tinamiami

There are a few things that I feel are a bit overpriced. Two that I can name are the cake and centerpieces. The cakes don't look like they are worth $6 per slice. I may opt to doing a small cake and dessert station. The centerpieces look gorgeous, but they will cost $90 per table. That is a lot to put out for flowers, especially if they are not going home with guests. Does anyone have ideas for alternative centerpieces a little less expensive? I was thinking I can do half the table with flowers, half with something else. .

thanks fellow bridettes! you're right, music is key. why put it in the hands of a stranger? aquamarine, as far as the announcements go, i was also wondering that myself. my guess is that you can ask your wedding coordinator to make a couple of announcements, or maybe ask a close friend to do it.

thanks everyone!! i'm less than 2 months away and it seems the days are going by faster because there is so much to do in so little time. i'm still looking for my maid of honor and flower girl dresses. not an easy task..

Ok, thanks! I'm so happy to hear that it is not out of the norm to play your own music. i think i'm going to go with that although i gotta get moving on this then.. on a different note, you mentioned that all the other brides had the same. does that mean you saw a lot of other weddings going on at the same time? was that weird for you?

I can't decide on making my own playlist or hiring a dj. IPOD pros- we get to listen to music we truly enjoy, cheaper cons- a lot of downloading music and hours of work, pauses in between songs DJ pros- can accomadate to crowd, more convenient cons- more expensive, might have outdated or bad music I'm leaning more toward the playlist. while i don't have much time to work on downloading all the music and putting it all together, my fiance and i have great music we want to share. A dj is sometimes risky and can totally ruin the reception.. I don't know, what do you all think?

Hi Ladies, I am getting married in September 09 at Dreams Punta Cana. Can't wait!! Thank you all in advance for being helpful. I love that we can come together and help eachother out!! Tina