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printing invites as cheaply as possible in Portland area

budvar1012 — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:51:16 +0000

Hiya,
I'm looking for possible printers for my invites--I'm not into doing them myself unless I have to (not at all computer inner workings inclined beyond cut, copy, paste). Is there a school around southern Maine that has a printing program that anyone knows of or has used? I also am ont into spending great flipping wadges of cash on invites, I'm only mailing out sixty or so..
TIA Maine knotties!

Hi girls...

angeliza — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:28:21 +0000

So I was a regular around her for a loooong time and I always said I wouldn't be one of those girls who got married and then disappeared completely, but of course, that's exactly what happened. The new format over here is very strange to me and up until recently my computer would always freeze when I tried to access this page.

Anyway, I just thought I'd stop in and say hi and see how everyone is doing. For those who don't know me or are looking for vendor info, I used the following vendors for my Sept. 2009 wedding:

Andrea's Bridal, Jamaica Point Lodge, Tess Johnson of Tess J Photography (boudoir and wedding), Mike Davis Entertainment, Are You Ready to Party, The Senator Spa (manicure and pedicure pre-wedding), and Mum's Florist. If anyone is looking into any of those vendors and wants info, I'd be happy to give my opinion!

Fiances and planning...

MiniMin20 — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:44:01 +0000

So, I have like 89 days until the wedding, crazy! The stress must be getting to me: I had a crazy dream last night that FI was marrying one of my bridesmaids, and I was HER BM. But FI broke his leg and couldn't make it to the wedding, so I had to reorganize everything and move the ceremony to the hospital, and I was running around trying to gather up all the decorations so I could decorate the hospital room! Random, huh? I remember in my dream saying to someone, "Well, I'm a bridesmaid, so I gotta do what I gotta do!"

Anyways, FI is laid back, and I've been trying to push him to take care of stuff earlier, but he's now finally realizing how little time we have left. He actually asked ME if we could go to Men's Wearhouse this weekend to pick out the tuxes. I was so impressed! I didn't even have to harass him. :)

How are your FIs doing with wedding planning?

My Dress is Here

Mysticstarz33 — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:10:40 +0000

My dress came in on Friday.
Here are pics. It is going to need to be taken in so it will shrink my waist more
What do you all think?

Sorry, not wedding related but please help

Tulip370 — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:01:51 +0000

I am posting this for a friend. She lost her dog in the Saco/Biddeford area and she needs your help to find her. She has posted to craigslist.org as well, so you can respond to her that way if you don't want to call.

Allie has been missing since yesterday afternoon and we are still looking for her. She is an all white boxer with a purple collar- unfortunately her tags fell off. She is deaf and could be hurt and scared. Will come to a tennis ball. There were some sightings this morning, but nothing else since. She may be between Route 5, the Boom Rd, and Smutty Lane in Saco. Please call us if you see or know anything 671-3619/229-2856.

Groomsmaid?

MiniMin20 — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:19:51 +0000

So, with three months to the wedding, FI has decided he wants to ask his sister to be his fourth attendant. She was hurt when I didn't include her as a bridesmaid, so I'm hoping she'll be happy to be included, and not offended that it seems last minute (FI was very slow in picking all his groomsmen!).

I was hoping you ladies had suggestions about what she should wear. FI thinks she should wear a black dress to match the black tuxes. I know she has a black dress from another wedding she was in, so I thought that would also be easy for her to do with such a tight deadline. The bridesmaids are wearing clover green dresses, so I was thinking she could wear a green sash with the black dress. Or should she wear the same dress as the bridesmaids? Or a dress in the same green color?

Also, should she carry a bouquet like the bridesmaids? I don't think she should wear a boutonniere like the guys, but she could have a wrist corsage like the moms. If she does carry a bouquet, I was thinking of making her bouquet slightly different from the bridesmaids, but I guess I'm worried she'll feel like she's being singled out or otherwise be bothered that she's not being treated like one of the bridesmaids. I really like her and felt really bad about my decision not to ask her to be a bridesmaid, so I just want her to feel comfortable and happy!

I'm sure there aren't hard and fast "rules" on this, but if anyone has suggestions, I'd appreciate them!

Broadturn Farm

kateisgreat326 — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:49:42 +0000

Hi ladies,
I've been thinking of doing a semi-destination wedding in Maine as that is where my FI is originally from and it's where his entire family lives. Has anyone had their wedding or been to a wedding at Broadturn Farm in Scarborough? What were your impressions? I love that they grow their own food and flowers. Thanks in advance!

dilemma!

kwillia101 — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:26:55 +0000

I am doing my own save the dates so we could save on cost. I bought card stock and will be printing them from my computer. I then bought our wedding invites from www.annsbridalbargains.com and now I am a little mistified as far as the thank you notes. Etiquette says they should all look the same so you have a cohesive look. Is it okay for them to be different?? What's your opinon?

outdoor reception site tent or park shelter

pam wagner — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:02:32 +0000

Help,

Need an outdoor site near portland/freepot for wedding and reception in August of this year that is not too expensive and has some kind of shelter option or will lee us put up a tent.

