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We are making it legal Friday (the 13th) in the morning!!! We were planning to go with a married couple we are both friends with, but the guy has to work now. I called another friend & asked her if she wanted to witness thinking that no one would really want to wait in line at the courthouse with us. It sounded like she cried when I asked. Her excitement for our legal day is great. So we are picking both friends up around 10am & heading downtown. Afterwards we are going to eat mexican food & have a margarita toast. I'll post pictures in this thread afterwards. Getting excited about legal day is helping me get through the next week 1/2 without losing my mind. I'm so full of excitement about mexico that I feel like I'll burst if I don't have an outlet. I've never planned something for an entire year. The anticipation is becoming too much!

Not that I know of. Paul is a forum member though so maybe he can chime in & let you know if any BDW girls have hired him for photography. I beleive he has been doing video longer & the photography portion is newer. I know there have been good reviews for his video.

Quote: Originally Posted by LC_Rachel I agree with all the responses thus far but I wanted to add something else. It seems that you are having some guilt over this being your 2nd marriage and you feel that people will not consider it as special. That's ridiculous in my opinion. Those that love you will be more than ecstatic that you have found love again. It's so hard to bounce back from a divorce. You should celebrate that you were able to recover and find love again. If others have issues that it's your 2nd marriage and feel you don't deserve all the congratulations, then that's their problem. They are probably negative dirtbags anyways. that is exactly what I was trying to say, but you say it so much better. I love the LC Rachel spin on everything I think wedding guilt is common. I felt so much guilt when we first started planning that it was completely ruining the happiness of being engaged. My guilt was all from asking people to meet us in mexico. Now I know that the guilt was a waste of time & our family can not wait. if people try to make you feel guilty that is their problem. But, don't make your self feel guilty. Celebrate & get excited about your awesome wedding coming up!

looks great. I loved your dress how it was so I would have likely said not to change a thing, but the changes look amazing. Great choice!

Quote: Originally Posted by Jen5372 HI! This board has saved my sanity for wedding planning in Vegas and only having 10 weeks to do it-now 7 3/4th! ha ha I was married before-so no shower, no bachelorette for me. But......... Here's the questions: 1. Is it appropriate to have a reception/picnic AFTEr the wedding back in our hometown at a local park (cabin w/ fireplace/outdoor games, etc) and invite everyone to that? yes, I think that sounds like fun. 2. DF wasnt ever married, so can we register and ONLY include the registry cards for people on his side of the family and friends? I wouldn't include the registry cards. They are considered bad ettiquette. You can spread your registry info via word of mouth or put a link on your wedding website. Many people called & emailed me so i told them where we were registered. Don't fight the registry. People will talk you in to doing it because they want to send something. I wasn't interested in registering, but now taht the gifts are rolling in I'm really enjoying them & i feel so loved. I never imagined people would send so much. 3. DO I walk down the aisle myself(second wedding, dad wont be there)? Walk with who you want. If my dad couldnt make it to my wedding, I'd walk in with my mom. She is the one that raised me. I'm walking with my dad because it's a big deal that he has lost a lot of weight so that he can walk me. If on the day of my wedding he isn't feelling up to it I'll walk with my mom. Another option is to walk in together with your soon-to-be husband. I think you can still have a bachellorette if you want. there is never anything wrong with just having fun with your girls. i don't think a 2nd marriage should have to be treated that differently. I understand not having a shower because many of those guests have attended a shower for you or you already have all the stuff you could need. I haven't been married but I still had no interest in having a shower. Thanks for the replies!!!!!!! I appreciate it! I have been more excited about 2nd marriages when i know the person is marrying the right one this time. To me it wasn't any less special. I'm so happy to see my friends get it right the 2nd time around & find the happiness they deserve. it's still a huge occasion to celebrate.

http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t21315 http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t21375

They run about $150-$175, but you can find them for $100 with no tax or shipping. I'm buying one of these for a wedding in April. I'll find my post with info about it....

Quote: Originally Posted by lucy106 Ok ladies I have been looking all weekend for what I thought I had seen here...it is a website where they can coordinate the hankies with the color of your bm dresses and or wedding gown, anyone remember where this site is? Thank you!!!! Desperately searching, Steph it was something like snotty bride. cessy boston posted it. I started making my mom's by the pool this weekend. it's not perfect, but I think she will love it. I saw some etsy sellers selling them for $10-$12. Probably would have been easier than doing it myself. I hope I can get them done in time. I don't want to stress about it. Just lay by the pool & stitch. If I don't get to it in time I'll just give them blank hankies.

