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HI Ideavila! What did you walk down the aisle too with the mariachis. I have a list I've put together but some of the mariachi songs although romantic because I understand the lyrics my fiancee thinks sound somber. could you share your list if you don't mind?

yes I am getting married there july 2010! I didn't know anyone as of yet getting married there! Happy planning!

I think you should leave the planter natural as well! Its amazing....could you share the name of the site you got the inspried image of for the centrepiece? I have been looking for dahlias at michaels but in canada they are not available yet nor are sea fans! DO you have a site you've checked out already! Coincidentally I am using curly willow and dahlias for the bridal shower!

hey there shae! I love your magnet idea - I'm trying to figure out how you you go the text inside it though? Can you open up the magnet or do you put it behind? Great job on everything you have done so far - you are definitely waaay ahead of me! Fantastic job!

Quote: Originally Posted by Angelfire Are you looking for love songs? slower songs? or party tunes? I've got some great ideas, just let me know the theme you're using for your cds Hi Angelfire: I would like to have some mariachi love songs and party songs...a mix of everything to be honest! I would really welcome your suggestions!

Quote: Originally Posted by heart0476 Hi Ladies... I wanted to share some info with everyone. My sisters had a wonderful surprise bridal fiesta for me and they gave out these beautiful maracas (one per guest) as the favor. I think I am going to order some smaller ones as favors for my wedding since they looked so nice...and....they say "Mexico" on them. I called the vendor and there is no way to get specific colors but for the price you can't beat it: $1.95 per pair if you order over 12 pairs. Here is the link - Amols' Specialty - Catalog - Traditional Maracas I can't figure out how to post the pic but if you're interested let me know I can email you the pic of the ones from my shower. You'll be able to see all the colors. My sisters tied little tags on them that said" "Shake it High, Shake it low...Kirk and Kim are getting married in Mexico"! PS: The site also has cute little sombreros to place on sauce bottles- the 2.5 inch ones are super cheap. I am using them to put on mini tequila bottles. Hope this info helps! xoxo I am also getting married in Mexico and organizing my shower which will have a mexican tropical theme! We plan to play mariachi music (on cd) in the background.....our centerprices will be curly twigs with orchids and a few blooms of mexico national flower - DAHLIAS. Did you have your shower already? ANy ideas of games or fun things that can be done taht have a mexican related theme? Were the name tags for your maracas really tiny?

Quote: Originally Posted by kerryjbrown We are alternating at the seats (so couples don't end up with 2 of the same thing). One seat gets a crystal heart wine stopper (we are wino's and our theme is all crystaled). The other is a personalized CD that I made of some of my favorite spanish songs. I created the label with our photo, placed it in a blue cd pocket and put that inside a ecru metalic petals that matches everythign else on the table (placecards, table numbers & menus) with our logo and tied iwth a blue ribbon. what do you mean by "a ecru metalic petals".....Are you using a hard case for your Cd idea?

Quote: Originally Posted by bcbride This is what I am thinking of doing for favors, I think they are so cute! Check this thread out> Best Destination Wedding Forum ~ The Ultimate Destination Wedding Resource hi there! Unfortunately your link just brings me back to the homepage would you mind sharing what you did?

Quote: Originally Posted by cogswellgray Here is my Vistaprint brochure preview! Morgan was a big help with this as well as others I stole some info from, hehe! I made it on Word, and uploaded it to vistaprint. I don't have to print these for another few months but I was so inspired that I got it done ahead of time and when I'm ready I can print them and add more info if i need it! Thanks for you help ladies! I'll repost with pics once I'm recieve my order so you can see the final product! But dont hold your breathe cus I made this WAAAAY in advance, hahaha! I absolutely loved this idea! Good planning ahead girl amazing! Before I start searching for this on vista print - what section on vista print do I go to do do something just like this What will the cost be?

Quote: Originally Posted by Britt1222 Thank you for the ideas! Listing the places you got everything really helps. Brit 1222-We are also doing a cD and are getting married in Mexico! You seem very ahead of the game considering your wedding is before mine and I am not quite there yet! Ahhh! Anyway do you have some recommended site for mexican songs or mariachi songs? Let me know!

We are also doing a cD and are getting married in Mexico! You seem very ahead of the game considering your wedding is before mine and I am not quite there yet! Ahhh! Anyway do you have some recommended site for mexican songs or mariachi songs? Let me know!

