Jenn

Great find! Congrats!

Glad you had a great time at your AHR! Looks like you all had a lot of fun! Congrats and thanks for sharing

to the forum! Congrats on your engagement and happy planning! You'll find tons of info here. How can we help?

I bought a frame like that at Target last year as a gift for Catherine (LadyP). I'm not sure if they still have it, but it was very cool!

That's awesome!!! Your makeup looks fantastic! Very natural

Well, you're probably on your way to Mexico already, but congrats!!! Have a fabulous time and we can't wait to see your pics and hear how it went! I'm sure it will be perfect!!!

My dress was A-line, which I think also helped. I never would've been able to wear a mermaid, but with the big skirt, I was fine. Good luck!

It could be an allergy, but it may not be... I have platinum and I had this problem when I started wearing my e-ring, and again with my wedding band. I'm just really sensitive. I wear both now without a problem though. I think making sure your finger is dry after washing your hands is a great start after giving your finger a few days off. If you still get it, the rhodium idea may be the trick!

I'm a total hypocrit because I'm smoking again... but the last time I quit for 6 months I used the patch and exercise. I found jogging really helped, because I definitely saw improvement in my stamina the longer I wasn't smoking. The patch really helped my cravings too... The physical addiction to nicotine is actually gone in 3 days, so congrats! You've made it past that point! The psychological addiction is the hard part... good luck and stick with it! I'll be there with you soon I can't believe you were spending $10 a pack! That's some serious cash! You and FI could make a jar and put whatever you were spending into it and plan an extra-special honeymoon excursion or second vacation or something else that would give incentive! At $20/day you could give yourselves a kickass present!

Congrats again! I almost called you out and started a thread, but I figured I'd leave that up to you! So excited for you guys!

Gorgeous pics Laura!!! Rayden looks adorable and you guys look so happy! Your cake came out beautiful!!! Amazing job Julie!

Congrats!!! I know the waiting is hard, but try to relax. As others have said, faint positive pregnancy tests are usually because it is early and the hormone levels are still low. Wait until you have a little more information, but I would say you should try to either move up your date or postpone it. Flying late in your third trimester is risky... especially internationally! Ann was stuck in California for how many weeks?

That's really creepy! The sleeping ones are crazy-lifelike. No way I would want something like that. I bet she makes some of the babies seen on TV shows/movies...

Have you tried on different style dresses? A-line, mermaid, sheath, princess, etc? If there is a style you like, it helps to narrow down THE dress, and it may not be what you first thought you'd like. Then I'd just say go to every store in your area and try on anything you think you might like. If you still haven't found something perfect, custom is definitely an option!

Welcome back Abbie! Can't wait to hear all about it and see all of your pics!

Just as an aside... if you love the look of satin, it is possible... My dress was duchess silk satin which is much lighter than standard satin. I was hot after a while, but I was ok for the ceremony and dinner. Raw silk is also very light and would work. Of course, if you want a TTD in your actual wedding dress, don't go with anything silk. I wore a different dress for TTD.

Everything looks amazing Morgan! You did a fantastic job! I've had my photos for 4 months and I haven't made a book yet - lol! I need to get on the ball!

That's a great idea Alyssa! I wish I had thought of it, because my veil was in my face the ENTIRE ceremony! Seriously... I think I have 3 pics of the ceremony where the veil wasn't covering my face - which sucks. My only question would be how weighed down the weights make your veil, since most girls still want those 'blowing in the wind' pics.

Very cute idea! I would go hunting in my local Target or Container store for an airtight container, or just put them together once on the cruise? It would be heavy depending on how many guests you have, but a small glass bottle with a cork might work...

Quote: Originally Posted by *lauren* no, no news here jenn...maybe this time next year. i'm just nosey (and jealous) Okie... so I'm not totally out of the loop. I'm with you on joining the discussion sometime next year

Congrats Martha!!!

Okay... I haven't been keeping up with this thread because I'm still on the pill, but Lizz.. girl you need to start a thread!!! I just did a search looking for your big announcement... Congrats!!! Lauren, I see you on here as well... did I miss something?

Quote: Originally Posted by Lizz CONGRATS!!! Trust me, I know what you're feeling. I thought after I went off the pill it would take at least 2 or 3 months. But it happened on our first try too (I was off the pill for LESS than 1 month!). Like you, I drank a few times during the first month b/c I had no clue I was pregnant. Just start acting pregnant now and you'll be good. Once again, congrats! I can't wait to hear his reaction!!! First off... CONGRATS!!! Your FI is going to be so excited! I would never be able to wait to tell Sam, but if you can hold out until his b-day, that would be an awesome surprise! And I love the t-shirt idea! Very cool! And I don't know how I missed this, but Lizz... I had no idea you were pregnant! Congrats!!!! Ok...

Great thread ladies!!! DH and I battle over being green, and while we aren't the greenest, we do try to do our part. We recycle everything, and now that we have a house, we started a compost pile in our yard (which is awesome!) and we don't use any chemicals in our garden. We just ordered praying mantis eggs to keep the bugs down (thanks for the idea... - I can't remember who it was on here!). We use canvas bags for groceries, and all of our appliances are HE.

If she works a lot I agree with the girls, a spa day - massage, mani/pedi would be nice Or even a gift certificate to a nice restaurant? For my 30th we planned a trip to Vegas, and Sam proposed! I can't think of a better way to bring in my thirties!