NYJen

I tried searching for a thread about this already, but had no luck. I would like to add my wedding summary to my siggy but when I do, it shows up as the link to the thread. How do I title the link so it will say something like "NYJen's Wedding Summary."

Quote: Originally Posted by lauren c. well, i drove down to south jersey, where i can't watch the mets game....went to my parents for dinner and watched some hgtv with them before heading back to my sister's, where she promptly fell asleep (at 9:30) and left me in her living room on bdw. to make my night more fun, last i heard the mets were losing 5-3. dh is sitting BEHIND HOME PLATE. 6TH ROW FROM THE FIELD. AND I'M IN SOUTH JERSEY WHERE I CAN'T EVEN FREAKIN SEE THE GAME. EDIT: just looked at mets.com - guess i'm glad i couldn't see the game. wish i could have been there to give my husband jose reyes a kiss tho. They lost 6-3. I'm bummed too.

Quote: Originally Posted by lauren c. 1. Alyssa 2. Jenn 3. Heidi 4. Kelly 5. lauren (who totally thought this was on saturday and came all the way down to south jersey to meet up on saturday only to find out that it's sunday and that i have to stay at my sister's an extra night - she may or may not come.) OMG Lauren, that's hysterical!!! Sorry I'm going to miss you guys on Sunday. I have lunch plans in NJ that afternoon. Definitely going to the next get together.

Quote: Originally Posted by lauren c. jen, everything looked perfect! how many sisters do you have? they all seem to look like you!? LOL!!! Only 2. EVERYONE always tell us we look like triplets.

OMG Rachel, your comments CRACKED ME UP!!!! The pics are great and you all look like you had a BLAST!!! I LOVE IT!!!!

So let's hope and pray for 2 things: 1. That Robin's husband is ok. 2. That this was the one thing that went wrong at your wedding. And now it's over.

WOW Courtney, everything is GORGEOUS!!! You've done such a great job with everything. I can't wait for you to get married now so I can see the pics!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by Christine Jen I just got your PM, sorry-I guess it worked. No problem. I just wanted to be sure that the link I attached didn't give everyone permission to view my entire Snapfish account. I guess it didn't. Thanks! Oh, and thank you ladies for all your nice comments.

Quote: Originally Posted by tkim Jen it sounds so perfect... I'm working with Vari too who has been wonderful, so I'm really glad to hear how beautiful it was and smoothly it all went! And yes... can't wait for pics! I just posted a new thread with some pics. Christine, can you tell me if I did it correctly.

Ok, here is an album I created in Snapfish of some non-pro wedding pics. It's 173 pictures, but it's pretty much a quick synopsis of the entire wedding weekend. I'm not sure if I copied the link correctly. Let me know if you can't view it. Also, if you don't already have a snapfish account, it's quick, easy and free to open one. **EDIT = I keep getting more non-pro pics from friends and family so I keep updating the Snapfish album. What was originally 103 pics is now 173 - sorry. Snapfish: Share:Registration

Quote: Originally Posted by LadyCheese did you talk to the airport/airline before hand about your dress? No, but it all worked out really well. They hung it in the closet right next to our seats (we luckily were in the first row of first class.)

Quote: Originally Posted by LadyCheese wow I loved your review...everything sounds PERFECT! I cant wait to see the pics, did you have a thread with your pics already? wow, I know I sauid "wow" already...its just that everything sounds so nice...the lights, the cake, fireworks, everything!! thanks for sharing. I actually have a snapfish album that I would love to figure out how to add here. Does anyone know how to "share" a snapfish album via a BDW post

Quote: Originally Posted by Alyssa thanks. they are saying that she will most likely pass within the next week Oh Geez!!! Sometimes I don't know what's worse, knowing or not knowing. Hang in there honey!!! We're all here for you.

