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@ dominiqueamber I am really not too sure.. I am not doing anything matchy matchy... My save the dates are postcards so those are just different.. my actual invites I fell in love with the simplicity of them... My welcome letter for my oot bags is just one page and is not really something that has much color at all and I am not doing programs for my wedding I am doing a menu which will most likely have just a Monogram of our ( S B J ) IDK haha I haven't even really started to think about that stuff

I really want real flowers for the centerpieces so hopefully the florist for the resort can do it.. I am praying I mean I will bring down the coral, candle holders, and candles if I must!!

Speaking of your cups!! I love the picture of your rings on the straw!!! <3

Here girls I did some research on destination weddings and here was the best result You do not need to tip your florist unless he/she does something spectacular or really out-of-the-floral-realm for you. If he tracks down the filling for your goody bags, or she blows your mind with something you weren’t expecting, by all means, feel free to tip the florist. But it isn’t something you need to build into your budget. You don’t need to tip your caterer, but you will need to tip the servers and bartenders. If you don’t have a wedding planner to guide you, ask the caterer what’s appropriate per person. Don’t tip the photographer. If you adored her, order more prints! Don’t tip the wedding cake baker. Don’t tip a band, unless they stay extra time and don’t bill you for it. Tip a DJ if he’s really, really good. $50 is more than enough. If you’re staying in a small hotel and you’ve taken over the whole place for your wedding, be sure to tip the hotel manager/concierge who has helped you with everything. You should also tip the breakfast or housekeeping staff, but you don’t need to do it individually. Give a tip to the person in charge of that staff and ask them to split it with the people who worked during your wedding. If you’re staying at a villa or private property with a house manager or caretaker, tip if you’re having the reception on the property and the person is being very helpful. Remember, the property owners made money on you. The caretaker or property manager is on salary and had to put up with you because it’s part of his job. If they do a great job, acknowledge it. If you have daily maid service, it’s appropriate to leave a tip of $2-$5 per day in your room. If you have a 5-bedroom house, you should tip $10 per day at the end of your stay if they did a good job. Do not tip your wedding officiant. Do not tip your rental equipment delivery guys — you paid a delivery fee already. Finally, do tip your wedding planner. As self-serving as this may sound, I get asked this question a lot so I’m going to tackle it openly and honestly. If you have a good wedding planner who is charging you a reasonable fee and isn’t marking up your services, you should tip her at the end of your wedding if you are happy with her services. When deciding how much to tip, think about how much her total fee was, and think about how much money she saved you (there will be items that stick out when you think about it), and how challenging you may have been as a client. If you know you drove her nuts or were very demanding (and she was nice about it), compensate her for the extra time and effort she had to put in to your big day. Tip between 15 and 20 percent of her wedding fee. To some extend it’s like a restaurant, if you were satisfied, go 15 percent. If you were thrilled and she did a great job for you, go 20 percent or more. If you felt like she dropped the ball, give her 10 percent, or don’t tip her at all. A tip is supposed to be a gratuity for a job well done, whether it’s a waitress, a hairdresser or a wedding planner. The exception to the rule is the wedding planner who asks for a tip. That is just so gauche. Sometimes I’ll make a joke about it to my clients when they’re really super impressed with something I’ve done. When they’re telling me how great I am or how much money I’ve saved them, I’ll make some joke like “remember that when it’s time to tip me,†or something like that. But I’ve never ever told a bride up front that a tip was required, or asked a bride for a gratuity after the wedding. Some brides are just thoughtful. I’ve received lovely thank-you gifts and even sweeter notes — and those can be very rewarding as well. If you don’t use a wedding planner and a banquet manager or someone else from the hotel steps into that role for your wedding, be prepared to tip her at the end of the event as long as everything has gone smoothly. She is your de facto wedding planner and you should thank her for executing that role well. It doesn’t need to be as much as you would tip a wedding planner, but a token to let her know her work was appreciated is more than appropriate. So when your wedding planner gives you the list of tips you’ll need for your wedding a few weeks before the big day, take a moment to think about whether you’ll want to have some extra on hand to tip your planner too, assuming she delivers all that she promised on your wedding day. If in the end she doesn’t deserve it, spend it on a spa day on your honeymoon.

Are we going to place an order?!?!?

And here are our T-Shirts I am going to be ordering from Vistaprint.. I will probably end up starting to ordering them in January.. I just feel like I am dishing out so much money right now between deposits for the wedding and our hair/makeup my bouquet etc. So these can wait a bit!! But I had to show you girls!!! BTW.. these are 100% stolen from Lauren on this site.. I saw them and fell in love with them!!! So thank you Lauren for your FI's great work!!! Front: Back:

Okay so I have chosen what I want my centerpieces to look like after 6 months of searching my FI and I finally agree!!! Now the key is finding how expensive it will be at the resort so in January I have my "phone call" with Chloe!!

@ Peach Thanks so much!!! They were so quick and easy to design I really think it took me 5 minutes!!! LOL!!

@ dominiqueamber I am really not doing too much coral.. the only coral I am incorporating is on the bridesmaid dresses, my flower girls dress, and I am getting the bridesmaids bouquets made of shells also from the same supplier and their ribbon around the stems will be coral besides that everything will be white..... I wanted a white wedding but I knew I didn't want the girls completely in white so I gave in a little bit!!!

I know I know!! But I want it and that is the cheapest place to order them so I'm doing it anyways!!

There is a past bride who made the BEST t-shirts!! I fell in love with them and am trying to recreate them on vista!! On the back they say still drunk from breakfast with a margarita cup!!

Glad I could help Selina!!!

@ Trimalusta I have another question!!! Did the resorts have wash cloths? I feel like every bride on here's resort did not have them?!? I'd love to provide them for our guests if there aren't any?!?

me too!! All I can think of is "teeny's" shoulders going back and forth!! LOL!!!

You know what I love about this website!! Is that there are other people who care about your wedding too!!! One rule I read in a bridal magazine was that nobody cares as much about your wedding as you do!!! But I care about all of these weddings!! and I get SO excited to see everybody's new finds, projects, and photos!!!!!!!!!!! <3

I am partial to Tony Orlando Knock three times!!! It makes me want to sing!!!!

and congratulations!!! This website is a great tool and I can actually say the girls on here are so supportive and by the time your wedding comes along you will feel as though they are your best friends!! I already feel like these girls are part of my life on here!!! Happy Planning!!

So here are my thank you cards made on vistaprint!!! For guests who book their vacation!! I totally stole the wording from another bride!!! Cover: Inside:

Loving this thread.. would love to hear this feedback.. I would also love to know about hair/makeup artists and photographers??

The pens are $6.50 per dozen and I want 3 dozen!! So that is $19.50 which makes your total $75.10!!!!!!!!!!!

I wan the Jamaica pens from that website!!! So I'm in if that helps!!

@ Soon2BNJersey Room service? Well the beaches/sandals resorts have butler rooms!! So if you get one of those then yes!! It is about a 90 minute ride from the airport!!!

WOW!!! You go girl!!!! You are a vistaprintaholic!!! <3

Just booked and made my first payment for Rashel Edwards!!! SOOO EXCITED!! She is AWESOME!!!

We chose Beaches Negril as we ARE having children in our wedding! It is located in Negril which is known for their "7 mile beach" look it up it is absolutely beautiful! From Rick's Cafe (which is right near our resort) you are supposed to be able to see the BEST sunsets in all of Jamaica!!! Also this resort was voted one of the top 10 family resorts in all of the world!!