Thought We had the perfect reception site for a tented wedding near portlandat FI's sister-in law's farm (flying point freeport).
This is very generous and we are super grateful, but it is becoming clear she didn't really think this out before she offered as she is now adding to the things she thinks we need...space heaters, port-a-potties, a golf cart to get older people across the grassy field to the site we chose near the water... and lately a back-up indoor site in case of rain.
I thought that was what the tent is for!
I'm getting really worried that this will cause issues in his family that could be avoided with another site.

Any ideas????
Thanks ladies!

jewelry

JaymeeB — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:57:38 +0000

Hi gals,

I have been with the knot for years!!!! (got married in 2006)

and I began a jewelry business in 2009 with Cookie Lee,

We have some pretty great pieces in our Spring/Summer 2010 catalog that would suit the bride on a budget....i used to be one and that's why im sharing!! i got a ton of great tips from the knot while i planned, so i'm just paying it forward

become a fan of mine in FB and check out my album Bridal Bling.
"Jaymee's Cookie Lee Jewelry"

the pics don't exactly do the pieces justice, but you can always see them in person!!!

Happy Planning

Honeymoon in florida?

mandolin207 — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 10:08:24 +0000

Hi everyone!
So my Fiance and I changed our honeymoon plans...we were originally going to go to tennessee and then we decided on florida. I spent so much time looking for deals either in disney or in kissimmee so we finally found an awesome deal in kissimee and were just getting ready to book it when my fiances dad calls us and tells us he won the cruise from rite aid and he's giving to us!!! So we decided that were going to go stay at disney for 4 days then leave from orlando and go on the crusie to the bahamas!!!! So then we started looking at deals to stay in disney and we found an amazing one that I wanted to share incase anyone else was planning on going there...If either you or your fiance are in the military (my fiances in the airforce :) ) ..it can be retired, active duty or national guard, there is a place thats in disney called shades of green. Its a beautiful hotel that is right in disney with shuttles that run all day around disney and you get the same benefits as i fyou were staying at another hotel there (like the extra magic hours). it looked amazing so we emailed the info on when we wanted to stay and sent them his information and they sent us the confirmation back..It came back at only 95 dollars a night!!!!!!!! Im so excited and on top of that, they are running a special so that when we get there we can pick up our 4 day park hopper tickets that will only cost us $250 total!!!! originally they wouldve run us well over $600
Im so excited and just wanted to share, incase anyone else was planning on going there

Does this sound too old fashioned?

Sarah_1986 — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 18:27:23 +0000

Because my mother passed away 3 years ago my FMIL has been going to my dress appointments with me. While picking out a veil she told me about how she wore her veil over her face while she walked done the aisle and before her father gave her away he lifted the veil. I thought this sounded very sweet and it seemed like a nice tradition so I opted to do the same. My sister and a couple other friends said it seemed too old fashioned and it would be silly to do it. Now I feel like everyone will think Im an idiot for wearing my veil that way.

Friday Luncheon Reception

audralynn — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:03:18 +0000

Hello:

I am having a smallish ceremony at 10AM on a Friday - about 50 people - in Scarborough. We are then looking to do a small luncheon with the entire group nearby. So far I have looked at The Landing, Saltwater Grille and Bar Lola in Portland but Matt and I are not LOVING any of them.

Does anyone have any local recommendations? We are trying to keep the luncheon budget to $2500 including tax and tip.

Thanks!
Audra

Anyone know a wedding Photographer that lives/works in Maine & Jamaica?

LindsayCEM14 — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:06:17 +0000

Hi. I was looking around at wedding photographers last week and found a site for a women photographer that lives part of the year in Maine & part in Jamaica. I closed my browser before writing down the site or photographer's name and am now unable to find the site I was on.
If anyone out there knows of a photographer that fits this description please let me know!
Thanks so much!!

Ceremony in Portland?

kcole5244 — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:09:49 +0000

So as I mentioned before our first two church options were booked. We have decided we would love to do an outdoor ceremony. Does anyone have any suggestions. We're looking to do it in Portland, but would be willing to stretch it to Falmouth, So. Portland, etc. Our wedding is in September (2011) and theres going to be about 130 guests. We would preferably like somewhere where we can have chairs. I know some places don't allow them...Thanks!

Ceremony Music

jdenormandie — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:24:33 +0000

HI Ladies,

We would like to have a musician(s) play at our outdoor ceremony in Western Maine. Havent narrowed down on the instrument(s), but something along the lines of string, flute, maybe even harp.

Does anyone have any recommendations of people in the area, or who would be willing to travel there?

Thanks!

In case you're interested...

fickrj5 — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:19:56 +0000

I was shopping at the Marshall's in Bangor today and they had just received a shipment of BRIDES magazine merchandise. Some of the things I saw were, Invitations, thank you cards, place cards, coasters, envelope seals, programs, bottle labbels, chair labels, like/love planning tags, planners, journals, favor bags and boxes, gift bags, confetti, CDs, save the dates.

