caribbeanLover

I've been having a hard time trying to find tote bags and travel mugs from canada, that isn't over $10 a bag, with no min order. Well I finaly found a site!! the only thing is.. you need to buy 100 bag to get them printed. So if your ok with iron-on DYI then this site is perfect.I priced it for 12 bags, with shipping it will come up to $22! Hope it helps someone! Elmhirst Packaging Ltd. - Other Items

thanks so much guys!! so helpful. I'll write it up tonight and send it out. See what I get. I'll let you guys know

Quote: Originally Posted by isy_beau ok girls you really need to go on the site palladiumaddict on the punta cana forum they have the updated pictures of the new gazebo in construction, it is absolutly beautifull Sorry got really excited and I had to share sooooo funny.. I came on here to do the same lol!! I'm the one that posted something (sunaddict) lol You got to it first!!

Quote: Originally Posted by echo2_62 Oddly enough, we thought that my parents were not likely going to be able to come to our wedding (damn economy) and that FI's parents would be the shoe in to book soonest. Turns out that my parents decided to surprise me and book almost right away, while FI's parents are the ones giving us a ton of pushback about everything (yep, good ranting material right there!) and we're not even sure when they're going to 'bother' booking. My quote the other day was "it takes getting pissed off at someone else's family to suddenly realize that your own family is actually pretty cool". I am so happy that my parents have booked their trip!! Enough said aww.. I'm so happy your parents are able to go. And they already booked!! I'm lucky in the way, my Fi sister just got married on my FI parents land. SO they really had to host the wedding, was allot of work for them, so when we told them DW they were like "when do we book" So we told them to hold off untill I saw good prices (now, we will call them soon to let them know they can book whenever they please) my parents are waiting for the same. But no one has to book now, I just want to know if they are showing up or not. Anyone have good advice for wording an e-mail leting ppl know I need to know if they are coming? That's just it, I don't need ppl to book now, I just want to know so I can start ordering the oot bags, and things that go into. I've started with things I saw on special, but I may need more, or I may have boughten to many (which is the last thing I can afford to do) sooooo fustrating. funny thing is, most ppl I've sent my invites to, are married, they have gone through this. Not fair!!!

ebredhawk, I love your centerpieces.. wow.. wish I saw that before I bought all mine to make.. it's so beautiful!!! I think your right, I'm going to e-mail everyone let them know the due that for the rvsp are coming. Do you think e-mail is to tacky? I really don't want to go spend another $40 or so on stamps.

Thanks still waiting.. when are you arriving? I want to go on Saturday to be able to get a 3 day honeymoon lol. We can't do 2 weeks now due to some issue with getting a babysitter for our 4 cats.

Quote: Originally Posted by mskimmy Hey guys I am a April Bride kinda new to all of this... We are getting married at Sandals Montego Bay on April 17th at 3:00. Just kinda figureing out what to do now Welcome, This site will help you out so much. All the girls on here a very nice so just make a shout out if you need help. Congrats! Happy Planning.

weclome guys! I love N.S I was there this summer for my sister in-laws wedding, my FI parents built a home in Lunenburge. Lovely place, so much so I want to move there. Congrats on the up coming weddings!!!

I sent my invites out In June, I ask ppl to rsvp by Oct 1 (Ok I know they still have a week, but I only have 8 rsvp back, I sent 47, so I guess allot of ppl are waiting to the last min, or my feelings, they will not respect the date) and told people they had the first week of March to book. I am not working with a TA, I set up a website for the guest to check and get all their info. I never thought of DW stamps lol. I just sent normal ones out. Don't stress it to much, allot of ppl wont even notice unfortunately.

I will try!! thanks!

these are the songs I picked: walking down: Canon in C (Guitor) walk back as a married couple :MARVIN GAYE & TAMMI TERRELL "Ain't no Mountain High Enough (lol The FI picked this one, I had to let him have something) signing papers: (I'm chessy I know) 'We've only just begun' by The Carpenters ,'signed, sealed, delivered' by stevie wonder,The Beach Boys – Kokomo(make it funny)

yaaahh!!! Good for you. I hope your guest respect your rsvp date. Cause mine haven't, and no one has booked yet. We are booking today-Tomorrow depending on my e-mail I'm waiting for from the coodinator.

I am trying to book my package, But I need to know if she will be ok with me arriving Friday-Saturday since we realized we can only do 1 week now. We wanted to book last night, but I don't want to unless Carolina ok's it. I want my e-mail!!! lol Trying not to stress

