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Girls, I agree!!!! I think he is just trying to be difficult!!!!! Welcome to the site! Happy Planning!

Quote: Originally Posted by MrsVaughn2B Amy, I think all the koozies I looked at you had to order 100. Too bad they can personalize some with your name and some with my name and leave the date the same. I think I am going to call and at least ask if I can order a smaller order, the worst they can say is no. Could you guys use the rest of them at your AHR or at a shower or just as extras? I know my friends will probably lose theirs by the time they get home from Mexico, so you could always give them another one when they return. Sorry to change the subject, but today my future FIL commented on the crime in Mexico. Ugh so frustrating...basically "hope no one leaves the resort. Kidnappings are rampant right now."

Quote: Originally Posted by Woodsylou gorgeous!! im lemon and navy. my dress is lemon I LOVE that!!!! I was thinking of doing a vintage theme with those colors!

Quote: Originally Posted by Woodsylou Thanks!!! it was hard work but im glad i made them, i feel pleased with myself! and saved about £300! YAY! is your name Lindz? I'm Louise what are your colour schemes do you know? Yep! I am Lindsey, Lindz for short! ha Hot pink and black and white! WHat about you? I saw this bouquet and fell in love:

Quote: Originally Posted by Woodsylou Sorry i've only just seen this, my bad!! yeah i made my invites myself, have a look, im not sure this link will work our home made invites packaged on Flickr - Photo Sharing! i didn't bother with save the dates, as i sent invites early. we also have a website, so people can see all details there too. x Those look great! TOO cute!

