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Quote: Originally Posted by SASSYGIRL YEP! IT WAS ME!!!! Great detective work on your part - I tried to through you off with the work address but there wasn't any fooling you! I hope you enjoy! And as for Janet - glad yours made it to you before the holiday! The green soap is so kinda lime sent - It made me think of your awesome centerpeices! Oh, and I want to see the fun crafts you come up with! I'm a "martha wanta be" too!!!! Yay! Thanks Sarah, I really love the gifts, you are so sweet! And I am totally addicted to the candy cane lip gloss yummay!!

I admit - I didn't do it yet! I really think I like the velum idea better though because it creates a diffused effect over the whole bag. I think I will try these again since I have gotten a better printer & gotten smarter about this whole at home printing stuff once I created my invitations.

Hi ladies, Heres a yummy recipe for grilled artichokes. When I get chokes at work, I always get more than I really need for dinner so that I can have some left over chokes to use for this recipe: **They get yummier the longer they marinate! Grilled Artichokes (Recipe for 4 artichokes, 8 servings) 4 size 24 or 30 artichokes ¼ cup balsamic vinegar 2 T water ¼ cup soy sauce 1 T minced ginger 1 T minced garlic ½ cup olive oil 1. Slice artichoke tops off crosswise to remove tips; discard. Trim stem. 2. Boil or steam artichoke until bottoms pierce easily, or a petal pulls off easily. 3. Drain artichokes. Cool. Cut each artichoke in half lengthwise and scrape out fuzzy center and any purple tipped petals. 4. Combine remaining ingredients in bowl or large zip lock plastic bag. Mix well. 5. Add artichokes to marinade. Marinade 5 to 10 minutes turning often. 6. Place cut side down on a grill over a solid bed of medium coals or a gas grill on medium. Baste with remaining marinade. Grill until lightly browned on the cut side, 5 to 7 minutes. 7. Turn artichokes over and drizzle remaining marinade onto them. Grill until petal tips are lightly charred, 3 to 4 minutes. 8. May be served hot or cold with your favorite dipping sauce or mayo.

Ditto ladies! Beautiful location....although it's hard not to be in that area.

Yay!! Thanks Tammy. You are a good hostess!!

Here's a bridesmaids dress that has the same pick-up skirt effect for less $$$ from designer Dessy. They have it in white!! I found this on BestBridalPrices.com

Hi Daria! I'm a March 07 bride too!

Quote: Originally Posted by EDYTA I think we should just open them when we get them as some of us already have, no names mentioned (Christa, he he sry) and I was just thinking start posting once u get them... i know that were all busy with the holidays and planning our weddings so if a gift doesn't get to u on time it's not a big problem and don't c why someone would feel left out...but its up 2 u girls I'm fine with whatever u decide Hehehehe Edyta! BTW, I love your new avatar!

Quote: Originally Posted by destinationbride07 Christa I like this dress! You girls got me thinking what I am going to wear...off to the internet window shopping Thanks Sherri! It cost way too much money, but I just had to have it. It was on sale though

Quote: Originally Posted by gkashmira The dress I want has a short sweep train which I guess will need to be bustled afterr the ceremony. I'm 5' 6" (my FI is the same exact height) so barefoot for the ceremony and lower heels for the reception. The question is how show to I have the dress hemmed? Kash, I am definitely following Natasha's suggestion of getting hemmed at barefoot length, otherwise it may be hard to walk on the beach if it's a bit longer (I seriously don't want to trip & fall!).

Interesting juxtaposition going on here!! Man(Ed) = all business, numbers, practicality Women(US) = all feelings, what-if's, and all of the man stuff mixed in with recurring bouts of psychosis. Nice! I wonder if we will ever see Ed post a vent about non-RSVPers or FMIL crap? Hehehe....

Quote: Originally Posted by gkashmira YAY! The one peive of advice I have for trying on dresses is: DO NOT TRY ON ANY DRESSES THAT YOU CANNOT AFFORD! I cannot emphasize this enough! But it looks like you already have a gorgeous dress in mind! Hahah Kash, you are so cute! I'm pretty sure someone gave you the same advice at some point

OOOO how exciting!!! Have a blast on Friday...sneak some pics if you can!

Well I suck, because I've already opened mine!

OK you guys, am I the only giant on this board??!! I'm 5'9" !! My FI is only an inch taller than me, so I try to wear low heels with him. But I love my high heels, I rarely go a day with out wearing them. I will be barefoot for our ceremony.

Ed! You are a brave man joining this crazy bunch of wedding planning women LOL.

Tammy - I know, there are so many cute/funny ones! I love the ones for bach parties. I'm trying to keep it classy since most of our guests are family members. FI's family is pretty traditional mexican, so I don't want to offend them or anything! What am I saying? Like a fricking koozie is the biggest thing I should be worried about when it comes to impressing his fam! Ha! How bout my foul mouth, my total insanity, etc etc??

Quote: Originally Posted by EDYTA Terry and I are not registering anywhere...were both from European backrounds so its custom to give cash...but for everyone else we really dont want anything if their coming to the wedding in cabo that's enough for us I like that cash custom Edyta!!

Well, you've come to the right place!! There are tons of Cabo brides here, that have gotten married or are getting married at all types of venues from small boutique hotels to big all inclusives. There are a few that have gone the villa route and had positive experiences. Enjoy the site & let us know how we can help!

Great research Christine!

Quote: Originally Posted by JENESIS Great idea! I like the beach chairs. How are you having them done? I added the website to the first post in this poll, but I also started a separate thread w/the info. The website is Personalized Koozies and Wedding Can Koozie Custom Coozie Wedding Favors.com And, by the way, the clear LOSER at this point is the couple w/the palm tree. The other three are running neck & neck!!

Well, first off, CONGRATS on choosing your dress! We want to see pictures!!! I know I've seen millions of pics of beach brides w/the train out. I plan to do it, and I don't think you will need to worry about dragging piles of sand, unless for some reason your train is really heavy. Regarding footwear, I plan to go barefoot for our ceremony on the beach & slip shoes on for the reception. If you have your dressed hemmed properly, you shouldn't have to worry about your footwear (or lack thereof) showing in the pics, unless you want it to.

On one of my invitation inserts I am saying "Please consider wearing dressy beach attire in shades of aqua blue and white."

Quote: Originally Posted by NHPT i used them and made my own design- and they were awesome- very easy to work with. i highly recommend them!!! Great to know, thanks!

These ideas are all from Personalized Koozies and Wedding Can Koozie Custom Coozie Wedding Favors.com, more info in separate post