A10CalGal

Hey pretty girl! I think you look GORGEOUS in the photos - totally glowing. I bet the ones you don't like as much are the ones that required flash lighting...that can look weird sometimes. But the ones you posted are great! (god, I hate how fat I look in that pic of us - wtf??)

What the Wow! Kudos to you for capturing that for us!! I would love to see the guy that drives that.....I'm imagining him in my head right now & I"m pretty entertained !

Those are priceless photos! Really special engagement there girlie!!

Oh, what fun! That's so awesome you guys have such a connection. Good friends are hard to find. Thanks for sharing!

1. You are not alone. You are walking in the woods. Who is with you? hubby 2. You are walking in the woods. You see an animal. What kind of animal? A deer 3. What interaction takes place between you and the animal? We stare at eachother briefly & the deer trots away 4. You walk deeper in the woods. You enter a clearing, and before you is your DREAM house. How big is it? spacious yet cozy - maybe 2000sq ft? 5. Is your dream house surrounded by a fence? No 6. You enter the house. You walk into the dining room and see the dining room table. What do you see on AND around it? Fresh tomatoes from the garden, bottles of wine, friends & family 7. You exit the house and a cup is on the ground, what kind is it? Crystal wine glass 8. What do you do with the cup? Pick it up 9. You walk to the edge of the property where you find yourself standing at a body of water. How big is the body of water? HUGE! Maybe even the ocean 10. How will you cross the water? In a row boat

Oh my goodness - once again another wedding has snuck up way too fast. I cant' wait to hear about your Costa Rica nuptuals. I just know you are having an awesome, beautiful time - for sheezy!!!

Finally - a name twin has arrived! I've gotten away w/being the only Christa on here for well over a year now Congrats to you Christa! Where are you thinking? How many people? What kind of vibe do you want?

That is a fantastic engagement story!!! And Leigh - OMG! You've been carrying this secret around for a month??!!! YOu are a good secret keeper! Congrats!!!!

Very cool! I definitely love the inovation here - totally blows our pre-trip letter out of the water !!

How cool!! A BDW celeb you are

OK, well when I read the title of this post, I thought you were asking about vibrators!! Drrrr....

Yep - go earlier. I have a series of pics that my photog took about a week before our ceremony that convinced me to switch from 5 to 4. I'll email them to you.

OK, weird. I had an excruciating head ache for 5 days starting a week ago. Mine are definitely stress related. And all I want to do is sleep in a dark room. Meds barely touch my headaches, only if I take twice the reccommended dose, which probably isn't very good. Definitely water intake is important. Kelly - I also have low iron & am supposed to eat more salt! Interesting. The medication my doctor gave me a few months ago is called Maxalt and it totally didn't work, and in fact I found out it conflicts with another medication I'm taking (thanks doc!). It was EXTREMELY expensive also. This time I got Midrin & it works if I take 2 to start & then one every four hours. Still though, sleep was my best remedy. Headaches suck!

Ahhh! He should send you an appology letter! That could've sent you completely over the edge. Glad it worked out in the end though. Whew...

Thanks for getting my heart pumping there Kelley! Uh, ahhemm...I'm speechless (in a good way). Every thing I could potentially say here is probably inappropriate Welcome back girl!!

Super cute. Impressive. WAY AHEAD OF SCHEDULE!!!! You will be so thrilled with yourself in a few months when you DON'T have to do this cuz it's already done! I'm pretty sure my DIY invites for 30 turned me a little bit crazy

First order of business: TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF!! Everything else will fall into place. How can a Jamaican wedding not be great? You are well distanced from the hurricane, so I really don't think you need to stress on that. And check out all these lovelies willing to help - BDW gals are da bomb!!!

OK, well I probably could have used more than one glass of champagne before I walked down the aisle...but for some reason that's all I got. I was a bundle of nervous energy all morning and afternoon before our ceremony (at 5pm). But, once the hair & make up was done & I had sent my gift and note to my groom...things started to feel pretty good. Once the dress was on I was like "whoa, slow this train down!" I couldn't believe how quickly time was elapsing. Everything was fast forward, yet slow motion at the same time. I know that totally makes no sense, but it does to me When I was standing at the top of the stairs down to the beach with my MOH in front of me & my two soon to be step sons with me, I just felt right. I felt excited and nervous for sure, but overall really stoked that all the planning was finally coming to fruition AND that I actually found THE MAN to marry, and all was right with the world.

Yay!!! That little sampling looks great Leigh...I am really curious about those BD pics though....

We had less than 20 total (18 maybe??). Anyway, we had our ceremony & reception at the Cabo Surf Hotel & it was just perfect for us. It's a small boutique hotel on it's own beach. We loved it, our guests loved it. It was very intimate & just what we wanted!

I bought from an ebay vendor p-linens...pretty sure they have all types of linens. Depending on where you get married...most venues supply basic white linens.

Very cute!~!!

Hoodia is actually pretty good, its an herb. I tried it for a few weeks, and it did curb my appetite with out any weird jitters.

I didn't book my hair & makeup until like 4 or 5 weeks before our wedding! I was the same as you, not really sure if I wanted to do it or have someone else do it. I think if you contract with a good salon, they should have enough staff to make something happen for you even if you wait until 2 months before the wedding. ** I used Suzanne Morel. The girl that did my hair & make up was Deanna. She was great...but I think anyone that works for Suzanne is great. She has really high standards!

Good for you - what a load off, huh? Seriously, you are not alone in feeling like this part of the planning was ARDUOUS, and scary, and a total pain in the ass. Now you can move on and focus on the fun stuff! YAY!!