Marinah84's Planning Thread - 3/14/15 - Crown Paradise Club Cancun

beckys98 · February 24, 2015

Oh no! That is the LAST thing you want to worry about right before your wedding! Crossing my fingers for you that you won't need surgery. Definitely rest it as much as you can to keep swelling down and promote healing in the meantime. I had a stress fracture in my ankle once and the swelling was really the worst.

Just have people carry you around like a queen at the resort! Fanning and feeding you grapes is optional. May not be so bad

marinah84 · February 24, 2015

@@beckys98 Thank you!! I told my FI that I'd need to get one of the Rascal Scooters for the resort and the ruins excursion, hahaha. I like the carrying around better, since it comes with food!

beckys98 · February 24, 2015

Haha! I mean, I've always kinda wanted a Rascal so it isn't the WORST option ever

TinkerSofi · February 24, 2015

Oh man that truly sucks and I'm so sorry. Hopefully it will be half healed by the time the wedding rolls around and the cast can come off at times, for longer periods of time.

As someone who got stuck with a non-removable cast for half a summer I feel your pain, but the good thing is that at least you can remove yours to swim and things like that .

Oh no! That is the LAST thing you want to worry about right before your wedding! Crossing my fingers for you that you won't need surgery. Definitely rest it as much as you can to keep swelling down and promote healing in the meantime. I had a stress fracture in my ankle once and the swelling was really the worst.

Just have people carry you around like a queen at the resort! Fanning and feeding you grapes is optional. May not be so bad

that would be the best haha.

I remember when I had that cast, I went to a place that was like a huge supermarket/home store (i lived in Argentina back then) and they gave me a scooter to get around. I felt like the queen of the store. It was so much fun haha.

kcole123 · February 24, 2015

Oh that is horrible. But I guess worse things can happen. Chin up girly and if you rest it and do as you are doing then it should heal faster. Keep us posted.

MrsCtoB · February 24, 2015

Oh no!!! Sorry to hear that I know you must be so upset. At least now you can tell the airline that you need extra time to get to your seat and settled in! Not sure if your traveling with your dress in hand, but extra time is always a good thing. Rest up and I will be hoping you won't need surgery!! ::fingers crossed::

Meandhim · February 24, 2015

@@marinah84 OMG!! That's horrible!!! Take care of yourself for the next three weeks and perhaps it will be ok by then! I have my fingers cross for you that you won't need surgery! Sending all my good karma and well wishes your way! Positive thoughts! Positive thoughts!

My FI cracked off his front tooth over the weekend... Right to the gum... Has to get a crown and a post! It's going to take a month to fix... thank god it happened now instead of a few weeks before the wedding!

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calgarybride2015 · February 24, 2015

Oh no!!! So sorry you have to deal with this. The other ladies gave some positive insight but I know it must be hard hugs.

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veryvalentine · February 25, 2015

Ughhhh, I am so sorry to hear this!! I hope that you have amazing healing super powers and that it is ok for your wedding week.

I've literally been tempted to bubble wrap myself for the last few weeks til the wedding because I'm the biggest clutz. Friends have been inviting me to go curling, and skating and I've just been declining because it's too risky.

so sorry to hear this news. Sending you healing vibes!

marinah84 · February 26, 2015

@calgarybride2015 @veryvalero @TinkerSofi @@kcole123 @@MrsCtoB @@Meandhim

Thank you so much, ladies, for all of the kind wishes! It's starting to bruise now, and I'm doing my best to stay off of it. I'm just thankful it wasn't worse! I'm already able to walk slowly so that it doesn't look too bad, so I'm sure 2 more weeks will do wonders! Found out the ortho only comes to this part of the state 2x a month, and so my appointment is the Friday before we leave, on the 6th! If I do need surgery (which I doubt) I feel like it'll be halfway healed by then anyway haha.

Vistaprint

So I found a MAJOR error on the programs, lol. Not only did it say that my bridesmaid was "friend of the groom", it said FIEND of the groom. FIEND. As in DEVIL. I about DIED laughing when I saw that!

Luckily Groupon has a Vistaprint coupon right now for $27 for $70, so I went ahead and fixed the issue. I got it printed on 1 side - it saved me $5 AND will allow me to do the fans, haha. I'll glue them to the others already printed, with the stick in the middle. It's what I was going to do initially, and now I can go ahead and do it.

I also got the door hangers printed on rack cards - it was harder to get to $70 than I thought it would be, haha, since I just did the order for the last bit. I used a stock image of a beach and used an extra menu rack card to hole punch to see where the hole will lay.

I also got address labels for the thank you cards after we get back (had to get to that $70 haha).

