KittenHeart

Quote: Originally Posted by ChristinaP Sometimes it seems like it doesn't matter at all what you do- or when- there are always people who need a bug kick in the butt. One of FI's good friends has hummed and hawed for so long now, that he missed saving $500 with our new tour operator and will now have to pay full price. We even spoke to him in person, and I told him "you need to book tomorrow, or you won't be able to book at all." That was two weeks ago... Also, our save the dates went out in July with TA info. and our invites were out in October, which had a deadline on when to book (which was extended, but nobody knew that). We are now pleasantly surprised with 37 guests booked...but it was a pain getting there. It's harder for us, as it is all we think about! KittenHeart- how many do you have booked now? Lady Di- Kudos to you for your DIY! I can't see the pics from work, but I know they must have been tough....which is why I didn't do them myself It just stuns me that I got all the people who are currently book to book 1 YEAR ago! The remaining guests I will be lucky if I get them booked by March. I have 20 people booked, 31 RSVP'd left to book. I only have one groomsman booked, BM and 4 other groomsmen not booked, 3 bridesmaids booked, MOH and 2 more bridesmaids not booked.

Quote: Originally Posted by kuteliya KH- Love it! The pics are awesome lmao! Thanks Linda!! Hahaha, that's the result of....

Thanks girls!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by thefuturemrslutz You have not gained weight AT ALL! Love the dress!! Thank you Lindz Per the scale though I think weight has been gained, I'm not crazy!

Alright the list is complete! STARTING Monday, February 8th 2010 ENDING Friday, February 19th 2010 We will check in with what is done either as it’s done or every other Friday and start a new list KittenHeart (Amy) to do’s: 1. Receive envelope liners, affix stamps and SEND OUT INVITES! 2. Call dance place to start lessons 3. Complete 2 more weeks of P90X 4. Choose BD photos for book 5. Finalize font for menu 6. Start making wedding brochure via VistaPrint 7. Italian family side wants to throw me AHR… figure that out! 8. Get last two group booking rooms booked 9. Visit tux places in person, pick out boys outfit 10. Receive wedding dress & shoes 11. Send measurements for shoe clips 12. Buy placecard holders 13. Make MOH tank 14. Finish bridesmaid hair pieces Thefuturemrslutz (Lindz) to do’s: 1) Order wedding dress 2) Figure out bridesmaid dress situation 3) Start looking at rings 4) Figure out invitation situation 5) Start scheduling BD shoot and engagement photos 6) Order Louboutins for wedding!!!!!!!!!!!! Lolo’s to do’s: 1) Lose 5 more lbs before wedding 2) FI and I working on a slideshow for reception 3) Finish guests travel mugs 4) getting outfits (or lack of..) and props for BD shoot Crista’s To Do's: 1) Get invites printed 2) Work out!! 3) Research a group excursion 4) Try to figure out reception options 5) Figure out color scheme - originally was going with a blue but now that my BM dresses are now hot pink. Renee’s to do’s: 1. Get brochures printed! 2. Mail off brochures and luggage tags 3. KEEP WORKING OUT! 5. Finalize all wedding decisions with FI (I'll wear something sexy and bribe him to sit down for 30 minutes, lol) 6. Submit invoice to Tiffany for wedding decisions 7. Start buying things for OOT Bags (ooh, I found cute bags that I bought at the Dollar Tree!) 8. Order personalized mugs 9. Order raffia fans Jplovesme’s to do list: 1. Finalize guest list (full names and addresses) 2. Sign Contract with Resort 3. Site visit in April/May!! woo hoo! 4. Find a dress (going to my first appointment next month!) 5. STDs AmyBermuda to do’s: 1) Confirm Excursion #s and pay deposit (f/u with non responders this weekend) 2) Finalize Gift Registries and post info on wedding website 3) Last items for OOT bags: Imodium, Advil, Dramamine, Purell, Bermuda honey 4) Lose 2.5 more pounds - total of 15 then - and 10 more to go Meghan's to do's: Katie’s to do’s: 1. Finish wedding 'brochure' 2. On fitting date, also get shoes, veil & tiara 3. Try & work out what the hell I'm going to do/take for photo shoot! 4. Try to decide on theme and/or if we're doing one! 5. Sort out decorations for AHR 6. Order BM dress when it comes in stock & 2 flowergirl dresses (SOOOOO CUTE!!) Katies’s FI’s (Chris) to do:’s 1. Sort out music for ceremony 2. Decide on and put songs on iPod for Mexico reception 3. Put list of songs together for UK DJ that we want played (or not!) 4. Book hotel for night of AHR

