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@Jennal412 The ladies have all given you great ideas and suggestions, something you'll definitely see a lot of here. They're great. Some of your decision will depend on your budget as well. Ordering paper mail-out STDs obviously has a cost involved so that's a consideration. Do all your guests have email access, such as grandparents or older relatives. If not, paper would be a better option for them. There are definitely lots of options out there. When I got married, we initially set up our wedding website which gave us an electronic STD option so that guests could RSVP directly to the website and made it easy to track. There are a number of wedding websites available - some free and some with a cost - that you could put together. The ladies here would definitely have suggestions with ones they've used. Good luck and keep us posted on what you decide!

@Amandasequeira Congrats and welcome to the site! @@vancouverpetunia is totally right - there is a ton of information here that is sure to help you through your planning journey and the ladies here are more than willing to share! I found one thread that you can read through, but also do a search up top by typing in the resort name and you can see other things that come up. Definitely do some reading. A lot of times questions that the brides have are already answered somewhere within a thread, and you will likely also see other details that will help you out. http://www.bestdestinationwedding.com/topic/24196-blue-bay-grand-esmeralda-brides-post-here/ Do you have a travel agent that you're working with? If not, the owners of this site are destination wedding specialists. You can contact them through the site. I know they would be more than happy to help you with things that are important to you as well as working with your price point and the price point for your guests. Sometimes too there are perks available that you might not otherwise get if you aren't working with a destination wedding specialist. Good luck and happy planning!

@hreppond22 Congrats and welcome to the site! You've come to the right place for ideas and suggestions. The ladies here are great and always ready to help! @@TammyWright is absolutely awesome and you couldn't do better for someone working with you on your DW!! Karisma properties are very popular with the brides here and Generations is really a beautiful resort! February is also a popular month just because of the weather. It really is a beautiful time of the year to be in Mexico - warmth and sunshine and of course the great beaches! Good luck and happy planning!

Totally LOVE the coral colour, and I'm really sorry I said it was red before! It's just the way it came out in the pic. But the "hot coral" looks great with the gray. Really sexy! The letters are totally cool!! Lit up they look really great! Your list has definitely shortened!! lol Remember what it looked like 6 months ago??? Wow. I can't believe you're so close now. Steph left today and you're next! I can't believe how much time has gone by! Oh my goodness - Ativan???? lmao Is he really that nervous?? That's so funny. The poor guy. He'll be asleep standing up!! lol How about a good stiff shot of tequila instead? Would that not help? I'm sorry - I'm sitting here chuckling just thinking about it. The things we put our guys through!!! lol Wow and double wow!! Everything looks incredible!! I never would have thought about framing the lyrics, but I would love to do it. The song that I walked towards Doug to still makes me cry so to do something special with some of the words would really be special. He picked the dance song which was the same as yours but I didn't know what it would be. I left it up to him and told him to surprise me. The first dance wasn't the big deal for me because we already had our "first dance" when we got married. I wanted something really special to walk to just because of the circumstances and I found it. Isn't Perian amazing???? I still look at our board that she did and that makes me tear up too!!! Yeah - I've been really sappy lately. Just stuff..... the table photo is absolutely GORGEOUS!!!! It's so special! And puppy is adorable!!! The ring box is beautiful! I totally LOVE it!! The flowers you put in are so pretty!! That was one thing I wanted for our renewal. We didn't have one when we got married and I always felt bad about it so I ordered one. I definitely am NOT creative enough to make one!! You did an amazing job!! Geez..... I'm sitting here tearing up just because of all of your stuff!! You're all so incredible! You, my GTA ladies and others that I haven't mentioned. It's truly a privilege to be a moderator for the site with all of you. I can't wait to see your vision come together and see what amazing things Sam and Karla do with your photos!

@dahead Congrats and welcome! You've come to the right place for ideas and suggestions and the brides here are always happy to help. Have you looked into David's Bridal? They ship internationally. If you go to http://www.davidsbridal.com and when the home page comes up, just select United Kingdom for the country and it will give you the pricing in pounds sterling. They have a ton of styles and I found a colour that is pretty close to burnt orange but you can take a look for yourself and see what they have. Their sizing is pretty good as far as accuracy so you could take your wedding party's measurements and see what works, and I found styles that were under £100. They have both long and short styles so a pretty good selection. Good luck and happy planning!

@KaylaP707 We just stayed there in October and absolutely loved it!! The resort is fabulous! We had our vow renewal off site (Grand Coral Beach Club) but only because we were a super small group and wanted a private dinner. But we had our photos taken at VIM and we love them! It's a beautiful location for photos - so many little bridges and gardens. You'll love it for sure!! Good luck and happy planning!

Oh my goodness - you're less than a month away now! The time is going to go by so fast! It will be here before yo know it!!

