US Destination Weddings

Destination weddings are still on the rise. A new survey by Destination Weddings magazine forecasts the market for such weddings will grow to $16 billion this year from $13 billion in 2008, extending a winning streak that has seen the market boom from just $3 billion in 2001.

 But instead of taking a flight to an exotic island, brides are giving guests the option to drive. Couples are enjoying US destinations, creating a great weekend of events.   Guests get to escape but the cost is not over the top for them.  The best part is you are contributing to the local economies, creating a greener environment, exploring new locations in the US and your wedding more cost effective.

Weddings at home tend to be larger while destination weddings tend to be smaller and less expensive. Destination Weddings Magazine editor Susan Moynihan said the average number of guests for a destination wedding has dipped to 48 from 51 in 2006, the last time it carried out the same survey, around a third of the size of the average traditional wedding.

Hilton Head Island, SC and Savannah, GA and are among 2 of the top wedding destination sites in the US.