LCBride2007

welcome to the forum, May!

welcome! let us know what you're looking for, and we'll do our best to help!

so glad you're ok! i am sure brandy will be ok have some rest and some TLC. this woman sounds like a bitch - glad you're not letting her get away with it.

welcome to the forum! you definitely came to the right place for help.

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welcome, Michelle! please feel free to ask us any questions you have!

oh trust me - there was a lot of trial and error on my part! i printed it all myself, and printed the center piece right on the paper, lining it up in the middle, and then folding it afterwards. i would cut a piece of scratch paper to the size of my invite and test to make sure it lined up before printing on the "good" paper

Quote: Originally Posted by akh i think i made about 50 or so - i did post a pic somewhere, but now i have a pro picture from Leigh! here are mine ... i don't think the inserts are in the shots - but i had 2 cards in there, one was the RSVP (front and back) and one the Welcome Dinner invite - they were pretty casual by the way ... these were my inspiration, i certainly didn't come up with much on my own! (i ordered a sample) Handmade Paper and Letterpress Wedding Invitations: a171-Maui Wedding ironic, i just noticed the sample was called "Maui Wedding" - i was legally married in Maui!

Quote: Originally Posted by JenandBrendan Hey, you want to spend some of your new-found down time to make my invites for me LOL!!! i'm actually half tempted to say yes! but i have so much i want to do around the house i'd never get it done. you can totally do it - i am no martha stewart, or even a "NurseSarah" (she's the DIY queen!) - but i managed to pull it off. it was more time consuming than i thought it would be - but wasn't necessarily hard. as for the cost - i could easily have spent $5-10 per invite, i really liked some of the expensive ones. but i just couldn't justify it! Quote: Originally Posted by leigh miller ann you invites looked so nice! and expensive. loved them. i cant believe they were so inexpensive! hell, a post-it note invite would look good if YOU took the picture!

Quote: Originally Posted by akh i made them myself - so it's hard to total the cost. i bought the paper, envelopes, and stamps - it had to have been less than $100 i think i lied. it was probably closer to $150-200 after all the postage (to mail, and the return envelopes)

just found one picture of the inserts ...

i think i made about 50 or so - i did post a pic somewhere, but now i have a pro picture from Leigh! here are mine ... i don't think the inserts are in the shots - but i had 2 cards in there, one was the RSVP (front and back) and one the Welcome Dinner invite - they were pretty casual

i made them myself - so it's hard to total the cost. i bought the paper, envelopes, and stamps - it had to have been less than $100

Quote: Originally Posted by akh I was charged $3.50 per person for my cake - I didn't specify anything other than "white cake" - and other than the few flowers on it, I didn't even say how it was supposed to look! FYI - the cake isn't included in the package price - so I think the $3.50 is the basic charge for a cake. yup - this is from their website ... Wedding Cakes [Wedding cakes start at $3.50 per person - minimum 10]

I was charged $3.50 per person for my cake - I didn't specify anything other than "white cake" - and other than the few flowers on it, I didn't even say how it was supposed to look!

Quote: Originally Posted by beachbride I loved them also, but refuse to pay that.... ditto! i just couldn't justify the cost either.

i think it's awesome that you got to capture that emotion on THE day you got engaged - there's nothing better! that "cloud nine" feeling comes through in all of the pictures, it's perfect.

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it probably also depends on the goal of your STDs as well. like mine were sent about 5-6 mos before the wedding, and the purpose was to get people to book the resort a.s.a.p. so they could get into Dreams at a decent cost. since that was my goal, i wanted them to know that they were invited to bring a guest. by the time i sent invites (about 6-8 weeks before the wedding) it would have been too late to get the person and their guest the doscounted rates. whereas if the goal is to just let them know about the wedding date and location, you probably don't have to included "and guest" on the STD.

yikes. people never stop surprising me. i hope that was a joke, or a dare.

Quote: Originally Posted by nylalany Las Caletas in PV - Do you have all your guests stay at some hotel and then transport them to the island just for the ceremony and reception? I want a group bonding vacation type thing going on... For our wedding, we all stayed at the same resort (Dreams PV) and then yes, we arragend for a bus to take us to the marina, and then you all take a boat to Las Caletas (not technically an island). There was 1 family that chose to stay at a different hotel in PV, but that was up to them. The rest of us hung out at Dreams the whole week - it was great. But some of the girls have had their guests stay at various hotels/resorts. That part is all up to you and your guests.

in the Liam & squirrel picture -is that some random man videotaping it too? too funny!

Quote: Originally Posted by nylalany Otherwise, I might just stick to somewhere near home with Laguna beach or something. Having a hard time finding anything that isn't a hotel ballroom type wedding in SoCal on the beach though. just saw that you added this last part (or i didn't see it at first anyway). i bet some of the So. Cal. girls (and Leigh Miller, a fabulous photog!) can suggest some locations that might work if you wanted to stay local.

Quote: Originally Posted by carlymcmullen It is similar. I am going to try to make my veil. Cuz I just want it really long (anagarcia was my inspiration for that, I love the pic of her veil blowing in the wind). But this veil has crystal's on it, I want it just plain. So I am going to buy a bunch of tulle and try to make it myself. Thanks for all the kind words, ladies! I do feel I made the right decision! i am sure you can do it! i thought about making mine as well, and saw a bunch of patterns at the craft store (JoAnne Fabrocs, I think). I ended up just getting mine made for me for like $60 from an online vendor.

is that the veil you're getting too?