wedding in MichiganEven in this downward economy, couples are still spending several thousands of dollars on the most important day of their lives, their wedding day and many are still planning destination weddings in which the wedding party and several close family and friends travel to an all-inclusive destination where the wedding is held and several guests make a vacation out of the event.

At first, a wedding in Michigan during any season of the year, may not sound as much fun as a wedding at a sandy beach somewhere off the coast of Florida or as exotic as a trip to the Bahamas; however, Michigan offers a beautiful, centuries old castle that would complete the dreams of any woman who fantasize about a fairy tale wedding where her Prince Charming stood at the altar waiting for her.

Destination weddings do not have to be expensive and do not have to take your guests out of the country for a beautiful, “out of the ordinary” wedding.  Many destination weddings understand the economic situations of a young couple wanting to begin their marriage without a lot of debt, and so they are willing to allow the bride and groom to provide – if they want to – some of their own items such as decorations or flowers. Although, many more brides opt for an all-inclusive package in which the destination, in this case a castle offering Michigan weddings, would handle all of the trimmings so the bride and groom can relax and enjoy their day.

Many of the destination weddings, including a castle in Michigan, make arrangements with local motels, hotels and even campgrounds (for those who travel in RVs) to allow discounted rates for wedding parties so that the local economy is stimulated in addition to giving friends and family of the bride and groom reductions when traveling to be with them on their special day.

Of course Michigan does not offer sandy beaches, but a castle does have beautiful botanical gardens that offer endless possibilities for outdoor weddings, even in a stunning winter snowfall, where the bridesmaids could wear long velvet robes over winter dresses and what a photo opportunity that would make, like snow falling gently over the bride and groom and the wedding party.