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We are having a backyard mexican fiesta type reception......july9th.

 

but i am so stuck on ideas to make my backyard look festive and not cheap!

 

Im really stuck on decor!!

 

i want a tropical look to it........without being cheesy but cheap........

 

is that possible??

 

I am doing paper flowers.........and thats all the further i got LOL.........

 

were have a bonfire (not doing the slideshow , too much time involved in that for  me)

 

Oriental trading has some stuff,but too cheap looking i think??

 

www.orientaltrading.com/rainbow-balloon-lanterns-a2-3_473.fltr?prodCatId=388626&tabId=1

 

 

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Good Ideas Ladies!  I am doing the same kind of thing (not until summer of 2012 after our May 2012 wedding) but we are going to do a pig roast and it will be a Luau!  Everyone wearing lays, apple in the pigs mouth, tiki torches...ect ect...I have a picture in my head and hoping it comes out just like that!!  I am wondering if peopple did save the dates for their AHR?

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We are planning to do a save the date type card with "we're married now... join us as we celebrate our recent nuptials..."... it will probably include the RSVP info, etc because our AHR will be 3 months after our wedding. Really can't see doing formal invitations as we are trying to keep costs down.
 

Originally Posted by MrsHamblett2012 View Post

Good Ideas Ladies!  I am doing the same kind of thing (not until summer of 2012 after our May 2012 wedding) but we are going to do a pig roast and it will be a Luau!  Everyone wearing lays, apple in the pigs mouth, tiki torches...ect ect...I have a picture in my head and hoping it comes out just like that!!  I am wondering if peopple did save the dates for their AHR?



 

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What we were thinking about doing was getting a big signing book at the front door with a pic of us in jamaica, so everyone still get to give there best wishes for us. We too are doing a bonfire and were renting a tropical bar that will go into the corner of the yard..on the bar were going to have small amounts of sand mixed with our wedding colours (the sand will be from jamaica) and like you just playing music from my FI stereo (hes a stereo freak lol)

 

I think for an AHR..ppl are going to spend time with you....and celebrate with you two.... but i know for us, I dont want to cook lol so my mom is getting the food for us SCORE!!!! are you doing a cake?

 

As for linens and such, I bought a ton of stuff off of another BDW brides, and most of it will be used at home, just so we can incorporate our feeling of tropics at home.... look at the buy/trade/freebie section of this website..youll find a ton of great deals and or ideas. Any thing you can offer for us would be great too

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