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I may need some. Probably about 20?

This is the one that we will be using: May the road rise to meet you, May the wind be always at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face, The rains fall soft upon your fields. And until we meet again, May God hold you in the palm of his hand. May God be with you and bless you; May you see your children’s children. May you be poor if misfortune, Rich in blessings, May you know nothing but happiness From this day forward. May the road rise to meet you May the wind be always at your back May the warm rays of sun fall upon your harm And may the hand of a friend always be near. May green be the grass you walk on, May blue be the skies above you, May pure be the joys that surround you, May true be the hearts that love you.

I think most of our guests will stay 3 nights.

Oh wow, that really sucks! Sorry that happened to you.

Good idea... maybe every other chair will make sure they get seen and I don't have to make one for all the guys! How big are your programs? If they are small enough, maybe you can tie them to the handle. Otherwise, I think they will look good on the front of the fan.

Aw, cute dog and idea! We're sad too that our dog can't be in the wedding. We tried really hard, but at least our dog will be in the engagement photos.

I'm making mine out of folded cardstock. I'm using an idea I saw on Martha Stewart's website. Here are pictures of mine so far (with my raffia fans using Courtney's idea ~thanks again Courtney!!). I'm still waiting for my "for your tears of joy" stamp to arrive. I got the stamp off of e-bay for about $3. I'm just not sure how to display these tissue packets though. I may either put them on each seat with a fan, or maybe put them in a basket by the entrance. Just worried that no one will see them. I know this sounds neurotic, but I don't want to put one on each seat because my FI says that the guys won't use it and I don't want them to go to waste. Any ideas would be really appreciated! =)

Yarai is my coordinator. She is very good and responds promptly to emails. We met her in person during our site visit about a month ago. She was very nice and has been patiently answering my bajillion questions.

Quote: Originally Posted by Leia78 oh, they're so pretty! I'm excited. I haven't received mine yet, but I just wanted to make sure!!! Thanks for sharing the pics. Love them!!!! Leia, did you get your flowers? How did they look?

Some of them have hot glue strings on them, but they can be easily picked off. Hope you like yours too!

Minx1969, I got a quote from Baja Weddings for a coordination fee of $2,500 for about 40 people.

Quote: Originally Posted by Leia78 Did you receive your flowers yet? How do they look? Can you see any wire on the back side of the petals? sorry for all the questions Good timing... The UPS guy just came by about 20 minutes ago. I think they look pretty good... they look much better than a lot of fake orchids I've seen before. Granted they are not real. But I don't see any wire on the backside of the petals... Do yours have wire showing??!

I don't think they will be... I would love it because I can take it home with me, attach a pin to it, and add it to my beach bag as an accent.

I want to make the bride and groom chairs look special for the reception. Here are some inspiration ideas I found (thanks everyone who posted these pictures!). My flowers are orchids and lilys so I was thinking of making swags or bouquets myself (or at least attempting to!) and tying them to the chair using ribbon in our colors.

Ooh super cute!! My flowers are supposed to arrive tomorrow - can't wait! They look great!

If it makes you feel better I'm having similar issues. I almost started crying at one point out of frustration. I can't even get my address labels to line up correctly. They keep printing funky.

Hi Leia, You can also check Silk Orchid Flowers They sell orchids heads only, which can be used for name cards. I ordered their orchid stems because it actually came out cheaper than buying individual heads (I will just cut the orchids off). I am attaching some of them to the rafia fans. I plan on doing the starfish name cards too but since starfish also aren't in my theme, I was going to tie in the orchids by putting some around the box holding my starfish. I plan on making a box that looks similar to this one (I can't remember where I found this so unfortunately I can't give credit!). I will just "borrow" sand from the beach and then put orchids and starfish in there.

Quote: Originally Posted by twelve_piece I ordered similiar fans from Oriental trading. I got orchids from Michaels and Hobby Lobby to attach and I'm wrapping the handles in pink and purple ribbons. I've only done 2 so far,excuse the extra ribbon this is my practice one The bright pink orchids are from Michaels and are better quality. They almost feel like rubber. The purple ones are silk and are from Hobby Lobby. Both were 50% off so they were about $2.50 per stem. Wow!! Those look great! It's waayyy better than what I had in mind. I hope you don't mind me stealing the idea either!

I ordered my raffia fans from Wholesale Wedding Supplies, Discount Wedding Favors, Party Favors, and Bulk Event Supplies They were 50 cents each... Shipping and tax came out to about an additional $10(I ordered 4 dozen). They arrived via Fed Ex within a few days. Quality-wise, there are probably better ones out there, but for 50 cents I'm not complaining! I am thinking about tying a fake orchid with satin ribbon to each one, or attaching our wedding programs to the handle using ribbon.

Add me (Tara & Patrick) please! Wedding date: Nov. 9, 2008 Ceremony: Beach around 4:30pm or 5:00 Reception: Cascade Terrace 6:00-10:30pm Food: Sit down dinner Cake: Dreams Package or Sweet Dreams Flowers: Orchids, lilys DJ: Still deciding between DJ Ron and ipod! Hair and Makeup: Suzanne Morale [email protected] Wedding Cordinator: Yarai at Dreams Phontographer: Lily Rose Photography (Debbie Norman) Colors : Royal/Navy Blue with splashes of Hot pink # of Guests: Somewhere between 25-30 Stuff I've done already: Made the STD's (was about to send but the envelopes we bought didn't stick when we licked them and the addresses started rubbing off even though we used laser printer... so need to buy new envelopes) Begun the Invitations Ordered fans Stuff I still need to do: Everything!

Quote: Originally Posted by lyrebard If you're still interested in the raffia/palm fans, this site has the natural-colored ones for $.50 each (sold by the dozen): Welcome to Koyal Wholesale :: Your Distribution Partner! - Handmade Raffia Fans BULK Thanks! I just ordered mine!

No problem! I just finally figured out how to post pictures! (Not really tech savy...) so more pics to come!

I was going to put them into a basket with a big colorful sign or tags on each one and place the basket right next to the programs. If you have ushers, maybe you can have them offer one to each woman? Here are some ideas I liked:

Here are some: Before the ceremony: Bride getting ready Bride with mother Bride with father Bride with parents Bride with BM and flower girl Bride leaving for ceremony At the ceremony: Bridge getting out of car Groom with ushers Groom walking down aisle / at altar Flower girl walking down aisle Ring bearer walking down aisle Bride walking down aisle Bride being given away Groom meeting bride on aisle Bride/groom at altar View of everyone at altar during ceremony Musicians playing Ring exchange Candle lighting / sand ceremony The kiss Bride and groom coming up aisle Receiving line Bride/groom outside Guests throwing flower petals, birdseed, etc. Bride and groom in car Before reception: Bride/groom before going inside Bride / groom with her parents Bride/groom with his parents Bride/groom with both parents Bride/groom with grandparents Bride/groom with attendants Couple with her family Couple with his family Bride/groom entering the reception At the reception: Bride/groom's dance Bride dancing with her father Groom dancing with his mother Guests on dance floor Best man toast Bride/groom talking with guests Cake table Bride/groom cutting cake Throwing bouquet Catching bouquet Bride/groom exit

I don't know, but I have the same problem. =( Someone, please help us...