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Quote: Originally Posted by Mand24 Hi Everyone! I'm new to the forum... My name is Amanda, I'm from Ontario Canada I'm leaving for my destination wedding on Jan 13th (with the wedding on the 16th) in Holguin, Cuba at the Playa Pesquero Resort... I can't wait :0) Welcome Amanda!!! I am also getting married at Playa Pesquero and I am glad you are here. Very soon I will have lots of pictures and advice for you. lol You are going to love this place, the people are amazing and so helpful and so sweet. And, there are a lot of us who are addicted to this place, so you will always find someone on line ready to help you out. Drop me a line if you need anything.

Quote: Originally Posted by RaydensMama that is scary Julie!!! Im sure you are super excited though! Are you doing bootcamp through your trainer, or somewhere else? My sister and I were talking about doing that right before the wedding. I am doing it through my trainer. She started it up this week, I started last Tuesday and will go Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:45 to 8 for 6 weeks. Its perfect timing for me and the wedding (its kinda why she is doing it, 4 people who are either in or coming to my wedding are doing it with me). If this one goes well, I know she will do another one.

Quote: Originally Posted by KACENGG Canadian Girls - GOOD NEWS! There is no duty for orders from the Oriental Trading Company. It is all included in the cost when you do the Canadian checkout. Just thought I'd let you know. That is good news. How long do they take to deliver, any idea? I am down to the wire now. lol

Quote: Originally Posted by RaydensMama Wow Lisa thats awesome!! Im so glad that all you ladies are eating healthy and working out hard!!! Im so thrilled, I stood on the scale this morning and Im down 3lbs!!!! That is the incentive I need to keep pushing myself! YAY!!! Laura that is so awesome. Congratulations!!! I have my second boot camp class tonight. I am still a little sore from my first one (I think I said it was easy, well yesterday my body told me otherwise). I can't wait to see what we do tonight. I just can't wait to get some of this weight off. Only 1 month 2 weeks and 2 days till we leave. Its scary.

Quote: Originally Posted by JessicaLovesBrian We didn't use flowers, but instead bought hanging shells to use with our bamboo arch. I love this. Did you bring it along or did they have it there? I want something exactly like this, but our resort only has one and its really cheesy. I wonder if I could bring something with me.

Quote: Originally Posted by playagirl Hey Girls, If any of you live in Canada, I know that Home Outfitters has their mini travel candles on sale right now for $3.99 (package of 4). The scents they have are very nice as well. That might be worth looking into. $1 each is not a bad price at all.

It is sooo beautiful. I agree with you on the buttons, I hated them on the dresses I looked at as well. If there was something they were closing, then okay, but just sitting there, it looks odd. This dress is amazing though, I would have bought it with the buttons as well if it looked good on me. Congratulations.

Quote: Originally Posted by carlymcmullen I agree, I agree, I agree! I told my boss I am having wedding dress issues and am not coming to work tomorrow so I can handle it. I am going to go try on the other 2 dresses that I liked and take pics to see what I think of them. Am I blinded by the price tag? I don't know, cuz I really like the way it looks and I like it looking in the mirror, but I do hate the pics. So we'll see. I will check back in on Friday. My sister had a blinded by the price tag problem. I talked her out of it and she fell in love with the dress she ended up buying (for not much more) and was so happy I made her try on more dresses. Go and try on lots more, not just 2, try on lots and lots, even ones that you do not think will look good on you, you might surprise yourself, I know that it was happens for most brides, they have an idea in mind and fall in love with something else. Also, tell the store that you need to take a picture and you will not buy anything till you know how you look in the pictures and you have to love it. DO NOT FORGET YOUR CAMERA!!! I hope you find a dress you love both on you and in pictures. Good Luck

Umm, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but if you don't like yourself in it in the pictures, then it probably does not look so good. Photographers can work some magic, but not make you go from hate to love. So, I don't think you should keep it. You will have lots and lots of pictures taken of you in your dress on your wedding day, and you need to love how it looks or you will regret it forever. I really think you should send it back and look for a dress that you love on you right now. Not if/when you lose weight to make you happier, RIGHT NOW!!! This way if you lose weight it will only look better, and if you don't, who cares because you love it on you RIGHT NOW. Does that make sense? I just want you to be happy and not regret your choice. And I think $350 is a lot of money to just spend on something you will never wear.

Quote: Originally Posted by tinabop No, I don't have either of those, but I do have Shutterfly. Is that the same thing? I am not sure, can anyone help her? Will Shutterfly work?

Quote: Originally Posted by RaydensMama I am actually proud of myself! Robin and I are taking Rayden for a "family hike" every sunday now! Its so much fun and hiking 2.5km doesnt seem so far when you are all together having fun! Plus I am really working on my diet and its going well! Im so glad to see all you ladies are doing well with the workouts!! That is awesome Laura, keep up the good work.

