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Quote: Originally Posted by Jenn3878 I have clicked on it from time to time but wasn't sure what it would do I dont see reps in my userCP am I doing something wrong? All the way at the bottom.

Quote: Originally Posted by Pazoop I'm totally shocked they told you that you couldn't be a Ms. at the DMV. I thought you just got to circle Miss/Ms/Mrs and declare yourself to be one of the three. maybe it was just this one rude DMV employee. I circled Ms because that's what I always pick & she said "are you divorced? Then you need to put Miss." I told her I don't like Miss. She said "Is that your man (pointing to Mike), might want to talk to him about that." Grrr, that was a horrible day at the DMV. It took 8 hours to get our stupid NC license. Then she didn't even give me the option for lighthouse, airplane, or seal as the picture on my license. I made her redo it. I want my lighthouse! I just realized I fought harder for my lighthouse than Miss or Ms. But I don't think they put the salutation on the actual license.

Quote: Originally Posted by starchild LMAO!! I like it better as a political statement...haha Great siggy Melissa, the food makes me hungry! Then just look at my E. coli drawings again & lose your appitite

Quote: Originally Posted by starchild Is it bad that I've been here for a long time and never paid attention to what is down where the scale is? Good info It's fun that there are so many BDW secrets that there is always something new to learn. Look on your user CP at the bottom. I've repped you recently.

Oh, I thought the flag was a political statement until I read your message below. Great collage!

Reputation points are kind of mysterious. You can give someone a rep point, if you like what they posted, by clicking on the scale in the bottom left hand corner of a post. You can pick to give them positive or negative repuation. Then you can also leave a comment. The person will see these points at the bottom of their user CP. It's a nice little reminder that people appreciate your help & support. We think rep points lead to Karma. But, I don't know that this has been proven. Most of my rep points have a bright green square next to them. Two of mine have dark blue suares. I'm not sure if these means I was left negative rep points. The comments next to them are positive, so maybe someone just slipped up. You can't rep the same person too many times in a row. A pop up will tell you to spread the love around. Also, you are limited to how much you can rep within 24 hours. Do we really know what all the magic of the forum is all about? No. But, rep points are a great way to say "Hey thanks man" without using 500 points to buy a gift. So it's great for newbies & point horders. It's also really quick to do. Go forth & rep! Show a BDW member you care!

Quote: Originally Posted by sodria Alabama I've heard is nice. my friend was married at alabama's gulf shore. it was really nice. She was going to destin & someone suggest that place instead. She loved it so much she got married there the next year. Although, would it be hot in august? Actually I can ask her. her wedding was last August. Oh, wait. They were almost hit by a hurricane during her wedding. Maybe they should stay off the gulf coast.

Quote: Originally Posted by scharke Here are some videos I shot at Dreams Cancun. I am an outside vendor and not the videographer from the resort. Susan & Matt's Wedding Day Edit on Vimeo Susan Matt Photo Session on Vimeo The photographer is Citlalli from Claudia's studio. Those are great! I never saw Susan post them. It does have a different perspective than just the pictures. It was fun seeing what was going on as the pictures were being shot. It was also cool to see what happens right after the ceremony in the 2nd video. I wasn't sure where to go after walking down the aisle.

Quote: Originally Posted by TA Jennifer It's hard as we don't have any details to go on but here's a few other suggestions- Saratoga Springs, New York- Saratoga is a neat little town (Rachel Ray is from there!) and really livens up during August as it's horse race season. Can fly into ALB, drive up the Northway ( about 35 minutes). I'd stay outside of Saratoga Springs though as to stay in the twon will be expensive. If he's a history buff there are alot of Battlefiels and Ft. Ticonderoga is a day trip along Lake George. This is located in the foothills of the Adirondacks. Traverse City, Michigan- can be affordable and take a day trip to Mackenaw island. Beautiful lake frontage, lots of little towns along the coast to explore and also several vinyards. These places do sound really nice. If he is interested in these options, I'll get him in touch with you. I'm going to suggest he work with a TA now that I have learned how great they are. Sorry I don't have more specifics. I think it's because he doesn't have a clear idea what he wants. Just a place where they can have a nice, romantic time without spending too much. And August rules out some places due to hot weather. They will need to escape the Texas heat.

Quote: Originally Posted by DreaW sorry don't understand I think she means on WOW you can spend a lot of time talking to single women. On BDW, it's mostly women. The single, male photograhers would be the only guys to worry about. I've walked by Mike playing WOW before & there was some "hot" chick on the screen. She looked like an alien, but you know how hot they draw those aliens. I jokingly said "don't talk to that slut." It was his friend matthew

Quote: Originally Posted by TA Jennifer While not necessarily cheap Mackinaw Island in Michigan is really nice, relaxed and beautiful! Mackinac (Mackinaw) Island Tourist Information - accommodations, rates, events That does look beautiful & the weather would be great. I do think he needs to stay affordable though. It has been a really expensive year & my brother (like myself) doesn't like spending money. Something near a major airport where flights would be quick & cheap would be great.

Quote: Originally Posted by katrina hah, actually my last name is a very straightforward irish name. not too easy to pick on. now fi's is 6 letters long, but 4 of those babies are vowels. eeeeek. You would be so expensive on wheel of fortune! It's so funny how we are all so cryptic with our last names. It makes me think of that seinfeld episode where a girl tells jerry her name rhymes with part of the female anatomy & he called her "Mulva." If anyone is interested to know what my name rhymes with, PM me. I just don't like putting my name/ address/ stuff too personal on the internet.

