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I agree with everyone above. Creating a registry is really fun. You can go crazy with that scanner gun at the stores and have a blast. There will more than likely be someone who is or is not attending your wedding that will want to buy you a gift, so go for it. I unexpectadly had a lady from the church I grew up in 12 years ago send a gift from Bed Bath and Beyond last week, so you never know.

Hope you had a woderful time today!

At first a ton of people said they were coming, but when we changed the location to Jamaica, we only had about 10 people respond which is fine. I want an intimate type of affair.

Quote: Originally Posted by MikkiStreak Our BM hasn't come right out and said he doesn't want to go or won't go... instead, he's more subtle with statements like, "Do you really think anyone is going to show up? I'd hate to see you disappointed" and "No one is going to have enough time to plan if you don't tell them all the expenses now" (um, hello, that's why we announced we were going away to get married 1.5 years before the actual date and told people to estimate between $1000-1500 for it!) and my favorite, "Why don't you guys just go do a JP wedding and go out to eat like my sister did? They wanted to save money for a house." I think he's just doing it because he has another friend who is getting married in Mexico this year and he's wondering how he can squeeze in both of them. Hell, last weekend he even had his other buddy call my FI to tell him about how for their wedding, they both got 1st class airline tickets, plus hotel stay for $1800 (total for both). Ummm, right- don't think so. Just 1 first class ticket costs more than that... Is it me, or when you give people almost 2 years time to plan and save for the wedding,it seems to make things worse. I made that mistake and it seems like people just ignore it when you say"HELLO, WE are getting married so do a payment plan to ease the financial burden" or we understand that you will not be able to make it and we will see you when we get back.

I agree with everyone above. There is something about weddings, especially destination weddings, that bring out the nut jobs. Just stick to your plans and enjoy youself. They will eventually come around and deal with it or they won't and if that is the case , they have the problem and not you.

Quote: Originally Posted by Christine WINE CORK CANDLES - ROMANTIC DINNER AMBIANCE | UncommonGoods Thanks so much!

Quote: Originally Posted by Christine oh you should get the wine cork candles and put those at the top-those are adorable, I am sending my BM a pic of those right now because I am having a centerpiece dilema now! good idea! That is a great idea!! I can still have the candle effect when the sun sets . I think I lost the link for the cork candles, do you happen to have it on hand? Thanks!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by Tlseege I LOVE IT! I actually prefer the darker bottle though. I think the lighter one just blends in too much. Very creative! I love your idea of using the darker bottle. The darker bottle is actually cheaper to buy at $10 a pop and I just re looked at the picture and the label matches the corks. I kinda just threw the left over bottle of wine that I had in the fridge to get a visual, but Eurkea I think that will work...plus it is one of my favorite wines .hehhehe If my FMIL starts stressing me out during the party I will always have a reserve on the tables to turn too...

Quote: Originally Posted by cheese_diva Love It!!! I don't get the part about it being "beachy" but the corks in place of sand and a candle, I think it looks great. I still have to add the super affordable starfish and sanddollars that oriental trading sells to create the beach feeling. But nothing will over power the WINE heehehehe

I finally figured out a way to combine my love of wine /champagne and the beach in my centerpieces for my crabcrack/AHR. I bought the raffia bows from Micheals and I still have to get starfish and sand dollars from oriental trading to mix in with the corks. I harrased the local wineries to give me their used corks. The hurricane vases are from Pier One when they had the 12 dollar sale last year. I will be having my crabcrack at a park that overlooks the water on the Northshore of Long Island where there are alot of wineries. Ok, so the truth is, I just want another excuse to drink plenty o wine during the party.

Very nice.

Wonderful article. Thanks for the tips!!

Congratulations! Your wedding looked so beautiful.

Is there a list of must take pictures somewhere? Thank you!!

Quote: Originally Posted by amyh no, curly willow is very flexable and i literally crammed it into the vase! Excellent!! I will have to order this ASAP. It looks so beautiful. Thank you.

Quote: Originally Posted by amyh they look like white Phalaenopsis Orchids Catalina Silk Flowers - Silk Orchids - White Phalaenopsis Orchid Stem To keep them from floating you can either place the whole stem in the vase, if its too light, maybe try adding river rocks or somehthing of the sort to hold the stem in place. Or, what I did was use curly willow and individually tied each flower onto the orchid.. it was a pain but I tried it with fresh mini orchids PITA! Thank you!! Do you twist the stem to get the curly effect?

Does anyone know what type of flower is in this picture? I love the idea but am not sure how to keep the flowers afloat in my hurricane vases.

I did see the engravers at Micheals and I am afraid that I am not that talented. So I think I will just keep it simple and tie a customized tag like the one below to the label with some red curling ribbon, otherwise, I think I will end up on the psych ward if I tried to engrave the 100 plus mallets that I will have. But thank you so much for all of your help!

Quote: Originally Posted by mexicomelissa I got mine from here; Shop eBay Canada Store - Special day wedding accessories:: Category 1 I haven't received them yet but as soon as I do I'll let you know what they're like! (Great prices & shipping though!) Thank you so much for this recomendation. This was exactly what I was looking for.

Quote: Originally Posted by amanda&gabe2008 Hey there, I looked at this site as well It is very beautiful! One wedding planning company that is repuatable and very easy to work with and does weddings at this location is: Tropical Weddings Jamaica -Ocho Rios ~Montego Bay~ Private Villa & Cruiseship Weddings Good Luck to you!!! Has anyone on this board used tropicalweddingsjamaica.com. The site looks wonderful.

It looks really beautiful.

Quote: Originally Posted by akh you can also buy an engraver yourself - i don't know how expensive they are, but i think you can get them for pretty reasonable. and maybe check into getting them engraved - it might not be that much $$! maybe check your local craft store or craig's list to find a local craftsman. Thank you. Do you have any recomendations for where I could buy an engraver?

I was wondering if anyone had any ideas how I could customize the mallets that I will be giving away as a favor for my ahr/crabcrack? To get it engraved will be pretty expensive but I am worried that if i print out a clear lable to put on the handle that the label will smudge.

Yes, this is definately an excuse for me to drink more wine!! LOL I love all of the ideas. The wine charm is especially appealing because everyone can use them. Thank you!!