Vol. 5, Issue #9
Honeymoon Destination Information
We want to invite family and friends to our Destination Wedding. Are we obligated to pay for their rooms?
- Carmen, Sacramento, CA
Dear Carmen,
Not at all. Just as you would not pay for their travel expenses if they
were to come to your wedding (at home) from out of town, you don't need to
pay their expenses for them to attend a Destination Wedding. Guests understand
this, so there shouldn't be any confusion when you invite them.
However, to be sure that there are no misunderstandings, when you send them
a Save The Date card (which in this case is better so that your guests will
have enough time to plan the trip), include a personal note letting them
know that your wedding day would be made more special with their presence
in lieu of a wedding gift, and tell them which Travel Agency you
are using, (which hopefully will be Honeymoons By Sunset). A
good Travel Agent will be able to arrange for "group rates" which
will help them save money. Your note will clearly indicate to them that
1) they are important to you, 2) they are paying for their own trip, and 3)
you care enough to want to help them save money!
Also, when you work with Honeymoons By Sunset,
there are no additional fees to arrange your travel, and
that applies to your wedding guests as well (most Travel Agencies now charge
fees), and if your guests make their travel arrangements at least
6 months in advance, they can set up a convenient monthly payment plan.
Best Regards,
Honey
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- First and foremost, do try to remember that this is your Honeymoon - people will understand if you don't answer an email until you return home!
- Don't use an "out of the office" auto-responder - you'll just be informing the legions of spammers that your email address is a good one;
- Do send out an email 2 or 3 days before you leave to your family, friends, and business associates (with a different message and tone for each) advising them that you will be on your Honeymoon, and what date you expect to return. Include the name and contact information for a trusted co-worker, your boss, or a family member (whichever applies) - that way if there is an emergency, they'll know how to get in touch with someone who knows how to reach you. Dont' forget to give your family member, boss, or co-worker the phone number to reach you at your destination;
- Do call your ISP a few weeks before leaving, to ask what your email mailbox size limit is. Depending on how much email, and what type you get (simple plain text messages are generally only 2kb to 5kb in size, but HTML messages, and those with files and/or photos attached can be 1MB or much more) you may need to ask if the size limit can be temporarily increased while you're gone - you want to avoid having any messages sent to you bounce back to the sender if your mailbox gets full. Consider unsubscribing to any newsletters you get - you can always resubscribe when you return home.
- If you simply must check your email while on your Honeymoon, be sure to ask if your destination has internet access and what it costs (not all do, and some that do have high costs). There's no need to get a free web-based email account (unless you already use one), as there are several sites that let you check your POP3 email using a web browser - a good one to try is Mail2Web.
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