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5 Tips for Planning a Maine Destination Wedding
With guests and vendors to coordinate, state laws and regulations to abide by and details to decide, your destination wedding will require lots of planning. Here are some planning points to get you started creating the Maine destination wedding of your dreams.
Tip #1 – You’d like to handle a lot of the details yourself, so, do you need a wedding planner in Maine?
Having an expert coordinate the details of your destination wedding can be the nicest wedding gift you ever receive.
When you’re planning a wedding, thousands of miles away and you’re heading into unfamiliar territory, it really helps to have a local wedding consultant steer you to the best and most reliable florists, locations, photographers and musicians in the area. She’ll be able to set up all of your appointments ahead of time, so that you can meet with vendors in a timely manner. Whether you choose to work with your event site planner or with an independent Maine wedding consultant who’ll work exclusively with you to arrange or manage all the details, you can relax.
There is a stress-free way to plan a beautiful, romantic Maine wedding!
5 Tips for Planning a Maine Destination Wedding
Tip # 2 Keep your wedding attire with you!
Don’t run the risk of your dress and tux arriving in Maine the day after your wedding. Whether you fly or drive to your destination, have your bridal shop pack your dress and suit for you – and never let it out of your sight! If needed, a qualified cleaning establishment can usually assist you with steaming out wrinkles. In the ‘worst case’ scenario, and your dress and shoes disappear, then ask your Maine wedding consultant to recommend the closest bridal shop for a replacement.
5 Tips for Planning a Maine Destination Wedding
Tip #3 – It can be cool at the shore…
Most couples that plan to get married in Maine do so because of its spectacular coastline and lighthouses. So remember, if your wedding is to be close to the water’s edge, whether it’s at a lake or on the ocean, it can get cool quickly when the sun goes down. Along with hotel information, this is something to put on your website – female guests, especially, will thank you if you remind them to bring a light wrap for their shoulders. Also, Maine’s weather is more settled in the months of July, August and September; October, although cooler, offers spectacular color in a natural setting
5 Tips for Planning a Maine Destination Wedding
Tip #4 – Save the Dates: Send them out six months ahead of time.
Everyone seems to have such busy schedules nowadays, so it’s a good idea to give family and friends ample time to make their arrangements. They may need to plan around their own vacation time and they’ll need to book flights and arrange accommodations. Always include the contact information for several hotels, in different price ranges – and negotiate a discount rate (block booking) for your guests. If you plan to have other activities around your big day, you’ll want to include this so that they can plan the appropriate wardrobe. Develop your own wedding website and include the site address on your save the date cards. If you are late sending out the save the dates, for any reason, and some of your favorite people can’t make it, you can always plan a post-wedding bash when you get home.
5 Tips for Planning a Maine Destination Wedding
Tip #5 – Is this a second marriage for either of you?
If this is an encore wedding, following a divorce or the death of a spouse,
you must present the local municipal clerk with a certified copy of the final divorce decree, or the death certificate. Be sure to keep these papers in your hand luggage with other travel documents. Apart from these, there is very little formality to getting married in Maine. There is no waiting period and no blood test is required; the license is valid for 90 days (not three months). The person performing the ceremony is responsible for returning the marriage license to the town clerk. It is recommended that, at the time of applying for your license, you request the clerk to mail you a copy (once it has been filed after the ceremony) to your home. This carries a small additional charge, but it’s well worth it if you have to present your certificate of marriage for any reason. In the State of Maine, you can be married by an ordained minister; a lawyer, who is a member of the Maine Bar; or a notary public; it is rumored that notaries public perform a greater percentage of ceremonies than any other official, and Maine has many qualified notaries throughout the state
