~Nicole~

Ok sorry, these pics are taking forever to load. So here was our ceremony set up. Those big flower arrangements are what they took back to the restaurant and my bouquet matches so that was also put on the table or ledge thing. This was the room we had for our dinner. As you can see, I did nothing to this room lol. We just showed up. And to be honest I have no regrets there lol. Oh and I just realized that I lied about the flower arrangements being on the cake table lol. They were actually on that ledge behind us. Kinda hard to see, but those are the flowers behind the cake. And this is the bar area that we just took over. There was no one there so we were like "ok this is where we'll party" lol. This pic was taken when we just got there so we hadn't gone to get the ipod yet and everyone still has all their clothes on here lol. Ya, the guys pretty much started taking off their shirts and were using the bridesmaid sashes as rambo style bandana's....... So it all looks pretty tame, but that's not actually how it was lol.

Haha thanks Katie. I'm actually really glad I kept it simple. I felt like I could really take in the day and it was just so.. well... me lol. That's just how I am about stuff like that. Glad you liked it . So whenever a wedding detail is bothering you, just think of me and laugh it off lol.

Agghhh I haven't finished my review! I'm actually still dealing with the hotel on a few things so I've been delaying my review until I know the outcome but I can post some pics on here for you if you like. Give me a sec to load them

Karen congrats on your wedding! Great review! I can completely relate to your story of the events of the day regarding the rain as I had the same issue, but I'm so glad you didn't let it ruin your day! Attitude makes a huge difference and everything sounds so wonderful! Congrats again and thanks for taking the time to do a review!

I didn't bother bringing any decorations and to be honest I don't think anyone noticed. The WC brought the flower arrangements from our ceremony to the restaurant and set them up on the cake table. I thought that was good enough but I'm probably the worst bride in history lol.

Love them ! Congrats!! You looked beautiful!

OMG I haven't even decorated yet! Saturday I'll be all over it! I'll come back and post pics then.

Congrats and to the forum Shannon! THat sounds so romantic, just the two of you . Good luck and happy planning!

Congrats and to the forum! I can completely relate to researching a photog. That was my number 1 too! There are soo many great photogs its tough to choose! I went with Moments that Matter. They are members of the forum. Good luck and happy planning!

Seriously Meg, didn't you see my fb pics? It was the best night of my life lol. Don't even worry about it. It's great how weddings just set everyone in party mode and everything just seems to flow nicely. It will all work out!

I didn't have a private event and we had an awesome time. There were 9 of us and since we were such a small group the hotel surprised and gave us our own little dining room in one of the restaurants. Everyone ordered what they wanted and seemed happy. Afterwards we went to one of the bars that had a covered patio. There was barely anyone there so we grabbed one of our ipod docking stations and started our own party right there lol. I didn't have anything planned, we just went with the flow and it was amazing

Quote: Originally Posted by amygirl1169 Great thread! Thanks for sharing. Do you know where your aunt got those flowers? They looked great! Thanks everyone! I'm not sure exactly where but I believe a place in Vaughan. I'll get the name of the place from her and will get back to you.

Afrommert - to answer your question about the review, yes that's next! And hopefully it will be more helpful than my planning thread hahaha!

OMG 100!!?? That's amazing! Congrats and to the forum! You'll find so much info on here and everyone is so helpful Good luck and happy planning!

Quote: Originally Posted by MrsVaughn2B I know this is a stupid question but do they make waterproof everything? I wonder where I can find it? I am usually not a crier, not even at funerals, but OMG when I got engaged it was like a waterfall came out of my face. I know I will start crying because he will be crying. I got waterproof everything and it all stayed in place! I just went to Shoppers Drug Mart and got what I needed. Avong - welcome to the thread! The girls have pretty much said it all. I would say that my expectations when I started the planning process were completely different than what I got. I think I'm one of the smallest weddings on this thread (9 adults in total) so I went the simple route and pretty much just went with a package and only added a photographer and a few very minor items. It all depends what you want!

