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Pretty dress, love the color

Quote: Originally Posted by Alyssa Heidi - that is really tough! do you have any flexibility with your budget? if you can go to $250K - there are a lot of nice homes for sale in your area. Are you pre-qualified? you / Reggie may be able to get pre-qualified for a FHA loan with no money down and you would only need 3% to come to settlement - this could help you spread your budget a little bit?!? I swear when I read these threads with the prices of homes where you guys live I wish I were born anywhere but CA If it were that affordable here we would have bought a home before we even got married...at this rate a home is not in our immediate future unless we move to the high desert, but under $300k is still unheard of, more like $600k for a decent area in the city! Lucky duckies )

Hey ladies, I'm just hijacking to share this post...the link has the most varied photos I've seen of ROR...I think it will give you a better feel for the place if you haven't been there http://bestdestinationwedding.com/fo...743#post289855

We didn't, with the exception of my grandmother who lives in Europe (just because she's the grandmother). Our std's were very detailed and actually said that formal invites would be mailed to those who responded with a "yes". We sent out a 2nd std 2 months later in the form of a postcard, reminding people to rsvp on the website. The formal invites were sent to the people who said yes. There are strong opinions on this issue but we discussed it and felt that in our case, after sending 2 stds, if someone said no we took their word for it. Many of the people who said no felt bad about not being able to come. We felt that by sending an invitation after they said no, it would be rubbing it in their faces/implying that their no wasn't a good answer and maybe they can reconsider. If they changed their mind on their own they would have told us, you know? No sense in making them feel bad twice (or 3 times in our case). I guess traditional etiquette went out the window for us since our wedding wasn't traditional anyway. You have to do what feels right to you

Quote: Originally Posted by Yari Have you ever been to Europe? Yes! Cool place Q: Have you ever been to the desert?

Quote: Originally Posted by Yari What is your favorite clothing brand? I used to be a DKNY junkie...I still love the style/quality of their clothes, but now I'm not so fussy Q: Has anyone ever thrown you a surprise party?

Ask your diocese if they offer courses for convalidated couples. This is for people who either got married outside of the church and are now having a Catholic ceremony, or people who have never been married but already live together (like us). They are run differently because you are in a different place than people who have no idea what it's like to live together, it's a more mature/modern approach imo. IMO if that priest gave you shit I would find another parish. God is love and if you are made to feel like sinners it doesn't help anything. The pastor who prepared us was awesome and very progressive. DH is not Catholic, I have sooooo many issues with the structure of the church. I think all religion pretty much sucks and your belief in God and the good you do is what matters. The pastor not only allowed us to express our grievances, but he pretty much agreed with us and said spirituality is individual for everyone. He made us feel 100% okay with how we feel and told us to take what we believed and leave the rest. I cannot stress how cool he was, and he completely changed DH's perspective on the Catholic church....and mine. Amy, I'm glad you are enjoying your classes. We are so glad we did them, truly

If it was pricey to add on I would keep the cake as is and have them cut the pieces to half the normal size, that will get you 20

Quote: Originally Posted by mauraw hey! actually, we did our precana class last saturday as an all day one time get it over with quick option. it wasnt that bad actually. they gave us a workbook, we did some worksheets in it separately and compared our answers, we got to write a love letter to each other (what FI wrote me was really sweet, and i had expected him to write something goofy and blow it off, but i saved it because it was so heartfelt). id be happy to answer any questions you might have. did you already do your FOCCUS questionnaires? We did the exact same thing, funny! The FOCCUS was so much more meaningful than we ever thought. And the one day class was really fun because the couple that led it was hilarious. There is something to be learned from this stuff so have fun with it. BTW don't know how Canada is different, but here different parishes have different classes. They all count the same, and if you really want you could probably find a one day class. The first parish we contacted wanted us to attend 6 months of classes...we called the diocese who hooked us up with the one day course

Thanks Maura, I'll PM you. Jason you must go to that resort and take a picture in front of every Lambert Resort sign, that's cool! (and a great beach)

Yikes! That is why we opted for a wedding on a private beach - no lookie-loos (especially of the topless variety!). Crazy!

Quote: Originally Posted by BarefootBride Should I take swimming classes before my wedding? Im afraid of water. YES! Unless you lack the time, why not? You don't have to learn any fancy strokes but I think a basic class would be great to get you more comfortable in the water Q: Do you eat your meals at the dining room/kitchen table?

Great site and you're right, there are photos I haven't seen elsewhere. Thanks ROR brides check it out, by far the best/most thorough I've seen

Great shots! You guys are so cute together and great choice with the Tar Pits. You look flawless so nobody has to know but us

Quote: Originally Posted by dragonfly Who in history would you like to sit down to dinner with? King Leopold II...I have issues with him and would love to pick his brain then poison his food...lol Q: Do you wear perfume everyday...if so, is it the same one?

Quote: Originally Posted by dragonfly Who in history would you like to sit down to dinner with? King Leopold II...I have issues with him and would love to pick his brain then poison his food...lol Q: Do you wear perfume/cologne everyday...if so, is it the same one?

Quote: Originally Posted by Yari What is your favorite type of sandwich? Mmm...I love a good tuna sandwich, or better yet, a tuna melt. Yum! Q: What was your favorite subject in high school?

Oops Yari beat me!

Quote: Originally Posted by dragonfly What's your favourite thing to do on a stormy day? Honestly, I love to go outside! Storms are few and far between here so when we are blessed with rain I like to get wet. We never get anything cool like snow Q: Who is your favorite actor?

Quote: Originally Posted by michaelwachniak Chunky Monkey What was your favorite TV show from the 80s? Just one? I'll go with Punky Brewster Q: What is your favorite time of year?

haha...she could have at least bought you dinner first

Aww...photobucket is not playing nice I'll check back for the pics later but congrats on getting them done and ready to mail!

I picked orange, but I'm biased because mine were orange It does really pop though and at sunset on the beach it was an awesome look

Everyone has great advice, I hope it goes away quickly. Lots of rest if possible!!

Quote: Originally Posted by DougsGirl Luckily we're already living in sin, but we've just really outgrown our 2B/1B house, with us, 2 kids, 2 cats, 2 dogs, and 2 worthless fish. Just not enough space! Worthless fish...haha...that made me laugh! We lived in sin for many a year ourselves