sarafish81

Those are beautiful pictures - thanks for sharing!

Congratulations and welcome to the forum! There's some great info on here. I'm getting married at Playa Pesquero as well in April and will be happy to help you with any questions!

It's true...sometimes boys are just dumb! Sometimes things just get too stressful and we always end up taking it out on the ones we are closest to! Hope you are able to reconnect soon and get back to being excited about your wedding.

I love it - what a great list.

Welcome to the forum! Always nice to see a fellow Canadian on here!

Here are my shoes. Like so many brides, they are my "something blue". I loved the little flowers (especially the one on the back).

We are only having 3 songs - 2 for the processional (bridal party, then me) and 1 for the recessional

Quote: Originally Posted by Reese78 Thanks Sarafish81! Sounds like I have a new task on my hands. Just finalized the guest list and sent the envelopes to the calligrapher. Just when you think you have a little break......ahhh the joys of planning :-) It's true, I seem to be writing more things on my to-do list after I've crossed items off!

My dad is also not invited. We have been estranged for close to 10 years and I didn't see the point in inviting him on the sole basis that he is my dad and therefore I should. There are a lot of raised eyebrows and questions about that, even from people who know the "whole story". At the end of the day, I only want the people who really love me and are happy for me to share in my special day!

Quote: Originally Posted by Reese78 Sarafish81 How do you do that in Itunes. I was interested in having good fade in/outs and even shortening a sond I want for the father/daughter dance. Any info you have would definitely help me out. It takes some talent, I believe...it's been frustrating for me but I hope it won't be for you! To change the start/stop times, go into iTunes on your computer and right-click on the song, then click on "Get Info" (at the top of the list that shows up). From there, a dialog box opens up. Click on "Options" (4th tab over) and you can input a different start or stop time for that specific song. To fade out (which I think only works to fade/mix one song into the next, ahh!!), if you put your songs in the order you want (i.e. processional), click on "Edit" at the top, then "Preferences". Then click "Playback" (3rd tab over) and the first thing on the list is "Crossfade Playback". You can play around with this to set the fade in seconds, from one song to the next. I hope this helps! I've had some trouble with songs sounding like they stop very abruptly or the songs mixing one into the other, like a dance party LOL not what I'm going for! Maybe I'm not doing it right, or just need to take more time.

Thank you again! I think I will hold off on the flowers/luminaries. I'm sure someone else will snap them up right away though! I do like the idea of the luminaries on the tables...from the few beach bbq pics I saw, they look lovely. Now I feel a bit calmer about my wedding!

That is awesome! Thank you so much for the info. Very odd about your reception decor! I think I will bring some votive candles as well. Were your flowers provided by the resort? Did you bring your own ribbon (can't remember if you had ribbon now, have to look at your pics again!) for the flowers? Also, did you see the resort hairdresser for your hair? If so, how did you find it?

Welcome! It's nice to see another Calgarian on here as there aren't many of us!

I have the same concern! I am planning to start using the tanning bed (bad, I know!) so I have a base, but our wedding is 6 days after we arrive and by then I will most likely have tan lines from my bathing suit! I think I'll take some self-tanner just in case....thanks for the tips!

Those are beautiful!!

Here's a few hair ideas I was thinking about. I am getting extensions before we go and doing a hair trial with my hairdresser to take pics to show the hairdresser at the resort. For whatever reason, I am completely against wearing my hair up. Although I think I might get too hot with it down!

Wow thanks for the tip! Would love to know if anyone on here has tried it and what they think...I'll probably order some anyways though. For $1.00 I'd be crazy not to!

We are getting married in Cuba which has a 3 day residency requirement (they do not, however, have to be business days there) and the notary at our resort does not work weekends, so we are officially getting married on the Friday (legal part) and our WC is performing our ceremony (symbolic) on the Saturday.

Quote: Originally Posted by Anthony'sGirl Well, for Christmas my FMIL & FFIL bought us a weekend getaway to Banff (Alberta, Canada) to the Rimrock Resort in the Rocky Mountains... Babysitting included!! We love to just get away for a day or 2, it keeps things fresh We are probably going to indulge in a massage or something like that while we are there. We just stayed at the Rimrock after New Years! We had a blast - it's such a beautiful hotel and Banff is such a nice getaway. You must be excited! I am flying out to visit my MOH on Valentine's Day and hopefully go shopping for her dress. It is her birthday on Feb 15 so I'm hoping to give her and her hubby a night off from baby (their daughter is 7 months) so hopefully they can go out for dinner and I can babysit. My FI is a little bummed that I won't be home so I'm planning a surprise Valentine's Day complete with decorations (we are big decorators!) a few days before.

My wedding is also at 4pm...initially it was set for a different day at 10am but I thought it would be so rushed in terms of hair appts, setting up the ceremony, etc. and then I wasn't keen on sitting in my dress in the heat until the 6pm reception.

Quote: Originally Posted by Christinamaria22 Many of you have so much great advice to give us ladies who are about to tie the knot...... So I am going to have under 20 guests and was wondering what things that you did that really made a difference and things you did and was whatever...... I am just not sure if I should do wedding programs.. I only have a MOH and he has BM...........or like ceremony fans........ the little things like that...... So I guess I asking for ideas of what I should DEF do because they were great or some stuff that would be nice but it is time consuming and didnt really matter in the end............ I am so glad I found this forum... everyone on here is GREAT! We are also having a small wedding (15 people including me and my FI). Instead of programs, I am simply including an itinerary for the wedding day itself (there are some great templates on here for that!) and am focusing more on the OOT bags.

Congratulations and welcome to the forum!

Lord it's less than 3 months and I feel so unprepared.... To the ladies who've been married at PP already, would you please help me with the following questions? 1. Is there a DJ for the ceremony/reception? Do you get a chance to talk with them (either directly or through Yaly) regarding your music? My plan was to make a cd for the ceremony itself and perhaps a few songs for our reception (first dance, etc) 2. Did you all bring your own decorations? If not, is there a fair selection of decorations available at the resort? I'm concerned about the wedding arch itself (beach ceremony) and the reception (beach bbq). Are there centrepieces, etc. available? 3. Do you finalize your menu once you get to the resort? How did you find the food? 4. Are there some fun excursions around Holguin itself? I do know about the swimming with the dolphins and the jeep safari but am wondering if there is anything else to do off the resort. 5. Is there a fun nightclub at the resort for me and my MOH to go to the night before the wedding? I'm not big into nightlife but for my last night as a single woman, I might as well let my hair down.... 6. Will my appliances (hair dryer, camera charger) work at the resort without a converter? Whew...ok that's it for now...

Love your pictures - you look so beautiful and happy!! Are those flowers from the resort? I love the arrangement and the colors!!

Congratulations and welcome! A wedding in the Bahamas sounds fantastic!