100 Facts About Our Destination Wedding - MEET MY HUBBY!
Alllll about our destination wedding - EVERY. SINGLE. DETAIL…Hope you’re ready!
*This episode is sponsored by the DESTILOVERS Community!
EPISODE 36
100 Facts About Our Destination Wedding - MEET MY HUBBY!
HEY DESTIS + BRIDEFRIENDS!
I’m soooo excited to introduce you all to my husband!!!
This man has patiently awaited this day and when I say he delivered…he deliverT (yes, with the T!)
I knew I wanted to have him on, but had to figure out the perfect episode for him and then it clicked!
Over the years I’ve received many questions about my destination wedding and I’ve answered them here and there, but they’ve never been in one place - and I was certain I didn’t remember EVERY SINGLE DETAIL…
What did we do?
I figured that the absolute best way to answer your questions AND FINALLY introduce you all to my most favorites person in the world was with this episode! I had to have fun with it and y’all know I like my numbers soooo…
Today we’re sharing 100 facts about our destination wedding with y’all in hopes that you can glean as much information for your own destination wedding planning journey - and get to know us better too!
And it was so much fun!
In fact - it was so much fun, we recorded for much longer than 1 episode can hold. Soooo this will be a multi-part episode. How many parts? All I can tell you is to make sure you subscribe and stay tuned because we go deeper…and deeper…and deeper!
I really don’t think we left any detail untouched, BUT if you have any questions or would like me to elaborate more in another video, drop ‘em in the comments!
And while you’re at it, go ahead and hit that SUBSCRIBE to my channel - I’m back doing weekly videos and if this is helpful for you, tap that thumbs up too!
And if you know of any other couples planning a destination wedding that need this, be a Bridefriend and share this post with them! They’ll thank you for sure!
Ready…let’s goooooo…..
Soooo…what are
100 Facts About Our Destination Wedding?
Click Play and find out!
Enjoy!
xx, Omi
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STAY TUNED FOR SHOW NOTES, PHOTOS + DETAILS!
I’ll update this post as so!on ASAP
SHOUT OUT TO THE DESTILOVERS COMMUNITY!
A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO THE DESTILOVERS COMMUNITY!
If you haven’t joined, you should stop missing out NEOW!
xx, Omi
Thank You Che!
To My Husband: I love you soooo very much and appreciate you taking the time for this episode and agreeing to be an absolute open book about our wedding! Your support means the world to me and makes me feel like I can do anything.
You’re my most favoritest person in the world and I’m looking forward to having you BACK on the show!
I couldn’t have done ANY of this without you My Love!
RECAP OF OUR 100 DESTINATION WEDDING FACTS:
FYI: I’ll be rewatching this video soon and will update this post with photos + links that we mentioned!
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LINKS
*OUR MINIBOOK CARD INVITATIONS @ MINTED *
We chose and customized the Sweet Confetti Style, but really all of them can be customized.
Drop a comment below if you’d like me to do a tutorial.
BUDGETING BLOG POST ON BLACKDESTI BLOG
The “Omi's BIGGEST Mistakes! (And How to Avoid Them)” Episode
Omi’s Wedding Website + App: AppyCouple
ON BLACKDESTI.COM : Omi’s 200 Day Destination Wedding Countdown Diary
MORE COMING Y’ALL!
If there’s anything specific you need, drop a comment or DM me on IG @desti.land and let me know.
We covered a lot!
So that’s it!
I hope our facts were helpful for you!
Thanks for hangin’ out with us!
I’ll see you next week and until then…
I’m wishing you all the best week of your lives and reminding you
to have the time of your life,
planning the best days of your life!
Bye guys!!!
xx, Omi
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Omi's BIGGEST Mistakes! (And How to Avoid Them)
PLEASE learn from my mistakes Brideriends…it’s storytime!
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EPISODE 34
My BIGGEST Destination Wedding Mistakes! (And How to Avoid Them)
HEY DESTIS + BRIDEFRIENDS!