Quote: Originally Posted by CherryBomb Agh I'm getting frustrated. I am trying to book the private dinner/reception with Carolina and she has stopped answering my emails. The last I heard from her she said that La Uva is booked the evening of my wedding and that I should consider a beach reception. I just need to find out from her if there are other alternative restaurants that we could reserve but she has ignored several of my emails. Sometimes this "planning from afar" can be so aggravating =) CarribeanLover I'll try to remember your "no worries" motto! haha I thought I was doing so well with that! Ha Ha, not easy huh!! I keep trying to remind myself what I say "no worries" then the bob marly song plays in my head. I'm still undecided if I am not a private reception or not. I figure I would decide when i get down there. You should just do the same. When you have your first meeting with her when you arrive, tell her you want a private reception, and the 3 of you will walk around the resort she'll give you a few option and you can pick from there.Remember (I too have to remember) we have a coordinator after all! since allot of girls on her said she does an amazing job, we should try not worry to much about her reply's. In the end I think we all will get what we want, and it'll be exactly what we expected. how many guest are you having? Beach reception is $60 pp so if your having guest that would come up to $1000 you should be good for the beach reception, but if your having more then that, your best bet is to stay at one of the restaurants. Oh, and there are other options for private. Ummmm... trying to think of the name of the resto.. but it's the buffet one (your menu is still picked like anywhere else, you pick it)

I did my own DIY , it really came up allot cheaper (as long as you have already ink in your printer!! ) good luck, try to post pics of your invites!! I agree with the shower, no gifts (since for me most of them wont even be coming to the wedding) but I don't see it happening!

Quote: Originally Posted by DawnBuckley CaribbeanLover, Yes, we will be having a legal ceremony with the judge at 6 pm. Thats strange that you couldn't do yours in the evening. Now you have me worried! Before we booked anything, we had our wedding planner/travel agent find out when the ceremony could be and thats the date and time she gave us. oh and I'm sure your TA is right,Maybe you booked before me, and this resort has XX amount of time slots for the judge, so you got the evening, maybe that's why I couldn't. But Carolina kept telling me the time could change depending on the judge (I just hope it's not early morning) I'm sure you'll stick with you time, no worries. Even if it turned out you couldn't keep the time, we are in DR No worries (it's what I keep trying to tell myself lol)

wow, what an amazing idea. Thank you so much for your post/advice!

Quote: Originally Posted by MilitaryMrs.s-to be Tracy!! You got a new ticker!! I like!!! LOL! yup I was annoyed with "206 days left" I wanted to know the exact months and day like yours. Thanks!

ooohhh... I already have my wedding band, so I know how exciting it is to get them. Congrats, can't wait to see some pics!!! Aww.. thanks... I am considering doing the bouts too.. however they are pretty cheap at the resort ($6) so I may just stick with that. If I decide to do them, I'll post pics and how i did it. oooooooohhh a shower, that sounds like so much fun, yeah my mom wont let me get away with some of the traditional things like shower, she would even like me to get my rings blessed before we leave for DR! She was upset with me at first when I told her we were doing DW, she's happy now because I told her we were doing AHR! I can't wait to see pics of the shower as well. When will you have it? or will it be a suprise?

There you go, you'll have to show up some pics whenever you get around to it. It really isn't to hard, as long as you don't expect a real bouquet like the florist makes. I ended up NOT getting them at Michaels. Just for 4 centerpieces would have come up to about 140$ without the vase. So I went to the dollar store. But wal-mart also has nice ones for about $4 a stem so it could be considered if you have the budged (I mean still comes out cheaper then buying the bouquets, you could even leave some vase empty at the head table, and the girls can put their bouquets in there when they get into the reception) I went through the same thing with the whole ex and then found my FI! I'm so happy to hear your story. Glad to hear the pain is under control!! so happy for ya!!

Thanks everyone for their support and understanding!! It's a tough disease I must say.. but when you find such nice people like you guys, my friends here at home and family, does make it allot easier to deal with. echo2_62 I am so sorry to hear you even had to go through pain like this. And those dumb test hurt like heck!!! I hope your doing much better now, your pain free and able to eat all the things you like!! Do you still deal with pain? ebredhawk, I can't wait to see what your friend comes up with, excited to see some pics!!! hope you like what you see. centerpieces can be stressful lol!

It was so simple in making the flowers (except for this bloody bow I'm trying to make, not so easy) just collect the flowers you want as a bouquet, and tape it very very tight with floral tape. Then you do the same with the ribbon. and you have yourself a bouquet!! Any question, more then happy to help in any way. SOrry for the delay in reply. Trying to figure out some other health issues now!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by isy_beau thank you CaribbeanLover I have a question how do you post your countdown ticker, I have mine but don't know where to put it on my profil?!? when you get the ticker done with your date and all.. you'll have to get the 'img' code Go into your profile, then into signture. Then past your 'img' code into the sheet (like this) and safe. Should work. if not let me know!

Quote: Originally Posted by isy_beau I know I'm annoying but his any of you still looking for a photographer I'm still looking on splitting the price of mine let me know awww!!! keep searching. I am sure you will find someone!! Like I said you have a few plan B if you need it for photographer. Good luck!!

and here I actually cut a friend because I ended up with 4 and my FI and has 1 so far(wait to see who can come) but lucky me she can't come either with her own money issues. I'm on a strick budged so I ended up making my own BM bouquet to save money. I went to the dollar store, each stem $1 it only took me 3 stems per bouquet. You'll need floal tape to take the stems together. And ribbon to cover the stems (if you want) $4-5 bouquet vs $40... I guess for me only needed to buy 3 wouldn't have been to bad, but for you guys who have 7-10 BM and GM.. this might be a great idea. they are not done completly but to give you an idea.