canesgirl

On the Eclipse in 2014 they had a watch party (with food and a bar!) set up in the movie theatre for the NCAA bball championship game

Congrats Littletravelbug!

We took photographers on board with us..didn't use the ship's photographers.

The DJ was amazing... We had DJ Carlos. We met with him when we did the ship tour a month prior to our sail date. We asked him for his email address and we emailed him a list of songs to give him an idea of what we wanted. We also a made an iTunes playlist for our cocktail hour so we could be sure he would play certain songs.

When we met with the maitre'd of Tuscan Grille, he suggested a way to set up the tables to leave space for a dance floor. We didn't rent a dance floor... It wasn't necessary at all. We all danced all night on the carpet :)

If you're able to do the ship tour... Definitely do it!

We didn't use the ship's photographers. We really wanted a video, and they couldn't do that, so we found some professional photographers (a husband and wife) and paid for their cabin... And they took pics and video of the wedding and did a mini photo shoot in Key West! Worked out well for us!

Hi JimmySting... We were able to get the full Tuscan Grille menu! Celebrity corporate said no to our request at first... but then we met with the maitre'd at Tuscan Grille when we did a tour of the ship (I think it is called the Test the Waters package - definitely recommend you do this!).. And he agreed to give us the full menu. He told us that the waitstaff would not be able to serve all of the tables at once... But everyone ordered so many different courses it worked out perfectly. Our guests absolutely loved being able to order whatever they wanted. I know some people had multiple appetizers and entrees!

We also worked with the maitre'd to create a table plan. We had a sweetheart table (they gave us two of the cool armchairs from one of the lounges). They pushed together the regular square/rectangular tables to create 4 long tables and we arranged them to leave space for a dance area, and room for the DJ. If I can find some pictures of the layout I will post them here for you to see.

We did the table plan and sent it to TWE and also made copies to give to the maitre'd on the day of the wedding. TWE made a beautiful seating chart board, and I made place cards.

Hope this is helpful! Happy planning :)

We had 43 people including us

TWE reached out to the ship a month or so before the wedding date to find out which musicians would be available. They gave us a few options and we picked the keyboardist. Then we sent our TWE coordinator the list of songs we wanted for our professional/recessional, and what type of music to play as the guests walk in. She sent our requests to the ship and got confirmation that the keyboardist could play the songs.

I highly recommend creating a detailed list of things you want and what's been discussed with TWE.. Including the times and songs for the musician. That way you can confirm absolutely everything.

Best of luck!

I'm sure it'll be beautiful at the lawn club! Do you have a back up room in case of weather?

We went through TWE to get a wedding canopy, a white aisle runner, rose petals down the side of the aisle, and flower arrangements in front of the canopy. We actually had a rabbi sail with us so we could have a Jewish wedding ceremony.

I also ordered flameless candles online to use to decorate the ceremony area. TWE said we could rent the candles but they were so expensive! It was much cheaper to buy them online myself. The coordinator set them up for us.

We had the keyboardist for the ceremony. We selected songs for our processional (we didn't have a wedding party - just our families), for me to walk in with my dad, and a song for my husband and I to walk back down the aisle. TWE confirmed with the ship that the keyboardist would be able to play the songs we selected. He also played music while the guests were being seated. We requested that he play islandy type music!

We also made gift bags for all of our guests - and the wedding coordinator delivered them to the staterooms during the ceremony.

TWE and the ship really worked with us to do absolutely everything we asked of them.

I'm happy to help... So ask whatever you want!

We got married at 7pm on the first night of the cruise. We had to get special permission from Celebrity to do that... And it was great because we could relax for the rest of the cruise! We had our ceremony in Reflections Lounge (the room at the very top of the ship), and had the cocktail hour and reception in Tuscan Grille.

Hello! My husband and I got married on the Celebrity Constellation in February. We rented out the Tuscan Grille for the night, and worked with the maitre'd to create a table plan with a small space for a dance floor. We paid to have the DJ... So we could have our first dance and dancing after dinner. It worked out perfectly for us! It was really nice to have the restaurant to ourselves. Our travel agent worked with the groups department to get us a discount on the buy-out and they also included passed canapés during the cocktail hour since we had to pay for more seats than we had guests.

