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Thanks everyone so much for your kind words! Big thanks to all the girls who said they liked my hair... lol.... ever since the wedding I've been having nightmares that my hair would just look horrible in the pictures. I decided to forgo the trial hair run (wouldn't sugggest that!) and while I loved my hair to start, and despite the half a bottle of hairspray, the humidity and wind knocked the curls out almost right away. Luckily Vincent captured the wind blown look well

Quote: Originally Posted by happyone BTW Heidi, I showed my SIL your pics because whe is doing my flowers and I want have strung orchids like you have yours for the ceremony. She sent me back an email saying that your pics made her cry because everything was so beautiful. She said how she would be a mess at ours. That's so sweet and nice to hear! Tell your SIL that I was a mess at my sister's wedding two years ago... I was actually more composed at my own wedding than watching her... lol I can't wait to see your pictures when you get back! You must be getting so excited... not long now for you!

Quote: Originally Posted by happyone Heidi- Oh my gosh I didn't even notice that you used organza? I was so taken by everything else! Perfect. It looks terrific! The funny thing is that I am ordering from Sashes for Love as well. Perfect! I'm sure you'll be really happy with them! Her prices are also really great!

Quote: Originally Posted by FutureMrsB Heidi, your organza table clothes and runners and chair sashes are gorgeous!! Where did you get them? lol... thanks... i just finished answering you on my other planning thread. I'll paste what I just wrote here as well... Thank you! I got the overlays, runners and sashes from Sashes For Love I first ordered sashes from her off of ebay and then used her website to order the overlays, runners and napkins. She was super sweet to deal with and went out specially for me to find lime colored material for the napkins. She also sent them to me really fast (she shipped them a week after I ordered them after I asked if she would be able to put a rush on it). I would highly recommend her. Also if you want to check out the sellers feedback on ebay her ebay name is hermila51

Quote: Originally Posted by FutureMrsB Everything looked fantastic! Great job. I love your table runners and chair sashes. Where did you get them? Thank you! I got the overlays, runners and sashes from Sashes For Love I first ordered sashes from her off of ebay and then used her website to order the overlays, runners and napkins. She was super sweet to deal with and went out specially for me to find lime colored material for the napkins. She also sent them to me really fast (she shipped them a week after I ordered them after I asked if she would be able to put a rush on it). I would highly recommend her.

Hi Laura, Thanks for the nice comments you made with my earlier slideshow post. I'm not sure if you noticed, but I used organza overlays with organza runners for my tables. I would post the picture, but I only have the link right now... here's the link again, though, if you want to check it out... (numbers 79, 80 and 95 are good ones of the tables). del Sol Photography Wedding Photojournalism

Yay! My slideshow from del Sol is up! We had a great time working with Vincent and would definitely recommend del Sol... I'll include a separate review along with my wedding review. For now, though, here are the pictures from both the wedding day and the TTD! del Sol Photography Wedding Photojournalism del Sol Photography Wedding Photojournalism

Quote: Originally Posted by KLC77 Heidi, I can't believe how good everything looks. You girls are either inspiring me to try it all myself or hire one of you to do it! lol Did you have any trouble getting everything down there? I'm nervous about having to pack a lot of DIY stuff. I was also nervous about getting all the stuff down to Mexico, but we didn't have any problems. Alex and I each had a suitcase with clothes and then we had two big suitcases solely for all the decorations and DIY stuff. We also had a carry on with fragile wedding things and carried on my wedding dress and Alex's suit. To get through customs in Mexico you walk forward and press a button, which randomly goes either green (good to go) or red (where you go to the side to be checked). Of course, we got the red, which I was dreading... especially with the starfish and sand that I was worried about bringing through. Luckily, the person randomly selected two bags of clothes and hardly went through it at that. Everyone we encountered throughout in the airports were so nice when they saw the big wedding dress bag I was carrying. I was pretty happy, though, to see my stuff on the other side as I'm always prepared for a delay with bags (I've had a few too many experiences like that!).

