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Drat, the sale's over. Those were so cute!

What a gorgeous dress - and I agree - that story is great -poor guy!

I just want to thank you guys so so so much for writing what you did. It is such a relief to hear that others are having/have had the same experience, and even more importantly that we should all do what we want since it is our wedding! Thanks again, and good luck with your planning!

Great idea about the personal note. I'll have to remember that as well!

That's so awesome! And that cake looks ridiculously good - aside from you guys looking so happy!

How timely, I was wondering the same thing! i would agree that it makes sense to invite all to the AHR.

Totally. I mean, it's not like you're getting a tattoo on your foot - it comes off with nail polish remover if you don't like it!

I'm all for the little touches that we do to make our day special. Go for it!

Perhaps you can have a "sweetheart table" for you, your husband, and your bridal party if you have one. And then have unassigned tables for everyone else.

I love that idea! Looks very cool.

Wow both rings are amazing! I just showed your pics to FI and he agreed that they looked great together...

Definitely sounds like she needs to meet a minimum. Or else you made quite an impression on her the few times you met her :-) I would just rsvp my regrets to the shower. And for the wedding I would rsvp my regrets and write a little note wishing them well.

Arrrghh, this planning is so frustrating! This is my 2nd wedding (FI's first) so I feel guilty asking people to spend so much money traveling for a 2nd wedding. We've fluctuated from trying to find a latin restaurant in Manhattan that can accommodate appx. 80 ppl (seemingly impossible) to a destination wedding. Right now we're looking at inviting everyone for the destination wedding and throwing out the idea of the NYC reception. Until this morning. Thinking about it on the subway, I think I've decided that I want to have an AHR as well. I just have the feeling that a lot of people will not be able to make it (I predict that about 30 people would show in DR), andI really want to celebrate! And having an AHR will allow people to celebrate without having to spend so much. I guess my question is for those brides who are planning their second weddings, do you have any guilt about asking people to spend so much money to your second wedding?

one of my girlfriends had cupcakes instead of a cake and it was great. The baker arranged them in a pyramid and there was enough for people to have more than 1. I love the idea.

To me it depends on what's in the bags - but typically 1 per couple. If you have people sharing rooms who aren't together, give 1 per person.

Heck yeah! Those are expensive and not something that you would necessarily buy for yourself.

Wow, thank you so much for the awesome welcome - what a great board!

Hello! my name is Aliya, and my FI and I are in the initial stages of planning a destination wedding in Punta Cana in April of 2009. Not sure which resort yet - but I'm having fun doing the research -and trying not to get overwhelmed with all of the options out there. I have found the boards here to be invaluable in pointing me in the right direction - thank you!!! I look forward to reading and posting on the boards. Aliya