Thats odd. I saw one of mine dissapear so I figured it was someone who was deleted. Oh, well I don't even know if these all are active. I'm just putting the referral info out there, I don't know who is clicking it.

They came in this morning before I left for work. I quickly took a picture of them with my fiesta ware. I really like them. They are very heavy glass.

Is there a way for us to know who our referals are? Also, the number on my user cp says 29. I had 2 before this started so do I have 27?

Quote: Originally Posted by CJEB I believe there are different versions of adobe - one where you can view documents (usually free version) and the full version (must pay for). Wonder if that the difference reader is free & allows you to view docs. the full version allows you to make pdfs.

ha ha, i just read through the other posts. sounds like we all agree on the colors

welcome back! Your colors are great. I love how the pink pops with all the turquiose. I remember the post where you were not sure about the dress. So glad you stuck with it!

Quote: Originally Posted by Vanessa Vargas HI EVERYONE, I USED TO BE WITH FUN EVER LAST, YEAR BUT DECIDED TO "FLY SOLO", IF YOU WANT TO SEE MY WORK GO TO Vanessa Vargas Photography . I also know that they are trying to implement the no external photogrpahers policy but the PLAYA DEL Carmen, has not come to the decision yet. Oh and they will also tell you (coordinators ) that i am not allow in the hotel because i have as they put it "cause trouble in the past" not true, this is one of their excuses in order to force you to use the hotel photographers. VANESSA VARGAS Welcome Vanessa! Thanks for clearing that up.

my mom still talks about how she regrets having a friend take their wedding pictures. he got drunk & took pictures of the ladies only.

That is why I haven't expected much from my hotel WC. I imaigne she is super busy with weddings going on right now. From what I've heard they are not as responsive before your wedding, but once youa re there they give you so much attention. I'd rather be taken care of while I'm in mexico than have her answer every little question in advance. That is also another reason why I feel like they deserve a nice tip. The bulk of the money is going to the hotel & the WC is the one busting their butt to put everything together. My wedding is pretty simple so I didn't see a need for an outside WC.

I think it would be fine if you are not so worried about your pictures. It's a lot of pressure to shoot a wedding alone. He is bound to get some good shots, but you can't expect that he will capture everything. And if he doesn't have experience with shooting people in bright sun you might have some problems with exposure.

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Quote: Originally Posted by Just Martha I just think Texans have a lot of pride. We have great sports teams and colleges....I think it's great and I love it! yeah, more state pride than any other state. I think it's great too. I'm also an Aggie so that's a ton of pride.

Quote: Originally Posted by Just Martha I don't get all the Texas bashing around here? I don't think it's bashing. Like in the counties thread, it's just a joke about how texas is like it's own country. There is even the slogan of "Texas, it's like a whole other country" used in some tourism ads. Once I moved out of texas I started seeing how different it is. For example, in other states they don't have their state flag flying everywhere, pasta in the shape of their state, state shaped decorations, etc. I tried to explain to someone that it's just because Texas is such a pretty shape & the whole table started laughing. I guess it is weird to think of a state shape as pretty, but it is. So this started a whole silly thing of me putting all this texas stuff on my desk. The fact that you can buy Texas kleenex boxes at HEB is pretty funny. Anyway, I love Texas & I miss living there. I have run in to some texas bashing though that is annoying. As soon as some people hear I'm from Texas they already have this stereotype in their head. Its hard to believe that people could think that everyone in a huge state fits into one mold, but that kind of ignorance is everywhere. I figure they are just jelous that their state shape isn't as pretty Don't Mess with Texas!

sounds like you are off to a great start!

Quote: Originally Posted by Dbld78 I don't have any Karma points.... I used to but awhile back I tried to steal some points from a banned member and they were taken away! But that was awhile back when I was reading about stealing points! I have Rep points but still no Karma! I guess I've been banned to BDW hell... This place is starting to give me a complex.... you have 1 karma i lost 3 of my karma when I started stealing too. it was just an experiment. I donated back all the points I stole.