California (Napa and San Francisco), Arizona (Scottsdale and Sedona), Florida (Naples), Costa Rica… I really wanted a ‘tropical’ wedding and just didn’t feel Florida was quite enough. Unfortunately, end of October is hurricane season throughout the Caribbean.

California? We have absolutely loved our trips to San Francisco and Napa Valley. Could it be a good wedding destination for us? Well as much as we love it we had a hard time imagining our families loving it. So Napa for us? Absolutely. For our wedding? Maybe not.

Arizona? Maybe Scottsdale or Sedona? Again, maybe not. We decided Scottsdale would be pretty expensive and Sedona, while beautiful is starting to cool off at the end of October. I want heat!

Florida? We decided to reschedule our Puerto Vallarta spring break trip and go to Naples. Naples is well protected from Hurricanes and is easy to get to. While it was hard to get excited about Florida, there is the fact that it would be very accessible to our guests. It could be more affordable for them and they could easily come to our wedding without having to take time off of work.