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Excellent thread!! Going to add some of this to my binder!

Oh wow! I love koozies! Gonna give this a try!

We are going to have a small legal ceremony here with family that cannot join us on our cruise. We aren't going to tell anyone else and I've been told nobody will be able to tell the MX ceremony is symbolic.

I'm still in the early planning stages and not getting married on Princess, but I wanted to say Congratulations and welcome to the forum!

Thanks! I'm sure I'm going to have lots more questions! It turns out my sister had a PVP and didn't even know it (he called her after she booked this cruise to see if she had any questions). So she gave him my info and he said no problem to taking over for me! We are just going to have everyone book on their own and he will link them. And I think you are right on the dining time, we will probably go with late. I am least looking forward to the dress shopping. My friends keep asking me to go and I keep telling them next month! Guess I can't do that too much longer! Lol!

Hi Steph! Welcome to the forum! I live in Orlando and have actually been on the Indian River Queen twice for work functions. We did the afternoon trip and they were a lot of fun. It was a few years back so I can't remember too much about the decor. I know the top deck was casual with small tables, the middle deck has the bar and that's where they had the music and the bottom deck was the dining area which was nice. I think I have pictures, let me check this weekend and I'll get back to you!

Congratulations and welcome to the forum! I agree with Carlota. I did not include the AHR on my Save the Date. I may on the invitation, but i'm not 100% decided on that right now. Mine will be a casual backyard party so I will probably send e-vites for mine a month or so in advance.

Congratulations and welcome to the forum! Happy planning!!

I am leaning towards doing fans. Will probably go with one of the fan/program combos.

Love this idea!!

Cute!

These are really great!!

Congratulations! We are getting married in Cozumel during a cruise. If you have any questions on that, I'd be happy to help! Good luck with your planning!

Beautiful pictures!!

Wow! Interesting! Going to go check out the bridesmaid dresses!

Hi Kelly! Welcome to the forum! We are sailing Carnival but are going through an outside company for the wedding. I'm sure someone will have the info you need though! Good luck with your planning!

Great post! I didn't even think of this! We aren't due into port until 1pm. Hope my planner likes to text! I usually don't make calls from the ship, but I do text our pet sitter back home several times during a cruise. As long as I'm getting a response, that should help me remain calm.

Yay! Another April bride! I have my fingers crossed for you! I never thought I would be so into the DIY projects, but this site has so many great ideas! I've finished our DIY Mini Passport Save the Dates. They came out better than I expected for a newbie! Most have been mailed out, just need the fiancé to finish his part of the guest list. 11 months out and we already have 7 cabins (17 people) booked!

Oh my goodness!! I'm so with you on thinking this wasn't going to be stressful! Lol! So many things seem to come so easily, but then I get hung up on silly things. Like picking a dining time or going through a PVP or having everyone book on their own. Surprisingly it's the cruise stuff giving me the biggest headache...right now anyway!

I'm using mywedding.com and haven't had any issues. It was easy to setup and update as needed. For some reason, it's not getting the traffic I thought it would. I decided to setup a group on facebook this weekend to get instant updates to everyone and I've gotten a positive response from everyone. Plus friends and family can start to "get to know" one another over the next 11 months. Depending on your guest list this could be an option as well. You can do a "secret" group so only invitees e can view and post on the page.

Gorgeous photos!! I like your style!

I came across a few sellers on etsy. Seller anaderoux has some really nice designs. Not sure of the cost because I decided to attempt as a DIY project.

Wow!! Everything looks amazing!!

I have a feeling I will be chasing after some, but knowing them, I would have to regardless of what I put as the rsvp deadline. My thought is that most of the group will have already booked by that time and an rsvp isn't really needed since I know they are going. I've asked everyone to send me their booking & cabin numbers and I'm keeping a list. 11 months out and we already have 7 cabins booked! My invites/rsvp will only be sent to those that haven't contacted me at that point. It will have three options...Going and already booked (with space for booking number), Going but waiting for last minute deal (these I will have to follow up on), and Not able to attend.

Welcome to the forum! There are sooo many great and helpful threads! Good luck and happy planning!