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Ok so here's my bouquet! I love it, it's gorgeous and totally looks real! But I would have gone with the 10" if I had known the 8" was so small looking

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I'll put pics up tonight, when I'm on my IPad it doesn't let me post pictures I think your bouquet will be gorgeous and bring out the pink in your dress. Where is the pink in your dress? A sash or something? I actually have a purple sash on my dress

Wow!! You did an awesome job on these!!!

Beautiful!!!! I got my flowers as well and they are beautiful. I just wish I had gone with the 10" bouquet instead of 8"...other than that I am more than pleased with the decision to go with wed ideas.com

Definitely look at stores that you normally shop...I don't know if Canada has JCPenney but I put a link below to one of their flowy wedding dresses...good luck Hun! http://www.jcpenney.com/jcp/X6.aspx?GrpTyp=PRD&ItemID=1de4f47&CF=Whites&DeptID=70656&CatID=80145&SO=1&Ne=4294957900+23+1031+1490+29+3+8+1545&x5view=1&NOffset=0&pagesize=1&shopperType=G&N=4294936942+4294949522&Nao=0&PSO=1&bcCat=3&CmCatId=70656%7C80145

I'm sending tons of good luck wishes your way!! Keep looking though if this one doesn't give you the feeling of loving it...there is still time. Girl you live in NY! ha ha so you have plenty more options than most people in regards to shopping. I thought my dress was going to be flowy and chiffon and beachy too...that's why I bought my first dress....but in the end it doesn't matter one bit about the beach, that's just your location...get a dress that makes you feel like a bride...that makes you feel beautiful! THAT is what matters it will all work out, I promise you that! So don't stress out about it hey just to give you an idea...for my new dress I was he'll bent on a color sash to go with it....everyone kept telling me no, that I needed to have a white sash on my dress because I'm the bride...ya know what?? The more I looked around and finally found the color and style I wanted and ordered...now everyone else has come around saying it's going to be gorgeous...check! One more thing off the list! That is a beautiful feeling! Haha so even though you are shy and reserved I'm sure part of you is listening to what your friends and family are saying too....just keep listening to your heart....and a huge cheesy smile helps you to know you have found the right one too )) but it's gotta be a huge cheesy smile each time you put that dress on. Good luck girly!!!! Keep me posted!!

Thank you so much Melissa!! I have been getting more and more nervous about that the closer it gets to the wedding. I'm so happy to hear your son loved it now I'm getting more excited to go!

Beautiful dress! I agree about the ruffles needing to be shortened...

You sound JUST like me 2 months ago! Dead serious! Only difference is I had bought a dress a year ago and after I bought it kept doubting it...the reason I doubted it was because I bought that "beach wedding" type dress...and honestly Jaime, YOU ARE GETTING MARRIED Hun!!! This is your wedding day and you need to feel like a BRIDE! don't shop for what people say is for a beach wedding, look for what makes you feel like a bride! I ended up returning my first dress and buying a Vera off the rack at David's bridal. SAME thing that your sister did by making you try on the dress off the mannequin is what my future sister in law did to me because I had been eyeing the dress up. She said they it on for fun.......I LOVED IT! I didn't cry the first time, I was just so HAPPY and loved the way it was poofy at the bottom and just made me feel like a bride...I tried others but couldn't wait to get that dress back on. Jaime after I left I couldn't wait to go back and buy it. The next day I tried it on for my future MIL and she cried, I just danced around the store in it with a huge smile on my face. And then when they went to do the bustle and I was ALONE with just me, my dress and the seamstress that was doing my bustle, I cried. It's my dress. I can see me getting married in it and I finally looked at myself as a bride. Jaime as I type this I get goosebumps and tears in my eyes with the excitement of my upcoming day. You WILL find a dress that does that to you. You might not cry right away, but do this.....a dress that you think YOU love, walk away with it on, ask for time alone, and process it, imagine your day.....and see what happens....you need that because you are a beautiful girl and your family will tell you that every dress is beautiful on you. Don't let them make YOUR decision. Oh and btw...I ended up spending $900 MORE on my new dress....and honey I sure didn't want to spend that much but this dress is SO WORTH EVERY PENNY for the way I feel about it.....one last thing since I seemed to write a whole story here. That dress you posted a pic of, it looks gorgeous on you. But listen to your gutt. You still have time. Shop around. Go to Davids Bridal. Just shop til you find it. And please take my advice on "some alone time" with a dress you find and love. Good luck sweetie and keep us posted!!! I'll be waiting!! PS my dress doubt post is in here too so you can see the dress I went from and then ended up buying ~Jess

