MissBubbles205

I love the travel mug idea!.. I was going to buy a bunch of travel mugs and vinyl them with peoples name or our wedding date and location since I have a cricut.. But I was worried about them taking up too much room in our luggage.

Originally Posted by scooter514 

I also would love to know where you got the boca clips. I think these are such a great idea!

I 2nd that!!.. Does anyone know where to buy them?
 

aww... fuwwy.. Thanks for the update on the sizes.. These were a great deal though! I'm thinking they would be great for a kids pool party for gifts for the kids.. )
 

Originally Posted by MrsHamblett2012 

The bags are soo tiny!! haha I bought them thinking they would be great and I got them and they are sooo tiny...I guess I should have looked at the dimensions! Super cute though...I am going to fill them with goodies and put them inside my real OOT bag!

I keep seeing everyones "to do" lists.. But I'm curious if anyone can direct me to a website that has a to do list for us destination wedding brides...? I can find normal ones all day, I just know ours can vary a lot.

As far as travel mugs. Dollar Tree has some nice ones for only $1 you could have them vinyled or put personalized  waterproof stickers on theme.. Just a thought. But Ive seen them in Blue and in Black. You may be able to find them on their website. Dollartree.com ,I  believe.

Passport, allurements by Rebecca.. he is amazing, and very sweet! I ordered some samples from her etsy page last week, hoping when I get home from Atl they will be in my mailbox. ) Also, you can check Etsy, I've seen several people who do them.

OOT Bags.. There are a TON of great templates on here. Just search OOT bags. But if you didn't pay to be a member of this site you'll have to get your post count up to like 130 before you can view the templates.. "I'm getting there"  lol....

Hope this helps! If you have any other questions, I can try to help. I'm still in the beginning stages of the wedding planning, but I have done a TON of research lately.. It's taking over my life.. lol. )

Thanks for sharing the pics!!!... You're a DIY Queen!

WOW.. LOVE this Post.. Amazing ideas!! Thanks for sharing!! I can wait to use some of your ideas!! )

LOVE the color choice! I'm sure it will turn out wonderful! Be sure to post pics! )
 

Originally Posted by TheWolferts 

Thanks! *fingers crossed* it turns out well! I figured even if the waves arent as well done, it's white on white so it cant look too bad! Our colors are cobalt blue and tiffany blue (the color of the cake ribbon).
 

 

That was a good idea to tell you WC your budget, and let her work off that.. I didn't think of that.. 

I figured a DW was going to be a lot cheaper than a normal wedding.. But now that we start to add everyrhing up it seems like we arent going to save much at all. But then again our site fee is gonna cost more than our week long accomodations. If we had went with an all-inclusive reosrt somewhere else I believe we could do our wedding for a fraction of the price.. But we love the Cloisters in the Bahamas and I couldn't possibly imagine getting married anywhere else.

I LOVE pinterest.. It is sooo addicting!   Follow me, MissBubbles205, so I can follow you back. ) 
 

Originally Posted by soonCB 

Hey Everyone,

I love all the talk about Pinterest! I did exactly what you guys' were saying in regards to making a board of what kind of shots you like, I did this for our engagement pics and it worked out great!

 

We have set a budget of $12000 for our off resort wedding in Jamaica. We hired a wedding planner and told her everything we want to include in this price and she said she could do it ( we shall see, I kinda expect it to be over). Other than the actual ceremony and reception costs we have asked her to include our travel costs (myself, my FH, and our daughter) and her costs for planning the wedding.

 

This leaves about $6000 for the actual wedding ( the planner's fee is $2000 and I suspect it will be at least 4000 for our travel and accomodations).

 

I am happy to see that everyone is around the same budget range as we are. This is something that I worry about. I also thought that  a destination wedding would cost a lot less then at home, but from people I talk to here it seems that with travel and accomodations it is costing us about the same. Has anyone else realised this aswell for your locations?

Aww.. that is going to be gorgeaous!  Love the detail of the waves. Are your colors going to be this pretty blue?

 

Originally Posted by TheWolferts 

We are only doing a small cutting cake, but they are modeling it off of the middle tear of this cake.

 

I 2nd that!!.. Pinning. )  My mom used to make wedding cakes.. She would love this!  Does anyone know where to buy the mini cake pans?

 

Originally Posted by Cateyedcutie 

There would be adorable for an engagement party or a shower. *Pinning* lol
 

 

Soo soo cute Aruba Bride!! Those are my wedding colors too. )

 

Originally Posted by Aruba Bride 

 

Our cake!! We wanted something different since we were having a traditional wedding.

I 2nd that!!  AMAZING cake!!!
 

