1106wedding

I'm getting married at 4:30pm on October 22nd. Our timeline is ... 3:30pm "First Look" - pre ceremony pictures 4:30pm Ceremony 5:00pm Cocktail toast on the sky deck, maybe some group pictures up there 5:30pm - 6:30pm Cocktail hour (food and drinks) at Plaza Zavas (we'll still be taking some pictures) 6:30pm - 10:30pm Reception at Plaza Zavas We have our photographer scheduled for 7 hours, 3pm - 10pm Hope that helps!

I know it's not unique, but you could create a photobook on a site like Shutterfly (I'm obsessed with making them) within the theme of your wedding...like we might do all beach photos in ours or all vacation pictures, use your colors for the pages...I don't know, I haven't gotten there yet..

You look awesome! Can't wait to see more! I like your hubby's suit...where'd he get? My FI wants to wear a gray suit like that with a white shirt, no tie.

The photobook looks great!!

Thanks for the pictures!! The ambyr porter pics are gorgeous (and hot!!) and actually gave me inspiration for grooms/groomsmen wear...

We sent our invitations out on Thursday and people have already received them....this is so exciting!!! We did a combo of a STD/Invite (I wanted to save a few bucks and liked the idea of doing only ONE mass mailing, I'm so glad we did it this way) We had "minibooks" made with information and pictures on each page. The first page is the picture we would've used on a save the date had we done a separate one, the 2nd page has Wedding info, the third page has area/hotel info and the last page is perforated (DIY) so they can be ripped off and mailed in (return address and stamp on back side) Sorry for the pics, they're from my phone.

Thats a little stressful, yeah!? I can relate a little as I'm traveling for work through March 17th starting tomorrow and apparently am supposed to be buying a dress like now. But it'll have to wait! Good luck and try to enjoy your time in Europe, especially knowing what's waiting for you at the end. So cool!!!

Less is more - SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO happy for you!!! I'm sorry you had the unnecessary stress in the days leading up to your wedding but I'm thrilled for you that it all turned out well. It sounds really special and I'm glad the resort/DW took care of you in the end. I really wanted AB in the beginning but they thought we were too big (expecting 75ish). Congrats!

What a great place to be! And I think your count of 66 is perfect. Congrats!

Wow! Great list. I love the postcard idea, I hadn't thought of that! Make sure to stamp with international stamp, yeah?

Thanks! I don't know who the designer of the first dress is, I tried it on at a shop that didn't like to give too much info and at the time I was overwhelmed and probably wasn't being aggressive enough! If I find out, I'll let you know. I think I'm going to do round 2 in about a month when things settle down at work and I'm not traveling too much. I don't want to rush into anything. THanks for everyone's opinions!

Ahhhh....thanks! Yeah, no changing dresses for you at this point! Apparently I'm even getting close to needing to choose. It seems really far out but I guess that's how it goes. And time IS flying!

Thank you! I wasn't allowed to take a picture in the first dress which is so annoying but I might go back and ask again. It's hard also getting what you thought you wanted out of your brain...I really didn't want strapless but it ended up looking good on me Thanks for the input, it helps!!

It was nice to read your encouraging comments about dress shopping! I only went to 2 stores but tried on 24 dresses in a bunch of different styles. I had my sister (MOH) and bridesmaid with me and they were great! I went in looking for lace with straps and found a good option in that style (first pic) but then fell in love with a flowy dress at the second store, it was so comfortable (2nd pic) and fun. I'm torn between styles and think I need another round. It was an enlightening (and a little overwhelming) experience, wow, there are so many different dresses out there!!!!

Doing my first round of dress shopping tomorrow! I've put it off long enough! Excited

(yes your parents are super cute!) Thanks for the feedback...I'm considering ordering one bm dress to see the quality before ordering the rest. Do you know if it's the same seller site-wide? Like if I gave the girls 3 style options, would the color/material come out the same? Now that I'm asking this, I realize that I could also ask the site... p.s. Love your maggie dress!!

DO you have an invitation code? Thanks!

There better be!! I hope? Really counting on dancing!!!

Ok..I take it no one has ordered from inweddingdress.com? Even a wedding dress? I was hoping soemone might have had some kind of experience with them before I tried ordering....

Wow wow and wow! Gorgeous shots!! Thank you for sharing!!

Has anyone ordered bridesmaid dresses from inweddingdress.com? Feedback, input? I love their selection of style and colors and price, of course. I see that they have a restocking fee of 30% so I'd probably just order one as a sample before asking the bms to buy theirs. Any input is much appreciated!

And what about the "teen club"?

We were in a similar situation when trying to figure out how to word things. The way things stand: My parents are paying a third (which is a lot for them), we are paying at least half and his parents have only agreed (so far!) to throw a third of what my parents are contributing. In a way it didn't feel right to give both parents equal "credit" on the invitations but in the end, it felt even weirder to do anything other than "Jessie and Chris, together with our families, invite...." so that's what we did. I'm really hopeful that his parents will throw in more (they have the means to) and I imagine that once guests from their side start rsvp-ing, they'll be more willing to pitch in. I don't want to sound ungrateful because I really am grateful...I am! My we do need a little help, especially if a lot of people say they're coming! I have a 7 page budget that I've shared with both families to show them exactly how things add up. We've actually budgeted in a couple hotel room nights to surprise my parents (and his if they end up throwing in more) with a paid room as a thank you. HOpe this helps....

What about the contract you signed??!??! They better be giving you serious discounts AND refunds. We sign our life away on these contracts and yet, they can do whatever they want?!!?

Too funny! But adorable and very endearing:) Random coincidence but I got an email today from my FI (I'm away for work this week) and he had attached a word doc with 6 potential rings. He likes a more simple style (which I do too), a thick silver band with rounded edges. I like that he started the process himself, but then again, he's been totally involved in this process which makes it that much more fun. He's so excited to go ring shopping for HIM, since we spent quite a few months ring shopping for ME!