My Caribbean Wedding... and bringing the theme back to North Yorkshire!

Birdie85

Exactly! Think it'll be better to stick with table skirts and hang garlands from the ceiling!

Oooh, my friend is texting me, she's looking at prices and getting all excited! She was looking for flights only and they cost £800! That's mad when I just went on the Thomas Cook site and priced up the whole week's holiday for £728! It's going down at an alarming rate, OH's brother just booked his at the weekend and paid £740! All good news!

Birdie85

Mrs_Moore_To_Be wrote: »

I LOVE that!! Im not having a themed wedding but love this so much I want to find a way of incorporating it!!

LOL, there's always room for a Tiki hut in any party! You'll need fab cocktails to go with it! :beer:

Mrs_Moore_To_Be

Birdie85 wrote: »

LOL, there's always room for a Tiki hut in any party! You'll need fab cocktails to go with it! :beer:

Thats EXACTLY what I was thinking!! :beer:

Birdie85

I've stolen yet another idea from these forums

I'm putting an A-Z in the invites (that I'm trying to work on but still keep getting scared by them and giving up!) Here's what I've got so far, any ideas for the missing letters?

A is for Arrival
Please let us know when you will be arriving so we can greet you!

B is for Burn
Please don’t let sun burn ruin your holiday! Stock up on high factor sun cream!

C is for Ceremony
The day and time of the ceremony will be finalized when we arrive, so as soon as we know, you’ll know!

D is for Dress Code
We want everyone to be comfortable on our wedding day so no morning suits required! Can gentlemen please dress in neutral colours (shorts are allowed!) and ladies dress in Caribbean brights!

E is for Entertainment
The entertainment at the hotel is somewhat hit and miss so we plan on making our own entertainment in the Mambo Pool Bar most evenings, please join us if you wish!

F is for Flight
The flight is roughly 8 hours so bring lots of reading material and remember to wander around the plane a lot to prevent seizing up!

G is for Gifts
Please do not feel obligated to bring gifts. We expect nothing more than your presence and we certainly do not want you using up your luggage allowance by cramming a toaster into your suitcase!

H is for Hens and Stags
We’re having Hen and Stag parties before we leave… but there may be a little ‘reunion’ before the wedding!

I is for Information
If we have missed anything from this A-Z then please don't hesitate to contact us.

J is for Just in Case
Make sure that you bring all of the usual ‘Just in Case’ medication including heat rash medication (such as Benadryl) as it is expensive to buy at the resort.

K is for

L is for Luggage Allowance
Be careful to note your luggage allowance when you book your holiday and don’t go over it! Girls… do you really need 8 pairs of shoes?!

M is for Money
The local currency is Dominican Pesos but US dollars are accepted in most places also. We’d recommend you bring a mixture. You won’t need too much unless you’re planning to do lots of trips or go shopping as the resort is all inclusive.

N is for

O is for Ocean World
We recommend a trip to Ocean World whilst you’re there, especially if you wish to swim with dolphins or sharks, or if you simply want a hug from a sealion!

P is for Photographs
Please take lots of photos! We’d love to see everyone’s pictures when we return, and to steal our favourites to put in our wedding album!

Q is for

R is for RSVP
We would appreciate if you could get this to us by XXX

S is for Squeamish
There is a bit of seaweed floating around in the sea so anyone who’s a bit squeamish about things between their toes may wish to bring some swim shoes!

T is for Towels
Towels are available for free from the poolside and can be replaced as many times as you wish so don’t worry about filling your suitcase with heavy beach towels!

U is for Umbrella
There is an umbrella in every bedroom. If it looks like rain, take it with you because when it rains it pours!

V is for

W is for Water
It is recommended that you don’t drink the tap water, there is filtered water available at every bar and in the mini fridge in your room.

X is for

Y is for You!
This is your holiday so make sure that you enjoy it! Don’t feel like you have to spend a lot of time with everybody else, we want you to have a brilliant time too!

Z is for

Tete_en_l'Air

Birdie I LOVE this! Trying to think of things for your missing letters, how about something about not drinking the Water?

Birdie85

Ooooh good one! I'll add it!

Tete_en_l'Air

And, bit tenuous, but something like X-Ray - hopefully you won't need one but make sure you've got travel insurance just in case? It's all I can think of for X!

Birdie85

That's quite a good one Tete. If we come up with nothing fantastically better I'll stick it in! I don't want anthing like Xtra because it's just wrong!

Oooh, how about Victorious for V? There are lots of poolside games and we'd like everyone to join in and beat the Germans...?

Tete_en_l'Air

Or maybe Xenophobe - don't be one, embrace the laidback Caribbean culture!? I agree on Xtra, you and I are similar sticklers for things like that I suspect!!

Victorious is good! Or do you need any Vaccinations to go to the Dominican?

Can you do Kayaking and other watersports? I like this game!

Birdie85

LOL, I'm glad you're enjoying it! I'm not sure if you can go kayaking, I'll have to check it out, that would be a brilliant K!

Vaccinations would be a good V too! You don't need them where we're going but it's good to tell people that! Yay!

My word, you rule at this game!

Ooooh and I don't want Zzzzzz for my Z! Although what else could I use? Might have to read the dictionary tonight for inspiration!