Wedding Plans

[midicat 0]

Thank you all for your replies!

I hadn't really thought about it the way a few of you have mentioned. The courthouse thing is just because we have to do it, I suppose the real wedding later on can have more meaning. My parents have already told me if I wanted we could live here until the big wedding later on. So in essence if we did that, it wouldn't really feel like we were married anyway. lol. It would feel like the numerous other times he's come to stay for 3 months . I think if we did that, we'd probably just do a courthouse thing with my parents or something and not really tell anyone about it. Most of the people probably wouldn't really know the difference. If we did that though, i'm so going to be celebrating both dates . I better at least get a dinner out on the courthouse date!! lol. I agree with the fact that after all we've been through we deserve our presents too!! haha.

I don't think we'll be eloping. My uncle had the great idea for us to go to gatlinburg, TN and get married in a cabin. lol. I don't think i'll be doing that either. I do want the big wedding, with the dress and the cake and all that. And obviously my fiance wants that too, and it is important that his family are able to come. Another bad thing about December is the fact that we'd have basically 1 date to get married... Dec 15th. We wouldn't even really get to pick the date! Because, the first week would be too close to Turkey day, 2nd weekend is his sisters birthday (i'm sure she'd want to be attending a wedding on her 16th birthday!), 4th weekend too close to Christmas. lol. Maybe we could have it the weekend before Spring break and go away to Myrtle Beach or Florida as our "honeymoon!" hehe. I wanted to go on a cruise, but that won't be happening unless we wait until after AOS. *Sigh* Why do they have to make it so hard on you? You try and do it all the "Right" way and they like penalize you!

[Catica 0]

We were going to go on a cruise too for our honeymoon until I found out about most needing a passport now etc, However I think you can still go to the Virgin Islands or Bermuda before the AOS, those 2 places dont require passorts for the cruise, not 100% sure, cause read into it a little but we really wanted to go to barbados so we just decided to wait.

[Lisa and Spence 0]

We were going to go on a cruise too for our honeymoon until I found out about most needing a passport now etc, However I think you can still go to the Virgin Islands or Bermuda before the AOS, those 2 places dont require passorts for the cruise, not 100% sure, cause read into it a little but we really wanted to go to barbados so we just decided to wait.

Better check on that.... I go on cruises a lot (I live in FL) and as of 2007 Disney Cruise Line said that passports for USC are required for travel - and they only go to the Bahamas and the Caribbean.

I was bummed by that b/c we can't leave the country from what I understand for a couple of years... and we LOVE to go on cruises!

[garyandkris 0]

Better check on that.... I go on cruises a lot (I live in FL) and as of 2007 Disney Cruise Line said that passports for USC are required for travel - and they only go to the Bahamas and the Caribbean.

I was bummed by that b/c we can't leave the country from what I understand for a couple of years... and we LOVE to go on cruises!

Your future spouse will be able to leave the country if you apply for Advance Parole while waiting for AOS to be completed. I think it takes only a few months to get AP. There's info about it on this board: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showforum=115 . The search feature isn't working for me at the moment, so I'm sorry I can't point you to anything more specific.

[Fandango 1,439]

Re: cruising, D& I were originally getting married on a cruise...everyone was gonna fly in for it.

I was told repeatedly thru every cruiseline that a passport is needed for any cruise they make.