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My MOH can't come either because she is due 2 wks after my wedding and my longest friend also won't go b/c she doesn't want to be the only single person there or fly that far and has no one to travel with. I totally understand the preggos thing but the flying that far thing and not wanting to travel alone... She's going to know people there!

I wish I had known that you shouldn't size down a ring more than 1 size that has multiple baguettes in it. The jewelers told us that the previous place that sold the wedding band to us should have told us. They said they would try to have their technicians size it down from a 9 to a 6 3/4 but if they can't, they won't even try to touch the ring and just give it back. The jeweler told us that the reason why they can't size it down more than 1 size is that it risks the baguettes popping out and falling out if they take it down more than that. I'm so bummed!!!!! I really fell in love with this ring. I have never seen another one like it. I'm really hoping that the slim chance that they'll be able to do it and do it well will happen!!! Otherwise, I have to find a new wedding band!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by KimmyG Totally darling. So personal and memorable. Now, are you concerned that your fiance will "see" your dress ahead of time? hehe Thanks Everyone! As for FH seeing the dress ahead of time, I don't think that'll be a problem cuz even though she made it look similar, it still looks really different from my actual dress. :-)

Quote: Originally Posted by DanielleNDerek Cant you edit your evite to put on the presents thing. Well, with evite, you can send a mass email to all the invitees so that's how I was going to do it. And just in case, I can add it to the actual evite later too. I just didn't want people to initially see it and think it was poor form to include the registry info there. Quote: Originally Posted by DanielleNDerek as far as the rooms for your friends, could you put the photog in a hotel to free up the room? and cant any additional people that want to come get a hotel room and just come over to hang out during the day and on the wedding? We could do that but I would feel bad that they would have to pay for accommodations when our other friends do not since we are providing accommodations to everyone who is coming. We can't afford to pay for additional hotel stays either. And to decide which friends get to stay in the chateau and which friends have to pay would be hard for us to do as it would seem like we were playing favorites. And FH would definitely not be into paying for a hotel for the photog just to free up a room b/c the idea of having to pay for the photog's stay would be an unexpected expense and in the state he's in now, he would end up b*tching at me about that too. My thing is that these are unexpected things that tend to arise. I understand that and let them roll off my back. Sure, they are annoying but find a solution! Don't blame me. If he is upset with the WC about it, then talk to her about it. When I was on the phone with her, I offered to conference him in and he said don't bother, for me to handle it. And then he gets pissy when I don't ask all the questions he had. I'm not a mind reader!!! I didn't know that's what she had planned to do with the photog. And I sure didn't know that he had more questions for her!!! UGH!!!!!!!!! Sorry Danielle, not yelling at you. I'm just still very aggravated at him!!!!!

Ok, I need to vent!!! Maybe I'm just not being understanding enough here but I've been the one to do most of the planning for this wedding and AHR and it seems like he doesn't seem to get it. Let me start of with the fact that he never wanted an AHR in the 1st place b/c it is additional costs, etc but I said we needed to have one and our friends who couldn't make it to our DW also wanted us to have one. So we decided to have a casual bbq/picnic at a local park for everyone. We are inviting everyone possible (friends, family, co-workers, etc) and we planned on not having a registry so that it wouldn't seem like we were gift-grabbing. We had originally planned on mentioning in our evite that no presents were necessary but if people insisted on gifts, to please donate to our charity registries. However, after reading on numerous boards and sites that mentioning gifts on any invitation is tacky and unwelcome, I left that part off our evite when I sent it out yesterday. I had planned on sending out a seperate email to everyone invited that "b/c of many requests about registry, we feel that their presence is present enough..." and mention our charity registries that way. This is when he blew up at me saying that I should have put it on the evite and now people are going to think we're doing this just to get gifts, blah blah blah. I told him about the email I planned to send but he said it didn't matter. That I should have put it on the evite. I don't see how that makes a difference and my way follows etiquette rules! Am I out of line here? Then, today, I found out that 2 of our friends might want to go to our DW but we didn't think we had the room so I contact the WC to ask her about the rooms and not only do we not have the room, we are short 1 room b/c she forgot to tell us that 1 of the rooms is going to be used by the photographer. Hmmmm... good thing I hadn't asked those additional friends yet. With some creativity, we can still fit our existing guest list but FH is upset that I didn't find this out before. How the h*ll was I supposed to know to find this out beforehand? I've never been there before. I never had a wedding there before. I've never known anyone to plan a DW before to know that I'm supposed to ask that? Are you kidding me? Is he really blaming me for this?? Seriously, I don't know what has crawled up his a$$ today and yesterday, but he's seriously pushing me to the point where I'm about to kill him! (J/K...maybe...)

