TammyWright

this is a great contest for all you sandal brides!!! refer your guests and get prizes!

there is a site but it is not very accurate..your best bet may just be to contact an agent and have them do a CMA for you....sometimes agents do it as a gesture of goodwill hoping you will use them in the future.

tax appraisals are way off in my book...they are just not updated enough. also, they do not take into account things like upgrades, views, etc...usually tax appraisals use the appriasal that was used to obtain the loan for purchase or refi. or an area of distress where property value has gone down can sometimes get an appraisal to bring their tax appraisal down to bring their property taxes down...hope this made sense...trying to type with baby on my lap.

i'm in san francisco too...

Quote: Originally Posted by JessicaLovesBrian Depends on what you consider famous. I worked on a summer concert series called The Warped Tour for a few years and met a lot of punk musicians. I dated a few guys in bands and met lots of other bands from there. steves band played warp tour...through him, met lots of musicians...kurt hammet (sp) from metallica, stephen jenkins (third eye blind). travis barker... i also dated this musician that i don't want to name... met lars & james from metallica through real estate (james bought a house i helped list)...ashley judd, black eyed peas, through real estate (i used to work for a high profile company). ang lee (director: ice storm, crouching tiger, etc.) was a client and we helped him find a place when he was filming the hulk with eric bana. rob schneider (comedian) is friends with my friend... nancy pelosi, barbara boxer, dianne fienstein (politicians) sean penn, robin williams ian ziering (met at the cabana at wynn), tom from myspace owen and luke wilson sat a few seats away from us at a baseball game and were really sweet. the guy from lost...didn't meet him but was sitting near him at the airport. anna nicole smith at a club...she was wasted. gosh i can't remember them all...i guess because of where i grew up and the profession i was in i met some people..

Newlyweds jailed after brawl at Pittsburgh-area hotel Quote: (04-2 18:11 PDT PITTSBURGH, (AP) -- A newlywed couple spent the night in separate jail cells — she in her wedding gown — after police said they brawled with each other, then members of another wedding party, at a suburban Pittsburgh hotel. The fight started Saturday night after a reception when he knocked her to the floor with a karate kick in the seventh-floor hallway of a Holiday Inn — and escalated when she attacked two guests from another wedding party who came to her aid, police said. The melee moved to an elevator and then to the lobby, where the couple threw metal planters at the two good Samaritans, causing minor injuries, police charged. "It was pretty wild," Ross police Sgt. Dave Syska said. Dentist David W. Wielechowski, 32, of Shaler, and Christa Vattimo, 25, had married a month earlier in the Bahamas but repeated their vows Saturday at a reception for 150 guests. They were checking into their room when the argument began, police said. Police arrived to find the dentist lying on the lobby floor and his bride, seemingly highly intoxicated, screaming. Authorities charged each with simple assault, criminal mischief and disorderly conduct, and the bride with an additional count of public intoxication. They face a May 7 preliminary hearing. A district judge considered issuing a restraining order against Wielechowski, but his new bride declined the measure. The couple declined comment upon their release Sunday morning. She left with her father, still dressed in her white gown. Wielechowski left alone, sporting a swollen eye, tuxedo pants, a bloody T-shirt and one shoe. ___ Information from: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Post-Gazette NOW

Quote: Originally Posted by brittbrowne Hey, I'm getting frustrated with Karisma. I have been in contact with their Reservations department to arrange a group rate for my guests. They are giving me the rack rate, minus 10%. Thats works out to be approximately $350/night in June 2009. I feel like they are not giving the guests much of a break, and I just found a deal online for 2008 bookings at luxurytraveloutlets.com for just $273/night. I'm concerned if I go through the effort to book the group rate some guests could find a better deal online. I have also read from other posts that the price of staying one of their resorts can go up a lot, so maybe booking the group rate is the right way to go. Britt 1. the $273 per night from the internet rate did not include taxes...when i priced it out on that site it came to $401.57 per night. 2. usually travel agents can negotiate a lower group rate. 3. 2009 rates are usually going to be higher than 2008 rates

