Starfish0512

Thanks for getting back tome I appreciate it! I am going to pass, sorry!!! Im going to go with a neutral colored strap instead... Thank you!!

My FI and I have a trip planned to go to GC and check out a few locations for our May 2012 Wedding!  Anyone else getting married in the Cayman Islands?!  Please share details, vendors etc!!!

I'm fairly new too.... Will be getting married May 2012 in Grand Cayman! 

We booked our trip for this May to go look at 2 different locations and get a really good feel for the island.  So excited!!!!

I am simply obsessed with purple and orange right now.... A little similar to what nikkiscriv  posted pictures were but here's some more!!! The invites are what sparked my love for the color combo!

I'm interested   What are the dimensions of the bag?  Are you selling the full lot of them or would you be willing to part with a specific number of them? 

thanks!!!

Wording for our AHR has been a pain point for me and I really like the simplicity of this....  Thanks!!!
 

Originally Posted by greysgirl 

Our AHR invite reads:

 

------- and -------- are pleased to announce they will be married on Monday, April 11th during a private ceremony in Maui.  Please join us for a celebration when we return as husband and wife on Saturday, April 30th at Seven O'Clock in the evening (with our venue listed).

We have our own budget for the AHR - trying to keep it around 8k think it will be very do able... Our DW is immediate family only so the AHR will have around 100 guests.

Very Informal, we are doing a traditional style clambake, the place I am really interested in serves it buffet style.  there will be a dj but we wont be having any formal dances or speeches.

We are planning the AHR approx 1 month after our return from The DW

Food - clambake, buffet style

Attire - Will not be wearing my wedding dress, most likely wear my "rehersal dinner" dress from the dw, appropriate for the informal day, FI - shorts, linen shirt and flips.

Invitations - a casual pocketfold style, DIY, many of our friends are out of town so it allows a bit more flexibility for the amount of info I can include.

Photography - my sister will be shooting the day, luckily she is very talented in that arena

Cake - we are doing a cupcake tree with a small round for the topper, thinking about doing a grooms cake too...

Decorations - I love detail and am fairly crafty so I will be handiling the table displays myself, centerpieces, menus etc.  The location is on the water and will be outside, thinking navy blue overlays atop white table cloths using kelly green and crisp summery yellow as accents.

DW Photots - they'll be displayed on a table for those who couldn't attend....
 

Originally Posted by Brenners 

Ok, I am mainly focusing on the DW right now, however, I know I have to also plan an AHR as most people won't be able to attend or won't be invited (we are keeping the DW small) to the DW.  I have a few questions for those currently planning or those who have recently held an AHR:

 

1.  Budget.  What amount are you looking to spend since you will have just spent quite a bit of money on your DW?  Did you include this in your overall wedding budget?

 

2.  Type.  What kind of AHR are you planning?  Is it formal or informal?  How long will it last?  Will you also have a dance after the reception?

 

3.  When.  How long after your DW are you planning the AHR?

 

4.  Food.  Are you having a buffet or a formal sit down dinner?

 

5.  Clothes.  What are you wearing to your AHR?  Your wedding day attire or something else entirely?

 

6.  Invitations.  Formal or informal invitations?  We are thinking about having it in the small town where I grew up and many people just put an announcement in the local paper for people to attend but then it is difficult to determine the amount of food you need.

 

7.  Photographer.  Are you hiring a professional photographer for the day?

 

8.  Cake.  Are you having a traditional wedding cake for the AHR?

 

9.  Decorations.  What kinds of decorations are you having for your AHR? 

 

10.  DW Photos.  Are you going to have these on display and if so, how?

 

That is all I can think of for now.  If anyone else has any questions, then please feel free to add.  Any advice is helpful.

May 2012 - Grand Cayman Island!  Going down this May to check things out and decide on a final location!!