steph2011

This is such a great idea!  Well done!

Originally Posted by bmaxam12 

Here is what I just made for the Chuppah at my resort!  I saw a pic of hanging orchids and absolutely loved it! They are supposed to be purple, but after ordering 2 separate times, I gave up and went with the pink! Here I only have like 8 completed, but I did 20 overall, 8 for the back of the chuppa and 6 on each side.  We just got some orchid Lei's which I took apart, fishing line, and some lobster claw hooks.  This way you just string the line around the chuppa and clip to the other side, so no tying (we left some room at the top with no flowers for this).

 

This is my cat trying not to be naughty...

 

 

 

 

kellygrrl,

Those shoes are SO pretty!!  Did you get them from David's Bridal?  I'm having trouble finding something that I like and my wedding is in 20 days - yikes!

I love the capiz shells.  I would love to have these as well, but I agree that $70 is a little too much.  Does anyone know if you can find them at Michael's or another craft store?  Its getting close to my date and I don't want to order online.

These are beautiful!  Great job

Wow!  Everyone's dress is so beautiful!  Great job ladies

wow! Great job! I agree, your decor is amazing. Congratulations!

kfady529,

We were thinking of taking our wedding party on an excursion as well.  I think it is a nice idea, because it will be an experience with everyone.  It is also really nice that you are paying for their wedding attire, so I personally think that is enough!

I started a website with the knot, but I wasn't happy with it.  I found that they have less options than other sites and it wasn't the easiest to use.  After searching other sites, I decided to use weddingwire.com and absolutely LOVE it!!!  It is really user friendly, you can play several songs (which was important to me) and you can add lots of pictures.  All of our guests really love our site and have given us really positive feedback.

Good luck!

 

Originally Posted by JenG05 

I'm working on my wedding website now too.  I'm wondering if anyone is happy with the free website from theknot.com?

Hello Ladies,

It seems as though there is a lot of different information being told to everyone by Nayeli.  I recently asked her about using another photographer and she said the price is $500!!!  There was no mention of a per person charge, simply $500 flat.  I think that is outrageous and I don't like how they are trying to force us to use the resort photographer.  She did mention something about a recent local union, so I wonder if this is the reason.  I'm pretty frustrated, so I'm hoping my travel agent is able to shed some light on the subject or possibly get me some more information.

Best of luck to everyone.

There is another thread on here for websites.  If you search "wedding website" in the search box, a couple of links should come up.  I think the best thing for me was to look at other websites that people made and they will let you "borrow" their ideas.  One bride in particular, Coconoir1908, has an incredible website that I used for inspiration.  Maybe send her a private message, or you can find her site info on the "Wedding Website?" thread.

Best of luck!

Cute idea!

What are everyone's thoughts about having your MOH in a different color dress?  I only have three girls in my party, so I am trying to decide if I should have them all in one color or not.  My colors are turquoise and coral, so my MOH may wear turquoise and the other two would wear coral.  I am having trouble deciding.  Please help.

Also, if you were already married and had your MOH in a different color, do you mind posting some pictures???

Thank you so much everyone!

These are amazing!!! Thank you SO much for sharing all of this. It is super helpful.

Jmastr05,

Great idea using your bridesmaid bouquets.  It looked really nice!  Thanks for sharing

LanaM,

Your centerpieces are beautiful!  Did you make them yourself?

Hey ladies,

I heard from Nayeli that the two companies (Blue Lens Caribe and Calypso Foto) joined to create a new company, VIPS Weddings Photo.  They have one photographer and here is her website:  http://www.ireneescobar.com/.

Based on reviews and seeing pictures of others weddings I decided to contact Del Sol to see if they could photograph my wedding.  They said that they no longer photograph at Excellence Resorts   Has anyone else tried to contact them or know why they no longer take photos at Excellence?

Those of you who have used outside photographers, what was your experience like bringing them onto the resort?  Did you have any issues?  Any feedback is appreciated.

Thanks!

This is the dress that I'm thinking of for my bridesmaids.  In a shade of blue. 

J-me,

I love the clutch in your pics.  Any idea where it's from? 
 

Originally Posted by J-me 

We are going with coral, brown and white with light accents of starfish here & there...here's a few things that inspired me:

 

 

 

Peach,

I am doing blue with coral as well.  What color are your bridesmaids wearing?  Do you have any pictures of your color inspiration?  I want to add a third color and was thinking jade, but not quite sure how it will look.  I would love to share ideas with you.
 

Originally Posted by Peach 

I think it is one of the most common ones out there, but I like blue with coral (orangey-pink). Very tropical!

krmiller,

Thank you so much for your honest review about the photographer.  That is so disappointing.  We have the same package and I wasn't planning to hire another photographer in order to save money.  After hearing this - it completely changes things!

Can't wait to see your pics when you have them back from Juan

Babestaaa,

Your inspiration photos are great.  What are your wedding colors?

This dress is super cute!  Who is the designer?  Also, do you mind telling us how much you paid?  Thank you.
 

Originally Posted by Laurelyn 

This will be my bridesmaids dresses in this colour.  I love them! 

This is a great site.  Thanks for sharing

oops, sorry just realized you were already married after I posted the reply.    Congratulations.  Hope your wedding was magical.

Brandy,

I almost chose to get married at a Secrets resort and was going to choose this same Martha Stewart package!  Everything looks great.  When is your date?