Quote: Originally Posted by LadyCheese pls dont remind me of baseball...I get horrible flashbacks...last week FI went to see the yankees play the red sox, my 1st game mind you...I bought him tickets for his bday. I'm sitting in the stadium, minding my business and this girl in the row behind me comes back from getting some food and she was walking with a crutch as well. Suddenly I feel something light hit my back and some "ooooh" and this chick saying "I'm so sorry"...it wasnt until FI told me "damn babe, she got you" that I realized she dropped ALL of her cheese fries ALL over my back and chair!! horrible mess!! OH YUCK!!! Serves you right, you're a Yankee fan. J/K!!!!!!

Here is my wedding summary with all the details. I wanted to write this, not only to share with all of you, but also so I can keep it for myself and never forget anything. I apologize for it being so long. I hope I don't bore you. From the moment we left the house, things could not have run any smoother. We had a van pick us up since we had 3 pieces of luggage, 3 large cardboard boxes, my dress and 3 other carry ons to take to the airport. When we got to Newark airport, a bag handler greeted us and took all our luggage to the first class check-in. Getting through was a breeze and then we just hung out in the First Class Lounge for awhile. (Although I have to say, it was pretty comical walking through the airport with my dress in my hands. Everyone was congratulation us - we got a kick out of it.) Landing in Cabo and getting through customs also was easy. Got all our luggage and had a bag handler help us get it outside. I waited with all the bags while Brendan went to get the rental car. Thank goodness we reserved a large car because we knew we were bringing a ton of stuff down with us. It all just barely fit in the car, but it was a short ride to the hotel. When we arrived at the Hilton, we were treated like royalty. They checked us in, gave us a welcome drink and brought us to our room. The hotel was GORGEOUS!!! Our room was GORGEOUS!!! I was literally jumping up and down from excitement with how beautiful our room and view were. I told Brendan right then that we would be coming back to the Hilton each year for our anniversary and will be staying in this exact room. We also had received a HUGE bouquet of flowers from my sisters welcoming us to Cabo. And Vari, our wedding coordinator, also sent us beautiful flowers (in our colors) with a bottle of champagne. Next step was that we had to go to Costco to get some of the water and snacks we needed for our Welcome Bags and then we were going to go visit some friends that were already in Cabo. So here are some of the highlights of the weekend. 1. We gave each of our guests a Welcome Bag which was a Land's End canvas tote bag with the following items: 2 beach towels, a currency converter, magazine, frisbee, Bert's Bee's lip balm, Bert's Bee's After Sun Soother, a mesh pouch with Advil, bandaids & neosporin, water, snacks and a personal handwritten note thanking each guest for coming, along with a personal itinerary for the weekend. 2. Our Welcome Dinner was at Don Emiliano’s in San Jose, the night before the wedding. Brendan gave a speech thanking everyone for making the long trip and told them how blessed we feel to have such wonderful family and friends. Then he ends the speech by saying how tomorrow (our wedding day) is our 10 year anniversary and how over the past 10 years he’s loved counting the time with me. And then he hands me a box and says that it's a little something to help me count the time with him. He gave me a Cartier watch - and it’s FREAKING GORGEOUS!!! 3. I loved the way Don Emiliano’s set everything up. We only needed 4 tables and they used 4 rectangle tables with nice, comfy chairs. I gave them the table #’s which were framed pictures of numbers written in the sand. Each picture frame was nautical, but all four were different. My mom and I also created menu cards for this event since we were having a set pre-set dinner. Everyone loved everything, especially how open the restaurant is and that you can just look up and see the stars from your seat. And we had our photographer, Juan Carlos there to take pictures too. 4. We started our wedding day with a couples massage on the beach. Then we had breakfast together and then started getting ready. 