Andi

welcome to the forum! A couple of boutique hotels that come to my mind to check out are in Puerto Vallarta Playa Fiesta - a lot of girls on the forum have had BEAUTIFUL weddings there http://bestdestinationwedding.com/fo...eddings-36534/ and Casa Velas http://bestdestinationwedding.com/fo...a-velas-41922/ hope that helps!

Quote: Originally Posted by sammysgirl Andi- great advice! I'm def. going to make S take a shot or two before! PS- i used some of your pics as my inspiration! They are incredible and my most favorite ttd shots ever! a couple shots and a beer too! aww thanks! we love them too! Funny story, I JUST finally ordered a TTD pic on canvas...it is pretty cool, highly recommend the canvas!

Daniela, most have said this already...you have to remember that this is your wedding. Take a step back and really think about what you want your day to be like. (and when I say 'your' I mean you and your FI combined ) consider the following....if you change your resort, will you be just as happy with everything as if you stayed at Zoetry? if you stayed at zoetry are you guys ok with potentially less guests attending because of the price? think about it from all angles Quote: Originally Posted by Jen_S I am sorry you are experiencing this but it is very typical. I think you and your FI need to talk about what is the most important to you guys. For us it was having our close friends and family members which meant we had to go for a middle of the range resort in the end our wedding was amazing and by not spending as much as we orig thought we were able to go on another honeymoon. Good Luck!!! On the other end of what Jen said here (just to show you that it really is up to you two), for us, we decided that we truly were ok if not all our friends and family were going to make it because of costs so we stuck with our original plan and hotel choice. We decided that if it ended up being just the two of us, we were ok....and once we made that decision we just blocked out the negative comments that everyone kept telling us. when they would "kindly" remind us of the price we would "kindly" tell them that by no means were we "expecting" them to come. we planned for 35 guests, at one point we thought there would only be 15 (which again we were totally ok with) well we ended up with 36! bottom line it is your guys day....you should do it how you want and feel most comfortable with!

Quote: Originally Posted by dianep he agreed to do the TTD... hooray! oh hooray! just have him take a couple of shots or something before and that will make him much more at ease

Quote: Originally Posted by Island Bride I have a chiffon dress so I believe I will be ok. My real question is, all you ladies that have already done your TTD, which time of the day would you recommend to be best? Only thing i've ever read was brides getting up bright and early in the morning for it. We did ours from about 3pm-sunset. I think early morning for sunrise or later for sunset are the best times Quote: Originally Posted by dianep still trying to convince FI that a TTD is a good idea. not sure i'll be able to warm him up to the idea. but i have lists of nearby cenotes in case i can talk him into doing it! if you want to do it, you should convey that to him. it really is a once in a lifetime sort of opportunity...I think if you really want to do it and you don't you might regret it later. I think I posted on this thread already that my DH was semi against it too but i talked so much about it before hand that he knew I really had my heart set on it...so he went along with it to make me happy and in the end he admits...it was fun and our TTD pics are some of our favs out of all our pics! Quote: Originally Posted by lovelytlc i am falling in love with the cenote pics... I was definitely planning to do a ttd, but I love the cenote also. has anyone done cenote pics in DR. thats where im getting married? I looks like most people do them in mexico hmm does the DR have cenotes? I thought they were only in mexico on the cancun side? but i could be wrong...I would say if there is a cenote in the DR, go for it!

Quote: Originally Posted by carly So does anyone notice any major weight losses? I've been bad about committing to this once I found out how hard it was, but think I might be more motivated if it gave good results. I hate the scale so i try to stay off it. I gauge myself based on how my clothes fit and how i generally feel. I am feeling better and also feeling better in my clothes! After my wedding I gained at least 10 lbs so now I feel like I am just about back to what I was for the wedding (or at least that is what I am telling myself) now that I am in the latter weeks I think the more running will def help with weight loss. Quote: Originally Posted by Erika J Holy crapper Andi- that sounds hard! yes it was...but now that i did it, i want to go do it again! i might be getting addicted to running, yuck that is gross! hahaha

So I did week 5 day 3 this morning....It was hard! run for 20 mins straight! which for a runner is nothing but for me...wow I think I am going to be sore after that, it was so not easy!

Hmmm I don't think I have ever posted in this thread...here is my bouquet pic....

Hi April 2010 brides!!!!!! I am an old married lady now but an april bride too! (which IMO is the best month to get married in ) my DH and I are celebrating our 1 year anniversary in a couple of weeks and I seriously can't believe how fast this first year has FLOWN by! Just wanted to stop in here and tell all of you April brides congrats! Enjoy EVERY SINGLE SECOND of your entire trip because I promise you it will go way too fast and try not to worry about the minor details...don't sweat the small stuff..just enjoy your day and live in the moment! Have fun girls! and come back with pics!

I started week 5 yesterday and about died! I peeked ahead to week 6 and am scared already!

welcome back Mrs.! can't wait to see your pics!

