Andi

they look great! I like the brads you used!

Calia....keep your snow in the mountains! I am REALLY glad it hasn't snowed here in the city yet! I am not a fan of snow!

Thanks everyone! Quote: Originally Posted by adias.angel I am in love with your invites!! I might have to borrow the idea of adding different color boards to the inserts. I was a bit unsure about adding the color boards but am glad I did. It does make them pretty thick though but everything still fit just fine. Also because they were thicker it increased the postage so be sure you take them and get them weighed before you send them! Quote: Originally Posted by Abbie andi, they are beautiful! i used c&p as well, werent they great? Yes Cards and Pockets were great! I am so glad I used them. Actually...after seeing your completed invites I was inspired to do my own!

I finally finished my invites last week and sent them out! I borrowed a lot of inspirations and ideas from so many brides here...thank you to everyone who has helped me with these! I hope I too can inspire someone with mine! I bought the pocketfolds from cards and pockets. they were great to work with and they also have color samples that you can order. I am glad I did this because once I got the samples I changed my mind on the colors I wanted to use. I highly recommend getting some samples before you order. I also got the outer white envelopes and RSVP envelopes from cards and pockets. They do sell pre-cut mats but I decided to purchase their metallic card stock and cut the mats on my own. It worked just fine doing it that way and now I have extra cardstock for my other projects I made all of my designs in powerpoint and printed everything at home...it was probably much cheaper this way! In the end I made 50 invites and I think they cost about $3.50 or so each to make (not including postage) so not too bad! Any questions just ask!

wow everything looks great! I like that your TTD dress is very similar to your real dress! have fun!

Quote: Originally Posted by tvt Like Rachel said, our wedding was on a Sunday. Because there was not a day tour out that Sunday we were able to add the extra hour on to the front end of the wedding versus the back end. And yes it was very easy to do. Rachel, I totally think having it on a Sunday where there wasn't a day tour was a huge perk for us too! Everyone was so calm and relaxed! Ahhh Sunday! good thinking to have it on that day of the week! I really liked your chuppah too...those were shells hanging down right? do you know if those are the same ones Rachel used?

we are cutting back to this year for Christmas. We just bought a house and our wedding is 4 months after Christmas. Between those two things I am a pretty happy girl and don't need anything ....Although I did tell my FI the other day that the one thing I would like is a house cleaner to come twice a month...that is all I want!

Tara, what a great review! Reading about your day brought tears to my eyes! It sounded like everything went so well! Congrats! Ok, so you seemed really calm about the snake on the boat ride back! I think I would have had a mini panic attack and demanded that we get the snake off the boat asap! I HATE SNAKES... I have some questions...just a few Joe got dressed at the spa...did he just change or was there a shower for him there too? I think you are the first one that I have heard of who added the extra hour to the beginning of the wedding. I didn't know this was an option (although I never thought of it or asked either!) Is this something that they were able to do for you pretty easily? Thanks!

Quote: Originally Posted by Tammy Host come on..."ex-boyfriend" is kind of a stretch...i think he is really more like a father to her so walking her down the aisle is very apporpirate good point!

Quote: Originally Posted by ChristinaH I have pics!!! Non-Pro Wedding Pics: Kodakgallery.com Join now and receive beautiful photographic prints from your camera Christina your pics are gorgeous! Your hair looks so good! so did they end up using the extensions you had brought or not? also that pinata idea is great! I may have to "borrow" that idea if you don't mind

I am sorry but I think it is sort of weird for her to be getting married at her ex-boyfriend's house and he is giving her away too?

Quote: Originally Posted by ChristinaH I have pics!!! Non-Pro Wedding Pics: Kodakgallery.com Join now and receive beautiful photographic prints from your camera YES! going to look NOW! Quote: Originally Posted by tvt Hi, I used Fernano also. He RULLED. Yes he was spendy and I debated not getting him but he was awesome and I loved my hair so much!!! He started my hair and realized I had more hair than he expected and instead of just finishing it half assed, he took it all out and started over. About to post my review Tara are you officially back now?! welcome back and congrats!

