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Quote: Originally Posted by krisdaversa Your bags are amazing! Glad I have some time to slowly start this :-) Quote: Originally Posted by MOrdonez Holy Hanna!!!! Those are some killer OOT bags!!!!! Very nice!!!!! thanks girls....I handed them out already as our group is too large to travel with all the OOT bags....All my guests loved them and we super thrilled! Only 13 more sleeps for me :-) VERY EXCITED!!!

Hey Jess, we atoo are getting legally married here tomorrrow...we share the same anniversary :-)

I found some Destination Wedding Tips that I thought I would share with you ladies: Your beautiful Destination Wedding is just around the corner! Remember these essentials: SPF You will still get a tan when wearing sunscreen. Stay protected from harmful rays by wearing an SPF. Try to limit the amount of sun you see before your wedding day. Burns from the sun are painful, and don’t make for nice looking pictures. Also – nobody wants to go experience heatstroke/sunstroke. Not a fun experience. Stay hydrated Drink plenty of water during your stay! The sun is VERY hot, and alcohol dehydrates you and your skin. Make sure you look and feel fresh by staying hydrated! Protect your lips The sun can be harsh on the skin. Especially, your lips. Make sure to keep your lips protected during your stay with an SPF lip balm. Prep your hair Anyone having their hair done – make sure to wash it the evening before – unless instructed otherwise. Make sure hair is brushed and dried and ready to go the morning of the big day! Back-up plan Try not to get your heart set on one specific hair style. Depending on your hair style and texture it may or may not be able to exactly replicated, also keep in mind the climate of your destination. If it is extremely windy – you may not want your hair blowing around, and may opt for a more soft romantic updo or a classic chignon. Bring pictures Bring any pictures of your makeup and hair ideas for a thorough consultation the day of. For hair styles, bring a number of options, things you like and things you don’t. And styles for hair both up and down. Clean and moisturize For those having makeup done – clean, moisturized faces. Don’t forget your SPF! Eat Make sure you eat a good sized breakfast/and or lunch and have some snacks throughout the day. Fresh fruit, crackers – bring some protein or granola bars from home! Your wedding day will be a long one, you need to stay nourished and hydrated all day. Don’t roll the dice Don’t try any new skin or hair products too close to your wedding day in case of a reaction. Stick with your usual routine. Facials should be done at least 3-4 weeks prior to your wedding date, Waxing 4-7 days before. Remember your touch up kits Bring a bridal touch up kit with you. Keep items like extra firm hairspray, lip gloss or lipstick, pressed powder, blotting papers, bobby pins, sunscreen, breath mints, water and snacks with you. Get your beauty sleep Make sure you get plenty of rest the night before! Remember: Have Fun!!!!! Try not to think about what could go wrong, and focus on what is going RIGHT! Enjoy your time away with loved ones and savor every minute

OMG that is so exciting! Hope your day is everything that you dream of.....ps I bought some zzzzzquil to help me sleep. I only had to take one and then I was able to sleep, lol

Quote: Originally Posted by TealMarie I'm not very good at negotiating. It goes something like this, "It'd be wonderful if we could have an extra piece of luggage since we're the bride and groom and have helped book all these guests on Air Transat flights." Travel agent "I'll see how much first class will cost you." Me in a small voice, "nevermind...." Nice that you got your guests free seat selection! We didn't have nearly as many guests, so we didn't get anything additional unfortunately. Option plus sounds good though. I don't think they'll care that much at the airport that we're on our way to our wedding because I imagine there will be 7 other couples on our same flight that are as well. I do however think they will help me out with my dress. I've heard they have a special bride closet on the planes, but even if they don't I've shoved it in a pretty small overhead bin already with not much of a problem. I'm getting a spray tan and then using tanning lotion to extend that until the wedding. I promised my Mom a long time ago to stop going to tanning beds. Depending on how soon your wedding is after you leave, a spray tan could look really phenomenal! I'm doing my trial tan in two days to make sure it's not orange. Do you know how long the spray tan lasts? We arrive Saturday and I get married on the Wednesday. Also, won't swimming in the pool and ocean take it off?

I also went to Michael's to buy a "Card" Box and holy shit, they cost $69.99 plus tax ...so I made my own ...I had the ribbon and bling so the box itself only cost me $2.99....I figure it's light and I'll fill it with a bunch of things so it won't take up too much space in my suit case.

Any of you ladies going to a tanning bed now before we leave? I'm reading all about that and thinking that maybe I should go...hmmmm thoughts?

