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Bought these three "Tun" seashells but never used them for our wedding, forgot about them, and they've been tucked away in storage for the past few years. (Species: Tonna olearium) The largest is huge--9 inches long by 7.5 inches wide. They're in perfect shape, clean and glossy, and would work well as decor for the head table, cake display, guestbook display, or if you turn them upside down, they make a perfect vase for flower arrangements. Sizes of the three shells are as follows: Medium - 3.75" long x 2.5" wide Large - 6.0" long x 5.5" wide Jumbo - 9.0" long x 7.5" wide (Normally just the x-large size of these shells would sell for $25-40, and I've seen them go for as much as $75, so I'm selling the set at far below cost. Mostly, I'd be happy if they just ended up with someone who was happy to have them!) Let me know of you have any questions. Thanks!!

The sale only lasted two days and is now over. If you PMed me and didn't get a reply, it's because it was too late to do anything about it. (Sorry!) And for some reason, I can't edit my original post in order to put this info higher up on the thread...(Double Sorry!!)

Quote: Originally Posted by DanaKaz Thank you so Very much for sharing that website!! I bought my dream Nicole Miller dress last night. I had given up on finding it and just started the process of finding someone to make it. And I saved over $3,000!! Again thanks a million. Dana Dana - That's fantastic! I'm so happy it worked out. =)

Happy to help! I was amazed at how much they were discounted by (some up to 75% and more!), and they have both sweet, flowy DW dresses and the more formal gowns, too. Wish this had gone on while I was looking for a dress. =)

Hi everyone, I'm going to post this in two places, in case there are people here looking for Nicole Miller dresses. An online site called "Rue La La" does limited time sales of designer labels, and right now through Wednesday morning they are selling limited amounts of about 20 different Nicole Miller Bridal gowns. It's annoyingly an invite only site, but if you're interested, send me a PM with your email address and I'll send you an invitation.

Sorry...late to post, but yes, sold! So happy it's going to another BDW gal and will finally get it's day in the sun. =) I hope it's a perfect fit!

Hi all, I have a J.Crew "goddess" gown in silk tricotine, size 6P, for sale for $225 + shipping (it's going for $325 on their site). The dress is gorgeous, never worn, and only tried on twice. (I bought it as a "just in case" -- as in, just in case the dress I was planning on wearing didn't work out as planned. But it did, and I didn't need this one.) It's absolutely gorgeous on, and while I almost hate to get rid of it, when on earth will I need another white dress?! Pics from the J.Crew site: Here's the link with more details: Wedding Dresses & Wedding Gowns - Silk Dresses & Gowns Perfect For Weddings - J.Crew Please PM me if interested. Thanks!!

...might be good to check this out. It's an interesting article that's geared more toward shopping bags, but some of the info is good to have! Just thought I'd share, since it answers a few of the questions I had when I was trying to choose among canvas/paper/woven polypropylene bags to put our OOT goodies into. =) An inconvenient bag | The Detroit News | detnews.com

Happy to help! And I was helped tons by ideas from other people here on the forum, so very glad to pass this along. I know that most people know this stuff by now, but for grandparents and parents who don't fly much, this ended up being pretty helpful. Of course, the RSVP parts didn't appear to stick with anyone all. Guess we're just a big group of slackers. =)

Ack! Ack!!! Someone wanted the placecards...and I seem to have accidentally deleted your name/address! Please please please PM me to remind me who you were, and where to send them?? I'm so sorry!

Quote: Originally Posted by foxytv Try these sites: Cotton Candy Products - Cotton Candy - Pre-Packaged Cotton Candy - How to Make Cotton Candy Thanks, Tami -- this one's perfect! What do you guys think of small tin cups on the tables filled with miniature pennants?

I'm beginning to like the idea of a candy bar: chocolate baseballs, big league chew (!!)... But I'm having problems finding cotton candy sold anywhere other than in huge tubs. Without renting a cotton candy machine, does anyone have ideas for how to do this?

I brought (and sent) plenty of glass with me, but much of my decisions about which glass to buy were based on what would be less likely to break during shipping/travel. None of it broke, although I did bring a few extra just in case... I would say that your decisions about how many extra to buy should be based on likelihood of breakage. That's probably not so helpful, but that's all I've got! Good luck!!

Baseball cupcakes! Gourmet toppings bar! I love it! And a baseball-themed candy bar...people are going to walk away 5 lbs heavier than they were when they came in. Heh... I'm loving this!

Thanks, Kate! Mmmm, a taco bar. I wanna go to that party. =) Thing is, since it's baseball, we were thinking to capitalize on that theme. I have since had one (and only one) brainstorm: Box of Cracker Jack and bag of peanuts in the shell, tied together with a little note that says, "We go together like peanuts and Cracker Jack." What do you think?

So our wedding in Mexico was amazing...and about as graceful and classic as we get. But we still have two more parties to plan -- one for family and friends in PA and one for family and friends in CA. (Believe it or not, I think the cumulative expense of doing this will still be less than had we invited all 400 of them to the wedding! ah, big families. lol). But since we already did the orchids/glass/candles/lanterns elegant thing, we thought we'd make the parties at home a bit more fun and off kilter. We discovered that the local AAA baseball park in PA has a party box that they rent out, so we'll be having our party there, starting an hour or two before the game itself. We were thinking it might be fun to rent a popcorn cart , a dog roller, maybe even sno cones and nachos (ballpark food!). But then here's my question: How on earth do we go about decorating? (full-on camp with strings of cotton candy bags and vases full of giant pixie stix? something slightly more classy?) And another question: Is there anything we can give people (favors?) that would go along with the theme without being too cheap-looking or cheesy? I've got decorator's block -- too much time spent thinking about votives and capiz shells and flowers. Any and all ideas welcome! Please??

Quote: Originally Posted by Kryztan I spoke with my travel agent about this.....You are correct if it is an international flight the baggage restrictions do not apply. I thought that, too...and then, turns out, some still charge! We flew Mexicana from California to Mexico (no charge), and USAir from Mexico home. USAir charged us for the second bag per person, because their particular policy is that flights among US/Mex/Canada fall under that second-bag charge rule. My advice would be to check with your specific airline. As for the centerpieces, we shipped some (via FedEx -- if you're shipping to Mexico, as long as your merchandise was not made in China and is worth less than $200, you should be okay...we shipped straight from Crate and Barrel and had no problem), had friends bring some, and then brought the rest with us. The most breakable items went in the carry-on, and we brought receipts for EVERYTHING. They did ask to see receipts, and we had to prove to them that we were bringing in less than $200 worth of goods per person. They didn't make a big fuss, but they certainly asked. Anyway, that was our experience. My $0.02. =)

You guys are so sweet...thanks for the comments.

Of course not. I believe they were from tansclub.com If you need a few extra to round out the sold-by-the-dozens problem, just let me know!