Kasey04

This was really nice of you to share! Even though I'm not getting married in Mexico it's nice to see what a typical contract might look like!

I've spent SO many countless hours planning every little detail of the wedding, that I keep forgetting that the bridal shower and going away party are not mine to plan! My mom and sister are planning them and I keep being like "Oh, we should do this, or that, and have a,b, and c at the parties!" Finally my mom was like "no more! You don't get to plan these!"

Thank you for sharing this. I think it's something all bride and grooms should read and remember throughout their marriage!

Thanks for the advice! I'll start my search for an outlet store within driving distance!

Just for the record, I think it's COMPLETELY ok if you want to have an engagement party and a bridal shower! I am so sick hearing how people are judging us DW brides for having what every other bride gets to have. Yes, our guests are paying extra to come to our wedding. But the things is, I would NEVER expect/want my guests that are coming to the wedding to get me a gift, but what about the other 80% of people invited that aren't coming? Go forth and enjoy your parties

I love the Vera Bradley weekender bag idea! I might have to change my mind about my bridesmaids gifts. I was thinking about buying them an excursion or pay for their hair and makeup the day of the wedding, but if I were a bridesmaid I would MUCH rather have a cute bag to keep!

Sorry to hear about your bad experience. How frustrating! Will you be ordering other bags from somewhere else?

I've already sent out my invitations but I love the idea of a scratch off! I wonder if there would be a way to include something like that in a thank you note? Or put it on something in the welcome bags? Going overboard is an understatement in my case....I keep trying to incorporate 1,000 ideas into one celebration

I have learned so much reading these threads. I had never heard of retail me not, and was only vaguely familiar with Vistaprint. Now i look on retailmenot before I buy ANYTHING

Oh my goodness! I absolutely love your invites! The QR code is awesome. My fiance is in IT as well. I wish he would have thought of that!

hahaha, I was going to write the same thing. It's blocked at work but I can't wait to see it!

I love the twine and the packing list! Very nice touch!

After our guests booked, we sent out a thank-you card that I made using a template for a boarding pass. Everyone had their individual names on the boarding passes and the body had my thank you note. We put our DIY luggage tags in with them. Everyone loved them!

I like the look of black rings! Who cares what it looks like as long as he likes it and will wear it happily?!

That sucks! I'm so sorry to hear about the drama. Although I don't think there's any wedding that's ever been had without some sort of drama. I agree with Mufin1785. You can either go at her from the angle of "I know that you have alot on your plate, I'm sorry I put the added stress of being a MOH, would it be easier for you to just be a bridesmaid?" or just ask your sister to be a co-maid of honor. A couple of my friends had 2 maid of honors and no one thought it was weird (in fact, in each situation it was a best friend and a sister to the bride). Plain and simple, whether you guys have grown apart or not, what she has said and done is SHITTY. But, if you want to keep the friendship and keep things civil, like I said, just go to her with concern for her busy schedule and offer to either have her be a regular bridesmaid or tell her your sister wants to be a co-MOH. Good luck with everything!

If it helps at all, I've been to lots of weddings recently and not one had the big picture of the bride and groom. I think that's slowly becoming a thing of the past. There are lots of cute things you can do to incorporate pictures into your wedding/reception. Look on Pinterest, there are some great ideas on there! Happy planning!

That's what we are doing. Luckily we are arriving a couple days before everyone else so we can just relax, put the bags together, and then plan to meet everyone in the lobby when they get to the resort so we can welcome them personally and give them their bag!

Oh goodness! I can completely see where you're coming from. I have a similar situation so I understand where you're coming from. I think it's good that you're not forcing your mom to dance if she's not comfortable with it. Is there another way that you could honor her somehow? Maybe a special gift you could give her before the wedding. I know the issue is less honoring your mother and more the fact that your father doesn't deserve it. Some couples skip the mother/son father/daughter dance altogether. Or if skipping it is not an option, choose a super short song so you can get it done and over with. Good luck in whatever you decide to do. It's your wedding, and you can do, or NOT do, anything you want! Thoughts and hugs going your way!

Those are positively adorable!! Love them! If I was going for a nautical theme I would definately hit your friend up!

Maybe try a different browser? Like firefox, safari, chrome?

I hope this doesn't sound like too generic of an idea, but have you looked around at catamaran rides or a dinner cruise? Those are usually less than $90 per person, and you could treat your party to a good time with memories, instead of one nice day of makeup. And $90 for makeup?! That's craziness! Let us know what you decide!

Your wedding website it beautiful!! You must be so excited to get married in such a beautiful place! We just went with wedding wire. Our website is http://www.weddingwire.com/kaseyandjohn

I've been in awe of how amazing your photos are. Even though I have my wedding photographers locked down, I would love to have you maybe take 1 year anniversary photos or something like that. Great work!

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oh! I love this idea! Best of both worlds!