Destination Weddings Discussions — The Knot Community

It's Monday!

kimmykupcakes — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:10:08 +0000

That's all I can say about Monday. hehe

How's everyone doing?

I had a visit with one of the children on my caseload this morning. Just getting into the office and it front of the computer. I've got another visit this afternoon so I won't be around too much today.

How was everyone's weekend?

I'm Back!!!

BMcLeodTeam — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:57:45 +0000

Missed you ladies! The conference was amazing and I learned SO much! I'm excited to apply some of the material to my life and see the changes it will make, not to mention applying it to the business....

Here's a photo from the conference:

Now back to wedding planning hahaha!

Jewelry Help

venus909 — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:34:58 +0000

Just when I thought I had it all figured out... I realize I don't!

All this time I thought I wasn't going to wear a necklace... so I bought earrings that I love and a 2 bracelets that I love (one was for the day of and the other was going to be for the TTD session)... but now I want a necklace too!

I'm afraid of picking one and I end up looking all mismatched since the earrings and bracelets aren't a set...

I am leaning toward a lariat/backdrop style necklace but I can't find one that I completely love. Well i do, but they have pearls in them and my earrings and bracelet are all rhinestones... also, they have a vintage feel...

What do you think I should do? here is a picture of a bride that I think looks beautiful and has the exact look I have been going for...

Here is a close up of the earrings and bracelet that I have for the ceremony

And here are some styles of the necklace I am considering... Should I do all crystals? Crystals and pearls?

http://amysbridalaccessories.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=ABA&Product_Code=NANNALARIATN&Category_Code=N

Here is one that I like a lot.. but it's only the back piece and I want it to be a full necklace:

Thoughts... ideas... suggestions?

accountability

loramarie03 — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:26:25 +0000

Happy Monday! What's on your agenda for working out/eating today?

Today is a rest day. Yesterday we went to brunch and I had a egg/sausage dish, lunch I snacked on some trail mix and pudding and dinner was pasta with olive oil and sundried tomatoes.

What are your health goals for the week?

Have a healthy day, ladies!

Siggy Challenge Call Out

ehlerss — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 07:28:56 +0000

Each week the girls post a different picture in their siggy. This gives each of us an opportunity to show off just a little bit more of our lives to everyone on the board. Eventually this (page and the siggy challenge information) will be passed onto another DW bride to continue. Siggy challenges will be called out officially on Sundays every week.

This weeks Siggy Challenge is.....

Your Wedding Day Jewelry!

If you can't change your siggy pic, post it in the thread for us to see!

***To put a picture into your siggy, you'll need to log into your "The Knot" Profile (NOT your bio!).
After you login to your account, click on My Knot in the upper left hand corner.

Next, click on My Bio which is located sort of in the middle but slightly to the right towards the top.

Then, click on Edit My Avatar & Sig located on the top directly under where it says My Bio.

From here you will scroll down and put the following into the box that says Edit My Message Board Signature

In that box, paste the following code:

replacing "tinyurlhere" with your personal tinyurl for that week's picture. Save your changes and your picture shoud now show up in your siggy!

In order to get your tiny url go to tinyurl.com and there are instructions there. What I personally do (which is alot easier to me) is I have a photobucket account(which is free) and right after you upload the picture you can just over over the picture and it gives you the link to just copy and paste into your siggy. You would put the code Whichever works better for you is the one I would recommend.

I want to cry

deanozzi — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 02:09:50 +0000

I have not had any real issues with planning the wedding until this past week.

Mom got upset because we did not put her name on invite (note: we did not put any parents names on invites). However, we put my father and step mothers name on the note to guests because we are getting married on a ship and people need lots of information and they are the ones hosting/ paying.

So the knotties in the etiquette board told me to do programs and to include the parents names there. CHECK, done! Problem solved.

Now, we have 42 people sailing with us and here comes more drama about a seating chart for the group dinners every night.

My parents are divorced and remarried but all have family that they know who is coming on the cruise. My FI parents are married but have no family that is coming on the cruise. And after 14 years have not really met my parents. Awkward!

Anyways, my father obviously does not want to sit with my mom and vise versa (I think). Which puts me in a very bad predicament. If I sit with my dad and FI parents my mom will be upset and if I sit with my mom and my FI parents my dad will be upset.

I do not see any way around this and the ship does not let you move to a different table each night. You must sit in the same spot for all dinners.

