How to Plan Activities for the Couple and the Guests

Destination weddings are different in that the bride and groom are the hosts for the affair. And unlike regular weddings at home, the couple must take some responsibility for the guests’ entertainment throughout the duration of the stay. It is not necessary to have every minute planned but it is certainly good manners to have some events available for the guests to enjoy.

In order to prepare for the social activities, there are several ways that the couple can decide what to organize.

• Make a small list of tours that you think the guests will enjoy. Add the list to your wedding website or advise your guests of your ideas. Have each person tick off the tours that would be enjoyable. Then you can make a final determination from the consensus.
• Plan some together time for yourselves and the guests. For example, a welcoming party when everyone arrives. It might be a full dinner or it could be an afternoon tea or cocktail party.
• Prepare an itinerary for the wedding stay so that guests know what events you are providing and when they can go sightseeing on their own. Have the schedule in the guests’ rooms when they arrive so that if they would like to reserve space on other tours, they have the time to do that.
• Also, by letting the guests know up front what you are providing, it removes the money question from the conversation as the events listed will be those paid for by the couple and also, it allows the couple to spend a little time alone for themselves.