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My BM dresses are teal, not the same as yours but in the same family. I have made my color theme the teal (or ocean blue for you), white and sand/tan. Then I am added burst of colors in my flowers, pink and orange.

I love Miami Vice's and I love greygoose and lemonade. I also love very very dirty martini's

I am also having a problem deciding on an order. We have 6 GM 1 BM and 2 BM 1MH I am planning on having parents (not dad) sit Then.. GM GM GM GM GM GM BM *FI* BM BM MH Bride and Father Guys walking alone and not at as slow of a pace and the girls. FI will follow them (is that right) They will all be lined up, up front and the girls will come down alone. Then the music will switch and my dad and I will walk. Does this sound okay??

Did anyone just use or are planning on using classical music throughout instead of various songs? I am think of playing a some fun instrumental prior to the ceremony. Changing to something specific for the seating of parents, groomsmen walk, bridesmaid walk. Then changing for me. Does this sound okay?

Sarah, I got my finalized monograms and LOVE them!! Thanks so much.

Quote: Originally Posted by Vikki So many ideas...and only one ceremony. *sigh* We have opposite taste in music so having a non-traditional song we both love is tough. That being said neither of us find the traditional chords of the bridal march all that appealing. So after a couple hours of searching for a remix or cover or something of the traditional bridal march (there are some AWFUL techno versions out there) and one spiffy little spyware program I picked up clicking on the wrong link I found this beautiful one: YouTube - Jonathan Cain (Journey) Bridal March I'm still not sure but I think I'm leaning in this direction. If I don't pick something soon he's going to put his foot down and it will be the theme from Final Fantasy..... Are using pulling the music from Youtube, or did you find it somewhere else? I love this version and want to use it too!

I wasn't planning on doing place cards. I figured by the day of the wedding everyone will know everyone and people can just sit wherever. *Anyone not doing a 'reception' but just a dinner? We are doing a dinner, where we will cut the cake, do the first dance and thing I figured we would all head over to one of the resort bars. There is like 40 of us so I figure wherever we are there will be a party! Does this sound like an okay idea?

I am working on finalizing music and this is my biggest question... How do you get a smooth transition between songs I don't want a song to be in the middle of the chorus and then there be an abrupt change to another song. Because of this I was thinking about using classical music for parents seating, groomsmen walk, FI walk and bridesmaid walk. This way I don't have to worry about transition. BUT if someone has advice on how to make the transition work and not seem like WOW, THEY JUST SWITCH THE SONG. I would love to hear it.

The lack of communication is also stressing me. I am trying to relax and go with the flow, but my type A personality makes that a little hard. I am still happy with my choice of the Valentin, I just think we will have a lot of work to do upon arrival. t777a, there are several June brides so you will have lots of reviews prior to your wedding. To my knowledge there has only been one of forum bride married at the Valentin.

I am trying to confirm several things with the Valentin including... What centerpieces look like? Ceremony time, being told even that is decided when we arrive (we have set a tentative time) The deal with the cocktail hour (cocktail is in the name, it is an all inclusive resort), this hour should include alcohol-options if it doesn't. Insuring that dinner include drinks. *Other June brides, did they tell you your ceremony time was set? They told me they would request my time, but it would not be confirmed until we arrive. This makes programs a bit impossible! They did say that they would print programs, but I wonder what they would end up looking like. *Did they confirm what the ceremony flow or order would be like? I'm starting to stress a bit about the details.

Clarins has good sunless tan products. I would go to sephora and gets samples. That way you can try out different kinds. I have used Clarins for a couple of years and have been very happy. When I tan my body, I don't tan my face. I match my face to my body with the Clarins.

Base colors are teal and sand. Flowers will add in bright burst of pink and orange.

I tried to click on 'make a donation' and it said that the paypal account had been closed. Probably for 1 of 2 reasons... 1. Her FI found out he was engaged to a very tacky person, who when people are losing their jobs left and right is asking for donations for a wedding of all things. 2. She got the money she wanted and is running!!

Quote: Originally Posted by sjfreimark I love this post. Everyone has great song choices!! So here's a silly questions. I want my wedding party to walk down the isle to Somewhere over the Rainbow and then I want to walk down the isle to better together by Jack Johnson. So my question is.....how do you make a smooth transition from one song to the other when your using your IPOD? I have the same question about making a smooth transition between songs. Anyone have suggestions?? or is there a post about this?

t777a I just saw that your wedding date isn't until 2010. I would not count on packages, prices, and menus being the same for 2010 as they are now. I reserved and put a deposit down for everything in 2008 and when 2009 came around things changed and I got the new changes, not what I had originally thought. Nothing huge changed but things did change. As a newer resort I think they are still working the kinks out.

Congrats! Most airlines will allow you to put your dress in a special hanging department. Most brides do this, sometimes they won't let you or don't have one and then they lay their dress across the top of the carry-ons.

We are sending out 2 different invitations. The guest list are different for the 2 events. The DW is for close family and close friends only, the AHR guest list is large. I would put it on your website then send out an invite closer to the date.

I have a lot of stuff done but the list seems to go on and on. OTT Bags-Done Cake Topper Received-Needs to be blinged-out Sand Ceremony Received-Need to order sand Dress-2 more fittings Jewelry Done FI Band-About to order Music for ceremony-Need to decide on Pre-Travel Brochure-Need to finish and send out My rings-Need to get dipped and cleaned FI and GM-Bought, needs to be altered That's all I can think of for now. Time is flying!

Thanks for the great post! I just went on the site and ordered custom travel mugs for my girls, black and white polka-dot with pink writing. I am so excited!

Ours is on a Thursday. Most guest are coming Tuesday-Saturday so it is in the middle of their stay. We weren't thinking about anyone else or what people might think when we selected Thursday. Do days really matter when your on vacation?

This is one of the topics I am putting in my pre-travel brochure. Calling your cell company and adding the international plan to your service. The price per minute will still be high, just not as high as it could be. We were told by Cingular/ATT that we could had the international plan and then take it off when we got back.

What a great post! I think some of the responses are comparing apples to oranges though, formal reception vs. informal party. I think a budget of around $1000 would work for something very informal without hard liquor, beer and wine only. When you add hard liquor things really start to add up as you have to buy mixers, etc. We are doing 130-150 people. We are budgeting around $2000.

What a great post! I think some of the responses are comparing apples to oranges though, formal reception vs. informal party. I think a budget of around $1000 would work for something very informal without hard liquor, beer and wine only. When you add hard liquor things really start to add up as you have to buy mixers, etc. We are doing 130-150 people. We are budgeting around $2000.

I am starting to see cute dresses everywhere. So far Old Navy Macy's Forever 21 Marshals Dillards Target

We are using an ipod for our music. As we get closer my mind is spinning with questions. How did you manage the ipod during the ceremony? *Did you put someone in charge of changing the music? *Did you make a special play-list with shortened versions of the songs? *Did you play the song have walkers walk and then change the song or let the song run through. I figured we would just make a play-list titled reception to play throughout is that what you did? Songs for the ceremony? 1 for family (parents?) 1 for BM's 1 for ME 1 for end Does that sound right? Thanks so much!