Omi's BIGGEST Mistakes! (And How to Avoid Them)

*This episode is sponsored by the DESTILOVERS Community!

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EPISODE 34

My BIGGEST Destination Wedding Mistakes! (And How to Avoid Them)

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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…

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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…..

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Soooo…what were my biggest destination wedding planning mistakes
AND how can you avoid them?

Click Play and find out! 
Enjoy!

xx, Omi

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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

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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.

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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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1. I WAS TOO HONEST

2. I WAS TOO EMOTIONAL

3. I WASN’T READY FOR PLAN B

4. WE MISSED A CONTRACT DETAIL

5. WE SHOULD’VE PAID CLOSER ATTENTION TO GUEST LIST

6. OUR BUDGET GOT OUT OF CONTROL

7. WE REALLY MISS 1 IMPORTANT PHOTO

8. I PHYSICALLY FORGOT MYSELF

9. I NEGLECTED AN IMPORTANT OUTFIT

10. WE SHOULD’VE PREPPED WELCOME GIFTS

11. I WASN’T FLEXIBLE ENOUGH

12. WE UNDERESTIMATED TIME

13. I OVERPACKED

14. WE DIDN’T MEET ALL VENDORS

15. 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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