Guess what y’all…My destination wedding wasn’t perfect!
SURPRISE!!!!
annnnd… NO wedding - destination wedding or not will be perfect.
Okay, I know that probably sounds crazy to say, but I’m coming on today in this super impromptu episode to share my biggest mistakes with y’all!
I have a DESTIBRIDE interview for you next week with Laura, and I’ve made the game time decision to release her interview for Valentine’s Day Weekend so today it’s just you + me! Let’s have a BlackDesti Chat - it’s been a while!
Okay? Okay! So...
As you know, I share my experiences and wedding photos and tips and all the prettiness and I get a lot of great compliments and comments about our destination wedding and I truly appreciate them all!
And this week on the @DESTI.LAND Instagram page I brought back the HMHU 2021 polls and the questions have been soooo bomb! You all are showing out! And I’m so grateful to have you all in the DESTILOVERS Community, and showing up in the live calls and allll the things. It really means a lot to me to have you all join me, share your experiences and also trust me to help you along your DESTIWedding journeys!
I DO NOT TAKE this lightly Bridefriends! And I’m looking forward to answering alllllll of your questions and getting to know you better!
Btw, if you’re brand new and have no idea what I’m talking about when I say DESTILOVERS - make sure you join! It’s our free Community and is an extension of the DESTI Guide to Destination Weddings show!
AND this month’s BRIDEFRIEND BRUNCH is tomorrow, so there’s still time to RSVP depending on when you’re here…
Anyway… back to my imperfect wedding! Where was I ???
Oh yeah, HMHU - this week there was A LOT of use of the word PERFECT when it came to my wedding and I get messages from DESTIBRIDES here and there talking about how they’re worried their wedding won’t be perfect and there’s a lot of fear and anxiety - especially right now with COVID going on...
SO I told y’all that I’m following my vibes more in 2021 so here I am!
I feel compelled to shift things up and come on with y’all today with a bit of vulnerability because y’all need to understand that mistakes were made. PHOTOS ARE SNAPSHOTS - I know we know this so this is just a reminder.
I started the BlackDesti blog, podcast, YouTube channel, allll of this because I’m on a mission to help as many of you as possible know that it is possible to plan a destination wedding. Sharing my experiences and others is my way of not just showing you how to plan a destination wedding, but more importantly - letting you know that you are not alone and YOU CAN DO THIS BRIDEFRIENDS!
And I never want you to think that any of these weddings - including my own was perfect. Even if we said it was perfect - that means perfect FOR US and yours will be perfect FOR YOU!
Soooo today I’m sharing my biggest destination wedding planning mistakes with y’all in hopes that you can AVOID where possible and feel seen if you’ve done the same!
If you have any questions or would like me to elaborate more in another video, drop ‘em in the comments!
And while you’re at it, go ahead and hit that SUBSCRIBE to my channel - I’m back doing weekly videos and if this is helpful for you, tap that thumbs up too!
And if you know of any other couples planning a destination wedding that need this, be a Bridefriend and share this post with them! They’ll thank you for sure!
Ready…let’s goooooo…..
Soooo…what were my biggest destination wedding planning mistakes
AND how can you avoid them?
Click Play and find out!
Enjoy!
xx, Omi
YOU CAN LISTEN ON THE PODCAST TOO!
SHOUT OUT TO THE DESTILOVERS COMMUNITY!
A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO THE DESTILOVERS COMMUNITY!
If you haven’t joined, you should stop missing out NEOW!
xx, Omi
DISCLAIMER!
Keep in mind that MISTAKES DON’T NECESSARILY MEAN REGRETS either. Sometimes you can make a mistake that actually needed to happen or even works out for the better. For some of these I’m actually glad that they happened - even if I didn’t feel that was at the time. Opportunities for growth, boundaries and conversations and decisions that needed to happen can really come from your mistakes!
I will give that disclaimer.
RECAP OF MY DESTINATION WEDDING MISTAKES:
FYI: I’ll be rewatching this video on Monday and will update this post with photos + links that I mentioned!
