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Quote: Originally Posted by melglnh2o I had a similar experience when I ordered our wedding bands a few weeks ago. My e-ring is platinum but I ended up getting palladium bands for both of us. Palladium is part of the platinum family and it is just as rare but the main difference is that it is lighter in weight. When I first told FI about palladium he said that he didn't want it because he thought it was a mix of platinum and aluminum. How funny is that!! After the lady explained the difference and he knew that it was a pure metal then he thought it was crazy to pay 3 times that for platinum. He probably wishes that he would have known that before he shelled out the money for the platinum e-ring. Palladium just doesn't have the popularity factor YET!!! I would have gotten palladium if it was available for my setting. I like the lightness of white gold. Platinum makes for better prongs though. A great right is white gold with platinum prongs. But, palladium has that beat & for less money. White gold is a great metal as long as you keep it rhodium dipped every year or two.

Quote: Originally Posted by sodria Thank you ladies for the info. But am I right? I read somewhere that the prices for gold and platinum are going up... input? yeah, both are going up. I think it coorelates with the volatility in the stock market right now. People see gold & platinum as a safe investment. I completely dissagree though. If you look at how much the value of these metals has increased over time, it's a really poor investment. You'd be better off with a CD or high yield savings. To me it's kind of like burrying your money in the back yard incase Y2K destroys the banks.

Be fierce!

Quote: Originally Posted by DougsGirl Thanks for the info, and FYI to all, our jeweler actually talked us out of platinum byt explaining to us that it is not more expensive because of better quality, but actually only due to popularity. She told us white gold is much stronger and scratches way less easy than platinum. Food for thought! So true. People assume it's better because it costs more. I thought it cost more due to availability, not popularity. And then the higher price has made it more popular. There are pros & cons of both white gold & platinum. the cost of gold is shooting up too. I'm going with tungsten for mike's ring. I need to get to that. He hasn't given me his size.

This is how I'd do it Us the curved line tool. click, trace a road, click the point where it turns & keep tracing. Press enter when you are done. Now that you have a line, make it bigger by right clicking on it -->format autoshape This is the step on the right side picture. to add street names insert--> text box Once it's all done Select all-->draw-->group right click-->save as picture-->chose .jpg

Cool! I love seeing new ideas.

my current favorite

maybe 1. any chance you can make the pictures bigger?

You look great in all of them. I think 3 is my favorite.

Quote: Originally Posted by JUSTUSTWO YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY....IT WORKED!!!!!!! Sigh....why didn't I just do that the 1st time Thanks so much Morgan. You saved me from going to jump outta the window! Thanks to ALL of you who helped me with this! Now I can get my already late invites finished & out of here tomorrow!!! BDW LADIES ARE THE BEST!!!! Great, I'm so glad.

Gadwin Systems, Inc. - Software for your business. DiagramStudio - program for create diagrams and flowcharts; GeForms - solution for design and filling forms, hundreds of free business forms. I use this software pretty often to post pictures on the forum. I thought others might be interested in it. It's a free download called "Gadwin Printscreen." Click the link & scroll all the way to the bottom. Once you install it, all you have to do is click "print screen" and then say "OK." You will have a picture of whatever was on your screen in a My documents--> printscreen folder. It comes in very handy for snagging protected pictures of dresses off the internet, etc. I use it a lot to show people what buttons I'm clicking on a program. Much easier than typing. I believe Macs already have something like this.

I really hope it works. I have a good feeling it will.

Quote: Originally Posted by JUSTUSTWO Nope, still not showing up! If its showing up on your print preview, then it must be something on my end. Sighhhhhhhhhh....Thanks again!!!! did you see my post?

See if you can print that. You'll need adobe acrobat reader. It's a free download if you don't have it. love is paradise.pdf

Great I have acrobat on this computer. I'll see if it works for your document. Making something a pdf is usually the safest. If you are going to take it to another computer you don't have to worry about font issues.

I think it will work if you save it as a pdf first. Let me see if I have the program...

Quote: Originally Posted by LeXiee That would be the same thing as what I found on the Debbie's site: Spanish Words and Travel Phrases and how to say them - Debbie's Caribbean Resort Reviews Thanks I thought you were making something from scratch so I wanted to catch you before you spent too much time. Good to know it's the same.

http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t6412 This was a fun trip down memory lane. Too bad I deleted all the pictures so you could see how ugly the first logo looked.

Quote: Originally Posted by tlomlad its def a great start take morgans advice she is an angel and a wiz kid when it comes to this stuff!!!! Aww thanks. I'm going to find the thread when i made my logo & you can see how clueless I started off as a DIYer. It was my first project & I had so much help. Unfortunatly I didn't realize when I deleted my pictures in photobucket they would be messed up on the forum, so most of the pictures are missing.

Quote: Originally Posted by amandatheo LOL. Something else to worry about! Morgan did you not get a poofy dress then? I didn't think of that, maybe the hoop will work to my advantage? Nope, it's not at all poofy. There is a picture on my BDW blog (link below). I seriously need to make a trip an hour so it's something I really took into consideration when picking my dress. I wanted something simple so it wasn't like my entire decision was based on ease of going to the bathroom.

Quote: Originally Posted by DougsGirl Wooooo! That was my 1000th post! I love that your 1000th post was about pee. And you laughed at me for talking about poo.

Wow I wish I knew about this before I made my OOT bags. The minimum order is $50. They have such cheap sunscreen and lotion.

The thought of this made me scared of getting a poofy dress. I drink a lot of water. My friend was hilarious before her wedding. She kept deciding she needed to pee (mostly nerves) so we kept helping her take off her dress. The photographer got shots of each bridesmaid helping her tie her dress up. 5 minutes before the wedding I was in the bathroom & she came running in in her bra & panties. It was so funny.

I like the dots with 2 colors! I'd flip the palm tree & move the starfish a little to the left. It's looking really cute. You can also use a different font for the date just to mix it up. Here is mine

Quote: Originally Posted by DougsGirl OK I've only gotten time to watch the first 2 clips, a few days ago, and Doug was watching over my shoulder. First off, I LOVE how excited you looked during the ceremony! I loved how giddy you were, and the looks and faces you were making at Brett were priceless. Watching Doug watch these was funny too, because he made some comment like "So these two live near us?" and I was like, uh yeah, I told you that before! And then he says something like "So your "friends" (with actual finger quotes!) are real!". Ha! I think he was thinking everyone on here is like, virtual or something. I've noticed since we watched Kate's videos that he is more interested in what everyone on here has to say, and has even asked about some names I've mentioned. Too funny. Men! Thats hilarious! I used to not think the guys mike played video games with were real. I thought he was just playing against the computer. One day he said "the guys always want me to have the bazooka." I laughed & told him he talks about them like they are "real." He explained it to me & I was shocked to know that they were real people. I wonder if he thinks I'm talking to a computer all day too?