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Hi Cynthia! Where in PV are you getting married? I'm a PV bride too!

I feel bad venting. I hate talking bad about my mom, but I am so annoyed and hurt. My mom is amazing in so many ways, but she is not the type to get all mushy and talks about her feelings. Which is fine, I understand. However this is my wedding, I am her only daughter and I am the youngest so you would think she'd be a little more eager to help. I've stopped showing her wedding stuff a long time ago. She would leaf through bridal mags and flag dresses for her, I had to drag her to my first day shopping for a dress. I went on my own the rest of the time then brought her back once I found the one. My SIL and mom went with me to find fabric for the BM and FL dresses and the entire time she was looking for fabric for her dress. Again, I know how she is so I deal with it. So today she brings me a mag and says that I HAVE to add lace to my drop veil and wear it as a traditional mantilla. I ordered a 180 inch simple cut drop veil which I think looks simply beautiful, but my mom and SIL think its just plain and in their words "blah". I personally think its elegant. Anyhow, we are adding lace to our FL dresses and the lace is $32 per yard! Thank fully we only need less than 4 yards for all 3 FL's so that's okay, but could you imagine buying that many yards for my veil! I simply don't want to spend that money and think the drop veil will be fine. Plus the length of the veil is what makes it dramatic. I don't think its "blah" at all. I try to explain to my mom that I don't want to spend $200 on lace for my veil. Its money we need to spend elsewhere. She tells me, your dad is giving you money you can use that for the lace. Um no, my dad offered to pay for a mariachi or marimba band for the cocktail hour not lace for my veil. Moreover, have you seen our guest list? UGH!!! So she walked away pissed. Why is she adding so much stress?

Quote: Originally Posted by edna yohooo Amy now you can be relaxed!!! Just a little, we haven't had any communication with Carlos in months! I asked Pris to f/u with him once we hired her, but she hasn't mentioned anything.

Quote: Originally Posted by Christine wait seriously, $300...you could get 10 outfits at Vickie's for that...well not 10 but a lot of outfits for that...dang girl..anyway, I like the first outfit. yeah, I spent about $400 and got a ton of stuff at VS. My opinion I like the first set.

Those look great Carly!

Quote: Originally Posted by Christine that is her name, I had a class with her, but she was never at school. I couldn't remember what her name was..thanks Amy...we were rather lucky to go to good ol' SAMOHI! haha! There were so many others. My bro and SIL graduated with Carson Daly. They were both shocked when he started to get famous. They said he was pretty quiet even at parties. Hmm there is this other guy is/was a model, Anthony Gallo. I was going through a magazine one day and came across a Pepe Jeans ad, and swore this guy looked familiar. I ripped out the pic, pulled out my year book then stalked this guy on Myspace. Yup it was him, but he tried lying about his age on MS. Funny. Did I mention that he is hot!

Poor you! What happened?

Quote: Originally Posted by Christine oh good question, well how famous? I went to high school my senior year in LA so we went to school with a few "famous" people, but no one really super famous. I Amber Tamblyn went to SAMOHI, although I never ever saw her. She was filming General Hospital while attending. She’s starred in Joan of Arcadia, Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. The only “famous†people I can really say that I’ve met other than just a brief look, were Troy Garity and his dad Tom Hayden (Jane Fonda’s ex and son). Troy (also a Samohi alumni) was very close to my older brother. Tom was even a coach on their little league team. My brothers were always stuck watching me so I’d always tag along with them or he would be at my house mixing (my bro’s were DJ’s), I even remember dancing w/ him at my bro’s 18th birthday party, he had to get on his knees to dance, I was only 11. My bro and him even got arrested together for “taggingâ€, he and his friends pulled off the senior prank. Anyhow my brother lost touch with him after he moved to NY. Troy came out in the Barber Shop movies, Soldier’s Girl, Bandits. My mom worked with Tom Hayden when he was a senator for a district here in LA. He is such a sweet person. When we were attending my brother’s murder trial, Tom attended as often as he could. I know his presence helped to prosecute the murderers. Like Christine, I’ve bumped into a few celebrities. I’ve met some celebrities at previous jobs, Daisy Fuentes, Serena Williams, Sarah Lancaster (Chuck, Saved by the Bell-The New Class), Luke Wilson, Bobby Trendy (Ana Nicole show), Mexican’s celebrities Kalimba, Monica Naranjo. In my clubbing days, I had a chance to meet Warren G, lol, don’t ask. My bro and SIL came out on an episode of TV Guide’s Ready, Set, Change so I had a chance to meet the Host, Rosana Tavarez. My SIL worked in the entertainment industry so she and my bro have met a ton of celebrities. She worked on the set of movies like the Titans, Pearl Harbor (yes spent about a month in Hawaii w/ Ben Affleck!), Halle Berry (remember the time she was Punked and her boob pooped out, my SIL comes out in the background). My bro and SIL had dinner with Marc Anthony and his ex Dayanara Torres (it was a group dinner). Any how, I can go on. Living in LA, having a mom who works for TV Guide, a SIL who worked for Disney and Warner Bros, I’ve had some encounters. I do get star struck, I try not to, but I do.

