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We pretty much decided to go al la carte drinks from after dinner on... I know I won't drink $45 worth of alcohol in the 3 hours after dinner, neither will most of my family members and a few guests don't drink at all! I'm really hoping it saves us a decent chunk of money. That's really the only place we can cut back anyway...
btw Venus - 2 Months! Holy Crap!
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Originally Posted by venus909
I'm on the fence about open bar vs tab as well... but FI is stuck on open bar.. he feels our friends will defintiely out drink the cost of the open bar.. so we will either go with that or the beer/wine signature drink option... I'm still waiting to hear from Mayte on the price difference.
From what I understand there dinner is $15 per kid and no additional charge for drinks for kids....
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I might have to keep looking for the blue! My store only had yellow and pink but the blue is one of my colors
Originally Posted by MexicoHereICome
Let me try this again....This is what the bags I bought yesterday look like from the dollar tree! I think they are perfect for what I want to do.
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Originally Posted by Laurelyn
They were Bella Bridesmaids by Venus #LM3408.
Wow! I wish I had seen that before I ordered dresses for my sisters! Very nice dresses!
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The hibiscus print bags are right on the home page of the dollar tree store website right now. They are a bit smaller than the other solid tote bags but definitely (in my opinion) big enough for an OOT bag. The other bags are sold out online so there is no link on there. If you want to see what they look like there is a link to the old page on here if you look thru this thread. Happy Hunting!
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I think you got a great deal! I actually like the look of the knock off better! Can't wait to see the finished dress =)
Originally Posted by erinmc
Hey Ladies!! I got my progress photos form Jasmine's. I am very happy with the results so far. please let me know what you think
Inspiration dress
I'm thinking I might ask them to make it alittle more of a sweetheart neckline. They will also be adding a detachable strap.
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Originally Posted by lkterry
I just bought the jumbo totes at the Dollar Tree today. The hibiscus ones are cuter, but too small for me. The jumbo totes are big and look pretty sturdy for only $1. Online shows the light blue...my store had navy. I bought all of the colors, but wish it had been a lighter blue or that they had orange too. Always wishing for more...should just be thrilled that I got these..lol
My local store only had yellow and pink... I might keep looking for the other colors, but I'm just happy to have found them!
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Woohoo got my bags last night! Large, solid totes with colored trim and handles for the adults and some smaller, hibiscus print totes in bright colors for the kids! So happy!
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You look great! The dress is beautiful and so are your pictures! Gotta say, I haven't even had my wedding yet but I've got a little photo envy going on! They are just stunning! Does Del Sol do Punta Cana? Lol...
Originally Posted by krsmith
Thanks Matt! There are just too many amazing pictures to choose from! You guys definitely did such an incredible job. Not only are our pictures incredible, you ALL were so so so sweet and encouraging! You, Sol, Juan, and Melissa are some of my favorite people.
I SWEAR I am going to practice holding my breath and looking more graceful underwater so next time I get to to an underwater shoot I will be looking WAY more photogenic! I don't know how you got the pictures you did though...I must have been one of your toughest clients! Hahaha!
Thank you! I love Del Sol too!
Haha doesn't sound pervy at all! Thank you very much! I LOVE hearing that! Hey, if you got 'em flaunt 'em! LOL! Oh man, there are SO many pictures that I LOVE I can't even pick just one. It helps to have a whole GANG of talented people to help make you look amazing! Thanks to Del Sol, Sara Tamargo, and Red-i by Chelsea, I was looking fabulous and feeling like a model!
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You can pretty much request whatever setup for food and/or drink options (and anything else) you want and she will just quote you a price for it. I requested Corona, red and white wine, a signature cocktail and soft drinks for cocktail hour, then the same for dinner. Originally we were going to do the middle of the road open bar for 3 hours for reception, but we have decided to do al la carte open bar for reception instead of one of the bar options just because between cocktail hour and dinner and how well we know our 30 or so guests, I don't think most of them will drink $15 per hour worth of alcohol. Some will, a few might go over that, but some of our guests don't drink at all! Hopefully we can save a couple of bucks there.
