1elephant

happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear heidi, happy birthday to you! hope this year brings everything you wish for!

aww how cute!

opinions needed - and my sister doesn't care anymore, lol... here are the links to the possible gifts: these are from tiffany's, both bangle bracelets between $185-$200 (can't do necklaces b/c dress is halter) or or do i design my own bags from 1154lill and buy these: AND total for earrings and bracelet would be about $10, incl. shipping... THEN, what do i do about my sister (moh)? do i buy her the same as my bms if i do tiffany's stuff? or do i make a bag and buy her cheaper, different jewelry....? (sorry - dont know why pic so big, tried resizing....)

WOOHOO!!! congratulations!

fi and i both got our cars w/ it...i can't live w/o it now! he also has a garmin c220 and we believe (but could be wrong) that it does say the street name. it also has traffic updates. the screen is about 4x3. he keeps it in his little weekend car...we'd use it more often if we didn't have it in the cars already. check out epinions.com and see what other people say...

congrats and welcome! i'm a dreams pv bride...let me know if i can be of any assistance!

i like #1, but only if you wear that ring, and your e-ring on the other hand...otherwise i'm going w/ #5...i think....

sarah, i'm sorry to hear that you're sick, but stay positive and you'll get thru...you're in my thoughts!

congrats!!!! hope your wedding day dreams come true!

thanks everyone! i did have a good day - and k's taking me out for dinner at an undisclosed location....hope they have good wine!!! thank you again!

welcome! i'm a pv bride too..where are you getting married?

happy birthday!!!

yep im interested too!! how much for the ones in the 4th pic? and how many?

happy birthday!!!!

i love them! i just need the 'i do' one, tho, b/c FI doesn't drink coffee...

i vote for shaved...nice and easy, don't have to worry about a bad hair day

i thought about getting my bms an excursion or a mani/pedi, but then my mom pointed out that in the long run, they'd appreciate something they could keep rather than an experience...i'm getting bracelets for mine, but what about a coverup for over a bathing suit? maybe one in wedding colors, or personalized, or jamaican colors (tho i dont think i'd wear a jamaican colored one). i also toyed with the idea of a nice anklet...

yep, moving blows....but when you stand back and look at the finished product (eventually, i assure you), it's remarkable...i hope you took before pics - you'll have to post them w/ some after pics so we can see what an incredible difference it is! read a few blog entries - isn't closing a bitch?! we sat around from 9am to 7pm on a friday just waiting to see if the sellers were even willing to close...and then the bank that FI went thru (notoriously slow to begin w/) was threatening to close for the night - good thing FI's a broker; and good thing the guy took his threats seriously keep us posted - and i hope you feel better soon!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by DLyteful i went to the occanseydesigns.com site and I dont even know where to start.... I guess it doesnt help that I really dont know what i want. The site has TONS of options. i did the same thing - it's certainly overwhelming...i think i picked out the style that i'd like, but i dont even remember what my dress looks like so i can't pick a design yet...i may send her a picture of the details when i get my dress and tell her to have fun...

Quote: Originally Posted by adeybaby Just saw them on Yahoo Groups..but have to say again...you look great! ditto! where did you get married? everything looks so beautiful!!!

i'd say that's quite reasonable!!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by coreyphil Yep - here's the my favorite bag - : and here's the link to Tesoros: https://secure14.inno-tech.com/tesor...earchword=bags how many bags did you buy? did they still charge you $9.00 each? They have a bunch of different ones. I'm also ordering the milagros from this company. Here's the pic: Oh - and Lauren ... I also was going to ask you whether you're having you're reception at an all-inclusive? It seems that a lot of girls who did AI's got a ton of things thrown in! I also forgot to include the piece of advice a very good friend gave me! She warned me against falling into the trap of buying a ton of "stuff" --- she said "Total up the entire amount you are spending on each guest and ask yourself - would I hand this person that amount of cash?" As crazy as it sounds .... it really makes you think hard about what you're spending and why! yes, it's AI, but i feel like it's the kind of place where they nickel and dime you for everything....that IS good advice tho... Quote: Originally Posted by coreyphil Here are the napkins ... I'm sure no-one will notice, but I like them! you MADE them? how? that's awesome! I wanted something for the cake table ... Finally - the candles ... a little hard to see in the picture. There is no way I could fly with 18 of these ... plus, what if they got broken, etc. And, after pricing them, I don't think that the $$ saved is worth the hassle! how much are you being charged? the quote that i got for those pillars was between $30 and $40 usd for EACH ONE!!!! it was a bit absurd... Last thing I promise! We are planning to have a supply of sunscreen, advil, dramamine, etc. in our room and we'll let our guests know. We just thought that would be cheaper than trying to provide individual supplies - especially since many people will probably bring their own. this makes so much sense - especially b/c i just bought 72 immodium pills on ebay- b/c i thought that they were the little individual packs and they weren't...so now i'm stuck anyway... keep the comments/advice coming!

Quote: Originally Posted by michelle08 Hey corey...do you have pic of the mexican market bags?? Or a link? Sounds like a cool idea! yeah, i was looking for some but couldn't find any that i really liked for a good price... Quote: Originally Posted by bounciekat we're also having that mid-range of 30-35 people... for OOT bags, i'm just buying canvas tote bags from oriental trading and i'll use an iron on. we bought beach towels on mega clearance from marshall's. they were $3 a piece. we have sunscreen from target's travel section. i plan on buying bug spray from the dollar store. i bought magnetic picture frames from target for 25 cents a piece. i also got coconut shell candles for $1 a piece from target. we're making cds for everyone of all our songs with a customized cd insert that we're just printing ourselves. we'd also like to buy tee shirts but that's a splurge we may not be able to do. we'll also print out maps and mexico information to put in there. wow you got some good deals!!!! for the ceremony i'm just buying fake petals.. i've found a ton of sites that sell them for cheap so i'm not worrying about that. i don't think i'm going to bother with chair covers and ribbons. i'm assuming they aren't metal folding chairs.. haha. i think they are just brown wood, which i am fine with. i'm getting bm flowers, boutenieres, and mothers corsages but only because FI's brother wants to pay for them. for photography, we don't really care that much. we're getting the basic package, and then we get 12 free pics with our wedding package. my MOH's boyfriend is a photography major in college so he'll be taking pictures through out the night. plus, with 35 people there, we'll have more pictures than we know what to do with. riu has a beach party on friday nights so that's my reception. i need this wedding to be cheap, but i don't want it to look cheap.. it's hard to balance those two things... thank you everyone for your input - keep the info coming!!!!

i'm having a similar dilemma - dont know what i want, but want whatever it is to be fun and not too $$ for all involved... let me know what you pick!

everytime i look at the title of this thread i think of the song "where do broken hearts go?"...i'm looney.