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I WAS TOO HONEST
I WAS TOO EMOTIONAL
I WASN’T READY FOR PLAN B
WE MISSED A CONTRACT DETAIL
WE SHOULD’VE PAID CLOSER ATTENTION TO GUEST LIST
OUR BUDGET GOT OUT OF CONTROL
WE REALLY MISS 1 IMPORTANT PHOTO
I PHYSICALLY FORGOT MYSELF
I NEGLECTED AN IMPORTANT OUTFIT
WE SHOULD’VE PREPPED WELCOME GIFTS
I WASN’T FLEXIBLE ENOUGH
WE UNDERESTIMATED TIME
I OVERPACKED
WE DIDN’T MEET ALL VENDORS
THE VIBE NEEDED MORE ATTENTION
So that’s it!
I hope my mistakes were helpful for you! I would never want to deter you from having a destination wedding - so know that wasn’t my intention.
Thanks for hangin’ out with me!
Again, drop any questions or video ideas in the comments. And while you’re at it introduce yourself gimme that #IMADESTI and let me know when and where you’re getting married!
I’ll see you next week with DESTIBRIDE Laura’s interview and until then…
I’m wishing you all the best week of your lives and reminding you
to have the time of your life,
planning the best days of your life!
Bye guys!!!
xx, Omi
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INTRODUCING: DESTILOVERS COMMUNITY!
FINALLY! A place where all my Desti Bridefriends can meet and discuss All Things Desti!
Hey Destis + Bridefriends!
The past few months have been ABSOLUTELY C R A Y for me and we’ll get into all of that soon enough, but right now it’s announcement time!!!
I sent an email to DESTI∙NATION email list over Valentine’s Day weekend, so you may already know this…but if not - it’s happening!!!
And btw…sign up so you don’t miss out again!
Anywho…I’m SOOO happy to finally have a place where all of my Desti Bridefriends can meet and discuss All Things Desti!
The brand spankin’ new, super secret, but not so secret DESTILOVERS Facebook Community is an extension of the show and is your safe space for sharing and collaboration while planning your destination wedding!
Not on Facebook?
No sweat - I totally get it! Sign up anyway and I’ll send you a special link to a page where you can still participate in our Live Q+A’s!
Here’s what you can also look forward to:
💕LIVE Q+A’s! (1st one beginning 02.20.2020 so don’t miss out!)
💕Episode Discussions!
💕Topic Deepdives!
💕 Weekly Desti Happy Hours!
💕 Special Guests!
💕 Giveaways!
💕And More!
This space will be whatever you Bridefriends make it! We’re a family here, so let me know what you need!
We have A LOT of catching up to do and I’ll be updating you on what’s been going on with me in this week’s live Q+A.
See you in there!
xx, Omi
I Interviewed 8 Other Destination Brides - Here’s What I Learned…
I asked each bride how to plan a destination wedding and they delivert! - with a t!
I asked each bride how to plan a destination wedding and they delivert! - with a t!
To kick off the NEW SEASON, I needed to first - reflect on my favorite destination wedding planning lessons learned from each Desti Bride that I had the pleasure of interviewing in Season 1 of the DESTI (formerly Bridefriends’) Guide to Destination Weddings Podcast!
So I’ve had the pleasure of interviewing quite a few Destis and the interviews will continue through Season 2 and beyond, but the RELEASED episodes were those of 8 #DESTIBride trailblazers by the names of Rashonda, Shari-Ann, Lea, Chevita, Jackie, Porsha, Aiesha, and Ericka. I was able to chat with these ladies in pretty much every stage of my planning my destination wedding - early stages, in the middle, right before and even after so I’ve absorbed their advice from different perspectives...
Soooo…I thought it’d be fun and hopefully helpful in the process to share my favorite tip from each of them.
Here are my most favoritest destination wedding planning tips from each DestiBride…
Enjoy!
WATCH THE FULL VIDEO ON DESTITV!
THESE 8 DESTI Brides Taught Me Soo Much About Destination Wedding Planning!
