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wow there are lots of other threads about this so don't feel alone! my dress was $299, and my alterations total was $260, the bustle being most of that due to a 16 point pick-up bustle

thanks again everyone ok a couple things, we finally mailed them out! YYYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYY! and also, apparently to mail in the clear envelopes it cost extra, so they should have only been $0.59, but they were $0.79. so in that case we decided to go with a bit more expensive but extra cute stamps, they were $0.90 and the same ones we used on our STD's, sooo pretty! and everyone keeps calling and saying things like how expensive they must have been, and asking where we got them. heehee, i say, ME, i made them! and we really truly spent under $250 for 100 invitations worth of supplies. sweet!!

Quote: Originally Posted by SoontobeMrsE ........I mean...what a great way to incorporate your whole family - they are your kids too! thanks lina Quote: Originally Posted by MsShelley Abbie, I love the sand colors and your script is beautiful! thanks! i mostly borrowed it from somewhere, but i tweaked it to fit us. Quote: Originally Posted by cmmdee I looooooooove that blue color, Dougsgirl! What kind of container are you going to put the sand in? the container with the candle, im burning the candle down most of the way, then we'll pour the sand on top. it has a sealing lid, to keep the sand in nice and tight. Quote: Originally Posted by currier73 Abbie, This is so beautifuly worded. Where did you find it? I have been looking for something to do for our AHR b/c I wanted to include his neice and nephew in some way. Maybe the kids can pour 2 colors and we can pour 2 colors. Any information would be great. Thanks, Heather i just googled sand ceremony then picked the one i liked the best and tweaked it to fit. i think you could probably tweak this one to fit with the neice and nephew, somehow. just change up the wording to make it say having them celebrate with their uncle and new auntie!

i've been having trouble getting this website to pull up the last few days, of course, because now i'm ready to order! is anyone else having success getting thru to www.silverdepot.com??

yari! their gorgeous! doesn't it feel good to cross that off the list?? love them!

cali girl! i wasnt on yesterday and i missed your birthday, so i'm hoping you have the best belated birthday ever! big hugs, luv u!

you're probably already gone, but i hope you have an amazing time! heres to a relaxing and fantastic vacation!

welcome! oh i get it, like on probation

yay keep 'em coming! i LOVE the planning posts!

morgan, the main job i have been doing for my airline the last 4 years is wheelchair services! my best advice for dad is to call ahead to the airline and make sure they put a special code in his reservation that requests wheelchair services. when he gets to the airport to check in he needs to let the agent know he will need a pusher to get him thru security and to his gate. (im assuming he has his own manual power wheelchair?) if he has a battery operatied wheelchair or scooter, he can take care of himself, but you should still let the airline know he needs aislechair assistance on the aircraft (if he can't or really has trouble walking or being mobile himself), also that he has this type of his own mobility device (again im assuming he has his own mobility device and wont be needing to borrow one at the airports.) once he arrives at his gate after going thru security, tell him to let the agent know he needs early boarding so they are aware he is there and ready to go, and also to double check that he will have wheelchair assistance waiting for him upon arrival in cancun. after that, it's up to the airline agents to make sure he gets priority boarding and settled on the plane. oh yeah, dont forget to tell him if he does want early boarding to get food and or use the restroom prior to the early boarding time to ensure he is at the gate ready to go when the agents are best able to assist him. hope that helps, let me know if you have any more Q!

jen that's good, one of the last steps to being officially married! carly, that bites! knock him upside the head or something you can change it professionally and like on your VM and stuff, just start telling people. that way by the time you get your cert and make it official, everyone will be used to Carly D'!

Quote: Originally Posted by kendra You got a wedding coordinator for free!! yah! its my moms work friend who does event planning for her company, so i'm super excited!

i totally learned my lesson about rsvp's from BDW. i vow to never send one late! besides, it's already got a stamp and your standing at the mailbox when you get it, so why not fix it up and send it right back?

haha, htat's what i thought when i went outside, ooh look at me! so popular! haha. actually the first thought i had was thank god i beat my cousin on the invites, we just got ours out and people got them yesterday! but brett and raena get married a whole month later than us! they were ON it! trying to make me look bad haha.

hehe, glenda, the pic shows spf 15 silly girl, you must be planning a wedding ro something luvs i LOVE benefit. i'm gonna have to add this to my list of wedding makeup!

wow, my mailbox looks disgusting! we rent, or else i would do something about it muahahaha

Map, rsvp, and a pic of me being a good soon-to-be bride, i already filled out the rsvp and put it out to mail!

Here are some pics of a STD from my friend Kelle and an invite for my cousin's wedding (on my bday!). Enjoy! Kelle's STD (it was addressed to me and doug as a married couple! yay!) and here are the pics of the invite for my cousin brett's wedding: before you open it: belly band: invite (steel grey with fuschia blings in the corners, white shimmery paper):

love it! keep 'em coming! i love the one of little niece looking out thru the curtains so sweet

yay maura that is great news! doug ordered my wedding band and what we are calling my wedding gift (2 of the same ring) the other day. we mailed our invites! yay! everyone loves them got our sand in the mail! so pretty! found a "day-of" wedding coordinator for free! cleaned the entire house yesterday! (ok so thats not wedding but it had to be done! and i feel really good about it!)

have a fantastic birthday darling! we love you!

ann thanks for keeping us updates, i LOVE the videos! so much fun! ao glad she is a kicker, looks like she'll be a little futbol superstar as well! YAY!

yay mo! way to go!

yup! i've got it all done up, i wrote the whole ceremony, well, ok i searched and edited to fit us and our situation, and blended a few different ceremonies together (feel free to borrow!) Sand Ceremony Minister - TREVOR: There are two children who will share in this marriage. Trevor and Alixzandra will now come forward to help us with the Blending of the Sands. The joining of this new family will have a deep influence upon them. We realize that in order for the home to be a happy one, it is essential that there be love and understanding between the children and the adults being married. For Trevor and Ali the celebration can be more than just witnessing. This is an opportunity for them to bring themselves into the new family and in a symbolic sense to give themselves to this new venture of the marriage of their father. Abbie and Doug, today you are making a life-long commitment to share the rest of your lives with each other and honor Doug’s children as well. Your family relationship is symbolized through the pouring of these individual containers of sand. One representing you, Abbie, and all that you were, all that you are, and all that you will ever be, one representing you, Doug, and all that you were and all that you are, and all that you will ever be and another container for each child. As you each hold your sand, the separate containers of sand represent your lives to this moment; individual and unique. As you now combine your sand together, your lives also join together as one family. You may now blend the sand together symbolizing the uniting of the children and bride and groom into one. Just as these grains of sand can never be separated and poured again into the individual containers, so will be your marriage and your family.

yay heidi! soooo exciting! can't wait for more pics have fun moving!