SamanthaC

It seems to far off!!

ETSY!! that is where i got mine and i LOVE them http://www.etsy.com/listing/113360578/boarding-pass-wedding-invitations-palm?ref=favs_view_21

Exciting!!

Can't wait to get there!

Exciting Congrats!!!

I would take to travel agents even if you don't book with them! I talked to one and she gave me her top 3 picks for Cuba [where i wanted to get married] and we ended up falling in love with her #2! Good Luck!

Feels like it is going to take forever!

So i ordered my boarding pass invites from ETSY and if you have no been on etsy you HAVE TO check it out i am 100% addicted and 90% of my wedding is from there! There is a link to the shop i bought them from Boarding pass Invites : http://www.etsy.com/listing/113360578/boarding-pass-wedding-invitations-palm?ref=favs_view_21 Abby was AMAZING! and i fell in love with everything in her store! They turned out perfect! My "Will you be my Bridesmaid" gift i found the idea from googling. They are semi DIY. I ordered the bracelets from of course ETSY i found everything else at Michael's. I bought the boxes and paper my FI did up the words on his computer and printed them on the correct paper. The boxes are not originally aqua i bought the paper and glued it on and then glued the white paper on that. Tied it up with a little ribbon and there ya go! They turned out AMAZING!! Again i posed then link below to where i ordered the bracelets. http://www.etsy.com/shop/room7070

I never even thought of AHR favors....is this a must thing? Wasn't planning on having a BIG thing because i want the people who do home to the DW to feel special not like "hey we could have just saved the money and come to this its just like a wedding" Was planning on playing the video of us getting married having a buffet style dinner with some dancing...but wasnt really planning on Gift bags

I am getting married in Feb of 2015 hows your planning going?

We are getting married at H10 Varadero el Patriarca Feb of 2015 the look of the resort made me fall in love with it! I have also heard really good things about Blau Varadero, and went on a vacation in Santa Maria Cuba and it was beautiful. The beaches in Cuba are so beautiful i cannot wait to go back <3

Thanks ladies as sad as this sounds it really does help knowing other people are going through the same thing as me....I try to stay positive about it but trust me i have had a good amount of break downs about it! I feel bad for my FI he keeps telling me if i want to cancel and just have it here that we can do that but i really don't i just can't help but be emotional about it. @@tygrrlily Did the same thing run through your head as it did mine BIRTH CONTROL lol like you knew this was happening! You didn't plan it but you didn't prevent it! It's very hard to be happy for someone and upset with them at the same time. I also know semi how you feel about the bachelor party thing. We are having a reception back home summer of 2015 [getting married in Feb] and when i was talking to my dad about why hes not coming he said "Well i am sure i can convince your mom to come to the reception here" ...I literally laughed at him and let him know that if they don't coming to the wedding [money isn't a factor here they go on a huge cruise at least once a yr] then don't expect an invite to the reception here. I really don't feel I was wrong here if it was a money issue we would help pay for them to go! @@BusyBee280 i 100% get where your coming from we can't afford to flat out pay for all our friends tickets but we did offer some of them a deal. My FI is a web developer [designs/makes websites- we have a BEAUTIFUL wedding website] so we told them if they found him some work he would do the work and put all profits toward the person who found him work ticket. Of course no one took advantage of it and instead of actually trying they just aren't coming. @@kellymiller The best thing you can do is prepare yourself! Especially if its around Christmas...that could make it very hard. I don't think people get that the deposit is only a small amount then you have so much time to get the rest of your money in. If you can't save up 1500-2000 in over a yr then something is wrong!

I don't even know how to start here...When you plan to have a Destination Wedding you know there are going to be some people that just can't make it and you need to prepare yourself for that. I did...or at least i thought i did! I knew some people wouldn't make it but when my best friends i have known my whole life started dropping like flies it was really hard for me. One came to me [after continuously telling me she was coming] and told me she was pregnant and couldn't come...that was a hard one like i am happy for her and upset with her at the same time but of course i was the good friend and told her not to worry about it and how happy i am for her ext ext.. Second came to me and said they just couldn't afford it her FI still isnt working [after over a yr of being unemployed] and they can't even pay for there own wedding [her parents are footing the bill]. This was blow number 2 but was no where near as hard as a hit as #1 i saw this one coming. Number 3 was my parents now this was the worst for me if i could explain my mother and i's relationship it would take pages but we have a pretty rocky relationship and we hardly ever see eye to eye. She is very controlling and wants to do what she wants when she wants and how she wants [mostly regarding my daughter] because i say no I'm the controlling B***h. So my mom RSVP'd no her and my dad wouldn't be coming to my wedding and "GOOD LUCK!" as much as this shouldn't surprise me this hurt me more then i could express but that was her intention right? to Hurt me. Deposits are due at the end of June and still they aren't coming. Number 4 was my brother...he called me and said him and his gf would't be attending because they couldn't afford it...at first i was really understanding they are trying to save for a house wants to get his life together ext ext then it kinda dawned on me your my ONLY BROTHER you've known about this for a year and a half and if you add up the amount of money you've already spend on beer and weed you could have already had your ticket paid off. Those were the worst there are other friends who've come up with excuses "oh i don't know if i can get time off work"....you have a year to book it! "i just don't think i can get on a plane"...when friend 1 & 2 said they were going you had no problem getting on a plane. The main advice i would give someone planning a destination wedding is even the people who you think will for sure be there make sure your prepared for them not to be....and as the deposit date gets closer prepare yourself for people who were so excited and for sure coming at the beginning to tell you that they aren't coming for whatever reason. Just remember your not doing this for them this is for you and your fiance. Don't debate if you should change your wedding because you shouldn't this is what you want. A friend of mine who is coming said something that made me feel better "well at least you fiance didn't RSVP he isn't coming" lol Your wedding will be the most amazing day of your life and when your walking down the aisle looking into you fiances eyes you won't even notice who is standing with him and who's not.

Any feed back on this resort? Pictures? Price? thank you!

Hi my name is Samantha and i have just started planning for mine and my hubby's destination wedding in Cuba!! [Feb 2015]. I have talked to a couple travel agents in our area [Ontario Canada] and they recommend 3 different resorts[all in Varadero]. The one that really caught my eye was Ocean Varadero El Patriarca, its beautiful! Has anyone on this site got married there before? Any feed back/prices would be wonderful! Thanks in advance!!!

Hi my name is Sam. Honestly i never even thought of having a destination wedding i always wanted that big wedding in a church with like 250 people wearing the big poofy princess ballroom dress but my hubby has opened my eyes to a destination wedding and now i am all for it! We are thinking Cuba since its inexpensive we aren't getting married till Feb 22, 2015 but i have already looked at so many resorts my head is spinning. I'm nervous of it being like McDonald's commercials where you have this beautifully put together Big Mac but when you actually get one it looks like a sloppy mess....So i am looking for some input on resorts to get married at in Cuba. Actual feedback from brides who got married in Cuba would be WONDERFUL! I am trying to keep this wedding as budget friendly as possible! Thanks for the help!!