LoganH2010

Check out your roll call and see if anyone there would help you out. Even if all they do is show up and take some pictures. I'm sure someone will volunteer.

 

Consider ordering a bottle of champagne to the room for that evening, along with flowers too.

 

Bring along some of the electric tea lights and ask the room steward if he would mind setting them out that night during his turn down. That way when you get back to the room it'll be candle lit and a bottle waiting to celebrate.

 

Have a great cruise!

I've posted on the roll call and still no reply! Maybe I'll get one or two before the cruise, at least I hope!!!

I don't have any info to add (sorry!) but I hope everything goes well for you and you guys have a great time and a wonderful proposal!

Thank you! She knows it's coming and is already planning wedding ideas lol. So hopefully it goes well and I can get some pictures after the fact to put up on here! I appreciate all of the help so far from everyone and if anyone has any ideas throw them up!

What kind of store are you buying from? I have tiny fingers and my jeweller can have any ring resized in about an hour... two if it's an antique and needs special attention.

Well she likes the diamonds on the band, so that changes sizing! But I got an email today saying it should be in store by the 26th of this month and I believe I am picking it up on may 2nd. So I will be (hopefully) engaged on the cruise! She knows it's coming, knows I asked her parents for permission, and all of that. But she thinks the ring will be in mid summer! So hoping to catch her a little off guard the first night!

I appreciate all of the help! I think I'm going to try and do it late the first night. Do it by ourselves so it's our own little moment and then maybe get someone to snap a couple pictures of us the next day!

Are you on the roll call? Maybe you could talk someone on the cruise to take some pictures for you. I know I would if I was on your sailing.

I'm not but I should look into it. I'm still not sure if I want to do it in private, but some pictures shortly after would be awesome!

Thanks. Yeah, there was no way I was going to spend more on the pictures than I did on the vacation. I think $600 for the 20 we did keep was pretty extreme, but they were amazing pictures. This is one of my favorites we took that wasn't the actual proposal.

Yea, I know a professional photographer. He is going to take our engagement photos when we get back. So I have a hard time paying them even 600 when I can get a photographer that has been published in big magazines for next to nothing. Of course our friendship gets me a cheap price, but even he would probably charge about that for ALL of the photos.

I tried to reach out to John Heald through facebook myself a couple of years ago. I didn't have much luck that time, but you may have better luck. I ended up signing up with the dream photographer for a photo shoot. Told the fiance that I didn't want to do formal pictures in front of the back drop because they feel cheesy. :) Told her we were going to do photos with the photographer around the ship. She had no idea. He set it up so that we were at the rail at sunset.

 

Now the picture package ends up being really pricey if you buy the whole thing. Like $1800 if I recall. I believe we bought 20 8x10s for like $600. He captured the moment in pictures and even recorded some video. However since the ship was moving there was wind and you couldn't hear much. We got some great pictures though. This is a crappy scan, but the image is awesome.

By the way, that's an awesome idea and a great picture to capture the moment. Congrats!

I tried to reach out to John Heald through facebook myself a couple of years ago. I didn't have much luck that time, but you may have better luck. I ended up signing up with the dream photographer for a photo shoot. Told the fiance that I didn't want to do formal pictures in front of the back drop because they feel cheesy. :) Told her we were going to do photos with the photographer around the ship. She had no idea. He set it up so that we were at the rail at sunset.

 

Now the picture package ends up being really pricey if you buy the whole thing. Like $1800 if I recall. I believe we bought 20 8x10s for like $600. He captured the moment in pictures and even recorded some video. However since the ship was moving there was wind and you couldn't hear much. We got some great pictures though. This is a crappy scan, but the image is awesome.

1800, oh my. I am thinking about doing it pretty low key. Possibly just somewhere at night where it's just her and I. I mentioned something to her and she said she isn't as worried about pictures when I ask as just getting some done later. We shall see what happens.

Does anyone know who I can contact? I spoke with the jewelry store today and they expect the ring to be in before the cruise.

just call carnival or have your ta call.

I've heard getting a worthy response that way is extremely difficult.

Does someone have a person I can contact about setting up a proposal on the fantasy? I want to get an idea of getting everything setup. I may have to ditch the idea as I had to get a ring ordered as her finger was too small for the one she loved in store. But mainly I just want to do it on the back deck or top deck at night (sunset maybe). I also wanted to talk to carnival about getting someone to take pictures that I could later purchase. So any information would be amazing! We sail in 31 days and the ring WILL be in, in time. I just also know that if something isn't correct with the ring, it will have to be pushed back. Thank you on advance for any help!!!