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Home >> Travel >> Cruises >> Carnival >> Why I Chose a Carnival Cruise Wedding

Why I Chose a Carnival Cruise Wedding

Modified: Sep 29, 2011 by Stefanie Fauquet · This post may contain affiliate links · 11 Comments

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Today is my 5th wedding anniversary-- though it feels like the 10th! I love to reminisce back to my wedding day. I sometimes feel like I had the perfect wedding as everything seemed to fall into place so easily. I've mentioned it in the past, but for those new to the blog, my husband and I were married on the Carnival Inspiration in the Port of Tampa. I thought this year I would go a little more into my thought process on choosing this type of wedding and how it worked out.

Before the wedding was even planned, we knew we wanted to go on a cruise for our honeymoon. I had originally envisioned a beach wedding, since we live in Florida, and a Disney wedding was completely out of the budget. The budget really comes into play because my husband and I paid for the entire wedding/honeymoon ourselves. I found planning a beach wedding very stressful. Clearly I couldn't afford an event planner, and each little detail was driving me crazy. The reception I wanted was also ridiculously expensive. I quickly learned I needed to look into other options, and one day while searching our cruise I came across Carnival Weddings.

And then it just clicked.

We were already going on a cruise, why not have the wedding in port (on the ship) and then immediately leave for our honeymoon?!

Done.

After I ran it by my husband-to-be and mother, it was a pretty quick decision. I wanted to get married in May, and only had a few months to put it together. We also had to make sure the ship I wanted had availability; at the time, Carnival only did 3 weddings per cruise.

With this wedding came a few restrictions. I could only invite 40 guests based on the type of wedding I had, which was the Deluxe Romance Package.

Package included:

A dedicated Wedding Agent assisting you with every detail from selecting your package to "I do". On the day of your wedding, Priority check-in for the bridal couple and their guests, a local Wedding Officiant, A Wedding Coordinator to work solely with you and your guests, Photographer, Ideal wedding location, Romantic wedding set up, Selection of Wedding Vows and Poems/Readings, Recorded ceremony music, 8-Rose Bridal Bouquet with matching Rose Boutonniere for the groom. One and a half-hour Open bar with selection of hot and cold hors d' oeuvres, Ice Carving, Champagne Toast, (1-set) of etched "Our Wedding" champagne flutes, 2-Tiered Wedding Cake with keepsake topper. Cake Server and Coffee/Tea service provided. A bottle of Sparkling Wine and Chocolate Covered strawberries for the bride and groom's stateroom.

I was sold on the ice sculpture.

Basically, everything was planned for me-- I only had to show up with my dress! The Port of Tampa and the Carnival Inspiration were selected out of convenience for my family and friends. The absolute best part was everyone was off the ship before it left the port, so my husband and I sailed alone on our honeymoon. I did not offer to have anyone sail with us. 🙂

I could go on and on about the wedding, but I will just share some pictures instead. Also, if I recall, the whole wedding and honeymoon only cost about $5000. I think I got a deal.

Oh...and the cake was the best ever!

And then the next day...

Happily Ever After!

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  1. Kimberly@PrettyPinkMomma says

    May 27, 2011 at 4:36 pm

    Happy Anniversary!!! I would love to go on a cruise - maybe for our 10th anniversary which will be next year. Either that or Vegas!

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  2. Iva @ This Side of Perfect says

    May 27, 2011 at 7:47 pm

    What a wonderful wedding! My husband and I went on a Carnival cruise this past summer and LOVED IT. We are thinking of taking another for our 15th wedding anniversary (with the kids - are we goobers or what? LOL)

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  3. Janice - The Fitness Cheerleader says

    May 28, 2011 at 10:26 am

    Happy anniversary! I've never been on a cruise before - do you have any tips on things to look for when choosing a cruise package

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  4. Stefani says

    May 28, 2011 at 1:52 pm

    Happy Anniversary! I have been on a Carnival Cruise once (back in 2002) and would LOVE to go again....

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  5. Susan Sardone says

    May 29, 2011 at 3:06 pm

    Congrats -- I was a May bride, too. I highly recommend cruises to celebrate an anniversary, too: http://honeymoons.about.com/od/anniversary/qt/may-anniversary.htm

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  6. Alicia says

    June 28, 2011 at 3:04 pm

    Thank you so much for this post. My fiancé and I are currently looking into a wedding cruise and are trying to decide on carnival or Norwegian cruise. Your post was helpful!

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  7. Dana J Valle says

    July 23, 2011 at 6:48 pm

    Wow.. I had no idea that they even did weddings on cruise ships. That sounds easy and amazing. The pictures are so cute! Congrats on your most recent anniversary!

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  8. Katie says

    September 11, 2011 at 10:35 pm

    Reading this is so ironic, we've been looking at carnival for our wedding for the same reasons; we wanted to do it for the honeymoon anyway and we also have a $5000 budget. I have my heart set on May as well, even tho its September and the ring I picked out is hidding somewhere in my house and has not yet been given to me. It seems like everyone who's done a carnival wedding has loved it.

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