Quote: Originally Posted by amybermuda You look great in this dress. I love it - its such a cute style and totally different from your main wedding dress - which will be nice to have both in pictures!!! You have lost a ton of weight - and you were super skinny before too! When do you do your fittings with your #1 wedding dress? You are for sure going to need to get it taken in!!! Thank you!!! Wow, I really think I have actually gained some weight. My upper body is super lean and toned, stomach, not as toned, only on the sides, hips HA! not at all and legs not so much. My dress was actually made to my measurements so we'll see if I'm the same when I go pick it up next week! Quote: Originally Posted by Katie_2010 OMG, it's gorge!! and you looked like you were having such a good time! love it it really suits you. Thanks Katie!! We really did have a good time, Monday was extremely rough, still worked out yesterday though even with a headache

Hi girls! Just thought I'd share my TTD dress I got from China with you girls. It was after the Superbowl on Sunday when these pictures were taken. 3 patron margaritas and 4 vodka shots later was when we got the brilliant idea for my MOH and I to have a photoshoot in my room, complete with a finger running man video, my laptop for music and just plain old stupidness... http://bestdestinationwedding.com/fo...ts-here-36700/ So the pix aren't great by any means but you get the jist. I wasn't laced up nicely either but hey, we were seriously jumping around on the bed and I had only one of my Badgley Mischka shoes one

Quote: Originally Posted by LadyTrunck Those pics are great! You look fab! Quote: Originally Posted by sammysgirl Kittenheart- I cannot believe how good your dress looks! OMG it looks awesome! Congrats! Thank you girls!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by Lady_Di Thank you!! I can't wait to see yours. No luck? I see that your wedding is still 3 months away...maybe they'll start booking next month! All of my bridal party are booked but FI's 3 guys are not booked. I think that is it for us regarding guests. I don't think any more guests are coming. I know how frustrating it is because you need numbers for your OOT, and other stuff! Maybe you should contact the potential ones (the ones who expressed interest in going) and tell them that the resort is almost sold out. maybe that will push their butts to book! That is what I did. I put in a small note in the invites and stated that the resort is almost sold out and for them to book soon. I also put in "to ensure a dinner plate, please RSVP" something like that. It may be rude but it's for their own good that way they won't be standing around looking like an idiot with no dinner plate! That's a good idea... I figured I'd call them after I sent out the invites to push people. MOST of my wedding party isn't booked and 2 groomsmen may be dropping out. I still have half my guests that haven't booked yet so I'm overly annoyed by the whole process. I'm so trying to be patient!

Quote: Originally Posted by Lady_Di Forgot to post my thread to my invites! http://bestdestinationwedding.com/fo...invites-55012/ the months are slowly creeping away on my ticker...yikes!! I love them! You did such a great job with them, it's seriously impressive! Mine arrived on Friday and I'm sending them out this week, I'll post some pix of them soon I see that more people are booking for you too, I'm very happy to hear that! I unfortunately am not having such great luck. I'm hoping that changes very soon.

Quote: Originally Posted by KJT1985 Oh KittenHeart! That's beautiful and those pictures made me laugh on this shitty day! haha Haha! Glad it made you laugh I didn't even post the ever stupider ones either!

Quote: Originally Posted by christinak82 awesome... it worked... Good job! Can't wait to see your dress Yeah if it's your main dress, I'd definitely pay for higher quality.

