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@@Wafflesmom We ordered the wrist coils originally from Amazon and they were shipped from China it took almost 2 months to come and only 5 came and they were the wrong colors .. so we cancelled that and found them on a place called http://www.officeplayground.com/Wrist-Coil-Keychain-Multicolored-P5125.aspxhttp://www.officeplayground.com/Wrist-Coil-Keychain-Multicolored-P5125.aspx They were $.39 per coil and the quality was great compared to the other one we recived. I also requested to have all orange shipped from the multi pack and they emailed me right back and said no problem! I recvied my order in 48 hours it was so fast! I would highly reccomend them! I will have to ask the FI about the badges we got them on ebay not sure where.

My phone case from China came today and quick too! HAHA. I thought if my cell phone makes it into some photos it should at least be in theme for the day haha. I'll be scared to take it out of it's otterbox haha but .. I LOVE this case it's even better in person! Also finshed our room key holders last night! The FI cut them all we had an assembly line going haha (making memories)

@ I know I have not been good about doing updates haha. It's hard I barley have time to work and plan haha The robes fit I think true to size. I'm a 10 so I went back and forth with LG and MED haha I'm right on the edge. They fit .. they are more of a fitted cut than I huge bulky robe. @TinkerSofi Thanks girl! I hope so ... haha I won't feel bad when everyone throws them out hahaha You can get so sucked into Esty deails lol ... then you have to come back down to earth lol

God I hope we have a better experince .. we are getting married at the Vallarta location. Make me worried after reading this! We also have Andrea but she hasn't been too bad with us! She calls me all the time to check in.

I haven't posted in forever cause .. I'm too busy FREAKIN planning a wedding lol... 38 days! I'm making my girls a cute travel bags and sending them out next week! I ordered them these adorable luggage tags I custom made on Zazzle. They had a 50% off sale on luggage tags last week. The look even better than I expected! They say " Bride's Entourage Bridesmaid" one one side and the other says Mrs. XXXXXX ( with there last name) I did there last names cause they are all newlyweds and I thought it would be cute to put all there new last names on them! I also oder a Hubby/Wifey one for some of our bags! I also bought the clear trvel TSA bags from Sephora ... Then I'm loading them up with cute travel procuts - mini hairspay - rosewater mist - chapstick - dry shampoo - hair tie - luggage tag - hydrating face wipes - anti bacterial - lotion - mini emery board I'll post a photo when there are all pit together! Here are the tags Here are the Sephora Travel bags This lotion is the best it's by Soap and Glory and they are currently on Sale at Sephora $7 down to $4 Smells just like MIss Dior Cherie .... amazing! My Robes came in! They fit amazing and the frabric feels better than I expected! The only down side was she forgot one of them .. I emailed her right away and she said she would get it to me ASAP and apologized! I also had her add belt loops as they normally don't come with any. It was FREE of charge. Overall I'm very pleased, just wished I recived them all at once! Here are the photos ... It was a good purchase I think the girls will look adorable in them! I'm going to wash them before i pack them .. evryone says they soften up with a few washes enev though they don't really feel rough! The fabric is much nicer than I was expecting! They look just like the photos! I'm glad I went with a large cause the shoulder just barley fit! The lengh is great on my I hope these look good lengh wise on them! Seller: https://www.etsy.com/shop/GettingReadyRobes Hangover Bags! So I wante dthe musilin bags so bad I just couldn't justify the price at around $3.50 per bag .. I tried to find a chearper way and still have them look cute. Our splurges were the wedding chicks canvas bags and the bubba kegs! So I Decied to print my own sticker (6.00 for 100) and order small red paper bags (5.00 for 4 dozen) I will post one when they are done I'll be stuffing them in Mexico The sticker turned out great! So I will fill the paper bag then fold the top down and place the sticker on to hold it shut .. cute cheap and gets the point across! Excited I found a cheap sloution that still looks cute!

Thanks ladies! I'm excited about it!

