Interview by Lynette Hingle, Demand Media for USA Today
Guests Lodging Etiquette
According
to Rebecca Black, wedding etiquette expert at Etiquette Now, “The bride and
groom (or the bride’s parents) are only required to pay for the wedding party’s
lodging. All other invitees will be expected to pay for the cruise themselves.
Therefore, it is wise to contact all your invited guests with the dates and
available cruise package options as soon as your wedding plans are
finalized.
Ms.
Black advises that there are no etiquette rules concerning verbal invitations,
and it is permissible to seek verbal commitments from prospective attendees.
You may also want to send save-the-date cards with written travel arrangement
itineraries but be aware that proper etiquette insists that an invitation be
sent to everyone who has received a save-the-date card.
You
may also want to put the word out to your wedding guests that they should mail
gifts to your home before or after the wedding. While wedding gifts are always
appreciated, there simply won't be room in your cabin for you to accept gifts
easily during the cruise.”
Invitations
As
Rebecca Black of Etiquette Now explains, “Prewedding parties involve
gift-giving, which is why only wedding guests may attend showers. If you wish
to invite others to the party, proper etiquette deems you make it a
non-wedding-themed party, such as a bon voyage party.”
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