Julietisurs

Yes, mywedding.com will let you do all of the above. Check mine out. The meal option is a blessing! It keeps track of guest's meal choices and you can even export it to an Excel Spreadsheet!

I coundn't find any sand ceremony sets I liked on Etsy or anywhere else...So I DIY'd it. Reneck Wine Glass = (Candle stick + Mason Jar + loctite adhesive) + (seashells + hot glue) 1 Block Glass Jar from Walmart To us the sand ceremonies resembles everything we have been and what we will become in the future. It also represents the blending of our family and friends. We are going to do a few things differently... 1. Each guest will add a seashell to the jar once they sign the guestbook. - bringing friends together 2. Our Mom's will use Nautilus Shells to fill the jar with regular sand from Playa to symbolize - bringing families together. Like this... 3. We will use my redneck wine glasses with green and blue sand - bring us together.

Everything was Absoluetly Beautiful!!! Your mom is an amazing seamstress, your dress is gorgeous!

We knew a lot of our family members could not attend our destination wedding, but we still sent out 100 gift box invitations with a starfish magnet for a keepsake. Let me show you pictures then break it down on how I threw it together. How they arrived to the guests. The box unwrapped. Inside the box The enclosure card The postcard RSVP My Break Down of where I got everything...... Starfish Magnet: I bought the 3-4 inch Starfishes from Ebay Seller - Bestshells 50 psc for $13 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bestshells-White-Pencil-Starfish-3-4-80-100-mm-50-pcs-/300669176965?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4601478c85 I bought the flat Magnet Disc, 1/2"x1/16" from Ebay Seller - Gokrip 50psc for $16 http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p3984.m570.l1313&_nkw=magnet+disc&_sacat=See-All-Categories Add hot glue and wholah you have yourself a starfish magnet. I started to see stars myself after making these... Invitation Boxes: My invitations were 5x7, so I purchased the "gift box" - 50 boxes for about $30 http://www.papermart.com/Product%20Pages/Product.aspx?GroupID=20365&SubGroupID=11230&ParentGroupID=18993#11230 The Invitations: were made by a friend- Free I printed the invitation on photo paper from Sam's Club - .38/each and glued them to card stock for a layering effect. - $30.99 for 100 sheets. I'm using this cardstock for my programs as well. http://www.paperandmore.com/metallic_cardstock_aqua_lagoon_105.html The RSVP postcards & Enclosure Cards: I had these printed up on 4x6 by http://www.uprinting.com/ - $50 To send off each invitation was $1.92 This was a lot of work and very expensive but was worth every penny for us. I would do this again in a heartbeat. Feel free to let me know if you have any questions.

Thank You Stella! That is a huge tip

OMG I just bought 4 dozen fans from them....what is the website you used to price match???

Ladies I have a few reception questions...we are having about 40+ guest in a private beach reception. Did anyone do round tables for the reception? How many guest did you fit in each table? – Is 8 too tight or will I need to go with 6? Did your WC require a seating chart? How did the waiters know which meal option to give your guests? - I was wanting to use different colored Maracas as the wedding favor and let the guest sit anywhere they wanted. The different colored maracas could signal what they were having either beef or fish. Do you think this would work??? How is the planning going for you ladies?

Both are beautiful, but the first one is gorgeous!!!

Thanks for posting ladies!!!

Here is mine...

November 2011 Eden & Eric (Eden) - November 11, 2011 - Michigan, USA Jeanine & Reuben-November 11, 2001-Rose Hall Suites, Montego Bay, Jamaica Selina & Landerick - November 12, 2011 - Dreams La Romana, Dominican Republic December 2011 Jen & Nolan - (JMikla) Dec 3rd 2011 - Las Caletas Puerto Vallarta Mexico January 2012 Kristyn & John (perry1217) - January 6, 2012 (Little Christmas!!!) - Playacar Palace, Riviera Maya, Mexico Stephanie & Alex (celticgirl) - January 7, 2012 - Breezes Trelawny. Kristen & Colin (BusyBee123) - January 11 2012 - Gran Bahia Principe Jamaica, Runaway Bay, Jamaica Jaimee and Ryan (Avens) - January 12, 2012 - Barcelo Maya Palace, Riviera Maya, Mexico Jaynee & Mason (jaykay) - January 13, 2012 - Gran Bahia Principe Jamaica, Runaway Bay, Jamaica Liz & Robert (lizzdee)- January 21, 2012 - Beaches Turks & Caicos Kya & Mike (kya101)- January 25, 2012 - Las Caletas, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico February 2012 Tori & Patrick (torilynnsmith) - February 4th 2012 - Majestic Colonial, Punta Cana Dominican Republic March 2012 Mackenzie & Eric (MJB3172012) - March 17, 2012 - Iberostar Bavaro, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic April 2012 Jamie & Mark (J-me) - April 21, 2012 - Aentura Cove Palace, Riviera Maya Gina & Jim (ginalynn22) - April 11, 2012 - Breezes Curacao Liza & Howard (schmizer) - April 21, 20012 Royal Lahaina Resort, Maui May 2012 Sharon & Dennis (Sharon99) - May 3, 2012 - Excellence Playa Mujeres Carolyn & Tysen (TropicLover) - May 11, 2012 - Ocean Coral & Turquesa, Puerto Morelos Jamie & Ryan (Jamie5280) - May 31st, 2012 - Moon Palace Golf and Spa Resrot June 2012 Kristen & Greg (kristen6212)-June 2, 2012-Punta Cana, Dominican Republic Julie & Steve (julietisurs) - June 2, 2012 - Gran Porto Real, Playa del Carmen, Mexico Shannon & Kostya (ssapper) - June 9, 2012 - Dreams Riviera Cancun August 2012 Cathy and Charles - August 2012 Adrienne & Adam - August 11, 2012 - Punta Cana, Dominican Republic Sheryllyn & A - August 11, 2012 - Punta Cana, DR Majestic Colonial October 2012 Chelsea & Eric (DWBride615) - October 13, 2012 - Rome, Italy (Odescalchi Castle)

