KARLA

Welcome Anna! Wow, more Nov brides! Scott Parsons is marrying us also. What would I have done without the last 10 months of obsessing about what type of flowers to get? Seriously, I sort of wished I had done it all in a month! And honestly, there are so many last minute things I chose, so I do believe it's totally doable. I think latin american culture is last minute anyway!

Quote: Originally Posted by host are you getting butterflies yet? you must be so excited! I am so excited! The last couple of days were less than enjoyable. Between the hurricane, a couple of things left to do, etc... but I'm okay now. I got a full night of sleep, and stress is gone! I really can't wait!! Thanks for asking Tammy. I really am glad I have this forum to post stuff to. Otherwise, I would have driven my friends and family crazy talking about this stuff!

And finally, here is our song list. Thank you girls for posting, it really helped getting us started. Tim and Karla's Wedding Song List First Song for Bride and Groom At Last - Etta James Bride's Song with Dad What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong Groom's song with Mom The Dance - Garth Brooks Slow Songs When I Fall In Love - Nat King Cole Unforgettable - Natalie and Nat King Cole Mona Lisa – Nat King Cole I’ve Got the World on a String – Frank Sinatra Nice and Easy – Frank Sinatra You Make Me Feel So Young – Frank Sinatra Night and Day – Frank Sinatra Strangers in the night – Frank Sinatra The Best is Yet To Come – Tony Bennett The Way You Look Tonight – Tony Bennett A Kiss To Build A Dream On – Louis Armstrong Home – Michael Buble` Try and Little Tenderness – Michael Buble` I’ve Got You Under My Skin – Michael Buble` You and I – Michael Buble` Feeling Good – Michael Buble` Wink and a Smile – Harry Connick Jr. It Had to Be You – Harry Connick Jr. City Love – John Mayer Thank You – Dido ONE – U2 Better Together – Jack Johnson I’ll Be – Edwin McCain No Ordinary Love – Sade Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton From this Moment - Shania Twain One True Love – Neil Diamond Everything I Do – Bryan Adams Dance Songs (Spanish) – To play early in the night Carlos Vives - Fruta Fresca Gipsy Kings - Medley: Bamboleo, Volare, Djobi Djoba, Pida Me La, Baila Me Ricky Martin – La Bomba Ricky Martin - Maria Ricky Martin - Por Arriba, Por Abajo Shakira - La Tortura Shakira - Ojos Asi Salsa - To play early in the night Play best from DJ’s selection Fun Songs - To play early in the night Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison You shook me all night long - AC/DC come on eileen - dexy's midnight runners Shout - otis day, isley brothers mambo #5 - lou vega get down tonight - kc and the sunshine band I'm Too Sexy - Right Said Fred Bob Marley – Is this Love Garth Brooks - Two Pina Coladas Prince – Kiss Tone Loc - Wild Thing Dance Songs – To play later in the night I Like The Way (You Move) – BodyRockers Don’t cha – Pussycat Dolls Sexy Back – Justin Timberlake Temperature – Sean Jean Pon De Replay – Rihanna Ain’t No Other Man – Christina Aguilera Sugar – Trick Daddy Usher – Yeah Headsprung – LL Cool J In Da CLub - 50 cent Crazy in Love – Beyonce/Jay Z Disco Inferno – 50 Cent Yeah - Usher w/ludacris Get low - Lil jon Hot in heurre – nelly It takes two to make a thing go right – Rob Base Rump Shaker - Wrecks N Effect Lil Kim – Jump Off Hey Mama – Black Eyed Peas Lights Camera Action – Mr. Cheeks Jumpin, Jumpin - Destiny’s Child Independent Women - Destiny’s Child

Quote: Originally Posted by TOESNTHESND Thanks for the tips on the callas lillies. That could make a huge price difference. Oh good, I'm glad I was helpful even in my sleepless rant!!

I forgot that there were 2 weddings this coming Saturday. Congratulations Raina! I can't wait to see all the pictures!! Yeay, more pictures!

Hey Stefie_Lynn, We looked into the Caribbean before settling on Mexico. You can probably name a resort and I can tell you the pros and cons of marrying there. Do you have top choices so far?

Definitely count me in!

Quote: Originally Posted by JANET1111 karla (in NC, not TX) -- I think if I really said, "It's important to me that your hands and feet look perfect" he would get the mani/pedi but I dunno about the frilly stuff. But they aren't exactly gross enough that I have made the ultimatum. He did promise to at least make them look nice himself! And I like your thinking on the massages.... Yeah... I think some guys are more open to it than others. To be honest with you, my FI looks so metrosexual, that I thought he'd be all about it. Especially since he went to the "men's day spa". I come to find out that the REAL reason he likes it is that they hand you a beer when you sit down to get your haircut. Hilarious! So the couples massage... definitely schedule one. My FI was skeptical, but I've already had him go to 2 with me, AND we have one scheduled during our honeymoon. So slowly but surely, he's up for it :-)

Hmm.... I have a different opinion than Jenetta. My FI goes to a hair place that is marketed as a men's day spa. They do paraffin waxes in their hands when you get a hair cut, etc... He tells them "no way" on all the frilly stuff. I asked him to try it at least once, and he hated every minute of it. It was just too femenine for him. I have to beg him to let me fix up his nails on his hands once in a while. I honestly think that all the spa treatments may be a waste if he is uncomfortable. Have you asked him how he would feel about them? I honestly wished my FI would get a mani/pedi once in a while, but he flat out refuses to... Now a massage, I say definitely splurge on that one. You can make it a couples massage to make him more comfortable. My FI is slowly coming around to this.

Wow Ylan, you look so gorgeous! I love the coral color throughout the wedding.

Duh, you guys want lillies... sorry, my brain is not working today... This is going to be a LONG day.

