u/JelloMountain9487

Hi! Seeking some advice about kicking off wedding planning and would love to hear any insights from folks in this group. We have not started planning yet - here’s what we’re looking at right now:

• Budget: ~$250k budget for wedding only (excluding night-before costs, planner fees, and anything else)
• Size: Think our guest list could easily be 250-300 people
• Location: Location is up in the air - we could be open to several options based on budget x size
  • If we do it in the US, we would consider Florida (potentially broader Miami or Ft Lauderdale area) or Colorado (probably broader Denver area - Telluride, for example, would be too difficult to get to)
  • We’re open to outside of the US à la Puerto Rico or Mexico City (that general vibe)
  • The key for location is accessibility for guests. We will have people coming from all over, so we’d want for festivities to be within an hour of a major airport
• We want to provide an elegant, upscale experience for our guests and don’t want to cut corners. Aesthetic still TBD

Here’s what I’d appreciate any input on:

• Does this budget feel reasonable for the size and types of locations we’re looking at? Any budget considerations for these types of locations?
• Can anyone volunteer experiences planning on similar budgets in any of the locations above?
• Any recommendations or opinions worth considering - planners, venues, specific advice / tradeoffs based on what we’re going for?
• Any insight into what I should be thinking about / prioritizing first, and the types of questions I should be asking?

Realize this is pretty open-ended … which is reflective of where we are right now! We’re “green” to this whole process, so just want to gage what options might be.