Our Dw: Dreams Riviera Cancun 17 Apr 2015

pddcmc · March 23, 2015

@@pddcmc thanks for your detailed list it reminded me of a couple things I need to get on! 2 questions:

1) you are putting your reception menu on the welcome letter, are you doing this in addition to menus at dinner? I'm pretty sure im not getting menus printed for dinner....also what dinner did you decide on? I think we are doing the BBQ buffet but I am still undecided!

2) what's your chalkboard going to say?

We are having the Mexican buffet, so I just want people to know their options.

Chalkboard - probably something as simple as "D___/C___ Wedding" ...I've also thought about putting I love him & he loves me, we'll be married by the sea. or we may do something in English and Spanish, as some of our guests mostly speak Spanish. I don't know... any suggestions??

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OOT Cup Stuffers

I bought out Target's supply of mini first aid kits and aloe. In fact, the check out person and stocking person looked at me like I had a third eyeball when I asked if they had more in the back because what they had wasn't enough.

I bought the mints and plastic baggies at a dollar store all for $4, which is a steal!

I need to find more Airborne (I also bought all that was in stock at the time at Target).

I think I'm going to keep the mini sunblock for just the FI and I, but I don't think I'm going to purchase them for each guest. Otherwise, I will end up needing to purchase a bag for each person, and I'm trying to avoid purchasing bags too... I like being a little different and "stuffing" our cups.

As for the Tums, I'm going to buy a big box of individually wrapped Tums and place a few doses in each cup.

calgarybride2015 · March 24, 2015

We are having the Mexican buffet, so I just want people to know their options.

Chalkboard - probably something as simple as "D___/C___ Wedding" ...I've also thought about putting I love him & he loves me, we'll be married by the sea. or we may do something in English and Spanish, as some of our guests mostly speak Spanish. I don't know... any suggestions??

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OOT Cup Stuffers

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I bought out Target's supply of mini first aid kits and aloe. In fact, the check out person and stocking person looked at me like I had a third eyeball when I asked if they had more in the back because what they had wasn't enough.

I bought the mints and plastic baggies at a dollar store all for $4, which is a steal!

I need to find more Airborne (I also bought all that was in stock at the time at Target).

I think I'm going to keep the mini sunblock for just the FI and I, but I don't think I'm going to purchase them for each guest. Otherwise, I will end up needing to purchase a bag for each person, and I'm trying to avoid purchasing bags too... I like being a little different and "stuffing" our cups.

As for the Tums, I'm going to buy a big box of individually wrapped Tums and place a few doses in each cup.

I agree on the sunscreen, most people don't travel to places like Mexico without any. Well one of my guests did - sigh- but she's a special story (eye roll) LMAO!

You can also get 3 packs of tums at Walmart. It was about $2 for 3 rolls. If that idea interests you at all.

pddcmc · March 24, 2015

Reception Playlist (so far)

Uptown Funk

The Twist
Teach Me How to Dougie
Sugar
Roar
Don’t Stop Believin’
Kiss
Shout
Turn Down For What
Shake It Off
Let’s Go Crazy
The Lazy Song
Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough
Happy
All About That Bass
Sexy and I Know It
Blank Space
Bohemian Rhapsody
Cupid Shuffle
Shake It Out
Wobble
As Long As You Love Me
Come and Get Your Love
Super Bass
We Will Rock You
The Way You Make Me Feel
Wooly Bully
Party Rock Anthem
What I Got
Just Dance
Beat It
Hotel California
Sweet Child O’ Mine
Benny and the Jets
Treasure
Highway to Hell
Bye Bye Bye (That's right, I'm adding some 90's boy band songs! lol)
Your Love Is My Drug
Cha Cha Slide
Free Falling
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Sweet Home Alabama
Footloose
Rock and Roll All Nite
Fat Bottomed Girls
Walk This Way
The Party Song
We’re Not Gonna Take It
PYT
Sweet Caroline

I need to work on the order of the songs...and share this with the FI (he's on business...again so this is what I did in his absence.)
So, obviously, I really like the "classic" songs to dance to.... does anyone have any suggestions on "new" songs to add?
Also, are you guys adding "slow songs" to your reception-dancing playlist?

My "Getting Ready" playlist was much easier to put together!

&...I still need to select music for the ceremony and the dinner portion of the reception.... yikes

Edited March 24, 2015 by pddcmc

smileitseb · March 24, 2015

Thanks for sharing your list! We made good progress with the reception playlist this weekend but now we gotta figure out order, which I've found is just as important

kcole123 · March 24, 2015

@@pddcmc

Thanks for sharing that. I may have to steal some. I am having trouble in this area cause I can never think of any songs when I want to. This was Nathan's job but he hasn't started yet so I am writing songs down on the side and then when it comes time for him to do it then I will just hand him what I have and ask him to add it....hahahaha Gotta be sneaky.

