A Cruise to the Eastern or Western Caribbean

After you have worked hard to get all of the main wedding details locked in, it is time to start planning the Honeymoon! When looking at Honeymoon destinations you always want to keep an open mind. There are so many different areas of the world to consider!

One of the most popular destinations for Honeymoons is The Caribbean. One of the best ways to visit these areas in my opinion is a cruise! A cruise is nice because it is all inclusive, the food is excellent and you can go and visit the different ports and always have somewhere comfortable to come back to. We felt it is the best bang for your buck!

There are many different locations to choose from when you are looking into cruises. There is the Eastern Caribbean which includes: Saint Maartin, Saint Thomas, and the Bahamas which is always a nice way to go. My fiancé and I recently just got back from a cruise that went all of these places and it was beautiful. There were even some Honeymooners on the cruise! I thought there were a lot of very romantic places and each of the places we went was breath taking in there own way!

Now the Western Caribbean although I have never been I have heard amazing things about! The areas that are part of the Western Caribbean include: Cozumel, Mexico, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, Montego Bay, Jamaica, and the Bahamas. This is an option that my fiancé and I are considering! We both would like to go on another cruise for our Honeymoon because he proposed to me on are Eastern Caribbean cruise and we feel it would be suiting!

If you decide to go with one of these two options I am sure you will not be disappointed!

The Reception Site

How do you choose the perfect reception site? When I was looking into reception sites I wanted the reception to be somewhere close to the wedding ceremony. When I was in my sister’s wedding she had her reception about 20 feet away from her ceremony. Which I thought was perfect. So I wanted the same type of set up for my reception.

A couple questions you have to ask yourself is do you want to have your reception inside or outside, do you want it close to the ceremony or in different location, how many people are you going to have at your reception and what type of decorations did you want to use for it?

After you have answered these questions the reception site might be right in front of you if you choose to have it on site or you may have to start looking for the perfect location. If you are choosing a different location then the ceremony you always want to keep in mind what is going to be easier on the guests and keep there best interest in mind by having the reception close.

Start researching options right away so you can narrow down a solid list of places. Once you have your list go visit the sites and find out all of the information before making a decision. Make sure that your decision is with in your budget!

I hope this advice helps you narrow down your perfect reception site!

Videographers

What is a good way to remember your wedding day, video tape it! A videographer is someone you hire to record your wedding. It gives you the ability to watch your wedding day over and over again. My sister had a DVD made of her wedding day and I would also like to hire someone to video my wedding!

Where do you start when looking for a good videographer? The best place to start is to ask all of your friends and family who they have used in the past if any. If your friends or family recommend anyone specific add them to your list and make sure to include them in your research.

Another way to find a videographer is to look online, or look in wedding books. Many videographers will have samples online to view there work. Take the time to watch there videos they have produced to see if that is the style you are looking for. Some videographers are more artsy and some are more conservative. It is your day so you decide which style you are after.

Once you take the time to research all of the different choices you will know exactly what you want. Videographers can be expensive so make sure to have a budget set aside for this part of the wedding experience!

Choosing your Wedding Hairstyle

So you are preparing for your big day and something that keeps going through your mind is “hairstyles.” There are so many different wedding hairstyles to choose from! How do you know which hairstyle is going to work best for you? Well I wanted to see what was in style for 2008 weddings. What I found is when it comes to wedding hairstyles there are a lot of choices!

If you want to wear all of your hair up then there is the classic up do, up do with curls, and up do with accessories (example: flowers, hair pins, pearls etc.). To wear all of your hair up, you need to have a certain length of hair to be able to pull back. Also you have to feel comfortable with it all up. I for one do not like it when all of my hair is up. I have a rounder face and so I always feel self-conscious when all of my hair is pulled back. Although the nice thing about having all of your hair back is you do not have to worry about messing with it!

If you want to go for more of a half up half down style then there is the sleek half up look, half up with a lot of curls, and half up with accessories. Again to wear your hair half up it has to be a certain length to pull back. This is a style that I would consider because it still pulls back your hair, but at the same time leaves some hair to play with.

The other option is to have all of your hair down. When you make the choice to have it all down there are a variety of ways you can wear it. You can always wear it long and sleek, or you can dress it up a little more by doing long barrel curls. If you have naturally curly hair you can always wear it with your natural curl. I recommend especially on your wedding day to wear it a new way you have never worn it before. In my opinion that would make your hair style that much more unique on your special day! Also always plan ahead to try a few different hairstyles before the big day.