Any other 2014 brides here getting an early start?

[shugapop1]

you have goooottttttt to go to Charming Charlie. It is the ultimate. but you have got to keep the focus or you will buy everythin. Everything is color grouped.

[MissJali]

Originally Posted by pzl101 

 

that's a cute idea but the airport security made us throw it out when we were on our way home. it was in our checked luggage and they wouldn't let us bring it

I don't believe that! That sucks! I travel all the time to DR as I'm from there and never have any problems bringing back stuff. 

[MissJali]

Originally Posted by pzl101 

 

haha I want to send one to the POTUS too!!! apparently you can also invite Mickey and Minnie and you'll get a card and gift from them lol

Yes totally! I just ordered 20 Flat cards from Vistaprint to send to them lol

[shugapop1]

thank you. i fell in love with them
 

[tyrebride2b2013]

This will probably be ridiculously expensive but a mix of debdrobium orchids, callas and/or hyacinths in bright tropical colors (thinking orange, fuschia, yellow) If I go with Secrets, their included bouquet is just daisies and carnations - can you believe that??? It's the Caribbean and you can't even throw in a simple orchid or a cheaper tropical flower? It's like they force you to upgrade the bouquet....

I love orchids and callas.. I totally agree they should supply better flowers in the tropics for less than a few hundreds of $$.

[shugapop1]

 i got  50 photo save the dates from  shutterfly and I love them.  they were about 26.00 plus i have a 20.00 gift certificate from davids bridal, so it really worked. i also ordered 25.00 additional in different design, i paid like 14.00 for
 

[tyrebride2b2013]

haha I want to send one to the POTUS too!!! apparently you can also invite Mickey and Minnie and you'll get a card and gift from them lol

Wow POTUS really. .wouldn't that be nice

[tyrebride2b2013]

you have goooottttttt to go to Charming Charlie. It is the ultimate. but you have got to keep the focus or you will buy everythin. Everything is color grouped.

Lol..uh oh something else for me to get in trouble for

[hclibby1982]

Originally Posted by moodyc82 

 

Ladies.....need some imput....Do you think it is cheaper to DIY invites or just pay someone to make them??? The ones I really fell in love with is a passport invite that is $5.10 per passport with a min of 30 required to purchase and only sold in sets of 10. BUT the shipping is $34.63....so the total for 30 would be $187.63. The other ones that I liked are boarding pass ones that are $5.50 a piece and $10 for shipping....which would come to $175. I just feel like this is a lot of money for 30 invites and that I can either see what staples or kinko's would charge and than see if I printed them myself....only problem with me doing it is having to get the stuff to cut them. But what if I printed them and brought them somewhere to be cut?! Trying to save as much as possible

 

Cindy

I think MissJali proves it's cheaper to DIY, I just don't have the creativity, ability or even the time.  We're doing boarding pass invites off Etsy and with shipping it's going to be about $275 for our invites (40) which I was really happy with since most of my friends paid well over $800!!!!!!  It's hard to if your FI wants you to stick to a budget, you almost have to DIY because stuff is SO expensive. Luckily my FI isn't so much into the planning so he lets me do what I want, says yes to everything and just pays his half without question.  So far that works well for me haha.

 

I admire and continue to be amazed by the talent and creativity of the ladies on BDW though I don't think I could do half this stuff if I tried!

[hclibby1982]

Originally Posted by shugapop1 

 

these are the ones I found on ebay for my bridesmaids

Abosultely LOVE, so beautiful!