Lbrennan0 · March 25, 2015

@@pddcmc Can you share your getting ready playlist too?

pddcmc · March 26, 2015

@@Lbrennan0

Getting Ready Playlist -This is waaaay tooooo long...I just keep adding songs, but as the time gets closer, I'll change the order and remove stuff. Anyway,

Style

Tearin' Up My Heart

Benny and the Jets

Oops!...I Did It Again

Let's Hear It For The Boy

Treasure

Hold It In

Dark Horse

Crazy Love

Last Friday Night (TGIF)

Your Love Is My Drug

Under the Sea

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

Under the Sea

Party In The USA
Call Me Maybe

Hold On

Kiss the Girl

ET

Bright

All Your Life

Roar

Sugar

Marry You

Brown Eyed Girl

First Date

Born This Way

Informer

Wild Ones

Greased Lightening

Walk This Way

Uptown Funk

(You Drive Me) Crazy

Crazy in Love

Say Hey

Wishin' and Hopin' (I love this from the beginning of My Best Friends' Wedding)

Going To The Chapel

Accidentally In Love
Man! I Feel Like A Woman

Glamorous

Power

You're The One I Want

Wonderwall

Love Story
Jerimiah Was A Bullfrog

(Today I Met) The Boy I'm Going To Marry

Candy Girl

I Wanna Dance With Somebody
Crazy Little Thing Called Love

Cruising Together
Kiss

As Long As You Love Me

I Want It That Way

Pusher Love Girl

Material Girl

Not a Bad Thing

Suit & Tie
My Type

Moves Like Jagger

Barbie Girl

Be Our Guest

857-5309

Something There
Call Me Maybe

La La Lie

The Joker

You and I

The "Sweet Songs" - I think I'll have a few of these peppered in the Getting Ready Playlist.. or maybe I'll just have a separate "Plane" playlist and just "gush" my entire flight to Mexico haha

· All Your Life

· A Lifetime

· Thinking Out Loud

· Wildest Dreams

· Everything

· Today Was A Fairytale

· I Got You

· Make You Feel My Love

· One and Only

· Marry You

· Wonderwall

· You

· Why Don't We Just Dance

· Marry Me

· Love Story

· Time of My Life

· My Girl

· Crazy Love

· You

· I Got You

· Enchanted

· This Year's Love

· Ours

· Cruising Together

· Sparks

· I Still Ain't Over You

· I Want You

· Why Don’t We Just Dance

· (Today I Met) The Boy I’m Going To Marry

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Getting Ready Robes :from etsy
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I bought a blue robe for my MOH and a white one for myself...
They are soft, I'll give you that. BUT, they are super, super thin....even the least modest girl would wear something under this particular robe.

I disagree with the sizing chart listed by the seller... my robe is rather big on me... I'll post pics sometime this week.

Silver lining, I guess I will still be able to wear it when I'm eventually pregnant?

I received our robes about 2 weeks after I placed the order, which was much faster than listed (4-5 weeks).

kcole123 · March 26, 2015

Like seriously what would we do without each other. I have been stuck for songs and you are saving my day, week, month. Hahaha thank you for your list of songs.

pddcmc · March 27, 2015

Procrastination at it's finest....

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https://www.jcrew.com/mens_category/pants/essexpants/PRDOVR~23899/23899.jsp

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http://www.sperrytopsider.com/en/billfish-3-eye-boat-shoe/10247M.html

As usual, the shoes' color look better with the pants in person.

...now he just needs a shirt. ...for cryin' out loud... it's not like we only have 2 weekends left before we leave... oh, wait....we do.... <_<

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Alternative Guest book

We need to finish "roughing" up the edges to match the vintage map design.

Guests will sign the map and it'll be framed when we get home

(sigh....I wish I were better at taking photos.. lol the quality of this photo is quite poor.)

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Getting Ready Robes - photos

Don't mind the wrinkles, I still need to wash them.
I'll post a photo mine on so yall can see how they fit

pddcmc · March 27, 2015

Beauty

The Best Moments will be doing my hair and make-up (airbrush), as well as my MOH's.

Below are photos of styles that I like. I also emailed them a few pictures of me and described my hair texture and skin type (ie my face tends to be on the drier side, but gets oily throughout the day :mellow: )