Sarah

Those are awesome! I love the fact that you didn't have to do anything- can you tell I'm a little burned out by my STD's? And they look great!

Congratulations on your engagement! I'm a Cabo bride, so not familiar with Caribbean locations, but I'm sure you'll find some help on here! Welcome to the forum!

I originally bought a "beachy" dress, but then felt like it wasn't fancy enough so I went back and bought a more formal dress. Lesson: buy what you really want or else you won't be happy and you'll end up with 2 dresses like me!

lol Edyta & Tammy, you never know 70 cents is a start! By the way Tammy M- love the new sig pic, you two look so cute!

I have to be at work both of those nights, so I won't be able to do it if it's after 7pm est. But that's ok- I know you won't be able to get everyone on here at the same time, but it would be cool if most of us were!

Those looked great Karla! Thanks for sharing your template- I think that is the hardest part of those

Kate, are there any recipes for good munchy snacks? That's my weakness...

Quote: Originally Posted by gkashmira So as many of you know I've been lookig into doing cupcakes instead of a wedding cake. Emeline has actually found a cakemaker who will do them for $4/each plus $35 for delivery and $100 for the stand rental. But the beauty is that since the cupcakes are going through her there is no additional $3/pp "cutting fee." They offer all the same flavors except tres leches so we're going to do an assortment of Devil's Chocolate, Vanilla, Lemon and Mocha - yum! Anyway noqw I have to figure out how many to order. Should I order one per person or two per person? I know not everyone will eat them but it would be awful for people not to get enough either! That's great Kash! I would only do 1 per person. Some people might not even eat one, and if there are leftovers, those who want 2 can go get an extra. Did you decide on a design?

Quote: Originally Posted by gkashmira TammyM- Don't worry - Dec. 1st is perfect - give yourself enought ime to feel better and be stronger and then you can start! I think I probably gained about a pound over TG but maybe not even - I feel good for the first time ina long time - not all sad and depressed about my weight - so maybe that's the best of all! I still haven't re-started exercising - I'm not sure why... I am going to do it! Maybe I'll start on Dec. 1st with Tammy! I was just thinking today how I never would have joined WW if it wasn't for everyone here (especially rebecca who's our WW vet!) and I would still be too sad to try on dresses. Now I have an even bigger problem - I'm in love with a super expensive dress hee hee hee... I prefer the new problem to the old one! I think that is a MUCH better problem Kash! Congratulations on your success! And I agree, I never would have done this without you girls. Thanks for the encouragement

Quote: Originally Posted by EDYTA Sarah - that's a great ending pic...dont know if you could add writing on the pic but I think this would be a cute idea but you guys might think it's totally cheesy.... but something like: The end is still being written.... I don;t know somthing along those lines just better wording...sry im not too good with words That's a cute idea- I'll have to think of some creative saying! OK, you guys have great ideas- I'm never going to get this thing done!

I have nowhere near that many people, but I thought other Dreams girls who have more guests would be curious! Thanks!

Quote: Originally Posted by host oceana is more private, cascade is next to the beach and bigger. How many people do you think could be at each of these Tammy?

Quote: Originally Posted by A10CALGAL Yes, I actually designed it myself! Imagine that Anyway, not to totally get off point here, but I did it in powerpoint & then converted it to a jpeg file. Pretty handy stuff. If anyone wants help doing this, send me a PM! See, there you go getting all Martha on us again! Was it really hard to do? I'm not the most computer savvy one in the group, that's for sure!

Quote: Originally Posted by NHPT nope- oceana is more private next to the pool- rebecca had her reception there. cascade terrace is larger next to the ocean I knew someone could clear this up! I don't even remember where cascade is! I definitely want oceana- especially the way Rebecca had it set up with the hanging lamps and palm tree lights- awesome!