Originally Posted by Lala32
haha. Thanks ladies! That makes me feel better but I'll give her until Thursday or Friday and reach out again. This week is crazy.
cinnagirl, for 50 thats not so bad! thanks for sharing. I actually have 30 -35 and decided to have guests just choose off the menu rather than the set for the simple reason that I think they would appreciate the choice after having the hotel buffet for a few days ;-)
I'll be honest, I'm not sure I fully understand the bar choices Jellyfish offers though. Open bar I totally get but I've also read here about a cocktail hour with 2 signature drinks and wine/beer during dinner options that aren't listed in the packages. Anyone know about those?
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Hang tight but don't be afraid to email her again to let her know you still haven't received it. Mine took over a month, first same problem, she couldn't open my attachment so that took a little longer, then she said she had sent it and sent me the bank transfer info but I never received the quote. But another email or so later she sent it...Originally Posted by Lala32
hey Cinnagirl! hm, ok I'm right at the 3 week mark then if you don't count the week that passed that she couldn't open the document ;-) I'll ping her again soon. I'd love to see the damage lol
how did yours come out?
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Thanks so much! I love the way they look with the dress!Originally Posted by Krs398
I got their shoes from Fibi and Clo in Smoke Cascade. They gave me a deal if I ordered 4, I got the 5th one free. And they were very helpful with sizing issues too! They are super comfortable too!http://fibiandclo.com/Shop/ViewItem.aspx?id=3
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I ended up ordering from the store. When I looked a little more into the website, they order it and receive it from the designer, then ship again from their location at an additional cost. I'd rather save that extra time and be able to pick it up so I went with a local place. They should come in with 5 weeks to spare!
Originally Posted by Avens
If you have tried it on in a store, and know what to expect - I'd order them online! As long as it looks like a reputable site. I used netbride to order a wedding dress. I hadn't tried it on, and ended up hating it. The ordering online process was great though.
That color is great! I just ordered 2 different Bill Levkoff styles but I don't that color in the store =/ I went with Capri instead. It's a nice, light blue.What kind of shoes are those? I'd love to track them down! Thanks =)
Originally Posted by Krs398
these are my bridesmaid dresses by Bill Levkhoff. The color is Glacier and it's very similar to aqua. The girls say they are really comfortable and we love them!
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I had one fleeting moment of "oh man, it's round, not square", but the ring is absolutely beautiful and I wouldnt trade it for anything. A friend of mine (who did not like her ring at all btw) said it best "It doesn't matter if it's what I wanted or not. HE chose it for me. When I look at it, I will think of him and how he loved me so much he bought me this diamond ring." I thought that said it nicely.Originally Posted by WPGBride
I know many brides probably wouldn't answer this question, but for those who didn't get to pick out there own rings is there anyone who was disappointed or not happy with what their fiance had picked out?
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Love this style! It's similar to one of my first choices as well so I may be a bit biased... ;-)Originally Posted by jello
Ok ladies, here are pictures of me in the dresses!
#2. Camille la Vie Grecian style. This one is my other favorite right now.
I tried on lots of other dresses as well, but these were definitely the best. Thoughts? And, oh yeah, thanks for taking the time to help a complete stranger pick out dresses!
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AquaCait ~ 5/9/12
cnd29 ~ 6/24/2012
Venus909 - 6/29/2012
LonaJ~ 10.19.12
lala32 ~ 12/14/12
CFK2013 - 2/7/13
Lande8 (Leslie) - 2/8/13
AshTooner~ 02/20/13
cinnagirl ~ 5/28/13
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I wonder if it's possible to just deposit any check or even cash into the jellyfish account at a Bank of America... I bet you can because you only need an acct # to make a deposit... Hmm...Originally Posted by lande8
FYI, for anyone in the US who has a Bank of America account, I was able to write a check to Jellyfish and the bank deposited it directly into their account, thus avoiding the US$25 wire transfer fee.
