We were considering doing a vow renewal but we also have kids... would they have activities for them to do while the grown ups do their thing? And we could enjoy our honeymoon...
I got married on the freedom of the sea out cape carnival in 2011. My guest came on and off . No one traveled with us , and we had our honeymoon to ourselves . It was the best thing we could have done !!
Oh that is the way to do it! We don't get to see our family very often, so we used it as a huge weeklong family celebration... We were definitely in need of that alone time after the week was over though! lol
Omg I had no idea you guys got married on a cruise. My fabulous husband and I got married on Carnival Sensation way back in 2000. It was the most perfect day/week. Everything was taken care of with our preferences kept in mind. I cannot recommend this option enough.
My, now ex wife and I, did the best of both worlds, we got married in port Canaveral, right on the beach, from a small local planner. Then an hour and half later we were on our carnival cruise line on our way to our Bahamas!
Congrats! I'm thinking about doing the same thing. But, they don't seem to have an adult only cruise. How is it with kids on the cruise? I don't want a bunch of screaming kids around on my honeymoon. lol
Hi there. I just got engaged 2/14/19 & I'm looking to get married on a cruise 6/2020. What I'm trying to figure out is how much time are you on the ship for your ceremony & reception before your non sailing guests leave? It seems like it's not very long?..... Thanks in advance!
We got married onboard Emerald Princess in Aug 2010 by a wonderful Italian captain, loved every moment of it! Looking forward to renewing our vows on a cruise in 2020 :)
Great video. My fiancé and I have been going back and forth about a cruise wedding. All your pros are spot on and we thought about them all especially $$$$$$$$$$$$ part. The cons are not even that bad. Thanks again for the information.
Hi! Thank you for the tip. This video is very helpful. Did you purchase a 1 or 2 hours open bar, or a hour open bar is good? How much hors d'oeuvres did you order? Did you bring your own flower decors or you let the cruise decor your ceremony?
We got married in Grand Cayman on the beach through a 3rd party. It was everything I could have asked for and more. We just showed up and everything was taken care of. We had a party when we returned. It was just us and 2 friends to stand with us.
Me and my fiancé are getting married in South Beach Miami on 8/24/20 that morning and then getting on Navigator of the seas for a 4 day cruise, I’m so worried and excited! The officiant we found to marry us also provides a photographer for $350, and then we are going to purchase a photographer package once on the boat. Not sure why I didn’t think of this at first
Totally just cyber stocking y'all today!!! We got married in Sept 2017, and after we had our honeymoon on the carnival breeze. we got to watch another couple get married on the ship. My husband was like why didn't we just do this lol. congrats guys,
Haha we do not mind at all!! And yes, it was so wonderful! It was interesting getting married on Day 4 of the cruise, with only 3 days left to consider that our honeymoon... but we wouldn't have changed it for anything! :) *Congrats by the way!
Congrats to you both! Such a beautiful wedding, and I love the father daughter dance redo. We finally booked our wedding with Carnival Cruise Lines. We will be getting married on embarkation day in Galveston, TX next year
Awe thank you Taylor! It was very creative... lol Congratulations to you! Embarkation day is a good call! You can enjoy the rest of your cruise without the stress!
I planned everything myself. The only person I hired was an on-site coordinator from a wedding planning service in St. Thomas and I believe it was about $300 for the day.
thank you so much for sharing! just started planning our big day and I definitely did not think about the ship skipping the dock for poor weather. extra thank you for that!! what planning company did you use? I just really want everyone to be entertained and to have a really good time not a cookie cutter wedding.
hey !we get married this may coming up but a little upset with the package i chose because its technically 4,000 for a venue (at a time we don't want) beach wedding with no decor, efficient and a cake. Everything else is extra food, photos, drinks. Did you have a reception? so expensive :(
That is one reason we didn't book our wedding through the cruise line. We had a cake and cocktail reception on the island immediately after the ceremony but we made reservations for dinner at one of the restaurants on board so we could eat together.
hey ! thank you so much for the tip! which company did you go with ? i found "weddings in the Bahamas" Ann Marie is the lady. Did you go with them?@@GriffandAlyssa
I got married In St Thomas at Megan's bay. Cruised the Azure Seas.it was very nice but I am divorced. I thought it was a great way to get married,those that wanted to attend came.had a big reception In Philly a few months later Atop the Belvieve.
