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Tip Number 1Pick a Ship That Suits Your StyleEvery cruise ship has its own personality! Look forone that matches your own style with dining,entertainment and amenity options you’ll enjoy onyour honeymoon. Carnival cruise ships have greatamenities that you and all your guests will enjoy. Thinking of getting married on a ship, Carnival Cruise lines has a great article of 15 things you should know when gettingmarried on a ship. Here are the 5 top tips I believe are key to booking a wedding on a cruise line. Tip Number 2Consider Booking EarlyAdvance notice is always better for people to ensure theiraffairs are in order for the big event. This allows them toplan in advance & make sure they can take time off work. Tip Number 3 Pick a Good Cruise LengthPick a cruise that doesn't rush your intro to married life, butalso isn't too expensive or too long for your guests, 4-7 daycruise is enough for a ceremony, and possible a minireception with your guests. Good news is this doesn'trequire too much vacation time for your guests. Tip Number 5Relax and Enjoy Your New Life TogetherTip Number 4Dress for the OccasionBeing on ship is largely casual, but you’ll still want todress up for your ceremony. The bride and herattendants should make sure their dresses are easy toget into. For the guys, it’s easy to look sharp withoutpacking a tux; onboard formal wear rentals can havesuits ready in their rooms when they arrive.5 Tips to consider when getting married on a Cruise Ship

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Style is difficult to define, but easy to recognize. When it comes to your weddingstyle, what do you want the world to see? It would be easy if we all had only one,cohesive style. You want your style to reflect your very essence, but how to start? You’veundoubtedly been collecting wedding pictures on your Pinterest board forinspiration. Review the pictures that really speak to you and ask yourself whatthey have in common. Is it a fairy tale gown? An over-the-top wedding venue?This will help you decide what is really important to you. It will also eliminate anyirrelevant side issues.Finally, ask yourself one question, “How would I describe my wedding in onesentence?” This will strike at the core of how you picture your wedding.Perhaps you’ll come up with the answer immediately. "I’ve always wanted to getmarried at the beach with my toes in the sand", or it may take days. It will,however, help you narrow down your wedding style and can help you decide onyour wedding catering and decorations; as well as that all-important weddingdress.Once you’ve answered that question, your wedding style will quickly fall intoplace. Let’s take a look at different wedding styles and how best to integrate theentire wedding into one beautiful, cohesive look.How to pick your perfect wedding style

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At heart, you’re sophisticated and chic. You want your wedding style toreflect this. Classic weddings tend to take place at first-rate hotels, countryclubs, or a lovely estate or mansion rental with a formal garden. A modernclassic touch would be a museum or historic building,It’s unlikely that you will have a buffet. A sit-down dinner or brunch is moreyour style, and your cake will be beautifully decorated. The idea of a foodtruck at your wedding makes your skin crawl.There’s nothing extreme about a classic wedding. The colors should beneutral shades, with one or two vibrant touches. You couldn’t care less thatorange is the color de jour. Your wedding will stand the test of time. You’renot really an eclectic type of bride.Your budget will determine much of the wedding décor, but you do enjoy atouch of luxe, whether its lovely china or classic table linen.Your gown will have traditional accents of lace and satin. Pearls are yournatural accessories. As for wedding flowers, you see roses everywhere. Ifroses are out of season, you can be very happy with calla lilies.Your wedding makeup is understated to let the real you shine through.Classic Wedding

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Nothing annoys you more than having to follow arbitrary rules. You may not be“out there,” but you are uniquely you. You strive for traditional with a twist.You may opt for a traditional church wedding, but are just as likely to get marriedin a non-religious ceremony with the wedding officiant and vows of your choice.Your wedding venue will be stunning, but out of the box. A botanic garden, ayacht, or museum are your natural settings.When it comes to your wedding catering, you bypass the traditional steak,chicken, or salmon. Instead, your reception will likely have food stations thatcater to contemporary lifestyles, including vegetarian and gluten-free. A dessertbar is more your style than a traditional tiered wedding cake.You are likely to embrace a few soft colors, but will insist on bold or metallictouches. Your wedding dress may be white, but it can also be a hushed pink ordelicate ecru.You’re invariably full of surprises. While your gown may be understated, yourwedding accessories and decorations will be bold. Vibrant, cascading orchids ofmany colors will make up your reception centerpieces and wedding bouquet.Modern Contemporary Wedding

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Boho WeddingYou are the artiste in a family of professionals. You’re blue jeans in a room filled with designer suits. A natural romantic, you are blissfully at home in the outdoors. And that’s the most logical reception venue for your wedding. Walls cannot contain you.You won’t even consider a classic, fitted wedding dress. Your gown is asflowing and free as you are. The color will be inspired by nature’s own palette. Your wedding hairstyle may flow in soft waves or be braided, accessorized by a crown of flowers and greenery. A tiara? As if. The bridesmaids may wear mismatched bridesmaids dresses.You decorate your wedding venue with hanging flowers or dream catchers. You’ll rely on the setting, whether the beach, a garden, or a park, to set the mood. The food at your reception is eclectic. You might very well combine food trucks with a traditional wedding cake.

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Vintage WeddingDo you ever feel as if you’d been born in the wrong time and place? Do you long for a more romantic, gentler time? A vintage wedding may be for you. The theme can embrace anything from the Victorian era to the Jazz Age and even the Gatsby time. The venue can be anywhere and as formal or informal as you choose. It’s the old-time touches that are important.Since we are talking about bygone eras, your primary shopping will take place in antique stores. The bridal gown should be all about delicate lace. The bridesmaids can wear flapper dresses and carry colorful parasols. Have the groom channel his inner Gatsby with a vintage suit and pocket watch.Anything vintage can serve as memorable décor. Tea or cookie tins, old books and newspapers, or a Victrola. Resale shops will be your treasure trove. If you are fortunate enough to have photos, especially wedding photos, of grandparents, put them on display.Your wedding entertainment can include a lot of 20’s jazz, and a barbershop quarter would fit right in with the theme. Of course, you will be dancing to Big Band Era music. Have a Charleston or Jitterbug dance contest, with a prize for the winning couple.Forgo a modern buffet and serve 50s-style burgers and milkshakes and fried chicken. Or set out a speakeasy menu of oyster Rockefeller, cheese plates, deviled eggs, shrimp cocktails, and bowls of mixed nuts. Instead of a wedding cake, or in addition to the cake, set up an ice cream social area, a pop stand or milkshakes.You might forego the wine and beer and have a wedding bartender serve martinis and gimlets. Anything with gin, will work perfectly.

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Rustic WeddingRustic weddings are especially spectacular in the fall when the leaves have a rustic feel. The degree of formal is up to you, but rustic weddings are all about charm. Decorate with mason jars and string lights along the ceiling of a country barn.The wedding gown can be simple without a lot of frill. Off-the-shoulder is especially attractive. Boots are always welcome at a rustic wedding.Print your menu on a large blackboard. For a rustic wedding, comfort food isthe way to go. Stuffed chicken, macaroni and cheese, or grilled steaks. A wedding cake is fine, but homemade apple or cherry pies would be more in keeping with the country theme.Whether you are an urban sophisticate or a country girl, your wedding day is the most important day of your life. It should reflect exactly who you are and what you want. Fifty years from now, you want to look at your wedding photos and smile.

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Picking your wedding pallette Colors that lie across from each other on the color wheel tendto pair well. A Color wheel can help you consider some basicprinciples of color theory such as complimentary and analoguescolor combinations .You might choose a primary color and thenpair it with a soft shade of a complimentary color for yourwedding color combo.

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