Quote: Originally Posted by jilly76 Kash & Rebecca, Thanks for the tips!!! It's nice having all of you for some extra motivation!! Lately I haven't had too much of that! Jilly, the girls have been a lifesaver for me. It's so nice to get some great suggestions of ways to get through the day. My favorite snacks: Weight Watchers Toffee Ice Cream Bars: 2 points (unbelievable!) Orville Redenbacher Smart Pop Mini Bags: 2 points (my favorite night time snack) Weight Watchers Yogurt: 1 point South Beach Breakfast Wraps: 4 points Sugar Free Jello: 0 points Sugar Free Jello Pudding: 1 point I'm always in a hurry and very easily can pack premade Weight Watchers, Lean Cuisine, and the above mentioned snacks to get me through the day! I usually save all my flexpoints for one bad meal a week, so I feel like I still can have my pizza and champagne and not be guilty! Keep it up- we're all in this together!

Quote: Originally Posted by LALA Thanks Sarah! Cascade terrace is the more private one, right? I think so...Darn it- I don't remember for sure! When we were there, we weren't positive that we were going to have the wedding there, so we weren't paying that close of attention. We also knew we wanted our reception at Oceana anyway... Tammy, Jenetta, and Nicole would know for sure!

Quote: Originally Posted by LALA We finally got through all the drama and decided on 12/8/07 as our date at Dreams. I'm so relieved that's finally decided. I think we are going to do a site visit in Feb to pick all the event spots. What are the capacities on the different reception sites at Dreams? Yay Kate! It's great to have you officially join us as a Dreams bride! You will love it there- we're also planning another site visit for the winter. It will all come together for you once you can see it in person. I think the Oceana Terrace might work well for you, it's the smaller terrace next to the pool. Or, if you want more room and want to be closer to the ocean, the Cascade terrace is nice too!

Quote: Originally Posted by REBECCA Wow Natialie! It sounds like your guest are going to get styled out! You didn't miss a beat! And 6 hours of photography! I'm soo jealous. You are going to have great pic's. I wanted the same thing for my reception. Candles, candles and more candles!! And with the tiki torches, white lights, chinese lanterns and the luminaries around the pool, my reception was well lit! Funny you mentioning about your FI hating his picture taken, so does my husband!!! He ALWAYS blinks when there is a flash involved. Oh, but first he has to say "I'm gonna blink" just before the photo. WELL OF COURSE you are going to blink if you say it everytime just before the photo is snapped! SO ANNOYING! I'm curious to see how many photos Juan tricked him into NOT blinking in. Jeff is such a bad blinker too! When Juan was taking our engagement pics, he kept commenting on how many good pics Jeff was ruining by blinking! Poor guy...

Quote: Originally Posted by A10CALGAL Awww, thanks! That is our "logo" for the wedding. I've just started to design & print our invites & thought I should use it HERE too! I agree Christa- it's really cool! Did you make it yourself? I know you've talked about where you got it before, i just can't remember. Very classy looking! Sorry Jackie!

Jackie, I also voted for #2, for similar reasons as already stated. I would want my parents there and my best friend- besides that, who cares. Also, you can always take a honeymoon later and that means two trips! Woohoo! That totally is unfair about the vacation. I don't understand how the new owner thinks that is acceptable- is it going to change any time soon? Is this just something temporary? It's awful!

Cool pics Karla- that looks like it was alot of fun!

Welcome Alison! This site will save your sanity! Have you picked a location yet? There are alot of Cabo brides on here, so I'm sure we can point you in the right direction if you have questions!

Thanks! Fortunately I'm not a big turkey and stuffing person, so Thanksgiving really isn't that hard for me. It's the pizza the rest of the year that gets me!

Nope Natalie- that's not rambling, that's organized sharing! It's awesome to see it all written out that way- I need to do that too, although I think you have solidified WAY more details than I have at this point!

Tammy M suggested this one for the ending: What do you think? It would require a little rearranging, but I have to do that already anyway. Thanks for all the comments so far. It is very helpful to get an outside perspective, I've been looking at this for so long it all looks the same to me!