Woodsylou

Josie those bags are mega cute! well done! and Kerry, LOVE the cake topper! love the smooth criminal lean! haha! so so cute! i have 13 days till we fly out. i can't seem to stay in bed after 7am and i have been sick twice this weekend! frigging anxiety!!

ohhh no i didn't, thanks! we fly out in 13 days. i am mega excited and most things are done, but im now hardly sleeping and i feel sick 24/7! i hope this passes!

thank you so much that's so helpful! we're definitely going to find los tacos! looks so lovely! can't wait for your wedding review! congrats!!

hey ladies, anyone that has been to a civil ceremony at mp or been married there themselves, i have a question. 1. how long does the ceremony last? 2. how did they play your music? my WC has said we need 5 songs, one for walking down the aisle, one for signing the register, one for the kiss, one for 'we pronounce you man and wife' and one for walking out. but i can't really work it out, because im assuming whatever song you choose for 'the kiss' or the 'man and wife' bit is only going to be played for a few seconds?! did anyone have waiting music? for before the bride arrived? did anyone have a sand ceremony? did you play any background music? thanks!!

no probs, she's on holiday at the mo, back on the 25th, but email her on [email protected] and say Louise Woods recommended her xx

Quote: Originally Posted by chong Oh my gosh! I love it!!! Your shoes is fabulous and the bridesmaids' dress looks AWESOME. I was trying to incorporate the picture of each guest for the sitting chart. I LOVE your idea. Would you mind PMing with the template or how you did it? Did you go through VISTA? How big is it? How did you put it all up? Did you put it on the plates? OMG.. I hope you can get back to me with some info. This is a great idea!!! Thanks. Chong hey, no probs at all. i had my friend make them, she's a graphic designer. i'm sure she could do them for you but i don't know much she charges. if you're interested i can give you her email address. they're about 4" by 3" at a guess, maybe a little smaller. they're printed on folded card. we don't have the budget to have all the amazing touches you can at a wedding, so we thought we'd make personal touches. photos of guests is always a nice touch, i think they'll love them. In our 'welcome to mexico' brochure there are also photo's of all the wedding party, they look so cute!

awwwwwwww thank you! You're even sooner! good luck! xxx

Thanks Josie! Im mega excited now and there seems to be no end of things to do at the mo, i am surprised i thought i was very well prepared and very laid back! i never expected to be so busy!! it's silly things like calling the airline to confirm the extra 20kg baggage, calling the AHR venue to arrange showing the photographers around, chasing the H2B to actually make the playlist etc etc! but it'll all be worth it! only 8 working days until i'm out of the office for three weeks! now THATS worth celebrating! haha! x

Quote: Originally Posted by Nicyx Whoo Our wedding date has been confirmed today, Its the date we requested May 6th, BUT we couldnt get the 4pm time we wanted so we are now getting married at 1PM... Im not sure if this is a good thing or a bad thing?!? 1.) Wanted to sunbathe AM.... (gana have to master getting ready pronto) 2.) Ages to wait for reception diner.... (always stay at the bar before hand for longer) 3.) Will it be too hot.... (have now got fans... THANKS KERRY) Ooooooooo look @ that, The good outweighs the bad.... I think it will be ALL good :-) Argh it feels even more real now :-) Wedding pack should be through in a week or so (not holding breath though) xox WAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! how exciting! you must be over the moon! 1pm will be lovely. my friend got married at noon in St Lucia and they had the wedding, then she changed our of her dress and into a bikini for the afternoon, then got re-glammed in the evening for dinner! mega cool! whatever you do you'll have a wonderful day Quote: Originally Posted by michelle2011 Nicy it's such good news!! really happy for ya... xx let me know if you find any nice shot glasses!! CW emailed today with the new 2011 wedding package price for our hotel and it's a little higher than we want to pay. Only around £250 but i'm gonna email the WC at the hotel direct and see if she can do it any cheaper.. Worth a try a suppose. Every little helps doesn't it? Then hopefully we will confirm and get a contract signed! So exciting!! that sucks, but deffo worth trying to barter! or even say you'll pay that price if they throw in your flowers/cake/dj or something? try and get something for the cost Quote: Originally Posted by roxmysockz I found out today that my resort wants $5 PER CHAIR to put a bow on! So thats $100 just to decorate some chairs u gotta be kidding me!! i find the cost of chair bows absolutely awful! how can they justify that?! my hotel are charging me $55 for 'set up costs' so she said i can bring anything i want on chairs/tables etc. so i bought the chiffon/taffata from ebay and they're going to put some on chairs (but not every chair, just down the aisle chairs etc) Quote: Originally Posted by michelle2011 Louise i have ordered some of those starfish necklaces you have! Couldn't resist such a bargain! x YAY! Glad i could help! such a bargain! Quote: Originally Posted by Soon-to-be-McRae Woodsylou.....Your planning thread is fab, and your invites are stunning how did you manage those (thinking of pinching ;-) if you don't mind of course. thanks hon! course i don't mind! basically i bought some 220gsm paper. I designed the invites on powerpoint (I can email you them if you want?) and just printed them onto the paper. then i bought some of that acetate (I think that's what it's called) paper and cut each A4 page into three (long ways) and folded it round the invites and secured it with a tab (all of this from hobbycraft). then i attached the ribbon around the acetate the same way and added the starfish last (again with those sticky tab things) and they looked great!

