forevertogether
-
Posts
382 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Gallery
Blogs
Store
Articles
Events
Reviews
Products
Posts posted by forevertogether
-
-
THANK YOU!!!
I am inserting these into luggage tag holders which will be sent with my pre travel packet... I will only be sending the pretravel packet 2 months before the trip, so I will only send to those people who have booked their trip--otherwise I'll waste money!!!
I'm not doing a AHR once we return, so this is it!
-
Thanks!! We are perfect for each other!!!
I wanted to start my planning blog to help me stay on course and keep myself organized! Plus this is fun so it keeps me coming back to add more! I did consider mint, but my SO wanted a blue color... That's why I thought the soft aqua would look great... He came up with the teal, although it looks more green to me and I did consider turquoise but again was afraid of having two dominate colors...
-
We are the same way! We wanted to have a BLAST and didn't want a crappy DJ!!! I got the light up dance floor too, so that will be fun too!! I can't wait-- we are having our reception on the beach and I think the light up floor is going to look amazing!!! I love that music chooser too! Makes it so much easier!!!
SO far Dean helped me with the video, DJ, and gave me some contact for local flower vendors... I am planning on bringing a majority of our decor (chair sashes, aisle decor, paper lanters, centerpiece, etc)... The items through the resort are ridiculously priced!!!
As for flowers I haven't really decided... I really only will need flowers for a little decoration so I plan on contacting Flores Riviera Maya--but haven't decided what exactly I want yet... I'm thinking just pomander/kissing balls.... but I may not get them at all...
I actually ordered my bouquets and bouts through Bloom Bridal. http://www.bloombridal.com/
I did not want to pay hundreds of dollars for flowers that I'd have to throw away... I want to keep my bouqet and put it in a shadow box with my dress and other wedding keepsakes... Judy is custom making my items and her prices are great and I can keep them forever! I may get the pomander balls from her too, but I just don't know what I'd do with them after the wedding and I don't know how many tables I'll need to decorate yet so I don't want to pay for too many... But there is a waiting list for her so I wanted to ensure that I'd get my items, so I went ahead and ordered
-
We ended up at Beach Palace, and we're going to get over 75 room nights so we won't have to pay extra to have the reception. But Palace has vendor fees of $800!
Completely ridiculous, I agree with you! The vendor fees is one of the reasons I was seriously going off resort for a while.We are going with Lancelotti for photography, and I'm looking between Gallardo and Indigo Weddings for cinematography. Mike Cantarall is out of our price range unfortunately. We want our vendors for 8-10 hours
For photographer and videographer, I'm going to have them come in under the same company name and see if I can just pay the vendor fee once for them. Twice is really ridiculous. All the parties have agreed to this - hopefully I can get the hotel to agree
We also are going with DJ Discomovil - even WITH the vendor fee, they are still cheaper than the resort djs and offer more with better reviews. Have you booked your DJ yet? We looked at Doremixx, Discomovil and Mannia
$$800.00 is outrageous!! And with the amount of $$ they are making off you having 75 room nights!! So insane!! I don't even understand the logic behind $800.00!!!! I hope that you can get the 1 vendor fee for that!
I booked with Discomovil too! I asked my photog Dean for advice and he gave me his contact info and said he had attended many weddings where he was the DJ and it was great... SO we went with him!
Dean has been really helpful helping me find local vendors! -
Destination wedding decision---
Kyle and I knew from the moment he asked me to marry him that we wanted a beach wedding... Having met in Florida and spending most of our time on the beach, we just knew that was us!!! We had originally planned to have the wedding at one of our meeting places, Destin Florida... Which is absolutely gorgeous and we love it there... Then we realized how expensive a US wedding would cost for us and our guests... They'd be spending about a ton on a flight and hotel stay in Florida... So we began researching a destination wedding... I immediately knew if we were going to do it that we HAD to do it in Riveria Maya--having been there 2 years ago for a friends wedding, I already knew how beautiful it was!!
We looked at multiple resorts, but we started looking before any pricing contracts were out so we couldn't get an accurate account of the costs... But we got estimates and went from there...
Our original choice of hotel was the Barcelo Palace Deluxe--but since my friend got married at the Barcelo I didn't want to be a copy cat and I wanted to try something new...
Next we found the Royal in PDC and we absolutely LOVED that resort but it was totally out of the price range that we wanted our guests to have to pay....
That led us to the Gran Porto...
http://www.realresorts.com/Gran-Porto-Real/?af=adrealus&gclid=CIDf46K_l74CFaNj7AodDQcAsA
I was a bit nervous since I hadn't seen a lot of recent reviews for that resort for weddings, but we decided that we loved the look and the price and the fact that it's near the "downtown" area so people could feel free to wander about the town and aren't stuck at the resort the whole time... So we went with it!!!