1. Is there hard liquor in the mini bar/room or just beer? beer, sodas, juice, waters 2. What type of beer is available? Wide Variety or just like corona & Pacifica? mostly corona and pacifica...but remember there is room service 3. Did you receive champagne upon arrival and was there a bottle waiting for you in your room? champagne at check-in with a cold towel and a bottle of champagne with fruit basket in our room

wow tammy./..what a cutie pie! i am so jealous!

congrats jen! i cannot wait to see your JP pics also...you planned everything perfectly!

welcome nicole...i thought the name sounded familiar...i helped book your trip to mexico with leigh...

awww..i hope jackson will play an instrument and sing. his daddy was in a band (played guitar) and i played violin and sang in the san francisco choir...

heidi you look gorgeous and reggie looks like the happiest man on earth! congrats...you and your brother look so much alike!!

i thought your review was very fair and pointed out some important thing...the overall feel was that you were happy with them... if anything i would keep your review the same and ADD that part about her response to the review as it is a little much. she sounds like she is scolding you in her response about not being there to entertain you. also, you would think she would take it as constructive criticism instead of attacking you or being so defensive...the last time a bride posted a not so great review of her photog, the photog came on here and apologized and said he would take it all in consideration to keep his brides happy...and thanked the bride for being straightforward.

Quote: Originally Posted by Nrvsbride Also you can take a look at Tammy (the host)'s pics, she is Asian and her make-up looked beautiful on her. haha...glenda is being too kind...do not look at my wedding pics...my makeup was a mess that day. i stayned in the sun too long, burned my nose and my foundation no longer matched so i just used loose powder...and my eyelash was falling off... thats what you get when you spend too much time by the pool and not enough time getting ready.

angela, alyssa, leia and glenda...you girls are too sweet...you're making me blush... there are alot of great Travel Agents out there and it usually doesn't cost anything extra to use one so if you aren't already working with a TA you may want to give one of the TA's on our forum a shot. if you want more info: http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t10706

hey michelle, i am so sorry to read this! i am really sorry to hear about your loss...you and your family are in my thoughts.

wow, thanks ladies!!! my job has been a little more stressful with the whole flight fiasco but i always try to look on the bright side...i have made some great friends and i get to participate in such a happy time in your lives!!

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one thing to consider...if you are booking at a popular resort, they could sell out and your guests then have to stay at another resort. i am having this problem with 3 weddings in june, 1 in october, 1 in november, 1 in december where the hotel is sold out and there are no more rooms left....luckily for all but 1 of the weddings they blocked a bunch of rooms so they were set aside for their wedding guests. can you imagine booking your wedding, booking vendors, paying deposits, sending out invitations to have your guests not be able to stay at the same resort as you....? people should consider getting group blocks if: 1. the resort is really popular and sells out often 2. the date is during high season 3. your group is kind of slower to book their rooms etc. 4. your wedding is in say 2009 but you want to try to lock in 2008 rates.

that is really sweet of him...i spoke to your grandma today for awhile and she says that donnie is the sweetest and they couldn't ask for someone more perfect for you. it was really cute to hear her say that.

can you see if it is specifically photosouvenir that is not allowed...? maybe something happened between them..that is what it sounds like if they used to have the contract and now they don't...sounds fishy. i know of a very reputable photog that is not allowed to shoot in a cabo resort because of personal issues with the resort management so resorts do have a list of vendors that they will not work with.

i answered in bold. Quote: Originally Posted by beyondsmitten You know Tammy this policy seems to be pretty common for most resorts, high end or not. this is not true...there are resorts that will allow you to bring in outside vendors. i didn't pay any fee to have any of my vendors do my wedding Quote: Originally Posted by beyondsmitten I don't know what you hope to get out of a BOYCOTT? are you kidding? we have had almost 2000 people visit this thread in a few days...i wonder how many of those people changed their mind about getting married at EDR after reading this thread....every wedding that they do not get is alot of $$ to the resort. Quote: Originally Posted by beyondsmitten AND I have to pay for my own uncle to officate my wedding, ok, this is the stupidest thing ever. You actually PAID the resort to let you have your uncle officiate...that is NOT normal...i have not heard of anyone else paying to have their family officiate

i grew up in marin having its-its fridays....they gave them out at school...yummy...i loved the mint ones.

Quote: Originally Posted by Heidi I did my BDW duty and took notes throughout the week!!!! great review heidi..you rock