Are Resorts Worth It?

Q. Many of the resorts recommend that we buy one of their wedding packages. Is that smart?

A. It depends. The advantage of a package especially if you don't have a planner, is that the resort will assign you one point person to oversee all aspects of your wedding weekend. You may also save money because you won't have the extra expense of transporting your guests from event to event, says Rebecca Grinnals of Engaging Concepts in Florida, who adds, "The more events you have at one resort, the more you can negotiate. You can say, 'I'm having three functions here; can you throw in a free breakfast?'" Waikoloa, Hawaii, planner Debbie Cravatta says, however, that if you host all events at one resort, they may all feel the same: "By utilizing more than one venue, you experience different atmospheres, different views and different chefs."

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