More and more couples are making a weekend or more out of their upcoming nuptials. Why not? Planning a wedding away from home and outside of a metropolis area can be far more cost efficient. Many engaged couples are finding that they can plan the whole weekend of activities for less money. How you ask? Take over a Vermont inn or part of a lodging facility. You can often get discounted room rates. Plan a rehearsal dinner, more people often times means a discount of per person costs. Plan a Vermont activity. Ask for the group rate. A Vermont Sleigh Ride, moonlit walk or snowshoe excursion, or Horse and Carriage Ride and can be fun and romantic.
If your guests are coming from a distance away it is often much more affordable for them to stay at a local establishment rather than a larger chain hotel in the City. Guests get to mingle and reconnect or connect for the first time and this can make your wedding a more relaxed occasion for all. Guests can also make a mini vacation of your wedding; this allows you and your fiancé to enjoy your guests for longer than just the short reception.
Vermont Destination weddings can take on the theme of the destination that you choose. Favors can be tailored to the seasons. Maple syrup, blueberry jam, something cranberry, a local wine or cheese, even suntan lotion or a beach ball. Flowers also can take on the flavor of the season. Wild daisies, Black-eyed Susan’s, local wild roses, tropical bird of paradise or poinsettias to name a few.
Make sure that you ask many questions of the wedding coordinator at the venue you choose. An experience wedding consultant can often fill you in on local transportation, possibly a horse drawn carriage or antique car owner.
They may know the perfect cake decorator or have one on staff. Ask about room amenities for your guests. Does your lodging venue do a social hour in the afternoon, wine and cheese or lemonade and cookies?
Please visit our Vermont Wedding Section and contact our wonderful wedding venues and innkeepers to plan your upcoming Vermont wedding. In need of a marriage proposal idea? Check out these wedding proposals or follow the links below for more information about Vermont Destination Weddings.
