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Thanks for sharing.. I have been struggling to find a monogram I like. I have had about 5 made, and am not satisfied with any of them. Hope this helps.

[ Kudos to you and your man.. I couldn't do it!! QUOTE=David and Laura;172298]ZERO. We are waiting until we are married...seriously. We have had sex, but for religious reasons we decided to stop and wait until we are married. Other than a couple "slip ups" (the last of which was over 9 months ago) we've been celibate for the last two years. That's one of the reasons we are having such a short engagement (7 months). I can't wait for the honeymoon, haha.

What's Sex?? Unfortunately.. that is a word not frequently used in our house, we may do it once a month. It is mostly my fault b/c I work 2 jobs (to help pay for the wedding), and by the time I get home I am exhausted. I usually work through the weekend so by the time Sunday rolls around (my only day off) I am beat!!! I can't wait to get the wedding over with, then I can quit one of my jobs, and we can start having alot of sex so we can make a baby !

I wanna play.. that sounds fun!!

I think you made the right decision. However, people will do what they do no matter what their friends say. I have a friend who is married, but we think her man is cheating on her.. she just denies it. Me and alot of her other friends think she is in a distructive relationship, and although she agrees with us, she doesn't so anything about it. I would just sit back, now that you have said your peace, and let them figure it out..

That is a great website. It gave me some great ideas for creating a style for my wedding. I liked so many of them.. it's going to be hard to choose one!!! I think my style is going to me more of the retro glam theme... whenever I describe my dress I always tell people I feel like a rockstar in it.. I think retro glam will fit that idea.

Those are great. Thanks for sharing. I really like that they have decor in the pool as well. I think our reception is going to be near a pool. I think it would bring everything together if you added some floaties "things" in the pool.

Quote: Originally Posted by beachbride I really like this too, but I might have to practice this a while if I am going to do it myself... so I might just do the half up half down WOW!!! I think this is my favorite so far!!!!!!!!!!!

My hair will not hold a curl in the PV climate, so I will probably wear it up.. I have to do some searching. I really like Ann's hair, I wish mine would hold because I love my hair down.. Any suggestions?

Quote: Originally Posted by lovefreddy I am ecstatic- just got engaged and have spent hours on this site and now its here!! Let the planning begin! Can't wait to chat with all of you ladies over the next few months! I am hoping to book EDR soon for June '08. Cross your fingers! CONGRATS!!!!!!!! Happy planning..

Those are great.. They will go perfect with your starfish theme. Cheers!

I think I saw a hint of me in that little skit!!!

This forum is the best... Enjoy!

I liked this one... ♥January♥ 1. Who kissed you on new years? My FI, then boyfriend 2. Did you have a new year's resolution this year? lose weight GOAL WEIGHT 115 3. Does it snow where you live? no 4. Do you like hot chocolate? yes 5. Have you ever been to Times Square to watch the ball drop? no ♥FEBRUARY♥ 1. Who was your Valentine? Dan 2. When you were little did you buy Valentine's for the whole class? always 3. Do you care if the groundhog sees its shadow or not? yes 4. Is Valentine's Day the only cool thing about February? yes... ♥MARCH♥ 1. Are you Irish? nope 2. Do you wear green every Year on St.Patricks day? yes, so does my FI we're dorks. 3. What did you do for St. Patty's Day in 2007? BBQ at the house with friends. Made Guinness Ribs, and drank Guinness beer and irish carbombs 4. Are you happy when winter is pretty much over? no ♥APRIL♥ 1. Do you like the rain? yes! 2. Did you play an April fool's joke on anyone this year? no 3. Do you get tons of candy on Easter? no 4. Do you celebrate 4/20? no 5. Do you love the month of april? not particularly ♥MAY♥ 1. What is your favorite flower? calla lily 3. Finish the phrase "April showers...": don't come around here too often. 4. Do you celebrate May 16th: National Piercing Day? never heard of it 5. Is May anything special to you cinco de mayo, my sister's bday and memorial day!!!!! ♥JUNE♥ 1. What year did/will you graduate from high school? 1996 2. Did you do anything fun during this month? I am getting married next June... This June we went on a cruise.. and I went to NM to see my family during father's day weekend. 3. Have a favorite baseball team? Boston.. I just love their colors (that's lame, huh) ♥JULY♥ 1. What did you do on the Fourth of July? bbq'd at someone else's house.. watched some baseball. 2. Are you going on any vacations during this month? nope.. we are saving for the wedding 3. Do you blast the A/C all day? no.. ♥AUGUST♥ 1. Are you doing anything special at the end of your summer? work. work. work.. sounds fun, huh? 2. What was your favorite summer memory of '06? Cruise to Ensenada... What a blast... 3. Did you have a sunburn? yes 4. Did you go to the pool a lot? no ♥SEPTEMBER♥ 1. Will you be attending college/school? no 2. Who/was is your favorite teacher? Mr Merville 4th grade. He was so much fun. 3. Do you like fall better than summer? yes. ♥OCTOBER♥ 1. What was your last Halloween costume? naughty little miss riding hood.. My FI was the big bad wolf dressed like a grandma in a moo-moo it was hilarious!! 2. What is your favorite candy? chocolate anything 3. Whos birthday is this Month? Jamie D's ( a girl I work with) 4. What was your favorite thing about this month? Probably watching football.. I love football ♥NOVEMBER♥ 1. Whose house do you go to for Thanksgiving? We like to host, but we don't have a tradition yet. 2. Did you know GoofyAuctions.com was started this month? thanks for that useless piece of knowledge. 3. What are you thankful for? my health and my family 4. Do you love stuffing? w/ gravy ♥DECEMBER♥ 1. Do you celebrate Christmas? yep 2. What is December 1st, 2007? a saturday 3. Have you ever been kissed under the mistletoe? no 4. Get anything special last year? no... 5. What do you want this year? A lot of money for the wedding... 6. Do you like cold weather? yes 7. HAVE YOU EVER LICKED A FROSTED POLE AND GOT STUCK no because I've watched A Christmas Story my whole life