Quote: Originally Posted by TealMarie Glad to help if I can. I did try to bride charm an extra luggage out of our travel agent but she is a bit useless (although nice). We purchased 'Option Plus' which gives you an extra 10kg per person, as well as seat selection, some alcoholic drinks, snacks and meals on the flight, priority boarding and check-in. It's funny you say the "bride charm" until I read your post, I thought that I would just pull it out at the airport and they would probably let me by...good thing I read it..lol. I got the Option Plus as well....we also got free seat selection for all our guests after we booked 70 people on the same flight...albeit I had to make a fuss to get it.

Good thing you mentioned that $15 /kg....I will make sure to ak more carefully now and ask family to take stuff for me. Did Transat offer you extra weight? We have an extra 10 lbs each

Quote: Originally Posted by jolene028 Wow that is awesome!!!! I am two weeks today I bet this week will just fly by and before you know it you will be on vacation! Quote: Originally Posted by Jenn963 SEVEN days and we are out!! Gosh...I cannot be any more excited...and I'm sure this week will just flyyyy by!! Getting super close now ladies...way too exciting!!! Is anyone taking a "Card" box?

Quote: Originally Posted by Kay6356 A couple of questions Where did everyone buy there garter, what does it look like? (These are the 3 I like, but they are all online). What is your opinions!?!?! Also, I am on the search for sand for our sand ceremony, did any of you purchase this? Michaels only has very limited colours. Thank you xo Kay, I bought mine online and it's the 3rd one of your pictures...super cute....did you check Michaels as I thought they had the same one there. I'm doing a "Water" Ceremony instead of a sand....but I did see several different colours at our local Dollarama and Walmart.

Quote: Originally Posted by jolene028 I had tissue balls for my shower they were so easy and pretty what a great idea because really you could do that when you get there and then you wouldn't have to worry about them at all getting there! I am good I am really, really excited about going just to be on vacation in the sun with all my friends and family it is going to be the trip of a lifetime, and then we are getting married as well also awesome! I hope that people are talking about this for years to come, and that maybe with some of the people we could do this way more often I love group travel it is so much fun!!!! They will for sure! I keep thinking the same thing...people are going to talk about it for a long time and hopefully we will encourage more people to have destination weddings, lol I just received some excellent news. A friend of ours who has been battling cancer for 3 years and is scheduled to start chemo again, has been told by her Dr. to go ahead to our wedding in Cuba and they will start the chemo upon her return. This is the first and probably the only vacation she will ever experience. I am super thrilled that she is coming that I cried and now I can't stop smiling! NO ONE deserves a vacation more than she and her husband do!

Here are a couple more templates ladies...bubbles and mint matchbooks bubbles label.pub mint matchbooks pub - ours.pub

It's quickly approaching ladies! Very exciting!!! Anyone getting any last minutes jitters? I'm feeling like I don't have enough décor so taking extra candles and making for tissue balls...eeeeeee

I friggin love it Kay! Totally rocks! We have my cousin's Halloween jack n Jill this weekend...we're going as zombie Grease so we can use the costumes from our jack n Jill just making them scary..... I'll post pics next week! LOVE LOVE LOVE Thing 1 and Thing 2

Quote: Originally Posted by csho Hi ladies! So I got my girls beach bags, Havaiana flip flops, and some lipsyl with SPF in it. Do you think thats enough of a gift? I also made them MOH/BM tanks and hangers but I feel like those are more for me then them since I want them to be used for wedding day getting ready photos. I also paid for their dresses and will be paying for their hair - again I don't think this stuff really counts towards a gift but am wondering if you guys think thats enough or if I should get something else? I agree with Jolene and Kay...definitely enough! I think it's already very generous of you.

Kay, LOVE 3, 4 and 6.....gonna put those in my "MUST HAVE" photos

Quote: Originally Posted by csho I haven't actually made a timeline to hand out... I just wrote one up for myself with every little detail in it lol so I'd have an idea of how the day would look. BUT I do plan on doing up a wedding day and Wedding Week timeline to include in the "Welcome Package" I plan to make once we arrive in Cuba... or more likely I'll hand them out at the airport so I don't have to carry them around. I was actually just looking at some other peoples timelines and am planning on just making one in Word with clip art! Quote: Originally Posted by jolene028 Oh do you have a template that you used for the Timeline?? Is this something that you are giving to all your guests?? I would love to see it use it, I have been going back and forth trying to make up my mind on this! Let me know. thanks Hi Ladies, I actually have different templates for the Timeline, if you are interested: here are a couple 1. for the guests 2. for the girls and guys All three of these are posted in the powerpoint file above, I also have a different style in Word: I went with the smaller ones, made them into Rack size cards and that way I could add them to my Welcome Kit. Wedding day timeline.ppt Girls Timeline - OURS.doc Guys Timeline - OURS.doc