TonyandTricia

Thanks for all of the info! I think we probably will just mention our parents generically. Makes things easier.

Quote: Originally Posted by lexibride Ahhhh it all makes sense now! Well I have to get my final number tonight and I'll be ordering. I'm guessing I'll be getting between 20-25 of the turquoise When you say turquoise, which one are you thinking? PA-013? I'm just curious as to which colors other people are choosing? I'm leaning toward getting 3...PA-013, PA-09, and PA-19. Just wondering what everyone else's faves were?

I need opinions on a couple of things.... First, do any of you have any wording for the invite for the AHR (one month after ceremony)? Secondly...Here's my situation...parents are divorced, both remarried for over 20 yrs., mom and stepdad just divorced a few years ago. So I have 3 groups of parents. Dad and Step mom helping to pay (the majority) of the AHR. When I send out invites should I... A. Just put my fiance and I's name announcing the marriage...then feel bad that I'm not acknowledging dad and step mom's generous contribution B. All parents (4)...seems silly to list them all since really only dad and step mom paying for the reception. C. Just dad and step mom announce the wedding of ect. ect. ....then feel bad because I'm not acknowledging my other 2 parents. HELP!

Hi Sarah, Congratulations and good luck with all of your planning!! Tricia

Quote: Originally Posted by doblauvelt Our honeymoon will be at the Aventura Spa for 5 days Let me know how your group activity goes too! Be careful when taking the sand from the beach back home. You're not supposed to take soil from another country into the US or another country for that matter. If anything, buy a bag of sand that's sandy color (or a color that matches the sand at MP) and play it off as purchased sand rather than Mexican beach sand... you might have to show proof of purchase, like a receipt to customs. Trust me, I wanted to do this too but I'll just settle for color sand. Thanks for the sand ceremony info!! I love the idea of using the sand from the beach as a base. It sounds like maybe I need to look into the legality of that or how well it is enforced. I think we will definitely do one! Our Honeymoon will be at Excellence Playa Mujeres for 5 days after we leave Moon Palace. I'm really excited, but don't know too much about Excellence. If any of you have stayed there I'd love to hear what you think (unless it's really bad...we've already booked it so there's no going back!) Also...So, are there certain excursions that are included at Moon Palace or are all of them extra? I assumed they were extra, but your posts kind of suggested otherwise.

Ok, I have a question that may be dumb, but I really know very little about destination weddings!!....I've noticed some of you talk about doing a "sand ceremony." What is it? What's it's significance? Where do you get the stuff for it? Does it take the place of a unity candle during a traditional ceremony? Thanks!

It is weird that people register for things that they have no intention of keeping. The stores that we registered at even eluded to that idea! We will NOT be doing that. Shellk- you mean you don't want to go to the bars with your veil and phallic straws?!? Haha. Just kidding, I'm with you! I have no idea what I will do for my bachelorette party yet. A couple of my friends are having babies right before that so it may be another good reason for them to get out for the first time in 10 months and have fun!

Quote: Originally Posted by indy_chic When did you send your invites? Technically our STD were STD/invites. They were STD for the AHR, which is March 27 and invites for the ceremony, which is Feb 26. We sent them out Oct. 20. We will send out the AHR invites at the end of January. We were worried about sending out the invites to the AHR too far in advance so decided to send out 2 invites, one being more of a STD/invite. I'm sure I made that explanation much more complicated than it needed to be!! Haha. Here's the ones that have already gone out.

So, my fiance and I finally went and registered this weekend. What a task!!! Did any of you have a hard time finding stuff to register for? I think because we have both lived alone before getting married we feel like we already have "the basics." Someone told us to register for 2x the amount of invites sent out, which would be 320 items! We maybe got 70 and that was stretching it. Any suggestions for registry "must-haves"?

Quote: Originally Posted by indy_chic How much in advance did you send out your STD's and create the website? April is fast approaching ..we're just going thru the final stages of booking the travel and not sure I have the time to send out std's. I haven't given too much thought to the website thingy but maybe I should revisit this. We are having a relatively short engagement (6 months) so I didn't send out my STD until 4 months before. My website was completed just before I sent those out so that my guests would have access to all of the information. My website is through Wedding Planning Guide and Free Wedding Websites - mywedding.com It made things very easy!!

Congrats and welcome to the forum!!!

Vdaybride- Your dress is beautiful!! I especially LOVE the train. Gorgeous!

Quote: Originally Posted by FutureMsMoulton I opened it and it says special hair style for brides is $42 and a practice run is $49 per hour.... keep saying hi to all the noobies and you will be at 150 posts in no time and able to open up attachments! Great, Thanks!