Hi, I need some advice. Now that gay marriage is legal in CT, we have 2 friends who are planning on tying the knot this year and I will be throwing them a Jack and Jack party (aka Jack and Jill). Now, my question is about the raffle. Do people donate the gifts that are given away for the raffle or do the host(s) buy them and get reimbursed with the ticket money and raffle money? This is my first time hosting one of these and I just wasn't sure. Thx!

Quote: Originally Posted by jawedding so cute! how much did it cost? (if you don't mind me asking) Don't mind at all...I provided a $20 deposit and then it was an additional $70 (because of the castle and detailing) and then another $12.95 for shipping. Hope that helps!

Hi Everyone, I just got the proofs for my cake topper and I think it's so cute!!! Lynn did an awesome job with designing it! Can't wait to get it! Hope you guys think it's cute too!!! Etsy :: Reserved for GraceBebe

Maybe have a compromise? If she wants to go to Eastern Europe, have you thought of possibly having your DW in Europe somewhere? Maybe in a romantic castle or something? Very princessy, very romantic, very unique! It's amazing what deals you can find if you search hard enough. We are doing our DW in a castle in France. We got an excellent deal renting the whole place exclusively for ourselves and our guests. Anyways, it's just a thought! Best of luck!

Hi, If you are looking to get a great deal on price, try PriceLine for you hotels in both location and Bid your own price. We are going to be in Paris for our wedding and got a 4 star hotel at Hotel Concorde La Fayette for $150 per night. Our friends bid last week and got that same hotel for $120 a night. It has a train that goes straight to the airport so it is very convenient and is near the Arc du Triomphe and Champs Elysees. We have not stayed there yet though. Our other friends used Priceline for their hotel stay in Rome before their cruise and also got a 4 or 5 star hotel, the Intercontinental Hotel. They also have not stayed there yet but Tripadvisor gave fabulous reviews of it. Not sure how much they paid but I think it was around $150-200 per night. Hope that helps.

FH and I used a TA for our flights as we booked nearly a year in advance and literally got half the price that was showing up online (but our trip is a multi-destination trip - $1370 vs $2200 - it's more expensive now). My mother and sister also used our TA because they are going on a tour of Europe after the wedding so they needed the TA to coordinate their flights. The rest of our group booked on their own as they are only coming to France for the 1 wk and I informed them of deals online when I saw them. The best deal I was able to find was 2 months ago for $497 per person round trip including taxes and fees. No one jumped on that offer so the best deal anyone found was about $620 per person incl. taxes and fees. I think it is hit or miss what you end up finding online vs a TA.

Sorry, I should've explained. I gave points to someone so they could have a few points to download files. Little did I know since I didn't read the rules, that that is against the rules, so I got my access revoked for about 1 month! Boohoo!!! But, it was my fault cuz I should've done my due diligence. That's why I apologized - for not reading the rules. :-)

Yay!!!! I have access to post onto BDW again!!! I just want to apologize to the forum and the mods. I should've read the rules thoroughly before doing anything and it was my fault that I didn't. Otherwise, I probably wouldn't have been banned. I missed my BDW!!!

I posted this as a response to someone else's thread but felt it deserved a thread of it's own for those of you who want to know where your actual seat is on your flight to and from your DW/Honeymoon. It will also show you if/where the closets are where you might be able to put your wedding dress. Hope you girls like it! Airline Seating Charts - Best Airplane Seats - SeatGuru

I think what you are doing for them is plenty. You should only do what is in your budget to do. It is very generous of you to help offset their travel costs as well as getting them those personalized gifts! I wouldn't worry too much about it. We are also doing something similar. Because we have such a small group coming to our wedding in the first place, we are paying for everyone's accommodations for the entire week and then specifically for our bridal party, we got the MOH and our respective sisters (we each have 1 and both will read a poem/reading during the ceremony) a pendant necklace and we will get the Best Man a gift (which we haven't picked out yet). Other than that, we are giving a cheesy t-shirt to the winners of the bouquet and garter toss.

Ok, I'm not sure whose idea this was on the forum, but thank you whoever you are!!! One of you girls suggested making the bouquet toss and garter toss a contest and giving out a prize for the winners because they were having such a small group for their wedding that they didn't want to single anyone out and wanted everyone to participate in the tradition. I thought it was such a great idea!!! I loved it!!! So, FH and I are getting personalized goofy t-shirts made (1 for womens, 1 for mens) to give as our prizes for winning the bouquet and garter toss. Here is a pic I've attached that shows what our shirts look like. (I can't access photobucket from work but will post the pics once I get home.) We got them made through Zazzle.com. Maybe they're cheesy but I thought they were a riot and I hope our guests do to! Bouquet and Garter Toss Prizes.pdf

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Welcome and Congrats! You will find that there are a lot of brides here who are getting married in the Caribbean and will be able to provide you lots of info and advice!

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Welcome! That's so nice of you to do for your friend!

Welcome and Congrats!

Welcome and Congrats!