Christine

I am saving my veil (but it was a very simple veil) for my daughter. I have to say I think its really sweet and if possible would you consider finding out if you could "fix" up the veil to be more your style. If all else fails I love the hair pins idea. Knowing you have something that your mom wore when she married your dad will make your day extra special.

oh how fun. I went to college in SD and my mom still lives there. Let me know if you need any advice about locations. We have quite a few girls from So Cal, Leigh Miller lives there too and she has shot some beautiful weddings. You should check out her blog for some ideas.

Kate, what a crappy week for you. I have to agree start the job search right away. Are they giving you severence or anything?

Quote: Originally Posted by twinkletoes Okay, can someone give me a legitimate reason why candidates solicit/raise MILLIONS of dollars each just to campaign?? I don't like being solicited for anything, let alone $, when I have have no clue what its going towards or I don't believe in it. I mean, I know they have travel expenses, staff, commericals, and other marketing things that have costs associated with it. I heard on the news this morning that Hillary is trying to raise $x million dollars in 3 days so she will have the same funds as Obama. And she mentioned that she contributed $5 million from her own pocket. And I know money supposedly = power. But in all honesty, in my opinion, all that moolah could be used toward something better. (I could list an abundance of things off the top of my head, but I wont) Someone out there please tell me that there is some good behind these funds!! simply, campaigns cost a lot of money. They have to pay their staff, pay for commericials in 50 states (and let's be honest here a commercial in the LA or NYC market is not cheap). You have to fly to all these places to campaign and pay for election headquarters. I know it seems crazy that it costs this much money. Mitt Romney donated a huge amount of his own personal money to his campaign (he is the wealthiest candidate by far) here are two links that might help you understand it all a little better Opensecrets.org--Money in politics data Millionaires-in-Chief - Clinton's money (1) - Money Magazine anyway, I agree it seems crazy, but it really does cost this much to run a competitive campaign. This is why I tell my students an informal requirement to being president is being independantly wealthy-oh that and an Ivy League education.

To be honest, yes they are all rich, narcasitic (spelling?) and out for selfish reasons, but let's be honest here. The president of the US makes $400,000 a year, these people make way more than that each year selling books, and speaking at events. None of which they can do in the 4-8 years they are president. So are they selfish and evil in a way-absof&($inlutely (in the words of Mr. Big), but wouldn't you be if you had the launch codes and the ability to control the world in a way? On the other hand they are doing their country a service, being president is a 24/7 job, with no breaks, if you look at what a person looks like when they get elected vs. their appearance when they leave office, they have aged about 40 years in the 8 years they were there. It's the most amazing job in our country and I have to be hopeful and say that at some point one of these people will do something wonderful for our country.

what about Ain't love a kick in the head by Sinatra, I mean the cake cutting is the funniest part of the wedding since you have just promised to love and cherish, you're all dressed up and you shove cake in each others faces.

I got Mac eyelashes for my BD pics, but for my wedding, I got Dior mascara from Sephora (the waterproof kind) Sephora: Christian Dior: DiorShow Mascara at Sephora.com: Mascara I loved it, it still felt natural and I even had people ask me if I was wearing fake lashes.

I put bottled water in ours, and homemade cookies. I did very simple small bags and the water and cookies were a big hit.

Quote: Originally Posted by Nrvsbride Ok I am going to put my two cents in (more like a quarter). LOL. I am not trying to offend anyone I am just trying to have an honest and real discussion about something that I consider to be an important topic. I like Obama. He is well educated and very likeable. Like many said he gives speeches that move people. If you want to vote for Obama because you agree with his stance on issues then I think that is awesome. But I have to be honest, it scares me a little bit to think that so many people want to vote for him merely b/c he promotes "change". 1. He did not grow up in the ghetto somewhere. He was raised by his maternal grandparents (who happen to be white) and he spent most of his life in Hawaii in a nice area. He went to Columbia University and then attended Harvard University. So the rags to riches story he is always trying to promote bothers me. 2. He denounces lobbyists but the head of his campaign is a huge pharmaceutical company lobbyist. Umm hypocricy? 3. His wife sits on a board for a food company that supplies Wal-mart and other non-unioned companies. How can he and his wife (who has given many speeches on his behalf) criticize Hilary for taking corporate jobs after law school when they cater to corporate America? 4. His wife is also the VP of the University of Chicago Medical Center, which has a policy of urging poor people to seek private healthcare so they won't drain the public resources and will make more money for the private doctors. 5. He loves touting change. Great, I want change too. But how is he going to do that? He hasn't been able to explain how he plans to implement this change. 6. He always talks about how he was against the Iraq war from the beginning. Well sure that's easy for him to say b/c he wasn't there for that vote. I'm not saying the war is right or wrong, all I'm saying is that people made the best decision they could with the information they were given AT THE TIME. And its really hard to look your constituents in the face and say "Oh your husband died in 9/11? Sorry but we're going to do nothing about it right now." Hilary may have supported the war but honestly she is the Senator from NY. What was she supposed to do? Every individual in NY wanted to go to war with their own hands after 9/11 happened. People felt differently at the time. Hindsight is 20/20. 7. Its known in politics that the under 30 vote is easy to persuade by glorifying "idealistic" ideas that sound great but will never be implemented. Most young people can't even point Iraq out on the map. They are known for voting with their heart and not based on informed decisions, if they even bother to vote at all. Do you really believe that if he's president all those old fat, white men in Congress & the Senate are going to let him do what he wants? They will veto every bill he proposes if they don't agree with him. 8. Its easy to say your going to change things when you don't have that much experience as to how things work. Politics is so complicated. Its not as easy as saying "yay/nay" when the vote comes around. It involves complex issues that aren't as simple as saying "Okay I'll just pull all the troops out in Iraq." Most people don't want war, but most people don't understand politics well enough to know that if they just withdraw troops immediately, the more powerful countries such as Iran & Syria will pounce on Iraq and cause severe instability in the middle east. Okay I too am going to step off my box now. I am not trying to push any candidate on anyone, I just want those of you voting for Obama to do so b/c you are making an informed, educated decision and not b/c it feels like he is speaking directly to you. so incredibly well said, honestly this is all the things I have wanted to say but can't because of being a non biased SS teacher.

