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DESTI Guide to Destination Weddings

DESTI Guide to Destination Weddings

By: Omi Allen (BlackDesti) & Bridefriends
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 Do you devour bridal magazines and pin your Pinterest heart out, wondering exactly HOW couples pull off these gorgeous destination weddings? Yeah, so did we. Now, imagine sharing a bottle of champagne with those couples and professionals asking them everything you want - make that NEED to know. That’s what we do every. single. week. Join DESTI founder and forever destination bride, Omi Allen, as she chats with a diverse group of brides, grooms, and wedding professionals to find out what worked and more importantly - what didn’t work for weddings all around the world. The #1 Rule here is to be Honest, True and RAW. So pour yourself a glass and join us every Friday for your peek behind the veil of destination wedding planning! Subscribe now for can’t miss weekly interviews. Find us at www.desti.land and help us find YOU w/ #IMADESTI.DESTI® is a Registered Trademark | Bridefriends LLC © Omi Allen, 2017 Social Sciences
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  • ✨FOLLOW OR FAIL: 8 Destination Wedding Tips That Are PURE GOLD!✨

    ✨FOLLOW OR FAIL: 8 Destination Wedding Tips That Are PURE GOLD!✨
    Jul 10 2025
    10,000 views later… FOLLOW These Destination Wedding Tips… Or FAIL Big! 👉 Watch this DESTIREWIND replay and steal the secrets 8 REAL destination brides swear by! I interviewed 8 other destination brides and asked them how to plan a destination wedding - here’s what I learned! I was able to chat with these ladies in pretty much every stage of planning MY OWN destination wedding - early stages, in the middle, right before and even after so I’ve absorbed their advice from different perspectives... I thought it’d be fun and hopefully helpful in the process to share my favorite tip from each of them. Put them all together and you know EXACTLY how to plan a destination wedding and have the time of your life planning it! VIDEO CHAPTERS: 00:00 Sneak Peek 00:18 Quick Note from Omi - 2025 09:04 💕ORGANIZATION AND COMMUNICATION - Rashonda’s Destination Wedding Planning Interview: • How Desti Rashonda Planned Her Destination... 11:12 💕THOROUGH RESEARCH - Shari-Ann’s Destination Wedding Planning Interview: • How Desti Shari-Ann Planned Her Destinatio... 15:14 💕WELL-INFORMED GUESTS - Lea’s Destination Wedding Planning Interview: • How Lea Planned Her Destination Wedding in... 18:25 💕A WEDDING DRESS [OR OUTFIT] THAT YOU LOVE - Chevita’s Destination Wedding Planning Interview: Part 1: • How Chevita Planned Her Destination Weddin... Part 2: • How Chevita Planned Her Destination Weddin... 21:51 💕ASKING FOR HELP - Jackie’s Destination Wedding Planning Interview: • How Jackie Planned Her 100+ GUEST Destinat... 25:39 💕 BEING FEARLESS AND EMPOWERED - Porsha’s Destination Wedding Planning Interview: • Porsha’s Montego Bay Jamaica Destination W... 27:35 💕INFUSING YOURSELF INTO PROJECTS - Aiesha’s Destination Wedding Planning Interview: • How Desti Aiesha Planned Her DIY Destinati... 30:46 💕MAKING SELF-LOVING DECISIONS - Ericka’s Destination Wedding Planning Interview: • How Ericka Planned Her Destination Wedding... 33:27 Rundown of all destination wedding tips 35:00 Join the DESTILOVERS Community ❤️A roundup and mini-photo gallery of each wedding is waiting for you in DESTILAND @ http://www.desti.land/23 ❤️👇🏾Can’t watch? You can always listen to the DESTI Guide to Destination Weddings Podcast while on-the-go through ApplePodcasts, GooglePlay, Spotify, or Stitcher...all links below👇🏾 Thanks so much for watching! Thanks for watching! //SHOW NOTES ▸ All details + a photo gallery of each bride's wedding is waiting for you in DESTILAND @ http://www.desti.land/23 Subscribe NOW to YouTube DESTI TV: http://bit.ly/destitv //MORE of The DESTI Guide to Destination Weddings: ▸ OLLOW us on INSTAGRAM: / desti.land ▸ LIKE us on FACEBOOK: / blackdesti ▸ FOLLOW us on PINTEREST: / destiland ▸ FOLLOW us on TWITTER: / blackdesti ▸ JOIN The DESTILOVERS Community: https://desti.land/destilovers
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    37 mins
  • 🥳 I'M BAAACK! Let's talk destination weddings LIVE on DESTIHOUR! 🥂

