Carlitarenee

Congratulations and welcome to the forum. There is definitely no shortage of great ideas on here!

Great job... your first dance with your father is very touching. What a wonderful memory. I love the 7-11 cards, too! Congratulations and have a wonderful wedding!!

I work remotely from home with a 12 hr time difference from my co-workers and I've definitely lost track of time and missed a meeting before. Its tough when they aren't schedule during "normal" working hours. I bet your manager will be understanding since it was an honest mistake. Its my Monday morning, but I've spent more time on here than doing work! =)

Awesome photos... I love the ones using the "fishbowl" effect or fish eye lens (really not sure what its called =)

Very cute and I love the arrangement with the Eiffel tower!

Congratulations and welcome! =)

I can't speak about Greece, but we stayed in Bali a few months back and LOVED it! We stayed at Bali Villas – Amazing Bali Villas Accommodation for Rental – Serene Villa and the people were super nice. We were treated like royalty and everything was really affordable. We had a personal driver for the day that took us all over Bali for about 40USD per person for the whole day. Here are our pics from Bali Bali - a set on Flickr . My only regret was the trip was too short! I really wanted to have our honeymoon here, but had trouble scheduling flights. So, I may be a little biased but my vote is for Bali for a honeymoon. Also, if you have any questions about where we stayed in Bali please ask.. I love reminiscing =)

Congrats and welcome!

Well crap! Now, I want to do this, too!! I think it sounds like a great idea and gives people an idea of what to wear since we have had this question a ton for our wedding. Its too late to incorporate this into our wedding, but I can't wait to see pics from everyone elses =)

OMG! Those are awesome pictures and I love the location. Very nice!

Beautiful pictures and I love your shoes!

Quote: Originally Posted by tylersgirl Everything really looks wonderful. I can't believe your mom made that veil-it is gorgeous! You are getting married 3 days after me Thank you.... I can't believe how fast everything is going and that the weddings are so close! Congrats =) and Thank you to everyone. This site has really given me a chance to have the wedding experience from afar, it so much more fun to get to share it and my FI, although incredibly patient, doesn't appreciate the details like you do =)

Quote: Originally Posted by faithers81 Are you sending some things (oot bags) ahead of time or bringing on the plane? My mom has been a HUGE help with everything and will be driving down to Florida with all the goodies. We are planning to hand the bags out at our Welcome/Rehearsal dinner the night before the cruise leaves so we don't have to carry it all onto the ship. I neglected to mention how big a help my mom has been Since we are in Singapore, I ordered everything online and designed all the items but had them shipped to my mom in South Carolina. I helped with the ideas, but she did the hard part of putting it all together. So these pictures you are seeing, is all I have seen of our wedding, too! Thank goodness for moms!!!

4.OOT Bags We ordered the bags from cheaptotes.com then sewed the logos on to create a pocket for the welcome letter, postcard, and photoshare card. We are wrapping the gifts in gift bags with colored tissue paper to make it look nicer. Our OOT bags contain: -Gum, Mints, Lifesavers - Gum since its illegal in Singapore and Lifesavers since we are on a cruise, the mints are personalized tins -Pens, Highlighters, Sticky notepads - leave notes on the door or in the room for guests/housekeeping -Goofy sunglasses, Playing cards – just for fun (hoping for some fun pics) – from Oriental Trading -Anti-bacterial lotion, Soap, first aid kit, aloe -Personalized Hot Sauce – from theknot.com -Duct tape – details below -Duct Tape – In honor of my fiancé since he had duct tape shoes and wallet when we met that everyone used to give him a hard time for. We will also include instructions to make duct tape flip flops along with this obituary ;-) OOT bag documents -Thank You postcard – we will slide these under everyone’s doors on the last night of the cruise. We will also send formal Thank you cards after we get home. Printed on VistaPrint -Photoshare card and the instructions postcard from VistaPrint -“Guestbook†Postcard – already addressed and stamped for guests to send us notes, advice, or memories. From VistaPrint -Gift tag used for the OOT bag and various gifts – this was just printed on card stock and cut out 5.Bridal Party Gifts -Groomsmen gifts – We have 8 groomsmen and are giving them an engraved flask from theknot.com and personalized Tee shirt from Vistaprint with their nicknames. We also purchased their wedding attire -I have 2 bridesmaids and I purchased their bridesmaid dress, handmade jewelry and these gifts from Personalized bridal party gifts with style at Smarty Pants Boutique . Joy was great to work with! I highly recommend her. -For our fathers, we purchased handmade silk ties in our wedding colors with personalized labels sewn into the back of the tie from Etsy seller: Rabbitstop -For our mothers, we purchased embroidered hankies from Smarty Pants Boutique (Not pictured) All packed up and ready to go!!!