I also got my self a few items, to make up the balance. I got a beach bag to carry my stuff around, and a tshirt

Bag (I got the 2-toned larger bag):

Shirt:

I already got the FI a "Game Over" tshirt that I'm giving him, so I figured I needed a wedding themed shirt as well

Sand Ceremony

I asked my friend to do the reading at the ceremony - this is what I have so far (probably mostly "borrowed" from this forum, haha):

Marina and Greg,

As you stand beside the ocean, may your love always be as constant as the tide; waves flowing endlessly from the depths of the sea. Just as water is the eternal force of life, so is love. Love is the force that allows us to face fear and uncertainty with courage.

You have just sealed your relationship by the giving and receiving of rings. But although you will be sharing one life, never forget that you are two separate people. Cherish and affirm your differences. Love each other. Keep your commitment primary. Together you will laugh and cry, be sick and well, be happy and angry, share and grow.

We will now celebrate Marina and Greg's union with a symbolic sand ceremony. (Pause)

Marina and Greg, today you are making a lasting commitment to share the rest of your lives with each other. This commitment is symbolized through the pouring and combining of these of these individual containers of sand. Each container represents the separate journeys you once were on. (B&G take turns pouring/layering sand) Each of you comes to this relationship with unique strengths, vulnerabilities, and histories. As individuals, you are beautiful people all on your own. Yet when the two of you are blended together, you form something even more beautiful. Those strengths can blossom and those vulnerabilities cared for. Each one holds its own unique beauty, strength, and character. They can stand on their own and be whole, without need of anything else.

However when these two are blended together they create and entirely new and extraordinarily more intricate entity, as symbolized by the new blended colour. (Both B&G pour sand together)

As the sand has blended together, your lives too are joined. Your once solitary journeys have become one of companionship, as you now set forth on a single path together into your future. Your friends and family are as one as well. You will now share those who are a part of your lives as you walk hand-in-hand. Just as these grains of sand can never be separated and poured again into the individual vases, so will the love and bond between the two of you render you inseparable.

Any suggestions on funny wording/changes?

I have been thinking about the sand ceremony vases, also, and didn't want to have to find a nice looking funnel and bring down vases to pour and have it spill, etc. I saw this on pinterest and it got me thinking:

I have quite a few of these liquor pourers, so was looking for a bottle that would work. I then had the brilliant idea to look at oil pourers (the things you put on your kitchen counters to pour olive oil)! I ended up getting 2 for $6 at Walmart, and the holes are pretty big so the sand should pour great! And if it doesn't, we can pull out the pourer and pour through the wider mouth!

If I finish everything else, I may decorate the bottles with the leftover wooden intials & raffia/ribbon. Otherwise, I'm sure it's fine like this

Bridesmaid Gifts

So this is one area I went WAY over the top with this wedding, my gifts to my girls. I've made them a little "wedding day survival" bag that includes some pampering items (will post pictures after I get them all packed!), in addition to the custom robe & other items I already got.

I added these new items I found out about in January, Jamberry Nail Wraps! I LOVE them! They last almost 2 weeks on my fingers (on my 4th manicure) and up to 6 weeks on the toes, go on natural or artificial nails, and come in over 300 designs! You get at least 2 manis/2 pedis per sheet, and I have baby toes so I actually have enough for several more pedicures/accent nails too.

For the bridesmaids, I picked out designs to match my girl's personalities. They don't have to wear them at the wedding, but can if they want to, especially if they don't want to pay for the nail salon. All you need is a pair of scissors and a hair dryer to apply! I'm getting artificial nails this week or early next week (depends on if I can hobble to the salon or not, haha) and will have a wrap put on there to wear until my wedding. I will have the nail salon at the resort do a fill on my nails the morning of the wedding, and apply a french manicure wrap so it'll last 2 more weeks!

They ship in the USA and Canada right now, and if you're interested, check out the designs. There are about 100 designs expiring on Feb 28th, and a similar number of new designs starting March 1st. Here's my site! http://marinarhianne.jamberrynails.net

You can also host online facebook parties, playing games & running specials, and earn free/discounted wraps! I ended up earning 7 free wraps (including 2 exclusive wraps for hosting a party), 5 half off wraps and 25% off the rest of my order, just for hosting a party for my friends on Facebook.

Can you tell I'm excited about these, lol? I'm horrible at doing my nails, and this is an easy (and inexpensive) way for me to have pretty nails, even with my kiddos and working out and typing on the computer all the time!

Which do you think I should apply for the pre-wedding festivities?

Atlantis - I adore how this fades from blue to green, my daughter calls them "mermaid" nails:

http://marinarhianne.jamberrynails.net/product/atlantis#.VO-SNPnF98E

Everything Nice - This is one of my FAVORITES - the chevron is trendy, and it's so pretty too!

http://marinarhianne.jamberrynails.net/product/everything-nice#.VO-TSvnF98E

Champagne Toast and/or Sugar & Spice - I love this combo, but think they'd be nice alone too. Champagne Toast is very classy/elegant, maybe for the ceremony?

http://marinarhianne.jamberrynails.net/product/champagne-toast#.VO-T8PnF98E

http://marinarhianne.jamberrynails.net/product/sugar-spice#.VO-UuPnF98E