awww thanks everyone!! i am meeting with the photographers tomorrow so i will post a few pics of the AHR venue. i am also working on a few other little bits so will post them too! have great weekends! xx

thanks girls x

Awwwwwwwww thanks

great! it's a nice idea. we paid £2 per favour (Got 35)

i think they look gorgeous! i would love them if i had the money/space! they're so cute! we're having a tequilla toast for my speech, but the MP are just providing normal shot glasses/salt/lime! ARIBA! x

thanks honey! got the mini cards from Wooden Toys & Games, traditional wooden toy shop they were £7.74 for 15 packs including postage!!

i've updated the planning thread with the sand ceremony bits i've seen the shot glasses on ebay, have a search. if i recal they weren't cheap though, and they'll be relatively heavy remember! but if you can spread the weight out between a few cases you should be ok

I had my sand ceremony stuff delivered yesterday, i am SO happy with them! I bought a 200ml bottle and two 100ml bottles from Ebay (Glass Bottles items - Get great deals on Storage Jars, Candleholders items on eBay.co.uk Shops!) and they are EXACTLY what i was looking for! I had a problem with this because most of the sites that sell sand ceremony kits are from the states. they're only about $50 for the kit, but then you have @ $45 delivery costs to the uk, and i just wasn't prepared to pay that much money. these bottles cost me £19 including delivery! Perfect!! the big one is about 6" tall and the smaller ones about 4.5" tall. our plan is to fill the smaller ones with sand from the beach we're getting married on (about 3/4 full) and then, before the ceremony when people are arriving and taking their seats each guest has to take a pinch of sand from the beach and drop it in the main bottle, along with a wish for our future together. when we do the ceremony the judge will read the wording whilst Andy and I pour our sand from our pots into the main bottle. i hope it's as lovely as i imagine! also our playing cards got delivered yesterday and they are fab! love them!

hey girls, some of you have seen it, but it's done now! link in my sig! for uploading a pic, if it's on the internet you just need to paste the link but put at the end! it should then appear as a pic in the post. photobucket is what i use too when you upload a pic there, when you hover your mouse over the pic you want to upload a selection of links come up below, choose the in, because the link has it done already) hope that makes sense?! i bought my sand ceremony stuff yesterday! MEGA excited and MUCH MUCH cheaper than the sets that you can only seem to get from the US and cost a fortune in delivery! i'll try and update my planning thread with them at some point. my bosses are making me 'do' work today. how rude

Quote: Originally Posted by MrsC2be Hi Girls, does anyone have information and pics of the flower bouquet options for the complimentry package? x I dont, have you made contact with your WC yet? Quote: Originally Posted by nolabride10 Hello Moon Palace Brides, My best friend is looking to get married at the Moon Palace in May/June 2011. I know that there are many different options and packages to choose from, but could you all give me a round about budget for how much you are spending at the Moon Palace for your destination wedding? Thanks. if you take away the cost of the actual 'holiday/vacation' i think we're spending harldy ANYTHING!!! i'm not having any private events though. i've paid for some flowers for the button holes and corsage's for the mums and petals for the girls. which total about $114. i've bought chiffon ribbons for the aisle chairs which total about $10 i've bought table runners $10 table laterns $20 placecards $20 favours $80 and then the rest is normal wedding stuff (dress/suits/gifts etc). you don't have to spend a lot if you don't want to/cant. I am having an AHR so i wanted to do MP cheaper. Quote: Originally Posted by TLGnhci Hi ladies, I have just landed my sites on Moon Palace for a late April/early May wedding date. I am still trying to plan out everything before I book, but I'm very excited about this location. Have any of the already married girls gotten married on the beach? Most reviews I see were in the gazebo. Also, what are the different names, Nizuc I think I saw? I'm assuming different sections of the resort? Well, I am looking forward to learning a lot from you girls!!! ) TTYS Tisha I get married on the beach in 3weeks and 1 day! YIPEEEE! I'll let you know how it goes! as for sides, there are three. Sunrise (more lively/family) Nizuc (family - not as loud, no kids clubs etc) and Grand side (bigger rooms, a lot quieter, infinity pools) I aim to be at Grand side EVERYDAY after the wedding, but i'll be at Sunrise before to spend time with the children in our group! I can't WAIT to be in the pool with them! WAHOOOOOOOOO!

