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Quote: Originally Posted by lori7anne we have agreed on "when you say nothing at all " we dance in the living room to it every chance we get awww that's the song my photographers are currently using on their website. it's really beautiful.

Quote: Originally Posted by cancunbride No daypass fee is required. i just paid $110 for my 2 photographers. that said, i think i might have been able to get away with paying nothing. DH's brother and his gf decided last minute to fly down a day early and just see how much the extra day would be. when they were told something ridiculous like $400, they said screw that and just came in with the rest of the family, used the resort and restaurants all day, and crashed in our suite that night. the next day they went and checked in like they weren't already there a whole day, lol. all anyone ever asks for at restaurants is your room number (you could give them anyone's room). i was still afraid they'd ask for a pass for the photographers because they were schlepping equipment. not to mention mine don't actually have their mexican work visas yet, so i didn't want to draw any unnecessary attention to them. they were never given any actual passes (just gave their names at the desk), but they were stopped and questioned once or twice inside the resort.

Quote: Originally Posted by June_Dreams WOO HOO I cant wait to get out of work and know Im coming back a married woman..lol Question? Do we have to get an OK from the WC for our photographer of choice? Or can we do what we want but just purchase a day pass?? pretty sure you just have to purchase the day pass. how exciting! i wish i could come to your wedding because i miss dreams so much already!

yamille, i'm dying to know how your hubby reacted to the BD book?!?!?

Quote: Originally Posted by destination One last question before I leave on Monday for those recently married, does it get chilly at night at all? Just wondering if I should even bother bringing anything with sleeves the only time i felt chilly at all was while eating at the seaside grill one night ... it was extremely windy and had been raining off and on that day, and i was wearing a sun dress with spaghetti straps. i wouldn't bother packing anything with sleeves, but maybe a little wrap or shrug to throw over your arms and shoulders in the rare case that you might get a little chill. don't over pack! i lived in bathing suits, sundresses, and flip flops all week!

new thread started for our july 11th meetup here: http://bestdestinationwedding.com/fo...782#post828110

Quote: Originally Posted by da.shmoopies GodaLoveMe- Welcome! Mummergirl - I didn't notice any of those things that you pointed out. You looked amazing and your pictures are amazing. All I kept thinking when I was looking at your pictures was how beautiful and happy you looked.... oh, and I wish my arms and hands looked as good as yours! LOL I hope my pictures turn out so well! thanks, that the was point i was trying to make. we all know we are our own worst critics and can pick ourselves apart, but even i didn't notice any of my "flaws" the first hundred or so times i looked at the pics. so even if you do see them in your own photos, chances are no one else is going to notice! of course there are a bunch of pics (in the full lot of 800 i got) where the angle is just unflattering or my head is titled in a way that gives me a huge double chin, etc., but even models get shots where they don't look their best. i chose an a-line dress because my real problem areas are all from the waist down (there is about a 16 inch difference between my waist and hips, if that gives you an idea), and all that would be covered. i am also almost 37 years old, and have gained and lost weight a million times, so it's not young smooth fat, if you know what i mean, lol, it's all wrinkly, saggy, stretchmarked and dimply grossness. i originally wanted a flowy chiffon dress, but i later realized that in the wind it would cling to all my problem areas. the full skirt with built-in crinoline was the way to go for me. if it wasn't so hot i would have worn extra fluff! it's so nice to have a place on this forum where girls with similar issues can all commisserate! have any of you taken part in the forum's biggest loser contest? i did biggest loser 3, 4, and 5, but skipped this season since i'd be gone for my wedding smack in the middle of it. i never won (or even came close) but i did manage to take off 35 lbs since last july. i never thought i'd be skinny for my wedding, just wanted to be back down to the weight i was when DH and i started dating, and i was! i might sign up again whenever the next one starts.