For colors it was: Black, Silver, Brown, Gold, Pink, Aqua.

Not sure if any of you are interested or if other Marshalls got shipments of it but I just thought I would share my find with you in case.

Saltwater Grille anyone?

angegary — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:56:33 +0000

Anyone having their rehearsal dinner at the Saltwater Grille in South Portland? (or anyone been to a rehearsal dinner or other even there?) Looking for suggestions for rehearsal dinner in the South Portland/Scarborough area.

VIDEOGRAPHER???

lizinrome — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:41:22 +0000

Hi ladies!
The Knot lists a few videographers on their Maine local venue pages. I had no idea filming JUST the ceremony could be so expensive. Anyway, I'm leaning towards Don Johnson based on the websites. Wedding is about an hour north of Portland. Any recommendations?

Thanks!

Lobster Trap Card Holder

Joelle9475 — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:19:03 +0000

I have a lobster trap card holder, that I got from another Maine Knottie, that I'd like to pass on if anyone is looking for one! I live on the MA/NH border and work in Boston and can meet you near either of those.

Rockland/Camden Flowers Question

elizabethany13 — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:17:11 +0000

Does anyone have any recommendations for florists who could do a Rockport wedding? I am having a terrible time trying to get florists to either call me back or give me a straight answer about cost.

Also, I'm interested to know how much you are spending on flowers. I am doing bouquets for me and my five girls plus boutonnieres/corsages for the ushers/moms/dads but I'm planning on cheaping out and doing non-floral table decorations. How did you guys do this?

Any advice would be great!

Catering

kcole5244 — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 13:53:25 +0000

Hello :]
FI and I have just done a 180 in our planning process and decided to switch from a venue that includes everything (food, tables, chairs, linens etc.) to renting a space/tent and doing everything ourselves. I am having a hard time figuring out any pricing at all for a caterer. It could be $2,000 or $20,000, I have noo idea! We are having about 130 people in September of 2011. The venue we almost booked was about $38 per person for food only. How can I figure out if we would be saving money, or spending much more. Has anyone worked with a caterer recently? Who did you use? How did it go?
Thanks!

New England Brides please read!

sbdw — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 03:52:56 +0000

Hello to all the New England brides,

We had a Patriots/football theme wedding and we entered into the My Real Wedding contest. Please vote for Stef and Dan by clicking on the link below.

Thanks,

Stef www.theknot.com/my-real-wedding/Photo/151224/fun-football-theme-wedding">http://www.theknot.com/my-real-wedding/Photo/151224/fun-football-theme-wedding

Nonantum Resort Brides?

sksm1003 — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:17:04 +0000

Looking in Southern Maine area for our wedding, love this resort! If you're having your wedding or have been to one here I'd love to have some feedback - thank you!

Small budget....lots of guests

Lavenaf09 — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:27:25 +0000

Our budget is small because we are trying to build a house right now. We have about $5000 and a guest list of 300. A lot of friends are willing to provide services for us like cake, invitations, favors, music and photography. Is there any way to pull off a reception for 300 with only $5000?

AW: So nice to check things off!

jena.n.ross — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 07:22:12 +0000

Set a date and booked a venue (3 weeks ago or so).

Booked a photographer (Jennifer Lamoreau), set a date for

engagement shoot, mailed the first check to her.

Bought this lantern at TJMaxx in Bangor, and did a dry run for

the leaf decorations. Pretty happy with it, but will also try just

doing a border around each pane of glass. Need to have FI cut

a card slot in it.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v37/thesorceresshermione/lanterncardbox.jpg

Annnnd, ordered the blank invitations tonight. Went with all three,

my plan is to leave the RSVP postcard front blank, and ask

guests to mail back advice, a memory, stick figures, etc. I'll

make a book of them at some point.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v37/thesorceresshermione/Wedding%20ideas/allinvitations.jpg

Woo!

Wedding day hair and makeup

foss79 — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 02:18:01 +0000

I am looking for salon suggestions in and around Portland, ME for wedding day hair and make up for the bride, bridesmaids and mothers.

And the same place or another for manis/pedis.

Thanks!

Photobook, photo discounts

MiniMin20 — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:34:19 +0000

Just wanted to let you all know that Shutterfly has a 20% off photobook promo right now until March 3. Code TWENTYOFF.

Also, Mpix is doing 50% off 8x10 prints with code 8x10sale until Feb. 27.

In case any of you want to print off engagement/wedding photos or make photobooks as a guest book! I think we're doing a photobook guestbook.

I'd also recommend people sign up for Mpix and Shutterfly accounts, because they have promos all the time that are great for getting cheap prints that you can use as decor, table numbers, etc.

Auburn/Gray Area?

thenewmrsrussell — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:14:58 +0000

Anyone know of any outdoor ceremony locations in the Auburn/Gray area? TIA!