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Classadiva, your pictures are hot! Isn't Jen great? you had nothing to worry about. What a great gift for your FI.

I know they're sold but where did you get the table number holders?

Thanks for sharing your story so it can help other brides.

Ahhhh so sorry to hear about this. This must be difficult for you but I hope it all works out. Let your parents know how you feel and how much you would like them to be there. It's all up to them in the end.

Beautiful bride and great pictures... thanks for sharing! I love the greenery in the backdrop of the pictures.

Quote: Originally Posted by meldal101010 Ughhhh.....I really can't believe so many couples have to go through this. When we were planning we sent out 100 invites & 55 people came back saying they were coming, just by word of mouth, email etc...well our RSVPs are supposed to be returned by June 1st & we've only recieved 5 back...5 out of 100 invites...ridiculous. The worst is that I really wanted to get some things bought so we went ahead & ordered 60 of everything because these 55 people were for sures...now people are backing out & we have a for sure guest list of 28 people....I even went ahead & ordered 60 mugs from discount mugs---not cheap & now we have double what we'll need. I can't even sell them because we had them personalized:s SUPER frustrating...but in a way my fault for taking peoples words & not waiting until they were booked... I'm so sorry to hear about that!!Isn't this so annoying? I'm two months away and still afraid to buy anything yet. Maybe I will wait until the beginning of June. We have 57 confirmed but that doesn't mean everyone will come! I'm sure I will get someone who rsvp'ed but didn't buy ticket/reserve room and will back out at the last minute. Are you having an AHR? maybe you can give out extra personalized items then? I was planning on getting my oot bags made from discount mugs. They have such a great variety.

I know ladies it's definately a pain. I got a few more responses way after the date but there are still about 30 ppl who we haven't heard from. The only person I planned to contact was a girlfriend who in the beginning said yes she will be there and wouldn't miss it for the world. Well she's probably not coming but I never heard from her until I called. I was actually going to ask her to be a BM when we first got engaged. I guess Im glad I didn't because that would be more $ for her.

What a wonderful planning thread! Everything looks great and I'm sure it will be beautiful. Can't wait to hear the details. ENJOY EVERY MINUTE OF IT!!

My Jillian Micheals hasn;t been used in some time. I need to get back on track since I have 2 months left. I just need to find some motivation.

Nice job for your first try. I wouldn't have the first clue about doing one of my own.

Welcome and Congrats. You will find plenty of information to help with the planning!!

WELCOME and best wishes on your upcoming wedding! Be sure to share how it all went when you get back.

I agree with previous posters... don't use this time to worry about the small stuff like programs! Maybe you can get someone to help you with it, otherwise scrap it. You have plently of other things to deal with. 104 people- you guys will have a blast! Enjoy.

Quote: Originally Posted by valentinbride so based on divadivine25´s experience with the invisible braids, i decided to try them out. i am so glad i did! I am in Mexico and it is soooo hot! but beautiful! I love the fact that I don{t have to constantly do my hair every morning! I got wet and wavy human hair 18 inches. I can just wash my hair and go! just let it air dry or dry with a blow dryer, and it looks so pretty!!! I am not an expert with these braids but let me know if anyone has any questions. Getting married on Tuesday-wish me luck!!! So glad you like your hair! Best of luck on Tuesday and be sure to share a review and pics from your special day.

Quote: Originally Posted by bahiabride2010 Had a super productive DIY day with my bridesmaids yesterday! I completed alot of projects from my TO DO list! It feels great to have these things checked off: - Wrapped and attached programs to Raffia Fans - Wrapped ribbon around bubbles for ceremony - Packed up Survival Kits - hand sanitizer, chapstick, toothpaste, lens cleaning cloths, advil, imodium, lotion, and tissues - Packed up Stationary Kits - notepad, pen, keychain, sticky notes, bookmarks, postcards, picture sharing card, magnet - Packed up all OOT bags and attached Thank You Letter - Wrapped pashminas with ribbon - still need to attach a label Up next - lose another 5-10 lbs, finalize our Meet the Guest Sheet, buy tea lights, finish sanddollar placecards, write thank you speech for the reception! WOW! You got a lot done. I haven't even made any purchases for the oot bags.