I haven't had time to catch up yet but I will in a minute! Here's my planning thread for anyone that's interested: (and I'm sooo sorry for the delay) http://bestdestinationwedding.com/fo...-thread-52628/

Bridesmaid Bouquets: I decided to save some money and have the bridesmaids bouquets and GM bouts made here. My Aunt had them made and they were about $10 for a set (bouquet & bout). My bouquet: I just picked one of the options that came with my package and I loved it! I thought it looked way better in person than it did on the pic they sent me. This is a pic my photog took of it. Fans: Here are our fans, courtesy of Amanda aka BachataBride! It actually was sooo windy on our wedding day that we didn’t need them and I actually forgot all about them, but the girls loved them and took them home. Sand Ceremony Kit: yup you guessed it…..ebay! It was a company that did etching so I got our names and wedding date etched on it. It’s kinda hard to see in the picture: Garter – this was a last minute purchase. I wasn’t going to get one and then I decided to about a week before we left. One of my BM’s went out and got it for me but I can’t remember where she got it. My hair flower: I actually didn’t pick this until I got to the resort. Actually, now that I think about it I didn’t even see what it looked like until they put it in my hair lol. They had two but I thought that was too much for my irregularly small head and just used one. My jewellery: I wanted pearls and one of my Bridesmaids said her mom had a necklace with matching earrings. So I said “great! My something borrowed”. Not that I was following any sort of tradition as you can tell lol. I didn’t see them until I went to put them on for the ceremony so I don’t have a pic. I figured pearls are pearls right? I thought they looked great. Our Cake: I went with the small 2 person cake included in our package and I’m so glad I did. We all just took one bite just to say that we tried it since we were already stuffed from our meal and dessert. And I think that’s it to be honest. I didn’t do OOT bags and I’m glad because a few of our guests were over weight for their baggage coming home and I’m glad I didn’t contribute to that. Plus we were a really small group so I didn’t feel that we needed as much organization, etc as most of you with big groups. So I’m not sure how many people this will help since I’m pretty sure I’m the minority in the lack of planning category, but I thought I’d share anyways! Thanks to all the brides that helped me keep my sanity through my guest issues and for re-assuring me that my wedding would be great…. you were right and I love you all! And of course thank you Tammy for having this forum and allowing me to make some great friends!

Ok a few things about myself that I think you need to know before reading this thread… it might make more sense that way: 1)I hate shopping….. actually loathe is probably a better word to use 2)I can be super anal, but when it came to my wedding I was the complete opposite and made several decisions by using the eeny, meany, miney, moe method (and yes, I have NO idea how to spell eeny meany miney moe). So having said that…… Our engagement: We had a pretty long engagement…. Longer than I wanted – almost 2 years! But I was trying to be considerate to our “guests” and allow them tons of time to save money to come to Mexico. Apparently our friends and family are no good at that because only 7 came, but hey, I sleep well at night knowing that they had that time. Our wedding bands: I don’t have my camera so I’m trying to use some of the pics my photog took so I can stop delaying posting this thread. The dress: Since I loathe shopping, I dragged my mom and sister to Ritche’s super bridal sale and told them I wasn’t leaving until we found a dress. So here it is: My Maggie Oh and I did NOT love the dress when I bought it. It was the complete opposite of what I thought I wanted but I completely fell in love with it on the wedding day. My shoes: I was running out of time and couldn’t find what I wanted in the stores so I bought my flip flops off ebay. Yes, ebay lol. I actually barely wore them. I was barefoot most of the time. Groom and Groomsmen attire: The pants I got at the bay. I think they were around $40 each. DH’s shirt I ordered off ebay and the groomsman shirts I got off Amazon.com. Groom’s shirt: Groomsmen shirts: I had originally picked the colour turquoise for my Bridesmaid dresses, but when we were shopping for them they liked one that didn’t come in that colour. So I said “whatever” and we went with fuschia. I got them at the local mall for $100 each. Wedding Party Flip Flops: I ordered the flip flops for the guys and girls from Dessy Group. This worked out well because their attire was their gift and the flip flops came in little bags. Not a huge deal or anything special but a nice extra touch IMO.

Love the book Erika!! You want to do mine? hehehe.

Yay!! Enjoy your shower! I bought something for anyone that threw me a shower. I think it was just nice to let them know that I appreciated the hard work they did to celebrate something for me.

Congrats Ashley and to the forum! Good luck and happy planning!

Sorry Ang, I'm way behind and didn't even know that there was an issue with your dress from China! Regardless, this dress looks amazing on you!! Glad to hear its a done deal!

Ummm V, one word for you... stunning! Love it!

LOL OMG I opened the link and had to close it really fast because I'm at work and boobs just popped up in my face lol.

I really hope they change this no outside vendor thing for you ladies. I'm working on a letter that I'm sending to Tiffany about some of my concerns and of course some praise pertaining to my wedding. I'm definitely going to comment on this vendor situation.