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Quote: Originally Posted by DougsGirl I am so happy to hear you say this, there are so many more important things in life than stressing about the little stuff. The old me (5 years ago) would be crying, screaming, complaining, etc. I've taken on a more positive outlook & don't let things get to me so much. But, I do share bad news to warn other people to be more cautious. here are my warnings : back up your harddrive, put a lock on your laptop, remove you faceplate from your stereo, take valuables out of your car, don't leave your purse unattended, keep a tight grip on your camera on vacation. I'll still keep buying civics. my car is over 9 yrs old with no problems (except for the lack of stereo ) I love my car.

Quote: Originally Posted by jean-marcus hahah. yes. the email is for me so that i can email someone with questions on their order if need be and also when the album is about to expire it sends out an email to remind.. ya. you hve to be a member of the service. its about $75 bucks a month but id much rather pay for that and offer a quality service for my couples then use something crappy like snapfish or one of those other gallery services that make your pictures look like garbage and the layout and options of the website are just quality on collages.net as well Ha Ha. Then you'll see me [email protected]. I'll have to get more creative next time

Quote: Originally Posted by Sarah It's not that it's too much for the mods to keep up with- it's more that we've had a too many irresponsible brides that for one reason or another either lose or destroy the journal and/or starfish, or can't manage to drop it in the mail so the next person gets it in a timely fashion. We're not babysitters! Then, we were dealing with upset people because the starfish didn't get to them in time... Just a word of warning for those of you that want to start passing stuff on. This way nothing gets lost! Yeah, that's what I meant. It's too much for the mods to have to keep up with when people don't do their part. It wouldn't have been hard if people followed the rules. So I think it's better taking the responsibility off the mods to keep up with it & just have people buy their own. I'm sorry to hear people were so inconsiderate to Shelley & Courtney. I hope the new system works smoothly & no one ruins the fun. I don't mind passing mine on because I don't want it back.

Quote: Originally Posted by twinkletoes Well said! That is exactly how I felt when my car got broken into last month,my window got busted, and my new digital camera was stolen! I was thankful enough they didnt rob me while I was still in the car, as it seems it happened an hour or so after I got home at 3 in the morning! Jerks! if my camera was stolen with pictures on it I didn't have downloaded yet I'd be really upset. I actually swap out my SD cards on vacation to protect my pictures from being stolen if I lost my camera. I wasn't too upset until this cop showed up & started making bad jokes. I took a while to find my registration & he said he was going to haul me away in handcuffs. Then he picked on me for not removing the faceplate. I used to, but it's hard to take off this stereo. I always felt like I was going to break it. I said I'm typically a really safe person and he said "is that why you had $5 in your console." Geez, it's not like I'd be devistated to lose $5. It's in there because I get really dizzy when i need to eat. So it's like emergency backup money for food. The purse was taken by someone in my confirmation class. There were about 20 of us in the church practicing for confirmation. One girl left early & took my purse on her way out.

Quote: Originally Posted by Helen_S81 I'm so sorry that this happened to you Morgan. I seriously considered trading my vehicle in just so I can get an ipod hook up You can just swap out the stereo for one with an ipod hook up. What I was doing (prior to today) was using an itrip. I had my radio preset to a station that my itrip transmitted a signal to. So I'd plug in the itrip & it would play my ipod over that station. It works better if the ipod is also plugged into the outlet getting power. An itrip is about $30. But, soon I'll have a stereo with an ipod input. That's the bright side of this. I also have a clock radio I got at target for $20 that has an ipod input. It's really nice too. I play my ipod over the bathroom radio when i take a bath. I love listening to my podcasts. I'm addicted to "this amereican life."

Quote: Originally Posted by Sarah That's so scary Morgan! Getting broken into makes you feel so violated. I had a car stolen once. It's so sad how desperate people are... The good news is that you're ok. A cd player is replaceable yep, that's how I feel. A cd player isn't something that is hard to replace or that expensive. I think it was $160. I'm bumed, but I'm not devistated. I had my purse stolen in 8th grade at church. I haven't gotten over that one. I'm such a cautious person. I have a huge padlock on my computer at work & one on my monitor. I know this is just going to make me that much more cautious. I'll go back to removing the faceplate everyday & bringing it inside. A guy in the lab next to me had his laptop stolen thursday. That would really upset me. All that information & how hard it is to replace. So I sent out an email warning everyone to backup their harddrives on thrusday. I planned to do a big backup on friday & my computer wouldn't start that morning. How crazy is that? Luckily mike recovered my hard drive so i didn't lose anything. I had to buy a new hard drive. So I've been having some bad luck. But, I can tell I am so happy with my life because it really isn't getting to me. How can I be upset when so many other things in my life are so perfect?

I totally agree. Uneven is so much better than fillers.

