96 Guests
4th August 2023
‘I think a wedding abroad provides a completely unique experience which you can’t compare and contrast easily with others’
When we were searching for a venue it was the first we viewed, we loved the town of Chania and all it had to offer for our friends and family who would be attending. The views were incredible and it was such a beautiful space it didn’t require huge amounts of décor.
We invited around 120 and around 96 attended.
I went to three shops in total, and it wasn’t until the last shop that I found THE dress. It was completely against the brief I had given the shop assistant (as it had cut off sleeves and was over the budget) but as soon as I tried it on I was obsessed. The dress was Suzanne Neville.
The shoes I ordered from a small Greek brand based in Santorini, my earrings Astrid and Miyu and my veil was from Etsy.
He purchased a linen suit from Hawes & Curtis, being linen it was far more breathable but still looked sharp.
The bridesmaids dresses I found on ASOS! They were a steel blue and fit perfectly with our theme.
The inspiration very much around the location, lots of green, olive branches and neutrals. A lot of Greek in that we had blue and white in the décor.
We tried to keep the décor for travelling as minimal as possible, we brought a welcome and order of service sign (wrapped in 373 layers of bubble wrap), a disco ball, confetti, fans, menus and other stationery. I ended up adding on an extra hand luggage purely for all of this. It all travelled well thankfully.
My favourite moment was just after our first dance when the DJ played the first dance and all of the guests made their way to the dancefloor – it was just a moment of pure joy.
I think the whole experience you can offer guests, it becomes more than just a day with folk arriving days before and staying after you can really extend the celebrations. I think it also provides a completely unique experience which you can’t compare and contrast easily with others. I also find the food is always better abroad!
Go for it!! You will not regret it. Although make sure you share as MUCH information with your guests as you can to avoid getting asked constantly about flights, accommodation, restaurant recommendations etc.
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