I grew up in California (San Francisco and San Diego). Craig grew up in Scotland. We currently live in England. So, soon after we got engaged the big question on everyone's mind, including ours, was: Where are you getting married??
Come on, I gotta admit that I'm a lucky gal when I'm trying to pick between San Diego, San Francisco, Scotland or England for our wedding!
But we did have to pick just one (boo) and after about a month of thoughtful questioning, discussion and debate, we've picked Scotland!
What we thought about when selecting the location:
- Who do we want to attend? I mean, really really want to be with us on that day? It won't matter that all your co-workers can come if your gran can't. I think it's a lot more common for people pick the location first before creating a guest list, but our situation required we do a quick jot of The List first.
- When do we want to get married? It will take longer to organize a wedding remotely. For example, when picking a venue, popular places often get booked a year in advance. If you can't see the location for at least 6 months then you may have just added at least another 6 months to your wedding date.
- Do we feel a connection to that area? This was the main reason we rejected England as a location. It has beautiful areas, our own town is historic and lovely, it would be convenient, but neither of us would call this place home and don't feel any strong bond to it.
There were lots of other questions we asked ourselves (Does it have nice weather? Is there a cost difference?) but those were the three that made the decision. The other questions we either didn't have control over (weather) or we had complete control over (cost) regardless of the location.
Now, where in Scotland is the next big location question. Venue scouting is organized for next weekend!