Okay Ladies ... My FAKE ring for Mexico arrived today! A few of you asked me about it so I hope this helps! http://www.overstock.com/Jewelry-Watches/ICZ-Stonez-Sterling-Silver-2-7-8ct-TGW-Cubic-Zirconia-Cushion-cut-Bridal-Engagement-Ring-Set/9576613/product.html?CID=228583&utm_source=strongview&utm_medium=email&utm_content=e&utm_campaign=t_20150122_orderconf I feel like it's hard to give a review without wearing it and getting it wet and seeing how it wears but from first look it looks really good haha I picked the closest style to my real ring as possible the FI loved it as he is very pro me wearing a fake ring for most of our trip minus the wedding day. I just didn't want to worry about it on the boat, at the pool or playing at the beach and it's our wedding and honeymoon so I really wanted to have a ring on my finger! This way we both won't stress about it and we can keep it locked in the room safe. I looked around at a few sites and some fake ring are pricey ( $100 to $300) .. I really didn't want to spend a lot I even considered going the Claire's haha but I looked online and found the one pictured below on Overstock.com it had really good reviews so I just went for it! It was only $18.22 pretty great deal I honestly didn't know what to expect .. but it look pretty nice! This is how it came after I took it out of the small soft yellow envelope it came in This is it on my finger it came with both the Engagement and Wedding Band This is my REAL Ring .. So I think the fake is pretty good for $18.22 haha After I wear it a in Mexico I will leave a full review for it on Overstock.com

That looks delish

@MrsCtoB Haha I know I bought them too! But they are adorbs! Me too! Looks like your almost a week out from you wedding that's amazing! Good Luck! Can't wait to hear about it!

@pddcmc Welcome to Colorado! I moved here about 4 years ago and I LOVE it! I just ordered a fake one if it turns out good I'll let you know! I would do the same thing! Do you have to send it back to have it cleaned? Or fix something on it? @veryvalero Thanks girl! @kcole123 I'm sure yours will look great my mom was supposed to help me but I ended up just busting them all out haha. Pretty colors Coral and Grey. I agree waste of money for 15 min hahaha

Okay ladies we need ties any good site for cheap ties .. FI wants skinny ties and i need them to be peach coral and orange. HELP!

OMG I LOVE I bought the same bags I couldn't help myself I loved them they are so cute!

@pddcmc I think they may be the same vendor ...? Maybe seems like it!

Good to know how many tumbler will fit in a 30 haha .. bummer we don't have that store in the states we went out all weekend looking for cheap luggage .. that sounds like exactly what i need! I'm in the states we got lots of great deals at walmart on glow stuff it totally beat the dollar tree. But we wanted glow beach balls for our bonfire. I found a site called the glowsource but i will have to check out your site!

My color is CORAL! Thanks so much!

@acw271011 2 months and 2 weeks time flies! Thanks for the sweet compliments! @@Wafflesmom Thanks! I love them I will definitely take your advice on the Rubbermaid! If you make yours post pictures! I think it was fun to make and really pretty easy and the FI actually helped haha he got his tools involved to take all the Orchids off the stem haha which made my life much faster and the hot glue gun was must for anyone doing this project!

@marinah84 Thanks! I'm stealing the program to put on top of them from you girl! Yours look amazing! @JoannaBanana Love those colors ... very pretty. It's a lot of color so it may give you more options haha. I was never a big orange person but it was fun and bright and fit Mexico and I LOVE gold! I decided to go monochromatic because I didn't want things to get crazy if I couldn't find the exact shade of orange I wanted also I'm head over heels in love with all things pastel ( This way I could get peach) but I felt like that wasn't totally Mexico so by combining all my thoughts lol I came up with what I have haha

@JoannaBanana Haha that is totally okay someone needs to take his side every now and again and I need to be brought back down to reality haha So thanks for your comments it made me laugh and I had to read to my FI .. he was so excited haha. Go for it steal anything you want too! That is why I'm taking the time to share! I have stole so much from other Brides on here and that's what makes this Forum so amazing is being about to steal other girls ideas that they stole for someone else haha. It makes me feel like it's worth it to upload pictures when it helps other Brides! @perianjay Thanks girl! So glad you like them! We aren't really doing any ceremony decor because the ceremony will only last 15 min but I think the fans will look cute on the chairs and give a splash of color and be actually useful and people can take them to the cocktail hour or use them at dinner or whatever it will be hot! I really love the way they turned out and I only got one burn from the hot glue gun hahaha.

