LCBride2007

welcome to the forum, Rebecca! do you know where you're getting married yet?

mine worked out great - that's what i made the flower girl bouquets from. i actually have some extra pink ones that i was selling too, they were too big.

welcome to the forum!

Quote: Originally Posted by foxytv lol ... great minds think alike! That's the same website my link is from. :-) DOH! i should have checked that first! Quote: Originally Posted by ajncooter thanks guys.. yea this is where i ordered from but the color is not right? any more ideas? really? like not what you're looking for, or not what they advertised? i also got some from my local craft store, that way you could see the colors before you bought.

those are some hot pictures!

welcome to the forum, Tobi!

this is where i got mine ... Save on Crafts, Wedding Supplies, Silk Flowers, Tulle, Scrapbooking & Discount Craft Supplies Save-on-crafts

Quote: Originally Posted by stkittsbride Thanks everyone for the welcome! St. Kitts is in the West Indies in Caribbean--and right beside the island of Nevis. One side of St. Kitts is the Atlantic Ocean and one side is the Caribbean Sea. It is not a very touristy island and the Marriott(where we are staying and getting married) is the only big resort on the island. Although, word is that there are several major luxury hotels coming in the next 5 years--like the Ritz. We picked St. Kitts because we vactioned there last October and that is where we got engaged. I can't wait!! (although, I shouldn't be so anxious given the amount of stuff left to do before we go!!) i didn't even see this post first! that's where we stayed too - the Marriott - all with points (I'm a Marriott junkie). tourism is building up sooooo fast there, it's insane. right before we were there (Jan. 2006) suger cane had been their primary income, but they're now switching over to tourism. i loved it - it's not quite built up to the other major islands, but they're totally working on it.

welcome, Tracy!

OMG! I LOVE St. Kitts - and totally wanted to get married there. Only problem was that we wanted to honeymoon in Hawaii and it was too far away. Paul and I went to St Kitts about a year and a half ago, and fell in love with it - i was ready to buy property there! Have you been before? Where are you getting married?

welcome! pete sounds like a smart guy. let us know how we can help.

welcome! we have some mothers of the bride (or groom), Lizzy is probably one of the more active ones. we have others friends of brides as well ... you're a great friend!

too funny - that's what i did for mine too! except because of a couple AA members, we changed it to "drink" rather than "beer"- lol

i didn't use my Aylee design, but i did just use clipart, which is what all of Aylees are too. i ordered from kustom koozies as well.

welcome!! i went to kaanapali on my honeymoon in June - beautiiful place.

we had some people look at it - but probably could have done without. i think we paid about $95 and i would still do it again. i think we get more visitors now, since the wedding, than i did before. i don't recognize many of the email addresses and i know there are many people that are putting fake emails - but i assume it's mostly from this forum. it was a nice central place to refer people to - not sure a 2 year subscription is necessary though.

sorry, i just asked you a question in another thread - but you've answered it here. you're right - it all worked out for the best in the end - you're going to love Caletas!! can paul and i, my sister and her partner, and my mom and her partner all come to your wedding!? hell - let's really shock them! lol

Quote: Originally Posted by B&G WOW. that was fabulous! thank you so, so, so much for taking the time to post all of that information on the site. i know that if it was as beneficial to other brides as it was to me, you've helped quite a few people! it was funny to read your review of dreams and your welcome dinner, as brooke and i have been expecting to run into some problems with them. we knew that it was mexico and we figured that things would work out the way that they were meant to! i'm not sure who our "event coordinator" is, seeing as how they have no idea that we're a same-sex couple and think that our events are "family parties" (for anyone who reads this, dreams was not very accommodating when it came to a same-sex ceremony...or anything like that). i know that brooke has been in contact with the resort while i've been doing most of the communicating with nicole and our photographer. it's scary! we're having BOTH our welcome dinner and rehearsal dinner at the resort. knowing our luck, they'll forget to write the information down and neither will actually take place. *laughing* as for las caletas, we are ridiculously excited. nicole has been nothing but amazing and we can't wait to see the magic that she works in person! if she was that good with one bride, i can't wait to see how she deals with two at the same time! =) so did you first approach them (Dreams) about a same-sex event and they weren't receptive? or is it more that you didn't want to deal with it there. that's just so silly! i hope your event turns out better than mine! but really, in the end, it was only me that noticed all the screw ups. and Marilu has been replaced, so hopefully Gaby is better. and there was an actual wedding the night of my WD, so maybe Marilu was distracted. who knows. Quote: Originally Posted by B&G there are THAT many chicago brides on here? we should plan a little dinner...or a get-together for drinks...so brooke and i can sit there and listen to all of you talk about your weddings and pump us up even more! (still my favorite icon) actually, there are a TON more of gals from Chicago - i don't think i even realized you were from Chicago until now! i've moved to Mpls, so not there anymore - but i visit often! the four of us (me, Natalie, Jenetta, and Lenita) met for drinks one night at Wild Fire - there were supposed to be like 8-10 of us, but not sure what happened to everyone! we had a great time - i know it was in the winter, since there was a big snow storm that kept some people away. anyway - if you do plan another get togegether let me know! my sister still lives in chicago - but only for another week. her and her partner and moving to Pittsburgh for her to go to school.

i thought you did ... but either way WELCOME again! i so cannot wait for your wedding - it will be just beautiful! and it's not that far away ... !

lol - yup, that was nicole! she was wearing a grey/black/white dress w/a headband in. and kelley is in there somewhere too. this is nicole w/the flowergirls and this is kelley behind my FIL if there's anything you want to decorate with, and don't want to bring - i'd ask her if she has them. she just might!

OMG this cracked me up. many, if not all, of these are so true! only 1 change i'd make ... 5 People to post pics of their own light bulbs on this forum, there would be SO many more pictures! lol

Quote: Originally Posted by Nrvsbride Are your invites complete already? If they are not could you add FMIL and FFIL's names? I know they are not paying for the wedding but it may be nice to add their names just so they feel included. Don't worry I'm sure everything will work out okay. And the fact that she told your FI that she felt bad shows that she's not a horrible person. I really do believe that she is just stressed right now. sorry, Glenda, but I have to disagree! adding their names will only validate this kind of behavior. FMIL in no way should get any say in what you put on your invites, IMHO. if she's hosting a welcome/rehearsal dinner or something, then they can be listed on the invite for that or something - but either way, i still don't think she had any right to even bring that up to you. hopefully she apologizes to you for how she treated you.

welcome, Mo! i think Lizz gets "Recruiter of the Month" this month for sure!

we put everything the same in our guys bags, but it was all pretty gender neutral. advil, pepto, shout wipres, koozies, sun screen, spray bottle fans, etc. - we treated it more as a "convenience" bag i guess rather than a gift bag - so we didn't worry about guys vs. gals. what about some of the things i mention for the guys? or maybe a hat/visor, t-shirt, cigars, etc.?

OMG this woman is a mess - sick or not, that's no excuse to behave like she did. was this the first glimpse you've seen of the evil side? it's very common to have showers w/just friends, or a certain group of people - like co-workers. it's not true at all that you (or your co-workers) were being rude. this woman sounds like a complete control freak. and then the invites? wow - she's got issues.