Well I took a trip to Kinkos and spoke to a nice salesperson who answered all of my questions about creating a welcome booklet. I was even able to take home two samples of options to show FI. They're not as expensive as I thought especially since I'm going to keep it simple. You all should check out vista print. I placed two orders and will get a few free items. I purchased business cards for work, 4 personalized totes(FREE- additional to remove vistaprint logo) , 2 personalized tee(free), personalized sticky pad(FREE), personalized hat(FREE) all for about $23( includes shipping!) Then as you are about to place the order it will ask if you want more items at a cheaper price- that's how I got two free bags per order. The trick is to add a few items to your cart but you can't have too much free stuff or the prices change on you. But I tried a few combinations and was able to get a few free items. If you do a search for vista print coupons and click on links you can get some cool stuff. The only is that you will have to pay shipping but it works out cheaper than all the stuff you can get. I'm still up in the air about if I will give out personalized oot bags so I may use these few items as "door prizes" at our welcome reception.

Like Diamondgirl said I think you should be booking very soon for next April.. If you have a date in mind you don't want to be disappointed. We booked a little more than one year before to secure our date and send out std's. We didn;t book travel until about 10 months before.

Love the pics! The photogs are very talented at what they do!!

Quote: Originally Posted by stachr I have no idea what to get my or FIs parents for gifts. I found cute hankys on etsy for the moms, I was thinking either a dinner on the beach or massage. I don't know what to get our parents either. The men are easier.. I'm thinking about hankys too. I wanted something special for our moms... may a nice picture frame, jewelry?? I like the massage and dinner ideas.

I know, I noticed the same thing. I may have to place multiple orders.

Quote: Originally Posted by Jennybell1 But then dont you pay shipping 20 different times?? It will actually work out cheaper for the quality you're getting. Maybe add a few free things to one order and just pay one shipping fee per order.

Great idea! I gonna see what I can get for free also. Thanks for sharing.

Quote: Originally Posted by Leigh17 Have you checked out vistaprint.com? You can sign up for their email list and you'll get emails for lots of stuff free (just pay shipping). I've done free brochures, postcards, etc. (even my canvas OOT bags), and they all look very professional. I uploaded my logo & put it on tons of projects. As long as you can wait 21 days for the slow shipping, the shipping is reasonably priced. I usually get about 5 items for about $5 total shipping. That's so funny, I've had a vistaprint account for years now. I played with making a brochure and std postcard but haven't ordered any wedding related stuff from them. I just signed up to get emails... maybe I will get some free stuff.I'll take free stuff any day!

Quote: Originally Posted by tracy0716 I've been trying to decide the same thing about our welcome letter/itinerary. I guess it really depends on how many guests you have coming and how much money you're willing to spend. I really like the idea of a postcard for your itinerary (I just might steal it). I was thinking about buying a box of blank cards and hand writing welcome letters/thank yous to our guests. I noticed you have about 55 people coming so that doesn't sound reasonable. I don't know about including all of the other info. Your FI is right, the hotel should provide that and I think most have that info in the rooms now. I was going to look into Staples for professionally printing our itineraries, not sure if anyone else has done this either. I can't believe we're down to 2 months and have to make these decisions!! Handwriting letters is a great idea! But yes, you're right it would be a difficult task for 55+ guests. lol. I found cute postcard invitations on 123print.com(50 for $20) and vistaprint. I guess that can be an option which I really like. I don't know why I create more projects for myself. I need to just keep it simple. I haven't been to staples yet either, maybe I can check them out and see what they can do.

ladies I have a question- are you doing a welcome letter/ booklet? I put together a little booklet with welcome letter, itinerary, resort info, things to do, restaurants. I've been looking for someone to design it for me and the price ranges from 2.15-4.50. I'm wondering if it's all really worth it. I know that more than half the guests will throw it away and probably won't even use the info. I know they won't even read it either. Should I waste all that time and energy? I have all of this stuff on our website and don't think people have even looked at it. FI thinks it's a waste and believes guests can go to the concierge to get all of the info I'm paying to give to them. Once I told him I can diy he said maybe we can just get it professionally done. I found these large postcards and was just thinking of putting the welcome letter on one side and maybe itinerary/wedding day instructions on the other. Then just print up things to do/ restaurants on color paper and put in welcome bag... I don't want it to look cheesy. Any thoughts? What are you doing?