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Quote: Originally Posted by MilitaryMrs.s-to be WOW!!!!! I was thinking about not doing one(even thought I really want to) Only becuase were having a reception when we get home, Now I really really really want to!! To the Ladies who have already done it, Would my dress be completely ruined if I did it and had it cleaned when I got home? :S No word of a lie, my dress came out cleaner after my TTD than it was after the wedding/reception. I had to clean some sand out of it, but that was it.

Quote: Originally Posted by jenninjamaica Hello everyone! Are there any Manitoba brides out there planning their social. Ours is February 27th 2010 and I'm just beginning to plan things. I bought a couple of sale items for the silent auction baskets which has got me thinking about things. I thought maybe we could swap ideas for baskets. I have many questions if anyone has an answer it would be appreciated!!! *How much do we charge for auction tickets? *Any ideas for places that will donate a gift or gift certificates *What are good grand prizes? *Can the wedding party buy auction tickets? *Hot lunch vs cold lunch? *When should we print our tickets? *When should we start selling tickets? Thanks and feel free to add anything else!!! Hey! Man, I don't envy you right now! Planning our social was a ton of work, but of course TOTALLY worth it. Thankfully I had a friend who had just planned their social that I was able to go to with all of my questions. I'll help you out as much as I can. Unfortunately I can't remember our silent auction prices and I'm on vacation in Fort Lauderdale but I can pass that on when I get home. We did ticket packages, which I'd totally recommend doing. I can also send you a list of our prize packages and some places that donated (I'm pretty sure I still have that all saved on my computer back home). Some of the questions that I can answer... -We didn't do this, but a recent social that I was at did a mall gift card for $400 for a grand prize. People were pretty excited about this one. I guess it gives people the option to purchase what they want with the gift card. Of course there are the usual tv's, BBQ's, Wii's. -Of course the wedding party can buy tickets. They are there to support you! My maid of honor actually won 2 baskets. -We did pizza for our late snack. We got a great deal through Dominos. It was stress free as they brought everything and set it all up on the tables. Honestly, DH and I think this was one of the best decisions that we made. I can give you the contact info for the Dominos that I dealt with (and if you decide to contact him, I can give him a heads up) -Our social was on October 25, 2009. We had our tickets printed in July and really started selling them in September. I'll add more info later and I'll definitely send you our silent auction pricing and prize lists! Let me know if you have any other questions that pop up and I'll try my best to help you out.

Quote: Originally Posted by Barefoot in the Sand So, while this is totally off base. Do any of you that have had your wedding there recommend a flavor of wedding cake? We did a 3 tier cake, with all 3 flavours. The bottom was strawberry cheesecake (which was awesome), the middle was chocolate and the top was vanilla. Our guests were really happy with having the choice.

I love this thread! I thought I'd add a few of our TTD pics by Elizabeth Medina. Elizabeth Medina Photography, Mexico Destination Wedding Photographer, Wedding Photojournalism throughout the Riviera Maya, Yucatan and Mexico Elizabeth Medina Photography, Mexico Destination Wedding Photographer, Wedding Photojournalism throughout the Riviera Maya, Yucatan and Mexico Elizabeth Medina Photography, Mexico Destination Wedding Photographer, Wedding Photojournalism throughout the Riviera Maya, Yucatan and Mexico Elizabeth Medina Photography, Mexico Destination Wedding Photographer, Wedding Photojournalism throughout the Riviera Maya, Yucatan and Mexico

There were 53 women at my bridal shower. At first I was in a bit of a panic about having that many people but I just made my way around and ensured that I sat down at every table and talked to everyone who was there. Yes, it was overwhelming but it was also fun!

We got married at the Iberostar Lindo in April. Like others said, we made a list of the things that were most important to us before we even sat down to look at resorts. At the top of our list were, all inclusive, 1 wedding per day, allowed children, classy resort but not too expensive for our guests. I only have incredible things to say about the Iberostar and our wedding there. If you have any questions, please ask and I'll try my best to help you out.

Congrats! Great review and pictures. Sasha did an amazing job on your pics. Can't wait to see some more!

Man, you guys have to go back early. I'm not due back to work until September 8th, with the kids starting on the 9th.