5. I had my grandparent's wedding rings sewn into my dress (behind the flower that was on my left hip) with blue thread. Juan Carlos got a picture of it. And my bouquet was GORGEOUS - pink and orange roses with green orchids and Carly's starfish pin. 6. We had the cocktail party before the ceremony (which I attended, but in a different dress.) Halfway through the cocktail party, I went up to change and take some pictures. Then I had Juan Carlos take my gift to Brendan and take pictures of his reaction as he opened it. (I had a photo shoot done of Boudoir photos and had Sarah make me an album for him. There was nothing bad (no nude shots) just some tasteful pictures. And in fact everyone has pretty much seem the album now. I had it say, "For Brendan's Eyes Only" on the cover.) Then after that, Juan Carlos brought Brendan to a "special" spot where he got to see me for the first time in my dress, alone before the ceremony and we got some shots of that too. 7. We had Chinese wood and paper hand fans on the chairs at the ceremony (since it was on the beach and it was still pretty warm out - even at 5:00PM.) 8. I rode down the zigzag cement pathway to the beach, where our ceremony was, in a golf cart with my brother-in-law, Keith, who escorted me down the aisle. Brendan's sisters translated the ceremony and Brendan actually cried when he said his vows and placed the ring on my finger. It was very sweet. 9. After the ceremony, we took a group shot of everyone on the beach and then some more shots with family and then just us. While Brendan and I took some pictures with Juan Carlos, we had a post-ceremony party going on near the reception area. It was a smaller version of a cocktail party and the area was set up with some high cocktail tables, a bar and a lounge bed.. It was very cool and trendy. 10. Our introduction was that we ran to the dance floor with our bridal party to the song, “Who Let the Dogs Out.” This is sort of an inside joke because Brendan and I call each other “Dawg.” My family all calls each other that too. It was really funny. 11. We had a choreographed first dance to 100 Years by Five for Fighting. Nothing fancy, just neat and sweet. A couple of twirls and a dip at the end. 12. Our favors were blue and green leather luggage tags (also used as the place cards at each persons plate.) 13. We had a basket of flip flops (all different colors and sizes) with a sign that read, "Please help yourself to a pair of Dancing Shoes." 14. When the sun went down, I had a server pass out pashmina's to the women. 15. The reception decorations were BEAUTIFUL!!! We had one long table set with turquoise tablecloths, green hand blown chargers, green menu cards that matched our invitations and that were set inside the white napkins, the luggage tag favors were used as place cards, and the centerpieces were orange, pink and green flowers in square vases, limes in tall clear vases, and white pillar candles. There were three sets of these centerpieces. We also had white round Chinese lanterns hanging above us and floating in the pool and we had candle luminars lining the pool as well. The Hilton had white lights wrapped around the surrounding trees and some uplighting near the trees and on the hotel. We had a lot of light. 16. My FAVORITE part of the night was the cake cutting. Vari got everyone up and told them we were going to do something a little different. They were going to do a count down for the cake cutting. So all the guests said, "3 - 2 - 1" and then as we cut into the cake, fireworks went off behind us. It was so cool. No one knew about it except us (and Vari.) The timing was perfect and we all had a great fireworks show for 2 minutes while listening to “Pour Some Sugar on Me.” 17. Our cake was made by Jennifer Hatton and was 3 tiers, which each tier being a different flavor. The middle tier was checkerboard and it looks so cool in the pictures. We also had a "Make Your Own Ice Cream" station. One of the servers would put your choice of ice cream in a martini glass and then you could top it off with all different toppings. Very cool. 18. The DJ didn't play any slow music after dinner. We were all up dancing all night long. 19. Vari handed out small shopping bags with our logo on it, at the end of night for everyone to carry their stuff back to their rooms (fans, luggage tags, flip flops, pashminas, etc.) 20. We had a bonfire on the beach after the reception. Everyone went upstairs to change and then there was a S'mores station, drinks and leather couches set up on the beach for us. I wore a T-shirt to the bonfire that said "Mrs. Magee." 21. The next morning, we had a Farewell Brunch. A bunch of people left that day and the rest of us hung out at the swim up sushi bar all afternoon. 22. Part of our wedding gift from my sisters was a private romantic dinner on the beach at the Hilton. They arranged it for us for our one week anniversary. It was very cool. 23. We were in Cabo a total of 2 weeks. I really didn't want to come home. The resort was top notch and the service was spectacular. We're looking into going back for our 1st anniversary.

I was watching "Clean House" but when that ended "Kimora" came on and I can't stand her. So now I'm watching the Mets game - and looky here, they're winning. YIPPEE!!!

