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Quote: Originally Posted by Christine so I guess we have some new titles, I have something different now too...and this is my 3450 post! wow!!! mine says VIP...hmm is that code for post whore? could it be ... "very important poster" "virtual ___ poster" ...... I really couldn't come up with much here - it's too early and i still have "honeymoon brain!"

Quote: Originally Posted by akh i had those small fans (and might have enough for you if you want them!), and tied a little card, folded with a thank you note on the inside and the name/table # on the outside. not sure that makes sense, since i did a very poor job of explaining - there is a picture of my placecard/fans in the slideshow if you're interested (slide #90). i had Nicole put them out before the ceremony so people could use them if they were hot, but i think most people but them at their seats. http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t6104

Quote: Originally Posted by Feb14Bride WOW! Leigh, your work is so amazing, oh how I wish I had known about you before my wedding at Las Caletas...you take such beautiful photos!!!! Ann, everything looked great - you look absolutely beautiful and there's no way you could tell you weren't feeling well! Breathtaking. Jamy and Ann (and any other Las Caletas Brides) we should all do a big BDW 2 year vow renewal!!!!!!! How cool and fun would that be!!? I should email Nicole about that!!! Lindsay why 2 years - i was thinking NEXT year!! (and thank you, btw!)

Quote: Originally Posted by starchild Oh sh*#!!! I should have just kept it to pass on, damn it, but at the time my thinking was you bought it so you should get it back. I wasn't sure if I would see you or not so I left it in the care of the front desk. They put it in an envelope inside of another envelope with your first and last name on it and said it would be delivered to your room. I wonder what the heck happened to it, if it's even still sitting there waiting for you? Who would steal a starfish pin, it has to be there, right? Dang I feel awful, I'll buy a replacement, but that really really sucks! well, that's just par for the course with my experience there - people never got messages or things that were supposed to be given to them. i had even asked if there were any messages for me throughout the week - you'd think that would have come up. are there are Dreams PV brides in the near future? would they ship it?

Thank you so much everyone for your kind comments ... I have to admit, if Leigh can make my sick self look that good, she's GOT to be talented! Quote: Originally Posted by Waiting_for_Sunshine Ann- You will have the bluest eyed children. Your (and Paul's) eyes are gorgeous. So many striking shots where they just shined. You must be so happy. This was amazing. lol - we talk about that often! we also talk about how curly our poor kids hair is going to be ... it will be born with an afro i'm afraid!

this may not help, but is there anyone else (family, friends, etc.) that can help you lug everything down to the DR? we didn't have that luxury either - but we did send some things home with my dad. at least the way home will be easier once you hand everything out!

Quote: Originally Posted by leigh miller oh ann! your post made me teary. wheres the sappy bawling smiley? paul is really going to freak over all the great kiddie pics. an endless supply of the nieces. thanks for the kind comments gals. its the longest slideshow ive ever done. it takes some time to get through. YOU'RE not supposed to cry! this forum is going to be all teary tomorrow! i bet you could sell the niece pictures to Paul's siblings and make a little extra $$ - they're dying to see them! as for the length - it's time well spent, but i might be biased!

I LOVE it - absolutely LOVE it. Susan, that's exactly what I said to Leigh when I first saw this (minutes ago!) - I laughed AND I cried! Ok, more crying than laughing - but I think that's to be expected. I didn't want the slideshow to end! It funny, there were pictures in there that I remembered taking, and how I was feeling or what I was thinking. And then there are ones where I had no idea Leigh was around, or that what was captured even happened. Like the one where Paul is hugging his nieces when they walked down the aisle - not planned, and it just got me for some reason. They are so important to him - so I know what that moment must have been like for him. Anyway - I will stop gushing. Thank you, Leigh, for capturing one of the most important days of my life as well as you did!

here is my newsletter - i ended up just throwing it in the OOT bags, but it would have been nice to send out ahead of time. i am pretty sure i "borrowed" this from Sherri (thanks!). Newsletter2.doc

i had those small fans (and might have enough for you if you want them!), and tied a little card, folded with a thank you note on the inside and the name/table # on the outside. not sure that makes sense,

Stunning - absolutely stunning! You'd think we'd all get sick of looking at wedding pics ... but I just don't see that happening!

If my handy little "Caletas Brides" spreadsheet is correct, Melissa is getting married today at Las Caletas! CONGRATULATIONS! And I hope your day is as magical as mine was ... I can't wait to hear all about your big day!