Hey guys, this is SO SO SO long, but definitely worth sharing...isn't he SUCH a DOLL? The BEST weekend EVER... In April, during a trip to the beach, Ryan and I had yet another DTR talk...only this time, it involved OUR FUTURE! The whole weekend, Ryan and I were on cloud nine, spending every second of the weekend together. Well, on the last day, Ryan told me how much he loved me and expressed that he was ready to "take it to the next level." So, as soon as we got home, I started looking at rings online! I emailed him 2 or 3 that I loved...BUT, that was the last I heard of it. A few wonderful months went by and I realized Ryan had not mentioned rings or an engagement since April! I was getting a little nervous, considering we had sold Ryan's house and were looking at houses to buy or build. I didn't expect him to propose anytime soon, but I at least thought he would have mentioned it! Well, I finally got up the courage to ask him about it, and I did not receive the answer I was hoping for. He explained to me that he was simply not ready, but it was in our future in the next "3-5 years." I was devastated (and obviously did not realize this was a ploy to throw me off)!!! But I loved Ryan to death, and all I could do was respect his feelings...so I dropped it... Later that month, my friends started asking me what I wanted to do for my birthday. Ryan said he would send an email out to everyone to get a plan together for the bday celebration. 2 of our good friends had a wedding shower planned the day before my birthday, so my idea was to get all my friends together after the shower to go out! Well, after a week of trying to get something together, no one seemed very enthused by this idea...so of course I started to get pouty. And everyone knows Negative Nancy is no fun to be around!! Well, Thursday morning I wake up to Ryan saying "take off work tomorrow, we are going on a trip to for your birthday!" I was THRILLED!!! My pouting had worked! haha jk. Friday morning, we woke up super early to catch our flight. I was SOOOO excited! My only clue was this: it was somewhere neither one of us had been before. In my mind, I had three ideas: Miami, Charleston, or Denver (Widespread Panic and Tool were playing here...that's where that idea had come from). As soon as we got to the airport, I learned it was CHARLESTON!!! ahhhh! I had been begging Ryan to take me there for so long...Of course, all my friends immediately start saying "you are going to get engaged!!!" I absolutely did not believe them after Ryan had been so adamant about not getting married for another 3-5 years... As soon as we landed in Charleston, the day was perfect!!! Probably the best day of my life...at that point. Ryan had booked us a room at the best hotel in Charleston, The Charleston Place. As Ryan checked in the hotel, he asked me to go to the ATM for him (this was all part of the play apparently). After I returned we walked to the cutest lunch place. We had the best conversation, food, and bloody mary's and mimosas! It was one of those moments where you just feel so blessed!! After lunch, Ryan turned to me and said, "can we go shopping?" UM YES!!!!! Such the dream boyfriend!! So, for the next SEVERAL hours we went into store after store after store! After all that shopping, we needed a drink, so we headed to this cute little wine bar. We split a flight of different wines, that were delicious! At this point, I am extremely emotional, after having such an amazing day. We finished up and headed back to the hotel. We had to be ready at 5:15 for a 'birthday surprise." I was FLOORED!! What else did he have planned? At 5:15, we walked out of the hotel to a HORSE DRAWN CARRIAGE!! How funny! It was awesome! It took us throughout the city, by the ocean, all the way to Battery Park. I was eating this up! Ryan was oddly quiet and borderline annoyed...I just assumed it was the obnoxious carriage driver, who insisted on telling us his entire life story!!! Finally, Ryan said "dude, can we get out and walk for a bit?" So, hand in hand, Ryan and I walked through battery park to this huge tree...we just stopped and looked around and kissed and all that mushy stuff! ha All of a sudden, Ryan turns to me and says 'babe, I can't wait 3-5 years to marry you..." and drops down on one knee and proposes!!!! This moment became THE happiest moment in my life! I was screaming and crying and laughing and shaking all at once. The ring was GORGEOUS! There was no way I could have designed something so beautiful and SO perfect for me! It was awesome. We got back to the hotel and Ryan had strawberries and champagne waiting on us. It was so so sweet! Oh, and here is the funny thing: when we had come up to the room to freshen up before the carriage ride, apparently the champagne and strawberries were sitting out! I was obviously too giddy to notice, so Ryan had to shove them under the couch! SO, after my 2 hours of calling my friends, we headed to dinner across the street. The meal, the company, the atmosphere, everything, was AMAZING! It truly was a perfect night. As we were finishing dinner, Ryan is blowing up with text messages. I am like BABE, what are you doing!?!? All of a sudden, I look up, and there is my best friend Amanda and her husband. They had driven 6 hours to Charleston to be part of our special day. At this point, I lost it!!! I had never been so happy in my life. After a night of hanging out on the rooftop of a hotel in Charleston, it was time to call it a day. And OH WHAT A DAY! And it still wasn't even my birthday! I woke up the next morning at 7, so excited to see my new ring and my FIANCE! The entire weekend was absolutely perfect. The BEST part of the whole trip was how much time and energy Ryan had put into planning my birthday/engagement weekend. He had PAGES and PAGES of notes and had every meal, accommodation, event, etc, planned MONTHS in advance! EVERYONE from the concierge to the carriage driver to the hostess at the restaurant to my best friend and her husband was involved! The rest of the weekend, we went shopping, bought some artwork, went to dinner, and had my birthday brunch! The weekend concluded with dinner with his parents and my mom Sunday night. It was truly unforgettable! Now, if that isn't the best proposal in the world, then I don't know what is!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by Woodsylou i haven't heard of le blanc, is that in cancun too? well i was hoping i wouldn't have to do much, turn up, get married, done! i didn't realise i'd have to choose somewhere for the ceremony, then choose somewhere for the cocktail recpetion and then choose somewhere for dinner, plus choose colours and flowers etc etc!! it's nice to have a choice but i totally didn't expect it!! we've booked our trip as have our parents and our brothers and some friends. so far we have 18 confirmed, and i would imagine it will get up to about 25-30, which im really impressed with (we're all travelling from the UK, so a 11.5 hour flight, and it's not cheap!) what do you get for free and how? i know about the cocktail hour if you book a certain amount of rooms right? but do those rooms have to be booked direct? because we're doing everything through travel agents! I've got my dress (YAY!) and i've planned colour schemes. i designed and made my invites (I'm so pleased with them) half have gone out, the others are going out this week. we're having a party once we're back in the UK too, and that's all sorted. booked the venue, the DJ, the food and photographer so that's good. the DJ/Music at the moon palace is SOOOOO expensive compared to at home!! a DJ at home for 5/6 hours including all his equipment and lighting etc is about £250 ($380) and i see at the moon palace it's $1400!!! JEEEEEEEEZE!!! do you know if we can bring our own ipod and our own docking station and just use that? sorry, that was an essay! YEP! Le Blanc is in Cancun...it is Moon Palace's sister resort. You should check it out! WOW you are really on the ball!!! How did you make your invitations? I would love to see pictures!! Did you send out save the dates as well? Yes, it's cool that you get to pick out all those things. Once you pick those items, I think it gets as easy as you want to make it. I just emailed my travel agent about the free parties and stuff. I bet if you use a travel agent, you don't get to take advantage of those "perks." Yes, the DJ is soooo expensive. You can definitely bring your own ipod and ipod dock if you wish. I think you can rent the docks there as well! I'll let you know what I find out about the TA situation. Maybe someone on here can answer that question as well.