Originally Posted by trophywife 

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Originally Posted by GeminiLibra Here is the cake that I want and have been told they can do it but I have to provide the people. Our wedding is on the beach so it's perfect for us!

I LOVE THIS!!!!!!!!

ahh.. This is soo cute!  You ladies are soo creative!

OMG these are FABULOUS!!! 

Would LOVE to see pictures when you get a chance to post them!  We are looking at going with Fushia and possibly orange.
 

Originally Posted by *~*Mel*~* 

Just wanted to let you know that I got my chair sashes and table runners today from tableoverlays.com and they look awesome! I ordered them in fuchsia and the colour is perfect. I'll try to post pics at some point.

Ahh.. A future Bride of the Cloisters!! Love! )
Do you know what month/year you are wanting to get married?  The site fee for the Cloisters is 4500. I know how your feeling, the Cloisters was sooo hard to find info on. I got my TA from here (Wright Travel Agency, Barbara Vong aka Babs, she is absolutly Amazing and has given me a TON of info!)

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Originally Posted by Smurf 

Hi all!  

 

We are at the beginning stages of our wedding planning.  So we are looking at this site ALOT!  The one thing we have not found is how much it cost to secure The Cloisters.  Can anybody please direct us to the right place??

 

 

Thank you all

Ahh perfect!! Thanks for the info!! Thank you, I am sooo excited as well! )

 

Originally Posted by porcell14 

Yes, they definitely do long tables too so you'll have your pick.  So excited for you!  I'm sure it will be beautiful! 

I was leary of that site at first.. I read a few nagative reviews and thought to myself, ahh, well those were just crazy bridezilla's or something.. How bad could they be.. So decided to jump the gun and give them a $50 deposit to prove my seriousness (with needing help choosing a destination). At first my TA was very nice but then she started to send me resorts that I swear the photos were taken back in the 70s and 80s! I requested up to date pictures and information, and then I was sent wedding package quotes for 2010. My wedding is in 2013, and it is 2012 now.. For a site to say they specialize in destination weddings, their information sure wasn't up to date.

My TA was no help in finding a destination or resort she sent me several for different location but none of them were up to good standards so one day I was doing a search and saw the Atlantis resort in the Bahamas. I was in awe!  I mentioned this place to my TA and she seemed to not know any information about the resort nor want to give me any information on it. I say this because she has been avoiding my emails and calls for a month now, the calls she has set up with me, she has missed. (If you do decide to use them, which I dont personally recommend, just know they want to call you any time you have a question, I guess that don't want paper trials of how poorly they assist you.)

Last week I found myself stressed out to the MAX!  Because here I am working full-time, going to school, and trying to choose a location for my wedding because the help I thought I was getting from a site that specialized in DW's was just making the whole process aweful for me. So I posted a thread on here and mentioned DW and everyone told me to get out while I could (this was before the TA presumed to avoid my emails and request for information.) But someone mentioned the TA's here at BDW.. And let me just say, that within the last week, I have had many many cooresponding emails with my new TA from Wright Travel Agency, Barbara Vong (aka Babs)  She is absolutely hands down, AMAZING!!  She is very prompt and friendly when responding and best of all, she goes above and beyond to give me all the information I need and then some. Oh and the best part... She has given me every bit of information for having a ceremony at the Cloisters at the One and Only resort, later ceremony times ) , and is now working on group rates for us and our guests at Atlantis. I highly recomment her!!  But back to DW, I sent them an email 2 days ago requesting a refund since I have gotten no help from there site and have done all the reseach on my own. And I received an email back form them yesterday saying Sorry, you are not eligable for a refund since you are no longer planning a destination wedding. This fueled my fire!!! I am planning a DW and never ever mentioned I wasn't.. But still they are refusing to give me my deposit back.

Also, to anyone wanting more information, visit BBB.com. This is the better business bureau that I recommend to anyone whom has questions of a business. It will show you how many issues they have with a certain business and their ratings, etc. Too bad I didn't take the hours to read all the reviews on BBB before handing over $50 for someone to stress me out.

I've been engaged for less than 4 months and have already been to 2. One in Atlanta and one in Birmingham. I highly recommend them just because it is a great experience that I think all brides should enjoy, even if you are doing a destination wedding.

I like dress #1.. And thats a great deal! 

Thank you SOO SOO much for the information!! I took notes. )  Do you know if they do long rectangle tables? I was thinking they did one long table so everyone could sit together, but maybe I need to think about deciding on table plans for round tables.

 I sent an email to Luciano's yesterday, I can't wait to start the process.

And thanks for the heads up on the big rusty boat!.. I'm sure I would make a special trip just to make sure that doesnt happen to me. Thank God you noticed and it was removed before the reception!!
 

