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Just found bags at Dollorama for $2 each. They are like a ratan style bag with large tropical flowers and come in pink, orange, blue, red, brown and green. If I get a chance I'll snap a pic and post. Being from Winterpeg...I want to get all my oot bag stuff done asap as there is limited time for summer gear and don't want to wait until there are is only slim pickin.

Love Etsy too. Here's the garter I'm thinking about getting. Sexy blue garter with bow by Lawlessfairy on Etsy or this one Bridal white garter with white roses by Lawlessfairy on Etsy

Going to try to paste photo into message...first time trying so bear with me!

Tropical Wedding Flowers Bouquet Package Custom by AmoreBride Love her bouquets. She is fast to respond and will customize. I wasn't sold on silk but I think I might do bouquets in silk and real flowers for set-up. Not 100% sure yet.

Careful...you will get addicted to this forum! have fun planning.

Personally I love the turtle...although all are great! Here's my first attempt at our logo. Not sure yet though. RK

I love everyone's logos...very inspirational. Just working on mine. Any opinions? Thanks, Rebecca

We haven't finalized anything (still far away) but we're thinking of including a quick ukrainian (groom's background) and irish (my background) tradition as follows: Officiant reads: "In Ukrainian tradition, the hands of the bride and groom are being joined with an embroidered cloth, or rushnyk, to signify their newly forged union. This symbolizes that their marriage is a never-ending journey that they now face together." Bride and Groom remain bound together as NAME comes up to read the Irish Wedding blessing: NAME reads: “May the road rise to meet you. May the wind be always at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face, The rains fall soft upon the fields. May the light of friendship guide your paths together. May the laughter of children grace the halls of your home. May the joy of living for one another trip a smile from your lips, A twinkle from your eye. And when eternity beckons, at the end of a life heaped high with love, May the good Lord embrace you with the arms that have nurtured you the whole length of your joy-filled days. May the gracious God hold you both in the palm of His hands. Here is how we think the ceremony will go (it seems like it will be long but it is actually quite short and sweet). Entrance Memorial candle lighting Welcome Officiant Reading to replace OCAMPO’S LETTER Vows Exchange of rings Ukrainian and Irish traditions Sand ceremony Pronouncement Probably will be tweaked a few times but that's the gist! We love it. Rebecca

I love list! Am so glad I found this thread...this will help so much. thanks! Rebecca

Thanks for the great info! Sounds wonderful. I have a couple questions if you don't mind. Was it worth the upgrade to the riviera package? Were the flowers for the arch and aisle extra? Did you have to pay extra for the cake decoration? Were the bouquets super expensive? I am considering bringing silk flowers because I found a lady on etsy who makes beautiful tropical destination wedding packages(will specialize with your colours) and ships right to the resort for a reasonable price....but if it's not much more, I'd definately rather fresh! I was thinking of doing bouquets & bouts in silk and fresh for arch and decoration. Any advice? I saw your pics from the facebook link and they are fantastic! You look beautiful...love your dress. The flowers you chose for the arch are stunning! Again...thanks so much for the info. It is greatly appreciated. Rebecca p.s. how is the waterpark?

I chose Sandos Caracol as well. I wish there was a thread like the awesome one there is for the Sandos Playacar! Seems harder to find the Caracol brides! I have been emailing Karina who has been awesome in answering my questions. So far this is what we've come up with as a plan but looking for feedback!!!! We're having our ceremony at 4pm. I think we're probably booking the mariachi band and the finger food for in between the wedding ceremony and dinner. Then for dinner we're thinking of the steakhouse for one private sitting (6-7:30) for $400 us. We're still figuring out what happens next...we definately want to DANCE for sure but don't know where the best place to do this is. I'm going for a fuschia, orange and purple tropical look and probably will end up bringing some decorations. I'm all for "going with the flow" but it's been kind of nice finding out some details and I'm having so much fun planning it out! Maybe the Caracol brides should start a new thread called "Sandos Caracol Brides" or something like that and all post any info. Not sure how this whole thing works yet though. Any thoughts? Rebecca

great post! Always looking for ways to save money! Rebecca

Thank you for all the wonderful tips. We haven't decided who to go with yet but have heard that the hotel photographer doesn't cut it. There is so much out there it is hard to narrow it down. RK

The more I browse this forum the more I want to do! I better get off before it takes over my life!! Rebecca

great idea! thanks for sharing. Rebecca

I'm so sad I'm not a 0-2...that is the dress I'm purchasing next week! First dress I tried on...I fell in love with it. I would love to see your pictures! Rebecca

OMG...KarenM rocks!!! Here is the info she gave me for this thread: I bought them at shopwildthings. They don't seem to have as many as they did when I bought them, but maybe if you call them they might have more in stock. Wooden Door Beads, Wood Beaded Curtains this one has crystals & capiz shells Beaded Curtain "Pussycat" Faux Capiz and Diamante Duo & they also sell individual strands of beads,shells,etc here are a few more I found googling Welcome to Boutiqueful - Your One-Stop Shop for All your needs http://www.beadedcurtainstore.com/it...hp?idnum=00209 Capiz Shell Star Garland Sun Catchers Add to Cart Capiz Shell Curtains http://homeinteriorstyle.com/product...&productId=401 ehometrends.com Hope you find what you need!

I have so many i love...just have to narrow it down now. Although new favourites because of this link have complicated things...good thing i have lots of time to decide. Rebecca

I am such a rookie at all this. I sent her a message just now but not sure if I did it right! Hopefully she responds. In the meantime I will keep looking and post what I find out. Rebecca

This is awesome!!! I am already using this right now...I was losing sleep thinking of all the things I need to do. Thanks so much! Rebecca

By the way...does anyone know how to bookmark posts they want to re-visit? I have found so many that I want to return to but not sure how to do it...duh! Please help the amateur! Rebecca

I am also so sorry for your loss Pinktigerlily (and all the others who have posted here). I lost my mom six years ago and plan to have a beautiful flower arrangement to represent her spirit, which will be with us at the ceremony. There are some wonderful ideas here on how to include her in the ceremony script. I haven't got that far yet...except that I know I want to say something to her/about her. Thanks for this post. It made me cry. Rebecca

I am in the process of looking for the same ideas! I found one photo on KarenM's planning thread that I love. I have no idea where to buy the hanging shells though...I am new to this and maybe should send a message to KarenM directly? I also found photos on the Del Sol Photography website...they had flowing shear material with small flower chains hanging in the back. Any help would be appreciated! Rebecca

So do alot of destination brides go with silk? I found a tropical destination package on Etsy that I love...but thought that real flowers would be so much nicer. I guess the best thing to do is email the coordinator with what I want and see if they could do it in real flowers right? Any advice on this would be helpful! Thanks for the great info! Rebecca

I am so excited to find this post. I am doing fuschia and orange with a splash of purple. I wasn't really sure how well they went since I randomly picked this combo from a bouquet I saw on Etsy! Yayy...I'm so glad I went with this.