We had Sam for 5 hours and ended up with just over 500 but don't forget - we were only 4. You will have a wedding party and family and friends.... so I know you'll have a whole lot more than that!! We are so completely happy with ours. I've already started on photobooks for my dad in BC and Doug's mom and dad but it's so hard to pick out the ones I want!! You'll love Sam!! He's super sweet and so wonderful to work with!! Sent from my SGH-I337M using Tapatalk

@@Wafflesmom. Eeek!! 3 weeks..... OMG Where does the time go???? I LOVE all your decor items!! They're beautiful and the red will totally pop!! The bubbles are adorable! Doug and I had them for our reception 4 years ago and a few people were giggling while they were blowing the bubbles so it was a cute fun thing to have. I think they're a great idea!! Totally can't wait to see photos of it all when it comes together!! It's going to be GORGEOUS!!!!!

@@krystalball Krystal - I just accepted your request on FB. If you go there, I put the link there as well for family and friends. Try looking there and see if you can see them. Let me know. I know for some people the Dropbox link won't work. Hope you had a wonderful Christmas!!

@ashhtayy Hey Ash - thanks! Yes - we were super excited to get them! Especially after waiting so long!!! And you're totally right - she is in excellent hands! Sam and Karla will take excellent care!

You won't regret it, I know it!! He is so easy to work with and so pleasant! You'll love both him and Karla. Sam will go off with the guys and Karla will do your getting ready and she is fabulous!! But that way there is no problem with a guy while you're dressing! lol

@Kaitlyncrossley Congrats and welcome! Absolutely there are brides here that have travelled with decor! Most more than likely, and we have some fabulous DIY brides here too!! I would highly recommend reading through by searching up top. Just type in DIY and see what you get. I know a lot will come up. You could also read through the NOW Sapphire thread and I'm sure you'll find brides that have taken their decor with them. This site is great but you definitely need to read. You could type in almost anything in the search bar at the top and you would get threads that I'm sure will help you out. Good luck and happy planning!

Oh I love that! It's so pretty! What a great idea!! Definitely going to look into it... @veryvalentine Hope married life is great!! We miss you!!!

@maybeoneday I wish you could have been too!! It would have been fun!! And you missed a wonderful dinner!! lol

Well we finally received our photos on Christmas eve! We absolutely LOVE them! Sam did an absolutely wonderful job! I've uploaded some to this book. I really hope it works. If anyone gets a minute to post me a message and let me know, I would appreciate it. I'm new at this stuff with Dropbox. I might have to just upload a few photos. I didn't upload all of them - there are just too many but I did do sort of a timeline. I hope everyone had a great Christmas!!! https://www.dropbox.com/sc/cpjkmlyeo4p76g7/AADw7nPkVQhkW2-h-meAEOkva

Wow!! A month to go! And it will go by quickly!! Looking forward to seeing it all come together!!

Thanks Sofia! We just got our photos this morning - yay!! I'm going to look at Groupon now! I will post a link or a few photos to my thread later....

Woohoo! This is great news for the BDW Canadian brides!

Merry Christmas from New Brunswick, Canada. What city are you saying Merry Christmas from? Please pass it along and say where you're saying Merry Christmas from!

That makes two of us! I emailed him today asking when!! Sent from my SGH-I337M using Tapatalk

OMG is it really only 2 weeks already??? It's going to fly by!! You've got it all together so it's going to be perfect!! Love all the stuff you've done. The guests will love it all! The bags are great, your itinerary cards are cute. The packing will come together too, not to worry. Time is winding down...... !! OMG is it really only 2 weeks already??? It's going to fly by!! You've got it all together so it's going to be perfect!! Love all the stuff you've done. The guests will love it all! The bags are great, your itinerary cards are cute. The packing will come together too, not to worry. Time is winding down...... !! Oh yeah Mike Cantarell is great!! We used him and I love his style. Hoping our video will be ready very soon!!

I'm with the "don't send" side. If they were polite enough to tell you they couldn't come (a lot of people aren't) I wouldn't reinforce it with an invite. You're right - usually an invite means sending a gift so you're putting some obligation there but @@calgarybride2015 is right as well - you might make them feel worse since they already declined. Good luck!

I am so not creative! I always sit down and try to come up with ideas but then get so frustrated I go back to the same old thing. lol I don't know if I like the idea though of making someone go scavenging for their Xmas present.... I like what ashtay's brother did. It's too. Ad you can't get a seating chart and pin it up and put a tag on it like they do at the mall that says "you are here" but that would totally give it away.... If I think if anything else I'll let you know but I didn't get blessed with a creativity gene so sadly, don't hold your breath. I know the other girls will beat me to it with good ideas!!!!!

Aww Steph - it all looks absolutely amazing! Girl - you looked stunning! (and hubby ain't too bad either! lol) That dress is gorgeous, and with your hair and the flowers, you're beautiful! So glad it all worked out and that the hotel put in some effort to make it special! Plus that you got to make it special for your parents (both sets). You've been through the wringer with things the last while so being able to do something so nice for them I know means a lot to them. Ya did good girl! Congrats again! The photos are great!!