Quote: Originally Posted by Heligirl I think I will skip the welcome bag iron on's.. that will help.. I am mailing out DIY luggage tags now with an info letter.. any suggestions what I should say.. thought I would give tips on the airport (like stay away from time share guys giving out "free" tours) what to pack- I can't think of anything else- it's the pain meds.. I have all this time off work but hurt too much to get stuff done!!! Had to cancel my shower and bachelorette party it would have been saturday.. Are all these warning signs the hurricaine, surgery... hmmm Thanks girls for your support and suggestions! It really helps! I feel better about going and spending time with everyone there! Water is really over rated anyway Why cancel your parties Can't you just take lots of pain pills and sit most of the time? I think you will be sad later on that you did not have them. Can you re-schedule them? They are not warning signs, it will all work out, you will see. As for a letter, I know other's have precedents you can use, so I will let them post them. Mine was not that great, kinda crappy really. I write too many legal letters that is sounded to professional and not fun. But, I was stressed and sent it anyway. lol

I picked it for my Best Friend to use as her first dance song, lol so I can't use it as mine. FH does not like it anyway, thinks its cheesy. I think its beautiful.

Why not wait a little while. Do not rush and decide now, you have the rest of your lives to decide if you need it or not. Think on it and maybe in a year from now you will decide you want to do it. I say don't spend the money doing it now if you are not positive you want it and will look at it. Does that make sense? If in a few months you decide you really want it, then do it then.

Quote: Originally Posted by Hopels Thanks for the info... my hairdresser says it shouldn't be a problem (except for maybe the back, which is really short right now). Its so hard to tell what is possible, since most examples are done with long hair. When you search "short hair wedding" you get pictures that look like my hair everyday, but with a tiara My hair is straight and pretty fine. I thought about getting a really good blowout with a flip at the bottom, but I'm worried it won't hold in the heat/humidity. ooh, I like this though, with a headpiece or flower, whatever you are wearing. But if you want an updo, I think you can so almost any of them. I really do. Bring a bunch of pics and let the hairdresser there tell you what you can do. I am sure she will come up with something great that you will love.

Quote: Originally Posted by Hopels I'd love to see your hairstyle My hair is still growing, and I'm hoping it will be shoulder length by January... I really hope it will be long enough to put up. Anyone found other short hairstyles? My sister had really short hair, just to her ears, when she needed to wear it up for a friends wedding. She got an updo and it looked like she had long long hair. They really do not need much hair to do an updo with. So, I think you should be fine, if you want an updo that is.

Quote: Originally Posted by tinabop I had my hair trial and it is in the same style as some of the others posted, but I thought I would post it anyways. Here's hoping I figure out how to post photos correctly! ...and I can't upload my jpg apparently. Sorry! Do you have photobucket or snapfish? You can load your pictures there and then copy the IMG link and it will post them here.

Quote: Originally Posted by Raeka Good job ladies... hey what happenned to our WW thread? I loved that thread, it was great for support too! I think it got lost, just like this one almost did. lol I thought about this thread for the past few days and today I decided I was bringing it back out, so we did not forget about it. Melissa, maybe you could do the same for the WW thread, I don't have the time to find it right now, supposed to be doing stupid work. lol

Quote: Originally Posted by LALA I'm back on the workout train!! I took a few weeks off. I was getting burnt out and knew I'd really need to focus for the last 3 months before the wedding. So yesterday I did 50 minutes of cardio and today I did the same. I'm also being good on WW for these 3 months. That is awesome Kate. I am also doing my best to be good on WW as well. I started when I had 2 months left and I know I have lost weight, I can feel it in my clothes. I am not one to weigh myself, but I am pretty sure its 3 lbs I have lost. I will take it, I will take anything at this point.

Ummmm ladies, why has no one posted in here in a long time. We need to get our butts in gear and work out. I started my boot camp last night. I think its going to be a lot of fun. I found it kinda easy, but that is because it was the first night, she was being nice to us. lol I know tomorrow night is going to be a lot harder. I can't wait to get more of this weight off before I go.

Tammy, these pictures are amazing. I love them all. Wow, you are a very good looking couple and very photogenic. You must be so happy. No wait, I forgot who I was talking to, of course you find faults with these amazing pictures.

Drea, these are amazing. I love love love love them. They are so natural and so fun. You guys look like you had a blast and it was sooo beautiful where you were. You must be so happy with them. They are awesome.

Congratulations!!! You look fabulous and so in love. I am sorry you had problems with the chapel, but thank you so much for sharing so that the next vegas bride will know to stay away.

I agree with everyone. If you really can not go in the water at all, then just make the best of it. Do not cancel, you will not be happy about that. Just go and smile and do all the other things they have, there are a lot of things to do besides go in the water. I hope you are better from your surgery and it was not anything too serious.

Quote: Originally Posted by Heligirl I need advice!! I had emergency surgery 5 days ago and the doc today said i can't go into the water in mexico either pool or ocean.. We are supposed to leave on the 19th.. I'm gonna cry. What do I do. We have 40 guests coming. Too much of a hastle to reschedule. I'm thinking of going (but I spent all this money to go diving and play in the water) Or do I cancel? Help!! What will happen if you go in the water? Did he say? You will be really covered up for the dive though right? So should that not be okay?