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That stinks Heidi but don't give up hope, I hear these things can take forever. I would just start looking for a cute place to rent so that you have some space and a fresh start as newleyweds. So this will be your first place together? Awwwwwwww...have fun! When you do buy a house you may look back and appreciate having lived somewhere else (or a few places even) before you settled down in one spot

I'm thinking a little something called hurricane season. A major catastrophe doesn't always happen, but when planning an important event like a wedding or big vacation the potential for a storm can be a deterrent and not worth the risk. Do you not get many guests at your villa during that time of year?

I'm a dork, I keep programs for weddings and funerals in an album. I don't look at them often but when I come across them it's a little flashback

Quote: Originally Posted by FutureMrsB I've heard great things about these products too but haven't tried them yet myself. Aren't they're hair products best for bi-racial or ethic type hair? I didn't even know they had lotions and body products too. I will defiantly try them now. Looks like it but the conditioning spray works well on my hair, I guess dry is dry And do try their body butters...they are great! Quote: Originally Posted by foxytv Jamy -- I am totally ready to try some of the other scents too. they all sound so YUMMY!!!! Have fun...each scent is truly amazing!

Hi, try out the search box at the very top, to the right. There is more info than you can imagine on this topic and we have a vendor section where you can also check out the member photographers that will travel to your DW.

March 24th sounds good to me

Quote: Originally Posted by marip123 There's just no way she can't go. She has a new dress and got a new battery in her pacemaker just for this trip! I'll definitely keep you posted! Positive thinking!! Aww...bless her heart! I'm confident that it will work out and grandma will be there to party down in her new dress

Yay! This is my first time in the blog section..haha Beautiful dress, how exciting!!

We did it before we went to Mexico because for us 1.) we didn't want to run around getting things done when we got to Mexico and 2.) we wanted the honeymoon amenities at both resorts we stayed at and they wouldn't offer them without a marriage license (Dreams wanted a copy before they would schedule anything!) It didn't take away from the "real" wedding for us.

Quote: Originally Posted by Christine Jamy, if you want to go to a club in a casino there is an Irish bar in New York New York and a few others in the main casinos. Let me think about which ones are fun. There will be all sorts of stuff going on on the strip so I am sure you will find something to do no problem. Have fun! Thanks, Christine! I'll remember that

Our favorite Hawaiian spot here makes yummy spam and eggs...mmm It really isn't that bad, not sure what all is in it though. Totally popular in Hawaii, spam burgers, spam musubi, they have many ways to eat spam! And that law suit is crazy! You guys are great detectives...lol

As far as I know there is only one all inclusive resort in all of Hawaii, and that is on the Big Island. Talk to a TA to be certain and to see about the hut-type accomodations. I'm honestly not sure, good luck!

Quote: Originally Posted by Tammy Host i looked at it like this: this was one of the few time all of our friends and family were going to vacation with us and i wanted to make it stick out as an experience of a lifetime...i wanted them to go home thinking "that was the best wedding AND vacation i have ever been to!". For us that was most likely the first and last time all these people would be assembled together on vacation too. And the reviews are in, they all said it was the best! Just being together so far from home is special and there are many ways to do it.

Quote: Originally Posted by DLyteful His sense of honor, his respect for me, and his really cute dimple.... Oh and nice lips :-) Q: if you could kick someone out of your family, who would it be and why? I can think of a cousin that is late for everything...really late...always Love her to death but even if you tell her something starts an hour earlier than it does, she is 3 hours late...if she shows. I could do without that! Q: What has been the best day of your life to date?

Look, I get it - if there is no budget (or no desire to the spend money) for a formal reception I don't think it's awful. I was responding to the let people do what they want after the wedding statement. You can spend no money at an AI and tell people the reception will follow at x spot. That's fine. You are giving guests a place to be to celebrate your recent wedding and the reason they are there in the first place. I just think saying "if you want to do this go here, they have this over there" etc. breaks apart the group and they can go their own way every other day of the trip. My guests wouldn't want to but if that's not you (or your crowd) then don't do it. Your posts shouldn't be deleted and try not to worry about other people's spending, just your own

Quote: Originally Posted by amyh No one is saying you are being inconsiderate. It was my opinion. Our group will not go back to bed, they will want to party. I know my family and the type of weddings we attend. It is an event. You are being very thoughtful, however, I am a little offended when you say I think people get themselves in trouble by spending money they don't have out of guilt. I am not making oot bags, etc, since we cannot afford it, however, our guests are attending our wedding and I want them to have a great time. I agree with you Amy. As someone already married I'm not speaking in hypotheticals and I can assure you that our group appreciated the time of fellowship. We even had an unplanned afterparty for after the reception, because people still wanted to party. Everyone's guests aren't as outgoing so I guess the key is knowing your crowd. And there was no spending out of guilt for us, we wanted to spend time with people who took time off of work and saved $$ to be there with us. It's not guilt when you want to do it. We came back to no bills, no debt, as everything was planned out and prepaid in advance. But we took full advantage of the opportunity to celebrate with our loved ones and they wouldn't have taken the option to do their own thing anyway. They were in PV for us, it's not like we ran into them coincidentally.

