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I do- I have a weight bench at home, and I belong to a gym. I used to lift 3x a week. The problem is that I have one of those body types that really bulks up. I have to be careful not to lift too much. I was doing really well before the wedding. I lost quite a bit of weight, and was working out almost every day. Well, falling off the wagon is never pretty and I've been doing really really bad lately. So, I need to get back in the gym- it does help!

I get around 1080 for extreme weight loss, and it's accurate. That's about all I can eat to lose any weight. I probably only eat around 1500 right now, and I either maintain or gain at that number. My body & metabolism SUCK.

I am neither a photographer, nor do I wear makeup on a regular basis (read: ever), but I bought Mac studio fix foundation & powder for my wedding and I think it looked fabulous. It's not something my skin could handle every day, but I think it looked natural, photogaphed great and was easy to work with. Just my 2 cents.

Gorgeous dress- I love it!

You look beautiful Drea. I love the close up of you in the second set of photos- last pic. It was fun to see Christa too!

Congratulations Tammy & Steve! Welcome baby Jackson

Fantastic progress!

Congratulations Myles...location is the hardest! Now on to the next exciting decision!

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I asked Mariana about doing it, and you're right- she had NO idea what I was talking about. We explained it, but decided against it because if we did it, it would have to be by the little beach bar, and the bonfire there isn't huge. Also, we would have had to pay the $22 per person for the open bar, on top of whatever she was going to charge for the s'mores. I just didn't want to spend that much, when I knew my guests were going to be tired from arriving that day (that was going to be our welcome thing...).

You're such a tease Drea- what's the PW?

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Quote: Originally Posted by naughie ok these sound gross but are SO good - i'm going to live on them if/when i'm ever preggers Cracker Cookies 1 row town house crackers (by keebler, or any buttery flavoured cracker) 1 stick butter (any kind) 1 small bag of chocolate chips (prob good w/ any kind of chips) -preheat over to 350 -lay one layer of crackers flat on cookie tray - fill tray to edges -cut butter into slabs; put slabs randomly on crackers -put in oven until butter is melted (i usually don't wait until it's preheated, and it's about 10 min) -immediately after removing from oven, pour chips on top; as they melt, smooth them w/ spoon/spatula -put in freezer for about 15-20 min. can top w/ granulated sugar; will break like bark, but you can cut it. may have to call k to pick up chocolate chips... Lauren those are like my favorite crackers EVER

Quote: Originally Posted by dragonfly We spent about 20 dollars, I made them with Liam, and they were adorable. Too cute! Once again, I love Liam!

Quote: Originally Posted by JenandBrendan Well, I got a quote today for $1200 for 75 invites. That does however include calligraphy hand written on the outer and inner envelopes, an extra RSVP card for hotel/flight info and an extra Reception card for the Welcome Dinner. This also includes menu cards and thank you cards. But after seeing what everyone else paid, I think I'm going to be sick. I wish I was good at DIY projects. Any bored ladies out there looking for a side gig in invitation making? Quote: Originally Posted by JenandBrendan Yes, I see what you're saying. Do you think $1200 is a good price for 75 professional invites, with all those extras? Apparently the Thank You cards are free right now too - it's a special promotion going on. It totally depends on what you're getting for your $1200. Do you have samples or pics?

Quote: Originally Posted by JenandBrendan Any bored ladies out there looking for a side gig in invitation making? The problem is, the price most of us paid was just cost only for the materials. By the time we charge you even $20 an hour, we'd be up to what you're looking at paying for pro invites. Know what I mean? Probably the cheapest you'd be able to get me to do what I just did for mine would be like $10-12 each.

I definitely would rent a car. Especially if you're planning to go to multiple locations. Cabs in Cabo can get very expensive. When we went to Cabo, we were debating the Riu Palace & Dreams. We were staying at the Riu and planned to make an appointment with the WC while we were there. We already had an appointment with the WC at Dreams. We did drive around and check out a couple other hotels (Sheraton, Westin, Hilton) but really were intent on going the AI route.

Invitations: approx. $4.60 each, sent about 50 STD's: around $8.00 each, send about 75...yup those were expensive

Yay! I think that paper as a bellyband on the brown metallic pocketfolds would be stunning.

Congratulations! That's such great news... Hug him lots, and also send a big BDW thank you for his service to our country (and also to you, for sharing him!). I have so much respect for military men/women and their families. It's such a hard life...

Amy, if you're planning to use this as a belly band I think it would be awesome...definitely a dramatic touch. If you're doing pocketfolds, get the metallic kind and this will go well with the metallic look. By the way, your logo looks lime on my monitor.

Just keep your eyes open...that's what we did. Actually, the night we bought these we were on a mission. But, over the several months leading up to it, we had seen these pieces separately, but never put two and two together. You'll find the right thing eventually.

Those are so great Trisha! Fab job once again Leigh... I still say Shawn takes the cake for best proposal ever.

No, they weren't a set. I AGONIZED over my sand ceremony vessels, and literally found them about a week before we left. I didn't want one of the sets you could buy online, nothing seemed right. Anyway, we got the center vessel at TJ Maxx- they actually had several vases, pitches, carafes etc that would have worked- we liked this one best. Then we got the small vessels at Target. They are actually candle holders.