Princess is handling all paperwork. We had to send ID and a couple forms. Extra fee to expedite forms within 60 days of sailing (i think?). License is from Bermuda.
Our Jewish son is marrying a Catholic girl, We (neither side) likes the Unitarian, vanilla version so as both sides have WWII veterans, we thought that a cruise to be more meaningful We aren't into your dding the following day? Could our stand their honeymoon with us??? Could we bring our own music (recorded)? If you have a wedding on a cruise in international waters, what country are you married in? Can you have a wedding on one of those cruises to nowhere? If you or anybody reads these questions, please, comment,
Im getting married in November 11th in Boston on Norwegian Pearl going to Bermuda im not happy that my best friend and maid of honor can’t go because she is not vaccinated sucks they haven’t changed the policy yet. 10 guest maximum unless I pay for the reception which I decided was not worth it since it’s only an hour and we can get all the same perks while cruising.
You guys need mics. I really liked the content and style of your videos but your quality would be 10x better if you invested in some good microphones. I could barely hear the guy at all during the whole thing.
Did you have your wedding on a cruise?? Or are you considering it?? Let us know! 😍
Griff & Alyssa Yes September 8, 2018 🙌🏿
Ooooo CONGRATULATIONS!! How Exciting!! What ship and where are you going?? 😍
Griff & Alyssa Yes super exciting 😬 Cozumel and we will be on the Valor
That sounds wonderful! Have an amazing wedding and trip!
We were considering doing a vow renewal but we also have kids... would they have activities for them to do while the grown ups do their thing? And we could enjoy our honeymoon...
I got married on the freedom of the sea out cape carnival in 2011. My guest came on and off . No one traveled with us , and we had our honeymoon to ourselves . It was the best thing we could have done !!
Oh that is the way to do it! We don't get to see our family very often, so we used it as a huge weeklong family celebration... We were definitely in need of that alone time after the week was over though! lol
Omg I had no idea you guys got married on a cruise. My fabulous husband and I got married on Carnival Sensation way back in 2000. It was the most perfect day/week. Everything was taken care of with our preferences kept in mind. I cannot recommend this option enough.
My, now ex wife and I, did the best of both worlds, we got married in port Canaveral, right on the beach, from a small local planner. Then an hour and half later we were on our carnival cruise line on our way to our Bahamas!
Considering a cruise wedding :) I love cruises in general and it just makes sense to have a wedding/honeymoon in one go
my husband and I got married on the Carnival Conquest Oct 21 2018. wedding and honey moon in one!
That's wonderful! Congratulations!!
Congrats! I'm thinking about doing the same thing. But, they don't seem to have an adult only cruise. How is it with kids on the cruise? I don't want a bunch of screaming kids around on my honeymoon. lol
Hi there. I just got engaged 2/14/19 & I'm looking to get married on a cruise 6/2020. What I'm trying to figure out is how much time are you on the ship for your ceremony & reception before your non sailing guests leave? It seems like it's not very long?..... Thanks in advance!
yoquenna brown hi. Was their someone to style your make-up and hair on the ship?
We got married onboard Emerald Princess in Aug 2010 by a wonderful Italian captain, loved every moment of it! Looking forward to renewing our vows on a cruise in 2020 :)
Awe that is so sweet!! We should definitely renew our vows on a ship in a few years!
Great video. My fiancé and I have been going back and forth about a cruise wedding. All your pros are spot on and we thought about them all especially $$$$$$$$$$$$ part. The cons are not even that bad. Thanks again for the information.
