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Quote: Originally Posted by litl_april I'm curious if there's anyone on here who have huskier men in their party who have found some nice linen pants? FI and I originally found some we really liked at Kohls but they don't have sizes large enough for my brother! Anyone who could help out, it would be greatly appreciated! yes we just went thru this ourselves! it's so difficult with larger sizes in your wedding party (everything i found that i loved only came up to 2X, or it was VERY expensive!). we ended up finding natural-colored linen pants at K&G (K&G Fashion Superstore) ... they were only about $15!!! AND, the same brand of pants (same color too) also came in boys' sizes, so our ringbearer's pants match the groomsmen! then we ended up with red shirts we found in jc penney's big & tall section (they are having a huge sale, buy 1 get 1 for .88 cents)! this all was just this past weekend, so the sales are likely still on! good luck!

amazing planning thread ... you're making me nuts about how much i have left to do though! so glad everything is working out with your venue! you must be beyond excited!

total with buy it now plus shipping is about $66 for 32 bags, so just a little over $2 each, and they are very nice estee lauder tote bags (no logos on outside) that come with a small zipper bag inside as well! wish i could buy these myself but it's just too many for me. Lot of 32 Estee Lauder Striped Tote Bag Beach 2 Pc Set - eBay (item 330323971085 end time Apr-27-09 18:56:17 PDT)

Quote: Originally Posted by blondie25 OK girls I got my pictures.... dont really know what to say.... the teaser was awsome and I guess I expected all of them to be like that. I got a total of 80 pictures(which fo srome reason I though I wold get 150). huge portion of my pictures are black and white... dont get me wrong I like black and white but did not expect to get so many of them.... in regards to editing pics I got a feeling that she got so busy that maybe her quality decreased, because there are pictures where my skin looks horrible and I have pretty good skin... dont know maybe I am just too picky wait to see what you get, but I will have heard time finding 20 pics for the album that I absolutely love ok you know we need to see some more, right? black and white is classy ... for this kind of photography color can sometimes make it look a little cheapened. i'm sure they are wonderful and you are just being overly picky. your FI will be floored no matter what your skin looks like, lol ... men are simple creatures ... like "oooh boobies" LMAO

Quote: Originally Posted by jax_the_beach_bride I'm pretty sure my resort wasn't hit really at all except for some branches here and there LOL It definitely a possibility u might run into some BDW ladies that weekend!! Our flight does a drop off in cancun on our way.. LOL so I will be able to say I was in Mexico and Cuba haha... Did u hear about the fiasco that took place at a resort in Mexico due to the conquest bankruptsy? The security gaurds and cops barracaded the resort so that the people who had travelled with conquest coulnt leave until they paid the hotel additional money for their stay because the hotel/ resort doesn't want to wait to see if conquest is going to give them their money!! I cannot believe that they did that to those poor people! omg that's HORRIBLE. unbelievable! hey maybe you WILL run into BDW ladies on your flight, since you're stopping in cancun! there are a ton of cancun and riviera maya brides!

never really thought about it, but i guess not too many americans go to cuba (on the other hand, it's totally possible i could run into BDW brides going to cancun airport! especially since i leave on a US holiday weekend). i'm sure cuba is just as lovely as the rest of the caribbean. cuba really got slammed this past hurricane season though ... did your resort suffer damage, and is it all back to normal now?

sunsetbride, i knew about BOTH my "surprise" showers ... the first one i played it off like i was surprised (SO hard for me, because i am THE WORST LIAR EVER ... thankfully that made me really nervous on top of not liking being center of attention, so my hands were actually shaking ... made it much more convincing). like you said, they were all so proud of themselves for pulling it off (including FI) that i couldn't bear to let on that i knew. i did tell FI in the car on the way home, but i wish i hadn't. at the second one, i was able to say, "after what my girlfriends did to me two weeks ago, i was suspicious of EVERYTHING!" so i acted like i suspected something, but wasn't sure. much less nervewracking than full-out "acting."

i just had a weird thought after reading "date triplet" posts ... i don't have a date twin that i know of, but wouldn't it be SO funny to be on the same plane as other BDW brides? LOL ... all trying to be the first to get your dress into the captain's closet ... LMAO! totally possible! or you're looking at some chick like, "i KNOW i know her from *somewhere* ... "

Quote: Originally Posted by dbellie1414 blue- I glued on blue crystals on the underneath of my heels (the part that doesn't touch the ground of course) that spelled out "I" on the left and "DO" on the right shoe! oh thank you for this! it might be my solution since i really didn't want ANY blue. i tried to get away with saying the caribbean was my "blue" but my mom just wasn't having it, LOL. old= a marcasite necklace of my mom's that i always used to steal from her(um, i mean borrow) ... in fact, i'm wearing it in my college graduation pics. new= dress borrowed= a starfish bouquet jewel being passed to me from another BDW bride!

congrats!!! will be on the lookout for your pics!

