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Quote: Originally Posted by Jennkn87 Does anyone know where the thread is located on here about the families fighting? I can't seem to find it. Yeah there are a few: http://www.bestdestinationwedding.com/t/78635/are-some-of-your-friends-and-family-avoiding-you-since-you-mentioned-a-dw/80#post_1950283 http://www.bestdestinationwedding.com/t/8385/dealing-with-family/10#post_1915768 maybe try searching "family" and see what else comes up

Quote: Originally Posted by TuffLuv Quote: Originally Posted by flo628 Oh, I didn't actually pay for all of their tickets- just my parents, but my siblings are definitely paying me back! Just something about the internet that they don't want to just do it themselves. If we had waited for them to book the airfare, it would have been a week before the wedding and cost $1000 to fly to Cabo from LA (prices went down yesterday fro $250!! Now it's back up to $500 though). But we're just glad it over with. Six months out is a weird feeling isn't it? Oh okay. Well, I'm glad you got it out the way. Weird, let's try a lil overwhelming. Lol. I'm excited, anxious, and ready to get my life and pockets back. Lol. Right now I feel like my wedding consumes my entire life. I know, it's ridiculous! Every spare moment I'm looking at wedding photos, ideas, emailing, getting prices, etc. AHHHH! I never thought i'd be one of those brides...yet here I am! At least we all have each other.

Quote: Originally Posted by Jennkn87 I'm bringing up the subject of...Legal vs. Symbolic ceremony. Who is doing what? Is it easier do the legal thing before you head down for your DW? It seems to me with the little research and threads that I have read it would be ALOT cheaper. I would worry what day we should celebrate our actual anniversay on? If we decide to do it this way (which I'm leaning torwards the more I read) I would do the legal part HUSH HUSH, where only the FI and I were there. No one needs to know the ceremony on the beach is "pretend"! What is everyone elses thoughts? I stupidly told my future in-laws that we were thinking of legally getting married in CA and symbolic in Cabo. I didn't hear the end of it from FI's sister. I really don't understand what the big deal is. She said something obnoxious along the lines of "I have to see my brother say I do legally". So guess what, now we're forced to lie and say the symbolic ceremony is the legal one. So there. There is a whole thread on this- families fighting, parents crying- it's insane. I think i read somewhere also that hotels will help you pretend it's a legal ceremony- down to the bandaids to put on your arm!

Games, good idea!

Quote: Originally Posted by TuffLuv FLO628 you and your FI rock. LOL. I completely understand though, if my FI and I could afford it we would've bought our immediatley family's tickets and just been done with it. Unfortantley, that was not an option. My parents have booked their flights, paid their room depoist and then some. My brother has paid his room deposit and will either reserve his flight (with my TA) or order his ticket in the next week or two. Now, I'm just waiting on my FI's mom and sister to jump on board. I'm sooooooo over this part I don't know to do. Six months to go. Oh, I didn't actually pay for all of their tickets- just my parents, but my siblings are definitely paying me back! Just something about the internet that they don't want to just do it themselves. If we had waited for them to book the airfare, it would have been a week before the wedding and cost $1000 to fly to Cabo from LA (prices went down yesterday fro $250!! Now it's back up to $500 though). But we're just glad it over with. Six months out is a weird feeling isn't it?

I know, it's weird. I emailed them too and no one has gotten back to me, but awesome you picked someone! Please share photos and let me know how it goes! Best of luck!! Where are you getting married?

Quote: Originally Posted by Jtds2713 Hola! We are having Lunas De Fuego. According to Juan, they are the best in Cabo. Here is their website: • Lunas de Fuego • So you know I vote firedancers all the way! This is from a few years back but there is contact info on their website.

I have him booked for my wedding! VERY fast responder.

NOBODY has responded to me yet- I contacted 4 florists a week ago. My WC said it's crazy busy down there now, but everyone is on "island time" anyways down there... have you chosen anyone? A friend on here is using Lola from Florenta florists, who came in a little higher but she liked her work.

