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steph OMG WTF?!?! what an ASSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!! he could have just said he wasn't interested. what a rude facker! i am as insulted by the questions about your budget as i am by the weight comments! i would definitely tell him that his response will be posted on this forum and that reaction you've gotten from many fellow brides is that he was extremely rude and unprofessional. i would thank him for being so honest and blunt in his reply, because it let you know that he is not the type of individual you would ever want to associate with, let alone on your most important wedding day. also, let him know the facts: a great photographer could create stunning images no matter what the budget of the wedding, no matter what the couple looks like! the reality is that NOT every bride is a size 2 with a platinum-wedding budget. he would actually probably get MORE business by having more realistic-looking women in his portfolio, as women are more likely to be able to relate and picture what their own wedding could look like that way.

hey, i hear our own curvacious lady scubadiva won the latest biggest loser contest! congrats!!!!! not sure if we should allow you to post here anymore! jk! great job! i made sure i bought the body glide chub rub stuff before our ireland trip, but then never used it and never experienced any chafing despite all the walking. i swear ALL of ireland is UPHILL! LOL! i was huffing and puffing pretty embarassingly at times ... need to do something about that! having curves is one thing, but being so out of shape that you're panting like a dog is another.

bumping this to make sure we're still on for the 11th at famous dave's? is that what was decided? just checking because i leave for my honeymoon wednesday and won't be back til the 9th.

yay joanna! can't wait to hear all about it! LMFAO @ "anti-monkey-butt" ... i am SO buying that, for the name alone!

congrats again, yamille! you looked beautiful and i absolutely love how there was at least one person crying in almost every picture! they really caught the moments on film!

wow kate! i am the worst liar/secret-keeper EVER, which is why i had no choice but to do the legal ceremony in mexico! NaM, he sounds like a total loser. i don't understand how anyone can be comfortable with doing that to their parents. i mean, if you're not going to respect them, at least have some self-respect. pa-thet-ic!

Quote: Originally Posted by Cassondra2009 Thanks! The lobby of the pyramid building, right? no it's called the "rendezvous" bar, and it's in the main building (the one thru which you enter the resort). there is no "lobby" or bar in the pyramid building, just an open atrium with lots of plants (and birds!).

omg joanna are you kidding me with those ttd pics?! they are FREAKIN' GORGEOUS!!!!!!!! congrats! so glad you ended up with a fabulous wedding! did you see the other bdw bride who shared your day?

amazing yael! you look not only beautiful, but sexy as hell in your siggy pic! all these pics are stunning ... can't wait to see the rest!

Quote: Originally Posted by da.shmoopies That is a perfect idea! Thank you for the tip. I'll do it!! you'll probably have to pee by then anyway, LOL, so why put them back on?

Quote: Originally Posted by mc5363 I have a question for all you ladies who have recently gotten married or will be in the near future. Where did your FI's and groomsmen purchase their clothing? We are having a terrible time choosing clothing for the guys. there is a good thread on here where everyone posts groom/groomsmen attire. try a search. i had a lot of difficulty with this because the best man was a 3x and almost everything i liked only came up to 2x, or was crazy expensive. we lucked out with cream linen pants at K&G (they were like $12, seriously, and there were little boys' sizes to match--score one for our ring bearer!) and after a million disappointments and changes, ended up going red short-sleeved shirts (that actually *exactly* matched the girls' dresses ... woot!) on sale at JCPenney. Tom went nuts on himself tho ... his stuff came from Boyd's in Philly.

Quote: Originally Posted by da.shmoopies I may have to try the Spanx. My dress is very clingy, and I need something to smooth me out a bit! But now I'm worried that it will be too hot, and what if I have to go pee!! So now I have to weigh looking good/better, or being comfy! LOL wear them for the ceremony and pics ... then LOSE 'EM for the reception! (lol, i've actually done this at other people's weddings ... about halfway thru the reception when i'm getting drunk and sweaty, it's time for the ol' trip to the ladies' room to lose the annoying spanx/pantyhose/etc.!)

Quote: Originally Posted by Scubadiva My question is wont we get really really hot if we wear like spanx underneath our dresses in the hot sun? I need my rolls to be covered up but I dont want to sweat like a pig! basically you will be really hot and sweating profusely whether you have spanx on or not (sorry for the honesty!), sooooooo if they make you feel a lot more comfortable with your body image, then wear them! if they don't make a really noticeable difference, skip them.

oh what the hell?!?! you ladies are making me cry! AGAIN! lol ... love this site! 1) the power going out in the hour preceding the ceremony. there were no lights, no air conditioning, no PHONES, no elevators, and worst of all, i could hear the alarm in the elevator being rung frantically! we were on the 9th floor and it was *exactly* the time that the photographer, my bridesmaids, the moms, and grandmom were supposed to be coming up to the room. my mom and DH's grandmother were in wheelchairs, and i started to worry that they wouldn't even be able to get from their rooms to the ceremony! way to raise the anxiety level right before the wedding, huh? my bms and mom eventually made it up to the room while the power briefly came back on, and it turned out it was my poor WC who was stuck in the elevator (i think she's scarred for life)! it all worked out fine tho ... the ceremony's late start actually resulted in *perfect* timing for sunset photos afterward! 2) holding it all together until just seconds before i walked down the aisle. i guess the anxiety of the last hour finally got to me and i lost it ... tears totally uncontrollably streaming down my face! my dad wouldn't look at me and said, "knock it off now! if you get me started, i'm going to be embarrassed!" LOL ... i collected myself and those were the last tears i shed ... i laughed SO much throughout the ceremony! (big surprise because i am such a crier!) 3) wiping sweat from DH's face knowing full well it would look as though i was wiping his tears away in pictures, LOL! 4) totally over-pouring the sand in our sand ceremony and being afraid to let go of the sand-filled funnel for fear it would dump all over the place! 5) the officiant pronouncing us "mr. & mrs. charles conroy" (charles is tom's middle name ... but also the best man's name! BM was wondering if he had signed the wrong line and we had accidentally just gotten married!) 6) dancing with dad, afraid i might lose my composure, until i looked over and saw my two sisters BAWLING ... it totally cracked me up! 7) flower girl asking if she could be my flower girl every time i got married. listening to DH start snoring a split-second after asking if i was ok with saving the "wedding night" for the next morning, LOL! longest post ever! my apologies ... i just have so many moments that stand out!

