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Thanks mrstgun, Now I can't find any of the templates I wanted to download before.

This is my 150th post.

No problem. I can only take the credit for collecting them for free from my next conference. I got the idea from another BDW bride, http://www.bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/thread/58383/kittenheart-s-amy-massive-planning-thread/10 , a really great planning thread if you'd like to read. Here's a pic of the the style she ordered.

They all look great! Congratulations!

and something to carry their room key and tip money in...

oops that should have read weather dependent.... i'm so into this wedding that all of the w words I type are wedding. Ha ha.

Bruuing, We are having our wedding off-site and had planned to do sky lanterns. Then recently our WC informed us that their permit for releasing them was revoked due to high winds. It seems as this should be the same for IRH because it's all Rose Hall. I think you should wait to hear back from your WC or brides around the time you are planning your wedding as it seems wedding dependent. The sky lanterns have gel fuel, do you know if you can fly with that in your luggage?

and maybe postcards (and stamps) if I can print them for free on vista print

Hi Tamandrob, My opinion is that you give one to each couple and one to each of your friends sharing rooms. We are spending a lot of money on the wedding and so I don't want to go overboard with extras. We will give out one OOT bag per couple containing welcome letter itinerary guest list white board and marker for door (only if I can swipe enough from the conferences I'm attending next year) first aid kit (because they are so darn inexpensive) one local treat (beach toys for families with kids)

I'm designing our monogram and invitations. My FI is working on the STD letter. What about you island bride?

Yes, and I'm here for work.

Canuck, ha! I didn't even realize you were replying to my comment. I must really be home sick because I just realized that typed that I've been here for three months when its only been three weeks. This is going to be a long year. I'm going home a few times over the next year and plan to do shopping then as I can see that things are extremely expensive here. Thanks for the welcome note.

Mrs Scuba, So sorry to read about your dad. I'm hoping like mrstgun that you will be pleasantly surprised at your wedding. If not, he's going to be the one to regret it.

Thanks, mrstgun! Now that I have had my fix, I can finally go to bed.

LOL.

The Nutty Professor--Eddie Murphy

You are not the only one Sllefbvr!

Yes, congratulations to everyone!

*fried

I'm glad you got your wallet, and I completely understand about the fired brain.

@delgadot, Actually, you CAN walk from the Aqueduct to the beach. It's only about a three minute walk We are only hiring a cart for our older and/or disabled friends and family. And, I was only suggesting that you could hire one too if you wanted your bridal party to go on the golf cart tour with you and your then hubby. I hope that is clearer. Sorry, if I confused you. I let out a little giggle at your question about guests booking. We haven't even settled on a hotel yet. As a matter of fact, we haven't even sent out our save the dates yet. I'm sooooooo far behind you in execution even though my wedding is two weeks earlier. For a while I was leaning towards the Iberostar (and we still might go that way in the end), but lately I've been considering the Coyaba. I have a lot of family who either live in Jamaica or who will be staying with family in Jamaica making it very expensive to get guest passes for ancillary wedding events. The thing about Coyaba is that their guest passes are $25 pp, but even though it's an older hotel (with no elevator), it is almost as expensive as the IRHB, which is all inclusive (and children under 12 stay and eat free). So I'm at an impasse. I know there is a discussion on the IRHB page about how to tell guests about guest fee passes, but one of the main reasons we chose HH was to allow everyone to stay where they could afford without worrying about incurring guest passes. So I've decided to take it one step at a time. First we'll send out our STDs in early October in which we will ask our guests whether they think they will come, need flight, hotel, meals (AI), flight only, or hotel only (some of my family work for the airlines). Once we have some numbers, then I will use that info to try to negotiate a rate at one of the four hotels still on my list (IRBH, Coyaba, Solis Palmyra, Half Moon). So that's the long answer. The short answer is no, we haven't had anyone book yet. LOL. I'm keeping a MS document too with all of my inspiration and ideas, but lately I've been wondering if I'm planning too much. This site is filled with so many inspirational ideas, I find it hard not to want to incorporate everything into our wedding especially since we picked a DW so I wouldn't have as much to do. But, there are enough DIY projects on here too keep me busy for a very long time. At the same time the site has been encouraging me not too spend too much money. One bride mentioned that she didn't spend too much on centerpieces because she asked everyone she knew about the centerpieces at the last wedding she went to and no one remembered what they looked like. So I thought of all of the weddings we attended, I couldn't remember the darn centerpieces, except the one where we got to take them home. What I do remember is table cards, but no centerpieces. So I am asking myself, "why are we spending so much money on floral centerpieces when they are so insignificant and we can't even let our guests take them home"? Do you know what are you doing for centerpieces?

MJKH, I hope you find your wallet!

Set It Off--Jada Pinkett Smith

Celticgirl, I completely understand how you feel. I've been going through all kinds of emotions trying to get to 150 posts. For a long time, I felt like I would never get there. After contributing and building a rapport on some of the pages, I have learned a little bit better how the site works and really have come to appreciate the process. It's a little bit like joining a sorority. I would remind her that there is an alternative, she can pay the $30 to become an instant downloadable member. Just my humble opinion.

Taxi--Queen Latifah