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Quote: Originally Posted by Mandy Morgan, I think my mom means "steal" not "borrow"! Thanks for all the great ideas! By the way, mom and I were looking for paper for our welcome booklets, and you came up in our conversation. All good of course!! We love your ideas! I wish my mom was on the forum! I'm always telling her forum stories, but it's not as good 2nd hand. I called to let her know I was member of the month She just said, "oh, that's good." Borrow all you want. I love to share.

Quote: Originally Posted by timelsel Very nice, Morgan. Your guests will feel very welcomed! Thanks for sharing all your terrific ideas. Have you got anything for the Cancun airport we can "borrow"?! I'm working on something you can "borrow." Here is a thread I started to get some input on making it http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t15319 I'll get to it eventually, but I've been doing the fun projects first.

Quote: Originally Posted by naga0066 Morgan everything looks amazing! Nice job. When you post your prices... can you put some specifics of your bag from OOT. They have so many different options/sizes... and the one you got seems perfect. Thanks Sure. I think it was called "large." I'll include links. I'm really happy with the size.

This is what you wanted, right? I hope you don't mind that I put Fabio hair on your FIL. I'll work on the real hair tomorrow.

Quote: Originally Posted by Saraha Those turned out awesome! Great idea for the medicine and making your onw labels... just might have to steel that idea. My templates are on the forum. Theif away! http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t15384 http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t15671 http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t15525

Start browsing & you'll get the hang of it. Soon enough you'll be addicted like the rest of us. It's a great forum! Welcome!

Links to more info on each item (i'll update with more links later) http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t9658 http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t10604 http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t15384 http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t15671 http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t15525 http://bestdestinationwedding.com/fo...2-5#post273151 http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t13612 Email Charles at [email protected] if you want combo locks like mine. I paid $2.50 per lock. 12/2787Sticky Foot Shaped Notepads (26 in a set)1PC$3.97$3.97 Sticky Foot Shaped Notepads 34/1526Hibiscus Clips3DZ$3.95$11.85 Hibiscus Clips 64/45Marvelous Metal Key Chain Clips (50 in a set)1PC$9.95$9.95 Marvelous Metal Key Chain Clips 14/69Large Bright Tote Bags2DZ$9.95$19.90 Large Bright Tote Bags 34/813Hibiscus Coin Purse Key Chains2DZ$4.95$9.90 Hibiscus Coin Purse Key Chains 3/520Mexican Cutout Banner1EA$7.95$7.95 Mexican Cutout Banner Free shipping with $60 in purchases RLS105 Valid through: February 29, 2008 11:59pm CT kind of creepy looking, but the cheapest sticky note pads I could find. I wanted sticky ones so they could post notes on each other's door. I plan on having these sitting at the AHR for all the ladies who want one. I might give them out in OOT bags too. My mom loves putting flowers in her hair  For cliping the coin purses to clothes They come plain, not with that stuff shown on the front confirmed to hold a credit card 100ft, for AHR

My order from Oriental Trading came in today so I was able to complete my first OOT bag! Here is what they will all look like once they are filled (except I forgot to put in two cups- I'm giving one bag per room) still to come- Welcome letter with photoshare info & a meet the guests section (looks like the prewedding brochure I stuck in the picture) Spanish to English translations pens tags for bags that say "gracias" and names I might buy some snacks when we get there Things in my OOT bags study luggage lock with customizable combo (ebay) coin purses for room key, credit cards & cash (OT) Clip (OT) The world's smallest notepad. Check dimensions before you order from OT! My first aid kits (target) with chapstick (ebay) and labels (vistaprint) OK magazine from our subscription. I'm saving them until the wedding. Cup with name painted on it kleenex silly hairflowers (OT) 3 riviera maya postcards (vistaprint) The bags are the large multi-colored totes from OT. They are real cheap, but they are a great size for a beach tote. I think they will make good reuseable grocery bags after the wedding. Even though they are cheap bags, I don't think they will fall apart. I like that they are super lightweight for packing. UPDATE Just about everything was used by someone. I think the most useful thing in the bag was the hibiscus coin purse. I saw several people using them to hold their keycard. I always had mine with me to hold my key, some ones, and my chapstick. I saw several people using the cups. The hotel cups were tiny. Most of the ladies wore thier hairflower at some point. it always made me laugh to see one of them with it on. It was just something silly. I think most people used the locks too. I know some guests used the safe, even though we told them how the hotel staff can rob them. A couple (not with our group) had their safe robbed while we were there. They were at the front desk upset about it. They found out right when it was time for their shuttle to leave. We met most of our guests when they checked in & gave them their gift bag then.

Looks great! That's great that you did it in word so there is another template option available.

I thought about this too, but I didn't have enough. Definitly use them.

My friend took these clases in december & found them to be really useful. She wasn't looking forward to it, but ended up liking them.

Quote: Originally Posted by michaelwachniak i would be more than happy to take a shot at it, i have been a photoshop user for 11 years, and I have taught a numerous amount of classes as well! (no one knows that here yet though lol) Angela, I will not be upset if you have Michael work on it instead of me. His 11 years trumps my 6 months. I'd be really interested to see what a pro can do with this picture. Thanks Michael for volunteering to look at it. It's great having photographers around & seeing their tricks!

