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@@cruisebride2016 @@calgarybride2015 thanks ladies!

I'm not sure this would have made a difference at all but I wish we a. included an rsvp card with our STD and/or b. placed the booking deadline on the actual STD. I also wish I didn't procrastinate so much with the planning lol So much left to do and such little time.

@@Cablelove11 We're doing pretty much what you explained. We hired an officiant to come to our home and surprise marry us in front of my parents and my brother and my fiances mum and nonna who are flying in for Easter. Short and sweet. The only people that know about this are a couple of my bridesmaids Should be perfect and I don't think it will take away from our Mexico wedding at all - no personal vows, no ring exchange, just a formality.

@@deecol sorry about your best friend @ thank you! I'm loving how things are finally coming together. I finally found these adorable milk jars ($1.25 dollarama). They will be used to hold the aisle bouquets post-ceremony. I'll have some on the head table, one on the cake table, some on the 'other' table and one on the bar. I like them clear but to hide the stems I will likely spray paint them gold to match the mason jars. Now that I have the flowers, I tried out the guest table. Not 100% sold but I think they will look something like the pictures attached.

Hoping I can negotiate a similar price to @@TinkerSofi! Steph - I'm in for the lights.

@@deecol Thanks Dee! I'm hoping next month some come in. I'm all over for work so I'm bound to find some if I keep checking in. How's the planning going? You're getting SO close. @@calgarybride2015 I'm not a nurse and writing BM makes me laugh Guess I'm just too lazy to write the whole word out lol Glad you like the flowers too. I'm very happy with them.

@@Meandhim thanks for thinking of us! these are adorable! ps. @@deecol - see link above! ^

I had a pretty productive day! I have to go in on Saturday so I took today off – having days off during the week is absolutely the best. You get so much more running around done when you’re not fighting the weekend crowds. After a stop at my esthetician and our local paint shop (I love fusion painting furniture and needed some more paint – if you haven’t tried fusion, you should!), I stopped at 4 Dollaramas on a serious hunt for those $2 tumblers. I have been checking stores randomly and most don’t have any in. Today one of the 4 stores had about 25. After going through them, I purchased 15. So…38 more to track down lol Not too worried yet because most stores think they should be carrying them again in a month or so. After Dollarama I went to the mall to pick up our flowers at the post office. I popped into a new stores looking for some dresses to wear for my bachelorette/shower and wedding shoes but didn’t have any luck. I did stumble upon and purchase my wedding necklace though! It’s got a lot going on but I figured since I don’t have my belt yet, I can go more basic with the belt. I love the antique look! I was pretty shocked when I saw the box of our flowers. I think my words were “my fiancé is going to kill me!” lol Oh well! Some were squished but that is expected as they travelled a long way. Stemple Shop packaged them with such care. I only planned to take a few things out but then I couldn’t stop myself. I opened…everything. The BM's bouquets are smaller than I hoped but they are as described so I shouldn't be surprised. My Bouquet - BMs Bouquets / Centerpieces - All Bouquets (disregard most of the vases) - Aisle Bouquets - FIs Boutonniere - GMs/Dads Boutonnieres - Moms Wrist Coursages - Only other update is that our officiant emailed last night asking if we could meet with her this Sunday to go over everything. I didn't plan on meeting with her beforehand as we're really not too concerned with the whole thing (sounds bad but it's the truth!). But, she insisted so she is going to come over briefly Sunday to go over our readings and get to know us I guess? I'll update afterwards @@deecol - Thanks! We are happy with our map Frame shopping will start next weekend! @@Jasminr3803 - Our engagement was a surprise to me too! I couldn't be happier it happened that way. I started planning that night too (our guest list was complete!) but I've fallen off a lot throughout the process. I've found it pretty overwhelming at times with us both starting new jobs, buying our first house together, etc. My hair trial is complimentary but that is because we were offered one of three choices - 1. photo voucher, 2. spa credit for hair, makeup and nails or 3. free cocktail hour and I chose option 2. Sadly, I think this is a Canadian perk only offered through our GI certified TAs. I wish we were able to go to the BDR but vacation time was our trouble. With my fiance's family being in BC we try to use our vacation when we can see them or when they are coming here. Luckily there are two brides that recently got married at AF and I have gotten A LOT of information from them! We're doing white table cloths with gold sequin table runners. I was worried it wasn't enough at first but you're so right - the scenery itself is beautiful You have the best best man ever! We are still sorting that out - Wedding DJ app or onsite DJ. Who are you using? DJ All Music or Mega DJ? There is next to no information on either of them so if you have anything that would help our decision I'd appreciate it. I looked at cheaptotes.com too and probably would have ordered from them because their prices are great but sadly, they no longer ship to Canada Your tumblers are adorable! I can't wait to see them all around the resort! I'll know who your guests are that way and will go introduce myself Once I get my done I'll share a pic so you know who our guests are too - hopefully they use them lol We will likely do the same but instead of a bag, fill the cups with the hangover kits. The video you attached didn't come through so I'll send you a private message with my email - I'd love to see it! I randomly go on ustream and watch strangers get married on the Sky Deck so I am very familiar with it but it'd be great to see a video someone actually shot of it. Seems like you are on the ball! I need to start making some serious progress, too!