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Really good idea about paying the half and then the rest when you get the photos. This will ensure that you will see the final dress and make sure it's exactly how you want it

If you live in United States www.weddinglanterns.com are actually a better deal since shipping from skylanters.com would be $40 from the UK and also they are a little cheaper too

Maybe if you did the buffet for the private would be maybe 35 a person. You can do a semi private in a restaurant for i think 10 or 15 a person.

I SEE LOTS OF POSTS ABOUT THIS POWDER. IS IT EXPENSIVE???

THE BEST I'VE FOUND IS SKYLANTERN.COM I WONDER IF THE ONES IN THE ALL OF THSES PHOTOS ARE THE STANDARD SIZED ONES??? DO YOU NEED TWO PEOPLE TO DO THESE?? ALL OF THE PICTURES I SEE HAVE TWO PEOPLE RELEASING THEM. TRYING TO FIGURE HOW MANY WE WOULD NEED FOR LIKE 100+ PEOPLE

I love these, did you contact a person directly for these? I was wondering maybe if I ordered 11 if they would give a discount of some sort and also if they can change the top around like a halter, regular and strapless?? I just want them all to be the same color.

Yeah we're having a fiesta/open house reception a couple weeks after we return for the people who couldn't make but also since not everyone will see our house and it will be done a couple months before we leave. Yeah I sent out the save the dates a 3 weeks ago. No one is really in contact with me just our travel agent. I felt bad because she said she knew the exact date everyone got them since her phone never stopped ringing and she had a ton of emails in her inbox. She's waiting till the 17th to book anyone though so I'll start seeing who is coming and all of that good stuff by next weekend. I've been getting mixed responses from everyone so who knows. Like I told my mom and fiance we won't count people until they have officially booked not just by them saying they're coming. Yea our ceremony is at the gazebo as well but pool deck is what I think i'm going with instead of my original idea of the ballroom. Ever since i saw the photos on here of the setup and how pretty it looks at night I changed my mind. If the weather doesn't cooperate it will definately be in the ballroom. For dresses I just started looking at different things online but haven't gone and physically looked. The running of the brides is here in chicago next friday the 16th so was thinking of maybe going to that after the morning madness to check out some styles and materials. For colors I am going for bright pink and orange. I at first was thinking aqua/teal and pink but have made the final decision of orange and pink since it looks more beachy/tropical.

Those are adorable!!!! How tall are the vases???

EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE IS AWESOME!!! I COULDN'T STOP READING THIS WHOLE THREAD.

OMG this is gorgeous!!! Did they provide any of the things for your centerpieces or did you bring them all yourself???

WHere did you get the sea shells from to place the cards in???

Did you bring these yourself or did the resort provide them for you??

DId you do the vases yourself?? Also were they expensive and how did you get them down there then??

Extra luggage is teh way to to go. It's a less expensive and you dont have to worry about it being there when you arrive since it will be arriving with you.

Yea they can do up to 3 but she told me as long as i guarantee 100 people mine will be the only wedding that day so now that's one less worry I have. I think you can request but would either have to pay for the difference maybe. I'm not sure how they handle that. When I emailed her about I got a really fast response which was great. I have Yamina. So far so good with her. Have you decided on colors or location??

Yeah it was 17 because i ordered mostly all of the swatches. Totally worth it to see the difference in the colors and feel what the suit will feel like.

These are really pretty. Now are they real flowers. Also how did you get your centerpieces to lookin like the water beads are floating or do they already float to the top when added to water? Do you have a pic of them on the table? I'm trying to figure out what is big enough for the table.

These are gorgeous. How did you get the vases down there? Are those real flowers?? These are really cool. Never thought of doing this for the seating cards. Did the resort provide thse for you or did you have to bring them yourself??

How big are those vases and how did you get them down there??

How does the ebay deal work? You place a bid and they decide if thats enough?? I've never even looked into any type of dresses on ebay. Is it worth it?

OMG I AM SOOO GLAD THAT I FINALLY GOT TO OPEN THIS!!!! THANK YOU SOO MUCH FOR SHARING THIS

Thats what i've been looking at and if found a website with them reasonably priced. http://www.save-on-crafts.com/baopca.html This website has tons of things on it which can be very helpful. I actually got stuck looking at things the other day for a couple hours just getting ideas and prices.

OMG these are adorable!!! Did you make the numbers yourself. I was thinking of doing something like this myself.

I think I am going to have to check out the babyonline then since everyone seems to be having good reports about them.

I never have this problem of tanning since I am part indian but a handful of bridesmaid burn and even with sunblock on. I'll just have to make sure I get down to the pool real early to save them an umbrella by the pool.