A Hawaii wedding doesn't price out the way a Caribbean wedding does, and trying to compare the two side by side will give you the wrong answer every time. The reason: Hawaii's resort scene doesn't really do all-inclusive packages the way the Caribbean does.
Destination weddings
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Wondering the best time to get married in Los Cabos? November through May brings dry desert sun, whale watching, and golden Pacific sunsets.
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Wondering when's the best time to get married in Cancun? Late November through April brings dry skies, low humidity, and dreamy Caribbean light.
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Here's the honest math on a Turks and Caicos wedding: the location has been ranked the world's most beautiful beach more times than any other Caribbean stretch of sand, and the per-night room rates reflect that.
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A Punta Cana destination wedding sounds simple from the outside (pick an all-inclusive on Bavaro Beach, get on a plane, say your vows in front of the Caribbean) and it can be. Punta Cana is the Dominican Republic’s largest wedding hub, with the deepest all-inclusive resort lineup in the country and direct flights from across the US East Coast and…
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Barbados has a way of slowing your wedding down. Most couples who choose the island stay seven nights (longer than nearly anywhere else in the Caribbean) and bring just one or two guests.
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Most couples first see a photo of the Pitons rising straight out of the Caribbean and immediately assume St. Lucia is going to be the most expensive wedding they'll ever plan.
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Aruba has a reputation. Boutique-luxury resorts, glittering Palm Beach high-rises, eco-anchored Eagle Beach hideaways, and the kind of polished service most couples assume comes with a serious five-figure price tag.
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Aruba calls itself "One Happy Island," and LGBTQ+ couples who get married here usually understand why pretty quickly. The Dutch Caribbean island sits below the hurricane belt with trade winds that keep the air comfortable year-round.
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A Puerto Vallarta destination wedding has the kind of cinematic backdrop that practically does the photography for you, but the planning process has more moving pieces than couples typically expect: choosing between a symbolic and a legal ceremony, navigating apostille paperwork, locking in a room block, deciding between Puerto Vallarta proper and the Nuevo Vallarta or Punta de Mita corridors.…