Quote: Originally Posted by RonNMel Well be sending a boarding pass invitation/save-the-date mix about a year before, and include on another sheet all the booking information. No other formal invitation, I don't see the point as I'll already know by then who's coming by looking at who will have booked. Then a few weeks before the wedding we're thinking of sending a "Get ready for Cuba" booklet, to get everyone excited about the trip (totally stole this idea from someone on this site). As for our AHR, if we do one it will be VERY informal and casual, so I think we'll just be sending an email invitation. Could you tell me where you got the Get ready for CUBA .....idea? I would like to see what sort of things to include as I am planning to do the same thing? How soon should this be sent out? I'm thinking 6 weeks before the trip? Any thoughts??

Thank you to everyone! I like the word press idea and the knot -it does seem easy to use! Oh boy its January and I feel behind when I come onto this site with everyone so right into their planning! Ahhh! I wanted to share my STD. Its nothing fancy but if you are looking for examples of wording - we just simply sent it out as an email and to some of the older folk by snail mail we kept it simple too. We are planning on a home party as well (forget the acronym for that one). WE just bought our house and will move in by end of march....do you all think its better to send out the date for that party with the wedding invitation or just not say anything and wait to send out something more casual and closer to the date? Here is a great website to keep guests up to date (from someone on this forum) I'm trying to trace back to who it was and can't find you but you have a great site if you ever end up reading this!!! Rob & Lindsey - wedding website by mywedding.com click here for invitation (jpeg)

Hi Ladies! I live in Canada and as you can imagine might cold and retailers don't start to get anything summery until about april - may. Our wedding is in July In Mexico and I don't want to have to wait too last minute. I would love for my fiancee to wear (as he does as well) linen pants for our day. Not too casual looking something with some style. I know there are a lot of bridal stuff shared but any ideas on pants for men?

Hi There! I have seen many brides to be's using a cute tracker that tells you number of days, seconds and weeks left to the wedding. I would like to put that on the website I am designing. Can someone share where I can get this online? Something with cute wedding like pictures? Thanks!!

Quote: Originally Posted by Abbie the best 2 online companies i used for wedding purchases were ~moonglow candles for my sand ceremony sand, recommended by Mod Carly. the colors were a dead on match to the swatches online, and when i got the sand and one of the 4 colors was wrong, i called and left a message, and about 30 minutes later i got a return call saying that the correct color had just been shipped before the return call, free of charge, and to keep the wrong one--dont worry about returning it. thats fantastic customer service, and the sand was beautiful and still looks great in the vase we poured it into. thanks again carly, for your review on moonglow! MoonGlow Candles ~customized girl for our bride and groom hoodies, a little expensive for a simple black hooded sweatshirt with wording on the front and back, but i had a coupon code so that helped. i had ordered the bride one with pink glitter font, and the groom one with plain grey font. when the order arrived BOTH hoodies had the same grey font. i hopped online and used their chat service and they had me email a pic of the incorrect hoodie, and reprinted a new hoodie with the correct color. they told me to keep the wrong one as well, seeing as how they cant resell a personalized product! so actually, for me, i got 3 sweatshirts for the price of 2, now that was a bargain! oh they also shipped the new correct one free of charge. CustomizedGirl - Design Center ~cards and pockets for our pocketfold invites. a mom and daughter company, beautiful product and straightforward website, i saved so much money by doing the invites myself compared to ordering a similar style premade, and it was so fun too! fast shipping, and the product was packed really well. Cards & Pockets I don't know if you still hang out on this site anymore but I'll give it a try - I like the cards and pockets site and looks like you got to the right place I also wondered if you could share the cards you made and where you got your ideas from? I'm asking because everyone keeps telling me the tonne of work it is to make cards and with you saying it was simple and you saved money I would love to hear what you did! Thank you! Renata

Quote: Originally Posted by Meyer2010 1. We sent STD emails to EVERYONE - so our guests could know our date/resort and could get in contact with our travel agent for quotes. 2. Then we sent out STD magnets to EVERYONE (including those that don't have email addresses). 3. We are in the process of sending out our Passport invites/AHR RSVP cards to EVERYONE. Then we will include our wedding brochure in the invites of the people that are traveling to Mexico with us (about 20 couples). That should cover all bases! Good Luck! ~ Erica HI erica! Would you mind sending to me what information was in your wedding brochure I like that idea - I was planning on sending either in the inviations or on the plane on itinerary of the plans! also - did you post your passport invites and what they looked like? Would you mind sharing that info as well! Thanks for your input!