This is a nightmare! I really do not know what to do.

Happy Sunday ladies

jtoly — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 21:51:18 +0000

How was everyone's weekend? Any plans you have or had today? My FI left for the week this morning. He is headed to VA on Navy business. I forgot to mention that he got "frocked" last weekend, which is a promotion, a higher rank! He new he was getting it but didn't know when they were doing it. Our house is now in shambles. We moved everything out of the living room and dining so I'm now hanging out in our back room with 50 other pieces of furniture. The guys are coming Thursday to start on the floors. We can't walk on them until Sunday morning so I gotta find some where to go this weekend. Fun fun, but hey, it's Sunday and tomorrow I'll be back at the bathroom hijacking at work ; )

AW: Prom night. PIP!!

jtoly — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 22:57:50 +0000

My daughter and her date.

He even matched his socks to her dress!

Good Saturday Morning

kimmykupcakes — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 15:18:52 +0000

Hello, ladies! I'm sitting here wondering why Britt hasn't replied to any posts and them remember she's in Ohio. She'll blow up the board as soon as she has a chance. Hehe I'm going to a Hawaiian cooking class today. Yum! After I get back I'll be working on the tiki bar and yard. What's everyone else doing? Anything wedding related going on? Hope you all have a great weekend!

ehlerss

Jules1112 — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 14:02:11 +0000

Hey Sam, I saw your post about Marcia Roberts and totally freaked out. Have you looked into Misha Earle? I looked at her site and her work seems nice. Just wondering how the hunt was going?

AHR Timeframe?

[Deleted User] — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 23:02:40 +0000

Hi Everyone! I'm kinda new here. My partner and I are geting married in September 2012 in VT (we live in Charleston SC) and I'm thinking will probably do an AHR later too. However, is there any ettiquite on the time frame for the AHR? We will be paying for the wedding and the AHR ourselves so we may need to space it out a bit. We are planning for about 20 people at the wedding and there are so many we'd want to celebrate with later at home. What do you think? Thanks!

Check (hehe) and Thank You question... Any old marrieds, please chime in too!!

EmilyL113 — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:50:39 +0000

So I am ALL caught up on my Thank You's... that is, I've sent them out to everyone who has gotten us gifts thus far. Here's my question - I hear conflicting statements on wheather or not you should send thank you's to those who attended but didn't get you a gift. I know several people will still be sending us gifts after the fact. Sooo how long would I wait to see if they send a gift before sending them a 'Thank you for coming.' I'd hate to not not acknowledge their gift in the thank you b/c I hadn't yet received it. But, I also don't wanna send 2 thank you's. Soooo my question is - how long do you wait to see if they send you a gift before sending a thank you??? Or do you even send thank you's to those you did not receive a gift from?

Ok, does that make any sense at all??? Hahah... I know I babble!

Happy TGIF!!!

kimmykupcakes — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:26:15 +0000

YAY!!! It's Friday!!! This is only the second day I've worked this week and I'm still excited for Friday.

How's everyone's day going?

I'm back at work today. Will just be a catch up day. Then heading home to look after my daughter. She's still pretty messed up from the oral surgery, but I only got approved for 3 days of FML. So, laying low tonight.

This weekend we are working on the house and yard. Trying to get as much done as possible. I'm looking forward to being all done with it and just getting to sit back and relax. But, that won't be until after the AHR.

What's everyone's weekend plans?

My last words of wisdom (I keep thinking of things I forgot to tell y'all!)

EmilyL113 — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:12:33 +0000

So, we all went / will go through it at some point in time. You're just OVER it! Over all the planning, hard work, drama, etc... I started out wanting to elope b/c I didn't want to deal with it all. And, don't get me wrong, I'm sure it still would have been fabulous had we decided to do that. BUT, what I want to tell you all is that - it's SOOOO worth it! I'd do it all over again in a heartbeat! You will never feel so much love and support in one day! Again, I'm sure eloping would have been fab too, I'm NOT knocking it AT ALL! But, in hindsight, I am so happy and feel so blessed to have spent the most special day of my life with people who truly care so much about us and were truly so thrilled to be there with us!! Also goes back to why a DW is so awesome... people at home will just go to your wedding for something to do on a random Saturday night. People who travel and make sacrifices to make sure they're there with you.... those are friends to cherish forever!

