Ana

Unfortunatley I don't have any BD pics or anything, so this will have to do.

phew thank god! hehe I was so confused the last couple of hours

ugh I'm so sorry!!! that's friggin' brutal! I would even demand that they give you a portion of the money back for the dress, I mean this is so ridiculous.

Thank you the dress was by Marisa Bridal and I had the taffeta swaped out for satin. Not sure really the name of the dress

I'm actually a bit shocked at the rant, and at your surprise. I agree with everyone else. While its a vacation for everyone including your parents, the cost of their flights is substantial and it should be factored into the cost of the wedding. I hope that you will come to see how your parents must be feeling as well. I will also add, that even for us we told our guests they did not have to give us gifts because it was such a huge expense for them to come. Some still chose to give something, but it was not expected.

3 months!?? that's so strange. My e-ring is 18k white gold and has never needed to be dipped, and I've had it for over 2 years now. It still looks new minus a few dings because I'm a tard and wear it to the gym :S

Congratulations!! It sounds like you had a great time

yea I'm looking forward to getting back to vancouver and seeing my friends, and secretly I hope that I run into this Craig Stowe person so I can tell him how I really feel in person. The whole thing just makes me so upset.

yey!!! congrats You're going to have an amazing time! hehe I love the proposal story, its so cute

everything looks lovely!

Thanks Nat, I already cancelled that booking. We're going for a late dinner at Chambar and then I have a few contacts in the club business there, so we might either go somewhere in Yaletown or this other place that my friend owns. I did respond to his email and told him that he was quite presumptuous to think that (a)I'm not successful on my own and (b)I'm looking for a man. Marak, I 100% DISAGREE with your comments. Seeing as how this is his business he is jeopardizing his own company by making those comments. Furthermore, a "womens moguls olympic party" is not QUITE THE SOIREE, and I very much doubt there will be celebs...either way, I'm not exactly in awe of celebs and have zero desire to integrate myself into a shallow materialistic crowd. I don't need other people to "take care of me" or my friends, and show us a good time. If I wished to act like a bimbo I probably would never have gotten married, and Mr. Stowe's comments would not have offended me.

Your photos are some of the best wedding photos I've ever seen!!! You guys look fab!

I am beyond upset right now so I definitely need to vent. I have been planning a party in Vancouver for a friend's bachelorette which just happens to fall within the Olympic Madness timeframe. I was originally awarded a time and reservation at an upscale lounge, but was then told that my reservation was no longer accepted and that if I should wish to attend still I would have to pay double the price. As insulting and appalling this was, the real story came after I received an email from Craig Stowe (founder and co-partner of Jet Set Crew - the company responsible for hosting the Olympic party which nullified my original reservation). Craig Wrote me the following response (please heed special attention to the last paragraph) From: Craig <> > Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 04:26:42 > To: <>; <> > Cc: <> > Subject: RE: Reservation > HI Ana-Maria I guess Benji didn't know the Olympics were coming to Vancouver , when he took the booking , sorry for any problem this may have cause your group. As you suspected JetSet is hosting an Olympic party at Canvas on the 13th , may I suggest you book the weekend before if you would like to experience a regular sat night at Canvas. Or book contact Simon and book into a real Olympic party with hot available successful men. Best Regards Craig Stowe 1925 Main Street Vancouver, B.C. Canada 5T 3C1 Not only was this a disgusting and unprofessional email to receive from a person of his status but how presumptous that all women interested in attending a party would only wish to do so at the prospect of meeting "rich" men! In today's time I believe this to be a sexist and demeaning remark and one that shows exactly how much the "Olympics" have gone to everyone's head. I don't even know really what to do with this. I sent the email to a few news stations and radio stations, maybe someone will pick up on it. I just can't believe that a professional would ever write this!!

great planning thread Mel I can't wait to see the final product!

I'm so sorry that you're going through this...its brutal! I agree with everyone else, if he really wanted to make this work and he had nothing to hide he would give you what you needed to make you feel content and move on. YOU should be his #1 priority and if you're not then you need to be honest with yourself. Like Nadine said, follow your head and not your heart on this one. The fact that he blaitantly disrespected you is disgusting and not ok. He should be thinking of you and only you, ALWAYS!

I like option 2, I feel like it contrasts better.

Congratulations!!

oh no, that sounds terrible!!! I'm sorry that you're going through this so soon before the wedding. But just think ahead to the amazing time you will have on your wedding day!! and hopefully you'll be pain free by then

Stunning pics Natalia!!! How will you ever pick your faves? they're all amazing!

no its not too bad, but we chose not to have the extra expense and just do a group gathering at El Patio

You don't pay for the dinner itself, you're paying for the set up fee. If you are not eating at one of the restaurants then the staff needs to set up a special area for your guests, they also have to allocate servers, bartender etc... especially for you. Hence the $29pp fee, which I think is super reasonable compared to other resorts that charge a set up fee as well as a meal fee and drink fee etc... You will have to pay the pp fee when you organize your private wedding dinner as well. It really does take alot of extra work to set up a special seating area, as well as expense it might take to add extra staff for the night.

Hi Jess, I know some of the girls on the forum have done a theme package as their welcome dinner. If you do a search for Dreams Cabo reviews and read through them you might get the answers that you're looking for.

Welcome Jessica and happy planning!!! I got married at Dreams last April and absolutely loved it!!! I'm ecstatic that we get to go back again this coming April for our friends' wedding You will love it!

your pictures look beautiful!! I think you inspired me to take my next beach vacation in aruba

Congrats!!!!