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the square just seems to have a cleaner line to it - i vote for the square!!!

the square just seems to have a cleaner line to it - i vote for the square!!!

WOW Casey and Shannon, you ladies look phenomenal!!!! Your men our going to flip ~ y'all are some super hot chicks

You looked absolutely gorgeous ~ and I agree with everyone, your TTD pics look awesome! The colors are so vivid and bright

Quote: Originally Posted by Jacilynda TBC is doing our cake. I sent Jennifer a pic of the cake i would like, its not on her site. Our cake is a vanilla layered w/ raspberry and white chocolate, 2 tiers, has tons of white chocolate shells on it, it's feeding 35 people and she is only charging me $200. She said if I wanted it to be 3 tiers she would charge me $250. Jacilyn, so glad you were finally able to speak to Jenn -- your cake sounds delicious!!! I'm sure it will be yummy and beautiful, FI absolutely LOVES raspberries so he will be jealous when I tell him what you're getting Aside from our cupcakes and little cake to cut, we recently decided to have TBC make us some chocolate covered strawberries (white and regular) and choco chip cookies too. My pants are busting at the seams just thinking about it, hehehe, I can't wait!! Quote: Originally Posted by Tlseege Yeah, I wonder what they'll say about that. It was actually listed on their website as "Trisha's cake" when it was in the old format. It was amusing to me. And i KNOW they can make the cake (or one very similar to it). They are really brilliant and I have heard WONDERFUL things about their food and their location and I was TOTALLY bummed that I couldn't make it work with my resort. Abbie, I too would highly recommend that you go and check it out! lol, Trish that kinda makes me chuckle that she labeled it your cake Jenn is headed to Cali this weekend and is supposed to call me, so Im going to try and figure out a way to ask her about it without offending her, lol. And that totally sucks you couldn't use them for your wedding ~ did you at least end up with a good cake?

Sorry, duplicate thread

First off congrats on your upcoming wedding! You must be so excited A lot of brides utilize the beautiful cenotes in the area for TTD pics and of course there are so many beaches in the area that would be exquisite backdrops. I know between Tulum and Playa del Carmen there are tons of fantastic beaches along that stretch. I would definitely do a search in the Cancun/Riviera Maya section for good locations as any applicable rules, entrance fees, etc. to the cenotes or beaches have been discussed thoroughly in the past. Hope this helps, and wherever you decide ~ make sure you share your pics with us!!!

Hi girls ~ I know a couple of you have asked about Doranna so I wanted to share the pics she provided to my wedding coordinator who met with her in February. My WC was also able to arrange discounted pricing because I have at least 10 girls that would be having hair and makeup done. I don’t like to post prices on the forum because they change so often, so if you’re interested feel free to PM me! From what I was told Doranna has a girl that does the makeup, and she apparently uses high-end stuff from Italy. Also, important to add that Doranna told my WC she has not had a lot of experience with ethnic hair, but did not say she couldn't do it. Nevertheless, that was a concern for me because I have 3 African-American BMs and FI's mom. So that’s something to think about for brides/BMs with textured hair. All her work looks beautiful and she is really talented, but yes she is pricey. Just as an FYI, I decided not to use her because I am bringing my own stylist who offered me a great deal that is actually costing me less. But I have no doubt Doranna is probably one of the best in the area and would have went with her otherwise! So here are the pics, her work looks great!

WOW lots I've been missing out on -- but it seems like the choco pretzels are a hit and lots of Lorna Doone fans. I too LOVE the cheetos, I forgot about those!!! Thanks everyone ~ I will be making a trip to the store for new treats tomorrow

WOW lots I've been missing out on -- but it seems like the choco pretzels are a hit and lots of Lorna Doone fans. I too LOVE the cheetos, I forgot about those!!! Thanks everyone ~ I will be making a trip to the store for new treats tomorrow

Good luck girls, and *hugs* thanks for the nomination

Yep I agree with the other gals, stick to your day. If they can't deal with the fact that it's on a Wednesday, then tough. And Carly's right, not everyone is gonna be pleased, so screw it -- do your thing and be happy Sometimes wedding guests can be such a pains in the ass!

those look great and i love the songs you used!

Beautiful work as usual Mishka, I just love her color palette! I'm sure everything looked so perfect in the Las Caletas environment.

All of us DW brides are certainly blessed to have pics taken in such heavenly settings

Aaah Nathaniel, you are so talented!! And Nikki, wowzers you're gorgeous Just finished looking at your blog...the one's with Nikki's parents (I think), omg made me tear up. Everything is just so beautiful, they are such a cute couple!!! Now onto the slideshows....

I like 4 and 3 -- they both look fabulous on you!!! And heck no, nothing is "too much" or too formal for just you two. It's your day, celebrate it looking absolutely gorgeous in the dress that you love

I like 4 and 3 -- they both look fabulous on you!!! And heck no, nothing is "too much" or too formal for just you two. It's your day, celebrate it looking absolutely gorgeous in the dress that you love

great tip!! thanks so much

Wow Jess those are fantastic!!! oooh and i'm looking at her site now, i'm tempted to buy some things. thanks for the link

Oh yeah and CONGRATS Leslie, you are doing great!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by AnnR I got it, but when you don't send one in the week before I can't calculate the % change so it shows as 0% ... I am on my new laptop that doesn't have the spreadsheet, so I can't confirm, but you must have missed last week, right? ohhh ok gotcha ann I did miss last week sorry, i just wanted to make sure you received my email and that I didn't send some random person my weight, heheehhe. as always thanks for keeping track of our stats ~ you're the best

I think I have you ladies beat -- last night I got one for 263 seconds!!! And now I just got one for 90 secs

Oooh super cute stuff, your girls are so lucky to be receiving such nice things

Quote: Originally Posted by Abbie mariesam, are they in akumal? do they have a website for the bakery? might have to check them out in person for you, do a little samplin' Abbie you are too sweet And yes they are in Akumal. Jenn, the owner of TBC, is actually my wedding coordinator and also catering our wedding reception. When we did our site visit in June, we ate at their cafe 4 times ~ once on the house to sample everything we wanted at our cocktail hour and reception. It was FREAKING DELICIOUS!!!! Then about 3 hours before we left back to Cali, she had her baker make me about a dozen tres leches cupcakes -- super yummy!!! But girl when you visit (YAY your honeymoon is so close!!!) you should definitely check their cafe out -- the food is so good and their baked goods are excellent!! Here's the link to their website: "Turtle Bay Cafe and Bakery", Akumal, Riviera Maya, Mexico, full service restaurant *** As for TBC using the pic Trish gave.....I will definitely ask her about it because even if it is only being posted for inspiration's sake, they should not infer that they made that particular cake. In all fairness though, there are other cakes on her site that are very similar to that style that were in fact made by their bakers (I know this because of the evident Akumal background in the photos and because I was privvy to looking at a collection of photos from past weddings she catered) They are also a highly reputable company that many brides on BDW have used, and received high praise from past customers on BDW, the locogringo forum, and in just doing general google/yahoo research searches.