my carnival wedding 4/24

[kfied08]

Well we just got back from our wedding cruise on the carnival conquest. We were married on the ship on 4/24 in fort Lauderdale. The wedding was beautiful and the cruise was tons of fun. I would love to answer anyone's questions as I know I relied heavily on this forum for my questions!! I can post or email pics if anyone wants.

[ccruise87]

I will be married on the conquest this month! I would love any pictures or advice that you have!!!

[Reader0108598]

Well we just got back from our wedding cruise on the carnival conquest. We were married on the ship on 4/24 in fort Lauderdale. The wedding was beautiful and the cruise was tons of fun. I would love to answer anyone's questions as I know I relied heavily on this forum for my questions!! I can post or email pics if anyone wants.

 

Congrats :D

[kfied08]

I will be married on the conquest this month! I would love any pictures or advice that you have!!!

 

Congrats!!! Our ceremony was in the Gallery and the reception was in Vincent's lounge. We boarded the ship at a little after 12 and the first wedding was running behind. From what I heard the bride had only 15 minutes to get dressed. They had the Time to celebrate big. Because we boarded a little late my wedding and ceremony was a little rushed. I was told my reception would be cut short (it was only an hour to begin with) but they ended up making it the normal length supposedly. I was too wrapped up in everything to really know how long it was. All I know is that they didn't get all the way through my CD which was an hour long. If you didn't purchase the Lido lunch your guests can eat anyway. They never checked at the lunch who paid and who didn't or who wasn't sailing. Just have the non sailing guests take off their visitor tags. I have attached just a few photos as I am waiting for more from my photographer. We didn't buy many from carnival. They were so expensive and I brought someone to take my photos. Ill post more as soon as I get them.

Edited May 2, 2016 by kfied08

[harrodsfan]

You looked lovely. Glad things out well. Congratulations.

[nychad10]

Congratulations!!

 

We're getting married on the Conquest in a couple weeks!

 

I have a ton of questions but I'll start with just a couple...

 

 

Any advice or anything you can think of that we should prepare for or make sure we do?

What time did you check in at the terminal?

From what I have read on the boards the Conquest is always getting a late start. We were told to check-in at 10 am should we rush to get there?

Also did you see your husband prior to the wedding or were you able to be separated from him until the start of it?

Edited May 30, 2016 by nychad10

[kfied08]

Congratulations!!

 

We're getting married on the Conquest in a couple weeks!

 

I have a ton of questions but I'll start with just a couple...

 

 

Any advice or anything you can think of that we should prepare for or make sure we do?

What time did you check in at the terminal?

From what I have read on the boards the Conquest is always getting a late start. We were told to check-in at 10 am should we rush to get there?

Also did you see your husband prior to the wedding or were you able to be separated from him until the start of it?

 

 

 

 

 

Congrats to you as well!! We checked in at the terminal around 930ish, only due to the fact that the only shuttle available for us to take from our hotel was at 9. I drove in a vehicle and got there just before the shuttle for the reason that my husband and I did want to stay separated. I got there first, went through the lines first for check in first etc. He stayed at the back of our group the whole time and all our guests helped to keep us separated. The waiting area is difficult to achieve this in however he stayed just around a wall corner from me and stayed near the elevators the whole time. We were told that we would be boarding around 11-1115. This did not happen. we didn't board until close to 1230. Luckily for us we were the last wedding of the day, however the first wedding had very little time to get ready and prepare. They ended up starting a little late which ended up making my ceremony start late and cut our reception a little short. Wasn't thrilled about that. Also when our cruise was over our ship was very late with disembarkation so the next group of wedding didn't get on right away either. I hope all this helps. Let me know if you have any more questions or would like to see any photos!!

[BimTheDuck]

how did that work with you bringing your own photographer?

Did they play music in the ceremony space while your guests waited for the ceremony to begin?

[JimAOk1945]

Congrats! A cruise wedding sounds exciting and romantic. May you enjoy many more cruises together in the future!

[kfied08]

how did that work with you bringing your own photographer?

Did they play music in the ceremony space while your guests waited for the ceremony to begin?

 

It actually worked out very well. We were asked if he was a professional and we said no that he does take photos for money however we were not paying him due to the fact the we knew him and that our photos were a gift. We did know him through someone and we tipped him for his time. I will say that because we had our photographer and carnival had one we spent a lot of time taking pictures. More than I would have liked to. You can ask carnival to not provide one if you wish. Our guests didn't have to go to the ceremony space until 20 minutes before it started, but they did not play music within that time frame while they were waiting.