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Quote: Originally Posted by EDYTA hey we are a bigger country than u guys, lol unfortunately our numbers do not even compare closely...but yay to the canadians woohoo!!! I agree, yay Canadians We do love everyone though, so we are happy to be here with all you American's as well My friend lives in Victoria, and she got married in Hawaii, so, if you pick Hawaii, I can get her to email you. You need to pick a place first though, so we will deal with that when the time comes. Welcome!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by Soon to be Mrs. Hull Thanks girls-I found this really cute ribbon its, shiny and sheer and much smaller for $1 at an arts and crafts store. what a bargain 5 yards for a buck. Your advice was much appreciated. I love this. You made the right choice on this one.

If you are close to his sister, then put her in as well. If not, you can just have your sister. I think all of them would be too much. You have to sit down and think about who would be the best people to have. I have some friends who are good friends but are really flaky and I don't think will do the things they need to. I also have friends who are a little self centered and I don't think they would want/do, what is best for me. So, you have to think about that. Or, just use your sis or both if you are close to his sister.

As you can see by all the people in swim suits in the back ground, one of the first things I was gonna tell you is to think about the gazebo, or a more private area of the beach. lol

Quote: Originally Posted by A10CALGAL Oh Jules, you crack me up! Good point. I am defnitely not "a woman of leisure." Although sometimes I wish I were... I got a french manicure once and that is when I realised I needed to be a "woman of leisure" for things like that. lol It lasted 2 days. Sometimes I wish I was, and then I think I would get waaaay to bored. lol

Okay, it took me a while to figure out. Sorry, but this is all of them I could not narrow it down, it would take too long. Yahoo! Photos - julesr_25's Photos - Dawn N Phil's Wedding

Hey, just saw this post now. I also stayed at Sunscape the Beach, and I went for a wedding. I was a BM in that wedding, so I know all the things that happened and have some tips for you. So, let me know what you want to know and if you want pics, I have lots of the wedding. Julie

I wondered what you were going to do about him living in Calgary, I did not want to ask though, thought it might be to personal. That is so sad, we have only just met Alright, I live downtown, but I work across from the Eaton Centre, so, we can totally make it work. PM me and we will go from there.

Quote: Originally Posted by TAMMYM Yeah that was my orginal thought Jules, but I'm so worried after all the money it costs to make a custom one that I won't like it once it's finished and I'll be so made at myself. Plus I know i'll have issues with the bands flipping around all the time, and if I bond them together, then when we are mountian biking or snowboarding or whatever I wouldn't be able to wear my rings.. I think my problem with the whole wedding planning/wedding band decisions is that I over think EVERYTHING and I end up driving myself crazy.. lol If you have it custom made and you don't like it, they can fix it. You are not stuck with what you pick out, they fix it till you like it. Nothing is set in stone. It takes time for them to change it, so it will take a while, but it will be changed. I say look around, ask them what they can do to set something up that you can change around and go that route. If you get something that fits perfectly, it will not flip around, just move a little.

I, on the other hand, am not a fan of eternity bands. If you are not a woman of leisure, its hard to keep it nice. You will bang it on things and it will get scratched and not look so pretty in a few years. That is my thing, that is why I would not get one. All my rings look kinda banged up on the back. Not my E-ring, but it will happen. I think a custom one is the best idea. That is what I am going to do Tammy, and I have an emerald cut as well. I will get something with diamonds the same size as my side diamonds and find something nice to go where the stone is, maybe bigger, depends on what looks good. This way, you know you will be happy with it, and, no one else will have one like it.

I do not know what I would do if it was not for this forum. I would probably have had a nervous breakdown or a panic attack or something. Thanks to the girls here, I am not as sad about the fact that I can't have my wedding where I originally wanted it, and they have all made me feel great about my new location choice. So, we are all lucky to be on this forum and to have each other.

Quote: Originally Posted by host now i am confused...there is a salsa bride and salsa groom on here... are you a new salsa bride... welcome to the forum She is a new Salsabride for sure, because the other one is from Toronto, although, I have not seen or heard from her in a long time, maybe she is gone.

Quote: Originally Posted by EDYTA see that's a great thing...please dont worry cause its making me really sad...i promise it will all be beautiful and you'll be happy with holguin and costa rica can wait u 2 will go for ur honeymoon and that way u will b able to enjoy it more by yourselves than with friends and family there Thank you. You are making me feel so much better. You have really been a good friend to help me with this. I appreciate it so much. What area of the city are you in? Maybe we could meet for coffee one day or something.

Quote: Originally Posted by EDYTA O go with playa pesquero they have the cute gondola ride restaurant thingy there, that would be so romantic...also did u check out the pics on tripadvisor? the first ones are of a wedding I did and they all look nice. There is also a horse drawn carriage that takes the bride and bm's to the altar, included in the wedding package. Which is free I will have lots of upgrades, but starting free is nice.

Quote: Originally Posted by Soon to be Mrs. Hull that's what I did Amy, great minds think alike. Thanks girls...I just don't want people to get this and think, wow, they are going cheap, I would just rather spend the money on the reception. These do not look cheap at all. I think they look nice. I was thinking though, just a thought, did you try with a smaller bow? I think it takes up a lot of space, I could be wrong though, things always look different in pics. They do look great though.

