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We made ours. I think that we spent around $100 for the pvc and then the cost of the fabric. I would caution you against using PVC on the beach only because if the wind is strong (as it was on our wedding day) you may have some problems keeping it up. We had to anchor ours with an extra piece of ribbon in the back to keep it upright.

I say #3. I think a good rule of thumb with BM/GM gifts is to give them something that you would give them for any special occasion or holiday. I don't care who you are, no bridesmaid really wants a shirt that says "bridesmaid' I got each of my sisters (my 2 BMs) a terry juicy outfit. They both LOVE them and wear the all the time. And it was fun for me to give them to them since neither of them would spend the $ on themselves - my older sister has 3 kids and is too frugal, and my younger sister is only 16.

We had our welcome dinner at Tabasco's on Medano. It was a lot of fun. For our RD re chartered a boat and did a sunset cruise. I also had a great time doing this

I don't know if this helps, but rather than getting gifts for our moms alone we did gifts for our parents. I got my mom and stepdad a GC to a swanky resort, and we're giving my dad & stepmom a nice BBQ. Otherwise, I would say go with the gift that you think your mom will like the most regardless of whether it matches with the other girls.

I actually like #2 better but I agree with Tammy. Wear what makes you feel beautiful and comfortable and SPANX rock the discotech. I also highly recommend enrolling in a bootcamp program if you are looking to lose inches/lbs quickly before the wedding

Quote: Originally Posted by DREA14369 We are going to Cabo this July to save the date. JCrew lets you return the dress anytime with tags on.....so I understand that, I also told them that I would pay for their dresses now and they pay me back...I'm doing that for Renee (little sis) and Shelly (opera friend), my other sister (Cynthia) is purchasing it on her own and Vanessa did too (they didn't think $69 was a lot.).... They want to see how dress looks on them....and they all chose that dress when I gave them a list of dresses to choose from. that's at least good. I am just sayin' I can see why they may hesitate ... especially if you have cancelled once already. I went through the same thing because we cancelled ours before finally making a decision.

Quote: Originally Posted by Nini_Bride Ya, but if she changes her mind then she can flip for the new dresses. At this point these dresses are on sale and won't be available in a year. Where is their loss? They are paying less and if she changes her mind then they get two dresses for the price of one! lol. Selling BM dresses is not easy. If J Crew has the same return policy that BR does then you're in the clear because they accept returns forever as long as you have tags & receipt. If they lose money, even if it's $69, that is annoying. Being a bridesmaid is expensive. That's why I recommend buying the dresses for them and letting them pay later on. It's not an issue of loss. It's just that I would also be hesitant to buy a BM dress before an official date has been announced.

I can actually understand their POV. Your wedding is still at least 14 months out which is a really long time from now. If you want to buy them now, I would suggest that you buy them yourself and hold onto them until closer to the wedding. That way, in case you change your mind/date/location they're not out the money. I am just speaking from experience. I bought 8 bm dresses for my girls at Banana right at the beginning of planning before we had planned on doing a DW. I ended up having to return the $ and the dresses a few months later when we cancelled the hometown wedding and decided on a DW. A lot can happen in the next year.

I carried it on and had no problems. Actually, it got us noticed and the airline employees pulled us into a special line to check us in. Nothing like special treatment

I used Jim Kennedy & Stephanie Brockman

I didn't bother to do this. I know, I am probably doomed I did have a really cool something old- a necklace that originally belonged to my great, great gma from the 1800's. I suppose my veil was new... but I didn't have a borrowed or blue. Oh well.

We bought my ering online, and DH's band online. Unfortunatley I don't know where he purchased either one.

Quote: Originally Posted by MagsieMexico The OOT bags are great! And who was your photographer? Gorgeous photos. We used Jim Kennedy - Jim Kennedy Photographers {800 264 4558} He is local to me (Orange County, Ca) but does DWs occasionally

Quote: Originally Posted by mridgway Thanks for the info! This helps a great deal. I think I'm just having nightmares about being that bride who keeps getting whipped in the face through the whole ceremony! that was not a problem at all. My veil had an organza trim which may have made it a little heavier.

very pretty!

I've been to Bangkok and had no problems. When we eventually do a real HM (later this year) we plan to go to Thailand.. so I will let you know!

Mine was chapel length. It was a little annoying but not that bad. I wore it for the ceremony and for photos afterward... until I was walking down the beach and a wave came up and got it wet and sandy! at that point, I ditched it...

Quote: Originally Posted by annkaley I just saw that my picture is very similar to yours...is that sunrise or sunset? it is sunset at the cabo surf, as photographed by our photographer

Quote: Originally Posted by amyh Very cute Natasha! You should have your friend post on the site! I know lots of brides who go crazy over koozies! haha! I will ask her if she is interested, but to be honest she is SUPER busy... she works on a lot of popular tv programs and movies. Our order was 100% her doing us a favor - and even with the koozies we had a 200 min which was okay because we had so many guests. I will defintely let her know abou it though

I finally uploaded a couple of pics that my friend took. here are our bags & their contents. I bought the bags wholesale from a friend - they were around $2.25 each. they were nice and big and I saw people carrying them around all weekend. We also ordered our koozies from her.. pics of them to follow. The mini meds were also purchased whsle and included - aleve, asprin, pepto, immodium, dramamine, this "sexual stimulant" stuff (for fun!) and some energy shooters - also for fun. We also bought some sunscreeen wholesale. If anyone needs any I think we had about 20 extra tubes leftover. I'll be looking to sell them once I get my act together. Food-wise we bought almost everything from Costco. We included letters and some maps that we picked up from a kiosk our first day in town. I think that the cost per bag was around $10? maybe more... we kind of lost track. Ya'll know how that goes

I also wanted to do them, but because our invites were on handmade paper it did not make sense. I think that they're super cute though...

Hi there, I spoke with Amy about our wedding but ended up hiring Lovely Weddings (Rosy and Carla) because they were more affordable. They did a fabulous job. anyhow, have a great trip & good luck finding a location!

We invited everyone ... only expected about 75.. and we had over 130. So just beware if you do!

ohhh... that's who it was. St Pucci. I actually tried it on a while ago. I think it was $4k-$6k? not positive

I used Jim Kennedy Photographers {800 264 4558} I highly recommend them