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We must admit, we have been following Nessa’s wedding plans for some time now on Life’s Lust Haves<\/a>. \u00a0So you can imagine how\u00a0thrilled we are to have her on our blog this week! Here’s her first post with some amazing tips on weddings abroad…<\/em><\/p>\n We had our wedding in June in the beautiful Algarve. It really was such an incredible week with family and friends – the perfect group holiday!<\/p>\n I must admit that I flew out to Portugal imagining that I would spend my days prior to the wedding lying at the pool working on my tan but it turned out to be a lot busier than I expected with supplier meetings, catching up with guests and being pulled in every direction – everybody wants a piece of the bride and groom! If you can, I would definitely recommend flying out a few days before your guests even arrive so that you can get the final planning part out of the way. Everybody will want to hang out with you and your groom and you do need to try and stay calm when people are constantly asking you \u201cwhat\u2019s the plan?\u201d as you run around like a headless chicken. You seriously do need some time to relax together with your guests and enjoy some afternoon cocktails at the pool! Things are done differently in Portugal and suppliers like to chat to you for hours over coffee or a drink and time just runs out on you before you know it!<\/p>\n Nobody warns you either that you could possibly lose your voice (oops!) or that you could be suffering from sleep deprivation on the day of the wedding from all the fun nights out. After all, everyone is on holidays and it is very hard to leave the fun and have an early night so just make sure to be prepared! Eye brightening drops and some throat lozenges should be packed! My whispered vows were just a sure sign of a great week!<\/p>\n Enjoy every single moment…I am rather jealous of each and every one of you that has it all ahead of you!<\/p>\n Nessa<\/em><\/p>\n xoxo<\/p>\nTips for Weddings Abroad:<\/h2>\n
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Nessa Cotter is a Lifestyle & Fashion Blogger at\u00a0www.lifeslusthaves.com<\/a>\u00a0and Wedding Stylist who doesn’t ever need an excuse to throw a great party. She can be found dreaming about beautiful weddings on\u00a0Pinterest,\u00a0Instagram,\u00a0Facebook<\/a>\u00a0&\u00a0Twitter<\/a>. She is a newly-wed herself after her destination wedding in Portugal in June.<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n
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