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Peacock theme wedding....

I haven't found jewelry for myself...but I did find decent sets on rhinestonejewelry.com im not spending a lot on the girls stuff bc they'll never wear it again anyway

def a veil. you only wear it for the ceremony

My bridesmaid dress by Impressions

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I just sent out a text reminder. I'm not crazy into etiquette and I'm pretty laid back.

Hi! Im also trying to get to 150

haha...my fiancé really doesn't care too much. He gives a lil input here and there but not too much Do you have a travel agent yet? Once I had my resort locked in and booked they provided me with postcard/ save the dates...free. We gave them to ppl we knew weren't going to come but sent as a courtesy. Ppl we knew were coming got the magnet save the dates. I love the luggage tag idea. I was considering doing that as a favor but not sure. I came across some personalized candles on oriental trading and I kinda like that idea too. They could be set out on the dinner tables and lit to provide an elegant candle lit dinner. at the end of the reception everyone could take one home. Not sure yet tho. Still trying to figure the little things out. I would like to do OOT bags and found lots of cute affordable stuff on oriental trading and etsy. My fav things are personalized packs of gum & lip gloss! Both things that people use regularly.

The Etsy artists shop is called "Whirlibird." I think the person did an awesome job. only complaint is the response time is very slow! Have you picked colors/ themes yet? Here are my Bridesmaid dresses (by Impressions): the original plan was the purple, royal, & teal...but one of my girls dropped outta the mexico ceremony...so ill be using the teal in the flower girl dress. The flower girl dress attached is similar to what my daughter will be wearing. Everything has a lil lace bc my dress is all lace

Hey...whoever wants to pitch in and help you...let them The invitations were a real undertaking. luckily I have a job that doesn't require much of me so I've been able to do all my crafting here. This week I've been working on my bouquets. Again, I got the idea off etsy and did some internet searching on how to make the flowers. its actually really easy just super time consuming!!! They are turning out nicely and I've decided I will def be using them. I just ordered my peacock feathers& brooches today. I can't wait for everything to get here so I can see the finished product. As for cost...saving tons! the bridesmaid bouquets on etsy average about $70. Many are higher. The brides bouquet with the feathers and brooches are about $200. Altogether I estimate I'll spend $60-70 on everything The brooches are what really increased the price...but I want the bling. when is your wedding? pretty far off right? and you said you're going to the dress rehearsal? We just couldn't afford it. between the stay, air and just losing the time at work...we couldn't swing it. Azul was recommended to me by a travel agent friend...that's why we ended up there. I also went to a wedding a couple years ago at dreams cancun! loved it. they have dolphins right at the resort. if you are looking into other places, I would say check there.

Hi!!! I would go with April! That's the month I chose. Plus, im not sure where you are flying from but February is a cold, often snowy month. the last thing you want is to be delayed getting to mexico for your wedding!

Okay....so I think I figured out how to post pics. Here's some of the things I've done already. Lots of DIY Invitations- Designed by me! I got the boarding pass idea off etsy however the prices were crazy high! It would have cost over $300 for the invitation tickets, holders, and monogram bands. I don't have design software so I again, turned to etsy. the design was hand drawn and sent to an artist who turned it into a digital file that I was able to take to staple and print on my own. The monogram on the outside was done on mircosoft word. Everything was hand cut by me. I also has matching stamps and labels printed on zazzle. Including the stamps & labels everything would have cost about 350-400...but since I did it myself if came to $150. Not too bad. My only regret is that I didn't use heavier card stock. Centerpieces will most likely be these light up ostrich feather things off Etsy. I think we are going to need 4...so we'll light 2 purple and 2 blue. I've attached a pic of the ceremony location. Undecided about décor. I like these starfish things from Etsy...I was thinking maybe just add peacock feathers to them to unite the peacock theme to the fact that its a beach wedding. I will alternate the colors- purple, teal, and blue If I don't use them I will just do chair sashes on the chairs that line the aisle.

Well my theme is peacock. With the colors purple, royal blue & teal. After getting the $400 flower quote, im looking elsewhere for centerpieces. My karisma planner doesn't seem to be willing to go to bat for me and get a better price (like a planner here would do). I've also been referred to the Lomas site and im not impressed with the flowers. Most are roses, boring, and overpriced for something very small. We are having a very small wedding...only about 30 ppl. So we are hoping to doing an unconventional table setup that I found on pinterest. It's an "X" shape. We can fit all the guests at that table and it only requires one centerpiece in the middle where the tables intersect. Since we will only need the one centerpiece I want something tall! I've come across some pretty ostrich feather centerpieces on Etsy. They're pretty cool and are lighted so we can adjust them to our color scheme. The same vendor also sells the submerged orchid vase centerpieces. I think im going to get a couple of them to surround the feather centerpiece. I've tried to upload some pics but for whatever reason its not working. I want to print out the dinner menus and place them on each setting with a peacock feather tucked in the napkin fold (again, another pinterest idea). I'm trying to find place holders in either teal or something that I can paint. Other than that I don't really think much more is needed for reception décor. We're going to be on the "Chil Terrance." Ceremony décor we will be using Lomas I would like to do the ceremony on the beach at the little thatched roof hut thing. I want to get a small flower arrangement to hang on each side and maybe and table with an arrangement. Previously, I discussed with my planner that I will not be needing the bouquets included in our wedding package. I am getting crediedt that money towards ceremony flowers instead...and we also have a $200 deposit that is supposed to be for optional amenities...so we will put that towards the flowers too. As for ceremony chair decorations... I found raffia starfish things that hang on the chairs. I'm going to hang those on the chairs that line the aisle and add some peacock feathers to tie them into the theme. Photography: I refused to use the approved photographers. The prices were high for pictures that they didn't even edit. So basically $1000+ for point and shoot pics! no way! I am using a local photog & im so excited about her. Im paying for her to stay 3 nights so we avoid the vendor fee and I got her services at a discounted rate since im paying her stay. It balanced out to about $3000 for her (about the same we would have paid for full wedding coverage with a Mexico photog) Videographer- Haven't booked anyone Don't know if we can actually afford it. We did a honeymoon registry so we're hoping that the money contributed to that will help up get a videographer! Music- Haven't booked anything but will most likely just do a sound system. One of my bridesmaids is really good with music selection. I'll leave her in charge of compiling an awesome playlist. Sorry for such a long post. I'll try later to post some pics!

Hi GirlinTheCity...Congrats on the engagement/wedding. Thanks for the info. I'm so frustrated with the whole planning process. Im in the final countdown. 96 days to go. Its like pulling teeth trying to get answers from anyone! My planner is the worst. Takes days to respond & at this point I would like to hammer down some details. Due to the lack of communication, I am planning on bring a lot of my own decorations. Lomas charges $4 a chair sash. I can buy them online for .81cents! The centerpiece I asked for was quoted at $400 bc it has orchids (which according to them are expensive bc they are imported) I was told to get tropical flowers (by their definition includes roses, gerber daisies, & carnations) all filler/everyday flowers to me. Good luck with planning! have u figured out color/theme?