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Quote: Originally Posted by budgetjamaicabride Yeah!!!!! That means everyone should have their cups today or tomorrow! WHo else got them? Mine actually came yesterday but no one was home so I just picked them up today. They are absolutely TOOOOOO CUTE!!!! I know I've said this before like everyone else, but really, thanks so much for doing this! You are the BEST. My guests are going to be surprised that I did this again & are realllllly gonna like these! I also ordered the lids yesterday & they are on the way too!

Quote: Originally Posted by Reluctant Beach Bride Hi girls!! For those of you who did this already, about how long did it take to get teasers. I know Kamila was swamped this past weekend (I was the last one on Monday and they said I was their 18th girl in 4 days) but I am just wondering cause I am anxious and excited to see them. Thanks ladies. I'd say that since she had a pretty busy weekend, it may take a few days. I think I got 1 teaser within 2 days but then our session was small since it was just 3 of us. 18 is a whole other story! LOL I'm sure you'll get one soon & make sure you SHARE!

Quote: Originally Posted by meli122 Can someone refresh my memory.....where did you buy your travel mugs?? I know I saw it but now I can't find it. TIA. I along with other BDW brides, used Discountmugs.com...Here is the link to their site with the cup that I used: Imprinted travel mugs Along with another group of BDW brides, I recently ordered these custom color changing mood stadium cups. Here's the link to those: Custom Color Changing Mood Stadium Cups Hope this helps you.

to BDW Danielle. You will absolutely love it here. There is so much information, especially on Jamaica! And everyone is extremely helpful. Happy Planning!

Oh, thanks for sharing the recipe. I too love Rum Cream, especially banana. I stock up everytime we go to Jamaica & will be getting some more in June.

Love the dress Shelley, especially the corset back! And your hair, beautiful!!! Can't wait to see the pics from your day of how everything comes together!

Quote: Originally Posted by Reluctant Beach Bride Yes, I am shooting with Kamila in Philly. After reading this post and seeing all the teasers, I checked out her blog and she had some spots open today. It was kinda last minute, I just contacted her on Thursday last week, so I only had a few days to prepare, and its kinda last minute in relation to my wedding, which I think we're date twins, on the 16th of May. And thank you, its been tough but well worth it. I'm sure you're a bit nervous but trust me, you'll be just fine! You'll be more comfortable than you think, especially when you get into the swing of things! I was a bundle of nerves going in & thought I would die, but all went well & at some point I didn't even want to leave! LOL Casey, congrats on your LAST DAY OF WORK!!!

I'm just returning from our anniv cruise & and just wanted to say thanks soooo much for all of your compliments! Like Carly said, this really was a confidence booster. I've never had a day where I looked like that at all & I had so much fun that I wish I could do something like this more often. Since this is going to be DH's 1 year anniversary gift, it would be cool to do something like this every year, if only I could afford that!! As Yamille, Casey & Shannon have said, Kamila was a pleasure to work with & I can't wait to get more teasers & see all of my pictures. And wow, its so cool to see so many of you have scheduled dates. You are going to have so much fun! You'll see! I'm excited for you guys & can't wait to see your pics & hear about your experience. Shannon, Casey, & Yamille, I'm still undecided about the album too. I'm tempted to get the one thats included in the package & then if I feel the need to, I can make my own since I did my wedding album & I know that the quality of the album was great. But then I keep thinking that it may be easier to just upgrade to the larger album & let Kamila arrange it. This is gonna be a tough decision. I guess I'll keep thinking about it. Hopefully one of the other ladies has gotten theirs & can give us some insight regarding the quality. At least I have some time to figure this out since I'm not going to give the album to him until we return to Jamaica in June.

Quote: Originally Posted by budgetjamaicabride Know what lunch breaks are good for? Mailing boxes and buying stamps for my invitations. Boxes are on their way! This is soooo cool!!! Beverly, thanks so much for organizing all of this!

Ok ladies, I am literally on my way out the door headed to the airport for our vacation. But I know better than to leave without posting & I want you all to see just how fabulous Kamila is as you can see from Casey & Yamille's pictures. Everytime I look at the teaser, I'm amazed that its me....I'll probably leave this up for a few days. Anyway, without further ado..... Ok, I can't upload the picture for some reason & don't have the time to play around with it. But I'll send it to Casey & Yamille and have them post it for me. See ya next week!

