drbrainfreeze

Marie, I agree. It sucks that they are coming down there, but you are in NO way obligated t pay for them. $55 pp adds up really really quicky. Maybe you can have them come join you for the rehearsal dinner since that is free, but thats it. Tell your friends to explain to them that the wedding is for your closest friends and family, and that you are trying to keep costs down. Just remember, that day is about you and FO and the beginning of your lives together, so don't let anything get you down!!!

Weekend Update: So some other friends had a BBQ this weekend and she came to the BBQ. She had gone to Walmart earlier in the day and dropped $200 for the trip....jeez...this is what she bought: Because she read about it on Trip Advisor: 2-3 pillows since the resort ones are hard. She will leave these behind. 2 beach towels because they have cute stuff on 'em, and the ones we have for the OOT bags are plain.... 2 bath towels since she thinks they won't give her enough 4 washcloths since they do not give them out (according to TA) 4 sull sized shampoos and conditioners Gosh there was also something funny....Oh yeah, she bought a TON of snack foods so that she doesnt have to buy them in the gift shop (things like Pringles). Again this is an AI. You are bound to find snacks. You really need to spend $60 on snacks to pack? I think this girl may be bringing more luggage than me ;-) Oh and she had the nearve to make fun of me for the 6 bathing suits that I own and am bringing with me. (a)3 of them are old (b)I am spending 2 weeks in the carribean between the wedding and the cruise honeymoon!! Oh she bought me some water shoes (kinda nice!!!) from Walmart. But then she proceeded to tell me how hers are WAY better than mine and she spent $50 on them from overstock and how I should have gone this route but I am out of time. So that was my weekend with her I still love her though!

Quote: Originally Posted by BBtoB Wow...you have your hands full. So is she going by herself? Can't she go off and do her thing? She is too funny! You would think it was her wedding with all the details. haha I guess you just have to laugh...entertaining fo sho! She is going with her husband. This is their big vacation for them this year and it is nowhere she has been before. So HE has HIS hands full! He just roll shis eyes at her all the time. Kinda funny. The couple is also good friends with a group of friends that we have going, so there shouldnt be a problem, except she drives our friends crazy too!

Quote: Originally Posted by kiki317 New sax guy is Jeff Coffin from the felck tones. Tim Reynolds is touring with them again and Rashawn Ross on the tumpet. enjoy the show!!! So excited!! Its this Friday!! It's my last big outing thing as a non-wife Loved Jeff last year on the tour and of course Tim so its gonna be a great show!

So, FI and I decided that we wanted to bring a cake serving set. Of course, we waited til last minute to decide this. We went to Things Remembered but everything is so expensive, and I wasn't too in love with anything they had. Plus they basically kill you on engraving fees! So we deicded to give OTC a chance with their set. We figured, even if they were crappy, we would only be using it for the wedding. Well, we got them and they are SO nice. They are huge, beautiful, and a great weight. I thought they would be flimsy, but that is not the case. They were actually better than what I had found in TR and Bed, Bath and Beyond. The best thing? With the coupon, the set was $19.00 with free engraving. They can't engrave the knife, but thats ok. I can even see us using this in the future at home. Silver-Plated Stacked Hearts Knife And Cake Server Set I didn't take a pic of mine and its all wrapped up and packed, but I highly recommend this set!

Quote: Originally Posted by VB Stephanie Thank you everyone! You made me think twice about including the beach mats and I have decided against taking them. The Pier I mats are super cute and sized right, but I missed the sale. I just hope I am not jealous when I see DrBrainFreeze and her guest using them the week we are there :) Stephanie - When are you going to be at the RIU? Whats your wedding date?

I'm sure that they wont give you a hard time. I am going on US Air as well, and my plan is to nicely speak with the gate agent as soon as she/he is not overcrowded by other passengers, and ask that we can maybe get on the plane first so that we can get an over head. FI also has his garment bag so we are going to try and stuff those up there together, maybe on top of our rollong suitcases. Otherwise, I will just fold it in half and try to stick it under the seat Worse comes to worse, they force us to gate check our rolling suitcases but hopefully not since we are already chceking 2 bags. I will let you know in a few weeks!

Just checking in on everyone. This weekend was pretty productive and we got a TON of crap marked off the huge to-do list. The reward is a new Desperate Housewives so pretty excited for that. FI just mentioned to me he thinks that now he wants a sand ceremony. I had mentioned it to him forever ago, and now, 2.5 weeks away, he wants one ;-) So next week we will be in the search for some supplies for that. Still gotta write the vows, clean and get the music on the IPod. All big-ish things to do. I also want to find a cute dress, spme sperrys and my wedding undies. Which I will do without him. And of course drop some money at MAC :-) All done next weekend while he is at the BBQ. Then I don't have to spend the $$ in front of him. Otherwise somewhat stress-free!

Quote: Originally Posted by Sapphire723 Awww... the poor thing has been hitting up trip advisor too much it sounds like. She's probably just trying to make sure the week goes smoothly so stressing about it now instead of then. I would just sit her down and explain that at the AI she's going to have everything she needs within walking distance, so she might want to just relax and take advantage of all the free things on the resort. YES! That is exactly what she has been doing all week!! Trip Advisor addiction!!! She actually apologized today to me and said shes just excited and she knows I can't make plans. I just laughed and told her it was fine. She just wants to know what time every little thing is happening, thats all. I will add to this though if she starts up again!

Quote: Originally Posted by islandbride317 Ooh la la! You look awesome....your man won't believe his eyes! (Speaking of which, does he even know what BD pics are, or will this be a complete surprise for him?) Hopefully, he doesn't, cuz what a great surprise it will be! Congrats on your wedding -- it's soooo soon! Christie He has no clue. He doesn't even know I did this. I just told him that I wanted to stay somewhere nice one night. When he sees the room in the pics though...he will be shocked! I got the rest of the photos, but I am waiting on the CD so that I have the full res copies to make the book.

