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1. You are not alone. You are walking in the woods. Who is with you? Paul 2. You are walking in the woods. You see an animal. What kind of animal? deer 3. What interaction takes place between you and the animal? just stare for a little bit, then he runs away 4. You walk deeper in the woods. You enter a clearing, and before you is your DREAM house. How big is it? medium size - not huge 5. Is your dream house surrounded by a fence? not the whole thing - the backyard is 6. You enter the house. You walk into the dining room and see the dining room table. What do you see on AND around it? placemats, flowers, a hutch, 6-8 chairs 7. You exit the house and a cup is on the ground, what kind is it? plastic (disposable) 8. What do you do with the cup? pick it up and throw it away 9. You walk to the edge of the property where you find yourself standing at a body of water. How big is the body of water? a medium size lake or large pond 10. How will you cross the water? walk around it, unless there's a bridge Stop and answer No cheating! What it is supposed to mean 1. The person who you are walking in the woods with is the most important person in your life. 2. The size of the animal is representative of your perception of the size of your problems in your life. 3. The severity of the interaction you have with the animal is representative of how you deal with your problems. 4. The size of your dream home is representative of the size of your ambition to solve your problems. 5. A lack of a fence is indicative of an open personality. People are welcome at all times. The presence of a fence indicates a closed personality. You'd prefer that people not drop by unannounced. 6. If your answer did NOT include food, flowers, or people, then you are generally unhappy. 7. The durability of the material with the cup is made of is representative of the perceived durability of your relationships. 8. What you did with the cup is representative of your attitude. 9. The size of the body of water is representative of the size of your sexual desire. 10. The way you cross the water is representative to how easy or hard you expect your life to be Yikes - this one was harsh! But is this telling me that if I stare at my problems (a.k.a. the deer) long enough they will run away? That would be nice!

Quote: Originally Posted by NurseSarah I did, just because we wanted out single friends to know they could bring a guest... Quote: Originally Posted by beachbride if single then definitely guest, but if they are dating someone I prefer to use their name... I have been with FI for 8 years now, and I really don't appreciate getting guest in the mail.... just me though ditto. i put the person's name if they were in a somewhat serious relationship. if i knew they were just dating someone, i put "and guest." in some cases, mostly for the single fellas, i let them know that they were more than welcome to bring someone, but didnt' want to put "and guest" - because then the girl sees that and expects to be invited! lol

that's the first thing i thought when i saw the pic ... this HAS to be Lazaro! mine was too - and i loved it. i honestly LOVE your dress ... it's gorgeous.

We went to Hawaii right after Mexico - we went to Oahu for 2 nights, and Maui for the rest. Paul always said, since he was younger, that he'd honeymoon in Hawaii - we even thought about getting married there, but Mexico just worked out better. It was perfect!

welcome, Sarah! you sound like me when i started - though you know what you want, and didn't! i know i didn't want a resort wedding, which sounds similar to you. i was married at Las Caletas (Puerto Vallarta) - it's a secluded, private beach that is only accessible by boat. i could go on and on, but i won't bore you ... unless you want to know more. just let me know! i have lots of pics and other links in my siggy - so click away! there are quite a few of us on this forum getting married there - so you wouldn't be lacking in help. oh, and the wedding coordinator there ROCKS! i know that the Cabo Surf hotel in Cabo is a more intimate hotel, and many girls on here have been married there and been very happy. i don't know much else about it - or what the max number of people is. you've come to the right place for help! oh, and congratulations on the engagement!

Quote: Originally Posted by tvt kinda like the chuppa and center pieces...?? I love how laid back you were and how everything turned out so beautiful. not everyone can say that their WC can take a few ideas and come up with something brilliant. now that's a piece of mind that is priceless! seriously - it was a dream come true for me. i just am not a planner, and don't care that much about some of the details. don't get me wrong, i wanted it to be beautiful, i just didn't want to have to worry about every little thing. ya know? so the fact that I sent her 1 document showing what i liked and didn't like, just with a few pictures - and she executed everything was AWESOME! i got really lucky with Nicole ... had it been another type of WC, it would have been a whole different experience for me.