We are planning on a Carnival cruise wedding from Australia to the Pacific Islands . We are so excited !
WOW! That sounds amazing!! Congratulations! 😍 When are you going??
I'm so happy I came across your video!! We are getting married in Honduras this December and are super excited!!!
Valeria Hernandez congrats !!!! Hope it’s amazing =] thanks for stopping by!
Valeria Hernandez hi Valeria, I’m considering renewing my vows in Honduras as well. How did everything work out?
Hi! Thank you for the tip. This video is very helpful. Did you purchase a 1 or 2 hours open bar, or a hour open bar is good? How much hors d'oeuvres did you order?
Did you bring your own flower decors or you let the cruise decor your ceremony?
My fiancé and I are getting married on the Carnival Sunshine in Jan 2020!
How exciting!! Congratulations!!
Griff & Alyssa thank you!! Love your videos!
Sweet! We are too! Which dates are yours if you don't mind me asking?
darrius jones 20th! When’s yours?
Not too sure yet? Have you booked yet? And was it a hassle if so? Do you plan on doing a reception?
I glad I came across your video I'm getting married on the Carnival Victory Sept 2019 thanks for your tips.
Congratulations!! We are happy to answer any questions you have!
Ahh you guys are newlyweds...nice! Loved the “I give you this wing” story....Haaa!!! Loved that story. You are such an adorable couple.
hahaha I never let her forget it heheh. Thanks for watching Violet! - Griff
Thanks for the info! We are looking at next August and yes. We are getting married on the cruise! Love y'alls Chanel!
Awesome! Thank you! Congrats!!!!
My lady n I are getting married on the Regal Princess Nov 2019! Out to sea is our favorite place, and neither of us plan! Perfect fit!
We got married in Grand Cayman on the beach through a 3rd party. It was everything I could have asked for and more. We just showed up and everything was taken care of. We had a party when we returned. It was just us and 2 friends to stand with us.
My husband and I were married on the Vision of the Seas. Best decision and had a great time!
Yes! We love cruise weddings! Congratulations! :)
Me and my fiancé are getting married in South Beach Miami on 8/24/20 that morning and then getting on Navigator of the seas for a 4 day cruise, I’m so worried and excited! The officiant we found to marry us also provides a photographer for $350, and then we are going to purchase a photographer package once on the boat. Not sure why I didn’t think of this at first
Totally just cyber stocking y'all today!!! We got married in Sept 2017, and after we had our honeymoon on the carnival breeze. we got to watch another couple get married on the ship. My husband was like why didn't we just do this lol. congrats guys,
Haha we do not mind at all!! And yes, it was so wonderful! It was interesting getting married on Day 4 of the cruise, with only 3 days left to consider that our honeymoon... but we wouldn't have changed it for anything! :) *Congrats by the way!
Congrats to you both! Such a beautiful wedding, and I love the father daughter dance redo. We finally booked our wedding with Carnival Cruise Lines. We will be getting married on embarkation day in Galveston, TX next year
Awe thank you Taylor! It was very creative... lol Congratulations to you! Embarkation day is a good call! You can enjoy the rest of your cruise without the stress!
my fiance and I are considering getting married on a cruise, specifically embarkation day. What was it like? Any downsides? lol
Planning on doing vow renewals on a day off the cruise at a beach, I was wondering how did you research your wedding planner?
I planned our entire wedding. But I did hire a day of on-site coordinator that I found by googling day of wedding coordinators in St. Thomas. :)
Me and my wife got married on a cruise years ago. It was great
That's awesome! We love to hear from other couples who did this for their wedding. 😍
Hi! I was wondering, how did you find your wedding planner or who was it and how much was it?
I planned everything myself. The only person I hired was an on-site coordinator from a wedding planning service in St. Thomas and I believe it was about $300 for the day.
thank you so much for sharing! just started planning our big day and I definitely did not think about the ship skipping the dock for poor weather. extra thank you for that!! what planning company did you use? I just really want everyone to be entertained and to have a really good time not a cookie cutter wedding.
my husband and I are going to renew our vows on a cruise ship can't wait. do yall have a good agent to talk with on booking the cruise?
