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Hi Everyone! I just wanted to post a simple and short review of our wedding on the Norwegian Breakaway on June 2nd,2013. I read a lot of reviews and posts on this thread in the planning process of my wedding so I know how helpful they can be. We were the very first wedding on the Breakaway so it was a little scary not knowing what to expect. The reason we chose Breakaway is simply because it was the best option in the NY/NJ area. I love RCCL and Celebrity and have been on both of those ships, but the pier in NJ is not ideal and they are older ships. We thought it would be exciting to have our wedding on a brand new ship docked in Manhattan! We started planning back in November 2011, a few months after we got engaged. Wedding Experience advised me that the first date of the weddings on the new ship was June 2nd,2013.I was a little apprehensive about being on of the first, but the date was perfect so we booked it. We knew our closest friends and family would cruise with us afterwards so instead of calling it our honeymoon, it was our week-long wedding cruise. ( Our real honeymoon is in September) .....

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One reason that I am happy we had our wedding on a cruise is because it was just so easy! We didn't have to worry about numerous vendors and such because everything was handled by one office. When we booked our wedding it was through Wedding Experience who I wasn't impressed by. It would take a while for them to respond to my emails or call me back. When Royal Ocean Events took over (November-ish 2012) things got much easier which was good because that's when most of the real planning started. Ozzy was the person who helped me through the last months of confirming everything. She was fantastic and really made me feel at ease. She would respond to my emails within 24 hours and would call me at a specific time if I requested her to. I still can't believe how easy everything was and how smoothly things went because of Royal Ocean Events.



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Like I said earlier our wedding took place Sunday June 2nd,2013 on the ship docked in Manhattan. We had a total of 107 guests at the reception with 22 of them cruising with us afterwards. We chose a sit-down lunch reception which took place in the Manhattan Room right after the ceremony in the same location.

When we arrived Sunday morning I met with our main coordinator Tammi, and four other coordinators. They quickly took me and my sailing guests thurrough security and check in. Our non-sailing guests checked in before going through security so I did not get to see most of them until the ceremony. At around 11am , as we were checkin in, Tammi told me we got cleared for boarding! I was ecstatic that I would have almost an hour to get dressed and relax before the ceremony which was scheduled for 12:15pm.

When we boarded we entered right by the Manhattan Room which was perfect. Tammi, my mother, sister and I headed up to my stateroom to get dressed. I booked a category S7 suite which was a penthouse. I highly recommend booking a suite if you are planning a wedding in port as it allows you enough room to get ready. I had a separate living area and bedroom and a huge bathroom. My mom and sister were able to stay in the living room, while I had the whole bedroom to get dressed. If I booked a standard room it would have been extremely difficult and stressful to have my mom and sister help me get ready.

Around 11:45 my photographer, Carly, stopped by to introduce herself and ask what kind of photos I preferred. She was so sweet and helpful and our pictures came out amazing! (more on that later)

So by 12:00pm we were heading back down to the Manhattan Room for the ceremony. Our officiant was Captain Arnold who delivered a beautiful ceremony. Here are some pictures from our ceremony.....

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Right after the ceremony Carly asked if I wanted to have some pictures taken around the ship and of course I said yes! Tammi said we had fifteen minutes, but we were probably gone for about a half an hour. We were already on deck 7 so I told Carly I wanted pictures by the chandelier and in O'Sheehans. She also suggested Shakers and Spice h20(outside) The outside pictures were definitely my favorite and I am so happy she suggested it. I am so happy the way our pictures turned out. We have about 30 from around the ship and there really isn't any bad ones. By the way, we added on the high resolution dvd of all images taken by our photographer. She took about 170 pictures in 2 hours so I am very happy we decided to to that.

Here are a few of our favorites....

 

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For our reception we requested to have a pictures taken at each table. We are planning on including these photos with the thank you's. Carly was great in moving this along quickly so we can enjoy our reception. I did not have time to eat anything but our guests seemed to enjoy the luncheon. We also had a dj who played background and dance music. We didn't have much time to dance, but it was fun nevertheless. Here are some pictures of the reception to give you an idea what it was like...

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So, am I happy I chose a cruise wedding? ABSOLUTELY!

It was an incredible day and I was beyond happy with the way it turned out. The Breakaway is an amazing ship and we had an great week with friends and family following the wedding.

Please let me know if you have any questions or if you want to see any more pictures. We took hundreds of photos at the wedding and during the cruise so if you want to see anything in particular let me know.

The picture below was taking by my sister in law. We just finished eating dinner and all I wanted were some pictures of the sunset in my dress. By the way, I kept my dress on throughout sailaway and dinner. I am happy I did, but we got soooo much attention.

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Thanks for reading my review

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Thank you sooo much for the wonderful review and the beautiful pics! You looked amazing! Love it! And I'm calling tomorrow to make sure I get the Manhattan room! I'd love to see any pics you'd like to share to give me some ideas on what to do for my upcoming wedding.. I can give u my email if that is easier to send! Congrats to you and your hubby! And thanks again!

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AWesome!!

 

YOU HAVE TO TELL ME!!

 

WHere did you get your hair band!!! Its the exact type i want. I have been looking all over for a reasonable head band and i cant find one anywhere!!!

 

 

Thanks!

 

Megan

 

I ordered it online on etsy. If you want, I can email you their link.

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