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Christina- Your bouquets/flowers are beautiful! My flowers will be orchids too but with a touch of roses. $650 is not bad for everything you got, you can't beat that, esp. when comparing to what you were going to pay for fresh flowers. I'm looking at the site you mentioned now, thanks for the help. Michele- Not sure if this is a jersey pharma thing, but i'm off work all next week too have fun on vacation. Tracy and Tonir- Thanks for sharing your lists. One thing I can cross off, which wasn't on my list yesterday was book an AHR venue. FI and I finally put a deposit down on a banquet hall we like yay!!

Michele- Congrats on having more people attend!! I love finding out more and more people are coming, it just makes it more special that you can share with them your marriage ceremony. Tracy- Keep us posted, i'll keep my fingers crossed for you! Tonir- What other things do you need to do? My list is still pretty long too, and with the holidays in a few short days, I'm not getting much done either. In Jan. I plan to: Get FI a suit along with his GMs Finish up my bouquets- btw went to AC Moore lastnight, not a single real touch rose I'll have to call Hobby Lobby before I make a hike out there. Buy OOT bags and items to stuff it with Get fitted for my dress Pay for my flight- this I should've done a looooooooooooooong time ago I hope I'm not missing anything.

nicely done!

Oo, very nice. Thanks for the share. It looks like I'll be making a trip out there..or can I just order online?

Quote: Originally Posted by Simistar Oh my gosh -- I'm SO late in posting this update, but better late than never, right?:-) Between work and waiting for our friend to get us the pics, it all took a while...plus my general laziness:-) In the end I just chose a really simple one on the flowers as this one seemed to "blend" with the other photos better (i.e. couldn't tell it WASN'T taken in Mexico, lol:-)) Anyway, here's the shot I ended up going with: And here's how I laid it out in the album (it's ona double-page spread): (am going to post my album pages as soon as I have time:-)) So, not as creative or gorgeous as some of the shots on here, but I think it works:-) Thanks for all your help ladies! :-) Beautiful! I love how the white and green pop against the rings!!

how cute! you did such a nice job.

Quote: Originally Posted by caribbeanLover I got them at vistaprint and they were 50% off. $5.50 a bag I got 10 bags. The total was 55$ or something and $9 for shipping. I am really sorry.. I have no idea about anything to do with real touch flowers. I thougt they were kind of pricy so I went with fake flowers from the dollar store lol yeah it's just insane how much the traditional weddings cost now and days. It's just sooo much cheaper doing DW and it's so beautiful.Kind of hard to say no lol I know nothing fancy and they look fake. I figured/hoping no one will notice with the sunlight and all lol You know what, being that your flowers are from the dollar store, they look pretty good to me! And I am definite you won't be able to tell in your pictures that they're fake. Nice job! Quote: Originally Posted by jerseykitten Jersey weddings are out of control. The last one I went to had to cost 50K at least. My first wedding, 11 years ago was about 25K, and FI had a big first wedding too, so we both wanted something smaller. I will tell you my mom was DYING to go to Kleinfelds to shop for a dress, just for the experience, but I was very happy to go to a local dress shop, and my Maggie Sotero cost less than my dress 11 years ago that I bought at Davids Bridal. go figure! Seriously, I can't wrap my head around spending $50K on a wedding. I have friends who have taken out loans to to pay for theirs... not ideal to me. I'd rather lose it all now and gain it in the future instead of being tied down to paying off my wedding loan on top of my mortgage. To each his/her own right?

Quote: Originally Posted by caribbeanLover don't worry your not alone. I orginally planned an in town wedding, the church style wedding. So of couse my dress is the big princess dress. Then my FI realized just how much this in town wedding was going to cost, so he finally agreed to do a DW. But now I am stuck with this big dress. So my mom and I went out and bought a light fitted dress.. I got it off the rack so I payed only $95 for it. It'll be for dancing and TTD. OMG this is me too! My hometown wedding was going to cost me $50K, so FI and I said DW was the way to go! Quote: Originally Posted by caribbeanLover LOL I just realize the FI had his jean zipper down. Thankful it's not noticeable and he is wear underwear!! lol (reason he isn't wearing the pants is because they were delayed in giving it us and so I just took the pic of the jacket to get an idea of the color) LOL!! Sorry to bring this up again. Does anyone know if hobby lobby or AC Moore has real touch roses?? The nearest hobby lobby is about an hour and ahalf away from me And AC Moore is on a congested highway. So before I make it out to either of those two I want to make sure theycarry it.

