Weddings can be both the most exciting and
stressful times of a person's life. Sure it is certainly fun to design wedding
invitations, plan your reception and pick colors for your ceremony and
bridesmaid's dresses. On the flip side, the woes of budgeting for a wedding,
hiring a minister, hiring a caterer, and securing entertainment can be just as
stressful as the fun parts can be enjoyable.
For those who are trying to produce a wedding, a wedding reception, and a
honeymoon on a limited budget, there may be one option that you have not yet
explored. Getting married on board a cruise ship is a classy yet relatively
inexpensive option for your wedding. Most cruise lines carry their very own
wedding planner who can put together an entire wedding, minister (or the cruise
ship version of one) reception, catering, and all. Wedding planners, even for
small weddings, can cost upwards of a few thousand dollars but you can secure a
low cost, thoughtful and memorable wedding on board a luxury cruise liner for
less than a thousand dollars if you are lucky. This is on top of the costs of
traveling on the ship for the duration of the cruise as well. Of course this is
not the most extravagant wedding, and obviously you get what you pay for so the
more money you put into your luxury cruise liner wedding, the fancier it will
turn out to be.
Realistically, you would not expect all 50 to 100 of your wedding guests to
shell out thousands of dollars just to sail around the world with you and your
loved one to celebrate your wedding with you, and of course the cruise lines do
not expect that either. Many lines will allow your guests to come on board for
your wedding and reception for a couple of hours. The liner company may choose
for themselves or give you the option of having your wedding on a docked ship
and never have the cruise liner leave the area, or to sail around the port for
the duration of the wedding. Most times the ship will never even leave the port
during the wedding, as this can cause problems with marriage licenses when it
comes to what may or may not be United States or international waters.
There are plenty of cruise lines that will give you a quality, fun wedding that
will be truly memorable for you and your loved one. Carnival Cruises, Princess
Cruises, and the Disney Cruise line offer fun, romantic wedding packages at
prices that really are hard to beat, especially when compared to the combined
price of a wedding, reception, and honeymoon done the more traditional way.
Princess Cruises even offer wedding packages that pamper the bride and groom
prior to the wedding, and add little touches like stringed instruments, flowers,
and candles to create a ceremony that you, your loved one, and your guests will
always look back on fondly.
About The Author
Kirsten Hawkins is a cruise and travel
expert specializing in discount cruises and travel. Visit
http://www.luxury-cruise-deals.com/ for more information on how to
cruise the world for little or no money.
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