| Your wedding day should be one of the most | | | | aboard a boat. |
| special and most memorable days of your life, so | | | | Though the pros of having a boat-bound wedding |
| if you feel that you need to step outside of | | | | are undeniably good, the potential cons can far |
| tradition in order to make the experience all that | | | | outweigh them. You have to be prepared for |
| it can possibly be - then you should go for it, but | | | | whatever the open sea might throw at you, be it |
| be prepared for the possibility of facing some | | | | rain, sleet or violent storms - the sea is |
| adversity if you opt to go for something that isn't | | | | unpredictable and just like planning any type of |
| wholly traditional. | | | | party, you have to be willing to play whatever |
| One particular wedding location that's increasing in | | | | hand the weather deals you. |
| popularity is aboard a boat. Having your wedding | | | | Sea sickness is another big potential downside to |
| aboard a boat can be an incredible experience, the | | | | having a wedding aboard a boat. Even though the |
| beauty of the open water coupled with gourmet | | | | conditions of the water may be reasonably calm |
| food and entertainment out in the sun with a cool | | | | some or several of your guests or wedding party |
| sea breeze is an occasion that neither you nor | | | | may succumb to the woes of sea sickness at |
| your guests will ever forget. | | | | some point during the venture - and that point |
| Pros of having your wedding aboard a luxury | | | | may or may not occur directly in the middle of |
| cruise ship. | | | | your ceremony. |
| By having your wedding on a ship, you can | | | | If the water is rough for the entire time that you |
| combine your wedding and honeymoon allowing | | | | are on it sea sickness and misery could abound |
| you to immediately begin the vacation celebration | | | | through your entire voyage, which will still certainly |
| as soon as the wedding is through. You'll eliminate | | | | make your wedding celebration memorable, but |
| the need for dual planning - once the initial decision | | | | probably not in the way you would have liked. |
| is made and the guest list is submitted, the crew | | | | Planning a wedding in any location that can have |
| aboard the cruise ship will take care of everything | | | | unpredictable circumstances is always a gamble; |
| else | | | | it's up to you and your mate to decide how much |
| What comes as a surprise to most people is that | | | | you're willing to gamble on the day of your |
| having your wedding in this fashion can actually | | | | celebration. If it's of the utmost importance to the |
| save you some money. By booking the wedding | | | | two of you to hold your day outside on the open |
| and honeymoon together you'll get a better deal | | | | water, then by all means take the risk and hope |
| than you would have by booking them separately | | | | for the best, but if the worst case scenario is too |
| and since your wedding will be aboard a cruise | | | | much for you to bare dealing with on what is |
| ship, it's likely that your guest list will be | | | | supposed to be the most wonderful day of your |
| substantially shorter. | | | | life, you may want to have second thoughts |
| As far as planning and preparation go, you'll have | | | | about planning your wedding on a boat. |
| far less to do with planning your wedding aboard | | | | Keep in mind, once you get out there, there will |
| a boat which can eliminate the majority of stress | | | | be no turning back - you can't magically move the |
| and many of the headaches that are commonly | | | | boat inside if the weather turns sour, that should |
| associated with the usually monumental task of | | | | be your biggest concern when considering an |
| the planning. | | | | unconventional location for a wedding. |
| The cons associated with having a wedding | | | | |