Quote: Originally Posted by tricia-m Quote: Originally Posted by smithandsweet I am not "making" the bouquets, my sister is for me. I am using Real Touch flowers. They look nice but won't die. You can get them at Hobby Lobby, or I am ordering them in bulk at save-on-crafts off the net. Don't know what is cheaper though. Oh wow! I had no idea about save on crafts! What a great website. Thank you! You can search "Real Touch flowers" on here and there are lots of suggestions. ALso, someone said they were going to Costco and doing their own flowers. Not sure if there was a costco by you where you are getting married or not...

Quote: Originally Posted by smithandsweet anyone out there still trying to get to 150?? I am too! It's taking foreverrrrr....

Quote: Originally Posted by megssweet1 Haha! Yes, ladies! I'm feeling the same way! I was kinda telling myself the same thing TuffLuv, but after people kept saying they were super excited to come, I got excited that a lot would attend! But yeah, I'm sure whoever comes will be glad they did and me and my FI will have a blast regardless. Quote: Originally Posted by Tantan It's exactly the same with us.... Lol those that we "politely" invited and are not very close friends have booked and my cousins, grandparents, aunts and best friends still have not. But all maintain that they are still coming! We sent out save the dates 18months before and invites 11 months before so they would have enough time to put aside some money. So like you I think our wedding guest will be pretty random! lol maybe some of you brides can attend my wedding to make up the numbers if your in Cancun around that time??? Lmao Dispite who's there it will be an amazing day for us all and we probably won't even see anyone else except for our Wonderful future husbands. But would be nice to have them all there for a great party! 😀 Quote: Originally Posted by TuffLuv Quote: Originally Posted by megssweet1 My FI and had a discussion about it last night. We are just trying to be ok that even though we had way more "oh yes we are definitely coming" responses than we expected; we may have a super small wedding with a quite random group of attendees! We do understand it's a lot, but even when I struggled more financially than I do now, I was still able to swing a short vacay about once a year or every other. We have had some people book already who are not on our closest friends list, but his parents still haven't. I'm trying not to take it personally. Ha! It is nice to vent and hear that we are not alone in all this! Plus, every review I've read has said what a wonderful time everyone had! For me I kept telling myself as long as my parents, brother, and his mother came it didn't matter if no one else did. I had to do this b/c I'm very senstive and my feelings would have been hurt. So, I siked myself out until I believed my own hype. How is it almost the end of October already?? I know how you guys feel- I had to RSVP for my entire immediate family (10 ppl total), and just today we bought plane tickets for ALL OF THEM. It'll be easier to get all of them to pay us back than wait for them to do it on their own (and pay the hike in flight prices). And hey- we get the points. I asked everyone to RSVP by December. I'm too anxious to know what the final count is. Our guest list went from 40 to 50 to NINETY (thanks to the FI). I have to say I would be shocked if 60 people showed up, but like all of you are saying, random people are saying yes...I have no idea if there will be 30 ppl there or 80. I also want to start ordering OOT stuff and start making them so I don't panic. I wish all the people who know they aren't coming would RSVP 'NO' already!!!!

I feel like i've been in the early 100's foreverrrr....

Quote: Originally Posted by MrsHK Quote: Originally Posted by Jenn963 hi Lydia!! where did you get the glass (or plastic) little bottles with cork lids? this is such a neat idea...i dont have many guests so it would be great. Hey Jenn! I'm not sure where Lydia got hers, but we did a message in a bottle type thing as well, but didn't use them for seating assignments. We printed out a bunch of different drinking quotes, tea stained them and tied them up, and then had the bottles placed on everyone's tables. They were kind of like a message in a bottle fortune cookies! We got ours at Dollar Tree in Vancouver, and I'm sure most locations across Canada would have them. They were in the craft section, and they had two of the same size for a dollar (2 larger ones), or four different sizes for a dollar (2 larger ones, a medium and a small). Love love love your place settings and message in a bottle!

