My fiance and I will be having a destination wedding in Spain. We chose Spain because it has some significance for his side of the family (they lived there for a couple of years) and because the majority of my family lives in Europe and the Middle East. It will be easier for them to travel and obtain visas to Spain vs. the U.S.
We found a castle with a wedding package that will accomodate 80 guests for the ceremony, reception, accomodations for everyone the night of the wedding, as well as brunch the next morning. Also, our attendants have already told us that they do not expect us to pay for '2 nights accomodations' and my bridesmaids want to buy their own dresses.
We will be sending Save the Dates with information regarding what airport to fly into, type of travel documents they will need to obtain (depending on the guest's country and citizenship), and info on the resort that we will be staying at the week before the wedding, in case anyone would like to come early as a vacation. We want to provide this info so everyone can do research on how much the trip would cost if they do attend. With the actual invitations, we will also include information about the city and attractions, as well as give them an idea of what activities we are planning on doing during the week before, in case they would like to join us (we are not really planning on paying for anything that happens during this week). Upon everyone's arrival, we will greet them with welcome baskets.
Are we expected to host anything else? Or is there anything that we are missing that we are responsible for?
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Re: Should we offer activities for wedding guests?
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Dear Ariataaz,
You are very lucky your attendants are so gracious and generous. You might want to do something special for them.
Other than that, as long as your guests do not have to spend any money to attend your wedding and reception, once they are there, you are fine. Also, if you invite guests to any activity during their stay, you are expected to pay for it. So, it may be best to just mention the activity as an option.
Should we offer activities for wedding guests?
