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Quote: Originally Posted by Ashlynn039 Do you know what chairs come with dinner? And now that you mention it I never even thought of the cocktail linens not going all the way to the ground! I'm thinking I may bring some stuff down with me.. like sashes for the chairs.. not sure yet though. Yeah i'm definitely bringing down sashes for the chairs.. I don't want to pay 5/chair to rent or whatever it is.. yikes.

Quote: Originally Posted by Boo Ashly so far I am renting them from the resort, we are renting 3 sheets of material for the wedding gazeebo on the beach, cocktail table linen as it urks me not to have the linen go all the way to the sand, then linen for the dinner tables and cake table - I think thats it...plus chairs for the ceremony, and I am right now against renting chairs for dinner, it just adds up too quick and I dont know that anyone will even notice I agree everything adds up way quicker than I first thought it was going to cost. I think i'm going to buy chair sashes and table linens to take down there with me.. What colors are you doing for your wedding?

Quote: Originally Posted by t1219 My fiance and I are getting married Nov 30, 2010 Congrats!!!

Voted - great picture

Beautiful dress! Definitely not too plain in my opinion at all

Awesome! I might have to borrow some ideas from these, Thanks for sharing.

Cary Elwes: The Princess Bride

Congrats and welcome to BDW - you'll find lots of great information here to help you in your wedding planning journey

Sorry to hear that things were cancelled - it will get better in time and everything happens for a reason. Best of luck to you!

Wow! Very unique invitations - I say go for it and splurge on them..

Wow those are awesome!! So neat.. I wish I would have done something like this

I would start now so that you get your preferred date @ the resort you want and can get all the details worked out so that your not in such a panic Also I don't think it's too early to send out STD's to all your guests - most people want lots of time to save money, plan their vacations etc. so if I was you I would do them as soon as possible once you get some of the details figured out!

Welcome and Congrats! I can't really help you out as we are getting married at a Dreams resort but yes I'm pretty sure that Sandals resorts do not allow children so that could be a problem, it's definitely hard to find a balance between a kid friendly resort and one that is over-run with children. Good Luck!!

I know I can't believe how much they mark everything up it is ridiculous!!! Personally I like the idea of making my own album that way it is more personalized to Bryan and I. Also I am very detail oriented and picky so I don't think someone else could stand to do an album for me hahaha

Quote: Originally Posted by Boo Hmm I just typed in my response and it kicked me out – bah humbug Let me start off saying I am super excited that we got Elizabeth, she is a treat to deal with, and was the second contract that we signed and after saying ‘yes’ - like he even had to ask - is probably the best decision I have made. Alrighty, so I wont go into recapping all her prices – let me know if you need more info. and I can post her price list here, but basically for wedding day coverage for 6 hours the price tag is USD 4,750, for 8 hours it is USD 5,250, 10 hours it is USD 5,750. With all these you get a copy of all the pictures taken, we went with 8 hours and also will get 550 pictured edited – that is included. E M then basically has a # of packages, the one we went with is the 8 hours, plus 2 hours on a separate day, that is what we will be using for our TTD session. That option is USD 6,700. The things that I am struggling with the most and maybe you ladies can help me out on this one, and weigh in, is the wedding album. For E M the wedding album, 30 pages that 12” by 12” is USD 2,250 which in my opinion is just crazy, maybe I am naïve but I expected it to be like one tenth of the cost. Boo- WOW 2,250 USD? In my opinion I suggest looking into making your own Photo Album using Picaboo or another Photo Album Creator - You can order Flush Mount Albums through Picaboo starting at $349 with 20 pages and can expand up to 90 pages (extra pages range from 10-14$). The Albums come in 5 different colors and in two different sizes 11 x 14 or 8.5 x 11 - This way you can purchase albums for yourself, and for both sets of parents and still have paid less than what you would have through the photographer. I plan on doing this with our wedding pictures - wayyyyy cheaper and you get to design it, plus they ship to Canada Wedding Photo Albums | Picaboo Photo Books | Picaboo

Ashlynn who do you think you will go with for a photographer?

Is there an approved photographer list? or can we just use whoever we want?

WOOT! Ana just got back to us

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Congrats!!! That is super exciting - I'm sure I'll be the exact same way when I get to the 5 month mark - Beautiful dress I wish I got the WE channel.. I would be doing the exact same thing.. rewinding over and over and over!

Quote: Originally Posted by Chelsey & Travis Kymkymkym: Beautiful Dress! Thanks Chelsey!!

Quote: Originally Posted by Ashlynn039 Kym, I have an idea of what I want (Mikaella Bridal | Wedding Gowns - style 1414) But I'll just have to see how it looks on me! But I like that style! I've looked at a few sites so far that I've seen mentioned on here for the real touch flowers - one is Sharon Nagassar Designs and I think the other one is somebody named Shauvon?? I thought I bookmarked it but I can't find it! I'm a big garden lover so I really want real flowers, and flowers for my centerpieces. So I thought I could compromise if the real flower cost was outrageous and do realistic looking fake flowers for my centerpieces & real for the bouquets. Or would that be tacky? On the plus side... my TA has FINALLY heard back from Ana!!! YAY!!!!! Very Pretty dress!!! Yeah I also love real flowers but I don't know if we'll want to spend that much money on bouquets if I can't get it preserved after since we'll be down in RM for 2 weeks! So I might go the real touch route.. it seems to be a popular choice on this site.. hmm I don't think that would be tacky - most people won't even notice especially if they are real touch! and you're so lucky - I wonder when she'll reply to mine!!

Quote: Originally Posted by Chelsey & Travis My wedding is set for 11-5-2010 and I also feel behind. I have my colors and bridesmaid dresses picked out, and also have sent out the invites (wanted to give people plenty of time to plan). How long does it typically take Ana to reply? I feel like I've been waiting forever for her to respond! Also, does anyone know if we are allowed to use fake flowers for the bridesmaid boquets? Chelsey - I think you can use any kind of flowers you want to - if you wanted to use fake you would have to bring them with you though!

Thanks Ashlynn!! I wonder where some of the earlier brides disappeared too?

Wow! Beautiful pictures