Morning all I'm glad it's helpful to people! i have a few things to update over the weekend so will put them on Monday Quote: Originally Posted by MysTea Your OOT bags came out really Good! and The placecards are super cute and creative! I love the idea of incorporating braids in your hair, really island-Y! I saw some cute hair pics also that u may like also? they are lovely! thanks for those! i'm saving them and taking them with me! Quote: Originally Posted by Nicyx Brilliant planing thread Louise :-) Fantastic.... Thanks for sharing, You have some great ideas, Love your shoes... Where did you get the starfish neckless for the two little girls, im after a starfish like the one on it.... Amazing Job done with everything :-) Congrats on your wedding, cant believe its so close now.... Remember to savour EVERY moment and take a wee bit of time out with your new hubby on your wedding day/night even if its 5 mins every hour :-) So excited for you x Fab planning thread, thanks for sharing xox the starfish necklaces are from... wait for it... TESCO!!! haha! they were reduced to £12.50 too! how much of a bargain is that? they're really cute in real life too! Quote: Originally Posted by AtteGirl I love everything, thanks for sharing! And where did you get the mini aloe veras? I've never seen mini ones like that. we made them! what a palava that was!! we bought the mini bottles from Boots (in the UK) and then bought big bottles of Aloe Vera and had to distill them. it sounds easy. it wasn't!! we had to make funnels from card and push the aloe through with a pencil! took AGES! we done 12 of the 15 and ran out of aloe, so i bought more (a different brand) and it came with a lid that kind of had a squirty funnel. with those i just squirted it directly in the bottle and filled three up in about 20 seconds!! haha! Typical! so my advice, if you're going to do it, is to check the bottles the big Aloe comes in, so you can squeeze them into the little ones easily!! we made the lables at work using the monogram rebecca made for us

We had our Wedding logo made by Rebecca ([email protected]) who i found on this forum we have used them on many things, including our fans etc I have just finished making my OOT bags too the include a 'Welcome to Mexico' book, all done to suit individuals (as some people move between hotels etc) a first aid kit, which has pain killers, plasters, immodium and berrocca some mini playing cards, a nail file, some mini aloe veras... some insect replellent and pain relief and some hand spanish phrases for people that have children i also have included some child friendly insect repellent and pain relief and some books and crayons! well, that's about it for now! i will update with more soon!

sorry if this isn't very well structured, i am just remembering things and putting them in! i had my hair trial recently. this is what i'm having (but with a real, Ivory coloured flower!) i knew i wanted it down and i knew i wanted plaits involved, so i'm really pleased with it. I'm getting married on the beach, i've asked my WC for it to be set up like this (I got this from someone elses MP wedding) but without the flowers. ive bought some lemon and blue chiffon so they can tie them at the end of the aisle chairs and on the huppa itself I have my Fans which double up as OOS and details of the wedding party for the tables i've had placecards made up, all individually done with photos of each of my guests! they're great! this is the one for me for favours i've opted for Cancer Research things, i think it means more, especially as some of my guests have this issue very close to their hearts (sorry those pics are a bit rubbish!!) and on the tables i've orderd some lemone table runners. I also have these paper tea light holders (i'm getting the tea lights from the Wal Mart in Cancun)