hey ladies ... our old thread got resurrected with some renewed interest in a meetup. it seems SATURDAY, JULY 11TH is the new date we're attempting a BDW get-together, so i thought i'd start a whole new thread. in our last attempt, it was pretty well decided that the meetup location would be chickie's & pete's south philly establishment, near the stadiums, and the time we had chosen was 4pm - whenever! for more info on the meetup location, directions, menu, etc., check out http://www.chickiesandpetes.com/loca...-philadelphia/ please reply here if you're interested in attending the meetup on july 11th! [and just in case anyone is interested in joining us, phillybride09 and i happen to be meeting there tomorrow (saturday, june 6, at 4:00) as well. the more the merrier.]

Quote: Originally Posted by ~Stephanie~ Lisa promise you will share the link when you get all your pictures back?! I am dying to see more than the slideshow! http://www.pictage.com/646679 i don't think you need any kind of account or password? there are 763 photos, so you might want to click on the folder called "my favorites" (there's only about 300 in there, LOL!)

Quote: Originally Posted by jackobelle JoLo - I know what you mean! I have had girlfriends say "your boobs are HUGE" to me! I would never dream of telling them their boobs are small!!! I know they never meant to hurt my feelings, but what they don't realize is that my breasts were not as big before I gained weight and it hurts because to me it is like them telling me I am fat. Lisa - you look absolutely stunning in your wedding pics. I was also so worried about my photos and how I would look - will they pick up my double chin, will my arms look too big? etc. At one point I wasn't even going to get a photographer because I didn't want to spend money on pictures I would hate. But you are so right, the happiness and love just flows out of your pics and I got teary eyed looking at them, your love was all I saw. (and you did look beautiful, you had nothing to wory about!) I am now happy that we made the decision to hire a good photog. I hope my pics will turn out as good as yours. hmmm, i recently made a lot of comments to my MOH about how huge her boobs are, without regard to the fact that she has recently put on a ton of weight, which is why they are currently so big. i feel like a big ol' jerk now. i mean she shows them off and isn't shy about them, which is why i didn't think twice commenting, but it never occurred to me that in her head saying "your boobs are huge" might sound exactly the same as saying, "hey you got really fat!" i suck. being fat for a long time myself, i should know better. i couldn't believe myself how HAPPY i looked in the pics! everyone kept remarking about the "way i was looking at tom" through the ceremony, and i had no idea what they were saying until i saw the video and photos. it's only now that i've looked at the pics a million times that i'm starting to notice the bruises i didn't quite cover up, ugly blue veins in my arms, stretch marks, flab, etc. there is one ceremony pic where i'm laughing that is really not particularly flattering at all, but it's so fun because the laugh is so real and it brings back the moment for me. like i said, you just need to let it all go and enjoy the moments. it goes by WAY too fast! honestly, i had no idea my schnoz was so big. i never saw myself in profile so much in my life! curse my dad and his big italian nose!

Quote: Originally Posted by PhillyBride09 Let's shoot for 4...I'll meet you at the front (Inside) I am excited!! And July 11th sounds like our next planned event :-) YAY Maybe the mods can change the title of this thread to July, Instead of April? i will just start a new thread for our july meetup.

Quote: Originally Posted by Cassondra2009 thanks for your help! we aren't having a legal ceremony but I wonder if they fake it and have us sign something anyway? we are having the sound system...im relieved to hear that he will fade in/out of songs. I will defintely have to choose a different song for the MOH, parents, etc. Thanks girls! i think you do have to sign something in the ceremony anyway, just maybe not in triplicate and with so many witnesses signing! rest assured, the sound guy will totally take care of everything. just provide him a clearly labeled cd or ipod. couldn't hurt to have the order written on something else too. i had burned a cd and never checked it to make sure it was ok and was really paranoid that it would skip or something LOL, but claudia assured me the sound guy would have checked it beforehand, that it's his JOB to do so.

moepeedy, that book is AMAZING ... so chic, like a high fashion mag. congrats!

i might be able to do july 11 ... i will be just back from my honeymoon in ireland (we come home on the 9th, so i'll have a day to get over jet lag inbetween)! jen, 4 or 5 sounds fine for tomorrow ... whatever you wanna do.

