Let’s be practical and rational – If you already have your plane tickets and your beach wedding resort booked, why bother to come back home only to head off to your honeymoon again? Second set of plane tickets, booking the place again, packing one more time and another jet-lag… Why, when you can just stay in the wonderful place where you got married and make the most of your beach wedding experience? No need to spend extra money on transportation, you already got a visa (or maybe you didn’t even need one) and let’s not forget that staying more days in the resort you have already booked for the wedding qualifies you for a discount or a special offer of some kind.

Although it is not required for the bride to change her last name, most people choose to take their husband’s last name after they are married as a significant way to show that they are united in marriage. Some brides choose to keep their maiden name as a family tradition, if they are the last in their family line, or their name has a strong reputation as a public figure. Some other popular options if you want to preserve your maiden name are to hyphenate it or to take your maiden name as your new middle name. Whatever you decide to do, changing your name can seem very overwhelming and one more task to add to your wedding planning to-do list. You really can’t do much until you have your official marriage license, which means you can put this on hold until after your wedding.

All eyes are on the bride as she walks down the aisle and everyone is captivated by her beauty. We all know that a wedding is a bride’s time to shine but the reason she is walking down the aisle is because she found that special man to spend the rest of her life with. Today we want to do a “Man Feature” and give some attention to the special men who complete your wedding.

There are so many options when it comes to a beach or outdoor wedding because you have the option of going more casual. This feature shows a highlight of some good looking men of all ages just being men and sporting their WeddingTropics attire.

Innovative, original and daring couples would definitely love the idea of a beach wedding in a not so commercial wedding destination- Montenegro. Located in Southeastern Europe, this jewel of the Adriatic Coast certainly has everything you need to have a memorable beach wedding– luxurious hotels, gorgeous landscape and , most importantly, gorgeous public and private beaches.

Let’s be honest – writing and sending thank-you notes is probably the least fun part of the beach wedding, especially if you had a lot of guests or you just don’t like writing. Hand written thank you notes are the best way to show your appreciation, so pick up the pen and get down to writing them! And don’t worry, it’s not as hard as it seems and your guest certainly don’t expect anything fancy or poetic. A simple and honest thank you is all it takes. Here is some advice to get you started:

Unlike the engagement party, that is usually the responsibility of the bride’s family, a rehearsal dinner is traditionally up to the groom’s side of the family. Now, some choose to have this while others consider it unnecessary so, don’t get angry if your in-laws are surprised when they realize they are supposed to host this event. Traditions differ not just from one country to another but between families too, so if you want it even though it’s not a standard practice in your area, skip the traditional mumbo-jumbo and do what many modern couples did – just host it yourself. But, let’s just go through some basic rules that are going to help you handle this like a pro.

With just a few days away from the big day, feeling nervous and constantly re-counting to see if you forgot something sounds like something anybody has to go through. After all, it wouldn’t be fair if all those months of planning a flawless beach wedding went down the drain just because of one mistake! Don’t worry, they won’t and your destination wedding will certainly be as beautiful as you have imagined it– you just have to be practical and think in advance.

1. Make sure your beach wedding attire is all accounted for.

photo by Dalibor D

If exploring wonderful European beach wedding destinations got you convinced to tie the knot on the Old Continent, definitely consider Croatia and all it has to offer. Now, you probably don’t know much about this country, nobody you know has ever been there and if your memory serves you right, there was a war going on in that area in 1990’s. So why would you even consider leaping into unknown when you can have a great beach wedding in Italy, France, Greece, Spain or some of the other, more popular destinations?