Brendan started softball tonight so I'm doing what I LOVE to do on a Friday night - stay home, hang out on BDW and watch TV. What is everyone else up to?

Hey Michelle, how did everything go today? Are you ok?

Great story!!! I LOVE unique proposals like this one.

Have you tried Googling the company to get their phone # so you can ask them?

WOW Steph - everything looks GREAT!!! I LOVE your OOT bags, they're GORGEOUS. I love your wedding site too. I can't wait to see the pics of the ceremony and reception. LOVE it all!!!!

Oh honey, I'm sooooo sorry. 2008 just isn't turning out to be a good year for you, is it? (My 2006 was like that.) I wish I was coming on Sunday so I could give you a big hug (and buy you a drink.) Please let me know if I can do anything for you. I'm praying for your aunt. Hang in there.

I have an idea, how about the lunch at the restaurant and then dessert/cake cutting back at the house in the backyard?? This way you cover everything and save a few bucks by not having too full meals. And, this way, when your guests travel back to the house, they have time to digest their dinner and make room for dessert. Also, I am officially offering to be your Day-of wedding planner. I can go to the church, restaurant and parents house to set up and make sure everything is ready to go. I'm not sure if this will save you any money, but it will hopefully put your mind at rest for the day knowing someone is there to oversee that everything runs smoothly. Seriously, let me know.

To all of you getting married in Cabo, just wanted to give you a heads up on a cake stand now available to rent. I purchased my wedding cake directly from Jennifer Hatton. And as you all know, she makes BEAUTIFUL cakes. When I asked about the different types of cake stands she has, she told me I could purchase a round mirror for an additional cost. I wasn't crazy about that idea. My cake was 3 round tiers with white icing, some white ribbon and a couple of flowers - very simple and elegant. In my head, I pictured the cake on a white, ceramic, round pedestal stand. She didn't have one and didn't know of anyone who had one. I even asked my WC Vari, the Hilton and even Juan Carlos and his wife. But apparently this type of cake stand doesn't exist in Cabo anywhere. So I ended up buying my own and bringing it with me. I got it from Pottery Barn Kids and it was PERFECT - exactly what I was looking for. The reason for this thread is to let you know I sold the cake stand to Jennifer Hatton before I left Cabo. I really didn't want to lug it home and I figured she could have a great addition to her business with this. So if you plan to get your cake from her (or if you're getting married at the Hilton and are getting your cake from them - they outsource Jennifer) this stand will be available for you to rent. Here's a pic. When I get a pic of my cake on the stand, I'll be sure to post as well. (In fact, Jennifer is really good friends with Juan Carlos and she already asked him for a pic of my cake on the stand so she can add it to her website.)

Quote: Originally Posted by BeachBride82 My wedding is coming up soon!! My fiance and I can't decide on whether or not to have hors d'oerves served at our cocktail/afternoon reception. Our wedding is early in the afternoon, we have a dinner reception planned for the early evening, and we are worried that no one will eat at the cocktail reception, and that the money will go to waste. For those of you who had early afternoon weddings and cocktail receptions, did you have hors d'oerves, and were they consumed? I really appreciate your help!! Here in NY, the cocktail party is the BIGGEST part of the wedding. Most people prefer the cocktail hors d'oerves over the reception dinner. So I made sure we had a big cocktail party at our Cabo wedding (since our guests are from NY.) But we changed it up a bit and had the cocktail party before the ceremony. This way everyone could have something to eat and drink before heading to the beach for the ceremony. And then it gave them a little time to digest before the dinner. We had a pretty elaborate cocktail party (by Cabo standards) for the 33 guests that we had. We had 3 stations (Mexican, veggies/bread, and cold seafood) and 8 different passed hors d'oerves. Everyone LOVED it and ate everything. And then after the ceremony, as everyone headed up to the reception area, we had some more hor d'oerves and some gucamole and chips served to everyone while they waited for us to take pictures and then start the dinner. I didn't feel it was a waste of money. I HATE going to weddings where there isn't enough food (or bad food) and you leave still hungry. So I felt I would rather stuff our guests than not have enough food. I hope this helps.