Quote: Originally Posted by yamille Omg Yolanda I can't believe he came home early!! FI was all - did you get a lot of work done at the library today? hee hee. I left early to go to class but I will just say that both Casey and Yolanda looked beyond fabulous and I know those pics are going to be hot. I got home after classes and my hair was still all bombshelled out and FI was like "oh my gosh you hair looks amazing. What did you do?" In another snowball of lies I told him that after the library before class I had a wedding hair trial. He was sort of going crazy for it which I thought was funny. Who knew some rollers, teasing, and hairspray would have that effect on him?? I need to get me a curling iron. stat! Thats too funny! All the lies we've told to cover this up will be soo worth it though! I can't wait to tell him the story behind it all. The fact that we get together, with complete "strangers" to take these pics for them is really hilarious. He'll think I'm surely off my rocker! And yes, your hair was just too cute & sexy! And the hair flower was perfect. Definitely get the curling iron...Remember, 1 inch barrel.

Quote: Originally Posted by Kristy! This has got to be the most depressing thread for a virgin bride! Hmmm, must go in with a plan of attack. Awww, that is too cute & just cracked me up. Yes, you must go in with a plan! Although we also had every intention of getting it on, it just didn't happen. We had so much fun hanging out with our friends & family & partying the night away that we got in sooo late & were quite tipsy. In retrospect, it must've been my fault that it didn't happen. I'm thinking that maybe I spent to much time in the bathroom "getting ready"! By the time I went in, changed my dress & slipped into the lingerie, I came out & DH was KNOCKED OUT! I mean, he was snoring & the whole 9 yards. I just stood there thinking . So I just got in the bed next to him, snuggled up & it was lights out for me too. I didn't realize how exhausted I was too! So, future brides maybe your plan should be...a little bit of this so that you can have lots of this. LOL!

Hey Yamille! Just want to add to Yamille's comments this was my 1st experience & I will definitely admit that i was EXTREMELY NERVOUS going in. But after spending the day with Yamille, Casey & Kamila, I must say that if I could afford it, I'd do it all over again! I had so much fun. I'm totally body conscious & have my parts that I don't want anyone to see (LOL), but I felt very comfortable with everyone there. It also helps that Kamila shows you every shot that she takes so you get to know how you look. If there's something that you don't like about the shot, she was MORE THAN HAPPY to re-do it! I kept looking at the pics and was amazed that that was me in the shots! The hardest part of my session was keeping this from DH! It was such a struggle not to tell him what I was up to! But I know he'll be beyond surprised. And the last kicker was that he was away on business so I had nothing to worry about concerning explaining my whereabouts all day yesterday. Well, guess who came home a day early Yup, as soon as I left the hotel & got off of the train, he called & said he was 10 minutes away from the house. UGHHH...Talk about a mad dash home? I literally ran home to remove all traces of makeup, put all lingerie back in my drawers, & put his shirt & hats back in his closet. It was close, but I managed! Anyway, both Kamila & her makeup artist Michelle, were above professional & I too would recommend them in a heartbeat. I'll be away on vacation next week so I'll probably miss my teasers , but can't wait to see them when I return. It was great to meet Yamille & Casey and I know their pics are going to be amazing too as they were such naturals in front of the camera!!!!

Beautiful pics! Love the colors of your BM dresses & your bouquets...Lovely! Congratulations.

Quote: Originally Posted by Cattie They do offer passport cards. It's the size of a CC or DL. They recognize it on cruises. Once I get my new passport when I change my name, I'll be getting one of these also. I'll probably look into this too when my passport expires & its time to renew.

Quote: Originally Posted by ~Andrea~ What ship and itinerary are you doing? I can't remember if I originally had Explorer or Adventure of the Seas booked but one day I noticed the cabin that I wanted was less on Serenade of the Seas so we switched. We're doing the Southern Caribbean. Quote: Originally Posted by Tlseege We always took ours with us. Not that I wanted to, and I probably would feel more safe with it on the ship, however we never book excursions through the ship itself, so if I were to ever need transportation back to the US or to the ship, I'd probably need it! You bring up a good point. We tend to book tours on our own as opposed to booking with the ship & if anything happened we'd definitely be in trouble leaving our passports on the ship. Thanks for all of your responses. I guess I'll find out their process next week. Maybe I won't even have a choice & I'll be required to take it with me. I'll certainly post my review upon my return...Now to packing

Quote: Originally Posted by ~Andrea~ RCCL told us to bring our passports off the ship. They said it would be required to get back on. I remember them checking sometimes and other times not at all. We took ours off the ship in Jamaica and Mexico. We left it in the safe in Labadee. Wow, I don't remember doing that on the last RCCL cruise that I was on. I just remember using my Set Sail card/room key as ID to get back on the ship. So this is interesting. Maybe I won't even have a choice!

