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Quote: Originally Posted by jmb0902 I bought the same invites and I was wondering what I was goign to do to make them more exciting -- I love it! Where did you get the flowers? I got them at Michael's. They come in little jars and have all different colours. I went back each week with a coupon - never bought anything full price!! I LOVE Michael's!!

Oh gosh, I must be really behind. I havent purchased my dress yet! But I have narrowed it down to a couple of choices!

Wow, I just got some GREAT ideas from your thread - you put so much thought into planning every detail, I'm sure your guests will love everything!

Thanks so much ladies!!

Quote: Originally Posted by Gina Does anyone have the wedding coordinator's direct e-mail address? Thanks The email address I posted above is the direct address for wedding coordinator Laura Kreutz.

Thanks girls - it's sooo hard to choose! sjmacphe - I was sort of leaning towards #1 because I really like the idea of all lace, but there is something about #2 that I keep going back to. I think I'm going to bring my mom and try on both again to see which gets the best reaction! scubadiva - #2 is by Venus Bridals, here's a link: Venus Bridals

Quote: Originally Posted by Erika J Ohh, I love the outer envelopement, where did you buy them?? I started with a kit from Martha Stewart from Michael's. The kit is called "cosmos garden" and had all the white bits - outer envelope, invite, reply card. I added the flowers, the aqua travel info card and the monogram and quote to the outside.

Quote: Originally Posted by Jacilynda No Problem!!! I'm like Savannah I'm so cocktail ignorant. I used to look online for drinks, but I always want to know what they look like and none of them really narrow down results for me so i buy TONS of cocktail books at TJ Maxx (they have lots w/ apic of every drink and they're only $3-$7) and Joe and I pull them out all the time and try new stuff! I tried to find a bunch that were orange, but its actually really hard! I know! Orange drinks are super hard to find, that's why I am SO thankful that you posted those! You don't even know - I showed my FI right away and we're both excited now!!

I finally finished my DIY invitations. I used a plain white kit and then embellished. I'm really happy with how they turned out. My colours are Orange and Aqua and I just love those colours together! I can't wait for people to get these now

Wow this is SO detailed - I certainly see why you call it your masterpiece, lol! Thanks so much for sharing, I think a lot of brides will find this so useful.

We are staying for 2 weeks at our resort. First week with everyone and the second week alone. We are booked into the Royal Service section of the resort, but probably won't spend much time there the first week as we'll be hanging with everyone else. We'll enjoy the privacy and perks of the RS during our second week - "honeymoon week"!

I tried to post before and I now realize it didnt work...so here goes again. These are the 2 dresses I'm currently trying to decide between. I want something without poof, that's slimming and sexy. This is me in both of these dresses - so what do you think? #1 or #2 #1 #2

Quote: Originally Posted by chantelle would anyone be able to send me the WC's contact info as well? This is a beautiful resort, but I sent the resort an email a few weeks ago, and haven't heard anything back...maybe I sent to the wrong one? The email address I've been using is: [email protected] om That's the address for our wedding coordinator Laura. I find they arent always that responsive, and I guess this is their busiest time of year. Good Luck

Quote: Originally Posted by Jacilynda Here are some drinks, don't ask me for original names, cause I'm HORRIBLE at that! Blue Lagoon 1 measure vodka 1 measure blue curacao Dash fresh lemon juice lemon-flavored soda Pour the blue curacao into a highball or cocktail glass, followed by the vodka. Add the lemon juice and fill w/ soda to taste Blue Monday Cracked ice 1 measure vodka ½ measure cointreau 1tbsp blue curacao Put the cracked ice into a mixing glass or pitcher and pour in the vodka, cointreau, and curacao. Stir well and strain into a cocktail glass Grand Duchess Cracked ice 2 measures vodka 3 measures cran juice 2 measures orange juice Put some cracked ice into a mixing glass and pour the ingredients over the ice. Stir well to mix. Half fill a small chilled tumbler w/ cracked ice and strain the cocktail over them. Bleu Bleu Bleu 1 measure gin 1 measure vodka 1 measure tequila 1 measure blue curacao 1 measure fresh lemon juice 2 dashes egg white Crushed ice Club soda Shake all the ingredients except the club soda together over ice until frosted. Pour into a tall glass filled w/ ice and fill with club soda to taste Mediterranean Ice 2 measures gin 1 measure blue curacao Lemon-flavored soda Put the ice in a glass and pour the gin and curacao over them. Fill w/ soda. Blue Bird 3 measures gin 1 measure blue curacao Dash Angostura bitters Cracked ice Shake the ingredients vigorously over cracked ice until well frosted. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Karina 1 measure gin ½ measure Dubonnet ½ measure mandarin liqueur Juice of ½ lemon Ice Mix all the ingredients together in a large tumbler filled with ice and stir until the glass is frosted. Blue Star Shaker 2/3 measure blue curacao 2/3 measure gin 1 measure lillet Crushed ice Place the three liquids into a cocktail shaker w/ ice. Shake until frosted, then pour into shallow cocktail glasses and dress w/ slice of lime. Topaz Martini cracked ice 2 measures gin ½ measure orange curacao Put some cracked ice into a mixing glass. Pour the gin and orange curacao over the ice. Stir well to mix then strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Dress with the twist orange peel. Glass Slipper 3 measures gin 1 measure blue curacao Ice Shake the gin and curacao over ice until well frosted. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. thank you SOOOO much!!!!!

Unbelievable! Your attention to detail is just amazing. I LOVE that your monogram is on everything - so, so nice!

I'm having an orange and blue wedding - any ideas?

I LOVE that!

I think you're making a good decision. I had chosen to have my reception on La Barcaza because I was so disappointed with the costs for the reception at the Melia. And now this foolishness! Oh my! It's too bad because I think the Melia resort is just beautiful. We chose the resort because we had such a fabulous time there when we were there in 06. If the fee is for the photographers, I'm sure they'll start fighting back. Who could afford that - it's more than we are paying for our photo package!

Jennierin - I'm freaking a bit after just reading your post! We have booked an outside photographer - HDC Photo. But I thought we just had to pay a $95 day pass for them to come to the resort. Paying a copyright fee is CRAZY! There is no way I'm paying that!!! Did you ever get a response from the wedding coordinator confirming that's true??

Wow, you are SO organized and together! Everything is beautiful and I think I may have to steal one or two ideas!!

This is a fun thread! If I had extra $$ I would add the horse and carriage and musical trio to the ceremony. To cut $$, I think I'm considering not doing OOT bags and just doing mugs for everyone.

Wow, this thread is great! I just got so many ideas - and I'm so glad I've found this Smarty Pants Boutique. I'm going to spend a lot of time going through everything they have to offer, I can see that now!

Your right, all the "night life" is at one end of the resort. We stayed there in 06 and our room ended up being closer to the lobby end rather than the beach end. We liked that because we were closer to our room after dinner/drinks, etc. During the day when we'd head to the pools/beach we'd be there all day, so didnt really need to be close to our rooms. I agree, it really sucks having to pay for a bar when you are on an all inclusive resort and every other time everything is at your disposal for free. That's why we decided to have our reception off the resort. Just made more sense to us. Good luck with your planning! There's lots to think about!

I'm not sure how quickly they book up. Are you hoping to reserve it for your wedding reception - but wait until you get down there? Or just for an excursion for everyone? I'd be hesitant to wait if it's for our reception, but if it's for an excursion you could probably wait as I'm sure you'll be a bit more flexible on day or even time when you do it. The coordinator for the boat - Flori - is awesome to deal with. She's super responsive and has been great!