Quote: Originally Posted by Jacqueline aw so sorry to hear that. that is the worst feeling, i had my car broken into one time and they completely gutted it. what kind of car do you have? i know honda civics (my old car that was broken into) are up there with getting broken into cuz of parts... it makes me sooo mad that people just go and take things tht dont belong to them. thieves. what goes around comes around! yep honda civic. But, it was not the factory part. After I bought that stereo to replace my broken factory one, I learned about the kind with the input for plugging in your ipod. So I'll get that kind to replace it. Doesn't really make it better, but atleast I have something to look forward to. I listen to my ipod mostly when I drive.

The pryed open my passenger door & took my stereo. I guess I am an optomist, because I was just happy to see they didn't break anything. They also didn't take my checkbook. They pulled it out of my console along with other stuff, but left it on the seat so it looks like they were just looking for electronics. They robbed another girl in my complex last night & got her stereo & ipod. They may have taken my ipod plug & itrip. I need to look again & see if they are missing. I never leave my ipod in my car though. I'm sad they got my new CD A friend made it for me & gave it to me Friday. I can get another copy. It just makes me mad that I'll have to drive around in silence until I replace my stereo. I used to always take off my face plate, but I got lazy about it. I prefer to keep a factory stereo in my car because they aren't a target for theft, but it broke 2 years ago.

I've also seen the men at the front with the groom & the girls walk in together. It looks so natural. The groom has his friend with him for support & the girls have each other. I think it was a video someone put up recently. There were 2 or 3 girls walking in side by side maybe with their arms linked. As a BM, I've always found it to be a little awkward walking in with a grooms man I barely know.

Quote: Originally Posted by Jenn3878 WOW, those are beautiful! Which one are you looking for?? nothing in particular. I just like their designs. I haven't found clipart as pretty anywhere.

I like the setup of collages.net. It's cool how you can pick the pictures you want to see. I usually want to skip right to the couple & then look at the others afterwards. Is that a website you have to have a subscription to? Do you get to see the fake email addresses? If so, that jus tmakes me want to come up with a sillier fake one each time.

fun pictures. I see you put your underwater casing to good use I like the tether ball pictures too. It's great that they have their beautiful, elegant pictures & their funny ones too. Looks like a fun wedding.

Has anyone managed to find clipart as nice as what is on a white aisle invitation? vintage invitations, lace letterpress invitations, something different invitations

Quote: Originally Posted by jean-marcus its not even about that half the time... just going to the beach or the pool or to a messy bar party or whatever. its just great cause you dont have to worry about even getting a drink splashed on it.. true. I do take my camera hiking a lot. Hmm, I might put it on the wish list. It would be nice to have when we are just hanging out at the hotel pool. I had thought about buying a bunch of disposables, but I think I would prefer to buy 1 case & just share my camera when we snorkel. I'd get more milage out of it.

You can send your film/ cameras to snapfish & they mail you the pictures & post them online. I'd definitly get one of the cases jean marcus posted if I was in the water enough. I really think that is the way to go if you use it enough. My friend scubas & has a case like that. I hope she can make it to my wedding

can you take rice & bird seed? I can ask my entomologist friend, but I think you want to avoid taking anything that could have bugs in it. Bubbles confetti beach balls

I've just heard they planned it when they got there. but i wasn't planning to do more than my bouquet & mikes flower. Maybe some for our moms & my grandma. I didn't see any need to look for outside vendors. I don't care to have a lot of flowers & their prices/ flowers seem good. I'll probably have all your answers after june.

Quote: Originally Posted by DougsGirl Doug ALWAYS calls it the "tur-let" like in a backwoods kind of an accent. as in "ahv got to git to da tur-let real quick like". he will even say tur-let when he is just casually talking to someone, like blah blah blah, and i had to turn off the water to the tur-let, blah blah. yep, that's the joke we have too. Except it's tar-let. but basically the same. I'll have to throw in "real quick like" next time.

What color do you want? I have it in photoshop ( i typed an h) now i can easily erase the line. I'm just not sure how it will work out for your design. It will have a white background. If you can give me exact colors I can make the font & background in the right colors.

You knew I'd answer didn't you? You can't bring dried petals into Mexico. The hotel petals are $10 per bag & a bag is enough for atleast 10 people. After my wedding I can give you more specifics. I bought organza bags to put petals in for everyone, but I've realized that really just the people on the aisles need them. Just a way to save money if you want to.

I made my mom a photobook for mother's day 2 years ago. I called her tonight & she was sitting on the couch flipping through it. If you haven't made a photobook before, make one for your mom & grandma. Even my dad loves them. Well, he gets a calendar with picture collages. He carries it around town. I can't wait to make them all photobooks from the wedding.

there is also a free, online photoshop called aviary

Quote: Originally Posted by timelsel Morgan, we had friends who were from Hawaii and she always made hundreds of white doves for the brides who were friends with her, even after she moved over to Missouri. She would ship them back to Hawaii. She said they bring good luck to the new couple. So they received a box full of white doves? Sounds pretty. I loved getting a pile of blue cranes last week. You should tell her the BB&B tip then. I've never been good at origami. I'm not patient enough to fold perfectly straight. My friend who made the cranes loves it though. He is making 1000 more.