I am still a bit nervous about the fact that it's a public beach but if people want to watch me get married that's okay with me!!
We got booked the DAY that the pricing became available! I couldn't stand to wait any longer!! It was a long 3 month wait and that was enough!!!
We are leaving Saturday 01/03/15, have the wedding on Wednesday 01/07/15 and will leave
01/11/15-- OH I CAN'T WAIT!!!Wedding colors--- NEED A BIT OF HELP LADIES!!!
A definite color is Fuchsia-- as you can tell I LOVE pink and could definitely not have a wedding without having the main color as pink!! I asked to have fuchsia and light pink, my Kyle said we needed a more masculine color, but if I really wanted two pinks he'd be ok with that... So I compromised!!!
For the second color, I'm a little torn....
I'm thinking aqua so I have a complimentary color and not two dominant colors... As my other choice is teal, but I think it and fuchsia together would be too much... Thoughts??
Here is the fuchsia and aqua inspiration
Fuchsia and teal inspiration--
Let me know your thoughts ladies!! Thanks!
-
I booked with styling trio!! I'm so excited!! I'm still holding out hope that my resort will waive the outside vendor fee so I don't have to leave my room!! Fingers crossed!!!
-
2
-
-
The vendor fees at the Gran Porto are $350.00 per vendor... SO not excessively high, but a little ridiculous if you ask me... I think any outside vendor fee is crazy! It's my wedding and I may not want your resorts services!! You'd think they would be happy with all the $$ they're making on me having my wedding there!!
Ok Rant over!! LOL
Did you make a decision on the photog and video?
-
APRIL 2014
Backy and Daniel Sandals Montego Bay Jamaica april 2014
Leanne & Robin (leanne1) April 2 2014 - Gran Bahia Principe Tulum
Janelle & Andrew April 2, 2014 - Grand Sirenis Riviera Maya
Jana (JanaLP) & Kevin April 5, 2014 - Beaches Turks and Caicos
Faleshia (flo628) and Chris April 19, 2014 - Cabo San Lucas
Ashleigh and Richard Mallett (ashleighb) 23rd April - Gran Bahia Principe Riviera Maya Mexico
MAY 2014
Jacqueline & Mark (DWBride2014) May 2 - Playacar Palace
Jessica & John (MrsMoorsy) May 7th - Gran Bahia Principe Tulum
Tracey & Kevin May 9th - Gran Bahia Principe Tulum
Beth & Jorge (HoyaBeth) May 10 - Be Tulum
Amanda & Don (Shmanderz) May 10, 2014 - Beach Palace Cancun
Ashley Delesline & Steven Campbell (HisFutureMrs) May 16 2014 Gran Bahia Principe Akumal
Sharon & Ron (sbowie) May 17 - Hard Rock Hotel & Casino or Dreams Palm Beach - Punta Cana, DR
Stacey & Jimmy (jburress21). May 21 - Beaches Turks and Caicos
Jamie Smith (Jamiersmith) & Daniel Haffey May 22nd, 2014 Grand Bahia Principe Akumal
JUNE 2014
Darlene & Daniel (darball16) June 6th, 2014 Excellence Playa Mujeres
Jessica & Jesus (jessica correa) June 28, 2014 ~ RIU Ocho Rios Jamaica!
JULY 2014
Nicole & Bill (dreamweaver) July 9, 2014~ Beaches Turks & Caicos
Zoe & Alex (zoen) July 19 ~ Dana Villas ~ Santorini, Greece
Jeanette & Jay (jenvens7) July 7 - Moon Palace Resort in Cancun, Mexico
Megan & Jimmy (megcuneo383) - July 22, 2014 - Dreams Los Cabos Mexico
AUGUST 2014
Sobe & Phil ~ August 22nd ~Playacar Palace or Moon Palace
Katrice & Deonte ~ August 8 @ Beach Palace
SEPTEMBER 2014
Sandy & David (NJBride2014) ~ September 13 ~ LeBlanc Spa and Resort ~ Cancun, Mexico
Jenny & Amir (Jenny2014) ~ September 18 ~ Dreams Resort and Spa ~ Puerto Vallarta
OCTOBER 2014
Sean & Landon ( landonO) ~ October 4th~
Now Jade resort, Riviera Maya
Stephanie & Danny (STemple) October 23rd Grand Bahia Principe Runaway Bay, Jamaica
NOVEMBER 2014
pongyang2001 - November 8 - Sandals Emerald Bay Exuma
Tricia & Justin (tricia-m) - November 5 - Barcelo Bavaro Palace Deluxe, Punta Cana Dominican
DECEMBER 2014
Serife & Buddy (snorfle1) December 13th, 2014~ Grand Palladium Lady Hamilton in Jamaica
Jennifer & Drew (jenferrara) December 13th, 2014~ Excellence Playa Mujeres in Cancun, Mexico
JANUARY 2015
Kyle and Bambi (forevertogether) January 07, 2015~ Gran Porto Real~Playa del Carmen
Terrilynn & Ryan (dreamteam17) January 21,2015~ Gran Bahia Principe Coba in Mayan Riviera, Mexico
APRIL 2015
Shavonne & Mark April 1st 2015 Grand Palladium Punta Cana
Brenda Robinson & Tray Robinson (Kaiden1215) April 25, 2015 Now Jade Riviera Cancun
Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
-
-
GORGEOUS!
