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I did a search for discountfavors.com and came up with nothing! Im thinking of ordering stadium cups from them, but also want to do my homework beforehand to make sure they are a decent company! Good or bad, if you have feedback id love to hear it!

i was completely let down!!!! i love sex and the city, and at the risk of sounding like a freak, the first movie made me cry like three different times!!! the second one felt like a really long episode with hardly any story line....jmo.

I agree...skip the beach bag if they already get one! Save yourself some money! BUT you may want to consider adding some sort of ID tag to your OOT goodies that they can put on the beach bag that the hotel gives them (something that will survive the sun, sand and ocean)....since they are all going to have the same bag it will be nice to be able to tell whose is whose when groups of your guests find themselves together on the beach!

'A Picture is worth a Thousand words...." LOVE it and cannot believe it didnt come to me! Gracias!

Quick question regarding the sit down vs. buffet style dinners for you gals.... i typically dont particularly like buffet style dinners, but our guest list for our DW has pretty much exploded overnight and i know that we wont be able to have the sit down dinner anymore.... do any of you have pictures of a buffet set up? comments about it? i just dread the idea of guests waiting in a line to fill their plates, but i could just be being my regular old paranoid self.....

wow! I hope everything works out for you meldal...but at least you have lots of time! i was planning on using discount mugs for some colored shot glasses....but i dont have too much time for a dilema like that so im thinking of looking elsewhere now! thank you for the heads up!

As for your buffet dilema....i would call it a "strolling dinner." People automatically then know that it is not a sit dow, and that it is probably more of an appetizer style meal (lots of choices add up to a full dinner). I am always rsvp'ing for my bosses to events and that is the wording i see most for that kind of meal. And, to keep the kids at bay, you should only have to address your invitation to the adults specifically...if the invitation doesnt say "and family" then they should know it means just the adults you have addressed it to. Also, send out your ahr info as early as possible - i think it would be ok to send them out before you go to mexico....figure in the fact that around christmas the mail is slower as well!

Quote: Originally Posted by CoCo Malec Hi everyone My name is Nicole and my fiancé is Jim. We currently live in the Czech Republic, though are both originally from the states - him northern Michigan, me west coast of Florida. We are just in the beginning stages of planning and are thinking of have the wedding in July 2011 in Petoskey, Michigan (his home town though no one in his immediate family lives there anymore). So far planning has been hell. I found this website while researching people having parent issues about their destination weddings and was hoping for advise and encouragement. Thanks and I look forward to getting to know everyone. ~Nicole Choosing a destination was hellish for me and my fiance too....we are currently both living in michigan, but we met working together in cancun, mexico....his family is all from/currrently living in Acapulco, mexico. We got hit from both sides - couldnt have it up here because that wasnt fair to his family, couldnt have it in acapulco because that wasnt fair to my family (its VERY expensive to travel to acapulco) - so we opted for a central location that had meaning to us. People still gripe about it, but we chose a place that made us happy and that BOTH sides of the family had to travel to. The best advice anyone gave me was to plan what our dream wedding would be....in the end you'll find that those who matter most will be by your side, no matter where you get married

Congrats and Welcome! Cancun is amazing!!!!!

2 weeks is not too long!!!! go for it and enjoy every minute of it! if i had the vacation time at work, I'd be going for two weeks too!! And, you are absolutely right, if its your first time going and you want to go to all the places you mentioned (xcaret, tulum, etc.etc.) then you are going to need the time, with some recovery days in between!

Quote: Originally Posted by andim Hi ladies! So, I leave in about a week and a half (yikes!) and I haven't heard from Cecilia, can you guys think of anything that I MUST do prior to arriving? I havent set the dinner menu, but I figure I can do that at our meeting. I've made spa reservations...but I feel like I haven't done much. Do most people do the majority once they get down there? Thanks for the help! I'm getting excited!!! I'll be sure to bring back lots of pics Wooo Hoooo!!! a week and a half - i bet you cant sleep at night!!! My wedding isnt until August, but from reading on this board it seems that most leave just about everything until they get there! I think as long has you have everything in order ceremony wise (your music and script if you are writing your own) then you should be fine! Im leaving pretty much anything that requires a "choice" for when we get there. Im not picking a menu until we can taste it, and im not picking flowers until i can see sample pictures! Cant wait to see your pics and read your review!!

Another good site is Wedding Invitations - Baby Invitations - Party Invitations - Storkie. My mom ordered bridal shower invites from them - their stuff is very unique and you can change / customize anything! Quality is great too.