Quote: Originally Posted by chibi411 bummer... can't get the link. someone was sure looking out for US!! so you flew from mexico to there? that's a lot of traveling!! then canada?! Yeah, the link has been down tonight but it was fine all day (I only checked it about a dozen times throughout the day ). Yes, we flew from Mexico to St Lucia and then to Canada. Flying from Mexico to St Lucia was a long day. We flew Cancun to Miami to Puerto Rico... but our flight to Puerto Rico was delayed and the flight to St Lucia from Puerto Rico left early so we missed it by a matter of minutes. The next available flight from San Juan to St Lucia wasn't for 4 days so American Airlines put us up in a hotel in San Juan for a night and then flew us back to Miami in the morning to catch a non stop flight to the other airport in St Lucia. Pretty crazy, but I was on such a high from the wedding and so thankful over the weather on our wedding day that I was fine with it all. And now we're back home and I'm going through withdrawal

Quote: Originally Posted by chibi411 yeah, we were lucky to have such a nice day!! there was a wedding a day before ours, and it was held outdoors and the sky was gloomy, but no rain. we flew in sunday, and monday was pretty wet. i know, the pics are going to be awesome! everyone keeps asking when will it be up, but honestly i don't know, do you? i'm sure it was on a contract somewhere, but with everything else going on, i was just glad i booked a photographer and must of overlooked it. we originally were going to do a TTD with them, but decided not to- budget reasons. i bet yours will be awesome. congrats on getting your MRS! we came home friday, went to vegas yesterday to make it legal. we honeymooned at isla mujeres. st lucia- is that jamaica? pardon my ignorance... I think the pictures will be up fairly soon (although by no specific date). If you look at their client proofing page http://www.delsolphotography.com/clientproofing/ they already have pictures up from the end of May and Sol's blog shows a wedding on May 30.... so not too long! St Lucia is a small caribbean island south of Martinique and northwest of Barbados. We had a great time and were so happy to have a week to ourselves after the wedding! BTW... for us it also rained on Tuesday... in fact, the only days that would have worked for us as far as not being rained out were the 4th and the 5th... someone was looking out for me

Quote: Originally Posted by chibi411 yeah heidi!! i was wondering how your wedding went, we had the same date! can't wait for your review! you also had del sol, we had sol- wow she's busy eh? congratulations!! where did you honeymoon? everything looked amazing, i don't know how anyone is able to post planning posts BEFORE leaving. i was doing stuff right until i left! Congratulations! Were you as stressed as I was about all the rain the days leading up to our wedding? We had everything planned for outside so I was pretty stressed with the weather (to put it mildly)…. we were so lucky, though, to have such beautiful weather on our day! So you were the one who booked Sol! Lol… we had our heart set on her, but she was booked Are you also anxiously awaiting your pictures? (no rush, though, Matt and Sol if you're reading this... I've been anxiously awaiting them since the moment they were taken and not b/c of any delay). We had a lot of fun with Vincent and we can’t wait to see the pictures! We also did a TTD with him the next day, which was loads of fun and I can't wait to see the pictures of that. We honeymooned in St Lucia – we just got home on Sunday. What about you? Congratulations again on your wedding! I saw your review and you looked beautiful!

Quote: Originally Posted by LC_Rachel Wow- you sneaky one. I had no idea you had so many projects up your sleeve. I love your OOT bags. They are so cute and I'm sure your guests loved them. The colors were fabulous- I love the overlays with ribbon. Gorgeous. The blinged out stuff- AWESOME. Great touch. I absolutly LOVE your serving set all blinged out. Sooo pretty. I want all my silverware to look like that. LOL Congrats on being married. Welcome to the club. Thanks so much! I only had 5 ½ months to plan, which wasn’t nearly long enough once I found this site and all the great ideas! Thanks for the pictures of your cake boxes…I loved how you did them and fashioned mine after yours (I also fashioned my menus (not posted) after yours!). Quote: Originally Posted by amy&andy08 Heidi everything looked so fantastic. You did a wonderful job on your DIY projects....everything looked so classy, but personal as well! Congrats on your wedding!!! Wow! Thanks, Amy! That’s a huge compliment from you after seeing your planning pictures. I’m still behind on all the posts, but I have to go back and check out your planning post again... it was absolutely amazing! Everything you did looks fantastic! It’s going to be a beautiful wedding! All your guests are going to be so impressed! By the way, thanks for your post with the hanging orchids. I also bought mine from Walmart and was really happy with how it turned out!

