| When you think about weddings, you may picture | | | | guests or actually have no wedding guests at all. |
| the ones you have seen on television or | | | | (Typically the cruise ship's wedding coordinators |
| portrayed in movies in which these events takes | | | | will provide you with witnesses, if necessary.) |
| place in big elaborate wedding halls with many | | | | Usually you have to be docked in port during the |
| guests in attendance. You may also remember | | | | wedding ceremony. This means that you can get |
| some large affairs you, yourself, have attended. | | | | married either at the cruise's departure city or at |
| However, if you plan on only having a few | | | | any city at which the ship docks during the cruise. |
| wedding guests at your wedding, you might not | | | | You may have the option to either marry on the |
| be sure how to make it as memorable as a | | | | ship, itself, or somewhere in the city. If you do |
| bigger wedding. This article offers some | | | | have wedding guests who can come to the |
| suggestions about ways to have a special day | | | | departure city, they can attend your wedding and |
| with just a small number of wedding guests. | | | | then disembark before your cruise ship departs. |
| One option is to rent a small room at a restaurant | | | | You would then continue your honeymoon cruise |
| where you can have both the wedding ceremony | | | | as newlyweds. |
| as well as the reception. If, for example, you plan | | | | An final idea is to have a destination wedding. A |
| on 15 guests, it might be quite awkward to have | | | | destination wedding lends itself to a small wedding |
| a wedding at a huge wedding hall. By scaling down | | | | as travel costs - as well as time needed to take |
| the size of the venue to match the number of | | | | off from work - tend to limit the number of |
| guests you have, the setting will seem quite | | | | guests in attendance. If, for example, you want |
| appropriate. | | | | to get married in Hawaii, you could be |
| Another option is to get married at home (or at a | | | | accompanied by a few close guests (such as |
| friend's or relative's house.) Getting married at | | | | family members) or the two of you could elect to |
| home naturally makes for a more intimate and | | | | get married alone. (Just make sure you plan for |
| cozy environment. You might want to have the | | | | any witnesses that will be needed if you have no |
| wedding in the backyard, and rent tables for the | | | | guests.) |
| reception (if necessary.) An added benefit is that | | | | Remember, there are many ways to make your |
| this is typically one of the more affordable options | | | | wedding day special regardless of the number of |
| for a wedding location. | | | | guests in attendance. A small wedding can be just |
| A third idea is to have your wedding on a cruise | | | | as memorable as a large wedding. |
| ship. This option works well if you have a few | | | | |