Thanks girls! Haha I know it's freakin nuts! I'm glad others agree! So two hours, almost two rolls of ribbon, 15 hot glue sticks, and 6 stems of orange orchids and a little help from the FI we have fans for our wedding! YAY one more thing to check off the list! Excuse my table but I had no where to put them lol

Yes our contract is crazy there is a list of like 30 items we can't bring and must purchase from them only. Were doing a bonfire for our welcome party and they are charging us $1,200.00 to have it $350 just for wood .. It's seriously crazy! I feel like there prices are outrageous! But were stuck haha. Great idea with the Rubbermaid container idea! Thanks I put in request to join both of the Facebook groups .. I wasn't sure which one you were talking about I found two! I didn't even know that existed so it will be good to get some feed back! I'm just not sure how strict they are going to be with the things listed on the contract. @calgarybride2015 Thanks for you suggestions! Glad to hear you could understand your officiant ... I was worried haha. I think I will take your bauble bath advice because the suitcases are getting so full lol and it's one less thing to hassle! The girls are getting bubba kegs but I'm obsessed with the clear skinny tumbles I found on Etsy with there name and then Bridesmaid, MOB ect. I think they will look so cute in the photos so I am getting both haha. The bubba's they will use at the pool the other ones they can take home or whatever lol I just want them for photos! There is a few pinterest picture I just have to have lol and that is one! We have our photographer from 10:00am to 11:00pm so there will be lots of getting ready photos!

@wafflesmom thanks so much for all your suggestions! So they said we cannot bring napkins but I'm thinking of doing it anyways haha not sure what they will do but they want to charge me freakin' $8.00 per napkin! That's nuts right? I did think about just meeting the florist out front but it says in our contract we cannot bring our own flowers so I'm scared if I pay a ton then they won't let me use them! I finally called the resort today to talk to a manager cause the Florist they are making me use is driving me crazy! So hopefully Monday they will have options for me! I decided today I'm just going to go with the robes from GettingReadyRobes on Etsy I think it's the same seller as Silkandmore. The reviews are mostly good. I'm not going to have them lined it will be hot anyways so hopefully they are fine I am however considering adding belt loops for $2 per robe and maybe pockets for $5 to make them look slightly nicer but the photos on pinterest look pretty good without them. I'm going to work on the fans tomorrow today it didn't happen haha. The FI thinks the flowers will get smashed in the luggage .. he is not on board with the fans haha. I think people will love them when there sitting there sweating to dead lol. I'll post photos I really like to geo pattern too just wanted to make sure someone agreed haha. That was the site I was thinking of using for the napkins! Glad to hear it again! I'll be ordering them tomorrow I hope the resort just let me put them out! haha