Quote: Originally Posted by leigh miller im starting to think i married the wrong man! my ring is so not bling. but the guy is so i guess it makes up for it! ann ive been meaning to email you. between our travels no emails for what? about 10 days? although i remember "talking" to you while i was at the cape. and i havent had the heart to look at your greece pics yet i dont want to be even sadder we couldnt hook up in greece when i was relatively close. but honestly 2 weddings, 2 day after shoots, and 3 engagment shoots on two continents in 8 days really about wore me out. im still willing to give a deal for a wedding in greece but thats really probably going to be it for me in europe. ive decided work at home. play away. well that far away at least. im still doing plenty of the caribbean and mexico back to work. i have lots to do before going off to palm springs for my official wedding anniversary weekend!!! i know! you can probably look at my pics w/o feeling too much angst (is that how it's spelled?!) - i didn't get any great pics myself - no worries, your job is safe! that was a trip for sure - i was exhausted when we got over there, i was just relieved to be able to sleep in and relax the whole week. i can't imagine having to bust my butt working - so i can't say i blame you for wanting to stay "local" - or at least closer to home.

Quote: Originally Posted by Tlseege Oh yeah! Shawn laughs at me all the time because he catches me staring at it. And I make it seem like a disco ball in the car with all the reflections. I love my ring SO much! too funny - i do the same thing! i will try to shine the reflection in his eyes just to be a pest

there probably aren't real strict limitations. if you look at all of our cakes from LC, they've all been pretty different. i showed Nicole some pics that i liked, and she took it from there. but i didn't put a ton of thought into it - i bet you could get something you liked pretty easy.

oh wow - i can't wait to see the finished product! even as-is, the dress is beautiful!

exactly! it's a toss up though, and i can see both sides. it probably depends on your group too - we had a pretty independant group and one that seems to have no problems finding entertainment on their own (some good, some bad!). but if i had a lot of older relatives (or whoever) that would want organized events, i probably would have done soemthing more. also, we had so many people coming in at different days throughout the week, it was almost imposible to find something to do when everyone was there - many didn't show up until the day before teh wedding, when we had the WD

We just had the WD and then the wedding - nothing else organized. I am going to go against the grain and say that you don't have to plan anything. Honestly, when I am on vacation I hate having an itinerary. This is the reason I didn't plan anything for our wedding week. I was at a DW this past week and they had group things a few times during the week - it actually got to be rather annoying. Sorry if that sounds harsh, but I just wanted somem down time while I was on vacation! I know you don't HAVE to attend these group events, but you definitley feel obligated. Just thought I'd throw that perspective out there.

Quote: Originally Posted by leigh miller thanks everyone for your kind comments. i will post more pics when they are done. im so happy for trish and shawn!!! just two wonderful people. and im not such a good secret keeper. i told ann Quote: Originally Posted by Tlseege WHAT! Ann!!! You knew about this! You little sneaksters! it wasn't easy not telling ... but i was soooo excited for you! i couldn't wait for you to get back. i kept asking leigh how it went. tell me, are you still staring at your ring finger? i STILL am!

here are mine

here was ours - i wanted simple as well

Quote: Originally Posted by cfrancesp Sorry to take over the post, but Ann, was the white cake good or would you try the brown one next time? What is the white cake? White inside with white frosting? Thanks, Katie it was very good - but i honestly only had a tiny, tiny bite since i wasn't feeling well. everyone else said it was good though! Jamy said it was tres leches, which is awesome!

Quote: Originally Posted by leigh miller and im glad to be home! its a long story but i didnt make it to paris first my bride cancelled then the gal i was supposed to go with, my friend, got really, really sick. so i had been gone from home for 2 weeks and traveling on my own for about 6 days and just decide to change my plane ticket and head on home and spend the last few days off with my family. i hadnt seen my youngest since june as he spends the summer with his dad. he left about 2" short than me and came back about 2" taller than me! can you believe that! in 2 1/2 months. seems like he does all his growing in kansas. wow - quite the travel story. what happened with the bride that cancelled? yikes!

i changed my passport back to my maiden name right before the wedding, and all i had to show was a divorce decree. i will then need to show my new marriage license to get it to my new married name. not sure that helps!