Thanks doblauvelt, I still don't know exactly how this site works, but I can't open attachments yet. I think it's because I don't have enough points?? If there's another way that I could see it...possibly email I'd really appreciate it. Thanks!!

Hi Ladies, Does anyone have any information on the salon at MP? Prices for hair style, specific stylist that I should request, ect?? Thanks!

Quote: Originally Posted by Scubadiva COME ONE LADIES we only have 117 being ordered! Please email me with your order at [email protected]. Payment will be needed when placing the order the end of this month so plenty of time to set money aside These are great quality and cheap what more could you ask for? I will be emailing you soon!!! I'm going to order around 25. I just am trying to decide on colors. I want a variety so am just trying to figure it out. Thanks for organizing this!

Quote: Originally Posted by shellk happy saturday ladies, susieq,there is no thinking that your mad you are.i was a really good girl last night i limited myself to the 3 glasses of wine as i have been working out this week. futuremsmoulton,well thats the last time i rely on you for help then if you dont even listen to what i say.or was it me i was flapping hehe.no prob thanks again.how weird is it though that after that you looked at riu as well. tricia,welcome to the crazy lady thread.are you as excited/emotional as us?what you got done so far are you having fun planning?thats good you 2 will be at the resort at the same time.you will have to stalk her wedding lol. well i lost 2lb in weight this week.i have got to have dress alterations done next saturday hehe.and i am on double digits tomorrow.bring it on Thanks for the welcome!! I am super excited! A little less emotional now than I was in the beginning. Tears were definitely shed, but it's been a lot better now that we've picked our place and I've decided to stop trying to please everyone else! Our main goal is to have a fun wedding/AHR!! so I try to take it all with a grain of salt (although not always successful I have to admit). I am having fun planning! Each week I try to do a little more. So far...venues booked, STD's sent out, Music for AHR, Caterer, Engagement Pics taken, photographer for AHR booked. Last week I finally ordered my dress. A little behind, I know! I had to have it rushed, but they assure me it will make it on time! This week I got the cake lady reserved for the AHR and met with a lady to design our wedding bands. Next week...AHR invites and centerpieces figured out hopefully. Our wedding in Mexico is going to be very minimal I think. Just the basics and hopefully a lot of fun, while we're at it. It may be a boring wedding to stalk FutureMs.Moulton. In response the the dieting...I have found that I do best with my eating when I write everything down. I hardly ever snack when I do that because I hate to write down "3 dorritos-45 calories". So I have this very crazy "health journal" that has 3 sections: diet, vitamins, and exercise. I try to fill in out everyday to stay on track. I have the template if anyone is interested. I know...it's a little anal, but it helps!! I hope you all are having a great weekend. It's beautiful weather here in Missouri and I am still stuck in this hotel room for work....not fun!!

SusieQ your dog story is hilarious! My fiance and I are total dog people so I can just picture the dog anxiously waiting to be picked up. Stuck in a hotel room for work so a little entertainment is nice! BTW...I'm Tricia and getting married at Moon Palace Feb 26, the day before FutureMsMoulton! We're all getting close!!

Quote: Originally Posted by FutureMsMoulton Tricia-- Your invites are awesome!! I haven't quite figured out what I want to do for my ideas yet but my colors are cobolt blue and lime green. What are yours? They are going to be pink and orange. Your idea of flowers in the sand sounds great!

Quote: Originally Posted by indy_chic Great STD's ! They look great Did u use a template? Thanks! I'd love to take credit, but they are actually from Ana de Roux Ana de Roux {Custom Invitations, Stationery & Design}

Hi Ladies, Thanks for all of the info! I am always getting on here and trying to find some pointers. I thought I'd share something of my own this time. Here are my STD's. I have no idea how big these pictures will show up. This is my first time posting a picture. Next step is the AHR invites...

Quote: Originally Posted by FutureMsMoulton Welcome Jodi are you finding that the months are flying by really fast? Tricia- How is all of the planning going? Are you bringing down anything for the reception tables? I was thinking if we wanted to coordinate and trade items to use that would save us money and suitcase space! Just saw this!! I haven't decided on anything yet for the reception tables, but if you had something in mind I may be up for trading/coordinating items! Let me know!

Hi Ladies! I am new to this site and excited that there's a Moon Palace 2010 forum! Our wedding will be February 26, 2010 at 2 pm. Our AHR will be one month later on March 27. We have been so preoccupied with the AHR that we are just now to the point that we are thinking about the Moon Palace wedding. Hopefully I'll get some tips here! Congrats to all of you!

Great thread! Thanks for the info!

Hello, my name is Tricia. We will be getting married 02/26/10 at Moon Palace in Cancun and are so excited!! I love this forum, it always has great info!