love the pattern ... i almost bought a dress with patterned material like that ... SO perfect for a DW! you look amazing, and i'm totally jealous that you can pull off that style dress because i sure couldn't! LOL! your FI's jaw is gonna drop when he sees you coming down the aisle in that! p.s. where exactly is your stomach swollen?!?! you must be smoking something!

Quote: Originally Posted by cubsfan What about the ice they used for frozen drinks no worries on the ice at the resort. all their water/ice used in drinks is from the resort's own filtration system. we drank every frozen drink they had to offer, all day every day, LOL! and we were just fine. if anything, you'll get sick from consuming so much SUGAR in a day from so many yummy blended drinks! gosh when i think back it must have been literally THOUSANDS of calories in frozen drinks!

Quote: Originally Posted by bbpacco I am thinking... really? i am leaving for my wedding in about a month!? lemme tell ya how fast that month will fly by ... !!! seriously !!! it will be here and gone before you know it, so be sure to cherish all the little moments, even the anxiety-ridden ones!

our families are apparently technology-challenged, because only a handful have been able to "figure out" how to use the share site. i keep getting emails saying, "i can't figure that out so i'm just gonna post them on facebook." well that's nice and all, but the problem with that is facebook compresses them so no one will be able to order prints from those! and here i thought shutterfly was so simple and straightforward. i just don't get what their problem is! can't teach old dogs new tricks i suppose. ayita, your photos are GORGEOUS ... everything is so bright, colorful, and beautiful that it almost looks faked, LOL! congrats again!

Quote: Originally Posted by YaelM I confess that I dont feel like writing my review because I have so much to say. Everythng was so perferct I dont want to miss anything but it feels so daunting to start yael, i STILL haven't done mine and i'm married almost a month. the girls in the dreams cancun thread are getting angry! LOL ... it is so overwhelming tho ... i know exactly what you mean! i met up with phillybride09 right after my wedding and i talked for 3 hours straight .... how the heck do i get all that on paper?!?!?

Quote: Originally Posted by BeautifulBridetoBe Focus so much on the wedding that I missed the fun: my advice is play in the ocean with your neice. Paint your toes on the beach with your girlfriends. Eat lunch with your grandmother. Throw your nephew into the pool....Enjoy this time. You may never have your friends and family all in one place again. this is probably the truest, most important thing i've ever read on this forum. the vacation time passes so quickly and you never know who will even be around to celebrate your first anniversary with you. life is short ... you absolutely have to try to enjoy all the little moments throughout the week, not just the big day! that said, even with only 31 guests, it was HARD to devote even a little of our time to *everyone* ... but it's important!

Quote: Originally Posted by JOSIE I confess that I wait for the time to be 11:28 just because it reminds me of my wedding date...........I think I'm a little over obsessed hehe that's cute! and i confess that your obsession made me think of my own wedding date (also the 28th, but of may). i've been married 3 weeks, today!

Quote: Originally Posted by mummergirl and OMG, what luck that the table number you chose to show was 4 ... as soon as i saw the pic, i realized it: i spelled cuatro w/a "Q" on mine, which means it's wrong on all of table 4's escort cards as well ... aaaahhh! and i should know better, as i took a few years of spanish in high school. wtf? have to blame that one on wedding-brain too! thanks so much for posting ... now i don't have to have a 6 year old call me on it at the wedding, lol! remember when i posted this? i have to thank you AGAIN, because of the five table numbers the photographer could have taken a pic of ... you guessed it! they photographed table #4!!! i would have been SO embarassed! LOL!

Quote: Originally Posted by da.shmoopies Mummergirl, I'd suggest shopping for mix and match seperate bathing suits. oh that's what i normally do (there is almost nothing "one-piece" in my wardrobe, let alone bathing suits), but for the wedding i needed bandeau and just wasn't finding ANYTHING two-piece that was strapless (except the bikinis in the juniors section, LOL).

do you ladies think if i got a regular 18 instead of a women's 18 it would fit my small boobs/big ass situation better?

Quote: Originally Posted by PhillyBride09 We are also getting the One Bedroom Master Suite...How was it? One of the main reasons for me getting that was the size....Was it really spacious? I am secretly hoping to be upgraded to a Jacuzzi suite or something, but if the worst thing that happens is I get to keep my 1 bedroom master suite, that's more then fine..LOL i think the one bedroom master suite is actually a higher category than the jr. jacuzzi suite! i know our suite was very spacious. if you cleared out the furniture we could have had our rehearsal dinner in there, LOL!