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Yay! What better time is there to be so proud. I knew you would have a great answer )

Damn! Well that's gonna take a long time to write so I'll be looking for that after you get some much needed sleep and cuddles with Everton )

My first instinct is no since you don't know them well and there's still plenty of time to figure out you don't like them enough to travel with/have them at your wedding. They should not feel exluded if they are not invited, you began wedding planning before you knew them. But, there are people we just click with in life and if you feel that's the relationship you have go for it! But only if you want them there, not if you think you have to. I've worked with the same people for 5 years and some of them even asked to be invited, but I said no, the wedding is for family and close friends only. That cut out like 20 people I didn't need there )

SO sweet! I love you guys ) You win the award for most info post wedding in the fastest time. Holy smokes! If you get a review here in the next 24 hours you deserve a cash prize...lol Thanks for sharing Kelly!

I know you want everything to be perfect for his return and 14 months is a super long time, I would have a lot of stuff to go through and get rid of too. Good thing you have help. Now stop checking these posts!!

Oh yeah I've been there too with your boat situation except ours was a villa. Originally we were planning for a wedding in PV at a villa, the 2 homes we loved had strict capacity limits. If everyone we invited said yes, if even half said yes and brought a guest, we would have exceeded the limit. It was very hard to sort out the yes's from the maybes so we ended up at Las Caletas where you can have as few or many guests as you want. It worked and I loved my LC wedding, but we only had 35 guests in the end so we could have done the villa. Go figure!

I think our std rsvp deadline was something like December 10 or so. It was just the std, not the formal invite, but we gave them like 3 months to rsvp. About 90 days after sending the std magnet we sent a remember to rsvp postcard that helped some people kick into gear. The holidays are a busy time, but in our case, the people who seriously planned on going complied with our timeframe. We had some stragglers who said yes all along and either booked really close to the wedding or didn't end up coming. I think this was my least favorite part of the wedding process....I hope it works out for you guys with as little stress as possible.

I would get them something you know they are into, or a good bottle of wine, a plant/flowers, gift card, nice photo frame or album, etc. I'm sure you don't have to but it's a nice gesture since you say they've worked so hard.

I don't have mine handy, but it basically said we hope you can join us, in order for you to make an informed decision please visit our website for all the details. Because of the nature of our DW our WC requires a final count by x date. Please call/email us with any questions. Those who rsvp on the website will receive a formal invite early next year. It sounded really nice, I'm rushing here. I think there was more mushy we're in love kind of stuff in it, but that was the essence of it )

Glad to have you here!

Aww Jen we'll miss you too, next time for sure! UPDATE: I made reservations for 6 on Sat. 8/25 at 7:00 p.m. I requested outdoor seating and she said she can put outdoor preferred, but that there may be some bigger groups so we'll see what happens. She said everyone has to be there at once to get seated and that they hold our table for 10 minutes and we get it for 1 hour and a half. Does that sound good?

We sent STDs and asked guests to rsvp to our website if they planned on going. We gave them about 3 months to make a decision on that. People that did that were sent formal invitations in April and the wedding was in June. People that did not rsvp on the website or talk to us personally did not get a formal invite.

Love em Kelly! What a lovely wedding and a beautiful family! It looks like the wedding of your dreams. I can't wait to hear more about it )

That's crazy man! I'm glad you all got away safely and found such a beautiful place for the wedding. Great photos.

These pics rock!!!! Too hot, love them!!! Glad you're back )

Ahh a fellow reggae fan....nice selections Jason ;o)

Thanks for that Heidi. With the exception of St. James they are all Southern parishes which is where the hurricane came closest to. Thank God the power was shut off just in case of trouble with those fallen lines. Poor Jamaica, some of these places (like Port Antonio) still haven't recovered from Ivan and now this ( I hope to make contact with my friend near Mo Bay again later today and a few other Jamaicans we are trying to get a hold of. I'll pass on any new info as I get it.

and congratulations!

and congratulations!

Have an amazing wedding and a safe journey. Don't forget your travel pillow )

Quote: Originally Posted by tvt cheeseball! so cute though! I know *blushing* . . . my hubby thinks that is the most corny phrase but it's true! Quote: Originally Posted by A10CALGAL When I was standing at the top of the stairs down to the beach with my MOH in front of me & my two soon to be step sons with me, I just felt right. I felt excited and nervous for sure, but overall really stoked that all the planning was finally coming to fruition AND that I actually found THE MAN to marry, and all was right with the world. Aww . . .all was right with the world indeed, that's what it is all about! Quote: Originally Posted by NurseSarah But, right before I walked down that long path to the gazebo and the "aisle" I felt this incredible wave of peace and calm and excitement all at the same time. I had this gigantic smile on my face that wouldn't go away (I tried to tone it down because I was afraid I was ruining my pictures). I knew I was in the right place, with the right man, and everything was meant to be. So sweet. I can imagine your big old smile..lol And there goes that wave of calm again...gotta love it )

We did the free one through Wedding Channel and it worked fine for us. A lot of people checked it out for info and wrote some lovely things in our guestbook. I assume there is a quality difference when you pay for your site but the freebie was all we needed.

Quote: Originally Posted by Heligirl My wedding is in a month in Playa.. has anyone thought of an option B.. I of course have travel insurance but have 40 other guests coming. Hmmmmm Good luck to everyone out there and be safe!! *Hopefully* you won't need an option B, but this thread may help if you do: http://bestdestinationwedding.com/fo...like-help.html

Our ceremony was in English so the "minister" did all the reading. We were going to have my cousins read a poem in Spanish, but we decided to print the poem on our program and keep our ceremony short. I think your ideas are good, make it your own ;o)