Yes. rose@wylertravelgroup.com walked us through it
@@GriffandAlyssa thanks bunches...
@@GriffandAlyssa I reached out and put yall down as referral thanks again. from one excited bride.
We are looking to do our vow renewal on a cruise in 202! I'm so excited about it!
hey !we get married this may coming up but a little upset with the package i chose because its technically 4,000 for a venue (at a time we don't want) beach wedding with no decor, efficient and a cake. Everything else is extra food, photos, drinks. Did you have a reception? so expensive :(
That is one reason we didn't book our wedding through the cruise line. We had a cake and cocktail reception on the island immediately after the ceremony but we made reservations for dinner at one of the restaurants on board so we could eat together.
hey ! thank you so much for the tip! which company did you go with ? i found "weddings in the Bahamas" Ann Marie is the lady. Did you go with them?@@GriffandAlyssa
I got married In St Thomas at Megan's bay. Cruised the Azure Seas.it was very nice but I am divorced. I thought it was a great way to get married,those that wanted to attend came.had a big reception In Philly a few months later Atop the Belvieve.
Where did you guys get married in st Thomas? We really wanted to do it there
What about the marriage licenses? Does the cruise line take care of that as well?
We got married on the island, so we had to apply for it ourselves.
Griff & Alyssa Thanks!! Was there a waiting period requirement from licenses to marriage?
Princess is handling all paperwork. We had to send ID and a couple forms. Extra fee to expedite forms within 60 days of sailing (i think?). License is from Bermuda.
Mansións rented in Orlando for bday parties
Awesome!
How about as a Con your invited guests will probably lower their wedding gift value because of the expenses they have to pay for their Cruise trip
Our Jewish son is marrying a Catholic girl, We (neither side) likes the Unitarian, vanilla version so as both sides have WWII veterans, we thought that a cruise to be more meaningful We aren't into your dding the following day? Could our stand their honeymoon with us??? Could we bring our own music (recorded)? If you have a wedding on a cruise in international waters, what country are you married in? Can you have a wedding on one of those cruises to nowhere? If you or anybody reads these questions, please, comment,
I am also considering a cruise wedding with royal Caribbean in st Thomas. Which wedding planner did you go with?
Congratulations!! That is awesome! We planned the wedding on our own, but we did hire an onsite coordinator from Island Bliss Weddings.
Im getting married in November 11th in Boston on Norwegian Pearl going to Bermuda im not happy that my best friend and maid of honor can’t go because she is not vaccinated sucks they haven’t changed the policy yet. 10 guest maximum unless I pay for the reception which I decided was not worth it since it’s only an hour and we can get all the same perks while cruising.
Beautiful couple!!! Me and my X Husband are getting re married LOl and we are in are 40’s so we want a small little wedding 💒 this May be good
How long should a reception be on a cruise
Desire it to be 2.0-2.5 hours, but is only 1.0 hour, or at max under 1.5 hours!!! so is expensive, but to the point and very nice all the same!
SO Enjoyed a fun evening peace out
I am planning on getting married on a cruise on Halloween next year ^-^
Uhm imma kid watching this helping my aunt Lori thanks to you guys we know what to pack^_^
for all the brides on here how many guest did u invite and how much would u say u spent in total of i don’t mind me asking. 😂
Someday I'm thinking about it but I'm not sure who's interested.
Royal Caribbean just messed up our wedding beware!
Sorry to hear that!
How so? We were thinking about doing a our wedding with Royal but now I'm hesitant.
You guys need mics. I really liked the content and style of your videos but your quality would be 10x better if you invested in some good microphones. I could barely hear the guy at all during the whole thing.
Thanks for the feedback Sierra. We've improved our sound quality a bit since this video. :)
You guys are adorable as f@$k