    🥳 I'M BAAACK! Let's talk destination weddings LIVE on DESTIHOUR! 🥂
    Jun 17 2025

    I'M BAAAACK DESTIS + BRIDEFRIENDSSS!!! Let's catch up!

    What's been going on and what's coming up in destination wedding land? Let's talk about it! DESTIHOUR IS BAAACK!!! Many of us are all new to this and have A LOT to catch up on. So let’s meet, let me know where you are in your destination wedding journey so I can help!

    To kick things off, I’m sharing 10 useful tips - let’s call them “toasts” (get it? First Glass - toasts 😜) that you can take with you no matter where you are in your DESTI journey.

    AND THIS IS A Q+A - So feel free to come with your Qs and if you can’t make it live or want to give me prep + research time,

    submit your questions here prior to our call: ➡️ https://desti.land/askadesti Grab a glass of wine (or whatever you prefer) and let’s get acquainted!

    See you there!

    xx, Omi

    ❗️ RSVP HERE FOR CALL DETAILS: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/83g3fjhPQXaLsSx6EI75Lg
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    4 mins
  • DESTIBRIDE JHOANA'S Romantic, Multicultural XCaret Playa del Carmen, MX Destination Wedding! Pt.1・E57

    DESTIBRIDE JHOANA'S Romantic, Multicultural XCaret Playa del Carmen, MX Destination Wedding! Pt.1・E57
    Feb 24 2023

    Sooo…How did THIS DESTIBRIDE plan her destination wedding at Xcaret Hotel + in Playa del Carmen, Mexico? Click Play to find out!

     Let’s goooo…… Another great destination wedding planning DESTIBRIDE interview!

    ❤️ DESTI DETAILS: 
    Date: September 9, 2021 
    Destination City & Country: Playa del Carmen Mexico 
    Venue: Hotel XCaret- Capilla de Todos Los Angeles (Church Ceremony location) and XCaret Park- La Isla (Reception location) # Guests: 73
    # Bridal Party: 4 bridesmaids + 3 groomsmen
    Budget: (original-$30,000) Actual: $65,000

    WATCH THIS EPISODE’S VIDEO ON DESTI TV: https://youtu.be/Y-buVJGaayI 

    Thanks for listening!!

    xx, Omi

     

    //SHOW NOTES will go live after premiere night of Part 2 (next week)

    ▸ All other details + a photo gallery of Jhoana's wedding will go live after part 2's premiere night in DESTILAND @ http://www.desti.land 

     

    👯‍♀️  JOIN The DESTILOVERS Community: https://desti.land/destilovers  

     

    📺Wanna watch? Let’s hang on DESTITV! https://desti.land/tv

     

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    //MORE of The DESTI Guide to Destination Weddings:

    ▸  WATCH us on YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/destitv 

    ▸  LISTEN to the PODCAST: https://desti.land/hi-pod  

    ▸  FOLLOW us on INSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/desti.land 

    ▸  LIKE us on FACEBOOK: http://facebook.com/blackdesti 

    ▸  FOLLOW us on PINTEREST: http://pinterest.com/destiland  

    ▸  FOLLOW us on TWITTER: http://twitter.com/blackdesti 

     

     

    //ASK A DESTI

    HAVE A DESTINATION WEDDING PLANNING QUESTION?

    USE #ASKADESTI and Enter it in the comments below or leave me a message in DESTILAND @ http://bit.ly/ask-a-desti
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    1 hr and 7 mins
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