Rainmaker

I've been to ceremonies where there was no ring bearer. Usually I've seen that the Maid of Honor holds the ring the bride is giving the groom, and the Best Man holds the ring the groom is giving to the bride. When the officiant asks for the rings, both parties turn to get the rings from their Maid of Honor/Best Man. I've been in a wedding where this occurred and I just carried the ring for the bride on my thumb under my bouquet.

It's beautiful!

Did you design your own logo or did you find it somewhere? I love the aqua/fuchsia look (my colors too) and the starfish!

We are having a REALLY small DW (about a dozen people) and I'm getting a video made to be able to show/share when we return. Since the DW is so small we are not having a bridal party and are paying for the wedding ourselves. My parents are attending but his parents are not due to health issues. What is the etiquette on listing names in the video? My videographer is seeking a list of names for the "bridal party" to include in the video which also states father/mother of the bride/groom. Do I put my parents down? Both sets of parents even though they both won't be there? Or do I omit their names as we aren't having a traditional bridal party and are paying for this ourselves?

Great question about the chair hangers - I wanted to make those too!

I would love to hold off and let it be a surprise, but I'm thinking that the anticipation will get the best of me!

It's so good to see all of these thoughts and that this thread is hoping again My FI and I are 9 years apart so he doesn't want to be retiring and still have kids in the house. I'm not getting any younger either, so we will probably start trying soon after we get married. I would have preferred to have had time to ourselves but we've already been living together so not much will change. I had never thought of not trying for certain months. I guess with my age and his we will just be thankful whenever it happens

@@jackielemman - thank you for bumping this post! I didn't even know it was out there until you commented. I have my shoot in 2 weeks so this is VERY helpful!

You look BEAUTIFUL in your dress! I think the necklace and earrings look fabulous!

Do you have pictures of the candles and the starfish?

I'm not doing a veil as I'm worried about the wind too. It's the same thing as hair up/down? I love the outdoors and am so excited about my beach wedding, but there will always be a sea breeze.

I haven't decided if we are doing engagement pictures or not yet either. I would love some additional nice pictures of FI together but not necessarily lots to pay for an extra photographer to do one here before. I am lucky that I have a handful of friends that are amateur photographers so I might just ask one of them to take a few pictures one afternoon then get them a gift certificate somewhere as a token of thanks.

could you PM me a picture?

I haven't even practiced! I've put my name with his in my head, but never on paper or together. I love my current last name as it's quite original, but easy to pronounce, flows off the tongue and I'm kind of sad about giving it up. Its bittersweet. I'm excited to be called MRS but will miss my last name. I'm established in my career at work and known by my current name. I'm don't want to hyphenate so part of me wants to have a professional name but he doesn't like that idea. So many things to consider. Good thing I have a few more months to figure all this out.

you made it!!! woohoo!!!

congrats on making it!

@@nicoled15 - my wedding coordinator is http://www.weddingsinthebahamas.com - she has been FANTASTIC so far!

You are showing 155 - not sure?

Is there a certain ebayer you would recommend or are they all about the same?

Yay!!! Congratulations!!!

Thanks for your input - it helps getting perspective from others!

Less than 10 for me! Yippee!

The last 50 fly by ... you are almost there!

I know many of us are going to our destination venue a day/days early prior to the wedding. How long are you anticipating staying at your destination/honeymoon location after your wedding? My FI and I are going 3 nights early and getting married on day 4, but we are taking his kids (9 and 13) and having a "family vacation" prior to the wedding. The day after the wedding, we will send the boys home and start our honeymoon. What I'm struggling with is he keeps mentioning that we will only be there for a few more days. Part of me keeps thinking, "I only get 2 full days with you after we are married then we have to go home?" (the other days would be travel days. I kinda feel like I'm being selfish but the other part I think I'm paying for all of this wedding and I 3 nights alone? Even our first night as a married couple we will have his boys because their flight doesn't leave until the next day - not very romantic but the way it has to be in order to include them in the wedding. I'm all for the kids being apart of the wedding but it feels like I'm giving up tons. Any thoughts? Any ideas how to approach this without coming across tacky/selfish?

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