Hey I have a question for everyone. I just read Christina's review....(great review by the way!) Does anyone know the price to use Fernando for hair and make-up? has anyone else used him? I know that Christina used him but I was just wondering if anyone else has? I am debating on doing my own hair and make-up or having someone come to LC to do it for me! THANKS!

what a great review! Thank you for all of the details! I too do not have any bridesmaids and have been debating who I am going to invite to go over to LC with me to spend the day! what a great idea to bring some girlfriends! I will have to keep an eye on those candles! and I love the Pinata idea too! Congrats on the wedding!

Tara that is a great teaser pic! we can't wait to see more and hear about all of the details! now get off the board and go back to being on a honeymoon!

Quote: Originally Posted by azhuskergirl ha ha, I was waiting for you to chme in on this! I knew you were! I have been out of town for the last 3 days so I have been out of the loop! I was just reading about it on MSN and was going to post a thread and laughed when I saw you had one going already!

OH MAN! I am not suprised by this one! so much for that DW they were planning in the bahamas!

ooooh I like the white! I think it looks great on you! What a bonus too that you dont have to get any alterations!

Quote: Originally Posted by amyh Yari, your review was great! VERY HONEST! I had a ton of issues the day of, and most had nothing to do with a DW. They can go wrong and happen at any wedding. I certainly sympathise with you when you say you get angry, believe me, I am still trying to get over those little things, lol. As far as transportation goes, have any of the LC brides tried looking into leaving from Nuevo Vallarta? It is a longer drive from the marina, but its not that far. DH and I were married in the marina then honeymooned in NV. We did the Rhythm of the Nights tour that left from NV. LC has a private dock/area in NV which is actually very nice. I think I may have video and some pics. It is a lot nicer and definitely less confusing that the Marina terminal (we also did a booze cruise prior to our wedding which left from the marina). P.S. you don't get searched or need to pay a fee to get onto the boat in NV. Just a thought Thanks for the insight on the dock in Nuevo Vallarta! Our wedding guests including us will all be staying in Nuevo Vallarta and leaving from there for LC rather than the PV dock. I have never actually been there so it is good to know it is a bit less confusing if you depart from Nuevo Vallarta!

so pretty! the sky during your ceremony looked amazing! so blue! Great pics!

Quote: Originally Posted by LC_Rachel As for the starfish passing, I just want to issue a tiny warning. They are kinda fragile so just be aware that they might not make it through that many weddings. I just don't want anyone to disappointed. ohhhh thanks for the heads up!

Very pretty! I like it!

Quote: Originally Posted by JaimeLynne I'm a month after Andi so maybe if she left it there I could use it after her! I love the idea of having an "LC BDW" starfish to pass on, and it really does make a great "something borrowed" Hey Jamie, I gave Nicole the heads up that there may be a few other LC brides who want to borrow the starfish! I will leave it for you! Nicole told me today that it is the blue one, I think she thought I might not want to use it because of the color (I do not have blue in my colors) but I really don't care what color it is it will just double as my "something blue"!

Quote: Originally Posted by LadyCheese Hey...I used Zots (medium glue dots) to keep the ribbon together. then i put a few more Zots behind the monogram square and stuck it on the ribbon part. thanks! I just bought some zots for my pocketfolds that I am working on! I didn't think they would work but now I know! Your invites turned out great!

I looked everywhere for a flower girl dress that I really liked and could not come up with anything! Then, thanks to another April 09 bride (sorry I can't remember exactly who!) I found this website and just fell in love with this idea Flower Girl Dresses at Weddingtutu.com Wedding Tutus Well over the weekend we were at the mall and found the perfect tutu in my wedding colors at Libby Lu! Got a great deal on it too! Here it is...I don't know about the shirt she has on but we can always change that later...I might want her to wear a leotard so that the shirt doesn't come untucked...what do you think?!