Quote: Originally Posted by Cassondra2009 How many songs do I need for the ceremony? I only have a Maid of Honor...not a whole bridal party. Should i have the same song for her and I? What about a song for when people are sitting? Haha I'm so clueless! are you hiring the sound system/technician? if so, choose a separate song for yourself. he will simply fade out each song when the person is finished walking, and start the next, so you don't have to worry about everyone sitting around waiting for a song to end before moving on. from personal experience, i wish i had known how long the signing of all the documents would take. we did a legal ceremony, so we had to each sign and thumbprint IN TRIPLICATE, and then each of our 4 witnesses had to sign in triplicate as well. you should definitely choose a song for this. my guests were dying of boredom sitting there in silence watching us all sign papers. the videographer randomly added a song to that part so it wasn't dreadful on film. again, wish i would have known because i could have provided all my own music for the video.

Quote: Originally Posted by Bird Wow everyone..... you are been so helpful, there are so many great songs to choose from. What do you ladies think of LUCKY by jason mraz or AINT NO SUNSHINE by ben harper... For our walk out....what about IM IN PEACE by justin nozuka interested if what you think let me know lucky would be very sweet. ain't no sunshine is a phenomenal song, but i don't personally think it's appropriate for a wedding ... it's sad, and the lyrics to me imply she's out cheating on him somewhere. just my 2 cents. don't know the other song ... i'd look it up but it's 2 am and i really need to get off BDW and go to bed! LOL

Quote: Originally Posted by JoLo908 Lisa, your pics are wonderful! You look gorgeous, and he looks great too! I got worried about that as well with pictures and all. I am 5'5 and chunky dunky and FI is 6'6 and lean and lanky... But we are happy, and that is what matters. You were beaming thanks! and LMAO @ "chunky dunky" and "lean and lanky" ... wow i thought tom was tall!

looks like i booked them in the nick of time ... according to this post http://bestdestinationwedding.com/fo...088#post818485 their prices have gone up quite a bit recently. IMO, they are still absolutely worth every penny, if you can swing it.

tracy, that is too weird ... we had the same wedding! that stinks about the last name thing ... people just assume, and they shouldn't. i wonder if you had made it clear beforehand that you were not taking his name if they would have respected that and just announced you husband and wife? hard to say, since it's a different culture. tom's best man (& uncle) is named charles as well, and since he was one of our witnesses who had to sign in triplicate and then heard "charles and lisa" announced, he was wondering if we had just somehow gotten married, LOL. there's a great pic of me cracking up with him about it after the wedding.

i'm meeting with phillybride this weekend to pass him along! thanks for reminding me i need to make his journal entry!

Quote: Originally Posted by Cassondra2009 Quick question about the chair bows...did they pack them up for you at the end of the reception or did you leave them there? I wanted to bring them back to sell them. Do you think thats unrealistic? i didn't realize or remember until after we were home that i didn't get my chair sashes back. i'm sure it was an oversight, because pretty much everything else was returned to our room afterward (including maracas and fans guests left behind, table numbers, our cake topper and serving set, our sand ceremony items, the floral arrangements, etc.). i think whoever did cleanup probably just didn't realize we had provided our own. if you ask i'm sure it would be no problem getting them returned to you afterward.