My FI doesn't want to do the garter toss, which kind of bummed me out at first, but then I realized we aren't having many single people come anyways. Somehow incorporating shots sounds like a good idea to me.

I'm curious what everyone is spending on flowers, too, especially in Cabo. I budgeted $500, but now I'm starting to think that's way too low... sigh.

Thanks! I just emailed for quotes from all of them. So, there's: Sergio of Flowers and Events Los Cabos Lola of Florenta Flowers Martha of Mazarte Cabo Design Studio, but they are very expensive. Anyone else I need to contact for quotes? Costco? j/k

Quote: Originally Posted by Sehausle Need advice about my biggest pet peeve: Two weeks before my big day one of my guests made a comment insinuating there was a possibility of her getting engaged during her stay at our destination wedding. While our wedding is not until Saturday, she is arriving Tuesday with her boyfriend, 2 days before most everyone else (including us) arrive. We have a small party of 21 including us and the majority know this guest so I know everyone would be at the very least congratulating her and what not. Am I a complete jerk that I don't want to share this trip with her? I am trying not to be bridezillaish but I was hurt when she threw how much she spent in my face and said that if she wanted to get engaged on her vacation that was up to her. Do you think I am in the wrong when I feel that this is just inappropriate? What is wrong with people? I don't understand why people can't understand that you only get married once. You get one day. There are 364 other days that can be about them! And for goodness sakes, she couldn't get engaged the day after you get married?!? SHe is NOT a good friend, and her bf/fiance is NOT a good person. You should announce your pregnancy the night of her rehearsal dinner.

I love the font you use. Any one know what it is?

Quote: Originally Posted by pokeyholly Quote: Originally Posted by kisha311 I have been eyeballing the HP OfficejetPro 8600 for a while and it's on sale with Staples for like $139 so I need to go ahead and order it. I'm having buyer's remorse before I even purchase it. Oh brother, I've got issues! I had purchased an HP Officejet 6700 when I started doing my DIY invites. It was on sale at Staples for $89 (50 % off) but so was the Canon Pixma 892. I couldn't decide and I liked that it says in the HP specs that it prints 105 Cardstock. But I tried printing some and I didn't like how it pulled the cardstock through the printer and bent it all up. So I was looking around this site and I saw a few threads that recommended that Canon Pixma so I exchanged it. And it's works way better for me because you can feed the cardstock through the back of the printer without it getting all bent outta shape. Oh and when I printed on metallic text paper with the HP, the ink was all smeared when the paper came out. I haven't had any troubles printing with the Canon. I hope this post helps. You can check out MissBubbles' Passport invites she did and she used the same printer. They look amazing. Or just search the printer names on here. I hope this helps. I might go out and but it right now! Thanks!!

Budget, pleasing family and friends, and planning from afar are my biggest stressors!

Love this tradition. For something borrowed my mother is letting me borrow her earrings-simple but beautiful pearl ones. Blue-ribbon on my bouquet and garter. Old-not sure yet! Might be a brooch I put in my hair. New-dress? Does that count?

Quote: Originally Posted by SuffolkBride PS I'd love feedback on what you think of using the straps and belt, neither, both or either! What a great job! I'd do it without the straps, you have great shoulders. I like it with the belt, but w/o is beautiful too!

I vote yes to the belt too- I think it makes one look skinnier in the midsection. (I didn't like it at first either and then I tried a dress on with it an dI think it makes it look better) Quote: Originally Posted by lizzieqball Here's my dress without alterations. I'm hoping that if I lose a bit around the midsection I'll be able to get away with NOT having alterations! The went to the store by myself and the bridal consultant convinced me to buy the rhinestone belt. I wasn't too sure about it, but most people I show the pictures to insist on me wearing it. What do you think? SO excited :)

Quote: Originally Posted by MrsCrawford3 Hi there! I was researching with my planner about Sunset de mona Lisa and we found that Hacienda cocina Y cantina is a lot cheaper! It is, but a completely different atmosphere.