How Do I Plan A Destination Wedding?
Rashonda
SPREADSHEETS+COMMUNICATION | Episode 1
Shari-Ann
RESEARCH, INTERVIEW, REVIEWS, REFERRALS | Episode 2
Lea
INFORMED GUESTS | Episode 5
Jackie
ASK FOR HELP | Episode 12
Porsha
DON’T BE AFRAID - BE EMPOWERED! | Episode 14
Aiesha
INFUSE YOURSELF INTO PROJECTS | Episode 18
Ericka
MAKE SELF-LOVING DECISIONS | Episode 20
The Formula
These Destis of Season 1 provided the ultimate formula for a successful and happy destination wedding planning experience…
ORGANIZATION AND COMMUNICATION + THOROUGH RESEARCH + INFORMED GUESTS + A DRESS [OR OUTFIT] THAT YOU LOVE + ASKING FOR HELP + BEING FEARLESS AND EMPOWERED + INFUSING YOURSELF INTO PROJECTS + MAKING SELF-LOVING DECISIONS …
That’s all you need to pull off a successful and stress-free destination wedding!
TO MY DESTIS OF SEASON 1:
I COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU!!!
I appreciate you being my Initial Bridefriends and for helping not only me plan my own destination wedding, but you’ll forever be able to help countless others through your open and honest interviews as well.
I am so grateful for you!
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK:
“There is a special place in hell for women who don’t help other women. ”
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30 Days to My Destination Wedding! - THE RUNDOWN
Our founder, Omi is @ 30 days! To celebrate she’s sharing her proposal, engagement, and stories along destination wedding planning journey! Somebody pop a bottle!
WATCH MY FULL VIDEO ON DESTITV!
DestiChat w/ BlackDesti:
30 Days to My Destination Wedding!
Proposal, Engagement, and the Beginning of My Desti Planning Journey
In this episode, I’m feeling all warm and fuzzy since my Desti wedding is in less than 30 days, so we have 1-on-1 Desti Chat with me...yours truly...your hostess, Omi aka, BlackDesti! I share how I met my amazing fiancé, the beginning of our destination wedding planning journey, give a couple of tips and celebrate 30 days!
Links as promised!
Interview w/ Sarah Kline of Time for Travel (my Travel Agent!)
Secrets Maroma Beach (Our Resort!)
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Stanley Babb, Stanlo Photography
Destination Wedding Photography Tips w/ Stanlo Photography. A destination wedding photography primer like no other!
Destination Wedding Photography Tips w/ Stanlo Photography
All photography courtesy of Stanlo Photography
Okay, so today we’re talking #DESTIphotography
The amazingly creative destination wedding photographer, Stanley Babb of Stanlo Photography becomes DestiPro + Bridefriend and gives us a destination wedding photography primer like no other!
Stanley tells us how he got started with Desti Photography and the best things about having a destination wedding vs. a traditional “at home” wedding. He shares tons of advice about everything from how he gets the best shots and things Destis can do to help their photographer, to how far in advance we should be booking our photographer and the wedding day process from the perspective behind the lens. This episode cannot be missed!
We get his BEST advice on destination wedding photography and this interview is stuffed with tidbits and tricks that every Desti should know in regards to their photos. So without any more delay - I present to you - Mr. Stanley Babb of Stanlo Photography!
Enjoy!
WATCH STANLEY BABB’S FULL INTERVIEW ON DESTITV!
A GIGANTIC THANK YOU to
Stanley Babb of Stanlo Photography!
Bahamas Wedding Photographer | South Florida Wedding Photographer | Destination Wedding Photographer
Stanley Babb has been featured in numerous publications and I thank him so very much for taking time out of his packed schedule to be our DestiPro and give us the insider scoop on destination wedding photography!
Stanley: You are not only an amazingly talented photographer, but you’re also generous and I’m so glad you decided to take this career path because you are so meant for it!
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Our 1st Curacao destination wedding DESTIBRIDE interview!