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congrats and welcome to the forum!

dislike, not a fan this time around. tuna cassarole...

Hi I agree with most of what everyone else is saying. Get a travel agent no matter what. I was confused like you when I started and then after meeting with our travel agent it got better, but they have books for places that specialize in weddings and alot of them come with a free wedding if you have less than or around 10 guests. then you need to figure out your dream country to be married in, have your list of what you really want for your day, and go from there. Once you figure that out and then get it booked you will feel so much better.

Congrats! that is really lovely and sweet. So happy for the two of you. Dont really know to much about those places personally but you have come to the right forum. There is excellent advise and ideas here.

wow! that is horrible. It has to be someone that is jealous of your happiness. try not to dwell on it... Look at all the other happy and warm wishes and not on that rude and negative comment.

1. How old are you? 30 2. At what age did you/will you get married? 30 3. Do you have children? nope 4. Did you think you would marry the person you are with now? not at first. We have known eachother since I was 13. I used to hate his guts. lol! 5. Were you ever engaged or married to someone other than the person you are with now? no 6. Do you want a garden wedding, beach wedding, or the traditional church wedding? beach 7. Where did you/will you get married? Riu resort Paradise Island, Bahamas 8. First dance - classic waltz, slow and sexy, or fast and spicy? slow and but I dont know about sexy. lol groom cant dance. 9. How many guests did you/will you have? from 40-60 10. Do you want/did you have an extravagant wedding or a simple wedding? simple 11. Vows - traditional or something you make up on your own? traditional 12. How many layers of cake did you/will you have? not sure. depends on how many people come 13. Is/was your wedding/reception at a hotel? yes 14. When did you/will you get married - sunrise, mid-day, sunset? mid-day 15. Did you/will you have your reception outdoors or indoors? indoors 16. Plan every detail down to the napkins or let someone else decide? dont know yet 17. How did/will the bride enter? onto the aisle in the sand 18. Song to walk down the aisle to: at last, ella fitzgerald 19. Song to make your exit: dont know yet 20. Will you/did you have a solemn ceremony or a light one? pretty light 21. At what age did you think you would get married? 25 22. Who to invite - practically everyone or a select few? almost everyone 23. Wedding menu - fine dining or simply delicious? simply delicious 24. Champagne or red wine? both! 25. Honeymoon right after the wedding, awhile after the wedding, or no honeymoon? no honeymoon FI cant get extra time off 26. Was your/will your honeymoon be at a place special to you both or somewhere brand new to you both? none 27. Who will pay for the bills? both of us pay for it all 28. Living together: Not before marriage or absolutely before marriage? absolutely before 29. Anything else about marriage you'd like to say? havent had it yet. but very excited!

those are all great. so much more fun than the traditional way. I just may have to use one of those once I start making my invites.

thank you so much for the ideas and great templates! what a great job. Wow that is fantastic about the dress

congrat and welcome! You are going to love this site. it is the best

Hi that is a great tip. My fiance is going to be wearing khakis shorts, but still dont know what to do about shirts. any suggestions?

Wow! that is stunning. such a great job.

haha! okay. ya I guess I didnt really think about how long it would take to get a reply. Thanks though I dont know how to add the pdf.

Hi, I havent actually thought of that aspect of our wedding. I love the suggestions though. I may think about using the bubbles. I have seen it in pictures and it is beautiful.

Hi my FI and I are going the same route. We are going to purchase a16g iPod touch this boxing day and setup all the music we want to listen to. One thing you have to remember is most places dont have current music, so you will have to dance to the same old stuff. With the ipod you can create your own playlists for each section of your wedding. We are hoping we dont have to worry about it getting stolen. Plus it is money going into your wedding that you get to keep. which you dont if you purchase a dj or band. Good luck with choosing one!

Congrats! unfortunatly I dont not know anything about mexico, but this is the place. There are a bunch of wonderful people here that you can get info from. Enjoy your engagement and the planning.

those are great! congrats on all your hard work. Thanks for sharing

Hi everyone! This is a great idea. My fiance and I got engaged in october right after our thanksgiving in canada. We are getting married at the Riu palace on Paradise Island Bahamas. Our date is Nov 27th/10 at 2pm on the beach. We were very lucky that the resort had pricing already. We still dont know when we fly out because the airline is not set up for that until the spring but I am hoping to fly out in the morning so that we can be there in the afternoon Our save the dates just went out. so far there is just the people who were generous enough to place thier deposits for the booking so no one has invited themselves. I would hope that they wont if they have not recieved a s.t.d. We did have to tell my brother that we did not want his girlfriend there though. He hasnt told her yet and she is coming to christmas. so that could be scary! I agree with woodslylou, if someone invited themselves, I would say they can watch the ceremony but they will not be going to my reception. I have a tight budget too, and most packages come with a set amount of guests. so if there is no room they will have to meet up with those invited later. sometimes you have to be mean. it sucks though. good luck!

Hi I dont have a monogram but I would love to find out how to make one. But I dont think i have enough points to download any templates If anyone has a suggestion I would love them. Thanks. Yours are all so great!

That is so gross! I would definatly call the builder and complain. I knew that they urinated in houses but to have bowel movements is worse. They are to gross! i am so sorry about what they did to your house.

Hi, for boxed stuff from the store I by the Carnation brand, but i love the Tim Hortons hot chocolate (canadian can you tell) yummy!

Hi TA Maureen, Thanks for the post. I know what the Royal package includes, what I dont understand is the pdf that was emailed to me. The things in the royal package are in the pdf. So that means I get those but without the extra cost right? but what I am having a hard time with is not knowing what the decor is, and all the other little details. And I am not impressed with the photographers website and the pictures that is shown on the website, so I have some questions about that. So I guess I am kinda freaking out, because I am not the type that can wait. I like to be totally organized all the time. I just wish the planner would email me back. So I am wondering what all the other Riu brides did to handle that. Do you have any suggestions?

Hi everyone, My name is Amanda, and my fiance and I just booked our wedding with The Riu Palace Paradise Island in Bahamas last month. How are you ladies handling the fact that you wont hear from your wedding planner until 2 months before? I recieved the "Additional Costs" pdf but I dont understand it. The wedding package we are going with is the Royal wedding, but what does that include? I have emailed the planner assigned to my wedding twice and have not recieved an email back. I do not want to wait up to 2 months before our wedding to find out what we actually get. What did you guys do? Thanks! Amanda

that is a great site, but how do you actually view some to the things on it?

Wow! I love that. If I had enough points I would use it. What a good job. Thanks for posting that.

We are going with shades of brown to symbolize the sand, with maybe pops of blue for the water. I like the bright colour ideas though. But I am not that bold. Good luck!