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I’d especially be interested in something that has online access and/or that deals with destination wedding planning, but they’re not priorities.

Hello. I am getting married in Florida in January ( I live in MN) and I am wondering how one deals with flowers for a destination wedding. I’m certainly not going to buy my bouquet here and pack it in my suitcase and bring it with!! Are there ways of ordering them over the phone or something and picking them up at your destination?
Also, what other flowers do you need besides the one that the bride holds? I am so clueless when it comes to weddings!!!
I dont really care about decorations around the church, its going to be a short ceremony with about 8 ppl present so I dont need lavish decorations to impress anyone. Im just wondering what other flowers I will need for ppl to wear/carry?

Hi Ladies, I’m hosting a shower for my future SIL and I’m looking for some ideas on favors you received (and loved!).

It’s a destination wedding, so the shower is beach themed – aqua/white colors, with starfish/seashells.

Suggestions please?

I was invited to a co-workers bridal shower. There are only about 4 co workers that were invited the rest will be her friends and family. It is a late morning event from 11am-2pm and they will be serving us brunch at a restaurant. I’m not really sure what I should get her for a bridal shower gift since I don’t know her all that well. I am not going to the wedding as it is a destination wedding. If I choose to give a card with money, what is an appropriate amount? Any other ideas?

My sister is getting married in a small, private destination wedding ceremony this October and only about 10 guests are invited to the actual ceremony. When she returns to her hometown, she is planning a large cocktail party or reception for family and friends.

What is the proper etiquette for throwing her a bridal shower? Should we have one? Who should be invited? Should she register?

Thanks in advance for any advice!

Thinking about throwing a reception after our destination wedding. What is customary for these? Food? Does the bride wear wedding dress to this? Cake?

I’m getting married in Italy in the summer of 2011 and they have all the dresses I’ve dreamed of, but I’m scared about the prices…Does anyone know what they are? Are wedding is quite small because it’s a destination wedding and I wanted to be able to go more out on my dress.

Last year, when one of my coworkers got married, we had a special lunch for her, which was a "bridal lunch", so people bought gifts for her from her registry, and of course we all picked the tab. She invited everyone to the wedding, but it was a destination wedding, so nobody went.
Now my other coworker is getting married, but she didn’t invite everyone to her wedding, she only invited me, my other friend, and the big boss. I wanted to organize a "bridal lunch" for her as well, but I don’t know if its appropriate, since nobody else is invited.
I have always thought it was rude to invite people to bridal showers or engagement parties and not to the wedding.
I don’t know what to do, so please help me out and give me some ideas. thanks!

Where do you plan to go on your honeymoon? Are you going to have a destination wedding or a tradtional wedding?
WOW! Soon2bMrs.Gupta! You landed some great honeymoon deals!! ,000 spent on your honeymoon and your doing all of that?? Thats a really great price! I know how expensive luxury travelling can be! Oh I love Hindu weddings! They are so beautiful, colorful and fun.

I’m a bridesmaid in a wedding next month and am at my wit’s end, financially. Between the designer (and hideous!) dress, alterations, airfare for destination wedding, engagement party gift + shower + shower gift + bachelorette party + wedding gift, I’ve already spent well over a thousand dollars. The hotel where we’re staying is very costly (she is making the bridal party stay at this particular hotel), and she wants us to rent cars since there will be no transportation provided for us to/from the airport, rehearsal dinner, etc. The shoes she picked out (which I haven’t gotten yet) are over 0. I have to get special underwear to wear under the ugly expensive dress. On top of this, we got an email from her mom letting us know that a hair and makeup person would be coming on the big day “so we all look perfect,” and apparently we are covering this cost ourselves too. I just did a calculation of what the grand total is going to be, and its going to top out at ,000. Personally, I don’t have that kind of money and I know the other bridesmaids don’t either, as we’re all in our early twenties. I also resent the fact that I have to make my boyfriend split the cost of the obscene hotel bill. The absurd thing is, normally she is very financially responsible and NOT prone to overspending!! I really don’t know what to do at this point. Most of the damage is done, but I’d really like to stay at a cheaper hotel, not pay for hair/makeup, wear some shoes I already have, and not rent a car!!! Any advice would be MUCH appreciated.

We are having a destination wedding and have already been fielding questions from those invited regarding airfare, hotel, transportation. It seems that many people are either not able to come or they will be coming on a shoestring budget. We expressed to our guests that if they are unable to make it we completly understand and hope that they think of us on our special day. As we know it is an expense, should we put somewhere in the invite that a gift is not "required" or not needed. How do we include that information so as not to make anyone feel uncomfortable, whether they want to give or not give, it will be up to them and we are just happy to have them there.
Thanks!

In my college public speaking class, we had to write short ceremonial speeches (toasts, introductions, etc.). My cousin’s wedding is in June so it was easy for me to write a toast as if I was giving it at her wedding. I never wrote it with the intention of actually delivering it anywhere besides class. My professor told me after class that it was beautiful and encouraged me to give it at the wedding.

I don’t know if that’s appropriate though. It’s a small destination wedding (only about 40-50 guests) and, although I’m a bridesmaid and very close with my cousin who’s getting married, I feel like only the maid of honor and best man should be giving speeches at such a small wedding.

Any thoughts. Thanks.

