There are weddings and then there are weddings. You have been dreaming about something special since the day that you and your fiance agreed to walk the aisle. And that something special is something packaged in the form of a destination wedding. Oftentimes this means getting married in an exotic location. This chance only comes around once in a lifetime and this is an opportunity to plan something really unique instead of just going ahead with the same old traditional wedding that everyone else does. And what a way to start your life together. Instead of a one day event, this will be a combined vacation with all of your family and friends. There is only one problem. To make sure that this dream is pulled off in a professional and luxurious manner, you are going to need and in fact want some help. There have been too many horror stories of hotels that seemed alright in the brochures only to end up looking like rat motels. So, what you need is a professional travel agency to help you with all of the details. Your first step should be to start looking around the Raleigh area for potential candidates. After that, you will need to meet with the candidates on your list and have this guide handy in order to evaluate each one and pick out the perfect agency for you and your wedding.

So, before you can actually interview anyone for your needs, you need to find a few quality candidates to consider. There are three main ways that will serve you best. Try asking your friends, family and coworkers if any of them have ever been to a destination wedding. Find out if it was a great experience that went off without a hitch. Did everyone receive exactly what they expected and more? If so, try and track down the agency and add them to a list that you are accumulating. Another great source are your wedding vendors that you have already hired. If they are reputable at all and have been in business for any length of time, they should be well connected and know vendors in any area that could possibly be wedding related. And last but not least, do some searching on the world wide web. Your best bet is to do a Google search for “travel agencies in the Raleigh area.” You should have a number of results come back which will give you the opportunity to check out each one to see if they are worth a deeper evaluation.

There are some very specific questions that you will want to ask any candidates that you are considering to be your travel agent. You might as well start by talking about money. Do they offer wedding packages for groups? Is there a limit to the number of guests that can be included in a package deal? Are there any additional costs that you will not see included in the package price? Do your guests have to stay at the same hotel to be part of a package?

We cannot state strongly enough that when you are planning a destination wedding, you need to be considerate of your guests in terms of what everything is going to cost. Remember, they are spending their own hard earned money for your special day so make sure you talk to each candidate about how they can make things as reasonable as possible. Also, what if you have guests that want to stay at the location longer than what you arranged for? What are your options? Once you have finished all of your interviews, you will be in a much better position to make a final choice as to which agency is best for your wedding needs.