camelina65

Anyone panicking yet? I'm technically a September bride, but I'm just 3 days shy of October, so I thought I'd join... Had my first butterflies of true anxiety yesterday. Anybody else on the same page?

@stella331--your dress will likely count as your carry on, not your personal item, because of its size (which makes sense if you think about it...) so you'll probably only be able to bring your dress and your purse. That's according to Delta, so United may be different...

@ItalyLove--a planner is THE way to go. The Italians have very complicated requirements for getting married legally in their country, which the planners will know all about. I'm getting married in Florence in a 35 days (EEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeek!!!) and planning has been an absolute breeze! We're doing an AHR at home too and the wedding in Italy is a joy to plan in comparison. Anyway, I'm using Original Tuscan Wedding (http://www.originaltuscanwedding.com/index.php?pag=latestweddings) and they're amazing--two women, one British and one American with great taste. If you have any questions, just ask!

Have you tried it yet?? I have no bags to spare! I'm looking for you to be my guinea pig, JayKay

Try not to dwell on it. I think every person on here has gotten complaints about their DW! Maybe they're jealous or resentful or just cranky, but the most important thing is just to trust your gut and enjoy the process. It goes by so fast...

Uh oh! How to carry it all...

I did this too, but I've read that if you wash the fabric, the glossy stuff will go away. Has anyone tried this on tote bags? I don't wanna wreck them!

Our AHR is turning out to be twice the work of our DW Choose a DW for the ease and simplicity of it and don't ruin that choice by basically throwing a second wedding. It's a runaway train!!!!! We were originally going to have a small cocktail party for the family that wasn't invited to the DW and now it's a 140 person sit down! What. A. Nightmare.

Ack! This is just the post for me. My FH has a HUGE catholic family, so they've convinced me to throw an AHR when we get back from our DW in Italy. Initially I didn't care to do it, but once I started planning all the stuff I wouldn't get to do with my DW, I got psyched. And now the general un-enthusiasm has been seeping in from the family members--they all want to skip it because it's not the "real" wedding! So, because you don't get to sit through a 7 1/2 minute ceremony, it isn't REAL?? My FMIL isn't even coming

Mind me asking how much she charged you? Did you provide the photo or did she? They're beautiful!

MrsWeiss1211--how do the bottles from specialtybottles.com look? I'm about to order them and would love a first-hand opinion. How much did they cost to ship? I'm filling mine with olive oil for my Italy DW STD, so they'll probably be outrageous to ship