oh how fun!

I can understand how frustrating that can be, is there any way to arrange the appointments so she could possibly be there. Personally I would call her and see if there is anything you guys can work out about this.

for those of you who are undecided I am going to have my students do this quiz MPR: Select A Candidate 2008: President I think its the best one I have come across so far.

Quote: Originally Posted by cessyboston i have never voted donnie and i are very excited about a new president, we really want change...for now my vote is foe obama but there is so much time left..but if i voted to day my vote is for obama...i get chills when he speaks Quote: Originally Posted by lucy106 I am not usually into politics. But Obama is so inspiring to me! I have to ask both of you what about Obama give you chills or is inspiring? I always tell me students to go with their feelings but also do research. Oh and Erica, your election was yesterday, so I assume you mean you didn't vote yesterday. I hope you will register and vote in the general election now.

Yari, its up to you. Have you noticed random people going to it? Amy and I had wedding window which let us track people who came to the site. We both also had a little guest book issue with someone who has since been banned which is why we didn't publicy want our websites up.

As a government teacher, I have to say this poll needs to be edited. There are a few people on here that have no chance at winning. That being said, if McCain gets a moderate to conservative running mate that can help him win the popularity of the Christian Coalition and those in the bible belt he really could take the country. Many people feel that he has the experience needed to help our country out. He certainly is the only candidate that has military experience. On the Dem side, Obama has very little experience and some people like that, some don't. He is charismatic and is that rags to riches story that makes people feel like they know him. He certainly has a lock on the African-American vote for the most part, however the Clintons have always been very popular among African-American voters. Clinton has a lock on many women, Asian, and Latino voters which if you've ever been on the West Coast you know if you don't have that vote you can't win most of those states (which is why she won CA). Clinton has made huge efforts to make sure people don't remember her as the first lady and people look at her as the Senator from New York and a public servant. She does not want her husbands Impeachment to wreck her campaign. She will have to get a running mate that will tie the Democratic party together. Obama will also have to do the same, they cannot be each other's running mate, they are both to strong of people for that. As for getting the nomination. Hillary at this point has more super delegates, which after yesterday look like the only way anyone is going to win this race. here is an article about super delegates for those of you who don't understand them What role for Democratic 'super-delegates'? - Politics - MSNBC.com The Republican nomination basically looks like its in the bag, unless some crazy freak event happens, but Romney would basically have to win just about every other state in order to get the nomination and Huckabee would have to really win everything else to get it. Okay off my box now, please let me know if you have questions about this please let me know. Above all please vote and vote for who will lead our country through this war, recession, and global warming implications.

most people have found having as much time as they can afford with their photog as very important. We had ours for 10 hours and he even stayed about an extra hour and a half. I was so happy he was there for the getting ready (he met me at the salon and stayed until almost the end of the reception). He was a single photog and didn't have a second camera person so my DH and I had to get ready at different times for him to capture both of us.

I have a student teacher right now, so subs are not an option. Had to go to school, but luckily she was teaching today so I spent my entire day on the forum.

yes I changed mine from Future Mrs Hull to Christine a long time ago. I think all the mods have their names and I think that's a good thing. It helps new members see us as people they can ask questions about and other such things. Yeah for Alyssa! Plus now when we type your name we won't always get the smilie face.

Morgan, I think my right leg is a little shorter, I have a bunion (is that how you spell it? buyon) on my right foot and have sciatica on the right side of my tailbone and some hip issues, but I only realized they were all related when I went to a podiatrist for my foot. I just have to have surgery on my foot and I do pilates to help.

thanks again everyone. My fantastic DH called the insurance and our apartment complex for me today. He has been really great about it and is being very supportive. I feel better now, I am so glad that it was just a scrape and not a real accident. I just have such bad luck with cars

we actually don't have a lot of continental DW brides. I was one of our first. Shelly and Kate are also planning continental US weddings. A few others as well but Mexico is a huge destination for this board. Post everything you have so we can get more people around here!

no worries,

thank the super mod powers!

Amy I think I fixed it. You had the URL in your siggy but for some reason we couldn't see it, but it was in the language of your siggy.

is it not included in your stay at the hotel? We stayed at Couples Ocho Rios, but it was an included excursion.