Quote: Originally Posted by JenB We are having a more formal reception, I am wearing my dress again an we hired a band to play!! It is in a hall type setting with 300 ppl It is also only 6 days after we return from our wedding trip!!! my AHR has morphed into something similar....we opted for a clean and crisp white and aqua blue (like the ocean) then incorperated some seashells into our centerpieces to bring the beachy feel.... as for favors, we have sand dollar cookies and chocolate seashells in a bag for each guest - i call it beach in a bag....i figure it will make a good late night snack in the car ride home, and its not something anyone will throw in a drawer at home and never use we're also having a slide show play of the destination wedding throughout the night the whole idea was to sort of bring back the beach feeling to those at the AHR who didnt make it to our destination wedding.

Quote: Originally Posted by msglave We are doing one bag per couple and one bag per single. Some things the couples only need one of (like door knob hangers), However, we will be putting two of some things in there (like hangover kits). Im doing the same....taking everything down with us and assembling them when we get there. We are lucky that most our guests all arrive after us (except my immediate family) so i love the tip of splitting up the load between us! We are also doing one bag for couple, and one per single for the same reason as above! We did double up on the things a couple would need two of (like mugs/cups)....doesnt seem cheap to me....seems practical!

Quickly becoming one as the time runs out!!!! Hope i stay addicted so i can help future brides as much as past brides on this site have helped me !!!

Is anyone else out there as excited as me I didnt get into the series until it was on as re-runs, but I LOVED the first movie and will be standing in line to watch the second!!! Carrie is my favorite, but ive been told im just like Charlotte?!?! Can't wait!!!! It's nearly the only thing I've been distracted by these days besides the wedding )

If you already know the date you want, I would say get it reserved as soon as you know the resort you want!! March/April tend to be BUSY for tropical places....in terms of occupancy at hotels - that is their high season. You might not have flight prices available, or room rates, but you should be able to lock in your wedding package price.

Quote: Originally Posted by Michelle613 Hey I'm having my reception at the carribean beach in a little over 2 wks .. if it's not too late for you I'll send you pictures and tell you how the other beach is. That would be great...I cannot believe that I didnt pay more attention when I did my site visit. Of course this is probably because a beach renovation wasnt mentioned! AND - Congrats!!!! I hope everything turns out perfect for you....2 weeks is like a blink of an eye!

They look great!!! Your guests are going to love them! And, I vote for the Blue envelope!! It gives it just another aspect of uniqueness!

Hi Girls, for the first time ever i am having a hard time getting a hold of Cecilia....and of course its when i have a pressing question!!! i need to set the arrival time for my guests in order to finish my invitations.... But besides that, i cannot for the life of me remember the diferences between the beach near the gazebo (i think this is the carribean beach , the one that was just restored and is now massive) and the other beach (i think its called himitsu?)....do any of you have any opinions good or bad about these beaches? i was originally having the reception on the beach near the gazebo, but now that it is so big im not sure that i want to.....

Wondering if anyone out there created a little card about their photosharing group Im thinking of including a little card (almost like a business card) in the OOT bag, as well as part of their favor at the AHR.... Just looking for a template or a cute saying to put on the card. So many of you come up with witty things that I just cant help but "borrow"....my NON creative brain tells me to put "Smile your on Snapfish" but im sure there is something better!!!! Any help is much aprreciated!

Quote: Originally Posted by SophieInLove Julieta, my wedding coordinator has been amazing. I just came back from my site inspection in Akumal and I finally got to meet her in person. Taking a break from all the planning, we started talking about beauty products, perfumes etc. That gave me an idea, and I'm getting her a gift basket with beauty products she likes (brands that are hard to find in Mexico) and her favorite perfume... Tresor de LANCOME ; ) My friends and family are always asking to bring them lotion from Victorias Secret....so common here, but the only place to get it in Cancun is the duty free shop, and the selection is VERY limited... I also LOVE the idea of writing a reccomendation letter. The hotels that I used to work for in Cancun would publish the comments that guests left on their comment cards once a month - it was so awesome to have your name in those comments for all the staff to see. if the hotel that you stay at has comment cards - try to reference the standout members of the staff by name! I will probably give a small gift ($15-$20) with the recomendation letter AND the tip.

I am doing this....I also LOVE my dress, but i am worried about it not coming clean after a beach reception since i am wearing it again for the AHR. Most bridesmaid dresses come in white as well....i found a chiffon and silk one that i loved and went that route. Helped with the budget, it is light and flowy and no one will ever know (except you ladies here) that its a bridesmaid dress!

Congrats and Welcome! Check out the dreams cancun thread ...there are pictures there. The construction is finished!