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ok. U ladies have convinced me to at least call her and see what she says. Thanks!

Lovepea, I couldn't agree more : )

That sounds like soooo much fun!!!

I really hope that everyone on here that has been so upset lately can overcome their stressors and let this time be exciting. Things change sometimes and change is hard to accept...especially last minute!!! Just remeber that this is a time for you and your sig. other. A time for happiness and making memories. Please don't let stress ruin your planning, packing or most of all your vaca and big day : ) Heads up ladies and smiles on. Everything thing else can wait!!!

Thank you!!

Your welcome They would still look beautiful scattered at the bottom. I plan on throwing some on the cake table itself.

It seems to me that I am out of time for the advanced ordering. I don't know why this was not on the top of my to do list??!!!! I have been to the resort where the wedding will be though, and I know the awesomly beautiful things they do with flowers. Hopefully it will be better than any pic I could have provided them. I feel at this point the best thing I can do is put together my don't like list. Cuz I still have not found a pic that screams "ME".

Thanks for the advice ladies!!

Thanks for your thoughts. The book is amazing. It looks like your guests really had a great time. If you dont mind me asking....what was the cost of each book?

I am really curious to see this, but it won't open. It says page not found : ( Your dress was amazing!!!! You looked so beautiful! So I have one Q. I am not taking much with me in the way of decor. In fact the only thing that I am taking is flower petals. Do you think this is a mistake?

I went in Feb from the Jewel in Ocho Rios. So I'm sure the cost would differ. We just booked ours through the resort. I would contact them first, but you can also just search the web for private type deals. We traveled to a sandals i think. Left from there on a sailboat with a big group of ppl. There was food on the way there. Then drinks on the way back. It was an awesome day. I would def do it again if I were not preggers. However you book, Have Fun!!!!

I totally agree! I have been looking for a while now, but have not found what I'm looking for. I'm never too good at describing what I want either. Then if i don't like something I get frustrated and just say i like it anyway. I'm just wondering how to incorporate their tropic flair. How can I know what flowers they will have local? Since you have been looking for so long : ) Do you have any pics that are limited to three colors at the most that have flowers draping down over the hands? For AHR I am also looking for some great inspirational pics that are Roses with babys breath with a fun twist. I know I want to go along those lines...Just not quite sure how to spice it up. I did get three jeweled starfish that I plan on putting in both bouquets.

So I am just wondering how many brides just waited until you got to the resort and saw what flowers they had to offer? I asked my DWC what they do for bouquet and she said anything I want. I am wondering if i should take them pics of what I want or just go open-minded.

I think 64 cups is more than enough for the aisle and tossing. However, i guess this depends on how many ppl you want to do the toss. The petals love the tropical heat. She said when we get there take them out of the bag and expose to the air so they regain the ability to bend. If you don't do that (or place them in the bathroom while shower is running for humidity) they will crumble. I'm not sure i would want to use them as cake decor. I am a germophob and you never know how they were handled before they got to you. Just my thought : ) I tried to pack them the other day in my carry-on and quickly realized they need to be in a box. They will crack and break if not well protected.

MJKH thanks so much for the critique!!!! I need more!!! (I had the "many of you" because there will be guests of friends that I don't know as well, but I am still going to change it) I have always had the same obsession with cool looking rocks. I have some that I have collected from the beach and stuff, but I don't have enough for all the guests attending. Some look more like coral than rocks. It bums me out I have yet to find the perfect stones. I would love more feedback!!!! feelin the time crunch.....we leave in 16 days : )

Awww thanks so much!!

Are you keeping the engraving a secret until the wedding day? What will it say? I already had ours done. They say "for a million years". It's a line in our first dance song. They have been done for a couple weeks and i dont think he had even looked at the rings, but i figure he will look when it gets closer to the wedding. I thought about writting him a little love type letter and putting in in the box with the rings then wrapping them like a gift. Maybe on the tag put "for my love on our wedding day". I'm very curious to see what you are doing! What do you ladies think?

very cute idea : )

There are soo many girls names i love, but Savanna is what Brian and I really agree on right now. I think boys names are difficult beacuse we don't want anything that sounds feminine at all. I don't want to go with something that is sooooooo common. And if we get too creative it just doesn't work. I'm thing Savanna for a girl or Van for a boy. I can totally be swayed if Brian thinks of something better tho

Ok so as far as the sseko's go.... I wish I would have read the post before I ordered mine to order a size smaller. I do think they run a little big. I loved going on youtube and practicing all the different ways to tie. They are unique and comfortable. I am wearing barefoot Jewels from Red-i by Chelsea for the ceremony. I needed some shoes to put on to go for the pics off-resort afterward. I tried to sseko's with my dress yesterday and unfortunatly I hated the way it looked. I just don't think the brown bottom looks fancy enough with a white dress. I am still glad i ordered them for vaca, but still need to find something else now : (

Congrats mumma2B! I think that's a fair compromise. I don't care if it's boy or girl either. It is so hard to decide if we want to know the sex or not. I think the deciding factor for us is having to pick the name. I love the name Savanna for a girl, but i really don't like any boy names. I'm due 4/23 and we can find out the sex as soon as we get back from DW. The AHR is 3 days later. I thought we could go find out and announce it at the reception, but I think I want to tell ppl the sex individually just for more one on one excitment.

I already started packing my OOT stuff. But i am slightly starting to panic. More due to AHR than DW. I should not be on this site, but What can I say....I'm addicted! I still have to finish table assignments, make about 110 escort cards and attach them to the starfish with ribbon. I just had my fitting for both dresses and am now worried that my three month pregger belly will grow in the next couple weeks. I keep having dreams that I won't fit in my dress on our wedding day! T- 2wks 5days : )

Anyone else feel like the month of October is flying by?

I am doing small fish bowls on all the guest tables with Beta fish. Then decorating around the bowl with votives, starfish and shells.

I was so incredibly happy with the online service I just received that I had to come to BDW to rave! I was looking on save-on-crafts.com when I saw freeze dried rose petals. I had no clue what they were so I consulted the archives on BDW and saw that they travel well, are legal through customs and are much cheaper to bring in than buy form the resorts. (This is a great option when a resort will not allow silk rose petals) There are many different websites that offer them. I took two days going back and forth to decide who I wanted to order from. I decided I wanted someone that specialized in them. The PETAL GARDEN is great! www.petalgarden.com I placed my order online and got a phone call literally five minutes later. The lady was so nice and gave great advice. I ordered the burgundy petals for AHR. (medium case/ 24 cups/ $44.95) They are in great condition. For Jamaica I ordered what they call pathway petals for the aisle runner and flower toss for some pics. They are ALOT cheaper because they are slightly imperfect. (64 cups for $49.95) They dont suggest putting them on tables for decor or anthing. IMO they are just as great! On the website it notes that you cannot specify what mix comes in the pathway petals. ASK ANYWAY! I mentioned it to the lady on the phone and she did exactly as I asked- took out all the orange, added the red fade to yellow and added more red. They are offering a flat shipping rate of $5.95 for any order. Under the shipping column scroll all the way to the bottom to select this option. I ordered yesterday and they are here today!!!!