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Quote: Originally Posted by bigboponthebeach Alright my fellow May '11 brides.....we finally got our STD's up and out! Let me know what you think! yea, pic is really small for me too but from what i can see i like them. They came out really nice. I'm sure everyone will love them!

Quote: Originally Posted by tgallo Hey Everyone! I got my wedding dress this past Saturday at Kleinfeld's in NYC! =) It is a Henry Roth dress... It was the first one I tried on... and after trying on a few, I realized this one was it! I will be making slight modifications (moving the trim a little higher and no bow in the back)... BUT I am super excited!! Very Pretty! I love it!! Ooooo... Kleinfeld's! Are we going to see you 'Say Yes to the Dress'? lol

Quote: Originally Posted by ashley1316 Have any of you ladies that are getting married June/July 2011 sat with your TA yet about pricing? And if you have, when are you sending out your invites? And when are you asking for and RSVP by? I'm not getting married in June/July but my STD are being sent 9 1/2 months before the wedding and invites are being sent out 7 months before the wedding and requesting RSVP's be received no later than 3 months before the wedding and advising people that all bookings must be done no later than 2 months prior to the wedding (hotel is requiring a full guest list of attendants one month prior to the wedding). I just talked to a TA at the beginning of this month and she said prices for Funjet are not out yet for May of next year so to call her back at the end of this month. And she said since it's still sooo early as time goes by prices are more than likely going to drop. If i get a really good price before invitations are sent out i may just email my close family to let them know.

Quote: Originally Posted by erinbrooke124 Those look awesome! Well done! You are way ahead of me! 10 more months for you though Yea, I'm super excited, I can't believe how fast time is flying!!!

Congrats on finding THE dress! I love your flower idea! It'll look really nice.

Quote: Originally Posted by Lindobride14 Cute monogram, Joanna! Did you do it yourself? Speaking of kids, my nephew who is our ring bearer will be 13 months old on our wedding date. Who knows if he'll be walking. Our flower girl will be 2 and a half. If he's not walking by then, was thinking of having her pull him in a wagon. But where in the world would I get a wagon in Mexico? Anyone have any other ideas? Mexico has Walmarts and Im sure they have wagons!

Quote: Originally Posted by RunningBride24 Alright girls, I finally received pictures. Please let me know what you think. Here is the link to the one I was going off of: Billie - by Sottero & Midgley Mine is missing some 'wow' factor. I need to tell them to jazz up the beading on the straps a little bit. Anyone have any ideas? I am not good with this stuff and want to make sure I give them a good idea of what I want. Does the front look a little funny to anyone? I'm still unsure what I think.... Runningbride I think they did a really great job on your dress! It looks sooo pretty!!! And like one of the other girls said you can probably find someone in your area to redo the beading to how you want it. But all in all the dress looks GREAT!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by erinbrooke124 Good point. I started playing with a DIY invitation yesterday. What are you doing for yours?? I'm doing a layered invitation with a petal envelope and RSVP postcards from vista print. Here's a like to a thread i made showing my invites if you want to take a look. http://bestdestinationwedding.com/fo...st-done-61229/

I love the last pic, so sexy lol!!! She did a great job and im sure your wedding pics will be even better! Congrats on finding a great photog. for the price you were looking for!!

I am sooooo sorry for your loss! I will pray for you and your family to get thru this as best as you can.

Your invites came out soo pretty! I love the color!

Quote: Originally Posted by erinbrooke124 Hi ladies! I'm also a 2011 bride. I've been on BDW for a while, but just came across this thread! We are getting married June 14, 2011 - the 14th is a lucky day in my fiance's family and it's my Papa's birthday - so it holds some special meanings for us So far...I've done our monogram (see below ), started playing with templates from other brides and making them my own (chapstick lables, playing card labels, pre-wedding newsletter), we've put a deposit down on our hotel, chosen flowers and cake flavor, put a deposit on a STD (I'm lagging on this one and need to get them out ASAP), and...I think that's it. Seems like more than I thought, but still have a lot to do and know time will fly by! Question - Is everyone doing a STD and invitation? I was thinking of sending a "tentative" or informal RSVP with the STD and then either skipping invitations and sending out newsletters to keep guests informed or just sending invitations to the people I know are interested. Seems silly to spend $ on invitations to people I know aren't coming. Happy planning! Welcome!! My wedding date is exactly one month before yours!!! I am sending STD and invitations. But the invitations i'm doing my self so am saving a lot more than i would if i were to have had them made. I know more than half wont be coming but it's not because they don't want to but because they can't afford too. So i want them to get a pretty invite still.

Quote: Originally Posted by lovelytlc lolita, did you print your letter on the vellum paper? does paper & more charge extra to cut to your measurements? Yes i printed the letter myself and yes they charge $5 for every pack and an additional $2 if you want another pack with the same measurement. It was sooo worth it to me to pay the extra fee. It made it much easier for me!

Very cute, you did a great job! I like them!!!

Your dress is beautful. We need to see pics of you in it now!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by *tinkertoy* These might be the *best* DIY invites that I've seen. WOW! Aww, thanks!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by Future Mrs. M These look great!!! How did you make them? And how much did you end up paying? I'm not crafty but am on a budget so I'm going to have to make myself crafty I ordered 100 petal envelopes, 100 blue cardstock, 100 vellum and 200 champaigne text paper from paperandmore.com for $160 including shipping and they also cut the paper to the measurements i requested so all i did was use adhesive to layer the blue cardstock and champaigne text paper and just put the vellum over the invite with the letter to our last name. It was super easy! The adhesive is also removeable so it makes it easy to place on move around and it sticks really well. Only way for the paper to seperate is for you to pull lit. And my RSVP's were postcards from vistaprint.com

Please share pics i would love to see what they look like

Congratulations!!! I'm a 2011 Cabo bride too! Will be getting married at RIU Palace. Good luck planning and check out the Cabo forum you will get a lot of help choosing the resort right for you!

Josie, the dress looks beautiful, they did such a good job on it!!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by atrott I found this dress online & went to see it in person at David's Bridal. I don't think the pic does it justice because it looks alot better in person. It's VERY comfortable too! The overlay material actually has a hibiscus print to it, which doesn't show up in the pic. It was a discontinued dress & David's only had it in a size 12 so I have to do lots of alterations. The good thing about it not being available anymore is that it was banished to the $99 rack. The original tag on the dress was $499 so I'm tickled to death with my savings! I cant see it!!

Thanks Ladies, I love them and i made them for a fraction of the price it would have cost to get them made.

Thanks for sharing the website i found some great things. I love their shoes!!!!

Beautiful pics! Looks like you had a lot of fun!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by *beachbride* Hi Ladies. Just wondering if you some you can give your DIY invitations total cost when all was said and done. I'm thinking about doing DIY invitations but want to make sure it's worth all the hard work in the end. Thanks for your input! For the paper and envelopes i paid a total of $160 and that included them cutting the paper for me to the exact measurements i wanted and i ordered a total of 100 envelopes, 100 blue cardstock, 200 metalic text paper and 100 vellum. I just posted some pics of my invites if you want to take a look. I also got my paper from paperandmore.com