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Quote: Originally Posted by lily17bear I love, love, love the idea. Only problem is... I'm deathly afraid of starting any DIY project given the lack of artistic talent on my part. Now, these are small and I could surely take them on, so I think I'm going to jump on the DIY wagon and do these myself! Wish me luck, girls. I agree! I don't have a creative bone in my body. I'm still on the fence on whether to make these. They are so stinking cute but can I really handle this? I dunno!

Quote: Originally Posted by FutureMsMoulton Yea!! I sent out another 20 invites which brings us up to 75 I think--- only 200 more to go (Ugh!!-- Is anyone else's FI not very helpful about getting them addressed, stamped and the address tags on them??) Wow... love your invites! They are very detailed and tropical! Nice Job! We just sent out our STD's last week. Am I behind? Our DW invites/AHR invites will go out in November. We already know who is coming and who is not. I didn't really think there needed to be a rush. Am I wrong? Hmmm....

Quote: Originally Posted by Jananaz Erica, I love your wedding logo... so pretty! We did have a DJ. We used the resort DJ, who was pretty good. To be honest, I never really saw him the entire time. He had already set up shop when we arrived at the reception. We had given our WC an ipod with some songs to him started, and so he already had that. Ooooh your wedding is in Puerto Aventuras! Gorgeous location. Will it be at a resort? Thanks! I love it too. We are used it on STD's, invitations, keycard/tip holders, koozies, stadium cups, etc. I used ten4 Design Studio, it's located near my hometown and they have been great to work with! That's nice you had a DJ right at your resort! I'll have to go check out your wedding review! Congrats!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by carolina24 I can't seem to find DW.com...it sends me to a different company page. Can anyone give me the web address? Thanks Hello... This is the website I use Wedding Destinations and Planning | Destination Weddings .com Have you picked a resort yet? It looks like you are pretty new to this forum. This forum rocks and you will get great information here! Good Luck!

Quote: Originally Posted by Morgan You can only do a reservation for dinner with up to 20 people. Otherwise the only option is the buffet. We begged & they let us have dinner as a group of 25. We did the mexican restaurant, but the itallian isn't much different. They are next to each other. I think dinner on the balcony would have been nice. I didn't understand what she meant by that option. Oh really! That's a bummer. We already have 27 booked and I'm sure there will be at least 5 more people. Hmmm... I really don't want to spend the extra money for a reception. Augghhh... Thanks for the heads up Morgan!

Quote: Originally Posted by bride2b10 I think we are going to officially get married before as well. Of course it'd be nice to make it official the same day but to us, it's just not worth the hassle. Yeah, it's just one less thing to do when we get back. We will go to the JP and make it as informal as possible. We don't want it to be too personal since Mexico will be our "REAL" wedding day! When are you getting married?

Quote: Originally Posted by ShelbyFL These are fantastic! Do you use business cards or cardstock? I am making these for sure! Thanks!! 36 hours til we leave LOL Wow... have a wonderful wedding! Can't wait to see pics when you come back! Congrats!

Quote: Originally Posted by thefuturemrslutz I am July or AUg 2010 and am using a TA for sure! I think it helps with weather, etc. And since I am looking at the middle of hurricane season, that is definitely necessary! Most TA's do not charge you, because they get paid a commission from the resort. I know DW.com charges $50, but it goes towards your vacation when you book it. (or so I have heard) Yes, that is correct. We are using DW.com and our $50 was already credited to our account. I think it's a good idea to book with them or a TA. That way in case something happens they can help take care of the situation. That is one less worry you will have! I've heard there are some good TA's on this forum too! Good Luck!

Quote: Originally Posted by Jananaz I was wondering about this too before the wedding, and it ended up that our WC just planned it for us... thankfully! Here is ours - both planned and what really ended up happening (just so you know so you can plan some extra time where we fell behind) Noon - my hair appt 1 PM - mother in law and bridesmaid hair appointment (started late) 2 PM - makeup 3 PM - getting ready and bridal portraits (oh, by the way, during this entire time, the guys were in the pool, at the pool bar, smoking cigars and basically just hanging out!) (also, we set aside hours for this, and it's a good thing.... i lost a bracelet and one point and that took some time to find) 4 PM - guys start getting ready (can't find mother in law and best man) 4:45 PM - leave for ceremony site (we were running late by this point, which cut into time for family portraits) 5 PM - ceremony 5:30 - end of ceremony, champagne toast, then family portraits (we had to make these quick to get to dinner, while we were getting photos, the other guests headed to the restaurant and got drinks. I'd budget more time for portraits if poss.) 6 PM - reception dinner & toasts (we didn't specify an order for toasts, but they ended up going - best man, my friend, maid of honor, DH's friend, my dad, DH's dad) 7 PM - cutting of the cake, followed by another dessert and mayan coffee (dessert drink) 8:30 PM - poolside reception starts, we get announced, and first dance... then dance dance dance 10:30 PM - poolside reception was over... and we were exhausted. Nice schedule... did you have a dj?

