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Is anyone bringing their own cake stand? Suzanne

I am having the Dominican trio for the cocktail hour. Suzanne

Thanks for the rehearsal dinner info! Suzanne

Thanks so m Thanks so much for sharing your welcome bag and itinerary idea! Love it. I am going to check it out as well. Suzanne

Hello fellow control freak! I totally agree to get the hair and make up trial done. I am going to too. It's worth the fee to be calm on our wedding day. I am doing a messy side bun. You? Suzanne

So is anyone doing welcome bags for your guests? We want to but not sure how we get the welcome bag to guests not staying at the reserve where we are... Thoughts? Suzanne

Erica, I am doing a make up trial at Mac too on April 21st. I figure I will have a back up plan if I don't like how the salon does my make up. I read somewhere that a girl named Claudia is the best at hair and make up at Palma real. I plan to ask for her, if at all possible! Suzanne

Our ceremony is at 4 so it will be HOT... But I hear you... I paid enough for the dress that I really should wear it for the whole thing! We are getting married in NJ before we leave too. I didn't even think of what to wear to that yet! I am like 5 1/2 weeks away and so many details to still figure out!

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Hi girls, So my wedding is may 19th and I hear that even though the weather says it's 85 to 88 degrees that it actually feels like 92 to 95 degrees... With that being said, I am a little worried about sweating to death in my wedding dress. The bottom is all tulle. Ugh! Is anyone also worried about over heating on ur wedding day? I was contemplating getting a short white dress to put on half way through the reception. Thoughts?? Suzanne

I will definitely let you know about the beach terrace! It's a beautiful spot and typically really expensive to book at that location. I say.... If it fits 40 people, jump on it! I'll check it out. Suzanne

Ev, Thanks for your comments! I have to tell you we were really upset when we found out our cocktail location was overbooked... We negotiated a few things to make up for it and ended up getting the beach terrace as our new location so now I am really happy. But our initial reaction was... How do you overbook?????!!!! Lol! Suzanne

Hello Fellow Brides! Our wedding date is May 19th and quickly approaching! We are getting so excited and finalizing all of our decor and details so I thought I'd share what we have planned thus far.... 4:00 p.m. - Gazebo ceremony (We booked a violinist) and are going with Chill out Chic decor 5:00 p.m. - Cocktail hour on the Beach Terrace (Last minute location change b/c they overbooked the plaza colonial) 6:00 p.m. - Beach Reception We have a total of 27 adults and 3 kids coming. Our main color accent is light peach and we are going with a Rustic / Burlap Theme. See pictures attached to get a feel of our upcoming wedding day! We are doing white linens with burlap table runners, and flower centerpieces with Light pinks, light peaches, and off-white flowers including some green leaves and ivy....We also chose brown tiffany chairs. For lighting on the beach we chose a string of Round Chinese lanterns...I think it will be really pretty. We are also getting sparklers for our guests to light once it gets dark. : ) My dress is Roses by Reem Acra Laurel Gown. I found it in Nordstrom and fell in love.... We have hired their DJ but really are bringing cd's with all of our own music prepared....For the rehearsal dinner... I was told by Bianca to wait until 2 weeks before our wedding day to make a reservation at once of the restaurants... i don't know how it will go considering some of the posts I have read. I am hoping we can all sit together but maybe not?? Oh and FYI for the cake topper, I found it on Etsy and they personalize it to the dress you are wearing and flower choices. Its really neat! Well I hope you like my wedding theme and selections. Any feedback, questions or suggestions are welcome! Thanks Girls. Suzanne (From Northern NJ)

Thanks for sharing your inspiration board! Love so many things. I too and going with more of a rustic theme. We are doing Burlap runners and burlap favor bags with coffee beans... We bought our own lanterns that are real beachy and plan to get battery pillars bc we heard tht candles don't stay lit on the beach. Boo! Things are starting to come together!

Hi girls! My romance planning meeting is tomorrow by phone with Bianca. I am excited! Our wedding date is may 19th. Hope it goes well... Anyone starting to exercise in order to fit into your wedding dress? I just started... Super out of shape! Lol! Suzanne