On all of my past cruises, when going off of the ship & on a tour, DH & I have always left our passports on the ship, in our cabin's safe. I've never thought twice about this & never had an inclination to take my passport off of the ship. While preparing for my upcoming cruise, I've read sooo many articles about how to handle your passport, especially when you're off the ship & on tours. I know to make copies of my passport & will leave 1 copy at home with my mom & then take another copy on the cruise. But the articles I've come across have given me food for thought in that some advise you to take your passport with you anytime that you leave the ship. The reasoning for this is that in the event that something happens to you, like if you don't make it back to the ship on time for some reason & the ship leaves you, you will have your passport with you, which is said to make it easier for you in the event that you have to travel from your current port & meet the ship at the next destination or if you have to go back home. It has been said that a copy of your passport is not helpful in those cases & you can't really travel with a copy. The only thing that the copy of the passport will do is help to get you a new one quicker. So ofcourse, this has me thinking, what do you do with your passport when leaving the ship? Do you always take it with you no matter what? Do you leave it in the safe until the end of the cruise, not removing it until its time return home?

Those look great Morgan!!! Thanks for sharing & giving me an idea!

Congratulations! Thanks for your review & for sharing your pictures! It really looks like you had a wonderful time. Everything was beautiful. Love the flowers, they were very pretty. That was nice that you caught your DH's face when he got your BD book. That was priceless!

I'm not sure about the other sites but I've used Mypublisher to make my wedding albums & they now have a toll free customer support #. I would call & ask them their policy. I have also found that they are very quick to respond to emails so you can also contact their customer support dept that way. This would really be good info to know.

Quote: Originally Posted by GregsBride This is great info!!! Thanks so much for posting it...I am going to see if I can make it to this event because it seems like there will be so many vendors to provide a wealth of info for Jamaica DW brides!! No problem at all. I hope that its helpful! I wish that something like this would have taken place when I was planning. It sounds like an excellent resource for making decisions about the resort & vendors.

Quote: Originally Posted by Emily&Matt I wondered about that. If it was more generic the guests might use it after the wedding for something. Yeah, in retrospect, I probably would leave out our names & just leave the palm trees & Jamaica 2008. But truthfully, who knows if that really makes a difference? KWIM? I'll never really know who still uses the bags & thats really fine. It was meant to be useful while in Jamaica & they were very cost effective. Overall, I know that I saw all of my guests carrying their bag during the weekend & I know that I'll use mine forever & ever! LOL

Quote: Originally Posted by ErinB I have to say, I'm not really used to my new last name. I mean I say it but signing it is a whole nother story. I don't know if it is because I had to wait for my real marriage license to change my name legally and on business things or what. Also, the letters are shaped different than my old name and it doesn't flow like it used to! LOL I had lots of loopys and now, not so much. My hand gets confused. DH laughs at me because I'll be signing something and have to stop and figure it out! Quote: Originally Posted by paraisobeachbride2009 and I'm totally not used to signing my new last name at all on things and have yet to perfect my signature (it is a lot longer than my old last name). BIL and his wife wrote in our wedding card that our nephews need cousins....I was like "no thanks!" haha, we're so not ready for that and I'm not sure if/when we ever will be. So good to know that I'm not the only one struggling with signing my name.... No matter how many times I say to myself, "Ok, when you go to sign it, sign like this.." it never happens. I think I sign my name totally different anytime I sign something. I'm surprised that when I write checks, the bank doesn't look at the check & wonder who the heck signed it since all of my signatures are probably different. Maybe I need to sit down & practice, practice, practice...like we used to do in school when practicing penmanship...LOL Congrats on being an Aunt Katrina! You know we need pictures!

Very nice! His face was too funny when you told him about the ring. And boy, that wind...it was like he had to keep you from blowing away when you went to give your bm your bouquet! You guys looked very happy though!