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I bought 40 ivory polyester chair bows from tableclothsfactory.com for $1.19 a piece. I am selling them for $0.50 each ($20 total), or best offer, plus shipping.

Hello brides to be & murmel! It's been forever since I last logged onto this site, but I wanted to stop by and say hello! Can't believe that it's almost been a year since I was married at AS- you ladies are in excellent hands We're going back to AS in several weeks as a bit delayed 1 year anniversary trip; if anyone needs any pictures taken, information gathered or even if someone else is going to be there and needs in person advice, please let me know! Take care ladies! ~Tamara~

And for those ladies who are wondering about tipping: this is from the wedding guru herself, Martha Stewart...http://www.marthastewartweddings.com/226661/tipping-wedding-vendors

Hi there, This is the timeline I had, and we ended up being pretty much right on schedule. By the time our speeches started, we were having dessert. Cocktail Hour 6:00 - 7:00 Direct guests to reception 5:45/5:50 Welcome to Reception 7:05 Introduction of Bride & Groom 7:10 Start Dinner ~7:15 Guitar Trio 7:30 - 8:15 Speeches ~8:15/8:20 start Best man Groom's father Maid of honour Groom's mother Bride's parents First Dance Immediately after speeches (~8:45/8:50) Cake Cutting 8:55 Parent Dance 9:00 Pinata 9:05 Dance Party starts after Pinata

Congratulations Dawn!!! I am so happy for you that you had an amazing wedding Can't wait to see more pictures when you return!

For anyone who may be interested, here is the link to some photos posted by our photographer, Dean Sanderson: http://deansandersonweddings.com/2013/03/tamara-chris-riviera-mayawedding/

Like murmel, we also did a very quick "legal thing" in Canada before leaving for Mexico. That event barely registers for us because it was just a check on the things to do list before actually being "married." This didn't make our wedding any less special. We will always celebrate our anniversary on the day we got married in Mexico and exchanged our true heartfelt vows to one another.

Gina, I can't wait to see more of your pics! Glad to hear Dean worked out for you as well He just posted some more of our pics on his website if anyone is interested...http://deansandersonweddings.com/2013/03/tamara-chris-riviera-mayawedding/

Hi Dawn, the doctor in me feels the need to answer your question about vaccinations, haha! I'd recommend making sure you are immunized against Hepatitis A & B (there is now a single shot to immunize for both- in Canada it's called Twinrix). A bunch of us also took the oral vaccine, Dukoral, prior to travelling, and I think it saved some of us (protects against a strain of bacteria causing traveller's diarrhea). I also suggest you get a prescription from your doctor for an antibiotic just in case you get a really bad case of traveller's diarrhea, which does not let up.

Hi again Gina, I used this article to help out with the tipping issue - http://www.marthastewartweddings.com/226661/tipping-wedding-vendors. I always defer to Martha, haha!

Hey there, I ordered mine from Papyrus, and they turned out great!

Hi Gina, I loved my makeup the lady at the spa did for me! I bought my own MAC makeup as a backup because I was nervous before my trial, but didn't end up using it because the spa uses MAC, and they have an incredible selection of everything! Trust me, you have nothing to worry about

Congratulations!!! You looked beautiful on your special day How much did you love Bora Bora? It's on my list of places to visit- it looks amazing!

A tip for brides to be married...if your wedding package entitles you to a One Night Anniversary Stay voucher, be sure to ask for it at the reception desk at checkout! We didn't know this, and now are having to track someone at the resort down to get the voucher.

Hi Dawn, here is an article my photographer sent me before my wedding that I thought was helpful- http://www.deansandersonweddings.com/blog/2012/11/the-very-best-beach-bridal-make-up-for-a-wedding-in-the-riviera-maya/ Hope it's of use to you!

This is not tacky at all! Wedding are ridiculously expensive and especially since they are only 1 day- most definitely not worth going into debt for! Planning a wedding is also stressful enough without having to worry how you are going to be able to pay for more than you know you can afford. Your family and true friends will understand! A party with 30 of your nearest and dearest will be absolutely lovely!

Congratulations!!!! Welcome to the BDW community- it is such an invaluable resource. I just got married, and I couldn't have done it without the advice from fellow brides to be on this site. Enjoy planning your special day

Thank you MMK0386! I know you will have a fabulous wedding at the Azul Sensatori as well

Here was our reception timeline, and we we were pretty much right on time with everything. This worked in the setting of 30 guests. By the time we started speeches, our guests all had dessert served. Introduction of Bride & Groom 7:10 Start Dinner ~7:15 Guitar Trio 7:30 - 8:15 Speeches ~8:15/8:20 start First Dance Immediately after speeches (~8:45/8:50) Cake Cutting 8:55 Parent Dance 9:00 Pinata 9:05 Dance Party starts after Pinata

Sorry jrack, but I don't have a template as it was designed for us by our stationary place! Quote: Originally Posted by soonCB Everything looked AMAZING!!! Good Job! Thank you soonCB! I hope you had an amazing wedding as well

Thanks! I wanted to incorporate the scrabble tiles in a few more projects, but we actually had a hard time finding tiles

We did the s'mores party and our guests had a great time! A ton of food and your own personal bartender for 2 hrs- well worth the $15 per person.

Hello again! I thought the $120 was worth the extra headache of going into Cancun and finding a nice looking one like I had. It was also worth the amount of fun people ended up having. The candy was a mix of stuff we know here as well as Mexican candies- enough of it got eaten so that was good. Also the resort had a guy "operate" the pinata for us- ie. lower and raise it to throw people off like a real pinata should be. I never thought about collecting resort water bottles before I arrived, which is a good idea! I had already paid the $1/bottle to my off site WC- still better than what we pay for a water bottle that size here in Canada. Assign the labelling task to one of your bridal party members- easy enough for someone to do and another less stress for you!

Beautiful dress! And what a deal We'll wait to see pics of you looking better than the model in that dress!

I bought fabric tote bags from Creative Bag (http://www.creativebag.com/bags/fabric-bags/tote-bags---cotton.html). Good price, fast shipping, good quality and easy to iron on transfer onto. Don't know about the mugs, but for the meds try Amazon! For example...http://www.amazon.com/Advil-Tablets-Reliever-Refill-Two-Packs/dp/B000LDL3RA