Kristy!

I will definitely have my photog there. I just think that it'd be weird to have him to get it from her and then she starts taking his picture. If she's in the background, he probably won't even notice he's having his picture taken. Maybe I'll have my MOH do it. After all, she's already seen the live version of these pics since we did a group BD session. (Casey and Yamille were there too and let me tell you, they are definitely some hot girls!)

I'm getting my niece's dress off of eBay. She'll just have turned 3, but she wears a 2T. It's organza, just like my dress, so she should be cool enough.

I was pretty good, but only lost 0.4. This is getting frustrating.

We're going to do the shell blessing at the end as well. We're not sure if we're going to have 30 shells with a one word blessing already written on each one (trust, love, happiness, etc.) or if we should let everyone choose what they would like to write. Or maybe we'll leave them blank. Regardless, we're doing that! For the other, yes, we would like to keep the shells and sand.

I wouldn't pick one. Why cause yourself the stress and make the other two feel bad? 3 BMs is perfectly fine.

We're having a pig roast for ours. We renting a pavilion at a state park and doing everything BBQ-style. We're getting it catered and having a family friend take some pictures. We just want everything to be very casual and fun. The only bad part is that we have to have 8 days after we return from our honeymoon. Yikes!

Wow, I feel cheap. I'm not big on the two ring look and my engagement ring came with a simple band, so I'm going to use that and get them sodered together. I looked at some other rings, but felt they took away from my E-ring. FI wanted a simple white gold band. I believe the size is 6mm. Anyway, it's usually $295, cash price was $200 (the jeweler is a family friend). So to answer your question, we spent a total of $200 and we're both super happy. I never thought we'd get away with spending so little!

Quote: Originally Posted by Tlseege Most brides, from what I have seen, send the photographer with the book before the wedding. Then the photographer can capture his emotions as he opens the book! That's mostly what I've heard. I'm afraid he'll feel like he has to give some kind of big reaction if he knows the photographer is watching him. He also may feel awkward. I guess I will do this if I don't come up with anything else. The locked box is a cute idea. Keeps the ideas coming ladies!

Has anyone seen any sand ceremony vases that would work for shells? I'm worried about them getting wedged in there.

Put them in charge of the guest book. That is the WORST job!

We're listing an interesting fact about each person and you have to ask around to find who it is. Some examples we have: This person has photographed Bill Clinton. This person was in Aruba when Natalie Holloway disappeared. This person was valedictorian in high school. We'll have a prize for the person who gets all of the answers first. When FI and I were starting to work on this, he didn't know mine! We'll have to ask some people to come up with one themselves, but I think it'll work out well.

FI and I are not going to see each other before our wedding. Here are my two questions: When exactly did you give him your BD book? Did you physically give it to him or did someone else? Thanks!

I just tried level 2 last night. I don't really like it. Not because it's hard (which is it!), but I feel really awkward. It's also hard to do if someone lives below you because some of those exercises really make you bang on the floor. I think I will go back to level 1 for now and bump up the weight a little bit and occassionally throw level 2 in there. I wonder what the third level is like! (I'm definitely not there yet!)

I'm a Maggie bride too! I'll be wearing Bliss and it should be in any day now. I can't wait! It cost just over $900 with tax and the bridal salon includes the alterations as well!

I'm a Maggie bride too! I'll be wearing Bliss and it should be in any day now. I can't wait! It cost just over $900 with tax and the bridal salon includes the alterations as well!

I've been trying to figure out what to do for the unity part of the ceremony. I like the sand ceremony, but our colors are hot pink and bright green, so I don't picture keeping that out in our home. So FI and I were talking about this the other night and we came up with a sand and shell ceremony. I'm going down to St. Lucia a few days before him, so I can collect shells. When he comes to the island, he can collect some sand. Then we can blend them together. We thought this would be a cute idea. Has anyone done this or have an opinion about?

Those are pretty cool. Thanks for sharing!

Congrats Kelly! You must be so excited!

Ha ha, I love it!

Very nice! Now I want to change my outfits for my pics on Saturday.

Quote: Originally Posted by cdc0427 I've only had my eyebrows waxed and end up with bumps a couple days later. I'm in a wedding on February 14th so I got real brave and scheduled a full leg, armpits and pubic area (not sure if I want o brazillian or not) all the day before. Do you think I will be sore or red the next day for the wedding because the dress is strapless and short. Plus what the heck, it's Valentines Day so I can't afford to be sore in my pubic area! I CAN'T BELIEVE I JUST SAID THAT!!!!!! Honestly, I wouldn't do all of that the day before. I tend to be red and bumpy for a few days after a bikini wax. Then again, I have very fair skin. As for the wax last night, it was GREAT! It was so much better than the usual kind. That blue poetic wax is wonderful. I will never go back to the other. Woo hoo!

Thanks! It doesn't cost much more than my regular waxer, so if there's a difference, it will definitely be worth it. I'll let you all know tomorrow!

I'm getting a Brazilian wax today for my BD pics on Saturday. I'm trying out Mercury Spa since I've heard great things about poetic wax on this forum. Here's to hoping it's less painful as promised!

Come on Ann, it was the Superbowl!! I know I'm in the gaining club!

We always make fondue on V-day. I basically mimick The Melting Pot's menu and we have a quiet evening at home. For the gift, we get something that we want as a couple. One year we picked out a digital camera together, another year we got our passports. Not the most exciting gifts, but they take the pressure off and we get something practical. We haven't decided what we're getting this y ear, but we'll probably pick something off of our registry that we don't feel like waiting any longer for.