I went dress shopping this weekend. We never really set a budget for the dress itself, just a whole wedding budget. I don’t want to spend ,000+ on a dress I’m only going to wear for one day though. However, after trying dresses on, I naturally fell in love with one that was 32 and another that was 0. It seems like the more expensive dresses are just made so much better and it shows. I really wish cheaper dresses looked just as good. How much are you spending or have you spent on your wedding dress? How much are you spending on all the additional items like a veil, headpiece, undergarments, and shoes? Not to mention alterations!
We’re having a destination wedding but I don’t want that limiting my choices in gowns. I just want something beautiful that looks good on me – unfortunately everything i’ve fallen in love with is $$$. The dresses I like are mermaid styles (which I NEVER thought I could pull off but they look great!). I feel like I could do it if I can work it into the overall budget – I mean everything else is only lasting a day too right?! So why shouldn’t I look great?! I don’t know, i’m torn.
Davids Bridal was the first place I went and I liked their dresses. Then I went to other stores who carried designers like Maggie Sottero, Casablanca, and Alfred Angelo – there is NO comparison between these dresses. Davids bridal dresses seem so cheaply made compared to these. And i’m not trying to knock davids bridal- they are a great place to go if you really don’t want to spend much money on a dress. But the quality does show when you compare them to others. If I hadn’t looked anywhere else I would have been ok with a dress from them. Now there’s no going back I fear. haha

This is a destination wedding and some people will travel long distances. How should you acknowledge memorial flowers without sounding morose?

My old college roommate is having a destination wedding. I haven’t worked in a year (was laid off) so I am not able to attend. I did attend her bridal shower and bachelorette party. I spent about on her gift and about 0 pitch in for her party. She did not attend my wedding but did send a Lenox Christmas ornament, which I assume cost about – dollars.
She is registered at Bed, Bath, Beyond, Target, Kohls, and Sears. I was going to send a gift card for one of these places. I am not sure on the amount, though. Since I am not going to the wedding I feel I should give more, then again she doesn’t have to pay for an entree for me. Is enough to send? What do you recommend?
I guess I wasn’t clear. She specifically asked for gift cards. In fact, she registered for several of them. Everything else is a high ticket item. She doesn’t have anything under 0.

I’m fairly certain I already know the answer to this, but why is it that every time I get pricing information from salons about bridal updos, they’re always at least more than a regular updo? I mean, what is really the difference? I understand that the stylist has to work with the veil and any headpieces that the bride has, but honestly, is it REALLY that much more work?

This ticks me off because my updo will be a regular updo (side bun) with no veil and one little hair clip as an accessory, and they still quote me at the bridal rate. There’s no way I could lie and just say it’s for a special event because I want to have the bridal party and myself get their nails done at the same salon to save time, so the salon would know anyway just from hearing us all talk. But I’m wondering if anyone has ever done that, or if this annoys anyone else?

I’m assuming they charge more because everything in the wedding world is jacked up at least 20 percent from regular stuff.

Stories? Comments? Much appreciated!
miss_nikki – Thanks for your answer! I just wanted to add that most places I’ve called and asked say that they only give a small discount for the trial run, which I need to do because we’re having a destination wedding and I won’t be familiar with the stylist and vice versa. So it seems kind of silly that the trial run, if they charge almost as much for it, is partially "included" in the bridal updo price.

My fiance and I are planning on getting married in 2008 in Jamaica. We have extended the offer for all our friends and family to come but realize that many people will not be able to come. We plan on having a celebration once we return, maybe a month later. I know it is customary to register at places for traditional weddings and receptions. I was just wondering if it would be tacky if we did register at some places. If anyone has any advice please let me know.
PS – I also posted another question concerning my destination wedding plans and received a very rude response. I know people may not agree with my decision to have a destination wedding and stuff but if you dont agree just please dont be rude about it!

We are planning a romantic destination wedding with just myself and my fiance. We do not want to have any wedding guests there with us. Is it ok to still have a honeymoon registry?

We’re having a destination wedding in St Thomas, followed a few months later by a reception locally, where I will also be wearing my gown (and headpiece). Because I will be wearing the floral wreath twice, I was thinking of making one using silk flowers. Is there a form you can buy for the basic wreath shape or how are they made? I wanted to use smaller flowers (daisy size, but a more tropical variety)
I don’t have a hobby lobby within 5 hours of me! Darn! I wouldn’t want to do that online–I want to see the flowers in person. Thanks for that idea-maybe my own local stores would have someone.

We had a destination wedding on May 9th with only immediate family. We are having our official wedding reception on August 15th, I have been tossing the idea of a bouquet and garter toss around in my head, but I don’t know if it would be appropriate so long after the actual wedding.

We have some neighbors and friends who will not be invited to the destination wedding (3 hrs away) but I would like to include them in the local wedding shower? Is this completely tacky? Bride/groom both from large families.

I’m having a destination wedding and I have tropical themed wedding invitations. I can’t find any tropical themed bridal shower invitations. Do the wedding and bridal shower invitations have to match, or can I just get regular bridal shower invitations that you see at wal-mart? Thanks in advance!
I’m not hosting the shower, my future mother & sister in law are, I told them i’d help out financially though, so that’s why I’m buying the invites.

If a couple gets married far away and then has a celebration back at home later, are the activities pretty much the same as a traditional wedding reception? First dance, champagne toast, cutting the cake, father/daughter dance, bouquet & garter toss, and so on? What are normal activities for a formal destination wedding celebration?

My fiance and I are planning a small, private ceremony this January which will only include the 2 of us, and both sets of parents. Then, we want to have a big celebration reception back home in late May (once our grad school semesters are over). It is now nearly September and I have 3 people who want to collectively throw me a bridal shower. Must it take place before the destination wedding ceremony, or could it be held inbetween the destination wedding and the reception? Any advice from wedding etiquette experts would be greatly appreciated.

The wedding is October 3rd of this year. It is a destination wedding and we already have our save the date magnets out informing guests that the wedding will be out of town but the reception will be back at home. Thanks!!