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YES! That's exactly what I did.. iron ons from Michaels and tanks from Old Navy.. less than $6 per top. thank you TigerLily! I really tried to stay budget conscious and anything I could do myself... I did.

Thank you all for your compliments!! I honestly must give credit to this site since I got bits and pieces from soo many past brides.

I am about 75% packed.. just some minor things. we also haven't gotten the music together yet but I'm not really stressing over it. oh and btw.. thank you all for the nice compliments on my thread. =)

EXCITING!! Thank you Nic! I arrive exactly a week from today.. Sunday. I'm soooo looking forward for some sun right now!

Thank you SeeFlowers! My FI did "real good"..lol btw.. GOOD LUCK this week!!!

Ok ladies.. my planning thread is ready. enjoy! http://www.bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/thread/72330/celestial-s-celeste-planning-journal-pic-heavy#post_1588548

First, thank you to all the ladies for the inspiration & great ideas. I’m sorry that I don’t know each of your names who inspired me & also those who I stole ideas from. Thank you.. Thank you .. Thank you!! This wedding would not be possible if it wasn’t for this site. I immediately became obsessed when I found it. Lots of my projects were DIY and also became a huge fan with Etsy.com. Special shout outs to the RPRM brides! ENGAGEMENT: Shane and I got engaged last year in April, on our anniversary. We knew we wanted a very intimate wedding with just our immediate family so why not do a destination wedding… everyone can get a vacation out of it also. RINGS: My FI very secretively plotted by email and phone calls with my aunt to get my e-ring- which was exactly what I wanted LOCATION: Riu Palace Riviera Maya Playa del Carmen, Mexico COLOR INSPIRATION: Our favorite colors- mine green, his blue THE DRESS: After multiple boutiques & many many dresses, I found my dress at the last store we went to that day….surprisingly at Davids Bridal- Galina Signature Hanger from Etsy.com - aressa SHOES: I definitely wanted my something“blue†to be my shoes. I found these also at Davids Bridal JEWELRY: Necklace & bracelet- Ann Taylor (still deciding if I’m going to wear) Earrings-Macys HAIR: inspiration & flower gardenia flower from Etsy.com – Mikiye Creations (an absolute doll to work with) GROOMS ATTIRE: Cubavera linen suit & converse My FI doesn’t know I put this label on his socks. MATRON OF HONOR: Without question, I wanted my older sister as my MOH. Since she lives 3000 miles away, I surprised her with a bouquet of flowers and asked if she would do me the honor and be my MOH. MOH DRESS: Davids Bridal MOH GIFT: Tiffany’s pearl earrings Card from Etsy.com- GabrielleKearney (card says "Thank you for being my Maid of Honor" BEST MAN: Shane asked his younger brother to be his best man. Linen pants & shirt from Cubavera.com & Chuck Taylors Converse BESTMAN GIFT: Flip UltraHD Card from Etsy.com- GabrielleKearney (card says "Thank you for being my Best Man" RING BEARER & JR. GROOMSMAN My younger nephews will be wearing suits from Macys & Chuck Taylors Converse BOYS GIFT: My nephews are crazy about Super Mario Brothers. They are also VERY spoiled by their Auntie! Flip Cameras Cards from Etsy.com-SassandCharm SAVE THE DATES: This is what started all my DIYs. I was soo excited about my wedding planning that I sent out my save the dates right away.. we ended up changing the date so I had to send out another mailing. (luckily, only to a small group) PASSPORTS- Ayleebits.com (thank you to this site for the free templates) I wanted to give out magnets so stuck them on the back of the passports. BOARDING PASS “We changed the Date†Also used templates from Ayleebits.com, I attached the magnets with removable glue dots. INVITATIONS: My DIY station Inspiration from etsy CEREMONY: Chair sashes from LinensDirect.com Maracas will be on each chair at the ceremony Ring bearer will be holding our rings with this ring dish Etsy.com – Palomas Nest I also bought this from Etsy - SayYourPiece Bouquet Inspiration: Thank you to SCarp for the bouquet picture. I wanted my Mom to be a part of my special day so I bought this mini frame. I will be pinning it on my bouquet. RECEPTION: More DIYs: Starfishes from Ebay-Wagners Southern Store Instead of a book, I made these cards so that I can put them in a scrapbook. DIY Chair Signs: PHOTO ACCESSORIES from Etsy.com MaroDesign- (Suzi is a wedding angel! My puppy got to a few of them so I reordered replacements. The seller ended up replacing them for free and I just paid for shipping. She also got it to me within the week. She’s amazing.) CAKE: Cake Inspiration: Cake topper: Etsy.com- Peanutbutterbandit PRE-WEDDING BROCHURE & LUGGAGE TAGS Sent these out 3-4 weeks prior. OOT BAGS: Bags from DollarTree Bag tags were DIY Postcards free from VistaPrint (25)(3977 3978.1) Wedding Survival Kit Contents mostly from Target Aloe Hand sanitizer Tums Pepto bismol Motrin Chapstick Lifesavers mint First aid kit Games from Michaels, Pashminas from 5Below Insulated cups from Costco Key/Money holder from Ebay, Coils from dollar store Personalized Beach Towels- our biggest splurge for our guests. Etsy.com-SunnyStitches1 Candles from Bath & Body Welcome Brochures are DIY OOT bags: KIDS OOT BAGS: Like I said before, my nephews are very spoiled by their Auntie OTHER STUFF: Free from VistaPrint Card for FI: Etsy.com – Pistachio Press Tank tops for Bride & MOH Candlesticks found at 2nd hand stores that I spray painted silver. I thought I would use them as part of my centerpieces but am probably not going to use. Our Legal Day: We legally got married exactly 1 year from our engagement day & anniversary. (so that we don’t have to do blood work & paperwork at the resort) Since some family & grandparents can't make it to Mexico we invited them to be a part of our “legal day.†We had a minister come to our house for a quick 5 minute ceremony and then we went out for a nice lunch. Dress: from Arden B. (coincidentally looks like a mini version of my wedding dress) Shoes: (something blue) from Forever21 (great bargain) Hair piece: (friend made flowers and I added the peacock feathers) Clutch: found at a 2nd hand store on a trip to San Francisco Favors: Dry Salsa mix from jotproducts.net (someone I met from work who made dry spices) Since our guests couldn’t make it to Mexico, we brought a taste of Mexico to them. OK. I think that’s all of it. Happy Planning everyone! PM me if you would like any templates.

