I hope this helps. I wish someone had explained this to me last summer. Once you've confirmed a date

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That was extremely helpful, thank you!  I should have clarified that the 2600 dollars atlantic city hotels was per couple therefore it is 1300 dollars per person for the five nights atlantic city hotels and flight included for Paradisus Punta Cana resort.
You are such a good negotiator, atlantic city hotels I need to take note:) atlantic city hotels We already have a date and location which is October 26, 2013 at PPC in the nova garden. But after struggling with the travel cost and agents I felt that I may have picked a very expensive destination spot:((
I totally understand that this can be overwhelming and you want to consider your guests. atlantic city hotels At first we thought a destination wedding would be too pricey--but we kept reminding ourselves that we want a SMALL wedding and we chose PPR because it is a bit more expensive and that would deter some folks. I know that sounds cruel.
$2600 seems a bit pricey--even for Omaha. We found that travel atlantic city hotels agents (we called about five different atlantic city hotels ones) tended to give us inflated package deals (flight, hotel, transfer). So we opted to do the following:
1. We negotiated a $50 room deposit and actually collected the deposits from our guests via paypal. That gave us extra negotiating power because we came to the table with enough $ and a firm commitment for 30 rooms. That also meant that we did not come out of pocket. It took some work on the front end but it was worth it. If you want to do this I can give you more advice.
3. We told folks to book their own flights. By going this route we have so far saved on average $250-$300 atlantic city hotels per ticket from LA and DC to PUJ. It may be different from Omaha so I may be wrong--do research before you sign a contract that includes flights because most agents want to lock in people for 5 nights. We found that some guests-- because of money or the amount of time off  from work wanted to only stay 3 nights--so it's best to let people choose whether they wanted to stay 3 nights or 7. You can negotiate the room rate for 3+ nights. Anyone staying under 3 nights may have to pay the regular rate.
4. Early on we knew that we wanted a minimum price to attend our wedding from the East Coast. That  was $1200. That $1200 covers at least 3 nights and airfare. So that meant no more than $540 (3 nights/2 pax/room) for the hotel and the remaining $660 for airfare. We chose a time of year with lower hotel and air rates--Again--Omaha is quite different from a coastal city.
5. These days with access to the internet, atlantic city hotels I find that folks can find better flight deals than an agent can offer. Sites like Skyscanner are a starting point. My bridesmaids help communicate to guests when there are good deals on tickets.
6. You may want to focus on VIPs. We talked with our essential family members to see how much they could afford and that's how we came to the $1200. We negotiated rates for our VIPs--we have extra rooms at the special rates for non-VIPs--and there is no penalty for canceling the rooms 60  or 90 days before--I can't remember.
I hope this helps. I wish someone had explained this to me last summer. Once you've confirmed atlantic city hotels a date and location you will feel a lot better. You may also find out if there are any caribbean countries that have direct flights from Omaha. Just an idea.
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