How to word Cruise wedding invites....

[paisley_17]

My fiance and I want to get married on a cruise in January of 2014. We want to get married on an island and not at the port. We want to let people know asap so they can plan/save for this trip... My question is how do we word the invitations? I don't expect anyone to come on the cruise with us but want everyone to know they are invited. We plan to have a big BBQ at home for all the people that want to celebrate with us but cant go on the cruise. I was thinking of spreading the word by word of mouth about wedding plan and jan 2014 now so that everyone is aware and then sending specific instructions/invitations about 6 months in advance. Is this enough time... Anyone have any experience with this kind of thing..

Thanks

Molly:)

[Shatima]

My fiance and I want to get married on a cruise in January of 2014. We want to get married on an island and not at the port. We want to let people know asap so they can plan/save for this trip... My question is how do we word the invitations? I don't expect anyone to come on the cruise with us but want everyone to know they are invited. We plan to have a big BBQ at home for all the people that want to celebrate with us but cant go on the cruise. I was thinking of spreading the word by word of mouth about wedding plan and jan 2014 now so that everyone is aware and then sending specific instructions/invitations about 6 months in advance. Is this enough time... Anyone have any experience with this kind of thing..

Thanks

Molly:)

 

There are alot off Thread's up here for that.. I would type in what name this theread.. adn they should pop up..

 

Im gettin married Sept2013 and I sent out my Save The Date last month.. I wanted to give my folk.. MORE then enough time to set money aside, and make plans (if they REALLY) want to be there,,.

 

Invites, I may not even do (havent though about it to much) I know I just wanted to get my Wedding website & STD"S out ASAP// well after I book the Ship.

 

I hope this helps some..GOOD luck, and Congrats..

[lightskinedgyal]

Well for myself i sent out save the dates and made a website but allot of people are not looking at the website and asking me questions!!.....i have now been forced to make phamplets explaining the wedding for everyone in which i will send out invitations with the phamplets.....i will sending out invitations with phamplets a year in advanced the wedding! (my wedding is october 2013).....you have to remember that you if only give 6 months notice that only give them 4 months to pay as you have to pay 2 months in advanced if they booking as a group..........Just my thoughts........

[SweetBride13]

My fiance and I want to get married on a cruise in January of 2014. We want to get married on an island and not at the port. We want to let people know asap so they can plan/save for this trip... My question is how do we word the invitations? I don't expect anyone to come on the cruise with us but want everyone to know they are invited. We plan to have a big BBQ at home for all the people that want to celebrate with us but cant go on the cruise. I was thinking of spreading the word by word of mouth about wedding plan and jan 2014 now so that everyone is aware and then sending specific instructions/invitations about 6 months in advance. Is this enough time... Anyone have any experience with this kind of thing..

Thanks

Molly:)

 

First, congrats on your engagement! Like PP, I am sending out "Save the date" invites with the link to my wedding website printed on them. Since your wedding isn't until 2014, I would spread the word by mouth for now. Then next year (at least a year in advance) I would send out save the dates and start building a wedding website (you can actually start researching now just to get some ideas flowing!). I will sending out formal invitations about 8- 10 weeks before my wedding, in the formal invites I am going to include info for guests who are not sailing but still want to come. So I would recommend you include info for your BBQ in you formail invites and definitely have that info up on your wedding website. Good luck!!

[Gina130284]

My fiance and I want to get married on a cruise in January of 2014. We want to get married on an island and not at the port. We want to let people know asap so they can plan/save for this trip... My question is how do we word the invitations? I don't expect anyone to come on the cruise with us but want everyone to know they are invited. We plan to have a big BBQ at home for all the people that want to celebrate with us but cant go on the cruise. I was thinking of spreading the word by word of mouth about wedding plan and jan 2014 now so that everyone is aware and then sending specific instructions/invitations about 6 months in advance. Is this enough time... Anyone have any experience with this kind of thing..

Thanks

Molly:)

 

We booked ours 21 months in advance, and I designed a brochure with all of the cruise, prices, wedding information. We did word of mouth first and then if people were interested I either gave them a copy of the brochure or emailed it to them.

 

With 9 months to go we have just sent out save the date magnets, and passport style invitations to our cruise guests.

 

We're having a party 2 weeks after we get home for all family and friends, and will be sending out our invites in January, which is 4 months before.

 

Hope this helps xx

[sarah85]

My wedding is November 2013 and I have just made my save the dates - magnet style (included my webbing website address) and will be sending them ASAP. I will send invites out around 6months prior to the cruise. Most my guests are coming from Australia and they require a lot of notice.

 

I put a post on Facebook a few months ago to causally inform my friends and family that we are doing a cruise wedding and more info will be in the save the dates.

[Arch713]

Paisley-

 

I see you are from MN too? Us MN people need to get out of the cold in the winter! Congrats and good luck in your planning.

 

I would say that word of mouth of letting people know is always a little risky due to the fact that people forget. I think the people who can give people more time to plan and save will have a better turn out. I lot of people have sent STDs a year to year and a half before. That helps people start to plan accordingly.

 

Shatima-

Congrats on getting your STDs out. Did you DIY or did you buy them? Are you planning on passport or boarding pass invites?