Hey Jennifer, My wedding planner is using a flower shop called Rossy. My bouquet is all bright pink calla lilies. I don't know if it's the same type of bouquet as Janet, but for the color to be as bright as pink as I wanted it, they have to paint them. (We'll see how that will turn out.) FYI- When I was trying to get a price for my flowers, they initially quoted me an outrageous price. They were using imported callas. You can also get national callas, which are a bit smaller, and it would be about 1/2 the price. So make sure to ask!

Quote: Originally Posted by host i do feel so much better...i was starting to feel like a loser for not nailing it down but i am getting the travelling itch so i wanted my next trip to be our hneymoon...maybe it will be our "babymoon" and i'll come back preggy Nah, if we hadn't decided to stay in Cabo, I would have had a hard time deciding also! So many places to see... so little time! Oh, coming back preggers would be so wonderful for you!! Now don't put too much pressure on yourself... it will happen when the time is right.

Kash - I'm having a welcome margarita bonfire there on Thursday, Nov 2nd. We have about 30 people that will be there that night. For the bonfire part, we have a $500 minimum bar tab. We are still negotiating the food price, I will let you know what we end up with. So far they quoted me $24 pp for a plated fajita dinner. This includes a tostada for appetizer, the fajitas, and the first drink (soda, water, nat'l beer, or margarita.) I don't know what the a la carte prices are, but I thought this was a bit high. Since we have 30 people, we may end up doing a buffet (they did not want to do a buffet dinner unless it was 30 or more people). I'll let you know when we have everything figured out.

Ha ha, I JUST posted it! I fly back the 12th. I am SO excited, last night I could barely sleep! God help me the day before we leave!! We have MOST of the stuff done, we just need a couple of little things. I made sure to not leave things for the last minute so I would not be stressed.

Quote: Originally Posted by TAMMYM That's actually not bad if the WC provides us with them for $2.50 each. We only have a few people going anyway so it won't be much at all. Karla when are you leaving for Cabo? Oh that's right, for the amount of people, I would just have your planner get them. I will let you know if the size was adequate, etc.... I actually got the medium ones, for $2 each.... hopefully they will be big enough, but I got 50 of them, so it's already $100 for a send-off.... silly, I know, but I really thought the pics would look amazing! I'm leaving on Wed, Nov 1st. I'm taking the 31st off, so hopefully I'll get to sign in and say good-bye! I guess I should put that on the calendar huh?

Quote: Originally Posted by TAMMYM Has anyone done the sparklers for their wedding? Did your WC get them or did you have them shipped? Tammy, I'm doing them for my wedding. I think if you buy them from the website early enough, you can have them shipped to Mexico... you may have to find out if there's some kind of Custom export rule though. Of course, you can't carry them with you on the plane.... same goes for matches! We are having our wedding planner get us some from the fireworks factory there along with matches. They are expensive in Cabo. Small ones around $2 each and bigger ones $2.50 each. I guess you'll have to wait to see the pics

Maria Elena, you are so sweet! Thank you for the well wishes to all the Oct/Nov brides. Hopefully I get to meet you and get to hear about the wedding. I kept thinking about you this past weekend.... I have one more weekend of preparation and I kept thinking you're probably trying to get it ALL done this past weekend. Take care, and can't wait to see all the pics!! OMG... the board is going to be flooded with wedding pics in the next couple of weeks!! How fun!

YEAY!! I bet you feel so much better having decided! That place looks so awesome.... can't wait to hear all about it!

Quote: Originally Posted by Ryjaxs19 Congrats, Congrats, Congrats,!!!!! WE WANT PICS!!! Hurry up and have a great time and get home so we can hear all about it. Yeay!!! OMG, it just snuck up, didn't it?!? Have a great time! Maybe I'll run into you at the PBR

Quote: Originally Posted by NABUMBAH Karla - no that wasn't directed at you. Christa - I got the same answer as you did from my planner. I am going to email the Mexican Consulate or somethiing. this is frusterating ! Ha ha, I knew that

My little sister's bridesmaid dresses were similar, but short. They had the rouched bodice. It was VERY flattering. My older sister had just given birth to her son and the other bridesmaid was uncomfortable wearing any form fitting dresses. This type of dress worked out well for all of us! Great choice

Quote: Originally Posted by jezebel hello, my name is jessica and my fiance and i are planning to get married on february 2, 2007 at casa del mar in los cabos. so happy to see that natasha recently got married there! it's a little unnerving booking everything online. i have spoken to claudia and she does seem very helpful and responsive. feb is considered high season so the blocked room rates are higher, i hear comments about condos and villas, but has anyone organized group travel packages from sources like expedia or orbitz that include airfare and hotel for their wedding party and guests? nice to meet you fellow destination wedding brides, looking forward to exchanging thoughts... jes Hey, Welcome! I tried to discourage our guests from booking through expedia or orbitz for our wedding. Hotels give these bookings a lower priority, so for high season, if the hotel is overbooked, who do you think they'll bump? Hopefully Tammy will read this soon... she's a travel agent that specializes in dest. weddings.... (Tammy, not TammyM that replied above.) She can probably help you and your guests out. Let us know if you need anything else! -Karla

Quote: Originally Posted by NABUMBAH thanks for the link, Karla. Per that calendar, DST begins the second Sunday in March. I think that is when the US switches. I guess Mexico is going along with the US on that one?!?! I hope that was not a question for me! I have no clue... Do you have a wedding planner? If not, do we need to find this all out for you guys?

Quote: Originally Posted by TAMMYM Thanks Karla, that goes along with what Juan told me.. Thanks again. Welcome! I'm trying to remember who gave me that link. I know for sure that it correlated with the sunset time that my coordinator told me for my date.