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Luckily, all of our guests are leaving from Calgary so we will all be in the same plane . There's only one couple living in Fort McMurray who might leave from Edmonton but they're buying their trips with credit card points on their own so they don't count as part of our group. We gave most people a +1 and we put it on the online RSVP. In the end, most tried to room up with other guests that were traveling solo so things really worked out for us. Others still haven't replied if they're traveling with someone else, mainly those not booking with our group. We invited one couple who sort of broke up in the middle of this whole thing so that was awkward. They're both coming but the guy said he's bringing his sister and so we had to give him a plus one even if it wasn't planned. Make judgments on a case to case basis. If you have two friends who are single and they are friends with each other maybe don't give them a plus one and suggest that they room up with each other so save up on traveling costs. My friends loved the idea!

I'm so worried that the amplifier won't be enough to be heard . I guess if they're renting it out it's because it is. We honestly can't pay another $1000 and up for a dj so it's going to have to be enough haha. One of the best weddings I've been to they just had their laptop hooked up and they played what they wanted. I didn't sit down for a minute, danced all night Im also thinking of getting one of those bose speakers for the beach when we're all hanging out there, not to put it too loud but just to have some fun with our group. Do you guys think that would be too obnoxious?

@@Lia33 haha mine does the same! and then he says "we all know what you already decided that this is happening". I remember when I asked him about colors, he sat me down and he's like "ok, what color did you pick?". I was just trying to get his opinion between two color schemes . We liked the underwater ones but then we saw some more pictures he didn't like them. He's not a very strong swimmer whereas I am, and I always wanted to feel like a mermaid haha, as silly as that sounds. I think maybe he got intimidated so I'm not going to push it on him. We're having a reception in Argentina next year and there's a part of the town with an old train station and old houses, which I think would make for a beautiful backdrop so we might go with that.

We're renting an amplifier with an iPod connection and microphone. I hope that's enough :S Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

We're combining a photo booth and guest book. We are thinking of bringing a tiny portable printer which connects to the camera wirelessly. People print a picture they like and sign it . It was cheaper than getting and instant camera, and that way guests can print the pictures they really like Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I only have experience with short dresses in Calgary weather [emoji6]. The flowier they are the more annoying and potentially revealing they are, the tighter the better. I guess you could always get a whole bunch of those veil weights and put on the dress (depending on the dress of course as they might look rather ugly), even then, the veils still move around a bit despite the weights so I'm not sure if that would be too much movement. some of the short dresses have a bit more structure to their skirt, so even though they're sort of like a short a-line it doesn't feel like they'd be flying all over the place. I say on one of those days when we get those crazy wind storms put it on and go outside. It it withstands that I think you should be ok [emoji3] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I took my mom, FSIL and brother to one and my mom and MOH to the other one, where I found the dress . I don't know if it's tradition to have your mom there but I wouldn't have gone without her. Her opinion was very important for me and when she teared up when I found he dress I was really glad she came [emoji4]. Maybe it's almost like a rite of passage Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

We looked into the now resorts but booked with azul fives. It was a tough choice but we just thought there would be more for our guests to do if we were in playa del Carmen. We didn't visit either but also happy with our choice. Both resorts have great reviews and they have the same feel to them. We had visited some resorts in cancun but none of those worked out Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

People will question no matter what so don't worry too much about it. Pick something that you think is nice and meets your expectations and that you think most of your guests will be able to pay. Our hotel is a bit more expensive ($200) than what I would pay for a regular vacation but it is our wedding after all and most of our guests understood that. I struggled a lot with guilt and I still do sometimes when people tell me the hotel is too expensive. It brings out my horrible indecision. However, every time I go back and check pictures, reviews and compare it to other hotels I remember exactly why we chose it and I really don't care what people think. We put our RSVP deadline as a week before the deadline for our group booking. I still had to harass people (and I still am even though their deadline was two days ago haha). Definitely don't make it the day of your final deadline because people always forget and some will miss out. Also for those not staying at our hotel they haven't replied if they're bringing a plus one or not [emoji19] so it's tough to get people to RSVP. I'm going to have to send emails anyway saying that I have to make reservations and need an accurate number. But the website definitely helped! Definitely do the website! It's the easiest way to get the info out. I did it and people still got confused. I ended up taking out all the nice wording and putting things in point form hahaha. Not very poetic but it gets the point across. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I looked into Now Jade and while the hotel is gorgeous is was too far away from all he fun stuff happening in either cancun or playa del Carmen. Most of our wedding guests, including us, are pretty young and we love to go out and have some fun in the town. That was a deciding factor to stay at azul fives. Also the fact that the hotel really markets itself as a family resort was a plus for us. They have activities for kids so they don't get bored. while it's a family resort and relaxing it's close enough to all the nightlife and party that we also like. There's also a lot of fun activities close by like xel-ha and Mayan ruins. I didn't look into the dreams in riviera, only the one in cancun but just walking into the lobby we weren't too impressed so it was crossed out right away. Those were our deciding factors. Unfortunately in terms of getting beach chairs, it's always been an issue at any resort as long as it's busy. My parents like to get up early so they said they would reserve some seats for us. My main concern is that I need an umbrella or I'll burn to a crisp on the first day haha. Otherwise I really don't care if I need to put a towel on the sand and just lay there. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I only have my MOH and brother. My MOH is a student and I know she's making a huge effort to come with us so I'll probably pay for her dress. My brother is a student too so I'll probably pay for his attire my parents are paying for his ticket there. We're keeping it simple anyway so it shouldn't cost too much Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Her name on here is mrsHK. I just sent her a message and then she emailed me with the prices and shared a Dropbox folder with all the pictures Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Welcome to our little planning thread! I'm not sure which one is the restaurant so I can't give you any useful info. As for outside sources with decorations, be careful, if some other vendor comes to set it up they charge an $800 fee per vendor. We're renting a few things from a lady that I heard from here. She's meeting us outside somewhere in Playa and we're bringing things in as if I had brought them from home. The hotel still charges a set up fee, but to give you an idea of how much money we save compared with going with Lomas: We want string lights across the terrace, Lomas charges somewhere around $200 per string, with 13 bulbs each and I will be paying $15 per string, with 25 bulbs. Even with the set up fee there's no comparison. Then we're trying to keep flowers to a minimum because that's another money pit and using fake flowers where necessary. I heard that the set up fee gets arranged when we get there (which is a bit nerve wrecking at least for me that I like to know how much everything will cost) but i goes to a max of $5 per person. On totally unrelated notes. Our guest list pretty much jumped in the last few days ahaha! We went from expecting 30 people to pretty much everyone say they were coming last minute, so we're at around 47 including us. Sadly, only 3 people away from getting our third free person because many are booking on their own but at least we get a free cocktail party! yay!