Quote: Originally Posted by Fruitcrush dublauvelt- I have the same questions too. I don't like that the WC does not contact you until 3 months prior.. if not closer to your wedding date. It doesn't allow much time for budgeting. The smallest things add up! For us,we want to know about candles and all the extras for the reception. I want to start collecting things now while they are on clearance! I'm a discount shopper with these types of things! I found out who my WC is and I will probably try to email after the New Year so that I have a better idea of things. There are many things I can wait on arranging, but others I NEED to know now Adriana Seriously, my date is getting closer and closer and all these small things I'm not counting now will totally put me over budget. I know it! If you ever come across a price list of things let me know Quote: Originally Posted by slapsappyhappy did anyone get a pricelist from the decor company? (Decocancun or Zuniga) I asked my travel agent to find out but she is having a hard time getting it from them b/c my wedding is so far away. I would love to know how much the light up dance floor is! I saw it in one of the reviews of a wedding that was at Dreams cancun. It had a light up dance floor on the beach and lights underneath each table, it looked awesome! The dj company I was looking into for my AHR has this option. This might give you a price point but with the dj company a 4x4 square is $200 each. And they're based out of NJ.... so it will most likely cost a lil different than that but just a heads up.

I'm with you, I can't imagine paying in the thousands for my dress. Yeah, it's for my wedding and it'll only happen once, but ... that money could be spent elsewhere. I have a friend with a hefty budget for her weddign through her fiance's family and she's spending $10k on her dress. My jaw dropped when I heard that. I think now she regrets it though because she could've used a lot of that money toward something else. Oh, and she was totally one of those girls who went to Kleinfelds (however u spell it). I don't think she aired though.

Quote: Originally Posted by caribbeanLover she wanted a dress that was 6000$ and her mom wanted to spend only 3000$ and she through a hissy fit. In the store. An adult!!! said ' I pay so much for my clothes how could I not for my own wedding dress' or 'I payed 1000$ for so and so's wedding, I am going to spend this muh on my dress' Snobbie little bi*ch lol hahahah! you're reaction is hilarious

Does anyne know if hobby lobby or ac moore has real touch roses?

Quote: Originally Posted by Erica_Bellerive Thanks, It does seem to be getting better (Knock on wood). I have one more semester left in my degree as well so it will be a big year for me and my fiancé. Has anyone had second thoughts about their dress. I love my dress but I keep watching shows like “Say Yes to the Dress†and then I start to question my pick lol. I got my dress in Sept. and have only seen it maybe twice. I watch "say yes to the dress" but I don't know, I love my dress (even though I didn't have the "This is the one" moment). Each dress fits a different personality and body type. I just think I'm lucky I found the right one. Second guessing will only make you hate your dress more, I'm sure you look stunning in it anyway! Quote: Originally Posted by caribbeanLover OMG- did you see Friday's show.. it was an hour. Holy moly picky rich girl. I hated her lol Lol, I missed this. What happened? How much was the dress?

I have a question about additional costs that are not listed on the MP website ie. translation of documents, mariachi during cocktail hour (i'm assuming it costs the same as for ceremony), ipod station (was it $400?), dress pressing, cost of linens, hurricane candles, etc. I want to keep things in budget and would really like to know in advance how much everything else costs besides the rooms and wedding packages, if there's anything I didn't mention please let me know! Thanks!

Quote: Originally Posted by caribbeanLover ok so I finally got my pictures up. I put them on facebook. So I thought it'd just be easier to give you the link for that then to upload them on to Photobucket again.. Login | Facebook Let me know if it doesn't work! Tracy, just saw your engagement pics. You both look great and I love the yellow leaves in the background!

Quote: Originally Posted by moonpalacebride Hi everyone! Wow, I found this forum yesterday and signed up IMMEDIATELY!!! I read through every single page and couldn't wait for my account to be validated so I could start posting! The amount of info I've received from you guys is awesome and I'm sooo glad I stumbled across this website!! I'm getting married April 23rd, 2010 at 3pm on the beach at Moon Palace and I can't wait....!!! Just wanted to say hi, and congrats to everyone! Looking forward to contributing soon! ~Jenn Hi and welcome! We're getting married a week apart! What have you gotten done so far? Quote: Originally Posted by TonyandTricia That's where I've been assigned as well. Have you been there and seen it? Just curious how you liked it if you have. I think that I'm going to have my private function later in the evening (wedding is at 2 pm) so figure that I don't necessarily have to have the terrace right next to it, but that's where I've been assigned as of now. No I haven't seen the terrace.. only through pictures that the WC has sent me. I hope I will love it in person lol.