I actually just bought make your own business cards and printed on that and then glued those on a little bit bigger colored piece of construction paper so they weren't way too small looking. Hope that helps!!

I actually found a website where it's $21.95/100!!!

I know this sounds silly, but I've always liked the personalized beverage napkins and couldn't wait until I got married to get them! Lol but now that I'm having a very small and intimate destination wedding in Turks and Ciacos and only 16 people will be there I think it's kinda not really a necessity....what are your thoughts? Did any of you get them? Were they a waste of money? Or did you really not care and just loved having them? Or did you not get them at all? Thoughts please!! ))

Thank you!! And that link is great!! Much more information then the Beaches website gives!!

Thank you Melissa!!

My son will be 6 when we go as well, so I'm very interested to hear about this too!

THANK YOU!!!! I am sooooo in love with it! I seriously can not WAIT to wear it!!!!

I am SO excited!!! I honestly can't wait to get it!

Here's the one I got !! And I ordered these for my MOH... I am actually going to take the Callas for my MOH and take the fresh orchids that Beaches gives you and put them together.

I just ordered mine from them today!! I oly ordered an 8" though. I'm sure that will be big enough. I can't wait to get it!! ))

We actually made them! They were plain white boxes and we turned them inside out and hot glued them and then hot glued the black ribbon on, and fastened the foam handles with the gold fasteners.

Sunshine you were my inspiration!!!!!! I had your post up on my phone while I walked around stores!! So thank you so much!!!! The little luggage boxes are such a hit with the family already!!!!

Thank you ) And yes you can!!!! I didn't think I could either, but it's not as hard as you would think! It just takes time. It took us about 6 hours total. We did 4 hours one day and 2 the next day. But that's because the boxes come in white and you have to turn the inside out and hot glue them. Also hot glue on the ribbon to the boxes, cut all the tags, print out labels and filling the bottles. I delegated certain things to my fiancé so that I could get my own part of the project done. So he actually was in charge of the boxes. I filled the bottles and made the tags for both the bottle and the box. Now for the supplies: I already had the clear mailing label, but you can get those at Staples or Walmart We also already had the tags that go on the outside of the box and outside of the bottle. But I did see these at Hobby Lobby The bottles and boxes I got from Sandartsupplies.com Bottles were .89 each boxes were .44 each Sand from Walmart, I got one bag and it was 3.00 60 Gold fasteners for the foam handles from Walmart for 2.88 Umbrellas from Party City for $1.98 Shell stickers that are on the tags from Hobby Lobby, 3 sheets total $11.97 Tiny shells from eBay for $2.27 All ribbon from Hobby Lobby ...they were having 50% off sale!! Rafia from Hobby Lobby $2.99 I think that's it!! My friend is a graphic designer so I designed my invites and RSVPs and she printed them for free for me!!!! Good luck and let me know if you have any other questions!!! )

Congrats Melissa43!!! Your pictures are amazing!!! It makes me even more excited for our big day!! I loved your bouquet as well. Is that real or silk? And what size is it? I'm still trying to figure out what i'm doing with my bouquet.

CONGRATS Lizdee! You looked absolutely gorgeous and love your bouquet! Was that a clay bouquet? Thanks for the review and all the advice!!