mine is the same. He always tells me "why are you asking me if you already made your decision?" so I do get away with a lot of what I want but I try as much as I can to also include his opinions. He didn't want a TTD so we're not doing it. I wanted a pinata but he didn't so I guess we're not doing it (although I have a year to convince him otherwise, muahaha).

OMG! Calgary is so small sometimes . Well hopefully she won't be checking around to see who you liked

@calgarybride2015 I do psych assessments! hahaha so I should be pretty good. My fiance always accuses me of sugar coating everything @@Lia33 thankfully it isn't too hard to get my fiance involved but he's always like "ok, that's good enough, whatever" and i'm more of a perfectionist. We were going over how we wanted to decorate the reception the other day and he kept asking me if we were done haha.

haha. You just always seem to have the right way of doing things that won't make you look bad, or the right way of saying things. It's definitely a good skill!

I think it's the best vacation you can have if you have small kids. You don't have to walk around all day as when you go to actually visit a place and get to know it. You just chill by the beach, they can play in the sand and maybe you can do a tour which is age appropriate for them

that is so cute!

That's what I said! Just being there with friends and family makes it fun but I guess that's not enough party for some people. Yeah i guess it won't be filled with wet t shirt contests and drunk teenagers throwing up on the pool but I'm ok with that haha. I think it's the group you're with that makes the fun. Most of our guests are our age so it will be tons of fun . Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

@@kmk2016 you're so polite and always so proper . Wr went the informal route. We put the name of both people on the envelopes. Facebook really came through for us here haha. Otherwise we asked. For example, my maid of honor's boyfriend is called Sunny but I knew that wasn't his real name so I just asked her. In the end she just said to put Sunny because that's how everyone calls him. I also needed the correct spelling for everyone's names and last names to put on the RSVPs on our website. Again, facebook was great help and just asking around.

@@calgarybride2015 haha yes, I guess you can have one or the other . I think your fiance's is very unique and I agree, spence is a good company. For my e-ring we didn't even shop around, well my fiance didn't shop around. We went to see rings so I could tell him what kinds of things I liked and before I knew it he had bought it haha. We had to negotiate a bit with the fixing of the band because they wanted to charge us but I told them it wasn't my fault they made it wrong. I'm worried my ring won't get through my finger on the wedding day! bahah, with all the heat, sun and alcohol... I'm going to have to dip my hand in ice before I head out haha.

@@calgarybride2015 lovely pictures!

@@calgarybride2015 I guess for so many diamonds the price wasn't bad. When I chose the E-ring I really liked how it went with its band, they were shown as a set, and I just couldn't picture it with anything else. I had a lot of issues with it when I ordered it though because it didn't fit with the engagement ring quite right. I had to send both of them back and they had to make a new one but when both came back, my e-ring was too big. I really don't know why because they remade the wedding band. Anyway, I had to send it back to get resized but now they're both good. I like your fiance's ring too! Mine hasn't bought his yet. He likes the really simple ones because he doesn't really like wearing rings. I don't even know if he will end up wearing it but I told him the smaller it is the better chances he has of getting used to it. I don't even feel mine anymore but I feel like something is missing when I don't have it . I wish mine was platinum! but we didn't have enough money

@@calgarybride2015 I think it's great that you found someone with such good prices! It's too late for us now but that would have been nice. My Fiance hates taking pictures so we don't have that many, only when we go on vacation. The one I have as my profile picture is actually from someone else's wedding and we didn't even know they were taking it haha, we were just dancing