Rob- I was assigned the Bugambilias gazebo/terrace too. I wanted the Tucan gazebo/terrace but that's already booked, it's OK though. If you still need pics PM me. FutureMrsMoulten- Sorry to hear about the BM dropping out! Don't worry, it's them that'll be missing out.

Quote: Originally Posted by caribbeanLover Thanks guys for your opinions about the table favours. You guys are just so helpful and amazing!!! I think I really like the 'mint to be' idea. I just have to look for it now, so if any of you find the thread, pls pass it along. I have the fans in the OOT bag for the woman. I actually was walking on St-Hubert street and walk into a chiness (those cool stores) and found the fans on sale for $.99 Just keep looking Jodi, you'll find them somewhere. Where exactly are you? I have a friend in Ireland (his actually coming to the wedding) if your close enough I am sure he can look into it for me to find you certine things (his pretty good and helpful like that,his my bro from a different mother/father lol) Erin, I am so sorry to hear about the reception plans, this is for Cuba right? Would you have a plan B? Here you go, the thread was in the diy forum. http://bestdestinationwedding.com/fo...emplate-50482/ if this link doesnt take you to it, search for mint to be, it's by bride2010. Erin- Glad the catamaran worked out!!

LOVE the dresses! glad you were able to the handle the yellow sash situation

Quote: Originally Posted by indy_chic I just went through this very same thing ...infact I let my wedding contract lapse because just couldn't get a straight answer from anyone. We booked our travel to MP thru our TA . When I received my wedding contract there was no mention of any free cocktail/free private function. When I inquired with MP , they advised that it would be arranged with my TA. But the TA says it's MP's promotion, therefore they should be listing it in their contract. It went back and forth for weeks. The supplier even got involved but still nothing was given in writing guaranteeing these offers. I kept getting vague emails indicating that this was a standard promotion but was never given anything specifically relating to my group. Eventually I spoke to Palace Resorts head office and although I still didnt' get anything in writing, they did confirm that whether the travel is booked with your TA or directly with MP, as long as you have a group contract you will be entitled to the wedding promotions. Hope this helps.... Yea this helps, thanks! My TA lists the MP promotions in the contract, I'll just have to talk to my TA about this. On my contract I see "Private Group functions are available without surcharge in meeting rooms and outdoor venues, except for beach when using inclusive Hotel menus with a minimum of 25 rooms paid nightly for 3 nights." I only have 10 paid rooms so far so that's why I was wondering if you count the number of days per individual or per room. Looks like per room for me

Sorry to hear about the reception fiasco Erin! I am also in the planning stages of my reception and I agree about the roller coaster associated with it. I hope everything works out!!

Have you thought about candy? I saw a bride here use mints as a favor and she made a wrapper for them that said, "Mint to be"... I thought it was cute and am considering doing this. That way you won't have to lug down heavy stuff and in my case, wonder if anyone's ever going to use whatever it is I give them.

how adorable, i love them!

Quote: Originally Posted by Carly022010 Thank you for the quick responses! We booked through the palace resorts and so did all of our guests. Since our group booked over 75 nights we recieved 7 free nights and unlimited private functions. After reading through everyones posts today, I actually changed my wedding package to the complimentary one so that we can pick and choose what we want How many people are in your group? I have a group of 23 so far and we racked up 84 nights (I counted everyone's #days individually or should it have been done in #rooms?). I wonder if my TA will honor this... or do I just tell MP directly bc the TA has nothing to do with this? confused.

Christina- I think your letter gets to the point and isn't harsh. I agree with adding the TA's name like the girls mentioned. I wish I had done this instead I will be sending my formal invites the first week of Jan... so imagine getting two pieces of mail from a bride within 2-3 weeks.. bridezilla! lol btw, thanks for writing on my wedding website guestbook..that was really nice of you! Jodi- I'm really sorry to hear everything that has happened. I hope the next couple of months will be better for you. Quote: Originally Posted by caribbeanLover - White chalk (covers wedding dress stains) Cool! i didn't know this, thanks for the tip! Over the weekend I bought my TTD dress!! I love it and was able to walk out with it! Oh and it was marked down to $99 from $600!! http://www.davidsbridal.com/webapp/w...092779&sort=lh