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Yes it was in the office supply section, right next to each other.

The key holders and wristlets I did myself and got them from Walmart and the koozies are from kustomkoozies.com I am not sure how much they got used but were cute!

I found mine on Amazon. I fit 56 bags in here plus all the extra supplies I brought with me. It was over the weight limit though when it's stuffed. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001MFLSTO/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00 Quote: Originally Posted by cindy2013 Your bags came out great! Nice job on them, really like the key holders. I'm sure your guests will love them! Thanks, Cindy! The key holders were probably the biggest hit that everyone used. I was glad we included them.

The bridal suite was great, there was a ton of food, we didn't finish it all and we had 6 girls in there. I was also nervous and barely ate. We also got 2 bottles of champagne, but those were definitely gone! We extended our reception an hour to 4 hours. I am glad we did because I think it would have been way too short without that extra hour. The first hour was spent with speeches and food. It went by so quickly I couldn't imagine one hour less.

I called beforehand and they told me I would have to put it in an overhead bin. I got to the airport and they told me I would have to put it in an overhead bin. I got on the plane and they put it in a closet. I had a heavy dress so it was just a pain to carry through the airports, customs, immigration, etc. I wouldn't let anyone else carry it either.

Hi Maridr, I just worked with the resort, I am not sure what company they used to set up. They did not charge me any extra for an escort card table. I gave Miguelina my guestbook and starfish escort cards and she set it up. I forgot a gift card box and everyone just put their cards on the sweetheart table. Most people didn't bring cards and sent them to us before or after we left. Hope this helps! Cortney

Thanks, Leila! We setup our rehearsal when we did our walkthrough with Miguelina the day after we arrived. She picked the Gabi because it would accommodate our large party and she said it would be the quietest place for it. We booked the Royal Service. None of our other guests had it and didn't need it. It was just nice to get special treatment for your wedding. Any other questions let me know. ~Cortney

I just got back and as an FYI if you fly first class your first 2 bags are free!

Ceremony: It could not have been more perfect! There was an unbelievable breeze from the ocean and the light was perfect at 6:30 for a very romantic feel to the wedding. I put together a CD for the ceremony which went off without a hitch. We walked through the gazebo to enter the beach and then to the canopy they set up. We had the aqua package. We used Pastor Rick York for our ceremony. I could not speak highly enough of him. His ceremony was absolutely beautiful with the perfect amount of humor in it. It was a quick 20 minutes which all our friends seemed to appreciate. All our guests came up to us after to say how great he was. I listened to a few other ceremonies while at the resort and the girl the resort provides isn't half as good. It's worth the extra money to pay for the Pastor, he was awesome! After the ceremony we walked off the beach and they served everyone champagne... because we got married so late in the day our cocktail hour was next to our reception at the pool. Cocktail/Reception: Again, everything was perfect! Cocktail hour has a good amount of food and everything was delicious. Get the quesadillas, I can eat those all day. They had one bartender for cocktail hour and 2 for the reception. The bartender was amazing, he danced the entire night and was hilarious. He exchanged email addresses with one of my guests so they can be facebook friends, it was great. We got the grill menu and there was an incredible amount of food! They were grilling throughout cocktail hour and everything tasted great. If you like chocolate, get the chocolate wedding cake! I hate wedding cake and it was one of the best cakes I every had in my life. The setup was exactly what we had in our head, and she did a wonderful job incorporating the extras I brought with me. We met with the DJ the day before the wedding and and provided him with a list before we left. The MC was good and announced everyone correctly and the DJ kept the music going all night. We did not stop dancing for 4 hours. Besides sweating the whole night it was a great time! He even provided fireworks during our first dance. We used PhotoSouvenir for our photographer and he did an amazing job! We love our pics and can't wait to receive our album. the PPC Romance team, and especially Miguelina provided us the wedding of our dreams and we could not be happier. Our only regret was that we didn't stay longer. If any of you have questions, please let me know. happy planning, Cortney