i can agree that david's had a lot of dresses to try on in larger sizes. i didn't buy mine from there, but i had found one there i loved. it was more of a flowy beachy dress. in the end i went big and traditional because that's what made mom cry. also, i was really worried about the wedding pics. when it comes to DWs, all i ever saw were thin, model-esque girls in the photos. my DH (funny to say that ... it's only been a week) is 6'4" and 300 lbs, and i'm 5'8" and about 215. we are NOT that ideal-looking, magazine-type couple by any stretch of the imagination, and DH hates having pictures taken and generally isn't all that affectionate of a guy either. sounds like a recipe for AWFUL wedding photos, doesn't it? before the wedding, i had expressed these concerns in a thread about my photogs, and they saw it, and were kind enough to send me a really sweet email in an attempt to put my mind at ease about our pictures. they assured me that beautiful photos come from the way you express your joy, happiness, and love, and have very little to do with how you look. after seeing the photos they took, i have to agree. when the focus of an image is my HUGE, beaming smile as i'm gazing at tom adoringly, even *i* barely notice my back fat or flabby arms (and we are all our own worst critics). really and truly, you have to just let it go. know that your FI loves you just the way you are, and trust that love will shine through in your photos no matter what your size or body type. if you wanna see some pics, go to MEXICO Destination Wedding Photography, Wedding Photojournalism throughout the Mayan Riviera, click on galleries, and we're the first one: dreams cancun, thomas & lisa

Quote: Originally Posted by JoLo908 LOL mummergirl you crack me up... the things you don't think about right? earrings and capris lol... Hank and I walked around our huge resort last time we visted and I wore a dress, and I was sweaty and gross, and the same thing happened (cause my thighs are SUPER thin lol).... definitely pack capris or shorts of some kind for long walking. Just these random things you don't even think of!! i'm so glad it's not just me with the chub rub chafing! just to clarify, i had packed plenty of capris/shorts, i just didn't think to go back to the room to change before the walk. everyone was like, "we're going now, wanna come?" and i just went. i would actually say that i packed way too many clothes and shoes. pretty much all i ever wore were bathing suits, sundresses, and flip flops. don't over pack!

earrings! i totally forgot mine. didn't even have an everyday pair in my ears, and ended up borrowing some from my mom on wedding day. don't know how i missed this! a funnel for our sand ceremony! our vases had small openings, and we had to scramble on wedding day to make a cone funnel out of some extra cardstock. more bathing suits. i was so intent on not getting tan lines that i had 2 bandeau swimsuits that i had to alternate between all week (we arrived on saturday, wedding wasn't until thursday, and my dress was strapless). they were always still a bit damp when i put them on. yuck. (and i second LOTS of sunscreen. we went thru one whole spray can in about a day and a half!) this one will sound funny, but desitin, or some other kind of diaper-rash kind of ointment, LOL! the day everyone decided to take a long walk into town i was wearing a dress (oh how i wish i had shorts on!) and it was at least 95 degrees out ... the combination of inner thigh "chub-rub" and sweat resulted in some seriously painful chafing, which was hard to recover from when you're almost always wet or sweaty in mexico! obviously i needed to get over it quickly or nookie would have been near impossible (not to mention it didn't look particularly attractive). i used a combo of triple antibiotic ointment and baby powder to get rid of it before wedding day!

Quote: Originally Posted by rabutler816 CHAIR BOWS/SASHES..... Has anyone purchased their own chair bows?? If so. Where did you purchase them? And who ties them on the chairs? If you bring your own bows do you have to pay them to tie them onto the chairs for you? If so how much? Do they take the same chairs into the reception with the bows already on them? Lotsss of questions I know. Thanks in advance!!!!!!! :-) 40 booked + and counting!!! i, along with most ladies here, bought mine from weddinglinensdirect.com. super cheap (less than $1 per sash, i think ... don't remember)! if you give them the sashes, they set it all up and tie them without any additional charge to you. then they will move them to the next location as needed. i had a few extra and claudia tied them like streamers to the posts of the canopies on the terrace. looked nice. i did think they tied them kinda funky tho. the center ones were tied with the bow in the middle, and the end chairs were tied on an angle with the bow off to the side (after seeing it, i actually prefer the side bow). i see what they were going for, but it would have looked better if they were all tied the same. so if you have a preference, make sure you specify.