Originally Posted by porcell14 

Steal away!  That's what this site if for - that's how I got all my ideas!  I think we put our deposit down with Luciano's about 6-8 months out - it was about $500 and it just secured the date.  This part was done through our wedding planner.  But then we worked directly with Luciano's from there on.  We contacted Luciano's about a month before the wedding to finalize the space, layout and menu.  As long as they have the date, they don't need much time to go through the details.  They just need final count 48 hours before the event.  There was no extra charge for using that area - we just paid per person.  In fact, it was Sue at Luciano's that recommended that area to me.  We also chose to do open bar for our guests but instead of paying a flat rate per head, we just let the bar tab run up and paid it at the end of the night.  We also prepaid for a bottle of red wine and bottle of white (+champagne bottles for toasting) for each table.  We figured this would cut back the alcohol bill.  18% gratuity and a 4.5% setup fee is included in your quote so you only need to tip on top of that if you want.

 

A few things I learned though:

 

1.  If you are doing escort cards and table numbers, make sure you specify which table is which (if you are going to have different amounts of people at each table).  For example, I told them to set up four tables - 2 tables of 9, one table of 8 and one table of 10.  I provided Luciano's the table numbers in frames and the starfish escort cards.  They set it all up, but my dad ended up at a table with one less seat and he thought they forgot his seat!  Even though there was another table with an extra seat at it.  They fixed it right away, but it was totally my goof!

 

2.  If you have any supplies to drop off they day before, or just have an opportunity to stop by, make sure there are no big boats anchored in front of the back patio.  This happened to me.  When I arrived the day before, there was a big rusty barge that blocked the whole view of the Atlantis.  I was of course upset, but my pregnant sister was even more upset.  The view and atmosphere was the whole reason we picked Lucianos!  They said it wasn't their boat so they were unsure if they could move it but Nadia bent over backwards to track down the portmaster and requested them to move it.  So in the end it turned out fine, but if I hadn't stopped by to see it, it may have been there for our reception!  

 

Despite any hiccups, all the staff at Luciano's were so gracious and accommodating.  They really were awesome and I think your wedding will be awesome there!  Good luck and let me know if you have any more questions :-)

Ahh.. FABULOUS!!!  Thanks Girl!

 

Originally Posted by anichols8 

Tylenol 2 Pill Pack	50	$                            8.24	$                            8.24
Pepto 2 Pill Pack	40	$                          15.98	$                          15.98
Purell Hand Wipes	100	$                            5.69	$                            5.69
299 Piece First Aid Kit	1	$                          19.95	$                          19.95
Advil 2 Pill Pack	50	$                          11.96	$                          11.96
Bags	25	$                          64.49	$                          33.24
Stadium Cups	30	$                       100.00	$                          82.74
Lanyards	30	$                          22.98	$                            8.69
Badge Holders	30	$                          15.00	$                          15.00
Hand Sanitizer	20	$                            5.49	$                            5.49
Loofahs	30	$                          30.00	$                          30.00
Puzzle Books	1	$                          33.40	$                          33.40
Water Fun Stuff	1	$                          31.00	$                          31.00
Card Stock	1	$                            4.27	$                            4.27
Baggies	1	$                            3.17	$                            3.17
Folders for Information Packs	1	$                          11.16	$                          11.16
	Total:	$                       382.78	$                       319.98

I hope this helped!

 

OMG... I LOVE this one!!.. It is definitely perfect for the whole destination wedding.  I haven't seen one like this before.. Where did you find this one? 

Originally Posted by Tlseege 

 

I love the finger print trees!  And for destination weddings, I LOVE the palm tree   It holds a lot less finger prints and still represents your theme of a destination wedding.

 

OMG... I absolutely LOVE everything about this dress!! The fit is perfect in every area!!.. You don't look like you need to lose 15 pounds! You look terrific!!!.. May I ask what designer this dress is or where you got it?  This looks exactly like the dress I have had in mind, just haven't seen one like it until now.

 

Originally Posted by kristinalilly 

Alright, I need some help in a moment of panic.

I bought my dress back in September and it just came in so I went to try it on. I really like it, I just see so many flowy, plain dresses that I like and feel like would suit me better. What do you guys think? Is this dress too formal/got too much going on for a beach wedding? I only tried on a few dresses before buying this one, so maybe I'm just freaking out now that the wedding's closer and I haven't yet lost those 15lbs I was planning on dropping

 

There are a ton of them on etsy.com

 

Originally Posted by Kristy28 

Thanks for the link. Does anyone know where I can get a plan finger tree?