3. Ceremony and Reception Ceremony Supplies - Fans – from weddingfavorites.com, will be set on the chairs for the ceremony since it is not shaded -Customized napkins for dessert/drinks - from theknot.com -Personalized Toasting Flutes – from theknot.com -Bubbles – from theknot.com, we added the ribbon in our colors and will set them in the basket for when we are re-boarding the ship Floral Inspirations Our flowers will be mango Calla Lilies, Circus Roses, and yellow orchids. The centerpieces will have sliced lemons in the vase with the same flowers. Reception We are getting married at the Westin Resort and Marina in Key West while in port for our cruise. Here is the inspiration for the reception. Our ceremony will be directly adjacent to the reception site and we will be having a champagne brunch for the reception. We will have this same tent set-up from the pic with different décor for our wedding. Brunch Menu (I love food so had to include this) -Freshly Squeezed Florida Orange Juice, Grapefruit Juice and Cranberry Juice -Scrambled Eggs, Breakfast Potatoes -French toast with Fresh Seasonal Berries and Warm Maple Syrup -Crispy Bacon and Sausage -Fresh seasonal fruit including sliced Cantaloupe, Honeydew, Watermelon, Mango, Pineapple, Grapes and Mixed Berries -Chocolate, Cream Cheese, Cinnamon Swirl and Almond Croissants, Apple Cinnamon Strudel, Pecan Sticky Buns, Raspberry Danish, and Cranberry, Blueberry and Banana Nut Muffins -Mixed Greens with Mango Vinaigrette -Fresh Tomato and Mozzarella Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette -Chicken Florentine with Sundried Tomatoes and Champagne Sauce -Calypso Mahi Mahi , Mango Beurre Blanc and Seafood Salsa -Oven Roasted Thyme and Rosemary Potatoes -Market Select Fresh Vegetables -Freshly Brewed Starbucks® Coffees and Tazo® Herbal Teas -We aren’t having a traditional cake at our wedding and instead will have 2 kinds of cupcakes: chocolate with chocolate ganache filling and vanilla with key lime filling. We will do the cake cutting ceremony later that night during dinner on the ship with the ships small cake. Wedding Favors: Three Chinese coins for luck – Scott (my FI)and I left for Singapore not long after we got engaged and have been living here for the last year. Our wedding will be the first time we have seen everyone in a year so this is our gift from Singapore to our guests. It will include a description of meaning behind the coins (for prosperity and fortune) still more....

2.Wedding Attire Sorry, can’t find the pics of me in my wedding dress but here are the pics from the website. My dress is from David’s Bridal: David's Bridal - Chiffon gown with pleated bust, empire waist, and tie back. -My shoes are from Aldo. -Jewelry from Etsy seller: SpanishMossDesigns - spanishmossdesigns on Etsy - Spanish Moss Designs -Veil is handmade by my mom Just for fun Wedding day undies Bridesmaids We have 1 MOH and 1 Bridesmaid and they will both be wearing the Jersey Wrap dress in chocolate from Victoria's Secret -Jewelry from Etsy seller: SpanishMossDesigns - spanishmossdesigns on Etsy - Spanish Moss Designs Groomsmen We have 8 groomsmen wearing natural linen drawstring pants from Men's Natural Linen Pants – Island Importer and white linen shirt from Concept by Claiborne on sale at JC Penny’s. My little brother was nice enough to model for me =) there's more....

Hi Everyone! I know I am a little early, but I have finished about 90% of my planning. I was bored sitting around on a Sunday afternoon so decided to go ahead and post my thread. First, THANK YOU! to everyone on here. I know I borrowed, stole, tweaked so many ideas from all the wonderfully talented and creative people on this site. There is no way I would have managed it without you all. Well, here it goes.... 1.Pre-cruise– We sent brochures and 2 luggage tags per person 1 month prior to the cruise. Brochure – I made the template myself using Microsoft Publisher then saved it as a JPEG file so it could be printed at Vistaprint - Attachment 3825 Luggage Tags – plastic card from Luggage Tags (easy to work with when I had questions) and insert is a business card from VistaPrint Wedding brochure.pub

Hi ladies.. just wanted to say "Hi". I'm from Dulles but FI and I have been living in Singapore for the last year due to his job. I can't wait to get back to VA to see everyone! I got excited just seeing one of you mention Tyson's in an earlier post. I already have a shopping day planned there the day after our flight lands! Good luck with the planning!

Awesome planning thread! So many wonderful details... I love your table numbers! and your wedding dress is beautiful! Glad you had a wonderful day!

Amazing pictures and everyone looks so happy!! I love picture 116 with the sun beaming right between the two of you.

Are you sailing on Enchantment of the Seas? I am going on that cruise, but it also goes to Key West which is where our wedding is. We got a private wedding coordinator outside RCCL, though for our symbolic ceremony. Have you looked at Bannister Island in Belize? That is the beach the cruises have the beach excursion on so you can get a tender directly there. I wish I had some more info for you now, but I would be happy to answer any questions when I get back from our cruise Aug 3-8. Good luck! =)

Very nice and great for DW

45 of our 50 guests will be meeting us for a Welcome/Rehearsal dinner the night before the cruise so we are handing out our bags then. We just got the plain canvas bags from cheaptotes.com and sewed pockets onto the front with our logo. In the front pocket - Welcome Brochure (Vista) - Photoshare card (Vista) - Addressed and stamped Postcard (Vista) Our OOT bags have: - First-aid kit - Duct tape (with story for it) - Gum - Mints - Lifesavers - sticky pads - highlighter and pens - fun, goofy sunglasses - deck of cards (pirates) - Anti-bac gel (coconut lime scent) - Beach theme soap - Aloe Vera - Personalized Hot Sauce - Disposable camera (wedding party bags only) - Personalized T-shirt (wedding party bags only) - I think thats all?? We are also sliding Thank you notes under their doors the last night of the cruise (again Vista). We will be sending formal thank yous later, as well.

I have felt the same way about my dress. I absolutely loved it when I bought it, but have seen so many other brides on here that look fabulous in their dresses. Come to think of it, I think I have second guessed most of my decisions when I see the great ideas on this forum! I have to say I think you look gorgeous in your dress, though.

Congrats on your engagement! There is definitely lots on this site... but be warned, its addictive!