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Congrats and Happy Planning.

Congrats! You should be able to find lots of great stuff on Jamaica here. Happy Planning

Cute love them! Thanks for the pic

p.s. Still waiting to hear from them. I emailed them 2 nights ago asking for clarification (since just last week I got an email saying I couldn't book until Mar/Apr). At that point I got an autoreply saying they would get back to me w/in 24 hours. Well they didn't so I emailed again last nigiht. Still waiting.

Quote: Originally Posted by JamaicaBrideToBe Yup, same with us. I sent out the save the date's last month and it covered about 130 people, but we are in Canada and the trip is quite expensive so I'm expecting that same 40-50. I'll send the invites in late July and hopefully get all the responses. What time slot are you hoping for? I asked for 2pm. I sure hope we get the days we want, this really is a lot of notice. Yep we sent our STDs about a month ago so people could get off work and all that. (and start saving) Most of our group will be coming from MN but my FI is from Canada so we have a small group that will be coming from Toronto. I am going for the 4:00 slot... I always wanted a sunset wedding and this is as close as I can get! Hopefully we can both get what we want! We are doing it early enough and with picking weekdays (instead of the traditional Fri/Sat) you would think there would be better chances at this point in time.

Congrats! Love the thumbprint pic... can't wait to see more.

Love the guys with parasols! Too funny.

Quote: Originally Posted by JamaicaBrideToBe That's exciting! How many are you expecting? Our friends and fam are coming from the Thursday through to the Sunday so that's why we booked Tuesday. I'm pretty excited to be there for New Years too. So far our turn out is between 40-50 people I honestly have no idea what our turn out will be... if everyone we invited came (which obviously won't happen) we would have like 106. Realistically I am thinking 30-50. But with a major chunk being college students... it is hard to say until they actually have to put money down. That Tuesday will be our second choice... I have some guests arriving the Sat/Sun and then some guests who will probably be leaving Wed. So I really would like Monday... but we'll see. Keeping my fingers crossed!

Congrats! Happy Planning

Congrats! Happy Planning

Congrats! You should be able to find some great info here! Good luck and happy planning.

Welcome

Quote: Originally Posted by JamaicaBrideToBe I booked our flights yesterday as we are flying down with Aeroplan points and then paying for the hotel seperatly. We are going a bit early to spend a few days with family at Christmas and then heading to the Hotel on New Years. I'm hoping to get my time booked for Jan 6 - but if I have to change it by a day it's not the end of the world. We will be there at the same time My wedding (hopefully) will be on Monday the 5th... but we plan on going down Wednesday Dec 31st for the New Year and staying through the 10th. Our family and friends will be there for varying amounts of times/dates depending on what works for them.

Wow everything looked great! I'm adding a picture of yoru cake to my cake file! Also love the placecard flipflops... where did you get them from?

Congrats! You should be able to find some great info here. Good luck and happy planning.

Congrats! Happy Planning.

Hehe... glad to know I'm not the only Hills fan! I wonder why sometimes... but I am addicted. I completely agree though... Spencer is creepy.

Quote: Originally Posted by katrina so i had been thinking about getting these canvas totes but just couldn't pull the trigger. i don't really like how "sack-like" these bags are and i really didn't want to iron anything on... so i decided to risk it and order the non-woven totes from cheaptotes.com and i am sooooo impressed. they have structure to them with an actual bottom. i got them in orange and white. the colors on the site are awful which is part of what made me nervous. but seriously both colors are really bright and vibrant. so i definately recommend these as an alternative to the canvas. if anyone is interested and would like me to take a pic i can. Gusett Non Woven Tote If you could take a photo that would be great! Preferably with a water bottle or something for size reference. tahnks!

So much fun! I love the idea of squirt guns.

So cute! I love the design and colors.

I think it is really cute that he put the time into choosing it! And the lyrics are really sweet.

Cute! Looks like a fun site.

Quote: Originally Posted by JamaicaBride062108 So I was talking about the forum the other night and how helpful it was to my mom. She replies, " I'd like to check it out but I feel like I'd be invading your privacy. Like reading your diary or something." Hehe... that is cute! I sometimes have to watch what family stuff I vent about because my aunt is on here (love you Auntie Joan!) and would hate for some of my initial thoughts/anger/frustration to get back to my family!

Wow... that is very kind of you to help your sister! You should be able to find lots of great info here. Happy Planning!

From what I have heard... Riu has up to 3 weddings per day. And I am still confused w/ the 2009 booking.... For those of you have "confirmed" your date... is it actually confirmed? Or did you get the confirmation email that says... "Riu Hotels & Resorts is pleased to inform you that your request has been received. We will request the judge/minister's service for the date and time you specified. This process may take up to a week. If the judge/minister is available you will receive a confirmation code, instead if unfortunately they are not available we will contact you to discuss your options." I have gotten this in response...followed by the email I had listed above. I replied to the last one asking the Riu for clarification last night and am still waiting for a repsonse. (I got their auto-reply saying someone would get back to me w/in 24 hours) I will let you know once I hear something.