Cindy&London

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I have mine on Powerpoint as well, but when I go to save as picture the wholt thing turns black?? Help?

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I thought I really wanted red wedding shoes.. Until I found these!! If they came in red.. that would be dreamy, but I love them so much that I will settle with white

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Betsy: I was wondering how many tables they set up for the cocktail party?? And how many ppl you had at your wedding. I would like to put something on the tables, like candles or small decoration. Thanks

Welcome & Congrats!! We are getting married in Cancun as well

Depends on what you are looking to make or do? You are in Canada so make sure you go to VistaPrint.ca. I made business cards to use as luggage tags and postcards to put in our Welcome Bags. They have the templates on the site so the only thing you would have to d/l is pictures if you want to add those. Good Luck!!

I love this idea!! I will have to steal it I think Wht kind of labels can you use?? Waterproof? and where would you get them?

You could also buy the clear labels and then print them in silver/gold/white?? That way only the printing would show.. we did the clear labels, but our envelopes were white.

I went back to the gym last week and then got the stomach flu!! I did lose weight though.. Haha!! I'm going back again this week!! Hopefully I can get this routine going again.

Quote: Originally Posted by Betsy SunnyBride: The photog basically lets you have whoever you want for pics - we had pics w/ each set of parents, grandparents, kids, basically everyone! Cindy: I just typed up a little Welcome Letter for everyone - thanking them all for coming, and then put a little timeline like the welcome dinner, and wedding day timeline. It was only 1 page, printed on regular paper with a little flip flop border around it. I just gave them to people as I saw them w/ the OOT Bags. Betsy, that actually just gave me a great idea. Since a few of my friends aren't staying at the same resort, I really want to mail something off to everyone. So, instead of including the Welcome Dinner in my brochure I will just make a pre-wedding letter. I can just go buy pretty paper and print it at home. I can mail that off to everyone who sends an RSVP and then I can just include the brouchure in the Welcome Bags or give them out at the Welcome Dinner. Thanks!!

Ok, sorry for the double post, but now I'm in wedding mode!! We bought our wedding bands today and I'm trying to work on our brochures. We are having a Welcome Dinner on the Saturday that most ppl will be arriving. So, I need to let everyone know that we are having a Welcome Dinner before they leave. My dilema ~ Should I mail a seperate pre-wedding brochure just to let everyone know about the dinner or should I just make one brochure with everything included and mail that out? Do you think it's tacky to send out the brochure and ask everyone to bring it along with them to Mexico? We aren't planning anything besides the Welcome Dinner on Saturday and then the Wedding on Monday. After that.. everyone is on their own. So, I'm thinking it's just a waste of money to print up 2 brochures when I can fit everything on one.

I'm in Calgary!!

Camie!! Thanks for posting that I was wondering that as well!! Our wedding is at 6pm in May too. We will be taking out pictures around the same time the sun is setting.. Perfect That's exactly why I wanted our wedding to take place at 6pm!!

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Thank you so much Betsy!! You are a God-send Those pictures are great and it's exactly what we are looking for. Interesting that the Hor D'Ouerves are served Buffet Style.. I like that!! The lighting looks great.. I'm really excited. Thank you for the heads up on the make-up.. I will do it myself!! As for the hair.. I just am scared that they won't do a great job, but from what I can see in your picture.. Yours looks amazing Thank you for putting my mind at ease and giving me some pointers. P.S. We went and bought our Wedding Bands today!! One less thing to worry about!!

Quote: Originally Posted by Betsy Anthony's Girl, whats your real name You totally made the right decision - that was exactly what we wanted too and in the end it worked out perfect~!! I think I have some pics of what the terrace and all the food looked like, I will go through my pics in awhile and see if I can find them, Yeah, we rented the sound system I think it was like $150 but don't quote me on that b/c I can't remember! What I do remember is that it worked out perfectly! They let you choose from tons of different foods for your cocktail reception - and there is TONS of food so don't worry about running out or not having enough- there is more than enough! We went the traditional route (since we were in Mexico) and had mostly mexican food, I remember options for shrimp and chicken fingers but we did quesadilla's and chips and salsa - I don't remember all the food - just that there was more than enough! It's funny how stressed out I was about all the details, like the food for instance, and now I can't even remember what was there! I guess once you are married you forget all the details and move on to the good stuff!! My name is Cindy Great!! You have been a huge help!! I know I'm probably stressing out for nothing and I definately won't remember every little detail. I e-mailed Maribel and let her know everything that I want! Our Wedding Ceremony is at 6PM Cocktail Party from 8PM-10PM with International Hor D'oeuvres which include: prosciutto ham with melon, blue cheese in celery boat, cherry tomatoes stuffed with tuna fish, herbal cream cheese canapé, chicken turnovers, vegetable strudel, beef shish kebab, & B.B.Q. ribs Also, we are going to rent the IPOD System from 8-10 to do our First Dance, Father/Daughter dances.. etc. QUESTIONS HERE: Is there lighting here?? Where is the cocktail party located?? Would I need to rent lighting?? We chose Package D for the picture package which includes: 62 PICTURES IN COLOR 6" X 8" + 1 Special Album. QUESTIONS HERE: What Package did everyone else chose? Do you think these are enough pictures? It says that the package comes with negatives.. are these on CD and can I print more pictures when I get home? (Copyright restrictions?) My extras are: The horse-drawn carriage.. and from what I read on this forum it's a MUST The cake which I have already sent pictures for... the one thing FI actually made a decision on Hair-Style & Make-up Session: QUESTION HERE: Did anyone go before the wedding day for a "mock" hairstyle/makeup session.. just to see what kind of work they do? Was everyone satisfied?? I feel like I'm forgetting something!! Thank God for this forum... truely. I would have no idea what to do if I hadn't found you... xoxo Cindy

Well, after some discussion with the FI we have decided that a cocktail party would be more appropriate. If our ceremony is at 6pm then I would assume that our guests will have eaten dinner?? Right?? By the time the ceremony/pictures are done it will be 7:30-8:00pm. So, I would just like to dive right into some light snacks and drinking!! Betsy, did you rent the speakers to have during the cocktail party? I was thinking this is what I would like to do. Then I wouldn't be paying for a reception where potentially no one would be hungry and then the speakers/IPOD setup. Then we could just pay for the extra hour of the cocktail party so we could stay and dance/drink. Also, what kind of hors d'oeuvres did you choose and how did they go over with your guests? Did anyone else do this?

Quote: Originally Posted by K&Rwedding Anthony's girl- I agree it is nice to have some RSVP's. It does help with the planning process. But after experiencing my BF's wedding in October, one thing I learned is that everyone will RSVP, unless they already have prior engagements. So it is a little difficult to really know how many people are coming until they book rooms/airline tickets, even then it is a gamble. My friend had 72 RSVP's 60 days before her wedding. 30 days before it went down to 64 booked. The day of her wedding (after paying for 60 guests) only 42 people were able to come. I myself sent STD's in July (wanted to give our guests a long time to plan) we received around 92 RSVP's. Then when it came to booking rooms as of today we have 54 guests and about 20 people who have discovered due to the economy and other things they can't come. We are sending invitation the end of Feb. So we are thinking about 60-70 guests. Keep us posted on the RSVP planning I agree.. it can go either way!! It's really hard to say until last minute who is actually coming. Half our wedding party has bailed on us and I have had to asked new BM's twice!! In the end.. I'm not going to stress about it. As long as the 3 of us are there (our daughter included) then that's all that really matters to us. I sent out my STD cards over a year in advance as well and I had people say they are coming and then they aren't and then they are again! Who knows... I just wanted to have a rough number so I could book my Welcome Dinner and our Reception, which needs to be booked 60 days in advance.

Thank you Betsy!! That information defiately helped I'm glad we will have time for pictures and dinner/dancing and not feel rushed!! We are bringing our IPOD as well, so that should work our perfectly!! One more question.. I'm Canadian.. I need help with this paper work thing. Getting our Birth Certificates Authenticated and getting certified copies of our birth certificates as well. If any fellow Canadians could help that would be great thanks Sorry.. One more I'm having the free dinner as my Welcome Dinner. Any suggestions on what restaurant to go to? I will probably have about 30 ppl so I'm limited to these restaurants: El Manglar La Góndola Arrecifes Bugambilias Palapa Fragata Palapa Barracuda (Steak house) Thanks again!!

We sent out our invitations on Tuesday of this week. I need to know how many ppl are coming for sure so I can book our reception and Welcome Bags.. etc. I find that with DW people can be so wishy-washy and so I figured that RSVP cards are set in stone. They need to make up their minds and FAST!!

Hello MP Brides!! I hope everyone had an amazing New Year I just wanted to let everyone know that I have been e-mailing Maribel and she has been responding quite quickly!! I'm very impressed. Anyways, I recieved some information from her the other day on Events, Dining, Music.. etc. Also, I recieved a form for anyone that is planning on having a private reception. I have attached the Event Form to this post, but unfortunately the Info Document is too big to attach so if you want to msg me with your e-mail address I can send you that attachment. I have a few questions for you as well: 1. Who here did a private function? Did you have it indoors or outdoors? I would love to have a private function outdoors with just the IPOD/speakers. I really just want to do the First Dance and dances with my Dad's. Was there anyone that didn't do the private function, but still had the dances? I'm basically just doing the private function so we don't miss out on that. Help? Any moneysavers is a BONUS 2. Who here had a 6pm wedding?? This is the time we are having the ceremony. I just want to know how the flow went.. between ceremony.. pictures.. dinner.. dancing?? What did you do after the function was over?? Did you go out to a club?? Any info would be greatly apprieciated Thank you! EVENT_FORM.xls

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So I contacted Elizabeth Medina to see if she was available, but of course she is not.. We only have 5 months left!! She wrote me back and suggested Del Sol Photography and Cecilia Dumas. Has anyone used either of these photographers?? Ugh, I hate this.. I want great pictures on our wedding day!!