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We are doing a Celtic hand fastening ceremony. They have versions of the hand fasting for nationalities also. There is the hand ceremony. If you think you can get through it without crying. There is a part I really love about the Mayan/cosmic ceremony where each of your guests get to come up and say something to you both; a blessing, passing on wisdom, a poem, a song, whatever they want. If your guest list is on the smaller side like your this might be an option. Hope those help. Carla

Quote: Originally Posted by PhillyBride09 I have a question for those who actually made OOT bags and carried all of the stuff with them...Did you need a whole extra suitcase?? Thats exactly same conclusion we came to was how to get it all down there so I think we are going to do small OOT bag with a underwater camera, welcome booklet, excursion gift certificate and maybe on or two other SMALL things. Still working on how we are going to package it up, I really wanted to stay away from the whole bag idea. I am starting to think it might be fun to wrap them up like a birthday present for people to open.

Quote: Originally Posted by MalibuBarbie We just got our electric bill for July/August----a whooping 517.00 for a small two bedroom house----our electric co-op raised our rates almost 34% for the summer months and they know that its not like we can leave the AC off for the summer (avg temp here in summer is 124) or we can use another company----they have us nailed to the wall! OMG!! That is outrageous. The worse I have ever seen a summer bill here in MI is like $250. Those kind of bills seem to hit just when you think your getting started on the right track. Don't worry it will work out, it always does. The cruise prices for your cruise don't come out till November right? I thought they came out 1.5 years before the cruise. Have you looked on cruisemates to see when the dates come out? Planning on my end is going good but slow at the same time. First our TA called to tell us he had been in the hospital for surgery and was only now just getting back home to email his clients. He is still confined to home but will hopefully be back in the office in the next couple weeks and send the research he did for us. Then my FMIL calls to tell us they are having problems in CA and will probably be moving back to MI and living with us! They are the greatest people so I don't mind plus having my very own Martha Stewart in the house will help me on the wedding planning. Truthfully I think they are coming back because my FSIL, youngest sibling, left CA to come to college in MI. That with the combination of us getting engaged is making them want to be here. So things have got put on hold as we get ready for them. On the positive side I think I have found the dress I want. Still have to find a place to try it on but A-line dresses almost always look good on my body shape so its a pretty good bet. And Chris created a planning blog and website for us. And I put together a ideas album. (see signature). OK so looking back maybe we have done a bit of planning I guess I just keep looking at all the things I still have to do and it doesn't seem like much. Keep posting I can't wait to see yours. I check every day to see if you have posted. Carla

Sarah does them: Sproullie Designs | Custom Photobooks, Invitations and more! She is awesome. I know she is really backed up right now but if you submit the form and then email her about your situation I am sure she could squeeze you in. Good luck and can't wait to see your pics of the invites, Carla

Hi All, Our guest list has grown and now I need a good way to communicate information about booking to people other than immediate family. Did you include booking information in your STD's, invitations or both? How much info did you include in your STD and/or invitations. Thanks in advance. As the guest list grows this forum is the only thing keeping me sane. Carla

Here is what I am throwing around for ours: Quote: In a tropical paradise in the Riviera Maya while surrounded by family and friends Carla & Chris Became husband & wife We would be honored if you could join us for a blessing of our marriage. Date, time Location Celebration to follow @ Location. Its not perfect yet but it might give you a start..... Carla

Quote: Originally Posted by Virg K I am slow.... to me when I read OOT bag, I read LOOT bag. WHAT DOES OOT stand for LOL! Well I guess loot would be a good name for them too. It actually stand for out of town.

Quote: Originally Posted by MissLucky7Bride If and when you create an OOT bag, I would love to see how it comes out! Thanks again! We are definitely going to do an OOT something, just not keen on the whole bag idea. Might go for the mini-cooler bag instead. But don't worry I will so post. Working on the passport style welcome letter now.

Quote: Originally Posted by cmanalo Hi! The floral print on the front is actually a stamp. I used purple first then did a silver ink (the scan doesn't do the invites justice!!!) Then I scanned it and did it In Design. The font is actually a deep purple and the paper is a cardstock silvery paper. The stamps on the passport were done on In-Design and Photoshop. All I did was search stamps online and cleaned up the wording and then typed in the facts with the same font color. Hope that helps you out! =) Helps a ton! I was guessing the stamps were a photoshop job.

Quote: Originally Posted by cmanalo OK one more question. How did you make the facts look like stamps? You didn't hand stamp those right? I want to do something like this for my welcome book for OOT bags.

Quote: Originally Posted by trance_angelx0x You could go to a store and pretend you want to buy a platinum band with them to see if it would look nice. That is exactly what I was going to suggest. Me E-ring is white gold and next to a platinum one you can tell the difference but its not to bad.

Quote: Originally Posted by *Heather* If you've booked your wedding photog already, a lot of times they offer e-pics for free. Actually we are booking Del Sol in the Riviera Maya for the wedding. So we won't be able to go down there to have e-pics done. It would be awesome if we could.

In my signature there is a link to my planning albums. I have one whole album just dedicated to color ideas. Plus alot of the pictures in my ceremony album are orange too. Here is the one that started us on orange:

Quote: Originally Posted by SunBride I would say 200-300$ is probably average for an average photographer. One with less experience might do it for 100$ or even for free (beginner photographer) and I don't want to imagine what the most expensive photographers probably charge. That's great!! I thought it was going to run a lot more. We just want to do a couple hours outdoors and have the photos on DVD in high res. Thanks so much, I feel better now.

Quote: Originally Posted by cmanalo I LOVE THEM!! Nice to see another bride using the travel theme besides me. Where did you get the purple pink flourish thing on the side of the boarding pass? Is that 2 font in different colors? Carla

Quote: Originally Posted by cheese_diva I used a flourish font and spent hours searching online. Thanks for posting the font. I added it my growing collection. LOL

Quote: Originally Posted by MelanieS Terrific idea; thanks for compiling everything into one list. Here's a few more items to add: *Frisbees *Shout stick or wipes *Mints/gum *Small flashlights OK all added. Thanks for adding to the list. I love the shout sticks/wipes.

Hi all, I want TONS of petals for our aisle and tables. I know I can't bring them in so where do I get freeze dried petals in the Riviera Maya? Thanks girls, Carla

OK dumb question. How do I go about asking a mod to do this? I don't even have an idea of who the mod is.

I read that the morning is amazing for lighting and making the ocean look very blue. Hope that helps.

Hi All, I just realized one thing I forgot to budget for was engagement photos. How much should I budget for this? I am at a total loss on this one. Carla

What about AHR location vendors? We have not picked our AHR location and could definitely use some help.

if it is a .jpg or .jpeg you can't edit easily unless you know a editing program like photoshop or gimp. Who made it for you? They should be able to change the color for you if they have the original file.

Quote: Originally Posted by Davematthews16 I like how you put it in alphabetical order lol The guys at work always tease that you can't spell analytical without the word anal.

I agree that I like the way Becks worded it. Since I can't seem to find anything on Google I am going to use "The Barbara Smith Family & Guest". It just sounds right. Thanks again. You ladies are the best!!