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{Guest Post} Quentin from Destination Weddings Part III

Quentin, from Destination Weddings joins us today for his third guest post. Catch up on Quentin's story with his first post, and his second post.

Last time I told you about how my fiancé and I decided to compromise and choose a more affordable location for our wedding.  By accommodating our guests we were told more of them would show up, so as long as we found a spot that we liked then everybody wins.

Now affordability was key, and we were trying to keep it as far under $1,000 for guests as possible for a long weekend somewhere in the Caribbean.  Aside from affordable, here was what we were looking for:

{A Designer Interview} Sarah & Trisha of Inviting Company

I briefly met Sarah Mitchell, Co-Owner, and Trisha Logan, Art Director, of Inviting Company at this year's National Stationery Show and I knew instantly that they were super sweet and creative! How can they not be- their product is adorable! I know I'm not the only one who thinks so because their colorful line of party invitations has become a real favorite among our huge selection of party invitations. I think it's because they are stylish and affordable and their cute designs are cause enough for celebration. When I moved, I announced my new home with their Chandelier invitation and for my upcoming joint birthday party with my BFF, I'm using their Spooky Gathering invitation (it's on Halloween). What can I say, I guess I'm a fan? So I was psyched when Trisha said her and Sarah would chat about some of their designs over cocktails, and share their insight with Fab*Blog!  Check out their interview below & enjoy!

Planning a Destination Wedding – The Right Spot?

Quentin, from Destination Weddings joins us today for his second guest post. Catch up on Quentin's story with his first post.

So we made the decision to have a destination wedding, and the next step is where.  Given that I’ve traveled all over the Caribbean I figured that this would be an easy one…but I was wrong.  There are a ton of great islands, and each one has someplace that looked like it would make the ideal spot for us.  So we started thinking about places we had been before, and started there.

Several years back (before we got engaged), my wife and I vacationed in St. Lucia and stayed at the Windjammer Landing resort.  During our stay we both looked up from our beach chairs when we heard what seemed to be the faint music of violins.  When we looked out towards the end of the beach we saw a wedding taking place on the secluded point extending into the ocean.  It looked incredible, and although neither of us wanted to say it at the time, we both thought it would be a great spot for our wedding. 

Guest Post: Quentin from Destination Weddings

Today, I'm happy to bring you Quentin from Destination Weddings, a fabulous resource for planning a destination wedding. Quentin had his own experience planning his wedding in the Bahamas, and now assists brides in planning their fantasy getaway. Without further ado:  

I have seen over 3,500 Destination Weddings start and finish and even my own. Since I work for a Destination Wedding company you would think that it’s a requirement that I have a DW right?  Not necessarily, it just happened to work out, and we wanted something unique.  Our families are not from the same area, so if we got married somewhere in the US then one side of the family had to travel.  Both sides had the perfect spot in mind near them that means something to that side of the family, so how do you decide?  We didn’t…everybody was coming to the Bahamas! Give me a beach and a margarita.  We both love the Caribbean and couldn’t think of anything more appropriate then to get married in paradise and spend the weekend relaxing with our closest family and friends. I have been to so many weddings over the past couple of years that they all blend together.  I get dressed up, eat some rubber chicken, dance a little (not a pretty sight), and that’s it.  We wanted something that our friends and family (and us of course) would remember.