*Heather*

Quote: Originally Posted by KimmyG Heather, everything looks so nice! Question- I see the RSVP on your invitations was for guests to go to your website... would you say that worked out pretty well? How did you deal with guests who didn't respond? Honestly, not a ton of people responded. We mostly based our numbers on when people actually booked. This was definitely one of the biggest headaches with a DW in my opinion. No matter how/when you ask people to RSVP, it doesn't really matter until people actually BOOK. And even so, we just had a couple who booked a year ago, drop out last night (2 days before we leave!) because their son is in the ICU. You'll never be able to fully know what your guest count is until people actually get off the plane in your destination! Good luck

OK I just did this, but we're planning on using our iPod so I guess it won't work with that. Has anyone figured out how to crossfade with the iPod yet?

Thanks Sabrina! The pink napkin says "How sweet it is to be loved by you" - I think we'll use those ones for the cupcake table

Thanks Leia! At least now you'll know exactly what I'll look like so you will know for sure when you see me Have a great Anniversary trip!

Welcome Packages We did a Welcome Package for the guests to welcome them to Cabo and to provide a bit of info about each guest, as well as pictures. We didn’t want to do an OOT bag since most of our guests would be bringing items such as advil etc along with them. I did up a welcome letter myself (using the template I got from Leia78’s planning thread – thanks Leia!) and had it printed on silver paper. I used Miss Pickles Press for the guest info booklets. We are also including Moo Cards with our welcome packages to direct people where to upload their photos after the ceremony. We wanted to include Nixon somehow (our puggle) so this is where he comes in! One side of the Moo Card is the picture, the other side has the text. This is both sides in a row: Ceremony The ceremony will be on the beach at Dreams. We’re having silver chivary chairs and blush rose petals on the aisle. On each of the aisle chairs, there will be a tulle pom pom hanging on the edge – alternating between black and white. I don’t really have an inspiration pic of this, sorry! It’s all in my head! Reception Our reception is on the Oceana Terrace and is a cocktail reception. We will have heavy apps passed all night as well as app stations. We are renting lounge furniture from Oxten to give it a casual/club-like feel. Extras We ordered personalized napkins and coasters from For Your Party. I think they turned out awesome – I’m so excited about these! I don’t have any pics of the coasters because they are wrapped up in plastic, but here are the napkins: Dessert We will have cupcakes from Deena at Sweet Dreams. We’ll be putting them on a number of these trays, which my mom got for super cheap at a discount store. I can’t find a picture of them to save my life right now, so I’ll have to post it when I get back. Flowers Flowers will be blush-colored roses from Lola at Florenta. Lola has been amazing to work with so far. I’m having the bouquets wrapped in black and white striped ribbon. Favors We purchased pashminas for the ladies and will have cigars for the boys. Ana’s husband created these pashmina tags for us because I’m horrible at computer design stuff – he did a great job! I love them. Also, as a “favor†I guess, we’re taking our guests on a sunset cruise 2 days after the wedding. We’re using Sunrider Tours who has been great to work with so far… Honeymoon From Cabo we are going to Kona Village in Hawaii – we can’t wait! After that we’re spending a few nights in LA before heading back to reality That’s it! If anyone has any questions, let me know!

Double post...

Wedding Party The guys are wearing grey pants from Club Monaco, a white button-up shirt, black suspenders, and a black tie. This is one of our gm in the outfit, but without the tie (sorry for the crap quality – it was taken on a bberry): The girls are wearing grey dresses from Banana Republic, and black flower belts from Urban Outfitters. Here is one of my bm’s: Gifts The guys were given the high-tops seen above, as well as black skinny ties that I don't have a picture of. I got the girls the black belts for their dresses (above), plus spa wraps from SmartyPants boutique: Hair inspiration Here is how I want my hair: I ordered my hair flower from Chelsea at OhMyDeer! (etsy). The hair flower is on the far right. Earrings The only jewelry I’m wearing on the wedding day (other than my rings) is my earrings. They’re from Banana Republic:

Wow, I’m having a hard time believing that it’s actually my turn to post my planning thread! These are always my fave threads so I knew I had to do one. I need to thank everyone for their inspiration – I don’t know how many of these ideas were actually my own, hehe. And thanks to Tammy for creating BDW. As we all know, planning a DW would have been impossible without this forum! OK so here goes… Rings Mine: His: He is wearing a ring he bought while we were on our engagement trip, but he’s also going to get something tattooed on his ring finger (his idea). He takes rings off a lot for hockey etc so he wanted something more permanent. I don’t have a great picture of it though, sorry! You’ll have to wait for our wedding pics! Invitations The thread I posted about our mini poster invites is here: http://bestdestinationwedding.com/fo...tations-40966/ This is what they looked like all rolled up: My Dress My dress is very simple and I had a custom belt made for the ceremony, plus another custom belt for the reception. This is me at my third fitting. I made it tighter around the hips/butt after this but I don’t have a picture of this yet as I’m going to pick it up tonight! I might be able to update this with a newer picture but this is the best I can do for now. Here is the custom reception belt I ordered from Chelsea at OhMyDeer! (etsy): My shoes I’m in love with my shoes! I don’t have a great pic of them on me but this is them from some website somewhere: Groom’s Outfit M is wearing a grey summery Hugo Boss suit. His shirt is white and his tie is black. This is a pic of him after he haphazardly threw it on – the tie isn’t tied properly and his shoes aren’t tied so it’s all jumbled at the bottom, but obviously it will be perf on the wedding day! M and his groomsmen are wearing these shoes. They are all huge sneaker lovers so M got these exclusive high-tops as their gift. More to come in the next post...

Those are super cute! Thanks for sharing!

Thanks for sharing! The proposal story is too cute. You looked so beautiful on your wedding day! Congrats!

Is it Juan Carlos? He is notorious for taking a long time. But you will love them when you get them!

Ya, 5 months is way too long in my opinion. Who was your photographer?

That romper is super cute! I wish I had something like that. I'm not sure what I'm wearing to get ready. I only have one week to decide!

Random question for anyone that has been to Dreams - does anyone remember if the electrical outlets have 2 prong holes, or 3 prong holes? One of my guests needs to bring a sleep apnea machine and he is worried about whether it will work there. My mom called Dreams and they said it "should" be fine but she is still concerned. Anyone know?

No problem!

This is Deena's email address: [email protected]

Ahhh, that's such a relief! I hope they do the same for the other brides. Good luck everyone

LOVE it Autumn! The undies are my fave! Congrats

I'm using Neysa Berman also. I should have stated that in my first post, sorry! I'll include her in my review when I get back.

Be careful now that Riu isn't allowing in outside vendors - you may not have a choice in who you use. I'd check with your WC there first.

I did all the text myself, but the design etc was done by Miss Pickles Press. I haven't seen it yet in person but the drafts look amazing! She'll be shipping them to me today

Everything looks awesome! I love that your reception is on the beach...that will be amazing.

So will he be the one to correct them or have a talk with them? Or will you do it together? I'm glad he at least agrees - that is the first step.

Awww Stephanie, I totally understand why you would be hurting, for sure. I agree with Melidell - I think you should talk to your ex about it and try to agree on what everyone can be called. I hope he understands where you're coming from - I'm sure he would hate it if your kids started calling your FI "dad" and he heard it. I don't really have any other advice other than that - I think that should be your first step. Hugs.

That is so awesome! They chose a great picture too!