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

Swinstie73

Thanks Birdie, think I just think of renewal of vows as someone having been married 20 years or something! Already looked into doing it on the ship - fully booked just like the weddings were. Think will look into this more, feel better about it already, thanks!

Birdie85

Definitely look into doing something special, it seems a waste not to do something weddingy whilst you're away!

We gave our notice this morning; ran into a little trouble when OH went in to be interviewed because he has it stuck in his head that we're getting married on the 18th in the Dominican so when the registrar asked him the date of the wedding i.e. the registry office one he kept insisting that it was the 18th, not the 4th! I could hear them laughing through the door and was getting worried! Luckily she liked him so she let it go! Phew!

Birdie85

My SIL2B just sent me a link to a local party decorations company, how much do I want one of these now?!



These are fun too, it's a banana, a strawberry and a pineapple to the untrained eye!

Tete_en_l'Air

LOVE LOVE LOVE! You have to have them!!

Lara44

So looove the palm tree OMG!!

Birdie85

I think they're 'only' £40... I wonder how difficult it would be to make by myself?

Tete_en_l'Air

It would need a lot of puff!

Birdie85

Hehe, good point! I should ask his brother to blow them up, he's full of hot air! :rotfl:

I've just made a list of things to organise, make and buy for the party and it's currently at 25 things and growing! :eek: I need to pull my finger out!

I did do something towards it at the weekend though, I found some plain wooden box-type 5x7 photo frames in a cheapy shop and got 6 for £8, I'm going to get some bright enamel paint and paint them in lovely bright colours then they'll go on the tables along with the hurricane lamps and paper parasol topiaries (which I must get sorted!) and that's my tables sorted.

Oooh and the Barbie costume is well on it's way to fabulousness... my tiara arrived yesterday and on Sunday I got some perfect Barbie shoes, they're dull silver pointy toed Mary Jane style shoes with a little bow on the strap and they look just like Barbie shoes, I did a little sad dance when I saw them!

Birdie85

I asked the balloon lady for a quote on a palm tree and they're £55 each! :eek: Will have to have a think about that...

I've been making a list of things I need to sort out for the photo booth and this is what I've come up with:
Hats
Silly Sunglasses
Hawaiian Shirts (OH has a couple that I can ‘borrow’ so that's OK)
Inflatable flamingo/ parrot/ ??? (think I may have an inflatable flamingo in the bag of goodies my Mum bought me, will have to check!)
Beach ball/s
Leis
Surfboard (got the massive sheet of card, need the paint and a talented friend to help me make it into a surfboard!)
Backdrop
‘Postcard’ whiteboard (got the whiteboard, need to make it more postcardy!)
Photo Booth Sign
Camera
Basket for props

Am I missing anything?

bubbles0169

was it a polaroid your using so they can sign the back of them? if so make sure youve plenty of film and a pen