Quote: Originally Posted by *Heather* I hope none of my guests see this so they don't know how lazy of a bride I am, hehe. LMAO! that SO sums it up! thank God no one coming to my wedding has ever been to a "DW" before, let alone a "BDW!"

Quote: Originally Posted by bbpacco Thanks, it isn't really as good as I wanted, but, not sure if I wanted to take the risk to send them something different, lolz just have someone else read it for you, and you can have it say whatever you want! i personally really didn't like the whole thing about "not existing as an individual anymore," LOL. anyway, having a friend or family member read it can be a nice way to include another person who is special to you but not in the wedding party, ya know?

these are the sand ceremony vows i got from claudia at dreams: _________________ & _______________, you have just sealed your relationship by the giving and receiving of rings, and this covenant is a relationship pledge between two people who agree that they will commit themselves to one another throughout their lives. The most beautiful example of this partnership is the marriage relationship. You have committed here today to share the rest of your lives with each other. Today, this relationship is symbolized through the pouring of these two individual containers of sand one, representing you, ______________ and all that you were, all that you are, and all that you will ever be, and the other representing you, _________________ and all that you were and all that you are, and all that you will ever be. As these two containers of sand are poured into the third container, the individual containers of sand will no longer exist, but will be joined together as one. Just as these grains of sand can never be separated and poured again into the individual containers, so will your marriage be.

really unless it's about money or health reasons, there is just no excuse for a father not to attend his own daughter's wedding. have a heart-to-heart with him. if it's money, maybe you can help out, or he can stay somewhere cheaper nearby and come on wedding day. if it's his partner, she can stay the hell home. family should come first. have you set a date yet? he could change his tune 500 times before your wedding day ... we had people close to us who did!

theresa, i just added you into the list ... looks like you are sharing a wedding date! you may want to PM the other bride and get to know each other! April 2009 Katherine (Cancunbride2009) & James - April 16, 2009 Lyndsey (lynds) & Nick - April 17, 2009 Rachel (Rachel&Jamie) & Jamie - April 18, 2009 Tanya (TanyaNYC) & Alex - April 19, 2009 Diana (dc22173) & Anthony - April 25, 2009 Maria (maria3901) & Jon - April 26, 2009 May 2009 Jaymie & Ales - May 4, 2009 Kristen (kiki317) & Mickey May 6, 2009 Jenn (Jenn387 & Mike - May 8, 2009 Kelly & Joe - May 13, 2009 Sylvia (cancunbride) & Albert - May 14, 2009 Marie (hartyt509) & Scott - May 15, 2009 Stacy & Danny: May 16, 2009 @ 4pm Denise and Johnathan- May 18th, 2009 Joanna (jhubert) & John - May 20, 2009 Lisa (mummergirl) & Tom - May 28, 2009 Tamika (quackquack) & James - May 30, 2009 June 2009 Heather (celica112277) & Tom - June 4, 2009 Tina (cweigner5) - June 12, 2009 Jen (simbasim) - June 13, 2009 Abby(destination) & Tom - June 13, 2009 Gen (Gen Moriya) & Josh - June 14, 2009 Joanna (JoannaR) & Orlando - June 20, 2009 Gaylene (ggrimmer) & Brett - June 20, 2009 Jenn (PhillyBride09) & Joe - June 24, 2009 Tracy (skye15) - June 30, 2009 July 2009 Lindsey & Bryan (lindsey) - July 3, 2009 Cassondra (Cassondra2009) & Scott - July 12, 2009 Louise & Ross (lclivingston) - July 14, 2009 August 2009 Peggy (bbpacco) & Teddy - August 1, 2009 Christine & Christopher (zorlack76) - August 14, 2009 Adrienne (rabutler816) & Reginald - August 16, 2009 September 2009 Jessica (jcoop) & Brad - September 6, 2009 October 2009 still no october brides? November 2009 Maria (mc5363) & John - November 5, 2009 Angela (angela1184) & Ray - November 6, 2009 Jennifer & Chris (Keiperwedding) - November 7, 2009 Jodey & Simon - November 12, 2009 Theresa (girlpi1ot) & Todd - November 14, 2009 Emily (epargin) & Darren - November 14, 2009 Courtney (cbell) & Rob - November 16, 2009 Valerie and Ryan - November 21, 2009 January 2010 Sunita (sunitam) - January 4, 2010 Tabitha (Dolphin) & Keith - January 22, 2010 Lea (leasauceda) & Bobby - January 23, 2010 May 2010 Katie (kate82) - May 14, 2010 June 2010 Michelle (Michelle613) - June 12, 2010