Quote: Originally Posted by leigh miller great! be sure and put - pic of rings - on there. i dont always do that and i saw in another thread someone asking for the pic of ann and pauls rings!!! there are pics of the rings. actually pretty funny ones of everyone gushing over them. even pauls. but no pics of them sitting in sea shells or champagne glasses. dont tell ann!!! im sure shell want to me!!! well Leigh - if we decide we really need pics of our rings in sea shells, we'll just have to get it when we do the TTD session! you were so stealth all day, i swear you'd only have like 40-50 pictures - i so cannot wait to see what you found to take pictures of!

Quote: Originally Posted by leigh miller and just for the record - OOOHHH! I am going to start calling you PhotoTEASE! i am going to collect all these little teasers and make an album! lol too bad these shoes were worn for all of about 10 seconds until i kicked them off.

Quote: Originally Posted by Nini_Bride Jonathan brought that up in that thread. I think I'll give a list to Leigh, but I'd rather her skip out on the list than deflate her creativity. She's the professional, and I chose her for a reason, I should be able to trust her. But I do really like the shots of the brides shoes in that artistic way. i would agree - i'd skip the big list. write down the "must haves," like "mom, dad, and couple" or something - but let the photographer do their thing! other than calling out the family photos as we went along, paul and i didn't have a list. my sis was able to point out a couple that we missed (just cuz we were scatter brained) but i think we got them all. as for the creative ones - i just let leigh and matt do their thing. i was looking for my shoes at some point and they were hanging from the shutters - i know leigh was up to something! i just can't wait to see all of the shots i DIDN'T know she took!

i TOTALLY wish we would have done something like this instead of the canvas OOT bags. i bet these would get much more use - i wish i would have had one to use!

how about any of these? (i also hate the thing between my toes!) Pelle Moda Blazin - Free OVERNIGHT Shipping & Return Shipping J. Reneé Julep - Free OVERNIGHT Shipping & Return Shipping Beverly Feldman Jou-Jou - Evening/Special Occasion Dress Sandals Touch Ups Hailey - Silver - Free Shipping & Return Shipping

there may even be some other threads about this as well. the one shot i did have on my mental list that i wanted was one of those beachy photos where we write "just married" or "thank you" in the sand - and i forgot about that one. i'm already over it though - i'm sure i'll find an amazing picture to use instead (that is if i do any photo cards!)

Quote: Originally Posted by MikkiStreak We'll do one per unit: Meaning, 1 per family or 1 per single + date. We have a couple single family members who will room up with cousins to share expenses and in situations like that, each single in a double room would get their own bag. this is exactly what we did. couples got 1 bag, singles got 1 (even if they were sharing a room), and then we did a bag for all of the kids except the 1 year old and the family that RSVP'd late - we just threw some kids stuff in his parents bag.

Quote: Originally Posted by TammyB he he he,, I knew it when I seen one of your pics.. lol That's my BDW sister we had matching toes for our weddings.. :-) how perfect! we both had a starfish, and matching toes!

it was that magnifico mexico color - i had a pedicure at Dreams and they had that one, and since i owned it and would be able to do touch ups - i chose that color!

I just added some links to pictures - I put them in the original post so it's all in one spot. Quote: Originally Posted by weez What a wonderful review Ann! I bet all the future Las Caletas brides are breathing a little easier now! I am so glad everything went well, and well done you for rolling with the punches! Mishaps are not fun but it sounds like you didn't become a bridezilla anyway! LOL! Steve and I both got sick the day before our wedding too and I was so upset! Everyone kept saying that it was only nerves but it truly wasn't! I couldn't believe we had planned all this time just to get sick! LOL! Anyway your pics look amazing (of course!) you look gorgeous and you both look really happy! Congratulations and best wishes to you both! People kept telling me it was nerves too - but I wasn't nervous! I wish it had been - then they would have gone away eventually. I wasn't feeling totally better and like I wanted to eat until like Sun or Mon.

wow ... WOW! i love the b&w one of you, that lighting is great - and then the one w/you laughing - i love when photographers capture a moment like that! i can't wait to see the rest. poor Juan must be working around the clock!

i bet you can only have 1 banner - and for the MODs, that's the one that shows. or maybe Tammy's "elite" banner is just a nice way to say "post whore!"

oooohhh - VIP - that sounds fun!