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Quote: Originally Posted by MrsPeele2B Two peas in a pod! Well if I can help you at all let me know. Thanks and Same to you! Quote: Originally Posted by MrsPeele2B Does anyone have an excel budget sheet? I've got a paper copy... but I really need to start tracking my expenses. This I can't help with... I don't have one and I'm afraid to make one! hahah

Quote: Originally Posted by MrsPeele2B I have a nice layout, I can add the TA information on the backside of the STD. I've been online window shopping too! I was hoping to catch some end of season summer sales considering I'm getting married next July. I can't find anything I like... big surprise there huh? I wish I was a little less indecisive. Is there a pill for that? I think you have a plan with your STDs then! See that was an easy decision.... so your not hopeless with making them! LOL In real life I am a good decision maker... for other peoples weddings/parties I am an excellent decision maker... for my wedding NOT at all... can't decide on anything! *sighs* At least we aren't alone

Quote: Originally Posted by MrsPeele2B Yeah i'm going to do some standard STDs but now I need to find a way to include the Travel agent information. I feel like this is really going to encourage more people to attend by providing them with the TA information up front. Yeah i gotta say you guys have been quite an amazing resource for me. I still don't have a dress.... shhhhhhhh don't tell. If you already have the layout of your STDs done and don't want to change it you could always do a separate little insert with the TA info. Like a business card size paper ... or something like that...... I don't have a dress yet either.. haven't even been looking yet.. other then a little online window shopping.

Quote: Originally Posted by MrsPeele2B You didn't discourage me at all.I am absolutely still going to do a website. Just because I feel ike there will be some people who wll follow up and check it. Most of my people are not on Facebook so that probably won't work.. I'm picking a photo STD from snapfish. I dind't think to include my TA information. Actually that's a pretty bright idea seeing as how it might jump start the booking process. I like I wish I thought my guest would use a website... I started one.. but didn't do much with it.. I hope it works out for you!!!! Photo STDs are always cute! I would definitely include your website on those and maybe even in your invites too.

Quote: Originally Posted by MrsPeele2B RaynDrop... you're so awesome and amazing! Your post made me smile. I am composing STDs this weekend. I figured that I might as well get my invitations together since I'm into spending money. I feel like it's so hard for me to even know what to put in the invitations. I don't want to forget anything. I will be working on my wedding website this weekend. I have guests of all ages. I don't know how many people are going to regularly look at the website, honestly. So it looks like I'm going to have to be more traditional and includen the RSVP cards. I'm going include RSVP postcards so that I can save on postage. Guess it's time I start working on this wesite I'm so not good at this kind of stuff. But I want like a real website wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... Aww I am glad to help! While I think wedding websites are super cute I opted not to do one.. I'm not sure how many people will bother to look at it. If I had one I would utilize it to update everyone on stuff I want them to know.. then I would get annoyed if they didn't check it. hahah That just might be me though! I know some girls have done a secret FB page that only their guest can be a part of.... This would be a better option for me since I know most of them use FB - of course there are a couple of my guest that don't use it often - so again that would annoy me. I did however set up a special email just for wedding stuff - that seems to work ok so far. The only issue I had with it when I sent out the first message was that it went to most of their junk mail boxes so there was a lot of follow up that time. I hope I didn't discourage you from doing a website! That is not my intention - just sharing thoughts!! Do you have something set up already.. there are options for free ones that actually look really good!! Anyways... what are you doing for your STDs? That is actually were I included my TA info and Resort info. That way if anyone was ready to book they could. We told everyone that is invited in April and sent STDs in July - so they had a little time to think about their trip. I just had my first booking the other day YAY!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by MrsPeele2B Today has been trying... on my emotions and my patience. I wrote a post about my MOH to-be declining my offer, I'm not hijacking this thread with my sob story lol. But there was a light at the end of the tunnel. I finally had a real conversation with my Travel agent and she really turned this not so sunny day into a brighter day. I will be completing my group contract hopefully in the next week and putting my deposit down for my room block. This wedding is REALLY happening. I suspect this is what pregnant women go through when they pick out the crib & stroller for thier unborn children. (I could be completely wrong about that though as I know absolutely nothing about being pregnant. I'm excited. sad... but excited. I'm focusing on getting this wedding together. So now.... I have a question. What do i put in my invitations? I hate to sound clueless & perhaps I should peruse the forum, I just wanted to post an update ( and hopefully get closer to 150, I digress). What kind of enclosures are you including? What specific information needs to be included? I've been to 3 destination weddings and i can't for the life of me remember what the heck was in the invitation. Present Brides: What did you include in your invitation? Past Brides: What did you wish you put in your invitation? (I probably should have posted this elsewhere... forgive me) Stefani No need to apologize - we talk about anything and everything on this board!!!! First off - Wow that is too bad about your MOH - I imagine that was not easy to deal with.... Do you have a different person to ask or are you not going to have one now? As far as the invites - I haven't made mine yet... plan on sending them next month so I need to get a move on .. I'm just undecided on how I want to put them together. I also may not be the best person to answer this because I think I am probably doing things a bit different... Did you send out Save the Dates? If so, what info did you include in those? If you haven't already given out the following info it might be good to include (in the order they came to my mind right now- haha) - TA Info - Dress Code - Booking Info - Normal Invite Stuff (Date, Time, Location) - Resort Info - Island Info - Any Other (anything that you might want them to know to make planning their trip easier) - Website Info (if you have a wedding website) OR if you do have a website and you think people will check it regularly you can just put normal info and put the rest on the website That is all I can think of right now. Hope that was at least a little helpful