great question Seeflower! was wondering the same thing.. Nic- Great job on your planning thread! Dana- is the minister's name Roberto?

Nic- Everythings looks great!! Congrats to you & Stephen!! See you in Mexico !!

Thanks ladies! I love these shoes (in the color "pool").. and they match my colors so well. They are very comfortable to me. Make sure you try ones at the store before ordering.. I believe they run a little big. I'm normally a size 7 and had to buy size 6.

btw.. does anyone know if wifi is available in the rooms or just the lobby area?

dana- do you remember the minister's name?

Jennifer Lopez= out of sight

V- Thanks for the info. how was the ceremony? does the minister work with how you want your ceremony to be and what you want him to say? I wanted to add something different and was wondering if they can do it. does Nancy need to know this prior or does she go over it with us during our meeting? I'm having 14 ppl coming and can't wait any longer..I sooo need to relax and destress. I started packing last night and don't know how i'm going to fit everything.. i need to find more luggages!! I'll have my planning thread by next week.

V- Congratulations MRS!!! So happy everything went well for you. Please let us know when you finish your review. btw.. did you use their music or bring your own for the ceremony? ipod or cd?

grown ups=adam sandler

2012= Amanda Peet

I use wedsite.com It costs $45 (i think for the year) and you can even order a copy to keep for memories.

I was looking at custom cups for about 20 ppl and I would've had to purchase minimum of about 50 plus design fee.

My FI and I try to be eco-conscious so we wanted to give out reuseable cups for our OOT bags. Since it wasn't it our budget to get personalized ones, we found these at Costco. They're really good quality and not a bad price, $10 for a 3 pack. (also comes with extra straws)

Nicholas Cage= ConAir

Great Deal! I might just go check it out.. thanks for sharing

See & Nic- What dates will you be at RIU?? I wonder if all 3 of us are going to be there at the same time? I will be there from the 1-7th.

Wow! there were some pretty rough comments about RPRM on tripadvisor. I just wish that the first week in May is pretty calm.. but then again its cinco de mayo week.