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I also want to add i think it's wonderful the wedding has brought you two closer together. Often we hear so much about how wedding make people fight with their loved ones or brings out the worst in people. It's wonderful that they can also bring out the best in people or stregthen a bond. OK, I'm becoming sappy bride.

I just had an idea for a future siggy theme. Something that represents what your job is so we can learn a little more about each other. I read through that 100 page "what do you do for a living thread" but it would be fun to see a picture & also know what the newbies do.

Are the winners going to have this by their avatar like the member of the month banners? Is that complicated? Maybe they can just all add them to their signatures.

Quote: Originally Posted by Nrvsbride There should be a superlative titled "Most likely to make me pee my pants" and frankly I think Jason should get it. LOL. You just added another thread to the search for "pee my pants."

My FSIL gave me a box full of chocolate with a card that said "will you be my bridesmaid?" It was really cute. The box looked like chinese takeout. Anyway maybe a little gift like that & a card would be sweet.

Quote: Originally Posted by carly Jenn, how long wre you there before you got married, if you brought the petals with you? We are flying in on Wed and getting married on Saturday, but I'd much rather bring my own if possible... Someone else said their dried petals were taken by customs. I believe the reason is it's bad for the environment. You might introduce a non native bug & mess up the ecosystem. So even if you can sneak them past customs it's not really a good idea.

Quote: Originally Posted by Hopels We used real rose petals, but we bought the roses from a florist wholesale and picked them ourselves. Granted, we had a florist at the wedding (my mom's b-friend), but it was waaaaay cheaper than buying just petals from the florist. More work, but may be worth it... isn't the problem taking the flowers there? I have found cheap wholesale petals online, but you can't fly them to mexico. Did you get them wholesale in jamaica?

Quote: Originally Posted by foxytv Awesome. Thanks Morgan. YOu are the DIY AND BARGAIN HUNTER Queen! (I thought I had bargain shopping in the bag, lol -- but you've got me beat!!!) I was on ebay for 30 minutes looking at these silly little bags last night. I wanted an assortment of bright colors, but finally settled on the royal blue. I'm not sure if I have taken your crown yet. You did save me a lot of money on that bridesmaid dress. I am so anxious for it to come in in April.

Quote: Originally Posted by carly Morgan, you are so lucky. Mine is a PITA. Although now that we are getting closer, she is more accommodationt o my questions, but sometimes I feel like she skirts around the question. She answered my email and told me the price of rose petals in teh aisle, $150! Even though I asked for the pricing of rose petals, as well as other flower petals. She also told me there is a $100 fee for the sand ceremony and it includes vessels and sand. Even though my question stated, I have the vessels and sand, how much would it be to add a table setup? Ugh. I always send my questions really simple & get back short simple answers. I think these hotel WCs are really busy. So she will get emails like this from me occasionally: "Can our guests throw rose petals at us after the ceremony? Can I make my hair appointment in advance? I would like 1pm. Is there a fee to bring in an outside photographer? Does our ceremony music need to be on a CD? Thanks, Morgan" I have found with busy people who get tons of email it's easier to get all your answers if they are well spaced apart & simple. Might help you out. But, then it might just be your WC. I just feel silly that I have all these random questions for her. I surely can't be the worst bride she has ever seen though. I was a little concerned when she said I will make my hair appoitment when I get there. What if the lady is busy that day? I guess they find me someone else then. When I asked her who does my hair, she gave me a name like there is one person. OK, I'm getting off topic.

Quote: Originally Posted by JUSTUSTWO Well thank goodness for your creativity, craftiness & budget consciousness. That was a mouthful...LOL...Your ideas are just too cool & extrememly helpful. Thanks for always sharing! Thanks. The 3 Cs of wedding planning

I just checked out pouchmart. Their shipping is $4.95, so you can buy them cheaper through this ebay person. That way you can get the color you want too.

60 4x6" RoyalBlue Organza Pouch Gift Bag Wedding Favor - eBay (item 130195693444 end time Feb-11-08 02:08:52 PST) Here are the ones I bought. Click on "view sellers other items" or click on their ebay store to see more. Not all auctions are for 60 bags. Some are for less. They have a variety of sizes too.

I bought some of these on ebay yesterday. 60 for $6.50 shipped. They have the bright aqua too. Oh, & they were one size bigger. They also have the small size. I'll go hunt down the seller & post a link. This deal you posted is better because you don't have to buy 60. unless their shipping is high.

Quote: Originally Posted by carly Morgan, can I hire you? My budget and FI sure would appreciate it?! Ha! My first money saving tip as your wedding planner is to advise you not to hire me. Just get all my templates for free. I post it all. I'm just naturally always on a budget. I feel like with some creativity I can make the wedding really nice without spending too much. I keep a running tab on an excel spreadsheet & add every little thing. I'm actually $500 under budget and I've done way more stuff than I originally planned on.

melts in your mouth not in your hands...isn't that their slogan?

Now you've just got to make up for it & order a ton of free stuff. my grandma called while I was placing my vista print order. I had to call her back because I need complete focus not to click the wrong thing.

Ok, I decided I'll divy it up when I get there. I don't want to risk a problem at customs. I'll tape up the envelopes in advance so it won't take long to divy. I'll probably need to come in out of the sun at some point. I'm going to add the tip to the first post so others know.

Quote: Originally Posted by Tlseege Ok, those are adorable! I'm kind of a dork though. Are the individual bagies of pills going to be OK through customs? Or are you going to divy them up once you are down there? good thinking. I guess I should divy when I get there. I don't really want projects to do once I'm there. Hmmm, if I do divy in advance I'll be sure to take the original container. I'll see if the pills are labeled.

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I the most excited about getting a set of good knives and our fiesta wear. I also hope we get a new set of towels. I registered at Bed bath & beyond because they have a great return policy. I also registered at Dillard's because they have good prices on fiesta ware.

Quote: Originally Posted by yari2566 I love them...just bookmarked the site so I can think about it. I have been so implusive lately. mine will be in soon & i'll let you know how they look. Someone posted 50 cent white ones on the "do you guests really use the hand fans" thread. I love the color though!

Quote: Originally Posted by yari2566 I love them...just bookmarked the site so I can think about it. I have been so implusive lately. mine will be in soon & i'll let you know how they look. Someone posted 50 cent white ones on the "do you guests really use the hand fans" thread. I love the color though!

I just got a reply from my WC. I can use silk petals & someone will clean them up. But, they might still blow in the lagoon if it's windy. So I'm going to buy real ones. It's $10 per bag. I just don't want to risk polluting the beautiful lagoon. I wish i didn't spend $6.50 last night on silk petals, but I can just sprinkle them on the tables of my AHR. My WC is awesome answering all my random questions. I just realized I can't wait to meet her & put a face to the emails.

I've learned thriftiness inspires creativity. I agree the individually packaged are pricy. So if I went that route each guest would get 1-2 pills. This way I can give everyone more. So what should my advil packets say? one tequilla, two tequilla...why did I drink so much tequilla? OK I'm drawing a blank on any more ideas.

Here is my template in powerpoint. I'll attach document with safety info once I type it up. Morgans imodium AD envelopes.ppt