I'm trying to bling out my sash/belt too!! I've been searching etsy high and low lately!!!
-
1
-
-
No problem ladies! I'm happy to help save cash for us frugal brides! Plus it leaves me more money for fun stuff!
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk
-
I told her what I was looking for and sent her inspiration pics and she went from there!
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk
-
You should definitely use Chelsea!
I'm going to have her custom make my necklace, earrings, bracelet, and sash too! I'm just still researching the design and look I want still! @lianabanana
I think the barefoot sandals are a terrific fit for a beach wedding and reception! Plus I hate wearing shoes! This gives me the best of both worlds... Beautiful bling on my feet and no cramped toes and blisters!
I am!! I can't wait to see them in person!
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk
I love them, I was also thinking about going to her to get my sandals
You should definitely use Chelsea!
I'm going to have her custom make my necklace, earrings, bracelet, and sash too! I'm just still researching the design and look I want still! I think the barefoot sandals are a terrific fit for a beach wedding and reception! Plus I hate wearing shoes! This gives me the best of both worlds... Beautiful bling on my feet and no cramped toes and blisters!
I am!! I can't wait to see them in person!
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk
-
@@trbutler They do say that. I noticed that also! Apparently they have both asprin and non asprin antacids! Thanks for looking out tho!
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk
-
I would definitely go with the more expensive photographer that you love! Maybe you could talk to him about customizing a package for you with less hours for a cheaper cost.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk
I forgot to include my costs. For the photography I'm going with Dean Sanderson his prices are very good and he's got a great portfolio... I am getting 4 hours of photography with all photography rights for$2000.00.. Something close to this... For video I'm going with Mike Canterall (sp) with Cancun wedding videography... Again, I can't remember the exact cost but it's 4 hours around the same cost...
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk
-
-
I just wanted to share my BEAUTIFUL barefoot sandals and hair comb that I had custom made by Chelsea at http://www.redibychelsea.com/
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE them!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!!!
They are SOOOOO blingy!!!!
-
-
Hey ladies! I wanted to share my cheapo (what I see as cheapo) meds and products I found for my Oh Sh!t Kits... I wanted to have travel packs of the meds and couldn't find them cheap! I actually ended up getting them from Amazon.com
Here's my money saver finds:
--Purrell wipes $5.77 for 100 indiv wrapped
--Pepto $6.74 for 30 Tabs indiv packets with 2 each
--Neosporin $3.60 for 25 count indiv packets
--$14.00 for 50 lip balm-- same price as at bulkapothecary.com but only $5.25 shipping compared to $8 on their site
--$14.40 (Imodium is expensive) 50 tabs indiv packets
--Ibuprofen $8.49 for 100 indiv wrapped
--Cellophane bags $3.00 for pack of 100 -- bags for kits
--Antacid $3.30 for 100 tablets
--Aloe 0.99 each! Bandaids I'm sure could be found cheaper somewhere.. But the aloe is a great find!
Hope I've helped future brides save some moolah!! Continue to share your great cheapo finds!!!
-
4
-
-
She actually just finished my products!! They look fantastic!! And she made them super quick and she is SO lovely to work with! Please check her out!!
Here's my finished products... I got the sandal and a haircomb. I'm so excited!!!
-
She is super quick to respond and will custom make whatever design you choose!
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk
-
Here's mine!
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk
-
1
-
-
-
1
-
-
Beautifully said!
It's both of our 2nd... But this is our true happily ever after!
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk
Diy Bubba Mugs! Pics
in Wedding Registry, Wedding Gift Bags, and OOT bags
Posted · Edited by forevertogether
@@cassie06
Thank you!! I actually did personalized shot glasses as favors too! They are super cute! I'm excited to see them in person!
Here's the sticker for the other side!!! They are being printed now!!!