Where do the kids come up with these? I cost $159!!!!!!!! Yikes...

I am definately an 80's child.. but where's the shout out to Punky Brewster?? I loved that show..

Thanks girls.. I suppose it is too early to freak out about it.. I just want things to run smoothly (what fantasy world am I livin' in), that's why I am taking action early. I will let it go.. Thanks for all the advice.

RUN, RUN, RUN.. you will shed lbs like nobody's business. Drink a gallon of water a day, and watch you alcohol intake..

Hilarious... I think I still have a smidge of youngster in me, because my FI and I still have more alcohol than food in the fridge.. We hate eating in!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by Galit When I look at pictures of me in the dress, I think of the beach and the warm weather and the sunset and I love it... it's just that after falling in love with another dress, I really needed some reassurance from my sister. Here are some pictures: The front: The side: The back: The back close up: I LOVE IT!!!! Sexy and beachy? How could you go wrong??

I am slowly learning that this is one of the only times of our lives when we have to be a little selfish and not care what other people think. My mom hated my colors... my BM's weren't excited about a dress I thought was great (and now it's a huge dilemma)... You aren't going to please everyone. As long as you are excited about it, that's all that matters. You are putting unnecessary stress on yourself when you start to wonder what people think. My mom has always said I have a style of my own.. my friends are always like "that's so Heidi".. that's right, and that's what I like!! You are not put in this world to be like everyone, or like everything everybody else likes.. that's what makes us all individuals... Rock on with whatever dress YOU like, and maybe throught your excitement your sister will learn to adore it!!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by Mrs.B 2008 i have to be totally honest with you - it sounds like you are setting them up for failure and being a little insensitive to their needs. if your sisters love the dress and are skinny enough for the style, let them wear it and pick another dress in the same material and/or color for the 2 bridesmaids that will be more flattering and comfortable. i am sure they care what they look like and want to feel good and happy and be able to be there for YOU on the day of your wedding and not all stressed out that the don't look right / are uncomfortable / wearing a dress that really doesn't fit them / etc. since you do have some time, what about making a time to go together with at least 1 MOH and 1 BM and try to pick out some dresses in person? They live all over the country so getting together will not be that easy. I am not trying to by insensitive... I understand they want to look good, but they are who they are and they have always been the size they are. I think I am going to go with picking a color from a particular designer and then they can do whatever they want. I'm over it.

Quote: Originally Posted by PaulaV Encourage them to go try that model on ... I have found they look very different on every person. I have all shapes, sizes and skin colours in my wedding. I am having a hard time pinning down the right colour, so once I get that, they can choose one of 2 or 3 styles that suit their bodies. Is that an option for you? I think I may try to find the color by designer and then have them choose a dress. The only problem is one MOH is in Minnesota, the other is in New Mexico, one bridesmaid is in my town, and the other lives 2 hours away!! That's a problem when trying to find stores in there area that carry the dress so they can try it on...

HELP!!!!!!!!! Here's the story: I sent out a picture of a bridesmaid dress that I absolutely love. My matron's of honor (my sister's) loved the dresses, however my two bridesmaids think the dresses are for skinny people, and they think they will look fat. Seriously? I gave them an opportunity to pick their own dresses, but have failed to go out and look. I know we have 9 months, but I don't want to wait until a month before to get this taken care of. I am a planner. I need the girls to pick their dresses so we can then go about picking flowers, and make sure the colors all go together. I think the dresses are key. The reason I changed my wedding colors was because I couldn't find the right color of "tiffany blue" bridesmaids dresses. Please ease my pain. My 2 bridesmaids are all stressed about what they are going to look like in the dress, but are failing to do anything about their weight. I didn't pick them for their looks.. I don't care what they look like, but they are making it seem like I am setting them up for failure. Help, anyone.