My PPC wedding review: I want to start by saying that everything turned out wonderfully and could not have had a more perfect wedding. It was difficult doing all the planning without seeing anything, but the PPC Romance team did a wonderful job putting everything together to make it the wedding of our dreams. The resort: The resort is absolutely gorgeous! You feel like you are in the middle of the tropics and they are constantly keeping up with the grounds to ensure their beauty. That being said, the resort is also huge. There a trams the run every 15 minutes or so and if you are with the Royal Service you can call for one at any time. The beaches are clean, the pool is huge with a great size bar and the rooms that I saw were kept up nicely. We stayed at the Royal Service and had access to all the resort, wait staff at the pool/beach and private breakfast if we wanted it. I would say the extra cost was worth it. Plus our balcony faced the beach and the gazebo. Nightlife was mostly in the lobby and it was a great meeting place. I would highly recommend the Michael Jackson show which is every Sunday. It was fantastic! Food was okay, nothing was bad, nothing really blew my mind, besides Fuego which is an extra cost unless you are staying more than 7 days at the Royal Service. We were lucky enough to go for free. Our fave was the Italian after that. Rehearsal: We decided the day before we wanted to do a formal rehearsal. Miguelina arranged a rehearsal in the lobby so everyone knew which order to walk in and then we had a very nice dinner at the Gabi Club. The food was excellent and it was a great atmosphere. Our guests enjoyed it because they normally wouldn't have access to the Reserve area. It was quiet for speeches and had a good bar. Afterwards we met in the lobby with everyone else who was at the resort. Miguelina sent letters to everyone's room letting them know when and where to meet. We had 27 people at the rehearsal, with 3 tables of 7. We did not get charged extra for it.

Hi Ladies, I just got back from our wedding and everything was PERFECT! More details to come but yours will be amazing!

I am flying US Air but we bumped ourselves up to first class to hopefully have the dress taken care of properly. My dress is pretty big so I hope all goes well.

I leave in 6 days!!! I can't wait. I will post a full review upon our return.

I have 2.5 more days of work and am going craaaazy! I just bumped my fiance and I up to first class on the way down to the DR. Tonight is my legal ceremony and cannot believe I will be a Mrs. in a few hours! Hope all the early April brides are having a great time and best of luck to the brides the rest of the month!

I bought one more last minute item. Serendipity Crafts made a signature plate for us,I can't wait for everyone to sign it!

My bridesmaid worked for Johnson & Johnson so I got most of them there. I did need a few extra and got them from CVS. If you would like the template, please let me know I'd be happy to share it!

I got the bags on VistaPrint... they had a huge sale and were CHEAP!

It was $25 from Dotted Design. It was a utensil caddy that I had her put the words on. I bought the paintbrushes myself at Lowes and spray painted them.

I'll post mine before I start packing up!

Well ladies, this weekend since my FI was at his bachelor party I was able to finally finish my OOT bags. We are giving one to each guest (all 54 of them) and are doing them in lieu of favors. I packed them all into a duffel bag and it is heavy! Luckily we don't have too many other items to bring as the resort is providing most of our stuff. I wound up spending between $10-12 on each bag. I stopped keeping track of each item. Here is what I have. bags and paper goods 3.82 cups 0.77 emergen-c 0.35 first aid kits 0.7 motrin 0.12 shout wipes 0.27 chaptstick 0.63 hand sanitizer 0.07 pepto bismal 0.23 key chains 0.57

2nd fitting for me is tonight! I have had a stomach bug all week so it may be big. I hope I don't gain it back, although it sucked, it was a good kicker to the diet. My FI has his bachelor party on Saturday so my plan is to finish my welcome bags as well as shop for some last minute outfits. I think every moment of my life is scheduled for the next 3 weeks, I can't believe it's coming so soon!

Tomorrow is officially one month to the wedding! My bachelorette party is this weekend and I have no idea what the girls have planned for me. I cannot wait! I still have a few DIY things before packing up all the welcome bags. My FI is anxious to get the stuff out of our living room