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Mine was fine.. very clean in fact.. My only problem was a little bit of sand still in the fabric because it's an organza overlay and on the bodice some of the sand went through the fabric.. it's bright white though! I haven't had it professionally cleaned.. just washed it off in the bathtub.

I'm not so sure about having to see Malibu.. I work here.. it isn't magical or anything.. lol maybe because I'm working.

Quote: Originally Posted by SarahL We didn't want to have table numbers because it sort of sounds like a hierarchy... we didn't want people at table 14 to feel like they were less important than those at table 2! SO... I created these table names instead. They are named after drinks. We will be at the champagne table, and everyone else will sit at one of these: - Sangria - Margarita - Cafe de Olla - Agua de Jamaica - Paloma - Vampiro - Tepache - Horchata - Michelada - Chocolate Caliente - Limonada I'm attaching the actual table cards I made. At the top I put the flip flop design that has been at the top of our save-the-dates, invitations, placecards, and stationery. Then at the bottom there is the table (drink) name and a picture. I took these to be professionally color-printed, and then I had them cut in half vertically and folded in half horizontally. Then they were laminated and ready to go. Enjoy! Sarah Oh wow! Those are great! I love the photos you found.. very fun.

Wow! You did a great job! Your guests are going to be so excited to get their invite in the mail!

With a buffet you could have little cards at each food item to say what they are. Menus are completely optional and may end up listing allot of items depending on the number of choices you're serving.

ooh.. I just watched their first dance too! What a great song.. I'll have to search the posts and figure out what song they used.. so pretty!

We used Tomas for our engagement photos. He's a very nice person and super hard working. We felt allot of our pictures were super posed but it was a fun session. His rates are great! We ended up canceling our contract with him for the wedding day and flying in a photographer based on a super special she was having. It worked out that we got more for the money even with her flight/lodging factored in. Snapfish: Share:Registration http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t6482

Quote: Originally Posted by Lorilou angela, am I responsible for the Shower Favors? I thought that was the hostess's job? My girls told me they weren't going to do favors.. I just asked my MOH if I could do it and she said sure.. lol otherwise I wasn't privy to anything other than when and a week or so before I found out where.

I gave my Bridesmaids a VS bag with travel size lotions, etc for their Mexico trip. I don't think anyone brought it with, but I'm sure a small gift is appreciated but not necessary. I also wrote a note and gave a small gift to the owner of the house (friend) where the party was located. For favors I found small shower gels and shower scrubby thing and put together with a tag that said "From my Shower To Yours. Love, Angela"

That's dumb she didn't tie it up.. what a crab! It looks very dreamy.. congrats on finding the one.. what a great feeling!

We did it in order of couples.. MOH and BM are married.. then my friend Shannon and GM Patrick are married so they were next.. then my girlfriend Sheri (single) walked back with our friend Steven and Matt's brother Erik.. a man on both sides.

We had three girls and 4 guys.. my mom had a mini fit about it but we didn't care.. I wasn't going to ask someone that I didn't really love just to make the numbers even.. It's up to you.

Welcome to the forum and congrats on your engagement! I'm a recent Dreams bride.. we did everything a'la carte because we chose to book many vendors on our own.. I know what you mean about it being confusing.. we had the idea that we'd just pick a package and show up but we wanted to make our wedding more personal with small details. I'm glad we did it the way we did. You can check out my review..link is on bottom of my siggy. Jonathan is right.. have Yessica clarify exactly what's included. Keep your emails simple. I found that was the best way to get answers to your questions. Don't freak if it takes awhile to hear back.. some vendors are truly on "Mexican time". You have plenty of time and truthfully if you wanted to make all your wedding decisions when you get to Mexico.. everything will still turn out perfect! How many guests are you expecting?

Have you heard through the grapevine if she is interested in coming? If yes, you might want to un-invite her.. Just not getting an invite might be confusing and she may end of showing up... If you don't think she has already book or wants to come.. then you could probably get away with not sending her an invite.

We spent the night together and woke up for breakfast together.. after breakfast I went to the salon to get my nails done. We didn't see each other until I walked down the isle.. actually I saw him during the day at the pool with the guys while we were getting our hair done. The anticipation of going down the isle was surreal.. I was fine until about 2 minutes before go-time.. then the nerves hit and I wished I had a shot of tequila..

Quote: Originally Posted by nylalany cheese_diva - Did you have a placecard for each person vs. couple? If for couple, what happened if they ordered two different entrees? I should probably ask my venue what they need from me in this regard. Sorry I missed this.. we did one per person.. We asked for menu choice on the RSVP cards.

Please post.. that sounds great!

Was he in jail or prison? Doesn't seem to make sense he was in jail that long for hitting his girlfriend.. must be more to it.. What a tough situation.. I too would ask her to delay her plans.. maybe make it about how happy you are for her but you want to wait until after your wedding to help with her plans and be there for her?? That might buy you time for his true colors to come out..

We brought a large package of tissue paper with us and stuffed the bottom of our bags to make the appear more full. I felt like we had a bunch of stuff to put in the bag but when we did it looked kinda wimpy.. the tissue paper helped.

yep..I haven't put a photo in it yet but plan to shortly..

Belize is more of a blue/green (like Caspian). We chose Aruba which is more of a blue/aqua tone... Our sample came incorrect because her original paper samples had the names swapped. I was a little concerned making a decision cuz I wasn't sure what was what after we got our sample and Brittany sent me over some samples just to make sure. Our final paper choices: Pocket- Aruba Accent- Coco (dark brown) Cane Paper Accent- Aruba Printed- Solar White Some of our RSVP postcards did get a little shredded from the post office machines but all were readable.. besides many guests didn't return (grrr!) lol

She can send you paper samples at no cost.. not a mockup.. just the paper.. I'll check my emails and see what I used.

We used a picture frame that had several panes of glass for our sand ceremony container.. We taped off the lip of the areas we didn't want sand to fall.. It had a lid on it to keep the sand in.. our smaller containers were oil/vinegar containers so we just taped the small hole. Everything was wrapped in bubble wrap and placed in a large ziplock bag.. some sad did come out (little) but we have extra at home to fill it back up.

We brought a suitcase lock with us.. locked our valuables (rings before the wedding, the money pouch Matt wore while we were traveling to and from the resort, my ipod, etc.) into the suitcase and just put the suitcase where we put the other empty suitcases, in the closet. The key was kept in a folded pair of Matt's socks in the drawer.. It was a really small key so even if someone went looking for it, it was take alot to find the key then open the suitcase and get it all put back. Most thieves aren't going to take a long time ripping you off and chance you coming back.. they'll go to the next room. I think wedding couples need to even more cautious than every day travelers.. the hotel workers know they're busy getting married for hours..