Andi

oooh fun thread! Must haves: My FI! Our close family friends an awesome photographer private beach for the ceremony an open bar! fire dancers Don't care: centerpieces flower arrangements (las caletas is beautiful with nothing added!) bridal party (ha we don't have one! one of the best decisions made so far) DJ (we are doing in IPod reception)

Hey Brittany, quick question for you...Brent did not get to Caletas until all of your guests arrived? is that correct? So then I am assuming you guys took most of your pics after the ceremony? how was the sunlight and such? did it all workout fine with him coming with the guests? we are trying to decide if we should have Nicole set up a different boat to take Reggie and arrive at caletas around 3ish before the guests so we can take pictures. He is golfing earlier on Friday and just don't want him to be all rushed to catch the earlier boat....so if sunlight and everything was fine with pics after the ceremony that is the route we will go too thanks!!!!!!!!!!!

how fun!!!!!! congrats and good luck on the new business! I can't wait to see more of your stuff!

there is a thread about making your own monogram http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t8310

here is where I bought the topper from....i purchased a few other things all at once so i dont think i paid shipping on it or something like that Buy Wedding Mirrored Initial Cake Topper - Wedding Mirrored Initial Cake Topper Online - Discount Wedding Mirrored Initial Cake Topper

Hey just a thought...but did you guys see this thread? http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t33431 I made my own for about $15 after I bought the cake topper, crystals and glue...not too shabby!

Quote: Originally Posted by miss di That's so great!! only 2 weeks to go! that is fabulous...have a great wedding and i can't wait to see your pics...so i know what to expect exactly a year from when they were all taken! haha! Don't worry I will try to take mental notes of the sunrise/sunset times and all of the logistics like that!

Quote: Originally Posted by Soon To Be Mrs. Gomez I'm having a hard time thinking of what kind of table numbers I'd like because I want to them to have a Mexican flair so I'm thinking of just having the place cards put on the tables and having the guests find the on tabels as oppossed to going to a seating chart table etc... Would this be okay? I'm only having like 30 guests so there will not be too many tables anyway. I am having the same dilemma right now! I just want something simple, I don't think it would be bad at all to NOT have table numbers and just put each placecard at the tables...I am thinking about doing the same thing!

Quote: Originally Posted by katken Hey Girls, I found really cute and pretty good quality flip flops at Michael's today for $1! They come in pink, brown, yellow, white, black and aqua. They also have a ton of sizes - xs, s, m, and l. I bought 30 pairs to have at my reception for the ladies who want to dance the night away in comfort. Now I just have to figure out how to get all of this stuff down to Mexico! oooooh good find! I know what you mean about figuring out how to get it all there! My FI was at FMIL's house the other day and I asked her to send her extra suitcases home with him so we can use them...he was wondering why she sent him with 3 XL suitcases! hee hee hee hee...poor guy he will soon see what they are for

Quote: Originally Posted by miss di LOVE this part of the forum - all of you LC brides are too cool. we just booked our date at las caletas a couple days ago and are soooo excited...let the planning begin. i think - no, i KNOW - we decided on las caletas 5 minutes into the boat ride. meeting kelley was great, she seems totally on top of everything...the site visit was hilarious - love that you pay for a day trip out there to basically sit in the sun and drink drink and drink! too funny. - although, for the price, that's way less than we would have spent drinking here at home! we know this is the perfect spot. we took some video footage of the boat ride and the hidden terrace spots and created a fun little welcome video for our guests that we think represents the vibe of LC. pm me if any of you potential LC brides would like to see it. OH MY GOODNESS! Your date is exactly one year after mine! We are getting married in two weeks!!!! Maybe by 4/24/10 we will be heading back to PV/caletas for our anniversary trip and we can crash your wedding! nah, just kidding...but congrats on becoming an LC bride!

what a super cute dress!!!! ADORABLE!

SO BEAUTIFUL! congrats! seeing your amazing photos makes me even more excited to have Kristi and Paul (KLK and Blue Sky) at our wedding in two weeks! wooooo hooooo! thanks for sharing!

Quote: Originally Posted by Mishka Designs Real quick - first the name of the Cuban bar is Bodeguita del Medio - it's a block down the street from Mcdonalds - haha. Second - new bar just opened up and it looks FABTABULOUS but, of course, can't vouch because haven't been yet - just walked by. It's called "Glam" and it's at the very end of the Malecon where No Name Cafe use to be. It's two story with some balconies, beautiful hanging chandeliers and oodles of tvs with music videos. I like it because they kept the old town look on the outside (a lot of people who build in Vallarta don't do that). We might go there next week for dinner so, if we do, I'll keep you posted . Hey Mishka, do you know if there is any info online about Glam? I tried to google it but came up with nothing. we are trying to decide which club would be the best to reserve a table at...this new one sounds really fun! thanks!

