This is particularly important if you’re making hotel reservations or transportation arrangements for your guests. Depending on the hotel you book rooms in, you may have to pay for the entire block of rooms you reserved even if some rooms remained unoccupied throughout your wedding event. So, getting an accurate head count while there’s still time to adjust the arrangements you’ve made without incurring a penalty can help you avoid wasting money on unused space.

If your guests are going to arrange lodging on their own, make sure your RSVP card has a space for them to share their flight and hotel information. Having this information will make it easy for you to track down people who are critical to your wedding — including your bridesmaids and groomsmen — and make sure they’re where they need to be when they need to be.

If you’re going to have a second reception after you return home from your destination wedding, make note of that in your invitation. This will take some pressure off people who are on a tight budget since they’ll know they can still celebrate your nuptials even though they won’t be physically present when you exchange vows. Doing this will also give people enough time to make plans to attend your home-based wedding reception.

Set Up Online RSVPs and Registry : You can make it possible for your guests to respond to your wedding invitation instantly by setting up online RSVPs with RSVPify or a similar website. In addition to potentially reducing the time it takes for invitees to respond, electronic RSVPs give you the chance to collect information about your wedding guests. You can include a list of the group activities you’ve planned for your destination wedding and ask them to mark the ones they plan on participating in, for instance. You can also ask them to select the entrée they want during your reception, among other things.

Setting up an online registry also makes it easy for your invitees to shop for your wedding gift. With an online registry, you can include items from as many retailers as you want, meaning you’re not limited to products offered by just one or two stores, and you don’t have to register in multiple locations. Since it’s likely that some of your invitees live near certain stores while others reside closer to different brand retailers, registering online can make it easier for them to get you the things you and your fiancée have your eyes on. This is especially true if they are going to shop in person.

Registering online has the added benefit of increasing the odds that you’ll actually get the things you include in your registry because you can list the exact items you want from specific retailers instead of having to “settle” for similar items like you may have to do if you register with just one store. Websites such as MyRegistry.com make it simple to establish a registry in just a few minutes.

Book Different Rooms : If you are making hotel arrangements for your guests, be sure to book different kinds of rooms so everyone will be comfortable and have the best experience possible. Your parents may prefer to have a king-size bed in a detached villa while your single friends may want to share a hotel suite with other singles who want to explore the local nightlife. Think about your guests’ preferences, ask questions if you’re unsure about their likes and dislikes and book rooms accordingly.