jasondre

Bump- How are everyone's plans coming along?

Well, our plans are all pretty much set. Now we just get to decide on the fun stuff. Shore excursions, what route we want to take on the drive down to Miami, how much stuff to pack, what we need to bring. The countdown has begun and it's less than 30 days until we leave! :D I can't wait to get out of the Wisconsin doom and gloom and get into the caribbean sun and fun!

I do have one thing to do yet. I need to call NCL and order the honeymoon package so I can surprise my soon to be wife! I mean, what better way to start your honeymoon cruise than with champagne and strawberries on your balcony!

Thanks Jasondre for the website, I haven't even begun to think about what my hubby will wear, I was thinking probably the linen pant/shirt thing though, of course whatever I decide he will wear.

 

Good luck on your planning too, if I could offer anyone advice on anything it would be to do what you the couple want and not what everyone else wants. I mean, don't get me wrong, our "real" wedding was wonderful, everything a story book princess could ever want, the big dress, all the bridesmaids/groomsmen, a huge cake and reception etc..... but I would have much rather skipped all that and just had a simple ceremony on the beach (for like 1/8 of the cost too LOL) and spend the rest of that money on my honeymoon. Of course that is what I want, not everyone wants that, a lot of women want to be princess for a day and that just isn't my cup of tea!

 

Good luck again and happy sailing, have you decided on a wedding spot yet?

 

-Brooke

:)

Well, we did decide on St. Thomas but we don't know where in St. Thomas yet. I'll let ya know when we do though!

I have to say I am impressed. A guy actually chiming in on something to do with the wedding?! Jasondre, I am totally blown away! LOL (and I'm not making fun of you either) My husband is like "I don't care, whatever you want" on every single part of everything. For our real wedding he didn't help with one thing at all and now for our vow renewal I did get him to put in that he would like for it to be in Aruba but that is about it. LOL Good for you, your fiance is a lucky gal.

 

My husband is going to wear the linen pants/shirt thing too, I think that is a popular option for guys when you are doing it on the beach.

 

I'm glad you have decided on the profesional photographer, I think you will be more than pleased if that is your final choice, I'm no good at having my picture taken anyways so all the profesional help I can get is warranted. Plus like I said these pictures are all you will have to show your family and friends back home what your wedding was like and that really matters.

 

I wish you all the luck in the world and good luck with the rest of your planning.

 

:) :)

Yeah, I guess I might be one of the few romantic guys around yet! LOL Sometimes I think I want this beach wedding more than she does! :D I just look at it this way, I plan on only getting married once and that's it. Obvioulsy, things can happen, but if I only plan on doing it once I want it to be perfect. Or as close to perfect as I can make it! I hope that all of your planning for your renewal goes off without a hitch. And that you are big time selfish about what you and your hubby want. Afterall, it's your day and all about you guys. I've always had the thought that if someone doesn't like what i'm doing for MY DAY, screw 'em! LOL It's not about other, it's about the two of you.

And about the linen pants and linen shirt, if your husband doesn't have his stuff yet this is a website that I am looking to buy from. hope it helps!

http://www.islandimporter.com

Yes, this definately counts!! LOL

 

My suggestion would be getting a professional since techincally this will be your "wedding" seeing as how you are just going to do the courthouse thing back home right beforehand. I would want those memories on film (taken by someone who knows what they are doing LOL) to look back on and remember the day. If you hire a professional photographer then chances are the pictures will turn out beautifully. I know when my husband and I got married everyone wanted a picture of us on our wedding day (hint, I put these in nice frames and gave them as Christmas gifts/favors - - we got married in December) I would have been afraid of the pictures if they weren't done profesionally.

 

My husband and I are renewing our vows because we are ready to start a new chapter in our lives, the "lets have kids" chapter LOL. We feel that making a renewed committment to each other is good before we commit to having and raising kids. It is mainly symbolic I guess but for the same reason that love2vacation is renewing hers to celebrate raising kids, we are celebrating getting ready to take that next step and have kids LOL. Everyone has their own reason I guess. Also my "real" wedding was huge and formal just like love2vacations as well. We had too many opinions in the pot at that time, going to the beach would have been my first choice back then as well.

 

Good luck on your wedding plans, chime in with what you might wear, what flowers you might carry etc.....

 

Yeah, the more I think about it the more I want to have a professional photographer do it. Just to make sure it's done right. Thanks for the tips.

Let's see, what am I going to wear. Probably, linen pants and a white linen shirt. I'm sure my fiance will be wearing a nice dress of some kind and I have no idea what flowers SHE will be holding. :D I'm a guy gosh darnit! LOL ;)

Well, I don't know if this counts but my fiance and myself will be renewing our vows on March 8th of 2006 in St. Thomas. We are going to be working with Cheryl Toner at 1-2-1 Weddings by Cheryl. www.viweddings.com I have read nothing but good things about her on this board and am looking forward to working with her. My fiance and myself plan on getting married at the courthouse about a week or two before our cruise and then doing a renewal of vows ceremony barefoot on the beach. We are doing this for two reasons. 1) IT'S CHEAPER! :D 2) No stress of paperwork, marriage licenses and what not. Plus, it's just going to be the two of us so we want something extremely simple. Just the officiant and maybe a photographer.

We are trying to decide what we want to do for a photographer. Since it's going to be a short and simple ceremony, just the two of us, do we get a photographer? I have a very nice digital camera that I could let someone use to photograph everything which would work out great for us. Or do we pay the money to have someone professional do it so we know it turns out? Any suggestions?