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I think if you have the groom and BM in a tux, then all the groomsmen should wear a tux. I think it looks funny when some are formal and others are more casual. Maybe a light weight linen suit would be a good compromise- Or you could do a more casual white linen shirt and pants for the men. Lots of brides have done that.

I really like the pic of the two of you sitting on the stairs. So pretty! Everything was wonderful! It may sound silly, but I really like the chairs they used for the ceremony. It's such a nice detail compared to the white seat covers.

HELL NO! After seeing a rescue helpicopter leave, I would be convinced I was shark bait. I would probably die of all the shock and terror I put my body through.

Wow- you and your sister look so much alike! You looked gorgeous Lizz! I already told you that though. You had such a great turnout. I bet everyone had such a great time. I love your wedding party picture too. The BM dresses looked fabulous!

Ya its freaky! When we went scuba diving, I kept double checking our boat was still there. I was so paranoid. There were other boats but at one point, I thought ours left and freaked out. I couldn't imagine seeing NO boats. I just can't believe the company is blaming the divers. Don't they do head counts before they leave?

I think it's a good idea to try to pay her for her services- especially since it's in your best interest that she be there. Not only as a friend, but for the services she can provide. I can understand the pride thing but I hope she can put that aside and let you pay her. After all, it's a good deal for you both.

Divers survive in shark-infested waters - People: Tales of survival - MSNBC.com By Mike Celizic TODAYShow.com contributor updated 6:26 a.m. PT, Tues., May. 27, 2008 For 19 hours Richard Neely and Allyson Dalton clung to each other and to life, alone in a vast ocean, hoping that the search crews above would find them before the sharks below. They were on the second day of a scuba-diving trip on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef last Friday when their ordeal began, the couple told TODAY’s Matt Lauer Tuesday in New York. After an hour’s dive, they surfaced about 200 meters (220 yards) from their dive boat, which was moored in the idyllic-sounding Paradise Lagoon. They expected the boat to send a dinghy to pick them up, but although they could clearly see the boat, no one on the boat saw them. Neely blew his dive whistle. He and Dalton yelled. He waved a 6-foot-long dive buoy in the air. Gradually, the realization sank in that no one on the boat could see them, and, with a strong current pulling them away from the boat, they couldn’t swim to it. What were they thinking, Lauer asked. “Bewilderment, certainly. Surprise, as well,†said Neely. “We watched the boat. We could see it very clearly. We could see the people moving on the boat. We could see the colors of the wet suits.†“They were moored in the lagoon,†Dalton added. “They were supposed to be looking out for us because the dinghy was going to come over to get us.†Like ‘Open Water’ But as they drifted further away from the boat, they realized they were alone in the ocean. Within minutes of realizing their predicament, Neely said his mind flashed to scenes from the movie “Open Water,†a real-life story about a couple who got lost while scuba diving in waters off Australia. That story did not have a happy ending: Neither one of the divers was ever found, and it is presumed they were eaten by sharks. It is impossible, both Neely and Dalton said, not to think about sharks in such a situation. The Great Barrier Reef swarms with them, and every year there are stories about surfers, swimmers or divers attacked by the ocean’s alpha predators. But for 19 hours, neither Neely nor Dalton mentioned the “S†word. “It was very much on my mind,†Dalton told Lauer. “I didn’t want to say anything about sharks, because if he wasn’t thinking about sharks, why would I mention it? Just three days before, we had been discussing various locations of shark attacks with our friends. Tiger sharks were predominantly our biggest fear.†It was 3 p.m. when they surfaced, and when their boat didn’t find them, helicopters started searching the ocean. When the choppers went overhead, both Dalton and Neely waved their arms and Dalton fired the flash on his underwater camera, hoping to attract the searchers’ attention. “Your hopes get built up when you see the helicopter — ‘We’re saved. They’re going to find us. They’re going to find us,’ †Dalton said, recalling her emotions. “And then to see the lights turn away and fly off into the distance, and then not hear the choppers any more ….†“Devastating,†said Neely. Darkness falls As night fell, the helicopters stopped coming around, and Dalton and Neely set about trying to survive a night alone in the ocean. The couple had met last year. He’s a 38-year-old British dive instructor who lives in Phuket, Thailand, where he survived the 2004 tsunami that claimed as many as 200,000 lives across the Indian Ocean. She’s a 40-year-old American who owns a British-style pub in Sacramento. In “Open Water,†the ill-fated couple start bickering within an hour of realizing they’re lost at sea. But Dalton and Neely never argued about who was to blame for their predicament, because both said they did everything right. Knowing they had to stay together, Neely cut about a 10-foot length from the cord on his marker buoy and used it to tie himself to Dalton. As the night went on, the water and the wind sucked the heat out of their bodies, making hypothermia as big a threat to their survival as sharks. “To keep warm I would pay the line in, and we’d wrap our legs together, press our stomachs together, get our heads underwater together because there’s a very strong wind chill above,†Neely said. They both hallucinated and nearly gave up hope. At one point, Neely thought about using the underwater video camera he had to film his last will and testament, but he didn’t have the strength to hold the camera out of the water. Instead, he and Dalton told each other they had to get through this. ‘I started to panic’ “We talked about how we had to be stronger than we ever were before,†he told Lauer. “We didn’t talk about anything nice, anything fun. We just talked about how terrible it was, how frightened we were, how we had to get through this.†“It wasn’t either of our faults,†Dalton added. “He was doing most of the talking to keep me into it, because I started to panic very early on.†With daylight came a resumption of the search. At 8:45 a.m. Saturday, a helicopter spotted Neely and Dalton, who had one final test to overcome. As Dalton was moving toward the sling that would lift her from the water, a highly venomous sea snake rose out of the water directly in front of her. “It just swam right up to me and lifted its head into my face,†she said. She got away from the snake and both were hoisted out of the water and flown to land, where they landed in the midst of a controversy. Neely said that they were approached by a representative of an Australian newspaper, who offered to buy the exclusive rights to their story. They agreed to the deal for a sum that Neely said was less than $10,000 in Australian dollars. Critics quickly accused them of profiting from their ordeal and demanded that they pay the estimated $300,000 cost of their rescue. Others accused them of disobeying the instructions of the crew on the dive boat. “For anyone to say or imply that we did not follow the safety standards or the instructions of the crew on the boat is preposterous and obviously spoken out of ignorance,†Dalton said. As for the cost of the rescue, Neely said, “We have insurance that covers scuba divers if there’s an accident at sea. They would not have had to implement this rescue if the dive operators had performed their job properly.†But there’s no controversy about how the divers feel about surviving their dramatic ordeal. “Exhausted,†Dalton told NBC. "But happy to be alive.â€