Quote: Originally Posted by christinak82 Hihi... your pictures are great... looks like you had lots of fun... I love that dress... is it your own flower or was it part of that dress? what do you think about the quality? are you satisfied? Haha, thanks! I'll try and take some better ones and post them for you too That was my own flower, the flower that came with the dress was terrible. Here's the dress it was based on Rosa Clara - Clark Rosa clara clark image by KSTrillian on Photobucket I didn't order the highest quality, just standard quality and it actually surprised me how decent the quality is. It's fully lined and boned as well which I love! The material is comfortable and I'm very happy with the dress. I didn't expect it to be perfect but the stitching and hems are all straight, the craftsmanship is actually quite good. I would definitely recommend Duosheng, I'm thoroughly satisfied with my choice and the length is perfect! They had me re-take measurements quite a few times to make sure they were accurate, I'm very glad they took such good care in doing so

Alright girls... so I took these photos on Sunday after the Superbowl. We had margaritas all day and then my neighbor BBQ'd for us and insisted on doing vodka shots, 4 of them later, the brilliant idea to try on my TTD and dance around in my bedroom happened. So I apologize in advance, I'll take some real pictures to show you better what the dress looks like. This dress is really comfortable, it's not laced up nicely either but it fits great if you can't tell

Quote: Originally Posted by christinak82 oh by the way: how can I post pictures directly into my comments? I dont like this link thing... Upload your pix into photobucket.com and copy the last (4th) link and just throw the links in your post and they will come up as images

12 bags!!! I have 6 suitcases prepared and can't figure out how I'm going to even lug them all into the airport!

Quote: Originally Posted by lolo Mrs.Afromert CONGRATS!!! have a beautiful wedding!!!! i just realized i'm 22 days away!!!OMG I think I've done evrything but I feel like I should be running around crazy right now....maybe it is good to be a planner and get things done waaaaaaayyyy in advance Guess I ccan just relax and look forward to my spa days. Had my stagette on Sat, had a blast! Wow!!! 3 weeks! This is how I would like to be, done at least a month early so I can sit back and enjoy spa treatments

You girls are all doing great on getting stuff done, keep it up! How do my to do's always end up being sooooo looooooongggg? STARTING Monday, February 8th 2010 ENDING Friday, February 19th 2010 We will check in with what is done either as it’s done or every other Friday and start a new list KittenHeart (Amy) to do’s: 1. Receive envelope liners, affix stamps and SEND OUT INVITES! 2. Call dance place to start lessons 3. Complete 2 more weeks of P90X 4. Choose BD photos for book 5. Finalize font for menu 6. Start making wedding brochure via VistaPrint 7. Italian family side wants to throw me AHR… figure that out! 8. Get last two group booking rooms booked 9. Visit tux places in person, pick out boys outfit 10. Receive wedding dress & shoes 11. Send measurements for shoe clips 12. Buy placecard holders 13. Make MOH tanks 14. Finish bridesmaid hair pieces Thefuturemrslutz (Lindz) to do’s: 1) Order wedding dress 2) Figure out bridesmaid dress situation 3) Start looking at rings 4) Figure out invitation situation 5) Start scheduling BD shoot and engagement photos 6) Order Louboutins for wedding!!!!!!!!!!!! Lolo’s to do’s: 1) Lose 5 more lbs before wedding 2) FI and I working on a slideshow for reception 3) Finish guests travel mugs 4) getting outfits (or lack of..) and props for BD shoot Crista’s To Do's: 1) Get invites printed 2) Work out!! 3) Research a group excursion 4) Try to figure out reception options 5) Figure out color scheme - originally was going with a blue but now that my BM dresses are now hot pink. Renee’s to do’s: 1. Get brochures printed! 2. Mail off brochures and luggage tags 3. KEEP WORKING OUT! 5. Finalize all wedding decisions with FI (I'll wear something sexy and bribe him to sit down for 30 minutes, lol) 6. Submit invoice to Tiffany for wedding decisions 7. Start buying things for OOT Bags (ooh, I found cute bags that I bought at the Dollar Tree!) 8. Order personalized mugs 9. Order raffia fans Jplovesme’s to do list: 1. Finalize guest list (full names and addresses) 2. Sign Contract with Resort 3. Site visit in April/May!! woo hoo! 4. Find a dress (going to my first appointment next month!) 5. STDs AmyBermuda to do’s: Meghan's to do's: Katie’s to do’s

