*~*Mel*~*'s Long and Pic Heavy Planning Thread!!!

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I can’t believe that it is already time for me to post this! We leave on Saturday and it seems like just yesterday I had over a year to go!

 

I just want to begin by thanking Tammy for creating this forum in the first place and all of her hard work running it (and thanks to all the MODs too!). I don’t know where I would be without BDW!!! Thank you also to everyone else on the forum for sharing your ideas and advice! I’ve gotten so much inspiration from you all and I’ve met some truly amazing people on here. With that I also want to say that I’m sorry if I haven’t credited specific people for certain ideas, everyone here is so creative and sometimes I can’t keep all the great ideas straight!!!

 

***I apologize in advance for some of the picture quality, unfortunately I’m a horrible photographer!***

 

So to start here is our story (it was a really long post, be warned if you want to read it, lol):

 

http://bestdestinationwedding.com/fo...ly-long-52688/

 

My e-ring

 

 

My wedding band (with my e-ring)

 

 

FH’s ring

 

 

My dress – it’s a Maggie and I love it!

 

 

 

I’m wearing this veil though

 

 

My wedding Choos (got them on Ebay)

 

 

Earrings

 

 

My Grandmother’s necklace that I made into a headband

 

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Cont'd

 

My Coach clutch (once again Ebay)

 

 

Hair inspiration pic

 

 

FH’s linen suit from Club Monaco (similar to this) and shirt from Ralph Lauren (the shirt was yet another Ebay find)

 

 

 

Sandals for FH and the GM (Oakley)

 

 

BM dresses (Mori Lee)

 

 

GM outfits from Island Importer

 

 

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Gifts- we paid for the wedding party’s deposits and we’re also taking them on a private Catamaran cruise

 

BM gifts: bags from Simply-Bags (green for MOH, pink for the other two BMs)

 

 

 

Necklaces from Anoriginal Jewelry (Etsy)

 

 

 

 

Body sprays, nail files and buffers, journal from Club Monaco; Coach purselet for MOH (Ebay)

 

 

GM gifts: beer steins

 

 

Best Man also gets a beer making kit, lol, you need something to put in the stein right?

 

 

Parent gifts:

Bags for the Moms

 

 

 

We made our parents photobooks of our engagement pics from photobook Canada, we will also make them wedding photobooks after the wedding

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Flowers from Shavon’s Wedding Silks

 

 

 

 

 

Pendants for my bouquet and the MOH bouquet from Bittyblock (Etsy)

 

 

Welcome bags: contain travel mugs (Disount Mugs), welcome pamphlet and hangover guide (Vistaprint), packing list, Oh Sh!t Kit, candle and matches, facecloths, Frisbee, playing cards, hacky sac, beach ball

 

 

 

Oh Sh!t Kit contains: hand sanitizer, sunscreen, Band-Aids, Gravol, Pepto, Aspirin and Immodium

 

 

 

Chair bows and table runners (from tableoverlays.com)

 

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Save the dates (Holly Michael Graphic Design)

 

 

Invitations (Holly Michael Graphic Design)

 

 

 

 

Program fans (Holly Michael Graphic Design)

 

 

Place cards (flowers are from Millalove through Etsy)

 

 

Donation cards (thanks to Tammy B for the picture of Nismo!)

 

 

Lanterns and tealights (Bouclair and Ikea, not the exact lanterns as in the picture but similar)

 

 

 

Centerpiece inspiration

 

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Lanterns (Ebay – similar to these)

 

 

Table numbers/kissing game

 

 

 

 

 

Cupcake tree (Cake Mischief)

 

 

Cupcake toppers (Clineff’s Confections through Etsy)

 

 

 

Well I think that’s everything! Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks for looking

[*Linds*]

wow! Everything looks amazing, but I must say I am SO in love with your dress!!!!!! Thanks for sharing! I've been having a bad day and seeing all your beautiful stuff made me smile!

[Ana]

great planning thread Mel I can't wait to see the final product!

[Helen_S81]

Great planning thread! Love your invitations! Have a great trip!

[KittenHeart]

Everything looks great!! Good luck, you're wedding looks like it will be a great time!