Quote: Originally Posted by SusieQ Test. OOT bags.... I didn't include the little stuff like hand sanitizer, Aloe, Sunscreen and Tummy stuff: Nice OOT Bags... we just bought ours this past weekend. We were vacationing in Thailand and found these cool bags. They were really cheap too! I can't wait to post a picture when they I have enough posts. I think I have to be at 150, right? Nice table decorations too! ~ Erica

Quote: Originally Posted by MObride09 Great News!!! My sister is coming!!! We finally sat down and talked things thru and she said she really wanted to go and in the end she would regret not being there for my wedding. So she's going to be there whether her husband goes or not....Yea!!! I have my MOH back OMG! That is great news!!! I'm Soooooooo happy for you! I knew it would work out! She is your sister and she knew she had to be there or she would be missing out! Great news!!!! ~ Erica

Yeah... I didn't want to spend the extra money for centerpieces so I was going to skip them. Our guests already know we are having a AHR so that is where the centerpieces will come into play. Plus, we didn't want to pay for $50/plate for food for our guests when we are staying at an AI. We will make dinner reservations at restaurant for after our ceremony. We hope to head to a few spots that have dancing. I hope they will open late on a Wednesday night. Morgan, what restaurant do you suggest we go to? I've been reading about them and I'm not sure! Help!

Quote: Originally Posted by BagLover21 Hey everyone. I'm new to this thread. I got engaged 2 weeks ago today on September 18th and I am looking to be an August 7, 2010 bride. We are choosing between the El Dorado Royale, Aventura Palace and getting details about Riu Palace Riviera Maya. EDR seems to be the frontrunner, but want to thoroughly look at everything before we decide. The goal is to decide by the end of this weekend so I can get started on STDs. WISH ME LUCK!!!!!!! Good luck Baglover21 and remember to relax and have fun planning! We're here for you if you need anything!!

Okay, thanks for the info. I'll check them out! Actually you have to have 150 posts in order to post pictures on here. I still have more posts to go before I can post pictures. They suggest using photobucket. Not sure how it works though. Good Luck!

Hello! I had mine made by Ten4 Design Studio. I think there are plenty of posts on here that show you how to DIY. Good Luck!

Do you know the name of this florist? I live in Michigan and have yet to order my "real touch" flowers. Thanks!

Quote: Originally Posted by autjo Yeppers Getting them from the local grocery store. I am going to have them iced with orange and green icing and then was going to make cardstock cut outs of my logo to put on each one. But I really think the umbrellas will be soooo much cuter! Yea for wedding cupcakes!!! Nice!! We are doing bright colors too. I think we will just do an "M" on our cupcakes but I do like your idea of using your logo! Can't wait to see pics!!!

Nice touch! Very easy to transport too! I think I'm going to ask the WC at my resort if they have centerpieces. That way I won't have to transport them down there!

Quote: Originally Posted by autjo I was just thinking the same thing Erica! Maybe I will make them and put one on each cupcake at the AHR... Are you doing cupcakes at your AHR? I'm doing cupcakes!!! I wanted to do something different!

My FI is still on the fence with having "real touch" flowers. I think he thinks they are the old "silk" kind and that they will look terrible! I want these flowers so bad!

Yes, I think everyone will go through a few disappointments. We invited 50 people and I think we'll have about 35. Still not bad of a turn out! Just keep your heads up and keep on planning!

They are soooo cute! The only thing is they probably wouldn't travel too well to Mexico. Maybe I'll just do them for my AHR! Thanks for posting!

Quote: Originally Posted by MAK I'm going to give it to them at the rehearsal dinner. I also bought them a super cute orange clutch so I will put their jewelery in the clutch. We will also give the groomsmen their gifts as well (we got them Cole Haan travel wallets). Nice touch!!!

Can't wait to see the pics!

GREAT JOB!!! I like how simple your bag looks too! My FI already said he didn't want our names on the bags or visors. I agree, I don't think I would use bags that had the couples name on them. We did purchase stadium cups and koozies that have our logo with our names on them but for the visors/bags we had our names taken off and just the place and year were left on there. Great bags!