What a great thread! 3 months out for me...I will post our list soon!

What a great thread! I was just mentioned this to my FI yesterday...about playing some Spanish songs at our wedding. Neither one of us understand very much Spanish but I love how romantic it sounds. I am going to add this one for my DJ to play... Aventura - Un Beso http://youtu.be/uBwk106e3es Still looking for more, keep them coming ladies!!!!

Ladies, my cathedral veil just came in! I bought it from Ebay for under $45. This seller is really great, she can do any length you like. http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-wedding-veil-ivory-diamond-white-long-bridal-veil-chapel-length-veil-2-Teir-/270912544130?pt=UK_Wedding_Clothing&var=&hash=item3f13a55d82 The flower clip is separate..I got that from Charming Charlie http://charmingcharlie.com/cc/product/productDetails.jsp?pId=1000003050&sId=8923200007&pgName=searchResult&pdpTrail= A few pics...please excuse the workout clothes LOL!

OMG that sounds amazing! Pictures please!

Did you get these? http://www.dollartree.com/arts-crafts/arts-crafts-supplies/Classic-Solid-Colored-Tote-Bags/209c304c304p319506/index.pro?method=search

This is the centerpiece I made up from Walmart, dollartree & ebay. I will haul these down to Mexico and back for our two AHRs.

I am hauling my centerpieces down to Mexico...vases, starfishes, and candles. All of my items were ordered online. I noticed they came from Mexico, China or The Philippines. Everything was packaged so well and nothing broke when it arrived to me. So I'm going to stick the entire box into my luggage like this... I'm sure you could fit a case of mason jars in a luggage and still have room for more. Also, take advantage of your guests...they can help you haul some things down for you as well. The KEY is you just have to ask I hope this helps...

Thanks WPGBride! I got the Starfish Brooch from Sammoon http://sammoon.com/items_amj.asp?tempcat=spring&img=8192011_mg_9854&tbl=spring&cat=jewelry&id=834 I bought a lot of my brooches from Sammoon, local flee markets, garage sales, friends off facebook, and Ebay.

Jamie - If price didn't matter would you have still picked this dress? I had an issue with paying too much for a dress that I was only going to wear once. Here see my thread from early on... http://www.bestdestinationwedding.com/t/74770/help-me-pick-my-beach-wedding-dress/50 On a side note, I also agree with the ladies here. What is appropriate for a beach wedding is the dress you love and how beautiful you feel in it. If you feel beautiful in a ballgown on the beach...have at it!

With the Mexico wedding and 2 AHR's I can't afford to order our bouquets 3 times....I had to DIY it. Here's what I came up with... My Brooch Bouquet Front - My side Close up Back - His side My Bridesmaids Bouquet - Same concept but with a composite twist and starfish facing forward. (Please excuse my brother's hairy arm) Back side of BM Bouquet There are sooooo many different bridal bouquet types, the perfect one...is the one you like. <---- same goes for the wedding dresses! This blog really helped me out. http://yourweddingbouquet.blogspot.com/

The ruffles are in my dress... Mason jars...anything to do with them screams vintage & rustic. I am doing a beach rustic AHR, so I will be raiding my families basements for them! Last but not least... My DIY redneck wine/champagne glasses.

What are you ladies using for your send off? Will the resort let you use rice or birdseeds???

Here is the video clip...http://youtu.be/1BNg7fSBGu0

Hi Ladies, What a great thread! I'm 100 days out and am starting to think of hair and makeup. I will be wearing a Cathedral Veil for sure. Hair- up or down I haven't decided but are loving these two... Hair Pin - I am in love with Candace Crawford's Jeweled Hair Pin. http://yo​utu.be/1B​Ng7fSBGu0 - check out at 39 second mark. Make-up - soft & natural