A10CalGal

Thanks for confirming my suspicions Karla! I have a myriad of problems on this topic: -Half of my family doesn't get the whole using the computer for anthing other than emailing stupid jokes thing. -2 of my best friends are having babies next month, and although they both said they would come, neither of them have decided whether their hubbys will come or stay home w/the new babies. -My FI's family thinks RSVP's are unnecessary - they are Hispanic & apparently expect everybody & their inlaws to show up for their events, so why shouldn't I. -And, last but not least, I just found out that a few of my girlfriends from the pre-engagement days are seriously planning on just showing up (they have not been invited.) I don't even want to get into that right now. However, I've invited 45 ppl total, and am confident that at least 30 of them will show up, so I'm basing all of my figures on 40. It should be fine, but GAWD, what's up with people??

So, I sent out STD's 9 months in advance of our wedding. On the STD's I printed out wedding website where I have onlinve RSVP-ing enabled. I was hoping I'd get some idea through that function (or people just calling me) to figure out how many we will have. Well, my friends all let me know, but my damn family for the most part hasn't even bothered to call & say "yes, we'll come" or "we won't be able to make it." It almost makes me wonder whether they received the STD's...they did. So, I plan to make my RSVP by date 8 weeks prior to our wedding date. I pray that my 35-40 # I've been estimating everything on is at least close to right.

Quote: Originally Posted by gkashmira jackie - how much do the speakers cost? i can't imagine they'd be as expensive as renting them! It's ridiculous. may esaid the price is: $150/ hour for system $75 for microphone (I htnk this is flat but I'm not entirely sure) $60 technician to set it up (again i hoe this is for the night and not per hour!) ______________ 5 hours = $885 for the night A DJ is quoted by maye as $215/ hour so 5 hours =$1075 So for an extra $190 I guess we coul dhave someone sitting there running our iPod instead... Christa - do you think the speakers are loud enough to compete over the surf? I'm just nervous the music will be lost in the air if we don't get a big sound system. BUT it sounds like it was verysuccessful at your party! Toes - I can't wait to hear if it works at your dad's 60th! Are you having an outdoor party? Kash, Maybe you should take a field trip to an electronics store & try one of the ipod speakers out for yourself. The one I have is just as awesome in terms of sound & volume as a Bose Wave (if you've ever heard one of those). They retail for approx $160-180, so it would definitely be worth finding out for yourself if it's loud enough, you could end up saving a lot of $$ on sound system rentals.

OK girls, while I haven't actually done this for our wedding yet, I have put playlists together for parties at our house (and others) and been very successful with creating a seamless, all night mix of music. We have a Lansing speaker box for our ipod, it's portable & we plan on bringing it with us to Cabo. The last party we had was outside in our back yard and we actually had to turn the volume DOWN because it was too loud for conversation! So, I would advise you to do this if you or your FI are ipod/itunes literate and own a speaker box. You can design play lists for each phase of your event - cocktail hour, dinner, dancing - whatever you want. You can also easily hook your ipod to a house sound system, but from what I've heard the rental rates for these arrangements have been outrageous!

Congrats Megan! Thanks for the quick turn around on your review. It sounds like you made the most of your situation. Good for you! I love that you all ended up in the pool at your wedding reception - I'd love to see those pics

Quote: Originally Posted by JANET1111 But based on your very strong recommendations, I promise to re-think this... I don't know why I am so hesitant? I think I just want to minimize the "extra stuff to do". I so totally hear you Janet! That was my thinking as well, but then I realized that we were bringing together two very culturally different groups of people that don't know eachother & it just makes more sense. Of course, I haven't actually DONE it yet! Trust your instincts. If you dont think it will be a problem, then don't do it!

Quote: Originally Posted by JANET1111 So....I may be making a big mistake, but I am leaning against doing a seating chart. I'm just not sure all the hassle is worth it. I only have 55 people, don't you think people can arrange themselves however they want? I plan to have seven tables of 8 each. We might reserve one table for us and our wedding party. Then have a table for each family. But basically let everyone sort themselves out. What do you gals think -- smart or stupid?? You know Janet, I toyed with this idea as well. However, I have decided to do a seating chart (even though we only have ~40 guests) for many of the reasons cited already. Mostly, I want everybody to feel comfortable & not have to worry about where to sit - especially since our families don't know eachother. I'd like to group people w/others I think they would be comfortable with, as well as sparking some great conversation! I certainly don't want any of my guests to feel left out. I think in the long run you're event will go more smoothly if you put a little effort into this one...sorry

