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I think I am a bit of an anomoly on this board - we did a DW because we want to save money but we mostly chose to have a DW because if we did it in our home town we would have 4x the number of guests - that's just obscene in my opinion so we opted to do a DW. We're definitely not as budget-conscious as some of the other couples on this board. I voted $5k plus - we are actually spending $5k exactly but that's because our photographer gave us an amazing deal - we're getting what amounts to his premium package for the cost of his cheapest package - and he is paying all of the travel. Since we've already invested a couple hundred in epic prints we're technically over $5k. Relatively speaking, the price that we paid is right on par with what other brides from my home town are paying for photography. And it was one of our top three as far as priority goes (food, entertainment, photography) so there you go

I am late but congrats and welcome - time will fly!

my mom uses vrbo to list her vacation home. She has had great success. She was just telling me the other day that she received a letter from the owners of VRBO - they originally started the site to rent their house in Colorado - then they started advertising their friends' houses and it just exploded from a basement operation to what it is anyhow it's recently been sold. Just some random trivia about VRBO

so cute! I also plan on doing these (better get to ordering soon!) I found some well priced ones on ebay

I am sure that you can - from Word you can go into word --tools - letters and mailings - envelopes and labels - from there click on options. scroll down to custom size and enter your envelope size. that should work with some degree of trial and error for lining up the print.

Quote: Originally Posted by NATASHA Here are ours (FYI - I have about 40 or so extra covers if anyone wants to explore this idea) - they actually looked like passports - people are still talking about them. Cover: On the inside, we had a picture of us and information about the wedding but it was in exactly the same format as your passport. We had all kinds of very funny copy embedded in the codes, too. Then, on the pages inside we created "stamps" with information about Cabo, the wedding, etc. We found very authentic paper that feels like passport paper and then our friend recreated the style. Example of "Stamps" Inside: If anyone is interested in stealing our idea, I have the full lay-out and copy, etc. It was very cool (I don't take credit, my husband and our friend did all of it - well, I helped with assembly). natasha, these are quite possibly my favorite invites, like ever. You should seriously sell this design to an invitation vendor. So creative.

thanks guys. It's a little hard to tell from the photos, but the paper is all handmade so it's really cool. I really love how they turned out and Melina from Papel Vivo - Hand made Paper and Wedding Invitations: Index was awesome to work with. They did, however, cost a freakin arm and a leg. Such is life, I guess.

at last... here are mine:

I went to a wedding here last summer - it's beautiful but not on the beach

My fi has been working on this for a while. Basically the jist of what he has told me is that there are not many courses, and most of them are super expensive and do not offer group discounts. He's working with our planner now to try to negotiate something at the executive course in San Jose, but he tells me that the greens fee for that course is still over $100 - for the Palmilla and Cabo Del Sol they're in the $300 + range unless you're staying at the hotel.

another cool location in Temecula for brides that want a winery wedding. Ponte Family Estate Winery It's a beautiful winery. They have a barrel room for small groups and a large tent for larger events. They also have really good food at their restaurant! And their wines are pretty good too

Quote: Originally Posted by host I second this winery...i go with my sisters for lunch every year. it is stunning and they just finished a big remodel so they are all set for weddings. if anyone wants to do a day here, let me know Do they have a restaurant too? I only saw the picnic tables & take out stuff. That's good to know if they do!

it is an awesome inn. They have a private cottage in back that we stayed in. It's not featured on their website but if you want more info on it let me know and I will send it to you. We gave our friends 2 nights in the cottage as a wedding gift. They loved it too

No I haven't. I used to do temecula a lot (in my early 20's - back then it was cheap!) but these days I don't get out there as much. I really like Ponte - have you been there? It's a beautiful location for weddings, too. And I think that their minimums are pretty low. I should post about it

Wilson Creek is a lot of fun!

We stayed at this awesome B&B in March. It was absolutley fabulous. They can't really host events there but it a wonderful place for a romantic getaway or honeymoon. Napa Bed & Breakfast Inn Napa Valley CA -- Candlelight Inn Bed and Breakfast -- Luxury Wine Country Lodging

Viansa is just stunning. We stopped by there on our last Napa/Sonoma trip and while the wines were not my favorite, the winery itself is spectacular. Viansa Winery in Sonoma - Cal-Italian wines, Gourmet Olive Oil, Monthly Wine Clubs & Wine Gift Baskets from the Sebastiani family And a friend of mine who is a WC said that it was a great venue to work with. here is a knottie bio with more pics of the winery Cookie Test

I love Santorini - so gorgeous. congrats!

yes, totally. Yours really look greaT. love the metallic paper - they look like a little gift!

love those Christa! Mine are done and I am putting together the info for the calligrapher ... I need to take a photo to show ya'll. they turned out great.

thank you for this. I am definitely going to scale back on flowers and do the fireworks - I have been on the fence about that all along.

Quote: Originally Posted by host great pics tasha!! when do you get the rest? I have all of the digital proofs already on our photographer's proofing site. She (our photographer) uploaded them right after the shoot. She did an amazing job. After the holidays we will get the disc with all of the negatives and I will try to post more then.

Quote: Originally Posted by TAMMYM Girls, I'm seriously on the verge of a break down. With everything going on with Marty, (Cain's Ma) Cain working a ton of hours and I'm not seeing him except on the weekends now, the volunteer work I'm doing for the dog rescue, planning this wedding and now our foster dog is getting worse and I don't think she'll make it through the winter months.. I'm just stressed beyond belief. I'm a perfectionist and I'm sure that makes it worse, I'm at the point that I feel I can't make my mind up on anything anymore. I posted last week a pick of some chocolate and green individual cakes, well I got an email back from Sweet Dreams, they quoted them at $25.00 each. I emailed Jennifer Hatton and she gave me the same price. I'm just so overwhelmed with decisions that I can't make one of them. I envy you girls that are already married, I just don't know how you did it... I'm just so stressed that I just want it all over with... welcome to my world, sweetie. I swear, it will all be okay.

Quote: Originally Posted by A10CALGAL Tasha - those are super! It makes me want to bug my FI AGAIN about getting e-pics. We're running out of time dammit!! Christa I totally did not want them, but I am really glad that we did them after all. Even if it was unintended. I would recommend that you do them - you definitely still have time.

thanks ladies. yes. this is actually his wife who will be flying down to shoot our wedding as well. This is just a small sampling of her work. She took some fantastic shots of our family and my sister's kids, but out of respect for her privacy I won't post those here. It's funny that ya'll identify the photos as "rustic" - she actually chose all of the locations to shoot but ironically we were about 100 yards from the beach at most of these locations. We just walked around the downtown location in HB where I grew up and shot some. I am glad that we did something different, especially in light of the fact that our wedding & wedding photos are going to be so beachy.