She is too cute Tammy! Can I borrow her pic for May's siggy? I don't have any pets

I'm so sorry Alyssa.

You look beautiful Erika!

Quote: Originally Posted by Maura sweet jesus, thank you amy!!!!! are you part of the BDW font swap? i want to see what other great fonts you have haha I've been having issues emailing them to Morgan. I have a ton of fonts so I have to make the files smaller. But I do have the info. I'll try to send them ASAP!

I added more pics! Quote: Originally Posted by xandrafaye Very gorgeous!! I'm terrible, but I say don't return anything (unless you have to financially)!! Whatever you don't use for your BD pics, you can use for the honeymoon or other special occasion! Its so bad, I have a VS CC and have had the balance paid off for years. I never use it. So I went nuts! But they are all so cute! I don't know, I guess I'll see which ones I'll use. A lot of stuff was on sale and I had no idea so it wasn't too bad. But still, I'm not used to shopping like that. Quote: Originally Posted by Maura ooh amy tres sexy!!!!! Thanks Maura! Its is so unlikely me to buy stuff like this. I usually wear their Pink line, but nothing this revealing! Quote: Originally Posted by JennyK I love the blushing bride undies.. I love their bridal collection at VS I was disappointed that they didn't have a lot of stuff left. I wanted a tank, but they didn't have my size. Quote: Originally Posted by JaimeLynne Very sexy! Your Bridal Shower weekend sounds fab!!! Thanks Jaime. Its actually my Bachelorette party. I'll make sure to post all about it! Quote: Originally Posted by Christine Amy how fun, I think those will be perfect! I need your pointers Christine! Quote: Originally Posted by BeckyN So cute! Sounds like it will be way fun. : ) I can't wait! Quote: Originally Posted by melody I love the blushing bride undy...sexy sexy. I didn't get the pink ones, but those were so cute too! Quote: Originally Posted by MsShelley Amy, great choices! Thanks Shelley!

Quote: Originally Posted by Maura amy thanks for bumping this!!! i have a font question for you --- what font is that big ampersand in the DIY invite trial you did in the pic above? ive been trying to figure it out for days! It's BickhamScriptFancy2. I forgot about these!

Hi. I posted my template in this thread http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t17565-7 They are purely text boxes. Is there anything you specifically have questions on?

I purchased these yesterday but may return them . They are a light gold and I'm not sure if they go with my dress. But they are so comfy!

Morgan, I tried emailing my fonts several times and kept getting timed out, boo. I'll keep trying and divide them into even smaller files, but I didn't want you to think I forgot to contribute.

very cute!

I purchased my nephew's (our little ring bearer)tie on Etsy. I was having such a hard time finding a tie for a toddler in the our colors. It came in about a month ago, super cute! Etsy :: daintycouture :: LITTLE MAN NECK TIE (infant to tween) Gold, Green, Turquoise, and Brown Retro Stripes or you pick the fabric (boys necktie)

Next weeked is my Bachelorette party! I am so excited! I thought it would a great opportunity to take advantage and take BD pics! Some of my girls s do amazing hair and make up, my SIL is a photographer and the suite my girls have booked looks amazing! The BD session will be one of events next weekend. Anyhow, I went on a shopping spree yesterday at VS! I'm probrably going to return some stuff, but I loved it all and thought I'd share! in black in White, with "bride to be" in baby blue UPDATE: Forgive me, bad camera phone pics Hans is a huge Yankees and Lakers fan. I plan to steal his jersy to go along with these panties I think these are so cute! I may return the brown one, it isn't my size but loved the colors! The white one is from the bridal collection This one was only $19!

Please run a search, there are a ton of threads on this topic. We even have a whole section dedicated to it Invitations, STDs, photos & website

No problems! Congrats on your wedding! I loved seeing your pics!

Jen try this Type your title, highlight it, then click on the "Insert link" icon (the one with the Globe and the chainlink then insert the address there http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t20073-3 OR try copying and pasting this into your siggy My Wedding Summary

Quote: Originally Posted by Maura my FMIL looked at me like i was a lunatic when i mentioned having a RD. we are having a rehearsal only because we have americans in the wedding who are not familiar with mexican customs who need to be made aware in advance and give them one shot to practice really quickly so they understand whats going on haha. but we are not having a RD afterwards. lol, we do have a rehearsal at the Mass but not a full on Rehearsal Dinner with invites and we go to a restaurant afterwards and so on. The closest thing to this was when my Bro and SIL got married, we went to their house to discuss little details for the wedding an hung out, but not a full blown RD.

Quote: Originally Posted by Alyssa Glenda, If your FILaw's backyard is big enough, what about hosting a cocktail reception there that night. Let's say you have the church at 2pm then do the event from 4 to 8 - that kind of thing - we can really get creative with $10K - with his parents $5 and a little more from them, you and James could do $2K or $3?? I agree with Alyssa. I think this is the best. I don't see a reason to have lunch at a restaurant then moving the whole group over to your FIL's home for a party. Have a catered cocktail reception. And I don't think its tacky to let them know that you would rather use the money for this. On a side note, I have never ever been to a RD ever. Its just not common in the Latino culture (well at least not in mine).