Great review Amy. I used MAC and it lasted pretty well. I like the idea of a cheaper one, but I have the hardest time finding shades I like. I like to try them on before purchase so I don't waste my money. I may go give this one a try again.

I could see Callie and Sloan together. Sloan is starting to grow on me. I can't believe Derrick and him are friends again because wow- that takes some serious work to get over that. I would like to see George and Lexi coupled along with Alex and Izzy. As you can see, I want everyone coupled up. LOL

Oh wow- you have some great pics! She is truly a little doll. Mommy looks so gorgeous. I just love the pics of her and baby together.

Before you know it, you will be at 3000. Congrats on the milestone. LOL

I would just send Susan a PM to ask. I bet some type of craft glue would work. It looks like she had the programs on cardstock so you wouldn't have to worry about the glue bleeding through.

Thanks for the reassurance ladies. You girls are so cute! I have been laughing my ass off all morning. People keep walking by me and doing a double take. My boss nearly fell over she turned around so quick. It's hilarious.

Fits you perfect! What a bonus. The style is so flattering and you look great. I would like to see some smiles but I'm sure you will be so happy on your wedding day so we will have enough smiley pics in the dress. I'm sure a huge weight has been lifted- finding the perfect dress is never easy. Congrats!

The most important thing is to find something you feel so confident and gorgeous in. After that- everything else is just small details, including the color. White is a traditional color and if you aren't into tradition, I don't see any reason why you should follow it. My dress was light gold- def not a stark white, but it was still a softer color. I loved it! I think you should go with it and forget what others will think!

I just LOVE the one you are staring at him during the ceremony. You look so happy and wow are your eyes blue!

Holy Moly that is a big dog! He already poops poop bigger than my dog! He is so cute though and probably the best cuddler. Look at all that hair! Congrats!

Are you planning on buying the BM's outfit? We did that for ours and including something little on the side for his gift. It was an easy way for me to dicate what he wore. That might be a good alternative.

Oh no! At least you figured it out after one and didn't ruin them all. I agree- tags would be an easy way to go. Making a pocket and sewing them all on would be PIA. You don't need more wedding projects- trust me.

That sucks Morgan. I've had some crappy mechanic issues over the last year or so too. Along with my sister- she paid $85 for a diagnostic and they solved the problem by rubbing grease on something. Huh!? $85 for what? She even paid for a rental car for them to take a look at it and then when she got it back, it was still having problems. She had to pay for a 2nd rental car to have them look at it again and this time they charged her $150. I think they take advantage of women. Hard core. Finally my dad went with my sister and they stopped charging her to fix the problem she had already paid to get fixed. The motor in my Honda broke one year. It's a common problem with Honda's apparently. So it's not the motor that's broken?

Ok I think she is totally out of line purchasing him a shirt. For whatever reason, you tell people it's a DW so they think it's just some shotgun type of wedding with no planning. Now, that's ok if it's what you want, but obviously, you guys want to put some effort into the planning. They need to respect that. I would let her know that while you like the shirt, you haven't decided on the bridal parties outfits yet. Hello- I'm sure you don't have BM dresses yet so how could you have the men's outfits done. Just ask if she can return it.

Sounds fun. I love camping but I agree, running water in bathrooms is a def plus. I shower just about every day when we go because I can't stand dirt on me. And I pack baby wipes and use them like no other. haha I sound like a sissy.

Welcome back! You looked beautiful Carly. Thanks for sharing some pics! I can't wait to see more. You had a pro photog right?

Wow Courtney- the photo with the orange backdrop totally blows me away. Leigh does such fantastic work and that is so gorgeous. Congrats- great review. I must admit I skimmed through some of it but I did read the juicy parts that pertained to your day. You liked the back to the future ride? It made me so sick when I was younger- but it was the Hollywood version. Maybe Orlando did it different.

Quote: Originally Posted by Alyssa I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it - you look so beautiful and chic!!! what does your DH think? He says he likes my hair any way I have it. haha He says he likes it but in my opinion, it's one of those areas where the guy could be a bit more enthusiastic. Helloo- it's a big change. I need reassurance before I see all the other people I know. I really like it though so if I get strange looks from people i know then I don't care. I finally feel like I'm back to being stylish with my hair. I was so sick of it being long and blah. And wow- do I feel/look like a new person. I'm somewhat having an identity crisis. LOL