Getting Ready Without Seeing Each Other, Nerves, and Boredom?

[magenta321]

I don't have a time for my wedding yet, but I'm feeling like there will be a lot of time to kill between our 10 am boarding and whatever time the wedding is.

 

I realize we will be allowed to enter our room to get ready. I also realize there's a partition. I picture him on the side of the room near the door, and me near the balcony. That way I can make him go into the hall (haha) if I need to use the loo.

 

Getting ready shouldn't take me long. My hair should literally take a minute, I don't know how long my makeup will take me to do (minutes?) and getting dressed won't take long. Now what? I'm going to be a ball of nerves, we can't bring any alcohol on the ship, I don't want my fiance to see me, and we'll have a ton of time to kill.

 

Of course, we could tour the ship, but I really don't want my fiance to see me in my gown before the wedding.

 

What was your experience? How did you kill all that time?

[kwilliams137]

actually if you have any other guests(like his parents or your parents) you can call Carnival and ask to have one of their rooms ready so the guys could hang out there...with me his parents went and they had thier room ready so that we did not see eachother once we got onboard...also once we got on the ship I went straight to my room and the rest of the party went for the rehearsal...my advice is while they are in the rehearsal bring a friend to the room with you...i didn't and it took like 10 to 15 minutes and all i was doing was pacing around the room and drank a bottle of water...once the rehearsal was done I got dressed and then some people took photos before heading down for the wedding..

[magenta321]

No one else is cruising with us. We're cruising on Royal Caribbean.

 

I'm so nervous about how we'll get ready and how we'll kill time without seeing one another!

[adetia]

Pick a designated time before the wedding that he will go to a lounge and hang out, have a drink whatever, then he will head to the chapel or wedding location. In the meantime, you can get ready, dressed, flip on the telly, whatever. That way you can pace all over your cabin and he won't see you :).

[may2010bride]

Once he's ready I'd send him out to explore the ship. I think if it was me, I'd go kind of crazy waiting behind a partition when he was right on the other side. If he goes out and walks around or finds a place to lounge, you can have the room of the cabin and watch TV or do something to kill time.

[heatherandfred]

How weird that I happened upon this thread. DF and I were just talking about this. They told us that our suite would be ready and that we could just go right there. I figure if need be, he can change on one side and me on the other. He wanted to get dressed prior to getting to the ship. I told him that it would be a waste of time, especially if it's hot and he would be all sweaty and what not!

 

We're still figuring out the particulars.

[SweetDara]

It really is nice you don't want to see each other for the ceremony but be aware it will cause added, uncessary stress on you and future hubby.

 

If you are sharing a room - I would suggest the guy dresses first then leave allowing you time to have the room to yourself. If you want to continue with those plans.

[weddingmoon]

I will be getting married on the island of St. Thomas, but it will only be the two of us cruising. Have been wondering how I could avoid him seeing me, but the realized that I would need someone to help me with my dress. So I will do my makeup and he will help me dress. Then he will leave and I can accessorize.

 

Trust me even if he sees you prior to the ceremony, you will never look as beautiful as the moment you walk down the aisle towards him.

 

Congrats.

[MalibuBarbie]

I wouldn't worry too much about having alot of time to kill. From what rrecent brides have said, the time flies and before you know it, you will be walking down the aidle towards your future hubby!;)

MalibuBarbie

[LilBlackDress]

I was just married on RC. We didn't do the not seeing each other for a few reasons. but I can share with you some of the things I read regarding not seeing each other.

 

If you are planning on staying at a hotel the night before, will you be staying in separate rooms? If this is the case, the wedding coordinator will have you arrive in 2 seperate transports, take you through check in separately etc. This will all be an added expense that they really don't tell you about but trust me days before hand they will get the extra money for it.

 

I also read that a couple who did pay all the extras and they put the bride and groom through the check in with only one group between them, they were to be checked in an hour apart. The mother of the bride held the garment bag up so they didn't see each other.

 

If you just don't want him to see you in your dress then it is a little different. With that being said you will go through check in together and escorted to your room. you guys can hang out there for a lil bit and then he can get dressed and go to the wedding location while you get dressed.

 

With ours, like I said we weren't planning the whole not see each other, we have both been married before and have lived together for about 10 yrs before I finally said yes (think he stopped asking 8 yrs ago LOL)

 

While we were going through check in the boarding was delayed due to an immigration issue from the previous cruise. We didn't actually board the ship until almost 12:30 we went to the room, the coordinator then told my husband to be at the location in 45 mins and she would come back and get me in like 90 mins. My sister stayed with us and helped my husband get ready and when he left helped me with my dress.

 

There is a lot to think about with it and you have to figure out what is important to you and your fiance' without adding more stress.

 

 

they say to meet the coordinator at the docks at 10 am. You still have to take care of your baggage, check in, meeting with the officiant, and any other added personal. If you don't run into problems boarding like I did my understanding is there is only about an hour of so before the ceremony.

 

PS you can stop at a bar and get drinks if you really want to. but enoy yourself and remember it is about you and your fiance. if things don't go as planned or something isn't how you pictured it, don't let it spoil your celebration