a resort corridor deep enough to host every celebration style from a two-person elopement to a 200-guest ballroom celebration. After the sunset photos lock in, though, the practical question arrives: what does…
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A destination wedding in Costa Rica sits in a different category from the typical Caribbean beach celebration. The country pairs Pacific shoreline with rainforest at one end of a wedding-week itinerary, cloud-forest peaks reaching above 10,000 feet inland, sloths in the canopy, humpback whales offshore, and the country’s signature pura vida (“pure life”) cultural ethos woven through every interaction. Where…
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Getting legally married in Costa Rica is simpler than in many Latin American destinations: no residency required, no blood test, apostilled docs, and a notary public ceremony.
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A destination wedding in the Caribbean isn’t a single experience. It’s a region of more than 7,000 islands stretching from the Bahamas in the north to Aruba just off the Venezuelan coast, each with its own culture, cuisine, weather rhythm, and wedding personality. Some couples want reggae and jerk in Jamaica. Others want overwater bungalows in the Bahamas, Grace Bay’s…
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A complete guide to legally getting married across the Caribbean, comparing residency, apostille, blood test, and same-sex marriage rules across every major destination.