Hey all i thought it might help a few UK Brides if i did a planning thread! hope it's of some help! My H2B and I got engaged in March 2009, after dating for just under 6 weeks!! He's the absolutely man of my dreams and i knew even then he was the man i would spend the rest of my life with! I knew i wanted a Destination wedding, it's a bit of a tradition in our family! my parents got married in a very Hippy style in Oahu back in 1975, and my brother got married at a Gorgeous hotel in Oahu in 2009 so it was only normal for me to do something similar! I didn't fancy Hawaii so i spent weeks and weeks on my decision. i looked into France, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Cyprus and Thailand, but none really 'hit the spot'. then i came across The Moon Palace and fell in love! it was exactly what i was looking for. I wanted somewhere relatively easy to get to from the UK (and there are sooooooo many cancun package deals!) and that was established in weddings. I also found out i could negotiate 30% external guests, so i knew some people could book cheaper options and still come to our day. I also knew i wanted an all inclusive resort, that way it's paid and done, and no matter how many people we invited it wouldn't be dramatic in the cost increase!! (Although i later found out we could only have a complimentory event for up to 35 people, which worked out well because there are 35 of us!!!) I booked the Comlimentary package, and once that was done, i could get going on the plans! the first thing i did was send invites out. I made them myself and loved them. In hindsight i wish i'd made them in my wedding colours, but i didn't know the scheme at the time! but even so, i love my invites and they went down a storm with our guests they are three pages in total, front page, info page and rsvp page. they are held together with an acetate sheet and ribbon and a real starfish (my goodness they smelt bad when they were delivered!!) on the info page i also had a 'save the date' section for our AHR, which actually ended up changing venues/dates! but i recently sent the AHR Invites and they look like this Once invites were out and replies came in i started on the visual things. I went wedding dress shopping early and had my heart set on an 'untraditional' dress. i knew i wanted to get married on the beach, so that was in my mind too. I HATED wedding dress shopping. i was heavier (I've lost 3 stone/19kgs now) and i felt uncomfortable and nothing fitted. The dress i bought was a very pretty lemon dress that covered me up. in hindsight i wish i had waited. Once i lost the weight and re-tried on my dress, i really didn't like it. it just hid my body and didn't emphasize my new shape. i was in tears, so the next day i went out with my mum dress shopping, and got a sample 'traditional' dress off the peg, which i absolutely LOVE!!! i wish i had waited to go dress shopping to when i'd lost weight, but it's too late for that and i now love love love my gorgeous dress! My old dress My new dress and these are my FABULOUS shoes!! unfortunately i also bought a lemon birdcage veil which set me back £95 which is beautiful, but i can't wear it now! I asked three girls to be my BM's, only one is able to come. I knew i wanted the boys in Navy so i asked her to choose any dress she wanted and felt good in, as long as it was Navy. My BM is gorgeous, so she'd look good in a binbag to be honest! but she chose this dress it's so lovely and really suits her! i love it! i have three flower girls and one page boy. All the boys (the two dads, the best man and my pageboy) are wearing navy slim cut trousers from M&S and white short sleeved shirts (also from M&S) my H2B was adamant he wanted to wear a suit (in that heat? he's mad!!) so he bought the trousers the same as the boys and the jacket to match. we had his shirt made (cost more than the suit!!) from Diverso (Diverso) and it's just sooooooooooooo lovely! once we have it i'll take a pic. my flower girls are wearing this dress, and they look adorable! I have asked the MP for my complimentary bouquet to be lemon, but my BM will use that, as i am walking down the aisle with my mum and dad, i won't have a hand free!! Andy will have the complimentary Button hole in lemon. i have ordered lemon and ivory buttonholes for the boys and two corsages for our mum's from maya diseno floral ([email protected]) he's been amazing. The Moon Palace have no external vendor policies but Marvin is going to deliver them to us at the hotel as if they're a gift from someone back home in the UK! he's such a star! MP quoted us $30 per button hole (WTF?!!) and Marvin is doing them for $8! we are having the complimentory cake from MP. I don't overly care about a wedding cake, but H2B is into it! we've gone for this one but i've asked for lemon icing, i have bought a navy ribbon to go round it. i also ordered a cake topper from Kressies (wedding favours items - Get great deals on cake toppers, party tableware items on eBay.co.uk Shops!) which hasn't arrived yet. My H2B is a police officer and West Ham fan, so they've done it to those ideas, with a palm tree (I think, i can't rememeber what i've ordered now! haha!) and a bottle of tequilla! once it arrives i'll take a pic! when i ordered it i asked for me to be in a lemon dress! so i had a panic calling them to see if i could change it, and luckily it was no problem! phew! for gifts i have bought my BM these earrings from swarvoski. i love them and i want me to have them! i've hinted to my H2B! for the two little girls (8 and 4) i have got them this

brilliant that's all very helpful! thank you!

Fab! i'll do that! thanks honey x