Quote: Originally Posted by Morgan There will be something to do after dinner, it just won't be private. We'll plan it when we get to the hotel. Mike & I won't be heading to our room as soon as dinner is over. We'll probably go to one of the hotel bars that isn't as crowded to hang out. I imagine most people will come with us. But, they might prefer to go to the karaoke bar, the show, to bed, or something else. If there is a hot tub at the hotel that is open at night, I could see us doing that too. My mom loves hot tubs. I'm not sure what we'll do because I have not stayed at this hotel. I plan on talking to some people who have & see what they suggest. We will have a few nights before the wedding to figure it out too. I understand why it wouldn't be great to travel 4 hours to vegas for a 15 minute ceremony. But, the mexico trip isn't just the one day thing. There will be so much more going on that weekend & lots of time to spend together. Well the Vegas thing was a multi-day vacation too but that's neither here nor there, I see what you're saying. I *think* you want to give your guests the option to do what they want since it's their vacation too. That's the reason I didn't plan a activities for our guests every day they were there, so I get it. I do think that can get carried away. Our guests were held captive at LC so there were no options other than party with us LOL I'm just thinking your guests may want to spend that time with you after dinner. I know I wouldn't go that far for a wedding only to say "Dinner was great, I'd rather go sing karaoke (or whatever) than hang with you, see ya". But that's me and we're all different which is why there is so much to learn here. (that's my cheesy unity statement ) I'm sure whatever you do (or don't do) fun will be had by all

She is a cutie! I hadn't seen her yet, thanks for posting!

Yay! Carol's Daugher is the shit, and I don't use that term lightly...haha The fragrances are so yummy and they are long lasting. I'm jealous you got the whole basket That's awesome! Love the almond cookie too, and the ocean...and groove...well pretty much all of them are fabulous. Once you start experimenting try the black vanilla leave in conditioner spray...mmmmm And the Love Butter with the cinnamon stick, just so cute and it really works well. Now I want to go shopping

Quote: Originally Posted by amyh IMHO, if I went to a DW that didn't have some sort of reception/gathering/party, I'd be a little annoyed. Quote: Originally Posted by twelve_piece IMHO, if you really just want to have the ceremony then why not just the 2 of you go and get married then have your at home reception and show a video, pics, etc? I'm surprising myself by agreeing with this line of thinking. You know I'm not one for tradition or doing things to impress/please others so this is weird for me..lol I went to a wedding in Vegas last year, about 30 people. They sent out formal invitations and everything. After the ceremony was over, the bride says to meet at the Paris buffet. Okay, fine. We get there and the line is super long, we go to the door to say we are with the wedding party and they're like "What?"...we assumed there was a reservation/set-up/something. Nada. Inside we see the couple & their families eating and after standing in line for 25 minutes, we left. It sucked that we spent 4 hours to get to the wedding and the 15 minute ceremony was it. We actually gave the wedding gift to her brother who passed us in line to use the restroom, saying bring this to Jen and tell her sorry we couldn't get in. I thought it sucked that they didn't at least make reservations somewhere we could all be together, we didn't mind having to pay for ourselves but it was the fact that they pumped up coming to their DW then didn't think past the ceremony. Quote: Originally Posted by Morgan Then we'll have dinner in a hotel restaurant. I imagine many guests will head to their rooms after that. We have some older guests who are in bed by 8pm. I know the rest of us can find something to do to have a great time that night. I don't think any of them will look back at our wedding & wish they stayed home because it wasn't worth a trip. Of course nobody will think it wasn't worth the trip unless you know some evil-ass people, but I think you may underestimate your guests. They are on vacation for starters, so for some people bedtime/routine goes out the window. After dinner is when the party starts imo, and don't be surprised if the people you are expecting to be in bed by 8pm want to hang out. We had a 68 year old guest attend our reception afterparty that didn't start until 1am. You don't need to frivolously spend money and get fancy centerpieces and all, but having a set place/time to be after dinner may be appreciated by more guests than you realize.

Quote: Originally Posted by SDL I'm getting married at Las Caletas on May 25, 2008. I'd love to know what some of the other LC brides are doing for music. We're having a small wedding, 40-50 guests. I've received quotes from Enlace, but I haven't heard any samples and I definitely want to keep the scale of the music appropriate to our small wedding. Thanks for your help! Stacey Sorry we did our own music, no help here.

Very cool! Thanks for sharing

No, but I did this for my guests in PV where there is good stuff to see for free. Does Cabo have a malecon/boardwalk? Any natural scenery where they could do a self-guided hike or tour? A place where street performers gather? Look for free museums and exhibits that may be there during your wedding week too. Good luck