Big budget wedding

[Anonymous]

Assume you're excited to attend and zero family drama; international destination, on property accommodations, breakfast & dinner included, 2-3 nights, 30 minutes from Rome.
What are things for the 3 day weekend and at the wedding/reception event that you'd like/want/need, or things that were a nice touch or totally worthless?

[Anonymous]

Transportation from the airport
All meals
Guided tours

[Anonymous]

Definitely something to do so people aren’t sitting around staring at each other. Since it’ll be overseas maybe offering makeup and hair services for the event itself?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Transportation from the airport
All meals
Guided tours

+1 It's a busy 3 day weekend including a wedding so maybe one tour of the area.

[Anonymous]

Sunscreen
Bottled water

[Anonymous]

We just came back from a wedding overseas and the hosts did not do anything extra and I honestly don't mind? It was a lot of fun. What are you thinking/can afford OP?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We just came back from a wedding overseas and the hosts did not do anything extra and I honestly don't mind? It was a lot of fun. What are you thinking/can afford OP?

+1, I really don't expect much, but I'm an experienced traveler and would be thrilled at the opportunity to do my own research on the destination and plan my own side excursions when I had time.

Perhaps focus on guests who might need more help, such as any with very young kids, people who haven't traveled a lot, and elderly guests? I would be most of your guests don't need much more than you are already providing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Definitely something to do so people aren’t sitting around staring at each other. Since it’ll be overseas maybe offering makeup and hair services for the event itself?

You’re 30 min from Rome in a presumably high-end destination property and you can’t think of anything to do but sit around and stare? Personally, I would much rather have unscheduled downtime.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We just came back from a wedding overseas and the hosts did not do anything extra and I honestly don't mind? It was a lot of fun. What are you thinking/can afford OP?

Cost really isn’t an issue but for me I’d 100% prefer to tour Rome or take the 90 minute train to Florence with just a couple people - and not as part of an organized wedding activity. All spa treatments, yoga, whirlpool, heated outdoor pool, tennis, etc will also be offered free.

I’m also curious about goodies like welcome baskets, extra food after hours, favors, phots, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Definitely something to do so people aren’t sitting around staring at each other.

M&Ms? (Molly and Music)
Most weddings are going to be stuffy formal-esque affairs as people get uptight at them, wanting to be on their best behavior, and only a few tend to loosen up by night and run around with a lampshade on their head and run off with the bridesmaids, usually only if there's a long reception with alcohol and more.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We just came back from a wedding overseas and the hosts did not do anything extra and I honestly don't mind? It was a lot of fun. What are you thinking/can afford OP?

Cost really isn’t an issue but for me I’d 100% prefer to tour Rome or take the 90 minute train to Florence with just a couple people - and not as part of an organized wedding activity. All spa treatments, yoga, whirlpool, heated outdoor pool, tennis, etc will also be offered free.

I’m also curious about goodies like welcome baskets, extra food after hours, favors, phots, etc.

Recent wedding had a live sketch artist who did a quick watercolor/ink of every couple or small group. Very cool giveaway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We just came back from a wedding overseas and the hosts did not do anything extra and I honestly don't mind? It was a lot of fun. What are you thinking/can afford OP?

Cost really isn’t an issue but for me I’d 100% prefer to tour Rome or take the 90 minute train to Florence with just a couple people - and not as part of an organized wedding activity. All spa treatments, yoga, whirlpool, heated outdoor pool, tennis, etc will also be offered free.

I’m also curious about goodies like welcome baskets, extra food after hours, favors, phots, etc.

Oh I'm glad you responded to me OP- NO goodies, welcome baskets- I would not care about any of that and I probably wouldn't even take it back home with me. People will want to get their own souvenirs from Italy in their luggage, anything you give them will probably end up in the trash. Maybe photos- I don't know what you mean by that- maybe professional photos the day of the wedding for each family who attended? That would be a lovely favor/gift.

I like what other people have suggested:
- Hair/makeup day of wedding: fantastic suggestion, getting my hair done in a foreign country the day of the wedding was the hardest part of the whole trip- would the "spa treatments" you mention be part of that?
- transportation to and from airport- also a great suggestion
- childcare: great for the people with kids!
- a day excursion to somewhere nice all together

How many people are in this wedding? Do they all know each other? Is there a whatsapp group set up for wedding guests to communicate together? Our wedding had a whatsapp group where the groom's mom sent regular updates but I would have liked an additional group to coordinate with other family.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We just came back from a wedding overseas and the hosts did not do anything extra and I honestly don't mind? It was a lot of fun. What are you thinking/can afford OP?

Cost really isn’t an issue but for me I’d 100% prefer to tour Rome or take the 90 minute train to Florence with just a couple people - and not as part of an organized wedding activity. All spa treatments, yoga, whirlpool, heated outdoor pool, tennis, etc will also be offered free.

I’m also curious about goodies like welcome baskets, extra food after hours, favors, phots, etc.

Recent wedding had a live sketch artist who did a quick watercolor/ink of every couple or small group. Very cool giveaway.

this is good. I think the photo booth is over.

[Anonymous]

I haven’t been to Rome. 30 minutes outside - is that like suburbia or countryside?

If it’s countryside and there are some nice hikes or walks around - instructions or transport to the trail head and snacks for the hike.

Agree with others saying childcare. My youngest is a teen but l would have loved that.

[Anonymous]

Childcare is provided through the Villa (guests can arrange it, included, as needed)