We have a BainUltra Thallassa 60 and love it. I don't believe that you can get them online. My unsolicited advise is to get what you like, make sure it has a solid warranty and of course use this forum! When you amortize the cost of a tub over 20 or 30 years, a few hundred here or there doesn't really matter in the scheme of things. I paid $2438 including chromatherapy and drain assembly. Worth it. Here is a link that might be useful: BainUltra air tubs

socks, I don't think it's a "tradition" at all. I don't see favors at most weddings I attend. Personally, I am not fond of favors at weddings. They seem more appropriate for children's birthday parties -- certainly a "goodie bag" full of trinkets would seem that way to me. Sometimes I see a table near the exit with candies or cookies for the ride home, sometimes with a tag that says something like "We're so glad you could celebrate with us." I think if I felt I must give something as a favor, I would do that. jmca, I'm glad you are excited! That is the way it should be. But I think your instinct is correct: more is NOT always better. I'd skip party favors entirely or else keep it very small and simple, not cutesy.

For our bubbles at the church, we made them. We bought packs of 25 bubbles at walmart, they were 2/$5. We bought 4 packs, a total of 100 bubbles for $20, printed "Dan and Wendie, May 31, 2003, and something else under that, and put a picture of wedding rings, wrapped the bubbles in white and purple tulle, and tied a ribbon around the edge, so you were still able to open it, they turned out great!

we did bells at our wedding. it was really cool. my mom went by a hobby store and bought enough bells for each reception guest. then, bought ribbon in our wedding colors and tied this on each bell. she enlisted a couple kids to help distribute these as the time came for my bride and me to depart the reception. as we left, we saw everyone joyously ringing the bells. that is a beautiful memory for us. the bells came out well in wedding pics - better than bird seed or bubbles. no clean-up required. the bell was each guest's little gift - if i had thought of this sooner than 4 days befoer the wedding, i could have arranged names and date on ribbon. not very expensive. the only trick is getting people to hold off on the ringing until the couple departs. we didn't really hear bells being rung early because we were dealing with luggage confusion (the wonderful wedding planner was working on the day's next wedding).