Betsy

That's cute Yamille, he must be so proud ! My dad was the only one that wore a tie too. None of the GM's did.

Quote: Originally Posted by carly I chose "more spiritual then religious". I was raised catholic (12 years of catholic school, then also a catholic college for 2 years), and I really do believe in most of it. I have a problem with the rules of the church though. I don't believe in judging people for their sexual orientation, religious choices, etc. I also don't believe that I have to go to "church" to feel at peace, or confessiong me sins to a priest. I think you can interact with your God (whichever religion you are) in however you see fit, as long as you life your life the right way. Basically, as long as you are a good person. I believe more in the ideas behind the religion, and I don't take anything literally. Most of the stories are told to make a point, and the point is the lesson, not necessarily the story. At least that's what I believe. However, I have some friends that are very gung-ho with their religions and take each story as a literal historical fact and I completely respect that. NOTE: As Alyssa said, this topic can be touchy, so please play nice. Quote: Originally Posted by Yari I do consider myself religious. I definitely am trying to get to church more, but am not doing a good job at it. I was raised Catholic, went to Catholic school, etc. I had a huge problem not being able to get married in the Catholic church cause my DH had already been married in the church. Needless to say it pissed me off, but rules are rules. I love the tradition of the Catholic church, but I wish they would loosen up a bit. I believe that people are born gay, that they have a right to marry, that priest have a right to get married, abortion is a freedom of choice and I used birth control. I am a liberal Catholic, but I definitley want to raise my children in the faith. I believe it gave me a good foundation regarding morals and principles. I guess they call me a cafeteria Catholic, I pick and choose what I want. At the end of the night, I still pray every day and I think about God all the time. Awesome, couldn't have said it better myself! I converted to the Catholic faith while I was dating DH - he is from a Catholic family and we knew we would get married someday, and wanted to raise our family in the same religion. (I grew up lutheran.) SO I am going through RCIA (rite of christian adults) and learning about the catholic faith and guess what.......I got pregnant! We were not married yet and I was SCARED to death of what our priest and the Sister who was leading the class would say. I mean I thought I would get kicked out (LOL) BUT they were so awesome, and it totally changed my view of the catholic church. I guess I was lucky enough to go to a Catholic church that was somewhat more "understanding" I guess? Fast-forward to today where we just moved to a new town, not knowing anyone. The first "friends" I made were at church. They were so welcoming, and friendly, and invited me to be part of the church council. I seriously love going to church every Sunday and learning more about the Catholic faith. I don't neccesarily agree with everything, but I think that is why I was put in this situation. Maybe to open other peoples eyes about certain situations. I still pray every night and I feel truly blessed to have met DH and be fortunate enough to have 2 beautiful children. Have you guys ever read "The Secret"? It's not at all a catholic book, it's about positive thinking and stuff. I personally loved that book. It talks about a "higher power" which can be spiritual/religious/kind of whatever you want it to be. I highly reccommend it (i can never spell that word LOL) Anyways there are my 2 cents. The End.

It looks great! I wouldn't add a thing! How are they wearing it? On the wrist or pinned?

What color are you GM's wearing? I just had my dad wear a black shirt like the rest of the GM's and DH. Then he surprised me and showed up in some hot pink converse shoes LOL! It was awesome!

I forgot how annoyed I get sometimes at this show. Spencer is such a douchebag

Make sure you take pics when you get it and post them!!

Sweeeeeet!! I guess I can watch right now! Thanks Jacilynda!

I totally forgot about it someone's facebook reminded me of it...and then I forgot again! Thank god MTV has about 1 million reruns of it on all the time!

Yay Shelley! Less than a month! Wow - where did that time go LOL! Your dress is beautiful and your hair looks great! Exciting!!

Wow that is cute! And what a steal! Good Job!

They look a lot alike! I would pick #1 - it looks more detailed in the pics and the train doesn't look as long! Both beautiful though!

Not a dreams bride either ha! But I ordered a club sandwich from room service as soon as I got back from my hair appt! I was soooo nervous I only ate a little bit, but I'm glad I at least had that!

Stephanie, I quit like a month ago. And I was the biggest b*tch for the first couple weeks. For no reason LOL! My poor husband! But seriously, it goes away, and I feel so much better now! Just don't take it personal. I know it sucks but I promise it has nothing to do with YOU!!! As long as it doesn't last too long! But your sweet fiance should be back within a few days! Good Luck!

That sucks! First of all, I would say right now NO to the family reunion at your wedding. We all have heard those "family reunion stories" and I highly doubt that's what you want to remember your wedding by! It totally sucks that everyone is backing out on your uncle right now, but it's not YOUR fault! And I don't think you should have to have a family reunion at your wedding WTF!!! Good Luck girl!

Sounds so fun! I love that they all wrote down recipes for you! And you got your china WOO HOO!! Can't wait to see pics!

Quote: Originally Posted by Fabi Is the Immaculate Conception Catholic Chapel REALLY recognized by the Catholic Church? It depends on YOUR individual church I believe. Our priest had to get permission from the bishop in our diocese for us to be married at the Catholic Chapel. Once that was finished, we still did all of our pre-cana stuff and then that had to be sent to the priest that was marrying us. It all worked out perfect for us.....the justice of the peace did his part first, (the legal part) and then our priest took over with the blessing of our marriage for the catholic part.

I bought mine on eBay, I know they weren't that expensive either, worth a try!!

Congrats on your upcoming wedding and welcome to the forum! The beauty of a DW is that all you really have to do is show up.......that being said, I'm sure you will come up with tons of idea's once you have looked around here a little bit!

Quote: Originally Posted by BillysBride Just personal opinion here..I think it's a tad too much. One song for the groomsmen/groom, a song for the bridesmaids including maid/matron of honor, then a song for the bride's entrance. Thats three songs in the span of probably about five minutes total. lol..more than enough. I agree, this is what we did too.

Someone on here did biodegradable flower petals, wonder if that would be okay??

Very Cute - good job!

Eureka, those spanish books that were talked about are called "Spanish for Dummies" and they have english-spanish phrases in them. Here is what they look like (I had them in my OOT bags too) and everyone loved them! This is my sis and her husband.

Hi! There are so many threads on this topic, I'm sure if you do a search you will find the answer to your question! Here are some to get you started.... http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t31035 http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t38734

Welcome! Make sure you check out the thread on Moon Palace!! I am a past Moon Palace bride and it is BEAUTIFUL!!

Congrats - and beautiful pics! I'm glad everything went well!