So, that's about all I got! I'm sure I'll think of more! And, I just wanted to tell you all again how much I appreciate all of your support and help throughout this planning process! I would have never gotten through it without you all! I welcome any of you to come to me via FB, email (EML113 @ hotmail dot com) or whatever... I will definitely be popping in and out of here though, b/c I cannot wait to hear all about your amazing wedding days!!

LOVE you all!!! :)

AHR Invitations? or STDs AND invitations?

lexakita — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 04:01:16 +0000

The Niagara Falls wedding isnt until next year, changed it to July because my brother is graduating in June and has finals and my young sister is going to be in the middle of exams...so anyhow...the guest list for the wedding is set, but the AHR is still in the works, we both have a handful of OOT friends and fam...should we do STDs or just do invitations 6-8 weeks in advance of the AHR? Would it be ok to do STD to just the OOT guests?

Thank you!!

Favorite Friday

jtoly — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:42:25 +0000

This is our weekly post where we talk about our favorite things both WR and NWR from the past week! I hope everyone has a fantastic weekend!!

Manchebo or Bucuti and Tara resort Aruba??

Courtney Sylvia — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 01:03:59 +0000

Hey everyone I'm new to the knot and I'm looking for some input from the Aruba brides :) My fiance and I are planning a destination wedding in Aruba but can't decide on a resort. The two that appeal to us the most is the Manchebo or Bucuti and Tara resort but both have great reviews on tripadvisor it's hard to choose....HELPPP :)

My something borrowed arrived...PIP

jtoly — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:52:43 +0000

Britt sent me a very special pin for my something borrowed. My plan is to attach this to my bouquet and hang FI's dog tags from it. I think it will work out perfectly.

Britt....thank you so much! I know how much this pin means to you and I am honored that you trust me with this special gift you received from your FI. I really am amazed everyday what a wonderful group of ladies I met on this board.

Here is the story behind it:

Wedding Programs

BMcLeodTeam — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:53:46 +0000

Alright, so I found a picture I LOVE and they are TOTALLY DIYable... I am just deciding how many pages/what titles to give things.

Most of them include: Ceremony, Wedding Party, Acknowledgements

Not sure I like the 'Acknowledgements' because I see that page being a place to put Thanks Yous at the top and the little 'Memorial' quote at the bottom, but not sure I like that being an 'Acknowledgement' (might be overthinking that a little lol).

Also I want to include an explanation of what the Cord of Three Strands is I think, so should I try to fit that on Ceremony or create an additional page?

Here's the inspiration pictures, picture it with black instead of blue and red instead of pink...

ETA: If you want me to email you the template I found, PM me your email or post it below :)

Confession Thursday!!!

venus909 — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:40:37 +0000

Hi Ladies!!!! it's finally thursday!!! I'm sooo ready for this week to be over :)

You all know what thursday means right.. it's confession time!

Let's hear 'em!

accountability

loramarie03 — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:50:04 +0000

Happy Friday!!! What's on your agenda for working out/eating today? What are your mini-goals for this weekend?

I took a rest day today. Yesterday I had salad for breakfast, lunch was a sandwich and pickle and dinner I made this pasta the RIGHT WAY after making it a handful of times and it was so good.

This weekend I'm running a 4M race on Sunday! I feel like since I quit eating gluten, it's been easier to eat healthier. Weird?

Have a healthy weekend, girls!

My Bustle - Why do I 2nd guess EVERYTHING!

venus909 — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:11:15 +0000

Of course the more I think about my dress the more I worry about the decisions I made (see why I shouldn't be allowed to go anywhere alone!)

Today I am 2nd guessing my bustle.... So I need some advice!

Since my dress is sooo textured, it really was having a hard time laying right for any of the bustle styles... Part of me thinks it was the way the seamstress was holding it...but whatever..

In the end, the seamstress convinced me to go with a "train flip' style... she called it a ballroom style BUT it looks nothing like the ballroom style ones that I found on google. It really is just taking the train and flipping it under and it all ties up under the dress.

2 problems I realized with this... 1) the part that ends up potentially touching the floor is the middle of the train since the edge will be tucked under... My fear is that when I un-buslte it for my trash the dress pics the next day I will have a dirt line in the middle of my train! and 2) my dress has a scalloped lace trim... how stupid will it look with the front of my dress with a scalloped edge and the back of my dress without since it will be tucked under...