OOT BAGS ... In the making! Sunglass ....What a task! I got a referral link from a bride of here and originally ordered them of Amazon from http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007KU4FMW/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 we got them really quick but I was so disappointed in the quality on 10 pairs the arms of the sunnies were already broken off the plastic had clear bubbles in it and there were sharp parts on the plastic the could cut you! NOT GOOD the price was amazing I should have known haha. Too Good To Be True! I wish I took photos of how bad they were to show you. They took them back no problem and refunded me before I had even sent them back. The reviews on them were overall not bad which was why we ordered them to begin with. Maybe we jsut got a back batch I don't know but I wouldn't recommend it. The FI suggested we go to the dollar store! So we headed there the next day and just paid a dollar a piece for them but these are was better. We wended up doing the same style in 3 colors cause we went to 3 dollar store just to get the 36 pairs we needed haha and it was a bonus they had kids sizes in the same style so that was cool! Here is a few of the sunnies the three colors are white, tortoise and black. I wasn't a fan of the white but the FI was dead set on it and i guess it is OUR wedding haha so I let him win this one haha and one more up close. The quality is amazing compared to the amazon ones these are very sturdy and even have UV protection! Most of the ones on Amazon don't. We also didn't put our wedding info on them so people could take them on the boat or activities if they didn't want to loose there nice ones. Wedding Chicks http://shop.weddingchicks.com/hola-amigo-custom-wedding-tote/ I did go with the bags from wedding chicks. I had seen them on pinterest from day one and had to have them I bought the coupon off Guit.com so that helped! Now that I have seen all the cheaper bag options maybe that would have been a smarter purchase haha but oh well I LOVE these they turned out great and I think they are just so adorable! Especially the plane in the corner haha. Hopefully people will use them to take to the pool. OOT Bag List - My FI wants to kill me he was totally against the bags from day one lol He is out budgeter haha I'm the spendor haha we balance each other out! He is now getting into them and realizing how fun they will be! It took awhile but he is coming around. He has more stress of how we are going to get this all to Mexico haha... Which I kinda do too! OUR BAGS: In Sickness and in Health bag: Tums Roll- Traget Alka-selzer - Amazon Aloe Vera - Target Advil - Amazon Chapstick- Dollar Store Emergen-C- Amazon Peto- Amazon Band-Aids - Staples Gadoradge Pacets - Can't find yet haha I really wanna order the cute muslin bags off etsy for these but it's just one more cost but dang they are so cute! haha Other stuff Deck of cards -Amazon Bubba Kegs - we splurged! Bubba.com Itinerary- vista print Wrist coil/ clear badge that seals - Amazon Door Hangers-esty Gum mini Orbitz packets- Amazon Hot Tamales - FI ideas so wired but for some reason he thinks its hilarious! We will be going to Costco when we arrive to get some snacks! Things I want too add .. the FI is gonna kill me! Beach Balls Bubble Bath/Bath Salts - I can't find any good options for this was thinking of buying travel size bottles and making my own cute ones Thought? our hotel has HUGE Jetted tuns in all the rooms so I thought some bath products would be cute! What do you think about are bags ...? Missing anything big or super fun? I'm all about FUN! haha That's why I did cards I know me and my girls will have fun playing by the pool! Beach balls seem so fun! I wanted to do pool rafts but The FI was gonna kill me haha but they sound like so much fun. My bridesmaid is coming with her newborn he will be 6 months maybe haha so I bought her a surprise pool float I thought it would be sweet and helpful. I'm not a mom so hopefully it will be haha ( the FI doesn't know about the baby float lol) I figured if I un box it and put it in the bottom of on of our bags it would be fine! I agree! Well then I feel less bad for trusting an online destination specialize haha. Live and learn I swear if I had to plan another wedding after this I bet it would go great haha! Thanks for the sweet comment on my ring! I'm head over heel sin love with it haha. I'm glad people are actually reading my thread it was partly to keep me organized and partly to give back to some Brides after feeling so loved by the Brides who have helped me on here! This site rocks! Just got it cleaned! I also was thinking I want it super clean for the wedding ... but I hate to not wear it the few days before haha .. Is everyone else as obsessed with there ring as me .. or am i the only ring nerd haha. I was thinking about getting a fake one from Claire's or something so mine stays perfect. What is everyone else doing? If you did get a fake ring where did you buy it?

