herbie76

If you can't find it through here just type it into google as she has her own website. Sorry it was Aylee not Arlee. Use the link below to go to her website. http://ayleedesigns.gnyc.net/front.html?monograms.htm

Charmaine look for the thread Arlee she done my monogram think it was $5 or $10 for 2 designs, very good you choose design and colours then give her your details and she does it all for you, then sends you it in jpeg format

I have just read that one of the people that died was a groom and gone to the reception to collect messages, thoughts are with his family. This is just awful. Samcalv1 I hope you get the answers that you want from Thomsons and that you get it all sorted,

OMG that's awful news, have just seen it on sky news. Hope all works out okay for you.

Charmaine, we were going to book dreams absolutely beautiful hotel, and when went to book my TA mentioned sensatori resort, once I saw it I fell in love with it. So glad that you had your chat and got both your feelings out in the open. I love the suits Josie

Charmaine, I also know how you feel. When I book ours, my cousin (sister I never had) i had invited them but i never thought that they could afford it (her & husband & three girls 22,21,17) for them it was going to cost £7500. I had considered else where, but mexico was our first holiday together so seemed right to get married there. Any way they booked a week later and sent me a text 'guess whos going to mexico', first i thought that it was only my cousin and her husband but when i called her it was all of them i just burst into tears it made my day. I had always planned to have the girls as my bridesmaids, so was very happy that they were coming. As to the expense, mexcio is very expensive. We are staying at the Sensatori Resort and it was £1500 for a week and £1900 for two weeks. We paid for my parents and OH's dad to come for a week, and if they wanted to stay for the two weeks then they paid the extra. OH's mum decided that she couldn't afford it so she's not coming at all (even though she had nothing to pay!!!). Our bill came out as £12,000 including our wedding package Chin up and all will work out in the end :-)

Hi, we are having a party a couple of weeks after we get back. We are having it at a country club nearby and will be 7pm-1am. We are having a photographer aswell to get photos with friends and family who couldn't come, as we are all going to wear opour wedding attire again (yippee). I'd have it longer given the chance but couldn't afford to! If your having it at home I dont see why you couldn't make it an all day thing. Good luck with the planning!

Thats great news Michelle, so pleased for you that everything is starting to come together. I'm going to pay off our rings next week so we should also get ours soon , exciting!! I had a conversation with my offsite WC last week, she is so nice. Gradually getting everything the way that we want it. You girls that have got your flowers already how are you transporting them our there???

Quote:Originally Posted by kiwimel Hi Girls, How you been? I havent been on for ages as the wedding plans went a bit out the window for a while. Feels like I have no idea what to do until next year when I can really start going! We've had the full confirmation through and so far we currently have 19 adults and 3 kids coming with us. I think there are about 7 more adults DEFINITELY coming but in the process of booking up. I'm having a dilema at the moment as I cant decide whether to have our ceremony on the beach or in the gazebo thingy? Ideally we always wanted it on the beach but I cant get the ceremony any later then 3pm - and in August that is HOT HOT HOT! Are you all getting married on the actual beach? So pleased to be getting back in the swing of things! Take care and good luck on all the weigh in's this week girls! I'm hoping for a little loss myself! Mel xxx Hi Mel, we are also getting married in August, we are having a 3pm wedding on the beach, I know it's going to be hot but why go all that way and not get married on the beach! You can always get parasols for our guests??? Plus remember its only for 30-45mins. Where are you getting married?

Snap thats exactly what i thought of thomsons you pay extra for nothing. I ended up downgrading my package to the Pearl package (which they didnt tell me about) and saved myself £1500 as I dint want half the things in the pack, now I can get the extras that I do want with the money I saved eg Private reception, bridesmaid flower, bridal suite for hair & makeup on the day.

Hi Girls, I'm really stuggling whether to have a beach wedding or a skydeck wedding! What's everyone else going for??