Quote: Originally Posted by Dreams425 Hi girls, I haven't been on here in forever. I definitely have "wedding brain"! I can't seem to get anything accomplished at work. I can't believe it is here! Are any of the early April brides back yet? Have you guys started packing yet? I was so on the ball the other weekend but now I feel like I've fallen behind on my list again. I just want it to be here and stop having things to do! haha wedding brain! I have that too! I am seriously having problems actually WORKING at work! haven't started packing yet...hoping to do a bit of that this weekend...when do you leave? i noticed your day is one after mine!

You look so pretty!!!! Aaaaagh...getting so CLOSE!

Quote: Originally Posted by jean-marcus LET ME JUST SAY THIS... PLEASE.... please please please please... all you couples out there.. no matter what songs you pick for your first dances... MAKE SURE.. and i cant stress this enough... listen to and make sure you understand the lyrics and what the song is about. a few times i've shot weddings where they father/daughter or mother/son or the couple will dance to what seems like a nice song till you listen to the lyrics. It's a little awkward watching a father and daughter dance to a song about "getting it on". haha! GOOD POINT!

I just popped over to facebook to check your pics out! OMG your dress was so pretty!!! the bridesmaid dresses were super cute too! Everything looked amazing!

oooh one other question...how was the snorkeling at Las Caletas? I love to snorkel but was just wondering if you saw anything cool?

Brittany, CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! I am so glad that everything turned out well! I am glad your dad was running late as opposed to something happening to him! My heart sunk when I was reading that, I thought you were going to say something about your dad being sick or missing or worse!!!!!! I think that it is funny that you girls were just at Caletas toasting away while Brent was running around like a mad man trying to find everyone! hee hee hee, ahhhh the perks of being a Las Caletas bride! Glad your fam finally showed, that is my fear that my notoriously late arriving family will miss the boat! I can't wait to see your pics...let us know when they are up! Oh, also if you don't mind me asking...what was the price range for Barcelona Tapas? We are suppose to have our welcome dinner at our hotel but I have heard about the amazing food, service, views, etc. etc. from a few others and thought it might worth looking into? let me know thanks!

It is so exciting to see the planning threads of April Brides!!! Your stuff looks great! I love the personalized flip flops...those are cool! awesome job on the weight loss that is great!

Quote: Originally Posted by mineaux Here is mine...Cant wait to give it to him! Ooooh I love yours! Dang it, now I wish I would have had some bride panties in my pics!!!

Congrats Mrs.! you two look so happy in your pics!!! when do you leave for Playa?! Quote: Originally Posted by Princess_Head_Face Congratulations! I know it is probably none of my business but why do you call it your "legal day" versus wedding day? A lot of DW brides choose not to have their legal ceremony in Mexico, Jamaica or wherever because of the requirements that the bride and groom have to adhere to prior to the ceremony in each country. For example in Mexico to get "legally" married there you have arrive 3 business days before the ceremony then you have get your blood drawn down there, etc. etc. Some brides choose to keep their "legal" day a total secret from all friends/family because their legal day is not their real wedding day. some go to the local courthouse with their close family and have cute, simple ceremony like Tati did. You can do whatever you like! and best of all (if you choose to) you can celebrate your anniversary on your legal day and your real wedding day! We got legally married a month ago in Vegas and had drive thru ceremony...none of our family was there and that was just fine by us! our REAL wedding is in 3 weeks in Puerto Vallarta with family and friends...that ceremony will be a symbolic ceremony (but about 90% of our guests don't even know that we are already married! hee hee hee!)

HEY! Those look oddly familiar!!!! I like that you added the extra 'Passports' insert! Adding that makes the RSVP card look more in place than mine were. I am so glad you put my templates to good use! I created those to fit in the pocketfolds that were from cards and pockets because I just loved pocketfold invites so much and just couldn't justify the prices that some places quoted me! Your guests will LOVE them! Most of my guests couldn't believe that I made them on my own! One tip though...If you haven't already put stamps on them, when you take them to the post office be sure to have them weighed because I had put stamps on mine with the 59cent stamps and then when I got there they told me that still wasn't enough so I had to add more! Erika, I have the templates that I sent Deanna...PM me your email address and I can send them over to you if you want them!

wow everything looks like it turned out great! CONGRATS Mrs.!

Quote: Originally Posted by MajikDreams Oh My! That's so annoying - that happened to us to, so I feel ya! (AND, the person who just booked last week, JUST cancelled yesterday!!! HOW FRUSTRATING!) Ugh that is annoying...to have a late booker and then they cancel?! Quote: Originally Posted by Kristy! I totally get it Andi. I have everyone booked and things are getting prepped for my 30 guests. Now I'm hearing rumblings about another couple possibly coming. I said that's great and all, but my RSVP deadline has long passed. They're more than welcome to come, but I have no idea where they're staying! (We rented out 2 private villas and every room is filled.) They would have to find their own lodging and find ways to get where they need to be on their own. There also would not be any OOT bags for them. It has always bothered me that people ignore RSVP dates (not just for weddings, but pretty much for everything). I'm not putting up with it. Yep totally agree with you Kristy... they are on their own! I may run out of somethings on the OOT bags because I have already bought it all and I am not going to worry about running to the store to buy more stuff for the late guests who NEVER RSVP'd!