Archive for the ‘Wedding Planning’ Category

New blogger here!

Hello, everyone!  I’m really excited to be sharing my thoughts and ideas on my upcoming wedding in September.  How did time fly so quickly??  I have tons of things to do and less than 4 months to go.  You know what that means – crunch time!  But first, let’s get to know eachother …
Hometown?  Queens, New York
When [...]

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Our overall review of our Westin wedding:

Wedding coordinator: The hubby and I are so glad we chose the Westin to host our wedding extravaganza. They truly went above and beyond for us and we can’t thank them enough! Our wedding coordinator, Patrick, did an amazing job. He was always on point with communication through email, answering all our questions in [...]

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Aruba Wedding Invitations, Menus, etc

Just a couple of weeks ago, I had the pleasure of helping out one of my fellow Aruba brides. She liked our wedding menus and asked where we got them done. Well, we had done them ourselves, so I offered to do hers. (I’m still in wedding withdrawal!) While I was too stressed out to [...]

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DIY bon voyage brochure

Because I had a few request already and I’m always willing to help, I’ve attached the PDF of the brochures.  So you can borrow/steal the idea & change it to your liking.  If you have questions, please feel free to ask me.  Hope this helps or inspires someone else!  Happy crafting!
trifold bonvoyage1

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A friendly reminder

I sent out little reminders, in the form of a brochure, for all our guests traveling to Aruba.  I’m such a DIY junkie that I wanted to let  our guests know how excited we are and to keep them informed about the happenings.  I have a huge scrapbooking supply so this project was inexpensive (I [...]

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Hello from a Westin Bride!

Hello all!  I just wanted to formally introduce myself to this wonderful site!  I’ve been asked to share my experience with you all and I couldn’t be more ecstatic!  I know how hard it can be for most brides to plan a destination wedding from miles away and the internet is like our savior!  I [...]

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The countdown is on!

Sorry it has taken me a while to get back on here and post!  We are a little over a month from our wedding and I have a lot to report back.
It’s amazing how different planning a destination wedding is than planning one here in NYC.  We are still in negotiations to this day with [...]

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A Westin Bride’s Wedding Website

I’m so excited that one of my favorite brides has given me permission to share her wedding website with you! I’ve gotten to know “Jingle96” through the Aruba.com and WeddingBee.com forums. Her wedding is now just weeks away but she has been working hard for months! If you want to know more about planning a [...]

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A hello from NYC2Aruba Bride :)

Thanks so much for letting me come on here and add my experiences as well!  I personally have utilized this website so much and hope some ideas I have you all will be able to use as well.
A little about us… we are from NYC and have decided to have our wedding in Aruba (obviously)!  [...]

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