katyblue04

Hello! First of all, OMG I'm getting married in 2 WEEKS!! My list of things to do is getting longer somehow...I've only just realized that I need to figure out ceremony music! I have the songs picked out, but the logistics of it have my head spinning. We're getting married on the beach in Hawaii, and there will be 16 guests. No chairs, a couple flower petals sprinkled for an "aisle," but in general nothing fancy. We are doing the Sand Ceremony, and I need to come up with a little table to do that...I can't believe how fast all this is happening! So. Back to my question. Where will the music come from?! Right now I think I'm just going to pack a travel CD player and use battery power. I mean, what other option is there?! Where do I put it? Who will press play? Will that designated person press stop or is there a way to fade out? I should print out a sticker with all the info and place it on the player...maybe instruct them to slowly turn the volume down once the timer hits a certain number? Any other suggestions?? Thanks! -Katy

Hello! These are the bags we're using. I like the blue ones better, but thought some guests would like the bright colored ones. I bought the bags from eBay for $3 each, which I think is a great deal. Here is the link to the eBay store (where I just noticed they raised the price to $5 per bag!) eBay Store - NapkinsOnline-- just napkins: Formal Hemstitch Linen Dinner Napkins I love that they have a little pocket inside. It's perfect for a cell phone and some chapstick. They are bigger than I thought, but we'll fill them up with more goodies this way! I had wanted to make them all by hand, but my sewing skills aren't what they needed to be. Plus, it wasn't going to be cheaper at the rate I was going! I did make 2, one for me and one for my sweetie. I'm pretty happy with them considering how hard it was! I just wish they were bigger.

Quote: Originally Posted by CTHawaii14 Welcome Katy! Good luck and happy planning. Its nice to see someone else on here getting married on Oahu. Where are you getting married on Oahu? We haven't actually picked the location yet. We will decide once we arrive, but our top pick is Waimanalo Bay followed by Sunset Beach. The company we picked is A Rainbow In Paradise, and we're really happy so far with how planning is going! I was so worried about how to plan everything without going to Hawaii beforehand.

Quote: Originally Posted by CourtneyV Welcome to the forum Katy!! What do you have left on your checklist? P.S. The bills *somehow* seem more painful now, don't they?!! Hello! Wow this forum is busy! We still have HUGE ticket items on our list, including paying off the remainder that is due for the vacation rental house. Waiting for guests to send us their portion, and freaking out that we don't have the money to cover it if they take too long! Also, we still haven't put one penny towards booking our reception! That has to be unheard of, I mean, invites have already been sent out!! Luckily we do have the cash to put down a deposit, we just need to call and do that over the phone tomorrow. And our coordinator has been great so we know we are safe. We are bringing our own champagne to the CA reception, and need to decide on that. We haven't figured out our welcome bags or favors, or ordered our cake for the Hawaii reception. And we still need to type up and send out information newsletters, and buy this great Message In A Bottle kit. We are sending those to the confirmed Hawaii guests. There is still money owed for the ceremony package, which includes the photos and video and all that, and we want to buy sand ceremony vases, and we haven't even looked into getting our dresses altered! Booking a rental car, figuring out how to make our own simple boquets, and planning out a menu for my parents to cook for the reception are also on the list of things to do. Oh. And rings. What the heck are we going to do about rings?! When we got engaged we exchanged small simple three stone rings. We have no idea what to buy for our actual bands. But we're thinking it's the least of our worries...wouldn't that be hilarious/awful if the ceremony started and we got to the ring part and realized we never bought any. I just can't believe how quickly time is flying by...Even writing all that down was stressful! lol.

Hello, My name is Katy and my girlfriend Pam and I are getting married in Oahu, Hawaii on April 8th. About 12 guests will be joining us. We will be staying in a beach front vacation rental on the North Shore, with a few other couples. When we return home to CA after our 9 day trip we will be having a reception on April 19th at this great sports club/Hawaii themed venue called City Beach. We think about 65 guests will be joining us for the reception. We're having awful luck with people RSVPing, it's so annoying!! We are so excited but SO stressed out and trying to find the cheapest options available for all those last details. Nobody mentioned that when you're planning a wedding you still have to pay your normal bills! I was kinda hoping those would just go away for a while...lol. I wish I had found this website months ago!