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10 Things You Should Never Do at a Destination Wedding

What isn’t a destination wedding these days? Even if you’re traveling just a few hours to a wedding, chances are you won’t want to drive back that same night—especially if the reception includes an open bar.

My wedding wasn’t a destination wedding by your typical standards (Rhode Island is a far cry from the resorts of Mexico or beaches of Costa Rica), but it did require us and many of our guests to fly from around the country to attend the ceremony and reception. Here’s what we wish our guests had known—and what we would never do at someone else’s destination wedding.

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