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Those are all gorgeous! How can you go wrong? ;-) I tried on a bunch of different size eternity bands, and I think if I hadn't gone with the one I got my second choice was just a super thin eternity. I also wanted a band that would look good on its own, and something simple but not plain or ordinary and I think I accomplished that... Please post your band when you decide! I'd love to see what you find! =)Originally Posted by ChocoTaco7568
Hey cnd!
I love the surpirse diamonds, I think it gives our rings a little something extra. I think your wedding band will accent your e-ring beautifully! I've actually narrowed my choices down to two options, both are full eternities - either vertically set baguettes in a thin channel setting (4th from top) or alternating bar set round and baguettes (5th from top). The surprise diamond result in a tiny gap between the two rings, but I'm actually a fan of gaps. I was mostly concerned with making sure the the profile heights are with .5mm of each other, and that was difficult to find.
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The few reviews I have found said they actually are originals... There was like 1 semi-bad experience, nothing to do with the items or time, just the lack of customer service from the website, about 4 with good experience and the rest were about the physical store location. I was just hoping even 1 person from these boards may have actually used them or another one.
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Here's the dresses:
561 in Capri
and 165 in Capri
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I asked this question in the Bridemaid Dress thread but didn't get a response, so I'll give it one more shot with this thread.
I have picked out Bill Levkoff bridesmaid dresses for my sisters and am ready to order them (actually at this point it's a rush delivery order so I need to do it ASAP!), but I can get them online for about $50 cheaper than what they'd be in any bridal store in my area. I'm thinking about ordering them from www.victoriasbridalcouture.com but without walking into a store and talking to someone in person, I'm a little hesitant. I know they have a store in Florida but I have read they don't have the same customer service as the website. There aren't many review to go on and I haven't seen anything here.
Have any of you ordered non-knockoff dresses online. or even from Victoria's Bridal Couture?
Thanks
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Love the asscher! That's my favorite cut! He picked out round though.What kind of band are you going to put with it? My ring has the same setting including the small rounds on the profile view, but mine's got 2 round side stones as well. Hard to choose something to sit up next to the E-ring nicely. I ended up going with something kind of criss-crossed. I slid it on and it landed nice and snug next to it and I was sold... (sorry for the not so great cell phone pics)
Originally Posted by ChocoTaco7568
Adding my ring to the collection... I love my asscher!
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I was looking for chiffon but ended up with organza. I tried on one that was satin but it still felt kind of heavy to me, but my wedding is in June so I will be sweating enough as it is!
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Definitely try them on, and while youre at it try on a few different styles too. I had in mind something beachy and flowy and simple and ended up with the big wow-factor dress! You never know what youre going to like until you see them on!
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I recently was in your same position. It took a really long time (over a month) to get my quote back from Mayte and be able to send the deposit. She assured me in at least 3 prior emails that the date was mine and no one else's. It still made me extremely nervous that I hadn't sent her a deposit and I ran out of time and had to get my invitations out. In reading through this thread, it seemed like not all past brides even sent a deposit at all and everything went just fine. I think you just have to trust that if she said the date is yours that it is, then be patient and let everything else fall into place over time...
Originally Posted by AshTooner
Hi Lande08!
Our wedding date is February 20th, 2013 at Dreams Palm Beach, and we are planning to have our reception at Jellyfish! I am a little worried though because our invitation proof will be ready this coming Monday and I have listed Jellyfish as our reception site, however, Mayte still has not written me back with all the information I require to make a deposit to secure our date. She did however, confirm via email that our date was blocked off. I hope this is good enough? How long did it take her to get back to you with the deposit information?
Thanks! And happy wedding planning!
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I haven't been in touch with her in a while but I probably will drop her a line soon with my final count and to plan for meeting with her when we get down there. We hope to get over there either the Thurs or Fri before (wedding is a sunday) to taste the food, choose our signature cocktail and firm up the final details...
I hear you though, time is flying by! Working on the "little" details now, hair trials, shoes and jewelry, alterations, out of town bags, etc... I can't wait to get down there! We will have a couple days to ourselves there to relax before the crowd comes and boy do I need the "quiet time"!