Oh, how fun!! I have my resort booked and that is about it! I am kind of far behind. I am working on my save the dates and website right now. My goal is to have those sent out by the end of the month. Pretty much all of my guests know, but I still want to give them a full 9 months to plan for the trip. I think we will have at least 40. I am hoping for 50 or 60 to take advantage of the free private functions! I am actually getting married at Le Blanc, but it is a Palace resort as well. I think we have the same wedding coordinators. What all have you done so far?

Quote: Originally Posted by Woodsylou Did anyone get married at the end of July? or has been to cancun at that time? what is the weather like then? Also, rather than having a cocktail reception/hour, instead could we get married and then just go to one of the bars? as we're all hotel residents and all inclusive i feel like spending $400 per 10 people for drinks and nibbles is a bit of a waste of money, when we could just go to a bar and get free drinks? I am getting married at the very beginning of August. I think both are very hot, but from what I have heard, it is very nice in the evening. You can go to History : Weather Underground and get a weather history report for your date. Just enter the day and every year you would like to check. It will even show you weekly, monthly, etc. I am doing a private reception, simply so I can have a some traditional aspects of a wedding reception: garter/bouquet toss, DJ/band, toasts, etc. Also, keep in mind, if you book enough rooms through the resort, you get some private functions for free! You will also have more privacy with a private function. But either way is great!! It does seem silly to pay for a wedding reception if all that is provided anyways!

Thanks for the advice!!!! CONGRATS!!!!

I mess my nails up so easily, I am just gonna have to bank on spending the 1 million dollars to get them fixed! ok, here is a logo I have been working on...it is SUPER girly so brace yourselves...and maybe borderline cheesy...here goes... PS, everyone calls my FI by his last name and refer to us as "Lutz & Lindz" so thought that would be cute to include our "name" in our logo!

here is a logo I have been working on. It is super girly, but maybe kinda cute...who knows! oh, and ps, everyone calls my FI by his last name and refers to us as "lutz & lindz" so thought that would be appropriate! ha

Oh yeah, definitely post some pictures! hahaha that's awesome! I bet those were some good pictures!

Hey girls, check out this website! She uses ALL FONTS to design monograms...they are so cute!! I played around with a few last night! BriannaNichole Wedding Monogram Tutorials: Tropical Dingbats

Thanks ladies!!!! Both of those suggestions are AWESOME! Maybe I will do a little combo of both! YAY!!

Quote: Originally Posted by stacey I live in Cali, but Im going to Gulf Shores in July, its one of my favorite places to visit. Oh so fun! I frequent Gulf Shores a lot!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by Katie_2010 haha I spent AGGGGES saying that too!! lol then only 50 more til you are a 'member' (rather than 'junior member') woop woop!! I FINALLY made it! Now onto 200 to become a "Member!" haha Obviously, I am easily entertained

3 months!!! How exciting!! I know once Spring gets here, I will be freaking out!!! Amy, you really should be a wedding planner!! You are awesome at coming up with money saving ideas and creative solutions. How much will you charge me?? Send us a picture of your dress!!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by angela040504 Honey do you just need receipts for the items for the welcome bags or everything you bring for the wedding? Cause i have gifts for the girls to do you think i need receipts for those also? Good question! $300 is really the limit How do you get everything there?

Quote: Originally Posted by jean-marcus YOU are in lucky ... guess who offeres free monograms to BDW brides ... none other then your very own sarah... Best Destination Wedding Forum ~ The Ultimate Destination Wedding Resource there ya go HI! I just saw your post from last year about the free monograms. The link is now broken, can you share Sarah's info with me? Thanks so much!

How creative!!! Yes, how did they stay intact?

Ok, so my invites need to go out by February or March at the latest! I need to get on the ball. Thanks so much!!

ok, so I have 150 posts, but it still will not let me open the attachements. Does anyone know why?

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Hey girl! Congrats and welcome to the forum...you will love it!