Quote: Originally Posted by EDYTA well i just pm'd u asking if u decided on a location than i saw this thread...well congrats!!!! i think u will b so happy with holguin, it is a lot less travelled and the beaches are AMAZING!!!!!! my friend actually stayed at playa pesqu.....(lol sry dont remeber how to spell it) ill ask her again how it was she went 2 years ago.... have u looked into paradisus de oro at all Playa Pesquero is where we are thinking of doing it. Paradisus Rio De Oro is one I was looking at, but the reviews on Trip Advisor are not as good, and there is more wedding info for PP. So, that is why I am leaning towards PP.

Quote: Originally Posted by Soon to be Mrs. Hull great-nice new siggy by the way...love it!! Thanks, I am trying to change it though, the pic does not look so nice, washed out or something, hopefully this new one worked.

Quote: Originally Posted by Soon to be Mrs. Hull of course there is another side to it. I would love to be able to go to Cuba to find out the other side, but who knows if Fidel dies maybe the US can start working their relationship out with his brother? doubt it but for now we will live through your pictures!!! I will see what I can do for you. I can totally ask someone there what they think the reason is. That will be my homework, I will complete for you teacher

Quote: Originally Posted by destinationbride07 Thanks for the encouragement! I just finished my workout..... Yay!!! See, I knew you could do it. Good for you.

Quote: Originally Posted by Soon to be Mrs. Hull Jules, Here's the quick history lesson, basically, the previous government was very favorable to the US and I think we even had a Ford plant there. Fidel and his party (group) started a revolution because of corruption, poor living conditions, etc. and took over. when they took over they felt that the US was somewhat to blame for their situation (going back to the Spanish-American War in the late 1800's when the US helped Cuba to become independant) anyway so when Fidel took over he kicked us out, of course then we had the cuban missile crisis, bay of pigs when JFK was prez. Communism was involved with our break with cuba during the cold war and now we are not allowed to travel there, except the military going to Guantanamo Bay. Okay sorry to rant, but I am a history teacher. Too funny. I am sure their side is different, its just like we are taught that Napoleon was a bad person, but ask anyone from France and they think he was a god. lol So, its all about who teachs you what and what country you live in. I do not doubt what you are saying is true, but I think there is probably more to it. thanks for the history lesson though, I like to learn new things.

Quote: Originally Posted by weez Glad to hear that you picked your resort Julie! The first step is always the hardest one! It is a load off your already stressed mind isn't it?! Well we have not picked a resort yet. Just the location. lol When the resort is picked, I will feel a whole lot better. I do feel a little better though having the country picked at least. lol

Quote: Originally Posted by jilly76 Well Congratulations on finding a location!! I just noticed when I was reading through some other threads that you were looking at costa rica & panama before, and then I remembered that you were having some problems with travel to those locations. We were going to do costa rica for our honeymoon, but decided to stay in mexico and move to a different resort, so we'd spend a little less money on air travel. I think Cuba will be a great location, definetly post pics! Yeah, we had a lot of problems. The only issue with Panama is the fly out days. You can only go on Monday's. I am not asking my guests to take a week and a day off work, I don't think that would be very nice of me So, that is why we are not going to Panama. Other than that, it looks amazing and I would totally have gone there. I have a location now though, so I feel a lot better. Now, I just need a resort.

Quote: Originally Posted by jilly76 Jules, I didn't know you were getting married in Cuba? is this a new development? I heard that Cuba is beautiful. We would love to go there, you know if we weren't from the US, lol. Holguin is a relatively new resort location, I think about 4 years. So, its newer and a little less travelled. I like that. I will show pictures of the resort when I find some, they don't really have a website for the resort, at least I have not found one yet. From what I have seen, and the reviews though, it sounds and looks great.

Quote: Originally Posted by Soon to be Mrs. Hull Jules, I think that my concern is only coming from the fact that we in the US really only know one side of the story, however I would have a conversation with your TA about it. Otherwise I think they will still have tourists coming in and the resorts shouldn't be that different. Have you seen Dirty Dancing Havana Nights? Its super cheezy, but they have a lot of great scenery and history of the whole fidel thing and why the US had to get out. No, I never saw that movie, because it looked so cheesy. lol I don't even really know what happened, that is bad, I know, I should look it up. And, I know you guys only know one side, that is what your government wants, lol, the way of the world. But, it really is a beautiful place and I loved it both times I went there, so, I am sure I will love it again. This place, Holguin, looks a lot nicer. I hope I am right.

Quote: Originally Posted by Soon to be Mrs. Hull Jules, I am from the US and obviously only know bad things about Cuba, however my only advice would be that with Fidel possibly being very sick, a change in power might interupt some services there, consider the political state of the country. But otherwise I am jealous, Edyta's pictures of her trip there looked so fun I bet you will have a blast, and us American girls don't even have that option. I love Cuba, so its a good choice, not my first, but a good one. I am not worried about what would happen with Castro, they need tourists, they are a poor country, so, they would never let anything happen to that industry. Thanks for the words of advice though, I will ask my TA about what would happen should anything go wrong.