Master List of things before we leave in 73 days AHHHH haha. I'm listing questions for other BDW Brides and advice needed in Bold. Hope that will help. Links or store where I bought from will be in Orange 1.Figure out our suitcase situation - how many are we allowed to bring on united? - how many do we actually have in our basement? - pre pack our decor and OOT bags to see how much space we really need 2.Go do my first fitting for my dress, dress came in yesterday 2/27/15 - make alternations apt 3.Still need to find a veil 4.We need to lock down our official ceremony stuff. - I have partial layouts off stuff I found mostly on BDW - Find vows we like that aren't to long ( we are criers haha) - Find a family member to maybe marry us or read for us Did anyone use the officiant at the resort how was it? I'm scared our guest won't understand him .. am I crazy and this will be fine? 5. Ceremony Site Day of Setup/ items I need to make and bring! - buy straw fans and decor for them -actually put them together - make the programs and order on vista print - ask resort about putting out a big bucket water bottles - order sunnies - 2 frames for two signs one for water one for sunnies - Find out if resort has a sign we can buy that says something like "shoes optional" to put by ceremony site on the beach. Did anyone else or is anyone else doing this? I'm thinking the sign I have in my head will be too hard to pack and take down ideas? I ordered the fans from here http://www.orientaltrading.com/natural-raffia-fans-a2-34_1124-18-0.fltr Here Are a few photos. I'm deciding what ribbon to use .. I'm open to opinions! I'm going to take the Orchids off the stem and hot glue gun them to the bottom of the fan. The programs will go on top I might roll a piece of tape to stick on the back then people can remove them but they won't blow away when sitting on the ceremony chairs. Thought? This is what the fans look like when you take them out of the box. The reviews said the were not all perfectly the same size and shape. From my batch they are almost all identical. Not a big deal in my book I paid $10 for 12 fans. I waiting till Oriental Trading Company had a free ship day and then ordered them. Some of the have dark colored streak through the fan you will see in the next photo. again it didn't both me! Here is three fans so you can see the very minor difference.Mostly in color. Here are my ribbon picks ... I really like the striped geometric one the best ... going to play with them today! The silk flowers are from JoAnne's 7 flowers on a stem for 6.99 and they were 30% off plus I had a 20% my whole purchase. 5.Cocktail Hour - 2 small frames with printouts for our signature cocktails - Double check with WC to make sure we are set with ingredients for out Sig Drinks - Book DJ 6. Reception - order coral cloth napkins Any advise on the best site to do this? * Florist nightmare Our hotel is making us use FlorArt and I'm on my 11th quote and every time it is wrong! It's the most frustrating thing I have ever experienced! it's $400 just to use another vendor at our resort. So lame. They should at least give you 3 options in each category. I feel like it's only fair to have options. Me and the FI are sitting down to write a long angry letter tonight to the resort to see if they will let us pick someone else cause she can't seem to get anything right ... oh and bonus here she doesn't speak English so I'm using Google Translator to plug her quotes into AHHHH no time for this uuugh! One florist who doesn't speak English ...PERFECT! (RANT OVER) If anyone has tips or suggestions I would LOVE to hear them! 7.Bridemaids Gifts - Kate Spade Bangles - Silkandmore Robes - Havianas - M.A.C. Lipsticks - custom tumblers - anyone have a good referral for these I want the skinny ones? - - I have not ordered the robes yet .. I asked the seller a bunch of questions haha so I'm waiting to hear back. I wanted to know if they shrink and more info on the lining if she had photos of lined ones some of the reviews said they felt kinda of cheap though 90% of the reviewers loved them. So I thought maybe paying a little more to have them lined might feel nicer. Also I can't decide if I should order one for my mom and aunt who will be getting ready with us ..? Thoughts? Anyone order robes from Silkandmore on Etsy? I love these colors! https://www.etsy.com/listing/208830379/coral-bridesmaids-robes-kimono-crossover I'm Kate Spade obsessed I found these bangles before we even got engaged and ordered them for my girls over the holidays she did 30% off her whole website. The bracelets read: Maid of Honor exterior inscription reads: the hocus to my pocus, the lovey to my dovey, the hoity to my toity, the riff to my raff, the helter to my skelter interior inscription reads: you and me Bridesmaid exterior inscription reads: birds of a feather, two of a kind, perfect pair, partners in crime, peas in a pod, sidekicks interior inscription reads: best friends ever Bride - yes I got one for me haha inscription reads: cue the confetti, cheers!, kiss the bride, tie the knot, toss the bouquet, cut the cake. inside reads: " happily ever after" 8.Groomsmen Gifts - Oakley Sunglasses - Funny Shirts - 9. I want to get a fake ring that looks like mine to wear for all the days except our wedding day. For boating trips and excursions and while at the beach and in the pool. I have heard this is pretty normal and a safe idea! This is what I have so far!

Thanks for the sweet comments! Yes online is so weird but it is totally the way of the world now haha. Really it is so convenient haha you can see a lot of deal breakers in just reading there profile haha. Love your color choice! Coral is so fun and happy and totally Mexico! Your so lucky your found the website so early on your going to have a wealth of amazing info! I'm glad to hear we were not the only suckers haha my FI was so upset about the travel agent mess .. but he was the one to take care of everything he also help fixed like 10 of our guests flight and he also helped the rebook there rooms which took a lot of stress off me! What travel agent did you use was it an online destination wedding one? I will try to keep going haha I'm hoping this will keep me on track! I'm also huge on photos! I love when girls on here post photos of what they have made! The most stressful thing is ordering items online and not knowing how they will turn out! So I will try and post photos of what I buy!

Here is our save the date magnet with the mini card .. we just did one mini card but I gave you both sides!