emmarshall3

Well I work for an airline so I can tell you to CARRY.YOUR.DRESS.WITH.YOU. The flight crew will be more than happy to put it in the wheelchair closet. It's pretty unlikely it would get lost if you packed it in one of those fold-over garment bags, but that just means wrinkles and more stress. Just don't forget it in the closet when you deplane! As far as your welcome bags, it might be easier to ship, but you should look at excess baggage fees (and make sure you stay under max baggage weight) with whichever carrier you are flying. Fed-ex is really expensive so it might just be cheaper to shell out the extra fee to check it with you. I know what you gals mean about the DIY projects, I am a master procrastinator so I already know I will be doing everything at the last minute. I work better under pressure.

Have you booked your photographer? I might ask them for their opinion if you have, or of course a wedding planner if you choose to go that route.If you are having your ceremony around sunset most people have packed up and returned home or back to their hotel, and in my experience people are very mindful about avoiding weddings.

Hi there! My name is Emily and I just stumbled across this website (and your thread) and was so relieved to see real-life people planning weddings in Hawaii! My fiance and I are planning a May2014 Maui wedding and I've been a tad overwhelmed the last couple of months doing research- I feel like I have looked at the entire internet. At least twice. My plan is to have our ceremony and after return to a private house or resort to have a BBQ and just be with the people who have come to support us. So far I have basically narrowed down who our photographer will be (Anna Kim) and our ceremony location- Merriman's. It seems like so much but so little at the same time. Are either of you using a wedding planner? I loved your welcome bag idea- Have you figured out how you are going to get them there yet? Did either of you travel to your location before to speak to vendors and such or have you just done internet research?