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Congrats!! Beautiful dress on you!! We have very similar colors!! YAY!!!! Can't wait to read more about your planning process.

I completely understand, it's pretty much the same for us. We got a great deal on the rooms because we were able to get the resort "opening special rate" however, since most of our guests aren't flying directly out of hubs that frequently service Costa Rica the air ended up being RIDICULOUS!!!! It's about $750 - $900 pp. We ended up with 30 so we're happy with this since we wanted to keep it fairly intimate. You'll be fine, you'll have more than 1 witness! LOL

No, I didn't get a message about anything. Ooops... I didn't know either. I guess I better find the rule and read up. @@bkprettygirl Only thing I found was a pinned post in the Newbies section under Forum News and Updates about not posting a link to FB groups. You'd think they'd pin a post in that section about general forum rules but apparently that makes too much sense or it's too difficult for them to do!

Hi @@meli0981!!! I'm also getting married here in April!!! There are lots of brides getting married in the FB group and several of us in April. Like @@bkprettygirl mentioned joining FB just for the group will be worth it as all of us have been sharing information with each other as we get it since it's takes awhile to get response from the coordinators.

My FI has one that he takes to the race track. We have the Go Pro Hero 3 Black. We're planning to take it with us to Costa Rica. We're planning to take some accessories with us... tripod mount for the ceremony and we'll use the headband mount for ziplining. Personally, I wouldn't use any other mounts (chest or head) if you want to capture the ceremony. It'll be too much of a distraction.

Wow!!! ........... that's about all I can offer at this point but I second was CB said.

Wedding programs can easily be an inexpensive DIY. I'm making mine into fans. If they toss them so what.

Wow.. well I hope that come around for you and your fiancé's sake. And I agree, those that want to be there will absolutely make it work. Try not to let it stress you too much!! Good luck!!

Ummm.. yeah..... I wouldn't do it!!! Call me what you want, but I think that's utterly selfish!!! I can't possibly fathom could be more important than your son (or daughter) getting married especially when your date is nearly a year away. It sounds to me like they're just giving every excuse in the book and not really stating what the issue is. I would sit down with all of them and get to the heart of the matter. Additionally, it's not fair to your guests who have already paid and blocked off time on their calendar to be with the both of you.

@@TinkerSofi - Both shoes fit fine. I purchased so I could walk around in them for a little bit and get a feel for them. But I'm going to go with a different shoe.

@@HancockBride - Just wanted to say beautiful pictures!

@@calgarybride2015 - Yay!! So close!!!! I'm at 130 days before our day!!! Seems so far!!!

I can sympathize with you. My FI and I had to make the decision early on that if we were going to have a DW and we really wanted our parents there we'd have to just out right pay for them to go. Yes, it's added cost for us but it makes things a little easier for because we know they have no excuse for not coming because I wasn't going to budge on my dream wedding. They're still not thrilled with the idea and of course would prefer to have it in the US. However, we all live in 3 different states so there would be traveling involved either way. The day is about you and you FI, stay true to what matters most to the two of you and everything will work itself out.

Ugghh... Nordstrom does this to me every time. My store had their private shopping event last night and I found these bad boys. I had been eyeing these for awhile but when I saw them in person, I knew I had to have them. LOVE THEM!!! I think these will be my shoe (until I see another one). I ended up not liking the material on the Giovanna's.

I actually went shopping by myself. My mom is and MOH live pretty far from me. And my FI mom and sister aren't very close either. I went shopping on short notice so none of them were able to make it. What I did was just ask the shop if they allowed pictures. I was able to FaceTime with my MOH and I sent pictures to my mom of anything that I liked. The shop that I purchased my dress from was very accommodating with this. It's not the same as having them there obviously but for me that was an easy way to get their input and they still see me in the dress.

Love your shoes @@tygrrlily!!!! Super Cute!!! I think it was your post that reminded me to try on the Landmark. Thanks!!! I purchased both and had them shipped to my house so I could walk around in them for a bit to see how they feel. I didn't find the Landmarks uncomfortable as I wear similar heels pretty much everyday but I did find the strap a little loose though. And the heel actually seemed short to me, I'll want them a smidgen taller (I guess I like hooker shoes). LOL But I think the Giovanna ones are going to will work better with my dress. Still debating and on the lookout for shoes.

I pretty much just referenced the guidelines posted on theknot for beach-formal attire. I stressed that a suit was not required, they should simply look nice but be comfortable. We'll be in Costa Rica during the hottest month of the year so beside my guests being miserable I don't want to be miserable so I'm also planning for the reception in the ballroom. Everything else will be outside.

That would definitely be more of a cost effective route. I was just nervous about having my envelopes jam in the printer.

I think a lot them are really just the same main company but they have different websites. I used envelopes.com for my custom printing. The envelopes and printing themselves were GORGEOUS!!!! Everyone loved them!!!! I paid a little over $150 for 40 #10 and A1 envelopes with custom printing. However, keep in mind several things. It can get expensive and it can be take a while for them to go to print and ship to you. We ordered #10 quartz metallic envelopes for our boarding passes and A1 cards in the same color for our RSVPs. I didn't include an image in mine. I just wanted the addressing to match font we used previously. If you have multiple colors it will increase the cost. I used 3. If you want recipient and return address printed that will increase the cost. We just did recipient and did labels for the return address on the #10. On the A1 we did all the same recipient but with the same colors. You simply upload your design and your addresses. They will get back to you (usually the next day or two) and let you know if there are any issues. We had to change our design a few times because of postal regulations for the zip code. Once you approve the proofs they send you back it goes to printing. Because of when my proof was approved, mine didn't go to print until the following week. So if you need rush printing make sure you request it. (That wasn't clear to me.) And if you need it shipped in more than a week you also have to pay for rush shipping. HTH

That's a sweet deal!!!! I can see him waiting about a month before the wedding to figure out what they're going to wear!!! Ughhhhh!!! I'm going to try not to worry about it. We're so different when it comes to stuff like this.

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Aww man... sorry about your dog. I had to do the same thing with my cat. I had her for about 22 years. Love the cake topper though. And thanks for the tip on the men's suits. I bet you my FI is more of a procrastinator than your's is though. He hasn't even asked his guys if they'll be in the wedding!! I sort of hinted to them already so they're coming. Now I have to tell this fool to hurry up with their suits/attire.

This is wonderful update!!! So glad things are looking back up for your special day!!!!!!

Thanks! I love the idea of wedge heels or flats but I would be such a klutz. I'm the weird girl that walks better in heels than flats! LOL I think the Giovanna's would like nice as well. My dress doesn't have any bling on it and those would give me a nice little sparkle. I ordered both so I'm just waiting for them to come in and will try them on with my dress.

I'm only 4'11" so I'm going to need some height assistance from my shoes. Right now, I'm looking at both of these but I'm still deciding.