Try using the search function before starting a new thread. This has most likely been discussed already somewhere

Hey Diane! I was just thinking about you the other day and how I hadn't seen you on here in awhile! I was wondering how everything was coming along because yep at this time last year things were a bit chaotic! WOW 98% ready, that is awesome! I was happy I had everything ready to go 2 days before we left! yep I would 100% recommend Fernando, yes the prices are a bit steep but he goes to LC all the way from Nuevo. His english is not very good but wow, he does great with hair and makeup! I would recommend getting your makeup done on a trial run at home before you leave, take pics of your face up close and take a few, like one with your eyes open and one with them closed. just show fernando the pics and he will get it done from there! I did the picture thing from a trial run I had done and my make up turned out just the way I wanted it! yay!!!!!!!!! OMG you are sooo close now date twin! I am so excited for you! So my hubby and I might be in PV that weekend celebrating our 1 year anniversary!!!!!!!!! I am soooooo excited! I say might because we are still trying to decide if we can get away for a few days and also if we can afford it. I just started a new job so i can't really take a lot of time off yet. I would just be happy though if we can make it down there for an extended weekend! I would LOVE it if we do go to take the Rythms of the Night tour over on 4/24 so we can be on the same beach we were married at but one year later! but who knows, our plans are up in the air still right now.... anyway Diane, have an awesome trip! come back with pics and details!!!!! and have a great wedding day!

Quote: Originally Posted by TA Jill Did anyone start week 4 yet? I finished week 3 on Sunday and should have started week 4 today, but I was completely swamped with work. I'm planning to start it tomorrow but it looks really hard! I started week 4 on saturday and did week 4 day 2 today...it was a killer!!!!!!!!!!!! I tell you what...those 5 mins were just about the end of me! I did much better with it for some reason on saturday than i did today...it is good though, feeling good about it!

wow evertyhing looked great! what a beautiful resort to get married at! congrats Mrs.!

oh yay for going 45 mins today jill! I did week 3 day 2 this morning and today was just not a good day. I did week 3 day 1 on saturday and felt great! but today not so much....I was just in a monday funk i guess oh well, will try again tomorrow!

beautiful tammy!

I started week 3 day 1 today as well. It was for sure a bit challenging but I am finally feeling like I am getting back in my running state of mind. soooo that is good. as far as shorts, can't help you there, I always wear the champion (from target I think) brand of capris

oh no! sorry today sucked! I had a bad day the other day too and I feel like my reasons for it were similar to yours, not eating, etc.. oh well, there are good days and bad days, at least you went and did it right?!

Quote: Originally Posted by TA Jill I did good with the start of the second week. I actually went longer than I was supposed to because I'm used to doing hour classes and I felt like 30 minutes wasn't long enough. So I kept doing intervals until I hit 3 miles. oh I thought of doing the same thing too because 30 mins just doesn't seem long enough to me! I think i will try getting to 3 miles when I go next time!

Quote: Originally Posted by autjo I got my holders on ebay from this company: 50 Business ID Card Badge Holder w/ Zipper Vertical ZH - eBay (item 260564428945 end time Apr-05-10 23:16:16 PDT) And wrist coils from OTC. I just did a quick search and ebay has a ton of them as well. Whoa Autumn! that is a smokin deal on those badges! Yes go with these...much better price

I got my coils from Oriental Trading, they are $2.99 for a dozen Whistle Expando Bracelet Key Chains and I got the badges from Amazon: Amazon.com: Advantus 75523 Resealable badge holder, 2-5/8 x 3-3/4, horizontal, prepunched, 50 per box: Office Products although they are the horizontal ones they worked just fine

Quote: Originally Posted by TA Jill Started week 2 today, woohoo! oh me too! we are on the same schedule I think! How did you do?

Quote: Originally Posted by ali0284 I want to use my real dress, but I'm so scared it will get ruined. WHat type of material was your dress? mine was beaded! haha here is a pic of how dirty it really got...one quick jump in the pool and it was clean. granted it is now not perfectly white but oh well i had no plans to sell it after the wedding and/or wear it again. so for me it served its purpose.

Quote: Originally Posted by barefootbeachbride i knew what you meant.I was just making a side note:) your date is approaching! isnt this exciting! Im going out of my mind with excitement/anxiety! me too just making a side note Quote: Originally Posted by barefootbeachbride I had another nightmare that i just had to share with you guys! I dreamed we were all at caletas and the shower didn’t work and I was trying to get ready so I had to bathe in the ocean. Then the tables were all set up and some crazy person with a jeep runs into the cake table and the cake topples in the sand! Then it was already 7 pm and Fernando didn’t show up to do my hair and make-up yet so the ceremony had not even started so I went to the bar and asked for a tequila shot and they did not have tequila so I settled for a lemonade but there was no alcohol at all at caletas..Fernando finally shows up but I forgot my money to pay him so I sent my uncle (who is not even coming to the wedding) back to PV on a canoe and my atm card would not work in Mexico!! I was exausted when I woke up!! that is funny! well that must mean you are getting closer then! when do you leave? how is packing going?! who is your photog? maybe there is a blog i can stalk!