Quote: Originally Posted by jmhein Ann, you hair was beautiful, I really liked how it looked with your veil!! thank you! Quote: Originally Posted by Julesr I am not sure, can anyone help her? Will Shutterfly work? I use Shutterfly, so that will work just fine!

welcome to the forum! this site is very addicting, and also very helpful. i have lots of Las Caletas pics from my wedding in my siggy - so take a peek! let me know if you have any questions - i was just married there in June too.

welcome to the forum! i know it's a little late - but i was on vacation, and am just catching up on posts. but as a fellow, LC bride, i wanted to say hi. i have a lot of links in my siggy if you want to check out any pics! let us know if you have any questions.

Quote: Originally Posted by beachbride Ann, I forgot I liked your purse so much!! I just got one (in white) i did - it was perfect for what i wanted. the right size, color, it was pretty simple - and cheap!

Quote: Originally Posted by cfrancesp Girls, it has been awhile since I have posted. Life has been crazy, you all know how that goes Anyhow, I am getting back into the wedding planning, Chrisnessa, I am also have a big wedding (around 150) and Nicole seemed to have a good handle on the tables and how crowded the beach would be. Quick question, you said that you got 150 silver plated seashell name holders. Where did you get those? Anybody else have advice on name holders? Also I am looking for an upbeat, fun song for when we are walking back down the aisle together (I think that is called the recessional, but not sure) Any suggestions on that one? Thanks, Katie Quote: Originally Posted by chrisnessa Hi Katie, I got mine in Dallas at a design store. But I found a site for you to see and the one I have is on here and others for you to see. I have found that a lot if not all the info I have gotten from the forum has enabled me to purchase some items and they all arrived and were great from online shopping. Place Card Holders I got hand fans and parasols online as well. The parasols are for decor around the beach not for the actually ceremony. Japanese Kimonos, Chinese Paper Lanterns, Chopsticks, Chinese Dresses I'll keep you posted if I see anything else since Im there about 2 wks before your wedding. So exicted!!! since you guys are getting married so close together - you could always share some things to save $$ and save both of you carting stuff down to PV. I know Nicole would be willing to hold on to some stuff for the 2nd wedding - Marisa and I were going to do the same thing, but ended up not doing it because the stuff she had shipped never arrived in PV! just an idea. Quote: Originally Posted by SarahL Something I'm wondering about... maybe some of you who have already gotten married can help? Is it reasonable to plan to get married barefoot? Or will I hurt my feet between the spa/getting ready area and the beach? We've got some "Just Married" flip flops but we were thinking we'd only wear them after the ceremony. i was barefoot almost the entire time without a problem. i walked down the stairs, and throughout the ceremony, and maybe even dinner. i think i put on some shoes to walk back to the boat though. Quote: Originally Posted by SarahL Here's another question... My bonus mom (step... but so much lovelier than stepmother implies) is concerned about people bringing their small kids to the wedding. I don't really want to tell people NOT to bring kids, but she is worried that with the water, the fire, and the jungle... well, kids will have to be watched constantly and it won't be an easy situation for parents. Those of you who've already gotten married at LC - did you have kids at your weddings? Were there any problems? We had 4 kids there - ages 4-7, and they were totally fine. But they're also pretty well behaved, independant kids and don't need a lot of supervision. I am so glad they were there - and they had no problems at all. They pretty much danced throughout the night with the rest of us! Quote: Originally Posted by tvt Ok gals, I'm curious. married LC gals. Tell me your ONE favorite thing about having your wedding at LC. and for the other BDB. What is the top ONE reason you picked LC? For me, our top reason for picking LC was the guarantee that we wouldn't have men in speedos in our pictures unless we invited them aka. guaratneed private beach My favorite thing ... damn, that's a tough one. I guess just the entire setting - it was exactly what we wanted. It was private, romantic, beautiful, intimate, good food, a good WC, ... so many things! The original reason we chose Las Caletas is because we wanted privacy - we didn't want a resort wedding with a bunch of random onlookers. Once we found LC - we knew it was perfect for us, even though we didn't see it until our wedding day!

Quote: Originally Posted by jilly76 here's the one I got: VINTAGE WHITE SATIN CLASSIC EVENING HANDBAGS BAG PURSE - (eBay item 250137517420 end time Jul-05-07 20:59:09 PDT) me too! mine was ivory though - and they have a few other colors in this style, as well as some other styles that i liked.

ooohhhh - this is one of my favorites. it was also a favorite of my ex though - so didn't want it at my wedding ... but i still love the song!