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Quote: Originally Posted by LEIGH Not only do they not look finished, but are they going to mail alright with the starfish glued on? (is the starfish gonna be crushed when they open them? Should I get busy and make some else to go around them or something?) Do any of you have any experience with these? And can you think of anything that I can add to jazz it up a bit?! Or do you like them simple like that and then surprise everyone with all of the color once they get there? Help! Leigh - Your invites are very similar to the ones I sent out, so I'm going to share what I learned! I put mine in regular 'greeting' card envelopes from Staples. I found that the smaller the starfish, the better they traveled (the larger starfish seemed to break easier). I made sure to get glue on each arm/leg of the starfish, this seemed to help (versus just a dab in the middle). I also think that my ribbon was thick enough to take the brunt of some of the post office handling. Also, when you take them to the post office, be sure to ask that they not put them through the machine (this will smush them completely!). In the end, I wish I would have spent a little more and got the padded envelopes. Hope this helps!

Congrats! The best advice I got the week before I left was... Don't stress about it now, you can't change much! Everything will be perfect! Live in the moment, and most of all enjoy your new husband!

We gave my Matron-of-honor her gift the weekend before we left for Mexico. I got her a really nice, engraved jewelry box with the wedding jewelry inside. We actually paid for the Best Man to go, so that was his gift! I just didn't want to mess with moving the jewelry box to Mexico and then have her bring it home. If it's something smaller, I would totally do it the night before. Then, they can admire the jewelry before they have to put it on too!

Absolutely, we are all going through the same comments (or did!) at some point of another. My parents and sister were no board from the very beginning. They were the ones telling me not to listen to the others! My brother could not afford it, so he didn't go. Truth be told, I offered to pay for him, but he still couldn't 'afford to take the time off.' I was upset he couldn't be there only for the fact that we were prepared to foot the bill. My fiance's family was more hesitant, and voiced their opinions more. I knew that one of the families really wanted to go, so I basically took their top dollar that they could afford... and found the resort and everything else based on their top dollar. In the end it worked out fine, but I still wish we would have been somewhere nicer than the resort we ended up with. Ironically, we are all planning on doing another trip in 2 years! HA! This time, I'm not planning! lol

I struggled for quite some time about the first dance song. I found this song at the very last minute and ABSOLUTELY love it! I thought I'd throw it out there for the rest of you.... Feels Like Home by Chantal Kreviazuk