Quote: Originally Posted by Dbld78 thank you! i found myself becoming heated....i guess because to me it's such an important thing and i do believe that my identity (to some extent) is my name and maybe i misread but i was beginning to feel like my passion for the issue was being chalked up as silly. but like i said maybe i misread, and i do apologize if i offended anyone. I don't think any of us think it's silly to be passionate about your name. I am excited to be out of school & build a professional identity some day. Some of us do take the name change lightly, but just because we don't have that attachment to our names for various reasons. As a pro photographer your name becomes tied to your reputation. I wouldn't be changing if I was in your shoes. A great thing about a destination wedding forum is that we are obviously all fine with not being traditional.

Quote: Originally Posted by katrina i'm with morgan on all of this. i'm the only one in my immediate family with my last name anyway and it's been that way since i was little. so if i'm going to continue to have a different last name than my parents', it may as well be because i'm taking my hubby's. Do you also have an easy picked on by school children last name, too? When I substitute taught I went by "Ms. Morgan." The kids would always ask what my first name was, but I wouldn't tell them.

Quote: Originally Posted by Galit Thanks anyway Mellisa! I am going to give Movie Maker a try... just add one more thing to the Wedding List! http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t6873 This might help.

UPDATE they are going to Vail, CO My brother is getting married this August (two months after my wedding). So they will have recently returned from Mexico. They also want to avoid the carribean in August due to hurricane season. They will be flying out of Houston, TX. Someone suggested lake Tahoe to them. He wasn't specific about what he was looking for. Just something nice & affordable. It has already been an expensive year (several trips, my wedding, their wedding and possibly buying a house). California is off the list because they were there recently. North Carolina is off the list because if they were in my state I'd want to go see them, but visiting your brother on his honeymoon isn't really right. Also, it's hot here in August. A place that has nice weather in August would be good. Suggestions for locations? Places to stay? Things to do?

Quote: Originally Posted by sisterofthebrideerica I hyphonated my last name and have a few reasons why. My father doesn't have any sons and I didn't want our last name to "die out" In my Womans Studies class at Cal State Long Beach I learned that the letters "Mrs." meant belonging to, when woman used to be property of their husbands. It was at that moment I knew I would hyphonate. I'm not a feminist or anything like that, I just wanted to keep that part of my identity. I was very fortunate that my husband (my FI at the time) was very supportive of my decision. Like Mr's? Ewww! I don't like that at all! But, I feel like the definitions of words evolve over time & Mrs=Mr's is way outdated. If you hyphenate are you Ms.? I've always prefered Ms to Miss. Miss sounds like a little girl to me. At the DMV they told me I couldn't pick Ms if I hadn't been married before. I always thought of Ms as an option for not wanting to be Miss or Mrs. I'm excited to be Dr. eventually & just drop all the Miss, Mrs, Ms stuff.

Quote: Originally Posted by svisconte Thats a tough one. I dont think I would ever wish that on anyone. I dont think i could wish for anyone to just vanish. Probably some people in my past that caused me misery like boyfriends' ex-girlfriends lol Whats is your sexual fantasy? Having a way to check BDW at the same time without him noticing. (please know I'm joking) If you could go to any time period for a day, what would you pick.

Quote: Originally Posted by carmlv Sarah is the best!!! I am sooo happy with mine.. I am thinking of all kind of things to use it for.. programs, menus, placecards, tablecards.. heck, I might even try to have it lit up with a projector on the wall of my cocktail hour area!! Sarah, Thank you.... too funny! I saw this wedding (beach weddings - lots of BDW girls watched it). Anyway, they had their logo EVERYWHERE at their wedding. It was even drawn with gold in some places. I think it was on their aisle runner. Just about every place you could squeeze in a logo. It might have been projected on the wall too.

Quote: Originally Posted by Mandy Girls, if you got a free monogram from Sarah, don't forget to add to her reputation! I haven't quite yet figured out exactly what it does, but I'm sure it won't hurt! I don't know that anyone really gets it, but it's still fun. If someone reps you there is a note on your user CP. We think it adds to your karma. But, then we don't really understand karma. Regardless, it's fun to get points, karma, gifts, etc.

Quote: Originally Posted by Yari How did you get it back? I've been stealing karma all day Not really. I'm not sure how it came back. I repped a lot of people today. Maybe that gets you karama, too. I've also been making someone an invitation tonight, but how would the forum gnomes know that?

Quote: Originally Posted by Mandy Morgan, your karma is back! yay! I guess I redeemed myself! I will never stray again!

Here is the card before I go to sleep. I just found some random party bus pic. The picture can be anything you want.

Do you like this for the little globe above the logo?

Quote: Originally Posted by cessyboston very well said morgan.....for me my last name does not mean anything to me..i am adopted by my stepdad so for me my last name does not mean anything (we have no relationship) so i am so honored to take donnies last name but for the woman whos name does i think it is so personal and i respect your decision but no one should be defensive...and i dont remember reading anything that said that you should be. Yep, I think for most of us it's coming down to our own personal situation more than being traditional or not. Not even personal preference really. If I was about 3 years farther along in my career & liked my last name I'd hold on to that sucker. One last name I would never change to is Morgan. I was always worried about falling in love with a Blank Morgan and being Morgan Morgan. I didn't even care to get to know guys with the last name Morgan.