ucfjennifer

Fun thread! I've been to... 1. England 2. France 3. Spain 4. Bahamas 5. Mexico 6. Jamaica 7. Belize 8. Honduras 9. Cayman Islands

We are getting married while on a cruise so a little different. We've chosen to have the ceremony and a 2 hour cocktail/hors d'ouvres reception at a beach club in Cozumel. We will then head back to the ship in time for our dining time and then finish the night at a bar or club. I decided to have a shorter reception rather than paying for a full dinner in Cozumel when we could eat for free on the ship.

I agree with Lydia!!

To answer your questions... -I'm so happy that we chose a cruise/Mexico wedding. It is definitely "us" and something very different for our family/friends. I'm excited/anxious/nervous (all at the same time) for bringing everyone along with us. I've always wanted to take a large family vacation, I just hope everyone behaves! Lol! -I've gotten a few comments on choosing Carnival, but nothing too bad. My stepfather keeps making sarcastic comments, but he doesn't have a choice, he's going! Lol! -We are on a short cruise, so no steakhouse for us. We are having cocktails and hors d'ouvres at the beach club in Cozumel, then dinner in the dining room onboard after.

I am using the final payment date for the cruise as my rsvp deadline, so 60 days out. Hoping that gives me time to follow-up with those that haven't responded and solidify the details with the planner by 30 days out.

Very nice! Great job!

Great post! This is definitely a tough one! Probably going with sandals for the ceremony and heels for later!

Congrats and best wishes to all of the May brides!!

These are really nice!!

Debating heels or barefoot sandals. I'm short, barely 5' so heels are a daily necessity! But on the beach, I'd like to be barefoot, but I don't want the pics to look ridiculous! I'm definitely going to keep wedges in mind!

Too funny!!!

CAKnight - I just saw your post! my notifications definitely aren't working! Go UCF! We decided to book late dining and all of the bookings will be linked so they will seat us together at nearby tables. We are going to have the ceremony and cocktail/hors doeuvres reception while in Cozumel, then get everyone back to the ship in time for dinner. Or they can choose to skip dinner and continue the party, which we may do!

We are still discussing, but we may have a guy on my side and girl on the groom's side. I feel that it is our day so we can do it the way we want to. Our best friends have been in our lives for years and it would mean a lot to us (and them) to have them stand up with us and be a part of our day. Since we are all really good friends, I would invite her to the bridal shower/bachelorette party and him to the bachelor party. As far as wedding attire, I would have him dress the same as the guys (and her the same as the girls) with a different colored flower.

Congrats!! Still far away, but I'll get there!!

We are going on our honeymoon about 6 months later. Friends & Family cruise for the wedding...just us for the honeymoon!!!!

I'm in Orlando too! Tampa works for me!

I'm torn on this one! How many rings do they send? I like letting her have input for sure, but popping the big question and having to pick a ring right then would be a bit much for me. On the other hand, if he wants it to be a surprise, that is an excellent option! When we started talking marriage, my fiancé was determined to pick out my ring on his own. He felt the whole thing should be a surprise, but I don't wear much jewelry, so I really wanted to go with him to pick it out and see what felt natural for me. We researched online and I picked what I thought I liked. We decided to go to the jeweler and we each got to pick our favorites and also veto ones we didn't like. Surprisingly, none of the selected options were the style we liked online. He went back later and selected the one he liked best and it ended up being one he originally selected and I now love!

Absolutely gorgeous!!

Beautiful! Makes me wish we were having table settings! We decided on a cocktail reception instead.

Oh wow! Amazing! Adding this to my list of possibilities!

I'm with you on the purple! I think I'm going with purple, black and silver. All thought purple and red are still tempting me! I don't see a link to a pic in your last post. Could be because I'm on my phone though! I'll check my computer later.

Love it! I asked my fiancé to make my hanger as his one of his own DIY projects (since I won't let him help with much else! Lol!). I'm definitely gonna show him this thread!

We will be having a symbolic ceremony in Cozumel and a small legal ceremony here in FL. This works out best for us as close family that is unable to join us in Cozumel can still be included in this ceremony. We are still planning, but I'm thinking we may follow this with a "Bon Voyage" party for everyone else unable to join in Cozumel.

Very nice!!

Definitely the second one!!