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Is it 6:00 because things are booked or they just don't do receptions until the evening? If you have no choice I would turn it into a really unique day. You may have to change out of your wedding clothes though, but I think taking a dip in the ocean with your guests, having some drinks, etc. would be really fun. Then you all shower up, change, and get ready for dinner. You would have a whole wedding day as opposed to a ceremony and reception that lasts just a few hours. Plus, how many people can say they got married then all the guests put their swimsuits on and frolicked in the Carribean ocean? The Riu has a catamaran they take people out on - maybe you can arrange to charter it for an hour or two of sailing to kill some time. I have a picture of the catamaran, let me find it . . .

Quote: Originally Posted by mexicomelissa Just FYI - I hate all you tall girls! lol! Well if it's any consolation, you live in Canada and have seen more of my country than I have! Some patriot I am - but thank God for Hawaii!!

funny!!!!!!

Heidi all you have to do is steal a sign, propose to someone, and get stitches and you'll have done it all!

Natasha, maybe we can do a dinner in San Diego sometime. (like I need an excuse to get a hotel by the beach for the weekend..lol) We'll miss ya this time! Girls, shall we plan to meet in front of C&O's between 6:45 and 7 p.m. on Saturday night? They won't seat our party until we are all together. And remember Drea since you've never been, it's the one right by the beach & pier, you'll pass a C&O's on the way down Washington but if you don't see the ocean it's the wrong one so keep going )

Quote: Originally Posted by beachbride I got the $350 for your session and $45 per photo, so a book she said will cost $2-3,000!! wtf?? I will keep looking.... That book better be so hot it vibrates! J/k I'm sure they're artistic and stunning and all that, it's just a good chunk of money!

Bellisima!!!!!!! The train is striking . . . I love the front too!

Quote: Originally Posted by Morgan it looks white to me. is cain wearing white? the colors look the same. Okay I'm not crazy, thanks. I'm having trouble differentiating all these whites.

Too funny!

Quote: Originally Posted by Heidi my dress is light gold. You can see the skin-tone difference between Reggie & I...and I'm already a pasty white girl; so me in a white dress standing next to that man! HA!! LOL! My skin is white no matter what color I wear so it's all the same to me. Hubby and I are completely different colors and we both wore white, we just looked like our natural selves in white clothes. Light gold sounds really pretty though, and unique for a wedding. I really like it! BTW I never knew there were so many shades of white! (cloth not skin)

Quote: Originally Posted by beachbride emo is like softcore punk, and screamo is older emo music, supposedly a little more artsy.... hth Ahhh, thank you, that puzzled me!

Can someone explain what emo and screamo music is? I know this is my thread but I didn't write it...lol

You're right, there is no MA!! I'll add it on to the first one )

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to another Riu Ocho Rios bride . . . you guys are taking over...lol You're in the right place though and have fun planning!

Those are very eye-catching and quite beautiful. I love the pattern she created for the front and WD card. Nice!

Quote: Originally Posted by PaulaV Thanks for sharing Sol. All in all it doens't look bad, phew! Wow~ Look at those waves in th back of the 3rd photo! Haha! Vincent is having a good time, no? I noticed the waves too - crazy! It's beautfiul now and those sarongs are too cute )

Quote: Originally Posted by naughie i think my initial reaction would be to send a nasty message back...but what good would that really do? just block him and remember the good times together! yep, I agree

snow white for me

No, I didn't message him back. I almost wrote him back but it would have been really sarcastic/mean and like Maria said, he could have taken it as me wanting attention for getting married. We were really close for like 3 years - like he would be at our apartment when we weren't type of close - then we moved far from each other and don't keep in touch as much. I don't need his validation or anything, I just think if I were in his shoes I would at least feel guilted in to giving the obligatory "Hey, I heard about the wedding, I've been busy, etc.". But no, and it's okay. He's doing his band thing so whatever. But no messages from me and I think I'll delete him from my friends list.

Quote: Originally Posted by MoBride When I asked my Mom about this topic she said not to send invites to people you know cannot make it because it looks like you are expecting a gift. I don't know if I buy that but I thought it was worth mentioning. I see how it would look that way, particularly if the recepient is someone you don't speak to on a regular basis.

Oooh Stephanie I love it! And it won't be snowing then so you'll have a nice outdoor area to work with too. Very cool, and a great decision )

Those are fantastic pictures! Beautiful place )

Will and I have a mutual friend that is in and out of our lives, but since we've known him for 7 years we wanted to invite him to the wedding. He didn't reply to emails/voicemails about getting his address to send the std so we took him off the list. I found out from another friend that this guy mentioned we were getting married so clearly he got our messages and never replied. Flash forward 8 months, I get this friend request on myspace from a band I don't know so I deny it. Then I get a message from the band written by our "friend" saying it's him, accept the request. I do. I get another message from him - not saying congrats or sorry I never got back to you, but saying this: "How you doing fam? Just wanted to stop by and check you out. As fellow spacers, we wanted to know if you could give us 60 seconds of your time to stop by our page, listen to our music and tell us what you think. We put a lot of our soul into our music so thanks in advance for stopping by and dropping a comment. Don't forget to sign the guest book and leave us a voice comment so we can hear what you're all about. Hope your day is going good and we look forward to meeting with you." WTF? We could have used 60 seconds of his time to call us back last year. We put a lot of our soul into our wedding, does he care? And he doesn't look forward to meeting with us or he would have by now. Isn't it just a little wrong to send me this generic marketing ploy without first even attempting to redeem himself? So selfish.