Quote: Originally Posted by JOELLEN If you go to weather.com, and post a town and date, it will tell you exactly when the sunsets. They even have a special section for weddings. weather dot com says: 6:29 pm for 3/17 6:32 pm for 3/24

Quote: Originally Posted by NABUMBAH sorry for screwing you up, Christa. DST changes this year. It's usually later, hence my confusion. Are you working with a coordinator that you can ask? Because I want to believe Rosy, really I do... but I am still feeling hesitant. I'll email my coordinator & see if I can add some more confusion to this thread!

Quote: Originally Posted by NABUMBAH here is some info for you Sarah this is what DST used to be.... but now..... OK, as if we need something else to worry about! I remember hearing about this DST experiment a long time ago, I guess it's really happening. Sooo, I'm still confused though. I assume Mexico (and the rest of the world) will continue to follow the old program? My head hurts.

WOO HOO Meagan!

Quote: Originally Posted by A10CALGAL Tee hee! I'm glad you liked it FYI, that was just an old school throw back smiley for ya'

Quote: Originally Posted by AQHARIDER ROFL! And Christa wins the award for best use of a new smiley in a sentence! Too funny! Tee hee! I'm glad you liked it

Quote: Originally Posted by NABUMBAH duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude.... here is another answer to this question - per my coordinator just a second ago: 24 Sunrise: 7:20am Sunset: 7:32pm Moonrise: 11:39am Moonset: 12:56am When I asked her to confirm, this is what she sent: The time calendar I sent you already considers the day light saving time Those are local current times for those dates. Anything else let me know Rosy wtf? so after daylight saving it does not get dark until 8? F#@*! I researched this months ago and thought I had it all handled. Until we start looking at multiple sources. I don't get this discrepancy w/when DST starts...is this not a standardized world event?? Crap.

Oh, totally! When I found it a few weeks ago I was like

Here's a tip that I use everyday, when you visit an ongoing thread that you've read thru to a certain point, you can click "View First Unread" in the upper left hand corner of the screen (just under the "post reply" button & just above the first post). This will take you to the first post in the thread that you haven't yet seen. It's handy!

Sweet:

I like the ones that "just happen" personally. This one looks cool:

Quote: Originally Posted by TAMMYM Yeah it's so different in fresh water versus salt water. Cain learned to surf in CA if couple of years ago and taught me in fresh water. I can't wait to do salt water surfing, I bet it's easier. The waves here are only good when a storm is about to roll in. Sad huh... lol Wow, what a trip! You will love surfing in Cabo then - warm salty water! Definitely makes you more bouyant.

Quote: Originally Posted by TAMMYM Janet, I also LOVE that picture. Both Cain and I surf so it would be a fun twist on your typical wedding pictures. Tammy - where do you all surf?? Lake Michigan?

Quote: Originally Posted by MARIAELM Surprise, surprise! I've started a spreadsheet on this. There are 2 tabs - one for wedding items to bring and the other for general packing. I'd love more helpful tips since I need to start packing next week! MM - you are so on top of it! This is the kind of thing I would probably do in the month preceeding my departure. I am very spreadsheet oriented. You are my kinda gal

OK, now I'm confused. Here's my understanding (as a March bride) --> DST begins March 11, 2007. Sunset for my date 3/17 is 7:29 pm. Sunset is 7:32 the following Sat 3/24. Until I read this... MEXICO TIME ZONES Mexico uses three time zones. Most of the country uses Central Standard Time. The Mexico states of Chihuahua, Nayarit, Sonora, Sinaloa and Baja California Sur use Mountain Standard Time and Baja California Norte uses Pacific Standard Time. Daylight Saving Time begins at 2:00 a.m. local time on the first Sunday in April. On the last Sunday in October areas on Daylight Saving Time fall back to Standard Time at 2:00 a.m. The names in each time zone change along with Daylight Saving Time. Central Standard Time (CST) becomes Central Daylight Time (CDT), and so forth. The state of Sonora does not observe Daylight Saving Time.

Quote: Originally Posted by AQHARIDER I couldn't figure out how to buy for multiple people at the same time, I sent you a cocktail Christa- enjoy! Ahhh, you are so sweet! Thank you Sarah

Welcome to the board! Can't wait to hear about your big day, it's so soon!

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