I teach elementary, grade 1. I can totally relate, I get easily bored and I end up calling DH at work several times a day to see when he's coming home! I picked up a couple of novels to read, try to make a few 'lunch dates' with friends, organize and re-organize closets. My biggest problem is that I end up spending so much money being off work as I go out to eat, shop...all that exciting stuff. It's hard to find things to do without spending money so I usually end up laying out around the pool.

We weren't required to translate anything into Spanish but after some confusion we decided to do it anyways just in case. We found an official translator who translated our birth certificates for $90. $500 seems crazy expensive!

Quote: Originally Posted by ~*Kathy*~ lol I just googled "studioido" and this came up: Studio I do Studioido Bryce Jenkinson Photography guess he's changing website names hoping that this thread won't turn up when you search google? You can't run from what you did buddy! Guess he's interested in continuing to belittle unsuspecting women....sad. Could we add that address to the thread title too maybe? cohophoto.com/home3.htm Wow, he's wasting no time trying to run and hide from this problem that he has brought upon himself. So sad.

Beautiful! I saw them earlier today (since I've been stalking EM's blog ever since we booked her for our wedding and I continue to check it regularly) and I was in love with your pics. You look absolutely stunning. I love love love the first picture of you on the pier. I heart Elizabeth Medina!

This was important factor in choosing a resort for DH and I. The Iberostar resorts in the Mayan (Beach, Del Mar, Lindo, Maya, and Grand) only do one wedding per day.

Quote: Originally Posted by AprilBride2010 Awesome review, thank you for all the detail! I'm getting at the Iberostar Paraiso Lindo April 2010 and you really answered a lot of questions for me. Thanks again and congratulations! Thanks! You will not be disappointed with the Iberostar! Let me know if there is anything that I can help you with!

I just saw a pic of someone who had their boquet done at Michaels in a planning thread...let me see if I can find it. Here we go... http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t45234 I didn't even realize that Michaels did boquets until I saw it in this thread. It looks pretty impressive. Hope this helps!

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We received the rest of our photos from the incredibly talented Elizabeth Medina so I thought I'd share some more. I can honestly say that I feel so blessed to have had Elizabeth photograph our wedding. We have close to 700 photos and I am in love with all of them! Elizabeth Medina Photography Elizabeth Medina Photography Elizabeth Medina Photography Elizabeth Medina Photography Elizabeth Medina Photography Elizabeth Medina Photography A few more to come...

Quote: Originally Posted by BBtoB See you girls later! I am out in the early morning! Muah! Love you girls! Yah! I'm so excited for you! I hope you have the most amazing time of your life! Can't wait to see pictures and hear all about it!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by amygirl1169 Great review and pics! Congratulations! Can you tell me where your bridesmaid's dress is from? Thanks! Thanks! I ordered the bridesmaid dress from JCrew. I loved the dress and almost wanted to keep it for myself instead of letting my MOH have it!

Quote: Originally Posted by Ctodd8 I know this is kindof a random question, but I am trying to figure out how much cash vs travelors checks to take and how much can be covered on credit card..... are all the wedding expenses (flowers, reception, hair appointment, etc) through the hotel payable by credit card in american dollars?

I wanted to get diamonds all the way around but our jeweler actually encouraged us to go with the half diamonds as he told us that one you get an eternity band you can't have it re-sized (or maybe it was that you could, but that it would be super expensive to do). He said that he finds quite a few people do need to get their rings over the years and it can be a hassle. Now to answer your question, it does sometimes spin so that you can only see partial diamonds but not enough to be a big deal. I was also told that if you get it fused to the engagement ring that it won't happen. Hope this helps.

I just realized that this was posted under the "Jamaica" forum...and I got married in Mexico! Oops!

Great pictures everyone! Here are a few of what I think are our happiest wedding day photos...all taken by the incredibly talented Elizabeth Medina This was when we first turned around for our "first look" Elizabeth Medina I love how we're both laughing in this one Elizabeth Medina Happy to be married! Elizabeth Medina Trying to go for a piggy back ride but having difficulties getting up because of my dress! Elizabeth Medina Smearing cake completely in his eye Elizabeth Medina

I got married on April 1st and still haven't got anything. I emailed recently to find out when it might arrive but haven't heard back from the wedding coordinator yet.