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Archive for August, 2010

like to have a wedding, in las vegas, held at an aquarium?
i’ve already looked at this website: http://www.aquariumofpacific.org/plan_your_event/weddings/
and i can’t find prices or package info.

The website you’re looking at is for an aquarium in Long Beach, California.

There is only one aquarium in Las Vegas big enough to host a wedding. It’s called the Shark Reef and it’s located at the Mandalay Bay casino resort on the South Strip.

For details about wedding ceremonies at the Shark Reef, click here:

http://www.mandalaybay.com/thingstodo/shark_reef_ceremony.aspx

Wedding packages cost from $1450 to $1170, excluding sales taxes. You can download reservation and request forms directly from the website. Good luck!

Last month my brother calls for money. I call him back saying my answering machine’s not working properly ( I lied) & wait ’till I got back from the cottage–where I picked up his message, from. I did this with a pal, once & thought they had a chance to get out of it–my pal did ask if I got her message when she was drunk–I lied & said my spouse cancelled the internet again–so I did not get anything from you, why? This pal never said what the message was–just said she was drunk and apologized for anything she may have asked while drunk. Thinking I could get do this again, in case my brother was also drunk/etc.–I used the run-down machine idea. Well, sure as guns, he called when I arrived at the house–and yup, same thing–he needs money. I yelled, why did you not call me back when you said last night that the phone died & you had to use the pay phone. I did not know how to call you back. You said you were walking the streets, so I could not sleep all-night with worry. Where did you get the 50 cents for the phone call. How many times have I told you; you don’t need a car for work or pal visits–you are next to a bus, etc. Why do you keep going out every weekend like money is falling down on you, constantly? My brother said he does not have to answer my lecture. I said, Oh I get it–just fork over the money but shut-up, right? Fnally my brother said okay I will sell the car today, I will go to the bank for help today, etc. Then I heard the other brother in the background–it was their outing day. So, what does that sound like to me–give me money, I have no food money, even….I could lose my car & house, etc., oh bye, we are going to the movies & dinner !! I did not know how to answer him but knew the hand-out was out of the question. My spouse told me to call up an aunt/uncle that I could confide in (both my parents are deceased, so an aunt/uncle is the next best thing). Well, I came to the conclusion from my spouse & my aunt/uncle, to tell my brother that; myself & my aunt/uncle will always have a room for him & free supper but they stressed to me, to not put one dollar in my brother’s hands. I told my brother to come over & we will figure something out. My better/worse half took the time to help my brother & guide him, how to get out of debt. My spouse drew up a nice guideline for him to fill in & if this line/amount was more than this line, than you have a problem, etc. Well, my brother never did contact us again, with the missing information & never did cancel the extra’s he had….for example, my spouse said, if you cancel your answering machine service (5.oo @ month plus cancel phone jack insurance) I will personally buy you an answering machine. Even my brother’s pals tell him to stop that service. All the time, my brother was being talked to, I tried so hard, five feet away, to keep my mouth shut. Only I know how he always wants money & never gives it back. He even used a line to make me feel bad that one cousin/pal gave him money for food. This was his line on the phone: I know you are on a limited income….I am tired of living check to check….I know you once said, it must be hard living on your own to pay for everything, it is!!….I even have to borrow money for food….I just need a thousand dollars to get back to normal, etc. This is the same guy who wanted $ 5,000.oo from me, years ago, I said no, he demanded to talk to my spouse & I said they don’t have that kind of money, either. My spouse is patient/good & said, even if I had that money to give you, you will just spend it & be in the exact same spot again–you have to get yourself out of this mess. Well, that was years ago & here we are again. In two days, I will see my brother at a cousin’s wedding. If I find out that he has been outing again, since he last talked to us–what do I do? I believe in kicking ass & being direct, so what do I do about this brother of mine. If anything he is good at in this world is that he visits our other brother who lives in a group home. He takes this "special" other brother to the movies/dinner, once a week. Problem is, he also goes out with a cousin, to the cousin’s cottage, a lot. He has other pals that he goes out a lot with, too. He takes a lot of sports trips, even across the border (or used to, he says) My brother was once making good money at the Post Office but now the overtime has stopped, he is in debt up to his neck–no kidding–you cannot believe what he owes creditors. I wish he would go to a trustee for help. He is the type when my spouse or me helps him, he says Yeah Yeah but is only acting interested & waits for the hand-out. Well, when he heard that there will be no hand-out, he was acting less interested. I know he will go back to his spending ways–I just want to know how to treat him, the next time I see or hear that he is still throwing money out the window. Thanks for taking the time to re

