Island weddings have been around for quiet some time, but in my opinion, they seemed to be perceived more for renewal of vows and second marriages, however, as our lifestyles change, we separated ourselves from tradition, and an exotic wedding on a spectacular island seemed like a dream in paradise for me.

I met love of my life a few years ago in travel school, and as our love for each other became apparent my only thought was, what if she doesn't want to have an island wedding? Knowing that her family is Catholic, and tradition is very important to them, I thought to myself, was my ambition of having a romantic wedding on an island not going to be a reality?

Even though I expected worst-case scenario, family was very understanding and accepted both our wishes with open arms, so rest was history! The planning for our special event had begun, and with some consideration we both agreed on having our anticipated wedding on exotic destination island of Cuba. We had privilege of visiting this beautiful tropical island prior to our wedding, and we both fell in love with extremely friendly culture, beautiful beach, and spectacular exotic resort called Beaches, which is located on a peninsula in a small vacation town called Varadero, this is where we planned on having our special ceremony.

So now comes fun of planning wedding, big day, main event! The most important part of planning is setting budget. Did you know average wedding costs $19,000? So you need to set your budget carefully and stuck to it. If you overrun, even a little, it could cost you thousands of dollars.

Set your budget very carefully – nobody wants to spend every last nickel they have on their wedding yet every couple dreams of perfect wedding. Gone are days of parents footing bill for wedding, in fact 4 out of 5 couples today pay for their own weddings. So that probably means you are