A10CalGal

Hello Tanya! Welcome to the board. I've always wanted to go to the DR, I hear it is lovely. Fill us in on some of your plans when you have an opportunity.

Oh yeah, me too. I would present my mother with her flower directly. I may actually have her walk with me down the aisle since I don't have a daddy

I just saw this on superweddings.com & thought it was the most touching thing:

 

Unique Wedding Idea: Every bride is looking for unqiue ideas and special ways to make her wedding more meaningful. Here is a wonderful and very touching idea to honor the two mothers at the wedding ceremony. But be certain to have lots of hankies on hand because this is guaranteed to tear up the eyes of everyone present...

Ask your floral designer to design two detachable floral sprays into your bouquet. After your father walks you down the aisle, just before he turns to leave you and take his seat, remove one of the special flowers from your bouquet. Hand it to him and give him a kiss. Let him know in advance that this will take place and tell him that as he takes his seat in the pew with your mother, he is to present the flower to her on your behalf.

Then at the conclusion of the ceremony, as you begin to make your way back up the aisle as husband and wife, stop at the pew where your mother-in-law is seated. Remove the second special flower from your bouquet and present it to her, along with a kiss, before continuing up the aisle.

Don't tell the moms in advance that this will be taking place! It is the element of surprise which helps to make this so very sweet and special. There will not be a dry eye in the room...

I voted for my budget being between $10K and 15K. I will say, if I roll in our travel & accomodations & my dress, then we're looking more like $20K. We are expecting approx 40 guests. So, obviously the budget will adjust once we know exactly how many will attend. Yeah, it's not cheap!

Ann,

 

Check out the budget thread http://bestdestinationwedding.com/f/...ghlight=budget

I wonder if you were talking about the one w/the football helmet or the one of us drinking that gigantic drink?? Either way - thanks!

OOOOH! Great pics!

Thank you ladies for helping me feel good about my choice. The only thing is I wish I didn't have to wear a bra, but I do, and I hate strapless bras! What we do for beauty!!

This is where you find out if you can truly let go & enjoy this wedding you've been planning for so long. YOU CAN DO IT! Your team is there to back you up. You made these very important plans long ago & I'm sure nobody expects you to do anything more than go get married & have a great time!

Natalie, I don't believe that is true. I researched this before, and thought this might put your mind at ease (source e-weddingbands.com)
Can a Tungsten ring be cut off?
Can a Tungsten ring be cut off?
Yes! Please be aware that in any situation where there might be a medical necessity to cut off or remove a tungsten ring--for instance excessive weight gain, hand injury, etc.,--removing a tungsten ring doesn’t pose much more of a challenge than cutting through a gold or platinum wedding band. In our own jewelry shop, as in many other jewelry shops, we have a cutting tool designed for cutting titanium and tungsten wedding bands. In addition, tungsten bands can be fractured into pieces using vise-grip pliers. When we contacted our local hospital emergency room and asked if they were equipped to remove tungsten wedding bands in an emergency, they told us that most hospital emergency rooms are prepared to handle almost anything, and assured us that it would be no problem for them.
During our 30 years of jewelry repair experience, we've only seen a dozen or so rings that have been cut off in hospital emergency rooms, and in most of those cases the rings had been bent out-of-round and were putting painful pressure on the finger. Tungsten rings will not crush or bend out-of-round, so if you shut your hand in a car door or drop a heavy object on it, a tungsten wedding band is likely to fracture into several pieces and fall off your finger freely. You might be safer wearing a tungsten ring than a precious metal band! Nonetheless, check with your local jeweler or medical facility if you have concerns.

Don't panic Ann! Jeez - let me just tell you that our wedding is in 4 months & we still don't know what time we are doing it...sometime between 5 & 6 pm (I think). Better figure that out since I need to do my invitations

Ann - it will be really freaking hot, and potentially humid, at 6pm in June. Go to weather.com and you can compare the avg temps by month. It looks like PV can be a bit warmer than Cabo.

Natalie - I ordered my dress in early July for my mid-March wedding because the salon people told me it could take 4-6 months for my dress to be made & received. Well, my dress came in mid-August! I think if you are planning for a June wedding you should definitely start looking now and order by mid-January to have time for alterations &such.

In the Mexican food aisle at the grocery store. Or, maybe it's the ethnic food aisle or something PC like that

Very pretty Sarah! I'm an Alfred Sung girl too

TASHA!! This is scary. I have that exact same pic in my "ideas" file - it's from Brides.com I'm pretty sure.

Tasha - first off, we are sharing a very similar color scheme, so I'm excited to see your ideas! I voted for #1, but I like both 1 & 2. I think MM may be on to something w/#1 being a little busy, but I really like the overall theme of it.

 

I need to get going on this item too...you're ahead of me dammit! I just entered the phase where I am looking to mocking my own thing up.

Very nice, I love the rhinestone belt detail Great color! That is very similar to the color I'm using.

 

I wish my MOH (no bridesmaids) would have been comfortable with a length like this...but she had to go ankle length. Like Natasha, I think she would be more comfy in something like your pic.

MMMMMM, yummy! I love chicken in mole sauce. I've made it before using something like this

 

I remember a family friend making it from scratch one time...it was pretty labor intensive, but sooo good. It has chiles, cocoa, and of all things peanut butter in it as I recall.

Natalie,

 

This is what I got via email from Lunas de Fuego in late June:

THE QUOTE OF OUR SHOW IS 700 USD WITH 2 FIRE DANCERS AND LIVE ARABIAN AND LATIN RHYTHMS, AND A SECURITY ASSISTANCE WITH FIREMAN TRAINEE.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION, PLEASE SEND ME AN E-MAIL AND I WILL BE GLAD TO HELP YOU.

 

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME,

LUNAS DE FUEGO

BLANCA MAGOS

Natalie - I have a quote from Lunas del Fuego on my work computer. I'll dig it up & post for you tomorrow.

Thanks! I ordered it thru Trudy's Brides at the Pruneyard in Campbell. I did a lot of online browsing prior to trying anything on, and this was the one I fell in love with. However, I knew I shouldn't be tied to it because it may not have looked good on. Well, Trudy's was one of the few salons that carry Alfred Sung, so I went there. I tired this one on as well as about 5 or 6 others, including a few Pronovias. This one just made me feel super. And I love the color - its more of a warm champagne color. I learned white white looks HORENDOUS on me!

Thanks Jackie. I do love it, and I will keep it & use it for a long time. You know, it's like an "investment piece" hahaha!!

OK girlies, here's a pic of me in the dress as requested. I am totally bloated right now, so it's not fitting like I know it REALLY does, but you get the idea. I will probably have the straps shortened a bit.

 

Great to hear Kelli! Thanks for the post.