Thanks everyone for all your kind words! Quote: Originally Posted by msasfraz everything looks great...................a couple of questions where did you purchase your invitation boxes from? and your oot bags? did you apply the monogram on? if so where please provide instructions..... thanks The boxes are from Fetpak Wholesale Jewelry Displays, Gift Bags, Tissue Paper, Pouches, Packaging Supplies at Fetpak. item # 75WBI, measuring 7 x 5 1/2 x 1. For any Canadian girls wanting to make boxed invitations, though, make sure you read this thread about Canadian post regulations. http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t19552 The OOT bags were bought from cheaptotes Promotional tote bags custom sizes and styles from cheap totes for $1.29 each. I also bought the transfer paper from them for the iron on. It was very easy to do (once you get the hang of it) and they provided instructions. Remeber to invert the image and I found you really had to apply the iron with a some force and for the length of time they suggested... any less and the image wouldn't properly come out. Check out this thread for more information http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t9039 Quote: Originally Posted by kleslie5 Heidi!!! Everything looks fantastic....and congrats on being MARRIED!!!!! Everyone must have loved your oot bags and all the details you put together. Your theme and colours really came together. Did Alex love the BD book? I remember the pics you had done in TO - they were absolutely stunning! I can't wait to see pics of the wedding and hear your review. Congrats again!!! Thanks so much! Yes, Alex LOVED the BD book! He said it was the best present he’s ever been given… lol… I managed to keep it a secret from him until the day of the wedding. He was thrilled with it! Quote: Originally Posted by Amarillis Wow absolutely fantastic! where are the flowers from? The flowers are real and were provided by the resort. Quote: Originally Posted by msam007562 Heidi, everything looks great!! And, I adore the maracas and the tags attached, I love this idea!!! Do you mind me asking, where in Mexico did you buy the maracas and how much were they?? I'm leaving for a site/planning visit near Playa del Carmen in two days and would love to be able to pick them up if they're in my budget!! You’ll find these maracas everywhere. When you’re on your site visit you’ll probably want to check out 5th ave in Playa (the main shopping street) and you’ll see them in a ton of stores. I found the best prices and selection was in the bigger tourist stores on 5th – one is at the very end of 5th closer to Playacar area (very, very end when you can’t walk any further b/c this store is in the center). The other one (where I bought them from) is about half way up the fairly long walking street (right hand side of the street if you’re standing at the end I just explained and about to walk to the other end). These bigger stores have three sizes of maracas (I bought the medium sized) and they were just over a dollar each. They have deals if you buy a certain amount. I think we bought about 30 maracas for $35. Enjoy your site visit. You’ll love Playa del Carmen… I want to go back!!! Quote: Originally Posted by monicaswave Wow!!! Everything looks F-A-N-T-A-S-T-I-C!!!! I get so excited when I get a chance to see everyone's completed projects. I am sure your wedding was perfect and can't wait for your review. I could only hope for all my projects to look as good as yours! Quick question-how did you do the cake topper? I love it! Did you do the cake knife as well This was a really time consuming project, but I loved the end result! I also plan on cutting down the sticks and putting them in some sort of shadow box perhaps with some sand at the bottom as a keepsake from our wedding. I used Angela’s advice on the cake topper project (thanks, Angela!). http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t8698 As with Angela, I would highly recommend Tami’s Place for the crystals. I also used the same site as Angela did for ordering the monograms and they were also great. You’ll find your own system, but I used the glue from Tami’s Place and used the end of a pin to pick up a tiny bit of glue and transfer it to the crystal… I was pretty picky about not having any glue show around the edges and this allowed me to only transfer a small amount of glue (plus if any glue showed I would use the needle to scrape it off). Quote: Originally Posted by redheaney I LOVE these threads! Everything turned out beautifully! Can't wait to see your pictures/read your review... Did you bling your own cake knife and server too?! They look so good together! Thank you. Yes, I blinged the cake knife and server as well. I bought them from a kitchen chain store (Benix) for $7.99… compared to the monograms they took no time at all, and I thought they pulled it all together nicely Quote: Originally Posted by Rhonda Hi Heidi! You did an amazing job! I love your colors! Congratulations!! I was wondering where you got the ceremony fans...I'm looking for some for my wedding. Looking forward to your review... Rhonda I got my ceremony fans from Oriental Trading Company. On the advice of girls on the forum, though, I ordered more than I needed as the sizes vary quite a bit and some just aren’t as nice as others. I would definitely recommend ordering a few more than you need.