I'm trying to get over it since I know my dress will probably be bustled for 1 1/2 hours max.. BUT I can't.. and I paid $100 for it.

So what do I do? I know if I call them and tell them not to do the bustle I run the risk of them not being able to do something else since my next appt isn't till June 14th and that's barely over a week before I leave.

Do I tell them to forget it and just carry my dress around? I think if I had to go with one of the other options I'd go with the french bustle, but I'm not sure if they'd be able to do that in a week.... WHY OH WHY do I always do this to myself??

:::arice3372:::

kimmykupcakes — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:41:22 +0000

You have a PM :)

Where did you register?

loramarie03 — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 23:18:59 +0000

We are thinking Macy's and Target. Where did you register?

invitation problem

mrsnilescrane — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 21:52:47 +0000

Hello. My partner and I are just about to book a wedding trip. I have run into an issue regarding invitations, though. Our travel agent says that from the day we book to the day the deposits for the trip have to be in from everybody will be 2 months! That is all! She recommended we use an email to let everyone know our travel arrangements, but I always thought that was tacky.
I have found great invitations on Etsy a while back and have planned to use them. The person who makes them says it's going to take 3 weeks for her to make them and and then mail them to me. Add to that the time it would take me to mail them out to everybody and I'm afraid we will be over the deadline.

So... what should I do?

I guess I will have to send out email initially, but should I still send out invitations even if that will be slighltly after the fact? I could make my own and send them, but I am not crafty and they will likely look terrible if I do them.
Anyone else have to rush their destination invitations like this? Have any ideas?

AW! We leave in 2 weeks!

bbuckner984 — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 21:55:12 +0000

OMG how time flies This time in 2 weeks we will be getting our marriage license in Vegas!

Mostly only small stuff left to take care of. Found a baker and calling to make the deposit tomorrow. Booked our honeymoon (MGM) and the tickets for LOVE by Cirque. Got my dress back from the seamstress (finally!) and everything fits.

And I just caught up on the facebook post from last week, so if you got a random add from me- accept!

UPDATE: My Fitting

venus909 — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:14:52 +0000

I am finally home from my fitting... it actually went pretty well.

The alterations were pretty costly since the hem on my dress is a bit difficult.. but as of right now I didn't need my dress to be taken in around the waist so I didn't have to pay for that.. but it did need to be altered in the bust area, it needed a hem and a bustle.

I decided to get it hemmed to my flats, even though I really really wanted to wear heels... it just made more sense. So now I need to work on my posture since with heels I tend to have better posture.

I also found my earrings! and even though I probably could have gotten them a bit cheaper online than in the bridal store I bought them any. I'm an instant gratification type and being able to take them home with me today felt good.

Since I was alone I didn't get many pics, but I got two with my dress and veil/hairpiece and jewelry on... I think you can see the earrings and bracelet.. I'll post a factory pic of the earrings too.

Here are the pics... the dress will fit better in the front as soon as it's altered and the cups won't be black lol

Here is a close up of the earrings... I wasn't planning on wearing a necklace, but now I'm wondering if I should...

Need some creative ideas

Erinkathleen84 — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:58:16 +0000

Hey guys,
One of my old friends from high school is getting married soon and I want to find her the perfect wedding gift. I considered her my best friend when I was in high school and we have grown apart throughout the years but she is still very dear to me. She found out over the summer that she has a brain tumor and they allowed her to hold off surgery until after the wedding. I want to get her something really thoughtful for her wedding that can let her know how much I love her and that I am here for her if she needs me. I do wish that we were still as close as we were but things happen and you lose touch with people. I was at her bridal shower recently and it really reminded me how much I love this girl and miss her in my life. I feel so sad that she is going to go through this surgery and I want her to know that I do love her and miss her...thought it would be cool if I could incorporate this message somehow in a gift.

I know you guys are super creative and can help think of an awesome wedding gift ! Thanks =)

Mexico Wedding

Rachel1154 — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:38:25 +0000

Hi laides! I am trying to plan a wedding in Mexico and find that planning in my mind is way easier than really planning! I need help finding a free Mexico wedding planner! thank you!

FB Call Out!

kimmykupcakes — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:56:41 +0000

It's been a while since we've done one of these. We have lots of new DW brides, too! Please, add me at kimberlymhayes at gmail dot com Once added, I will add you to the DW FB group. If you'd like other brides to add you, as well, post your email below for everyone to find you.