How Does a Cruise Wedding Differ From a Land Wedding?
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Both cruise ship weddings and land weddings can range from an affordable wedding to something extravagant and expensive. It all depends on what the bride and groom want and can afford. Even if a couple has a small amount of money to spend on their wedding, a very nice wedding can still be accomplished regardless of whether they choose to have the wedding on land or on a cruise ship. With a cruise ship wedding, there are two main costs: the cruise and the wedding.
Land Weddings
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Generally, a land wedding will include the cost of the wedding, which may include the use of the church and the costs of the reception hall, but it all depends on whether the wedding will take place in a location separate from the church. With land weddings, many brides and grooms have the wedding and reception all in one location, such as the church or the reception hall. If the wedding and reception will take place in separate locations, there will be a reserved location set for the church use for the wedding and a separate reserved location for the reception to take place later. Generally, after the reception, the couple will also have made reservations for their honeymoon which could include a honeymoon cruise or some other honeymoon vacation idea.
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Cruise Ship Weddings
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With a cruise wedding, there are additional aspects that can add to the cost of the wedding, such as how many guests are invited to the wedding, the type of cabin chosen, the type of shore excursions chosen and how long the cruise will last. Will the wedding cruise be reserved for just a couple of hours on a ship, for a day or will it be a type of wedding cruise that will last for several days?
With a cruise wedding, the bride and groom must decide what day to set sail and when to return. These plans can be made through a travel agent of their choice or by using a travel website such as Expedia or one of many cruise line websites that offer wedding packages.
Planning the Wedding
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Caribbean cruises are very popular, and they can also be affordable. However, cruise ships actually sail to all seven continents. Therefore, newlyweds don't have to be limited in their choices of destinations. Planning to do both the wedding and honeymoon together in a cruise package may be an excellent idea for many couples. There are numerous companies whose specialty is organizing cruise destination weddings. Consulting with one of these companies is essential to having a cruise ship wedding.
Cruise ships are well prepared when it comes to providing the essential necessities for a wedding. Many cruise ships have wedding chapels. They can also accommodate and feed any number of people. Cruise ships have on-board musicians and can offer live entertainment for the newlyweds' guests. Cruise ships also have photographers who can take pictures at the wedding. With land weddings, a photographer will have to be hired for the ceremony. Generally, a videographer is also hired for the ceremony. They may or may not be from the same company.
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On a cruise ship, the wedding is can be officiated by the captain or an authorized officiate. At a land wedding, the couple can either be married by a justice of the peace or an authorized clergyman.
Many cruise ship wedding packages will already include just about everything the bride and groom will need, including the chapel, reception location, food, photographer, videographer, cake, champagne and honeymoon package.
Land weddings generally require that the bride and groom consult different venues, depending on what's needed for the wedding, reception and honeymoon, to pull the entire wedding together. Regardless of where and how a couple decides to have their wedding, a beautiful wedding is sure to spring forth.
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