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everything looks great! congrats!

aww lauren i'm sorry all of this is happening..

Quote: Originally Posted by cmmdee Katrina, everything is WONDERFUL! I love love LOVE your cake toppers! HOW CUTE!!! And your clutch is so gorgeous. The colors just pop! :) Your engagement ring is sooo lovely! You are going to look so beautiful in your dress on your big day! You are almost there, girl!!!!!!! HOW EXCITING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! haha craziness!! when do you leave? tomorrow Quote: Originally Posted by DanielleNDerek Your stuff looks great. your veil is gorgeous, such pretty lace. What kind of music did you put on your cds? here is our playlist: Brett Dennen- Blessed Jack Johnson- Better Together G.Love- Give it to You Feist- 1234 Matt Costa- Sweet Rose Travis- Flowers in the Window Ben Harper- In the Colors G.Love- Beautiful The Eels- Fresh Feeling ALO- Girl I Wanna Lay You Down Travis- Love Will Come Through Matt Costa- Sunshine The Cure- Just Like Heaven Tristan Prettyman- Love Love Love Ray LaMontagne- Hold You in my Arms Death Cab for Cutie- I Will Follow you into the Dark Quote: Originally Posted by kristina&kevin Wow! everything looks wonderful! Where did you find the starfish for the placecards? They are great! thanks! they are from Deltona Seashells & Gifts - HOME

Quote: Originally Posted by cmmdee Katrina, You're all packed?!?! Lucky lady!!! I leave in TWO days and haven't even started yet! HAHAHA. Must do that tonight. I got one of my nephews to burn that CD I needed. Should be interesting cause he's 15 and I told him to "pick out some songs" that you like. Oh Lord. I pray it's not crazy music. LOL. I do'nt think the band will rest more than 15minutes between each set so we should be fine. Jorge's parents, his bro, and bro's wife and kid left Portugal already for DR today! I cannot believe this is really happening, guys. I just want to say right now that this JULY BRIDES thread has been the best EVER! and I will miss you guys when I'm gone and it has been so fun sharing planning details with you guys. You guys are the best ever. BDW rocks! :) yes- packed! i needed to know what to give to my parents and had even considered shipping things to fi's parents so that they can bring stuff down. so i didn't want to screw myself over in the end. i'm so glad i did.

Quote: Originally Posted by Mylee84 I love your rehearsal dress! where did you get it?? =) thanks! i found it at loehman's- i'm not sure if you have that store. but it's calvin klein, so maybe you can google it. i'll grab the product number/name off the tag when i get home.

Quote: Originally Posted by Maura katrina, even though ive seen everything as youve done it in the process, it is really nice to see it all together at once! everything is stunning and i will be working on my CDs while you're away and thinking of you and BTW, the new hair flower is BEAUTIFUL and goes perfectly with your dress & veil! i love it! i cant believe your time is here already! i am so happy you get back before i leave for my wedding so i can hear all about yours! dont forget to post pics from your legal day on friday!!!!! big hugs and congratulations to you, you know i love ya! aww thanks maur! you're the best!! i'll make sure i get pics up before you leave! btw, i have some extra cd cases if you need any. just let me know and i'll send them before i leave. Quote: Originally Posted by Alyssa they look so good! i love the design - i am https://www.google.com/accounts/Serv...lcache=2&hl=en Gmail: Email from Googleplaying with doing them myself. where did you find such pretty cardstock as backing? PS - i am really jealous you are going to belize for you HM! thanks! i got the paper from jo ann fabrics in mount laurel- i think they have the best cardstock choices out of the craft places in our area. there's a little sparkle in them too that you can't really see. and don't tell any of my guests but i'm more excited for belize than mex!

is this just a temporary gig with an end in sight? or does dh want to be there for the long haul? i guess what i'm getting at is if i knew it just a temp resume builder type thing i'd suck it up- though easier said than done. but it's certainly not something i'd be able to live with for years. i don't know if i have advice, but i do think that it's your place to say if it effects your relationship.. sorry i'm no help! hah

Quote: Originally Posted by Alyssa wow everything looks GREAT! your BM's dress is gorgeous that color is going to pop out there on the beach! how did you make your circle tags? is it 2 layers? thanks! i looove the dresses and wish i had one for myself! the tags are two layers- just a "text" weight glued onto a thicker cardstock. i cut them by hand which was pretty slow and tedious, but i couldn't justify buying one of those circle cutters for the tags.