You can go on and focus on your own life instead of his - replaying his life in your head over and over and over - that will just drive you crazy. Why don’t you just have a policy for yourself and stick to it. "My policy is to not borrow out money." That’s simple. Then you don’t have to watch what your brother is or is not doing - doesn’t even have to be part of your conversations or your thought life.

I plan on having a beautiful wedding on a small budget… way less than $10,000 dollars. I plan on having 100 or so people. So do you think I can pull it off? I truly think it’s very possible! I want to prove to the wedding industry that I can do this! Here is the website that inspired me to have a not so stressful wedding on a budget: http://2000dollarwedding.com/

I’ve already found a wedding reception hall that is way under $1,000 and the place is beautiful. The reception hall will provide us with tables and chairs. I might have to rent chair covers and table cloths. (Which I don’t mind.) The reception hall will also provide us with plates and few other kitchen items.

I think I’m going to recruit a lot of my family members and friends to help me out with the wedding. I want a family oriented wedding where my friends can feel as if their apart of my family. I don’t want a huge expensive show. That’s why I’m choosing to have a DIY wedding reception that looks expensive. Everyone I know is pretty creative. I’m a very crafty person so I plan on making all the wedding favors, wedding programs, boutonnieres, decorations, wedding invites, wedding pillow, etc. I found a beautiful scrapbook in my room that I plan on using for my wedding as a guestbook. The cost: Free! I’ve got beautiful picture frames in my room of my fiance and I. Those pictures will be used at my reception. I even might have my finance and I grow our own flowers for the wedding. The more things that I can make by hand for our wedding, the more money my fiance and I will be saving. Which I believe to be true!

I found a restaurant that caters on great budget. I don’t plan on getting a fancy wedding cake from a bakery. I might just get myself a store bought wedding cake. My moms friend owns a dress shop and she can get me a great deal on a simple wedding dress. I might hire my aunt who takes professional looking pictures in her spare time to be my photographer for the wedding. I also know other people who too are good at photography. I will hire a DJ because my fiance and I love music so much. I think that I will be buying my own liquor for the wedding and having a family member of mine who doesn’t much like to dance be a bartender.

I’m so excited to be planning my wedding with my fiance. I think he’s going to be excited too. Were both crafty people. So we plan on using our imagination for this wedding. I love my fiance so much and I can’t wait for our special day that will occur sometime next summer. Wedding planning for me has been very exciting because I don’t feel so stressed out. My wedding is just one day and it’s day that I want to remember but I also want my family and friends to remember the day as well. When I first started doing wedding research I felt overwhelmed. Now I don’t feel that way thanks to the 2000 wedding budget website!!

So what do you all think of my ideas? Can I pull this off? I think it’s possible to have a beautiful wedding on a small budget. I hope to inspire others also when they plan their wedding. So I want your input?

My wedding budget is 5,000, with a 2,000 honeymoon included. So girl, I KNOW you can do this!!

Have fun, be creative, and don’t stress if everything doesn’t go as planned.

Also, Try sam’s club for flowers if you don’t wind up growing them.

And a plain cake, for 150 people should only cost 150 or so, then YOU get to decorate it. I am putting preserved flowers, and fresh edible petals on mine.