1. Canada 2. US 3. Mexico 4. Costa Rica 5. St Lucia 6. Cuba 7. Australia 8. France – went to high school there for a semester exchange 9. England 10. Italy 11. Spain 12. Belgium 13. Switzerland 14. Germany 15. Scotland 16. Sweden 17. Norway 18. Denmark 19. Malta – went to university there for a year exchange (so much fun!) 20. Tunisia 21. Monaco 22. Philippines 23. Dominican Republic

Quote: Originally Posted by morenaindc What did your maracas labels say? Now the party’s getting good. We’d like to hear this if we could. Stand and shake with all your might. To see the groom kiss his bride tonight and Rather than tapping on your glass, Here’s a system with mexican class. Stand and shake with all your might, To see the bride kiss her groom tonight

I think that's about all. Thanks again to everyone! I'll post a wedding review hopefully in the next few days! Let me know if anybody has any questions.

Monogrammed Cake Toppers and Serving Set - blinging them took a lot of time but they turned out great (much better than the picture shows) Cake Boxes Maracas - bought these in Mexico. Thanks to KellyMN for sending me the maraca template... so much fun and the guests loved them! They had us kissing all throughout dinner!

Chair Sashes and Starfish for Center Sand Ceremony Parasols - our photographer (Vincent from del Sol) was excited to take pictures on the beach with the parasols. I can't wait to see how they turned out! Colored Overlays, Runners, Napkins and Napkin Holders Guest Book Table

OOT Bags Ceremony Fans Ring Bearer Shell Bouquet Starfish To remember my Grandma, I attached to my bouquet a charm of hers. My grandparents used to vacation in Mexico and she had a charm of a sombrero on a bracelet of hers that I now have. I also attached a heart pendant that was given by my dad to my mum on their wedding day. Hanging orchids

I never had time to post my planning pictures before leaving for Mexico, but seeing as these are always my favorite threads I thought I would post them now that I'm back. Thank you to all the BDW girls for your amazing ideas and support. I loved every minute of my wedding, and it wouldn't have been nearly as special if it wasn't for all the great ideas shared on this forum. Now... on to the pictures... The Invitations

Hi girls! Just a quick hello from St Lucia. I'm on my honeymoon now, but wanted to let you all know that my wedding at the Royal was fantastic! I plan to write a full review once we get home (in another week) and answer any of your questions then... for now, though, the wedding was amazing and the Royal exceeded my expectations. I also had communication problems beforehand, but once I was there both Zulma and Michaela were fabulous.... I really can't say enough about my wedding and time at the Royal (and I can be pretty picky!). I can't wait to share my review and pictures once I get back!

It looks like you guys had a great time! Thanks for sharing! I'm getting married three days before you. It's coming up so soon!!! Can you believe it?!?

Welcome to the forum! I'm getting married at the Royal in just over two weeks! The communication definitely has been slow, but the resort looks beautiful and all the brides I've talked to who have married there have been thrilled. I'll be sure to answer any of your questions when I get back, and to post a review. Congratulations!

You look amazing in those dresses! I love them both! So cute, too, that your FI picked out one of them!

You look gorgeous! Congratulations!