I'm a little concerned about something so I'm hoping someone will help me out!! I sent out a save the date but never asked for a potential RSVP reply..I'm starting to realize that for planning purposes I really do need to know the maybe's. The wedding is for July 8 2010. Should I request a potential RSVP list I plan on sending out formal invitations by February - should I just wait until than how do you follow up afterwards - any suggestions on posts maybe with people that have inquired the same.... I like the idea of a wedding brochure and a website does anyone have examples of wedding brochures they gave guests and what they included in there? Also I would like to put up a website too - how can I go about doing that at a low cost? Any ideas of what I should start posting and what potential guests want to know? I created my own save the date cards and sent out FAQ's mostly about the booking info for now they are already mailed out. Our wedding is July 8th - BUT guaranteed group rate and reserved rooms come to a close though Jan 15th...so I know I definintely want to post that info and make some personal phone calls to remind people of the deadline!! thank you! Renata

Quote: Originally Posted by finzup My boarding pass save the dates are completed! I have to say I wouldn't even have come up with this idea if it wasn't for BDW and all the fabulous crafty members who I "borrowed" ideas from. Thank you !!! My STD Cards Each boarding pass is made up of 5 sheets of paper, tied it together with a decorative ribbon, and put it in a ticket jacket that has our logo and a save the date magnet. I tied it all together with a raffia ribbon and a thin silky ribbon. I then stuffed them in big white envelopes. They are ready to go!! The project really was easy but very time consuming. I have my MOH to thank for helping with all the cutting (and there was a LOT) as well as my FI who helped me with printing, scoring, folding the ticket jackets as well as the final assembly. Here are the pictures: Boarding passes (5 different pages) Ticket Jacket , Magnet, & Logo Final Product! Templates I based my boarding passes off of a template I downloaded from Ailee Bits for the boarding passes (thanks!) I got the ticket jacket template from BDW Both are attached to this posting. Special Fonts Used: Envelope - Text is Angelina , Palm tree is Tropicana BV Boarding Passes - Minya Nouvelle, Tropicana BV, Vivaldi, wmtrees1 Ticket Jacket - Angelina *wmtrees1, Angelina, and Tropicana BV are from dafont the others I had on my computer already. Supplies and Cost Breakdown Michaels/Jo-Ann Crafts: (used various coupons and some items were on sale) 4 - 10 pack white envelopes - 8.96 2 - Dk brown raffia - $3.73 4 - Thin turquoise ribbon - $2.00 4 - Decorative turquoise ribbon - $7.96 1 - Craft scissors - $8.99 4 - Packages cardstock "Seaside Val Pack" - $9.96 Walmart 1 pack white 110lb cardstock - 5.48 1 pack Avery clear 2x4 shipping labels - $7.22 Vistaprint 50 Magnets - $7.00 Address Labels - FREE Shipping (priority) - $17.18 Logo - Aylee Bits 1 Logo - $2.00 USPS .44 cent stamps - $17.60 .61 cent stamps - $24.40 Items I already Owned 1 - Corner punch 1 - Fiskars paper cutter 1 - Rectangle shaped hole punch 1 - Scotch tape (to stick the magnet to the ticket jacket) total including postage = $122.48 / 40 = $3.06 each Hope you like them!! you did a beautiful job on your invitations! What program did you use to put it all together on the computer? Corel? I'm really interested in doing something like this but not computer savvy although MOH is! I hope to hear from you!

Quote: Originally Posted by Angelfire We also ordered insulated travel mugs for all our guests...with our name & date on them! Filling them with advil, band-aids, lip balm, aloe vera, personalized decks of cards, maybe even sudoku and a scavenger hunt for around the hotel. We have a naturals beauty product location in our city called Tiber River and they will make customized labels on lip balms, lotions, etc. We plan on having an open house the week before we leave, that way everyone has their mug for the first day! (and I don't have to pack them all in my luggage This is EXACTLY what I am looking for for our wedding favours - where can I get them??!! I would like to engrave them too - maybe you bought them on-line? please let me know!

This is EXACTLY what I am looking for for our wedding favours - where can I get them??!! I would like to engrave them too - maybe you bought them on-line? please let me know!

where did you get the luggage tags from?

Hello All! I'm excited to finally be shooting out an email to you all! My fiancee and I are considering to go with the hotel photographer at the grand sunset princess. I wondered if anyone has stayed there and could provide feedback on Andrea's work. OUr wedding date is July 8th 2010. Unfortunately her site is down right now so I can't even go on-line. If you would prefer to send me a PM with your thoughts go right ahead!

Hello Everyone: I am very excited to get onto this forum and learn and gain advice from you. I will be getting married July 8th 2010 at the Grand Sunset Princess in the Mayan Mexico! Looking forward to chatting with all brides!