I am looking into purchasing a Wedding Planner. But there are SO many! If anyone has had experience with any certain one, or can just recommend one for me, that’d be great. Links are appreciated as well (preferably to the certain one on amazon.com)

I have three suggestions, that I’ve personally used before. (as a maid of honour each time) I liked them all, they each offered their own pros and cons.

http://www.amazon.com/Everything-Wedding-Organizer-Checklists-Worksheets/dp/1593376405/ref=pd_sim_b_42

http://www.amazon.com/Bridal-Bargains-Wedding-Planner-Planning/dp/1889392308/ref=pd_sim_b_2

http://www.amazon.com/Wedding-Small-Budget-Planner-Organizer/dp/0898795303/ref=sr_1_52?s=STORE&ie=UTF8&qid=1281751017&sr=1-52

Each of them proved to be really useful in keeping track of things and keeping things on budget, and on time.

We are planning an Indian wedding with 4 months of preparation time and we really need a checklist and a budget template. This is for a traditional Indian Hindu punjab wedding. Any links or lists are appreciated. The more detailed the better.

don’t know what to suggest concerning a budget sheet except to make one of your own because i couldn’t find anything online….but here are a couple of sites to help you with the details of what you need to do and plan for.

http://www.indyapulse.com/IndiaGuide/PunjabiTraditions.asp

http://www.dkpromotions.com/weddings/punjabi.html

I noticed my daughter and her fiance failed to put some very important information on their wedding invitations. What is the proper way to go about getting that information to everyone that is invited?
They put the date and time but didn’t have the place of the wedding on the invitation. They inserted a card with the Place and address on it! They also left out the fact that there will be a cocktail hour with buffet reception following.

What information did they forget?

If they have the date and time and place of ceremony
That is all what you need
If it’s the reception, you could let people now at the ceremony

What is the information they forgot

On Sunday I’m hosting a brunch for my bridesmaids. This will be the first "official" meeting to discuss the wedding. I was going to give them a packet with basic info like the planning timeline, what I need to do and what I’ve already done, etc. just so we are all on the same page. Other stuff included would be pictures of bridesmaids gowns I liked, favors I was looking at, the invitation we chose, etc.

I don’t want or expect the bridesmaids to keep them, but I just want the information to be available/at hand for each of them for the duration of the brunch.

Anyway, so my question is this: do you think it will be considered bridezilla-ish for me to do that? I already know it’s a little type A, but I just don’t want to seem like I’m being too controlling or asking too much of them.

PS - My mom was also thinking of getting them bridesmaids books. Not sure exactly what, but I think like a "guide." I feel that that is definitely being a little over the top, but she’s set on it. What do you guys think?

I think it’s a good idea. I think they need to be informed of what is going on and I think they would appreciate you incorporating them into the wedding a little more.

OK so I want to firstly make it completely clear that I would never ever expect any presents whatsoever and I was always unsure about wedding lists. But people have mentioned its a good idea to prevent friends wasting money on duplicate presents.

I have no intention of putting a wedding list in the invites or anything I just thought perhaps I should have one incase people ask. Now a lot of people I know arent into using the internet so I was wondering if you can get a paper/book style wedding gift list? I cant find one but I do remember years ago someone having one that was almost like a cheque book (you tear out the one you wish to buy for the couple). Has anyone seen these anywhere?

Ideally we would prefer cash or gift cards I think most couples would- I even love the idea where people contribute to your honeymoon but I think most guests dont want us to know how much they have spent which I completely understand.

So my question is… do these book style gift lists even exist? Any paper versions? I dont want to force people to use one shop or to use the internet…

Thank you

I know about argos gift lists etc but I don’t want to tie people to using certain shops or anythin like that

I’m not sure about the book lists you’re talking about, but the thing about registries is that, even if people aren’t "into the internet", as long as you register at a couple of places that are easy to get to, like Target, Kohl’s, Macy’s, etc, they don’t need the internet. They can go into the store and have instant access to what is on your list there that hasn’t been taken.

And the issue of where you’re registered isn’t that big a deal. In the old days, word of mouth worked perfectly - people will be asking you, your mom, your bridesmaids. Also, if someone gives you a bridal shower, your registry info is usually listed on the invite.

You’ll get your share of cash regardless, but I do think it’s important to give guests the option of a present. A lot of people still prefer this.