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Isn't that the truth. Welcome and congrats.

Welcome to the forum. Only a few more weeks to go. Congrats and good luck.

Quote: Originally Posted by Morgan Can I dog sit for you during your wedding? Everytime I see that picture I just want to pat him/her on the head and say "what a cute doggie." Labradoodle? You can dog sit her anytime you want. She is actually a toy poodle but we keep her hair really long so she doesn't look like your typical poodle. She just turned 6 months old and we haven't cut her hair yet, just trim ups around the eyes. I think it is getting to be that time. FI says that he can cut her hair but we will see about that!! Oooohhhh, my ticker is back. Hmmm.

Welcome Salomeh and congrats! Your wedding planning will definitely be made easier if you decide on Cabo since there are so many Cabo brides on here. Good luck!

My ticker is missing too. I NEED it to remind me how fast the time is approaching. Where oh where did my wedding day ticker go?

Hello and welcome. You are definitely in the right place to help with your planning.

Hello and welcome to you both. St. John is a fabulous place. Where are you having your wedding?

Hi Lex. Welcome to the forum. There were/are several brides on here that were seraching around before they became engaged too. You can never start planning too soon!. Good luck and keep us updated.

I love love love girl scout cookies but I gave up cookies for Lent.

I also say match your skin tone but I am not wearing a bra. The back of my dress is somewhat low and I hate when my bra shows in the back so I am wearing these instead Victoria's Secret - Adhesive push-ups Not sure if they will work but I don't have too much anyway!

Welcome to you both and congrats on your upcoming nuptials.

Your dress is beautiful!! When I went in for my dress fitting they asked me about the bustle and because I hadn't even thought about it, I was completely clueless. The lady showed me a couple of options but this is what I ended up with. Here is the back of my dress. And here is the bustle. It is a very simple bustle but because I had two layers, she bustled them separately.

Thanks everyone. Sorry for the huge pics.

I really love all the creative invites that people have posted and wanted to do pocketfolds or the boxed invitations but I had to make over 100 of them so I kept it somewhat simple. Also because we are having a church wedding, I didn't want it to be beach themed (although my AHR will be). So here are a couple pictures of my invites. My awesome MOH glued on all of the rhinestones for me. God bless her.

WOW. That is a lot of money. There must be a mistake. I only pay $151 a year through Statefarm and my ring is quite expensive. Actually insuring for the first year is pretty smart. I actually lost my e-ring at the airport about 2 months after I got it. What a traumatizing experience. But the good thing is that I found it even though it had been run over!!

I ordered some on the other order but I think I am going to need more but probably only 10 more. Depending on when you order (my wedding is in May), I would be interested in getting in on this deal. Thanks.

Those look great!!! Very well done. I really like your color combo. I am also getting married on May 10. It won't be long now!! Congrats!

We are expecting about 100 people so the number of nights are all over the place. Of the people booked so far, the shortest is 3 days and the longest is 11 days. We are only staying 7 days.

Welcome. I am also a May bride. It will be here before we know it. Good luck to you!!

Hi MissToya. Welcome to the forum.

My vote is for the Ipod. Then to be creative and unique, you could download a short thank you speech (or whatever) onto the Ipod so after they open it and turn it on, there is an even better surprise. We did that at my office. We downloaded a mini presentation onto Ipods and sent them to the 5 top people in a company that we are trying to get as a client.

Upon first glance I really thought the second one was beautiful on you. It jumped right out at me. I didn't care for the third one at all. If you are not sure yet, I would definitely recommend to keep looking. Your perfect dress is out there somewhere waiting for you to find it! Good luck!!

I agree with what the other ladies have said. Money is relative. I paid about $3K for our bands but got them in palladium instead of platinum to save some money. Let us see some pics of the bands you are thinking of? Perhaps our google queens (or kings) can find something cheaper.

Quote: Originally Posted by mitchell.johanna I'm dealing with the same issues/thoughts on the Catholic wedding. So will you have a Catholic wedding in the US? I'm still keeping my options open to finding a Catholic Church to get married in in the Riviera Maya area (problem is I'm having a hard time finding these churches except for the few that are on existing resorts). I haven't been able to figure out if this is legit, but I hope I can do a legal civil wedding in the states and simply a Catholic wedding in Mexico. With that as the case, I'm thinking that I won't need to do the blood tests and legal paperwork (but certainly yes, the Catholic paperwork). If all else fails, we will do Catholic and legal wedding in the US and stage something symbolic yet still religious at the resort/beach. Of course, my mother is balking at this idea but.... So I agree, this is challenging! If anyone has any insight I would love to hear about it. I've heard that Ajua Weddings has some expertise in wedding planning, particularly Catholic weddings. I might enlist in their services but honestly have no idea what they charge for their wedding coordination fees. FI and I are both Catholic and even though we are getting married in Mexico we definitely wanted to be married in the Catholic Church. We are, however, legally getting married either before or after we get back from Mexico. The church ceremony is much more important to us than the legal ceremony anyway. We are getting married at a church in Cancun. We did look at some other churches (others in Cancun, Playa del Carmen and Puerto Aventuras) while we were there on a site visit. I believe I still have pictures of them all if you are interested. Just let me know.

Hello to you both and welcome. There are a lot of Punta Cana brides on here. Good luck with your planning.