Quote: Originally Posted by Just Martha Katrina! Everything looks wonderful!!! I love everything!!! But I really love your veil and hair flower! Question....are you still planning on serving the tomato soup? I am pretty sure Mexico uses tomatoes from there....just a thought. good call!!! and i didn't even think of that... i'll check with the wc, but worst case scenario and we don't serve it, i'm not making new menus! haha.. i'm so over diy.

yep. we are staying on ambergris caye. we hired a private car service to pick us up at our hotel in playa del carmen and drive us across the border to corazal, belize. from there we are taking a small puddle jumper plane to san pedro (the town in ambergris caye). the whole trip will take about 5-6 hours but we are leaving mexico at 8am. no real direct flights exist from cancun to belize city, so hiring a car is best. we're pretty excited to just relax and watch the mexico countryside and stop in small towns along the way- it's an experience that i don't think many tourists get to do. ambergris caye really has a wide range of hotel choices. they are serious luxury hotels and also smaller b&b type places. we went for a hotel in the middle range right outside the town but it's in walking distance to everything. i use the word "town" pretty loosely. there are only dirt roads and just a handful of cars. coming from the riviera maya i think that belize is one of the most feasible and economic choices, but i'm sure other places would work also.

i'm pretty energized on vacations, but i don't know if i could go right to europe from the caribbean... europe imo is not a relaxing vacation. there is so much to see and so much history that you are constantly going. are there any places you are interested in in central/south america? i think that might be more feasible... but it's your honeymoon! it's should be the best vacation ever!

Immediately from Mexico we are heading to Belize and here is the view from our room: Whew! let me know if anything is too huge! everything looks fine on my pc.

Fans for ceremony: from oriental trading Bags of eco-fetti for throwing after the ceremony: eco-fetti from www.ecofetti.com Menus: Placecards: Day of the dead cake topper: Centerpieces: OOT bags: towels, mini maraca keychain, lotion, soap, cds, picture frame and candle MOH OOT bags: same as above, plus bag from target, and flip flops from jcrew The CDs which went inside:

My dress: Calvin Klein ivory silk dress My veil and hair flower, but not my actual hair style: Veil is from occansey Hair inspiration: My shoes: Bandolinos from Discount women's, men's, and kid's shoes, plus clothing, handbags, & accessories - 6PM.com My clutch: banana republic from ebay Bouquet inspiration: Moh bouquet inspiration: First moh dress: from jcrew in tangerine Second moh dress (she’s only 12 so this one covered her up more): also jcrew in tangerine

Wooo! So it’s my time to go! I want to thank everyone because chances are I borrowed something from you. And also want to thank the other July brides for all of the moral support! We leave next Tuesday so hopefully this gives me time to answer any questions. Our wedding is at the Riu Yucatan in Playa del Carmen. Save the dates: Invites: Here’s the wedding location- the resort gardens My engagement ring: My wedding band: Mike’s ring: from Wholesale Sterling Silver Jewelry | Titanium | Stainless Steel | Fashion Jewelry Rehearsal dress: Fi’s suit inspiration, but his tie is orange and white instead of brown:

Quote: Originally Posted by ErinB My resort wasn't the cheapest. However, I am a firm believer in you get what you pay for. If we had chosen a less expensive resort we would have had more guests (probably). But it was not worth it to me to sacrifice what I wanted for the rest of the group. It was my wedding and I wanted to be happy! LOL Also, you need to check into what you get for the money. All of our food, drinks, room service, transfers, watersports (motorized and non-motorized), as well as several excursions were included. Sometimes the rooms might be cheaper but you will end up spending the same amount of money. The bottom line with a DW is those who want to come will come. Those that don't will always have SOME kind of excuse. If it's not the money, it's the timing, the location, the airline, etc. i'm the exact opposite. it was much more worth it for me to have more guests and i was willing to sacrifice the wedding options in order to make others more apt to come. i'm very happy with my resort choice and i'm confident in the riu chain- but it's not on par with many of the other resort options you'll find here. so really, it's depends what your priorities are..

i'll be getting married! it's our legal day.

i agree with alyssa and you should try jcrew or banana. my legal dress is from banana- it's white eyelet.

Quote: Originally Posted by Maura eeeee! im so excited for you!!! have you posted what you're wearing for legal day yet? no not yet. i'll get it up here soon. Quote: Originally Posted by Abbie ooh katrina and i will probably have our reviews and some pics up the same week! we get home on the 19th!! woo hoo! yay! when are you posting your planning thread? i'm hoping to do mine pretty soon.

next tuesday! we're gone for two weeks so we'll be home on the 22.

woooooo july brides!!!! so this week is just full of small last minute things- prescription refills, dry cleaning, etc. we are all packed which is great. i can't believe we fit everything in our bags. legal day is on FRIDAY! and for the past couple days i've been working on my planning thread- i'm trying not to leave anything out!

aww it's great! the timing between the photos with the music is perfect too!

yay maura!! everything looks so pretty! congrats on all the fun stuff!

everything looks AWESOME!!

well, i certainly don't think any of my guests are stupid, nor do i have time management issues.. but thanks anyway