Quote: Originally Posted by Cattie Good thing I didn't make plans to come up. My mom and MOH surprised me with my bridal shower today. I wasn't planning on having one, but omg I was SOOOO shocked!! oh gosh, could you imagine ... cattie WHERE ARE YOU there's a whole room of people here waiting for you!!!! LOL. that's awesome that they surprised you! i totally had BOTH my showers figured out. (i didn't think i should have one either, and i ended up with TWO!). we will just have to schedule and reschedule until we manage to get it together, lol.

Quote: Originally Posted by bbpacco Does anyone know if I need to provide sand ceremony script to them or they have it? they have one that they use, or you could use a different one but you'll take a chance on the officiant's english, lol. if you are doing a legal ceremony you need to have to provide your own reader because the judge will not do it. if you're having your own person read it, it can say whatever you want it to!

Quote: Originally Posted by destination Thanks, but this just links back to this same thread, and I did not see a judge's speech. Please let me know if you get this from Claudia when i click it, it links directly to the post (which is in this thread), post #1562 by cweigner5.

omg marie what was he thinking?!?! we hardly know you, but i think you could ask *anyone* on this forum and they'd know you'd rather have some random mexican be your witness than his mother or her guy! LMFAO! as for alterations, yeah that's cutting it a little close! good luck!

Quote: Originally Posted by Cattie Besides the fact I may kill the FI before we get married. Apparently he doesn't understand MY vision of this wedding. I want him in flipflops! not leather loafers!! LOL our guys, including FI are all wearing black dress shoes. seriously. i don't have the strength to argue, or to try to find them shoes myself since two of them wear like size 15! Not exactly beachy, but since I'm not willing to do the legwork or front the cash, I'm over it.

i love bare minerals (and will do my own makeup for the wedding using them), but i'm also not one to wear a lot of face makeup/foundation. the coverage is pretty good, but sometimes my dark undereye circles require a little more, LOL. i do need to buy some mineral eye shadows now tho! all i own is the starter.

i *LOVE* these but in the end i decided i just wasn't cool enough to rock the look, LOL. they just suit some dresses and some brides more than others.

Quote: Originally Posted by KatyKo So...I didn't want a veil at first. I remember getting angry at the consultant at David's Bridal because she put a veil on my head after I told her I didn't want to try any on haha me too! i was so mad, like what part of NO VEIL didn't you understand?!?! but then when dress shopping at a different shop, i was arguing with my family over it. they wanted me to wear one, i didn't. so i find *the dress* and put on a veil just to make them happy and guess what? i finally for the first time felt like "a bride" and actually started to cry, LOL (what? everyone else was crying too LMAO!) your veil is beautiful (i love mantillas but my dress has no lace) ... and i did the same thing as you with scouring ebay and discount sites. it's very windy at my resort and i may not end up able to wear it anyway, so i definitely didn't want to spend a lot!

oh that sucks so bad! hopefully you're not too late to start on BC! with any luck, the wedding stress will throw your cycle off and you'll get it early or late. i know people who planned it perfectly to not fall during their wedding but then stress screwed them up ... one friend actually got hers AT her wedding (she wasn't due for at least another week)!

Quote: Originally Posted by destination Has anyone done the legal ceremony or know where I can get an idea of what it says? we are doing the legal ceremony and all i've gotten claudia to send me was the judge's speech (but not what the vows are or what is said for the exchange of rings ... you know, the important parts!!!!!!!!) ... i have emailed her *again* today to ask for the vows and the order of the ceremony ... i figure if i keep asking her in every way i can think of, eventually i've got to get an actual answer, right? LOL so frustrating! oh and she did confirm that you are allowed to add a sand ceremony and a reading, but the judge (apparently there's a new one they are dealing with) won't read those parts. you will have to get a friend or family member to read it. you can find the judge's speech here: http://bestdestinationwedding.com/fo...-31#post493856