Hi ladies, Took my last two bridemaids to get measured for their dresses on Saturday, they loved the dress as the hadnt seen it (big relief), I paid them dresses off to woohoo! Hollie wanted to try her dress on to, but we really struggled to get it off her as she wanted to keep it :-). I had a lovely mummy daughter day yesterday with Hollie, we went to see Disney on ice, it was great and Hollie got to shake all the characters hands as we were at the front, lovely day :-) I got tt tickets now OH is asking mr to see them eBay to help pay for the wedding, but I want to go! :-(

I've never been able to get tickets before, been on computer all day and finally got them tonight as 6pm. So excited!

Josie I've just got tickets for take that too, so excited I'm going to wembly. WOOP WOOP! :-)

Josie, I love the bag

That's what I was thinking, I watched it with my son yesterday and even he was like 'what is she on' she was just obsessed with it being all her way. I thought he done a great job! Love that program! Do any of you watch 'wedding house'? Mario & Lisa (Botox queen) she looked awful!

Thanks ladies you've been helpful, as I'm from the uk bringing a photographer with me is out of the question (too expensive), our wedding is at 3pm so it very early and will need photographer for along time so I get the getting ready shots. Maggie I know what you mean about the expensive for half hour, but hay-ho the things we do for good photos!

Hi ladies, I'm after some advise. Photographers- who are you using and what coverage time are you having? I'm really not sure how long they are needed for can you help?? Also does anybody know the dimensions for the sheer for the gazebo near pier? As i'm thinking of taking my own, to get the right colour and save money, Is anyone else doing this? What other things are people taking to cut the costs? Chong can you send me the templates- [email protected] Thanks ladies

Michelle I get my bouquet included and grooms flower but have to pay extra for hair, private reception, bridesmaid flowers etc but know I've got the extra to spend it will help. :-) I'd go and try the dress on every week if I could!!!

Well I spoke to thomsons weddings yesterday and they said we can downgrade to the pearl package and it will save us £1500, so then we can get all the extras we wanted. I went and paid my dress off yesterday and tried it on once more just to check it's still the one, and yep felt a million dollars in it. :-)

Josie when. Booked we wasn't given the option of the pearl package otherwise I would have booked it, so I hastily book the silver knowing there was things in the package didn't want. My TA also warned me not to book direct incase anything happened i wouldnt be covered. So hopefully I'll be able to downgrade the package today.

Quote:Originally Posted by jwashing hey guys! just recently booked our wedding at the azul for Aug 6 2011. woohoo!! can't wait to get reading this forum!! Great news, I get married on the 2August 2011. We are ther from 24/7/11 to 8/8/11 so we might see you there! :-)

I'm so bloody annoyed with my TA, I emailed my WC asking if they do trades and she said no trades but I would be better downgrading to the pearl package which doesn't have the bits I dont want, but my TA never offered me this package in the first place. If they had of done I would have gone for it and added on what I want. So now I have to go back to them again and get them to sort it out, I'm really not happy with them! :-( Bit of a difference in package price $2500 to $950, I'll be able to get all the extras that I want with that package :-) let's see what they say to that! Well done Michelle that's great :-) my ring is similar to yours. I'm going to pay my dress off tomorrow, and paying bridesmaid dresses off Saturday, next month pay off the rings! :-)

chong can you email me the templates for you passport, save the date, bubble aqs i cant seem to open them on here I have found what you write so helpful, we were just trying to decide what menu to have and family menu was one of them so we have decided to go with that. Also about the ipod docking station, do you know if it works with itouch? We only have 18 of us going so bit extreme to have a dj. Can i ask what photographer did you use? Did you have a video? Thanks Michelle x

Michelle- Zumba is a fitness dance class, its great fun I love it! Better than spin class my legs are killing me today ouch!! Ive sat down with OH today and gone through what things we dont want in our package and we're seeing if we can change them for things we do want. Fingers crossed! Otherwise its going to work out bloody expensive!!!