Sounds great! It will be a great learning experience! I just got CS3 so I'm discovering the wonderful world of actions. There aren't enough hours in the day to learn PS as quick as I want to. There is just so much to learn. it's an amazing program. Quote: Originally Posted by MikkiStreak I suck at lighting when I shoot right now, so I've had to compensate by getting some actions macro'ed to deal with fill lighting until I get into a lighting photo class to learn. Once you do what you can with the hair issue, send it my way and I can run my lighting actions to even out more, and look up-close to see if some color boosting actions or levels/curves adjustments would help, and maybe add some "softening" of the image.... I can PM you my email address if you want to tag-team this pic...

Quote: Originally Posted by JessicaLovesBrian i havent watched this season. did she get implants?! i have to watch it now. i've been obsessed lately with the procedure. it sucks because i totally have the money to pay for them now sitting in my bank account taunting me. but i'm just scared of the baby factor. she got them, but now they want kids. She didn't go very big. Her main concern was that they were different sizes.

Quote: Originally Posted by JessicaLovesBrian I don't know for sure. I just don't want to take any chances! Although someone told me that her surgeon told her not to bother getting implants if she was planning to have kids within the next 5 years. I think he implied it would be a waste and that she should wait until after if she was planning to have kids. I guess it makes sense because with implants, your breasts will still expand during pregnancy and when your breast milk comes in. I just wouldn't want to get them done, have another kid, and then have to head back to the table to make "repairs" so I was planning on investigating that a little more. Because if I could get them done sooner, I would love to. I still have to do more research. I've been watching "my fair brady, maybe baby" and she was told the same thing.

My friend did it a few months ago. She found websites that told you how much rice to put in pantyhose to try out sizes. She didn't go that big & looks totally proportional.

Quote: Originally Posted by MikkiStreak wow---- i'm not a PS guru, by any means---- but with the limited knowledge I have of PS, I would think it would be challenging--- you'd have to have a segment of hair in the photo that is flowing in the right direction to clone it.... granted, morgan knows way more than I do, so she will probably have more options that could be explored... But my wow comment is really dealing mostly with the fact that Robin only took ONE photo of Matt's dad/stepmom and didn't take better care to make it a stunning photo. Those sunglasses should have come off, and the shadows across the faces should have been cleaned up with photoshop. I have an action saved in my PS for adding fill lighting to areas like that---- but still.... damn, she should have taken more than ONE picture since it was part of the immediate family pictures. Has Robin said whether she has any other photos of his dad/stepmom? Sometimes it can be easier to clone if there's another photo where the feature looks good to start with... Wow, thanks for your confidence in me I'm still learning. Well, I'll never stop learning but I'm definitly not as experienced as I'd like to be yet. I'll post things as I make changes & get feedback on what else can be done to improve it. Maybe we can work together on it to get it good. It sounds like you have a lot of expertise with PS also. I do think it will be challenging to fix, but I know it can atleast be improved. I was also going to ask if you had another picture where his hair isn't blowing. Also, your smile seems a little like you were caught off guard. If you have one with a big smile I can probably drop it on top. I haven't worked with shadows much so this will be a learning experience. I can take the reflection off the glasses if that helps.

I can definitly do it. It's funny because I saw the title & came running. Then it had my name in the post. I did a double take. I guess you guys know me I'll PM you my email. I might not be able to do it today, but I can get to it tomorrow.

Quote: Originally Posted by Alyssa Joanna - that sucks!!! i would not use her either. there are 3 TA's that are part of his forum - all of trusted and recommened... Tammy Host (she is the owner/host of the forum) TA Jennifer TA Dina Tammy specializes in Dreams so i would PM her first! Good Luck I was going to say just this. There are 3 awesome TAs on the forum. I love having an out of state TA. I'd rather deal with stuff through email/ phone than having to go to someone's office.

They look amazing! Totally worth all the trouble you went to (& went through). Love the sparkle on the paper.

So funny! Sol, you can crash my wedding if you want I wouldn't even care if you were drinking a beer. I'll even provide the plastic bag.

Quote: Originally Posted by jilly76 I did the same thing, lol!! Now I get all of these emails all the time! They wanted me to buy some stupid book with all of the award winning photos. COngratualtions!! I wonder if we were in the same book? BTW ignore my siggy. I'm testing the size.

I entered a contest on photo.com & got inducted into some sort of photography association. It was a snapshot of a lighthouse, nothing special. There was a button I clicked that said "enter contest." I thought it was like an instant win thing. They would send me emails with pictures of the lighthouse on a trophy, wooden box, coffee table book & a medalion. I could purchase all these items to show off my award winning photo. I could also attend an awards banquet in vegas. It was so obvious to me this was fake, but if someone else submitted a good picture it might be hard to tell. So maybe he entered a contest like I did.

Quote: Originally Posted by mauraw IMHO, id cancel with miguel mayo if i were you. totally not worth it. after looking at his stuff, i really dont understand how the WPJA let him in. don't you think he just faked that logo? Or maybe he bought www.wpja.cc.com & made a trade with them for membership.

Your recent pics are so great I don't think it's worth your time. Look at the part (i think in his blog) where he shows samples of the free sessions. Quote: Originally Posted by md_ocr There is no way I am using him for my wedding pics, but since he had offered a free engagement session, I thought that would be okay. I have mixed feelings about this now. If I do use him for the free shoot, i will draw up a contact to guarantee that I will get my pictures.......off to check out his website again. Here is the most recent shoot that i did with a PROFESSIONAL photographer. Our pics are the first 5 on the page: Journal - Punam Bean Photography