We now have a menu for the Welcome Party we will have at the Marriott’s La Vista Restaurant. The manager has been a HUGE help. She worked with her catering staff to try to customize the menu to include some Indian appetizers since we will feature Mehndi and bhangra music. In the end, only one [...]

The flower order I hoped was crossed off the list just hopped back on. I’m told that spider mums are only available in yellow, white, green or purple. Seriously? No pink spider mums or spider gerberas? That just doesn’t seem right but I guess I can’t argue. Seems like someone should have mentioned that neither [...]

I have to say that I never imagine I would be someone to run a blog. I was really ‘anti-blog’ for so long. As you probably know, this started with us wanting to share our thoughts on our site visit with others. We had a big stack of notes and a bunch of photos and [...]

Well we placed the flower order! The table and canopy set-up test run we were hoping for yesterday didn’t happen. I can’t remember what came up. So, I still don’t know how long the tables are (we’ve been planning for 2 long tables of 20 each). So, we’re just going to ‘wing it’. We just [...]

I arrived back home today to have my 50 can koozies waiting for me; both the custom and plain ones. How cute are the custom ones all packages up and tied with a ribbon?!? And Stacey really got these put together and in the mail fast! They are pink and orange and an assortment of [...]

Just another reminder that the Aruba.com forum has been without a doubt, the most helpful resource to me. In particular, the Weddings and Honeymoons thread. You can learn about hotels, restaurants, vendors, activities, etc. You get the benefit of talking to people that live there as well as regular visitors and couple that have had [...]

Somehow I managed to get myself all worked up again yesterday. There is now pressure to make final decisions yet I don’t feel like I have all the information I need to make them so I start to panic. Luckily this is where my groom and I work well together. As I become this crumpled [...]

After what we thought was great progress last week with flowers and lighting, little more progress has been made. Last night I finally received a quote on how much different individual flower arrangements would cost, however absolutely no suggestions as to how many arrangments it might take to create the effect. We were hoping they [...]

We did it! I am now legally entwined with this man of mine, laughing as he is trying to open our cheap bottle of bubbly and pour it into our cheaper plastic flutes. On one hand we have this weekend long celebration of our marriage that we are planning in Aruba, full of romance, family, [...]

As you may have read, I’m nearing the end of what I can bring from home for the welcome bags. “Extra Baggage” and “Overweight Baggage” charges are so outrageous that I don’t want to take any chances – its just not worth it. So, now I have to again think through want I can buy [...]