Quote: Originally Posted by brownsugarbride People may disagree, but I'm not doing any RSVP cards at all. I'm asking people to either RSVP on the website or to call. (Or are you talking about something completely different?) I don't think anything is wrong with not sendind RSVPs

Quote: Originally Posted by MrsPeele2B How are you ladies doing this evening. I fell off the wedding planning wagon. Work tends to be a little overwhelming. I'm managing though. So.... Save the dates are going to be created this weekend and hopefully I'll have them in the mail by next weekend. I'm being very proactive. I still don't have colors picked out. I can't choose. I'm also stressing out about my budget... ughhhh Anyways how are you ladies fairing? Quote: Originally Posted by Jenny2014 I too have fallen off the wedding planning wagon. After we sent out our invites in June, and everyone put their deposits down by mid August, I haven't even touched wedding planning stuff. I mean, yes, we are doing our legal ceremony next Wednesday (OMG!), but I really need to sit down, go over our budget again, and figure out exactly what our expenses will be! Start booking people, and get all that in order. And now I can start buying stuff for our OOT bags On an moment...... we pick up our puppy tonight!!!!!!!! I think ones you get through your legal you will be able to focus more.... Yay for Puppy!!

Hey Tiffany - did you get my PM?

Quote: Originally Posted by shugapop1 You must. Tons of stuff I found. Even bride who lives close to me has 5 Tote bags I can use for wedding party...well she was selling them and has decided ro give them to me. Yippie Oh that is awesome!! Love Free : ) Quote: Originally Posted by DeeP10 Thought I'd stop being a FB snob and stop in and say hello to everyone on here. Hiiiii Aww Denise - nice to see you over here ; )

Quote: Originally Posted by shugapop1 That is correct. Noooo buying. I was actually lookijg at things for u guys. Someone has eggplant as their color and I saw eggplamt chair sahes yellow organza sashes. I saw lots of blue, turquoise and orange and coral stuff. Los of luggage tags Oh nice... I haven't looked in a couple of days I will have to take a peek

Quote: Originally Posted by shugapop1 I'm up here looking to see what brides have to sell You can look but you can't buy!! hahaha anything good?

Quote: Originally Posted by shugapop1 We definitely have to stick together Absolutely!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by traylynn We will have to stick together. How is your planning going? I am at the 30 day mark just trying to get folks to pay their deposit. Oh exciting! I have been 'softly' planning for about 10 months - Sent Save the Dates out end of July - plan on sending Invites in October. I am known to be a little crazy with my Welcome Bags but I haven't purchased anything big like a dress. But I feel like I am right where I need to be as far as planning... even though I don't have stuff bought yet I have a plan as to when I am doing everything. What type of place are you getting married at? (sorry if you mentioned this before!) Do you have your dress or anything yet?

Quote: Originally Posted by shugapop1 Well although I'm not only Jamaica bride. I'm only sandals bride and only one in Whitehousejjamaica Lol You are not silly - I am too and Trye is a Beaches girl!

Quote: Originally Posted by traylynn I think I maybe the only one I'm the only St. Lucia one.. so at least together we aren't alone on the St.'s hahah

Congrats! St. Thomas - nice... you are the only one on here (I think) going there.... How is your planning going??

Quote: Originally Posted by aprilandy :DYay another 2014 bride here,we're getting married 1st August 2014,wish it was sooner but we just cant afford to have the day we want any sooner. Im very organised though,venue reception invites cakes photographer and wedding videographers dress all sorted CARROLL VIDEO AND PRODUCTIONS Yay April! Where are you getting married? have you purchased you dress and everything already? Sent invites? We want all the details!!

Trye - did that other link I posted work for FB?

For those of you SoulFish Sisters not on FB there is another fish up for suggestion. I'm having everyone PM your vote PM me A for tthe one above PM me B for the one below I will update everyone with the results Thanks

Quote: Originally Posted by Jenny2014 Yeah, apparently when you miss two months on the board, it is just impossible to catch up on! haha I am excited actually about our legal wedding coming up! And the puppy! We're getting a boxer.... will post pics after tonight when we go meet him! If everything checks out, we pick him up next Friday! We invited nearly 40 people, but because of timing/finances/ we're having a reception at home afterwards, a lot of people said no. So yay! haha. The people that are coming, we are going to have the best time with- we are super close with them all, so things won't be awkward, and we won't feel like we need to host them the whole time. Woo hoo! Thanks for the welcome back! haha Oh Boxers are one of my most favorites!! DEF post pics!!!!! Sounds like the ones that you want to go are the ones going so that is awesome!!! Quote: Originally Posted by moodyc82 Well, I made these today to add to my invites LOL.....can ya tell I'm bored??? And have no desire to actually work??? If anyone wants the template let me know Cute Quote: Originally Posted by shugapop1 go under sale sections and will see some good deal. maybe even someone with your same colors can spit cost. they are like 35.00 and 40.00 but its for like 100 and some are 250 which a lot of people wouldn't need 250 bags Sale - Split - what is it I neeed some too !!! hahahaha

Hey Tiffany - did you get my PM?

Quote: Originally Posted by tyrebride2b2013 okay thanks.. I guess it is just not meant for me to get on the page I still get the same error message...page not found.. That is probably not the right link.. I tried to give it to someone else before and it didn't work... maybe ? https://www.facebook.com/groups/BDW2014Brides/