Quote: Originally Posted by renee1811 Renee’s to do’s: 5. Find the bridesmaid's dress in a large!! *sigh* 19 Ross stores and no large....at this point, either she can squeeze into a medium, or I bought an extra medium and a small--maybe a seamstress can make it work?! 5. Finalize all wedding decisions with FI (I'll wear something sexy and bribe him to sit down for 30 minutes, lol) Shoot! I have a note in my Blackberry to check out some Ross' for you just totally forgot... I'm going to see if I can do that this week for you. There have got to be a ton of them in LA. LOL!! I haven't even tried this tactic out yet, let me know how the hot outfit bribe goes.

Quote: Originally Posted by KJT1985 Thanks!! And, that brings up a good point. We had a really small budget so I kept a spread sheet of ALL my expenses - even if I bought something I didn't end up using, it's calculated. So far we've spent $8,509 on EVERYTHING, including our two week vacation. We still have to buy the guy's gifts and pay for the girls hair (but the girls got tote bags, tanks, sandals, and a book too). After calculating gifts from the pre-wedding AHR we're at $3,309 net cost. Not too shabby in my opinion, our goal was definitely to keep it low cost. Um, that's incredible! I too keep a spreadsheet of how much I've spent too, down to the cent. In my case, I went way over budget with a few big ticket items I didn't intend on spending that much on. I am terrible to sticking to budgets.

Quote: Originally Posted by shellk its now the night b4 i leave listen to kittenheart enjoy it i cant wait for best man to give fi the bd book xx How exciting! Can't wait to hear all about your wedding when you get back!!

What an amazing planning thread!!! You were smart with all your purchases and your dress is lovely! Good luck you are going to have an amazing wedding

My resort will set these up for me, I just need to tell them how and where I want it in our meeting once down there and I'm sure inspiration pix don't hurt

Here is the email to my FI with the details on how to make them, I bought all the stuff needed for them from these two links: I found this DIY project that I am pretty excited about. I'm going to make LED "throwies" to put inside chinese paper lanterns. This saves the hassle of dealing with electrical wiring. All you do is make these little throwies, attach then to the inside of your lanterns with clips or string, and then you can hang your lanterns with fishing wire. It can also save a bunch of money because the individual LED lights for lanterns are like $3 each. I just ordered my supplies (LED lights, batteries) I'll report back when I have finished the project. Here is two links that explain everything: LED Throwies If Only I Had Majored In Event Lighting Instead of Biology Weddingbee The Wedding Blog A few hints I've found on the web: --10 mm diffused LED lights are supposed to make a warmer "real light" --3 LED lights per average sized lantern (12-16") works best --you can make an "on/off" switch with a piece of paper (see instructions) --the magnets aren't necessary unless you are planning on attaching them to a metal surface. ---With the on/off switch, they tended to flicker a little because the tape isn't tight enough after "switched" on. If you put a binder clip over them it keeps them tightly together

Quote: Originally Posted by MrsVaughn2B Hey girls, I have been reading everyone's post but just haven't had time to make any. Things are going well and we leave in less than 48 hours. I got everything on my list done except for the welcome letters. At this point I am not going to do welcome letters and just make the OOT bags a surprize. Its just another thing to take down and well we are really trying to conserve on space. I am going to guess everyone will still like thier OOT bags without a welcome letter. Anyway, I am off work thankfully for the next 2 weeks. I just got my pedi today and am off to run a few last minute errands before I go back home and resume packing. I was reading about having a rehursal for the wedding and it was never offered to me either. Of course I have Tiffany and she is well not great with details. At this point I am not even going to bring it up with her and just talk to the onsite about it. We don't have a large wedding party or anything but to get everyone on the same page would be very good. PS. Its snowing here and the low on Wed. is 8 degrees when we leave. I am so ready for the beach and some sun!! How exciting!!!! OMG, You are going to have the best time ever I think that's smart, just ask the onsite coordinators, who I've heard are much more helpful. Have an AMAZING time!!!!