Quote: Originally Posted by KatyKo WOW 22 DAYS! You are too sweet to me. Can't wait to see how your wedding turns out and of course to shop in your leftovers Your's is not too far behind. We will have to have a thank god all the planning and stressing is over party at Wine Vault after you get back!

There are pictures that people took of their beach receptions. I would look in the reviews section or use the search function. One thing to remember - currently, the beach party is on Saturday nights, and sometimes Chandlyn will not allow for beach receptions that night. Sometimes they move it farther down the beach. So I think its hit or miss. There was also another bride who had her reception at the lagoon, so there is another option, and she has her pictures in the review section. Not sure if they will continue that. Best bet is to book early.

Quote: Originally Posted by Kristy! Don't forget you have bride brain too! That causes all rational thinking to just disappear! I just didn't want your FI to get in trouble! Eh, hes a very good guy and has been REALLY helpful so he deserves fun time. I just don't want to scramble over the last few days to get stuff done but I think that we will be fine.

Katy- Love the veil! It will look so good with the dress!! I can't wait to see everything put together....22 days ;-) Then you get first dibs at all my stuff!

Quote: Originally Posted by pvbeachbride10 drbrainfreeze - where did you get the template for you menu? That's so cute! Can you send it to me? Thanks!! meghan.havill at gmail.com Unless it's on the site? I didn't see it though. So if it is, can you direct me to its location. Meghan: I will send you screen shots to your e-mail...keep a lookout for them :-) They were on the site and I just played around with it until I liked the layout. You should get the email within the hour!

Quote: Originally Posted by Kristy! OK, I felt fine before reading everyone's posts. You girls are stressing me out! You're making me realize everything I still have to do! I leave one month from today. I see why a honeymoon is needed after all of this! Just a side note about the football draft...it's not a fantasy draft or anything, it's wear the teams actually pick-up some new players. This always happens in the spring. Just so you don't think your FI is doing something really weird! Yeah....see tax season just ended so the mind is not all there...I think I have forgotten how to think!!! But then after I posted that I was like, crap...NFL draft. I live in fantasy football world, so when I hear "draft" I think fantasy. Yeah, its sad. I thought it was a little weird until I realized what was really up.

Quote: Originally Posted by kiki317 Hey! Just saw DMB on Tuesday- AWESOME!!!!! I actually woke up still drunk yesterday and had to go to the courthouse to drop off the application for our marriage license!! I am finally getting my voice back today! Enjoy the show!!! btw- you can download a new song off the warehouse sorry Yeah I just listened to it a few days ago, I think on You Tube? I LOVE it! I am always a little hesitant to listen to a new album, probably because I don't know the songs, but its always been that way for me and I end up loving the songs. Can't wait to see them! Who played Sax?

Thanks for the rest of the review ;-) I did not think to look here. Do you have your photos in a photobucket account? Thats probably the easiest way to post them

Thank you so much for sharing your day with us. You looked so gorgeous!

Love it so far!! Conragts on becoming a Mrs. Cannot wait to hear more and see your pics. I'm glad you found their makeup application good. I will be bringing my own too and having them apply.

This happend with my resort, but since I had made our final payments we could not get the price difference. And it was significant too...

Ok, is anyone else annoyed by Spencer's scuzzy, gross older looking guy friend...his ONLY friend...that he hangs out with?

Quote: Originally Posted by deefalvey We just got ours 2 days ago...question, do I need to send a thank you card now? I would! I sent a thank you card everytime I got something from someone, even if it was the same person ;-) It's the least I can do for their graciousness.

Quote: Originally Posted by jennierin LOL...all I keep picturing in my head is my hyper active child sitting in the back seat, bouncing around saying repeatedly, "Are we there yet? Are we there yet?" So cute but so frustrating too. I feel your pain girl...it can be exhausting! Haha thats exaclty what she is!! We went for our final fittings the other day and took a non-bridal party friend with us who can't make it to Jamaica. She wanted to see my dress. After like 2 hours, she turns to my friend - "Ashley, are you always this bubbly and hyper? I have never seen you calm!!" Ahhh the joys of friendship. Luckily we are not on a plane with em!

Yeah, I was fine and dandy until FO came over to me to ask me if I didn't care if he went to an NFL football draft BBQ on April 25. Now, I don't know why someone would do this in April, but whatever. In terms of wedding stuff, we are almost done with everything -just the little odds and ends to tie up. But our house needs a major major cleaning. Theres nothing worse than coming home to a cruddy, dirty, messy house after and awesome, relaxing vacay... So we have 3 weekend left (OMG!!) This weekend: Last minute shopping and organizing. Hope to get at least a room clean and done. Need to get his shirt and pick up his coat. We also have some friends coming in for a night and we have to entertain a little for them. So that really leaves us tomorrow night and Sunday... Next weekend. DMB Fri night Saturday - Hangover recovery AM (Hopefully not too bad). Then he wants to go to that BBQ thing I guess, then we have a houewarming/Bday party for our friends that PM, so Sat is out completely. Sunday - Guess the only day to do stuff that weekend. Following and Last weekend Hair appointments, Dentist appointments, Mani/Pedi/Waxing, Last minute packing, last minute cleaning, and any and all things that will and do come up. Oh yeah, and the guys that could not make it to Vegas want to throw him another stipper laden bach party. I cannot complain about this as I really do not care. But that puts him out of commission for ANOTHER 6 hours!! But other than that...all peachy keen and ready to get my butt to Jamaica