I'd be more than happy to answer any questions you have!

I actually told TWE/Celebrity that we would ONLY be booking the wedding on-board if we could have it on the first night... so we had to get that approved before we booked anything.

$800 is a lot!! We paid for the rabbi's cruise so he could officiate our wedding. If you know someone who could marry you (a notary or pastor/rabbi/etc.), you could try that option... unless you've got your heart set on being married by the Captain.

I actually told TWE/Celebrity that we would ONLY be booking the wedding on-board if we could have it on the first night... so we had to get that approved before we booked anything.

$800 is a lot!! We actually paid for the rabbi's cruise so he could officiate our wedding. If you know someone who could marry you (a notary or pastor/rabbi/etc.), you could try that option... unless you've got your heart set on being married by the Captain.

Thank you!

Do you mean the Nautical Nuptials package? That's what we had to buy - although we took our own rabbi on-board so we didn't have the Captain marry us. We actually got special permission to have the ceremony and reception the first night of the sailing. Our guests started getting ready right after the muster station drill, and our ceremony started at 7pm. Because we were actually in "international waters" during the ceremony, it was purely symbolic, and the rabbi signed our official legal marriage license before we left Fort Lauderdale.

TWE say they can't guarantee what room your ceremony will be in, but we were able to get a guarantee from them. If there is a room you really want... just don't take no for an answer! The Reflections Lounge is so beautiful... and TWE worked with us to create flower arrangements at prices we were comfortable with. We also bought our own flameless candles, and we met TWE coordinators at the Port so they could take them on-board and set them up for us. They were really very accommodating!

Our reception was in Tuscan Grille, and we had to pay for a buy-out for the entire night (which meant paying for more covers than we actually needed), but our guests did get the entire menu and it was definitely worth it! We even had a DJ and a small area for dancing. We booked our entire reception through the Groups Department (not through TWE). You could probably go through the Groups Dept to rent out Tuscan Grille or Oceanliners for a brunch or lunch.

Do you live locally? If so -the best thing you can do is the Test the Waters package. We toured the ship and were able to meet with the maitre'd of Tuscan Grille, the on-board events coordinator, and we found the DJ and got his email address so we could communicate with him.

One other tip is to make a list of everything you want... the venues you want, the type of cake you want, any specific champagne or drinks, table plans, decorations (flower colors/arrangements), etc... and then you can send that to your TWE coordinator and figure out how to get it all done. Mine started out as a wishlist and I edited it as things changed. It ended up being a list of everything we had paid for and/or been promised by TWE or the Groups Dept. Then we made lots of copies of it and gave one to everyone!

Hope this is somewhat helpful. Feel free to ask me anything!

Thank you!!

We got our interracial "Football wedding" cake topper from the Magical Day website... you can customize hair colour and complexion.

I love this thread! I've been reading it for weeks!

I just got married last Thursday (2/27) on the Celebrity Constellation (we had to get special permission to get married on embarkation night). It was everything we ever wanted plus more. Once we knew that everyone we loved, everyone who wanted to be there with us, was on the ship... we totally relaxed! And EVERYTHING went exactly how we wanted it to!!! The on-board crew went above and beyond. The best thing we did was create a very very very detailed list of instructions to give to the on-board coordinator, the maitre'd of the Tuscan Grille (where the reception was), the DJ... everyone got a copy (or two)!

Anyway, I hope your experience is as amazing as ours was! Let me know if you have any questions or if I can be helpful at all.

Hi everyone: I've never posted in this forum before, but I've been reading it! I just wanted to say that I just got married on Thursday on the Celebrity Constellation, and it was the most incredible day of my life. TWE was (surprisingly!) helpful, efficient, and did everything they were supposed to do! The ship crew went above and beyond. The on board events coordinator, the maitre'd and sommelier and wait staff in the Tuscan Grille, DJ Carlos, and everyone else involved truly made our day so so special. I highly highly recommend getting married on board the Constellation. If anyone has any questions feel free to ask me and I will try to be as useful as possible!!