Alyssa

We are using a Hawaiian guitarist for our ceremony. As for the reception, there will be a 4 or 5 piece Hawaiian band playing on the terrace.

wow - did he hire a move crew to help set that up? that is AMAZING! your FI is very creative

you're welcome April and P.S. thanks for changing the siggy size! Also, the 4 little buttons on the last post of a thread say: EDIT QUOTE MQ QR that is for: Edit - to edit your post (if it's yours) Quote - to quote ONLY that post MQ - to 'multi-quote' and respond to multiple posts at once QR - quick reply - this allows you to reply to a thread by using the box at the bottom and posting a "quick reply' instead of hitting the "post reply" button on the left.

Quote: Originally Posted by soontobeamrs Hey, I created a word doc on how to put together a DIY invite that I made... how do I post a word doc? when you have the post open, you click on the little yellow mountain icon (the 5th from the right on the same line as the bold, italic, underline, etc.)

you have some GREAT pictures - that is awesome! after seeing these - you must be super excited about your wedding pics!

OMG that is so funny Sarah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

wow that is a good deal! iwonder if you can get your logo put on somewhere else local or something - i wish we needed travel mugs

PS. i meant to ask you - can you please change the size of your signature picture - our maximum is 500 x 350 and your is way over! Thanks

Hi April, Ok, I am going to respond in a bullet point fashion because you sound like such a nice person and i feel like FMIL is bullying you and it is pissing me off - since I am ing out of my mind, I am afraid that if I answer you in a paragraph form, I may freak out on your FMIL and FI's family . This is your and FI's weddiing - you are on the same page that you want it in Mexico - not an option to have it ANYWHERE else. YOU are paying for this wedding - if you don't have the wedding YOU and FI want, you will never, ever forgive yourself. your FMIL needs to get over her-self - this isn't about her and if she can't 'accomodate' her own son's wedding, she has much bigger problems than travel dates. I suggest putting an end to the madness and letting FMIL know that you and FI understand that this is not the exact situation she would like but this is when /where your wedding will be. Further, let her know that she is welcome to host and pay for an AHR for her friends and family that cannot make it if that is something important to her (don't you pay for that too!!) Finally, if you allow FMIL and FI's family to control you now at the beginning of your marriage, it will never stop and continue to get worse. Good Luck and ! Alyssa

i would wait until next Spring / Summer to start looking - styles change, new ones come out -you have so much time if you get a dress now you will probably change your mind 400 times anyway!

Have fun in Brigantine Jac - you have to go to that little beach bar and have Cosmos YUM!

http://www.poconorecord.com:80/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080506/MULTIMEDIA02/80505016 I always carry one of these with me (in baby blue) - it folds up so small - i love it! They are only $5 at The Container Store but everywhere I look now they sell stuff like this.... The Container Store > Shop Travel > Totes & Briefcases > Small Nylon Shopping Bag

OMG i am so glad to see Jesse out - he was such an arrogant jerk - couldn't stand him!!! i was SUPER bummed to see that curly haired red leotard chick win HOH - she is a toolbox - i can't stand that whole alliance - well Ollie isn't bad. i hope there is a major upset and some serious manipulating b/c i would love to see Jerry go!

ours is special to us - 9/5/03 was our first date so 9/5/08 will be our 5th anniversary together so we get to keep our original anniversary date!

I am so happy for Josh - he is AMAZING!!! what a great finale show

Yari found this dress at The Gap - it is awesome Shop clothes for women, men, maternity, baby, and kids at gap.com. | Gap they keep running out of sizes so if they don't have yours check again tomorrow and the next day - weird but it worked for me!

Jaime, i would redirect the traffic and do the little biz card that way if they go to either site they will still get there!

ours was 100% ready

Quote: Originally Posted by ccwinn I'm trying to figure out what to give away as favors at the end of our wedding but am having a hard time deciding on something since it has to be small and light since we have to take everything with us in our suitcases? Do you guys have any suggestions?? Thanks!! Hi CCWinn, Please read this thread http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t24194 in regards to where to post. I will move this "wedding favors" thread from the Cabo section to the appropriate forum for you. Thanks, Alyssa

Quote: Originally Posted by kacie3344 So on last nights show... Am I the only one that thought Josh and Twitches dance was ridiculous? I was so excited to see them dance together, but not like this. I REALLY wanted to see them do hip hop together, but no dice. The "jiges" raved about it, but maybe I just didn't get it. Any thoughts? Wow, really? We LOVED that dance lol. I feel like we already know that they can both do hip-hop and have seen it all season - let's see something new and challenging - it was so much fun and so unique - i really thought it was great!

Quote: Originally Posted by caroline How are you going to ship all of this to HI, Alyssa?!! I sent a bunch of stuff USPS and Priority Mail - cheap and easy! The fans and last stuff I am finishing we will probably just take with us - we can each take 2 checked suitcases for free, 1 carry on and 1 personal item - we tend to pack pretty light so were only planning on taking 1 suitcase and 1 carry on per person + my dress so now i am thinking we will bring 1 extra suitcase with some of this stuff and send it back home before we go on our honeymoon

Quote: Originally Posted by cantorballard Denise, I just sent you an email offline. I am in South Florida. It is often quite convenient and not terribly expensive to fly in from Florida, which is what most of my clients do, because it is very difficult to find a Jewish officiant in Mexico who is flexible and considerate to the needs of the couple. I am happy to speak with you offline, as not to violate any solicitation rules here on this site. Debbi Good Morning Debbi! If Denise requested direct info from you (which she did) it is not soliciting at all to respond privately. Good Luck!

Thanks everyone

Quote: Originally Posted by S2BLennon ILOVE those! Where did you get the bamboo to make them?! LOve them! may have to steal that Idea myself! Go right ahead! We got the bamboo stalks at Lowe's in the nursery section and then FI cut them down to the size we wanted and made 1.5" inch slice on the top of each one to insert the card stock.

these are probably more like Semi-DIY b/c I copied the idea from a post I saw on here. And our very own Sandra E. (who did our update newsletter) used the same leaf motif that she used in our newsletters to add a border and carry the theme through) Here is the whole bunch of them - we still have to add the raffia ribbons to most of them: Front: Back: