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i bought plain ones and am doing an iron-on transfer that is sort of our logo, but altered so it's a circle with the flower and just says "cancun 2009." right now i'm toying with the idea of doing something less girly-looking for the guys' koozies tho, like maybe replacing the flower with a palm tree or starfish. i was originally going to add the "to have and to hold" bit, but i think i'm going to just put that on a hang tag. that way it will be more of a souvenir and not say anything about our wedding on the actual koozie.

Quote: Originally Posted by FLgator A close friend of my family made these, she is a florist but doesn't typically work with silks. I will ask her if she wants any more wedding business and post her info if she does. make sure she knows what she's getting into, haha! these corsages were GREAT (just didn't happen to be my colors or i would have bought them). i am sure if you post her info and the price is right she will be BOMBARDED with business, lol!

Quote: Originally Posted by rach220 they don't scratch her, she LOVES them. idk...we just thought they were too dressy for the beach? maybe i'll leave them...i just don't know what else to put there that will look right. oh ok ... that's adorable that she loves the bling. i never for a minute thought it was too dressy, but maybe that's because MY dress has all sorts of beading? i think whether or not it seems too dressy will depend on what you and the rest of the bridal party are wearing. like i said, you could add silk flowers there, or a ribbon bow, or a sparkly starfish pin, or even a cluster of real shells? as long as it "goes" with your wedding i'm sure whatever you choose will look wonderful because a cute little girl will be sporting it!

that's so cute that she cried when she had to take it off! why are you removing the rhinestones? do they scratch her? my suggestion would be to add some silk flowers in your wedding colors.

Quote: Originally Posted by Mercat hi, My fiance and I are in the middle of researching and hiring a photographer as well. we've narrowed it down to del sol and moments. Did any of you look into del sol, if so, what did you find? Cindy i think that del sol was a LOT more expensive and that's why i didn't really look at them, even though their work is AMAZING (probably some of the best you can buy ... there's a reason they are expensive). i could be wrong about their prices though, so let everyone know what you find out!

Quote: Originally Posted by drtracy Ha, the amount of chlorine that is in the water is enough to kill just about anything. Add in the alcohol from the beer and all should be good. I'm more worried about the fact that a lot of people probably pee in the pools there (um.. hello, there's a bar IN the water) than the Mexican water. Good thing urine is sterile.... haha SEE? that's totally what i'm talking about! ewwwwwww! i was also thinking that it's possible that the resort pool actually might not be chlorinated ... on cruise ships they just use salt water.

i hope they can keep up with all the business they are getting from this forum! i am so excited to have hired them ... i would have regretted it forever if i had gone with the resort photographer! i swear i look at the pics on their website again at least once a week ... can't wait til we start seeing their work popping up on this forum, i'm dying to see more! motorola mascot, i'll be looking for yours!

i just had a kinda gross thought ... good thing i'll be drunk ... it's a public pool at the resort, and the ball is certainly going to fall into the pool water a lot, and THEN land in a beer that you have to drink ... um, ew. and then besides, do you risk drinking some unfiltered mexican water that way? can you say montezuma's revenge?

oooh so freakin adorable. too bad my "flower girl" is 6 years old.

with all due respect, the search function really sucks. it is seriously the only negative thing i've ever found about this forum. every day there is at least one post that starts off "i tried to search for this BUT ..." i found this thread by searching "photo share." is there a way to search only thread titles, rather than entire threads? am i missing something?

omg, that is too cute! i'm confused by the top tho ... doesn't look like it covers the chest area very well.

i bought it too, as well as some cheap goggles for the kids we have coming. i like that you can use paypal to pay. good to hear they ship quickly! so many of us are buying it that i just wanted to point out i've seen it on ebay as well for just about the same price.

i actually had given up and purchased a brooch that i was going to somehow adhere to a floral pick, lol. now that i have one to borrow, i don't have to worry about finding a "something borrowed" and i can use the brooch elsewhere as an actual pin (maybe on my flower girl)!

it's very cute!

i bought it off ebay for about $20 including shipping! haven't received it yet, so i'm hoping it looks as cute in person.

beautiful! i love the long skinny shell you tied on with ribbon. very pretty. nice CD design too ... mind telling us what songs you included? i'm working on narrowing down my song list now.

i think it will depend on how formal you want your wedding to be, what YOUR dress looks like, etc. the davids one is adorable but looks much less formal to me than the beautiful, flowy gown from jasmine. price would definitely be the deciding factor for me ... i wouldn't want my bridesmaids to have to cough up that much money (jasmine) for a dress they likely won't wear again, when they are paying that much to come to the wedding. i could see them possibly wearing the davids one again. that said, i offered to let my girls buy off-the-rack, short dresses that weren't bridesmaidy, but they decided amongst themselves that they'd rather have the full-length dresses. worked out well for me since dreams cancun is so windy! i didn't have to buy them matching panties, lol!

kelly, you're right. if you can afford it now, it is definitely the time to buy. you will get so much more for your dollar now than you will if/when the economy picks up. sellers are having to drop their home prices pretty drastically in order to get their homes sold. i'm like you ... i would take a fast food job before i'd sit around unemployed and complaining. it drives me crazy when people say there are no jobs, when really what they mean are there are no jobs that they don't think are beneath them. my fiance's aunt is out of work, got an offer for a job in her field making about the same as she made in her last job, and she won't take it because she's getting older and the job doesn't offer a pension. i'm like, huh? so she'd rather be unemployed, with NO income?

haha i *think* i'm not freaking out, but then i'll notice a tightening in my chest whenever i think about wedding stuff, lol. like la di da i'm not stressed ... oops, heart attack!

Quote: Originally Posted by KLC77 I can't help but notice how short the list of names is for weigh in since we first started! I'm glad I actually lost something this week. Congrats to everyone! i noticed that too ... here's to all the ladies who are sticking with it! we can do it! and all of a sudden Khajeesah is rockin' out with the weight loss! is this two weeks in a row you're on top? congrats!

Quote: Originally Posted by Cattie I had my last fitting today and picked up my dress!! I'm so excited!! Although I had some drama this week. I have a new MOH now. Long story, gonna make a rant! Finished the centerpieces for the AHR ordered the place card holders and candybar favors! I can't believe I'm almost under 2 months!!! wow! a new MOH this late in the game? so sorry you had to deal with that drama, but congrats on having your last fitting! i haven't even had my first yet!

Quote: Originally Posted by DWandMJ I have more or less an opinion poll...and please be completely honest if I'm far off in left field.... FI stated that once we're married, he will modify his $500,00 life insurance policy to include me as a beneficiary, however, he said he would make me 50% and each of his parents 25% to ensure that his brother and sister were taken care of. When I expressed my opinion that he has a responsibility to me and his subsequent children, and I wasn't fond of the idea because after taxes consume 50% that would leave me about $125,000 toward a mortgage, funeral expenses, his children's college, help out with the loss of 2/3 of our household income, etc... meanwhile his brother and sister look at it as an opportunity to go on a shopping spree on someone else's dime, he told me that it really bothered him that I felt that way and asked how selfish could I be that I wouldn't want his siblings to receive something. Sure they would lose a brother and his parents - a son, but their futures wouldnt come to a screeching halt the way his widow's would. I realize this is a terrible thing to think about, but realistically, is my perspective on the whole thing entirely warped? i think if he is just thinking about YOU, the first gut reaction might be "wow, what a greedy b*tch! why can't she share?" LOL ... but the fact of the matter is that you plan on having children, and it is as much his responsibility as yours to provide for them. your home will be your joint expense, your debt belongs to both of you, etc. you are NOT entirely warped (lol) ... you are thinking of the future of your family-to-be. i think it's worth discussing making you the single beneficiary of the life insurance policy, but also drawing up a will that can allow for a MUCH SMALLER amount of money left to other family members. they do NOT need 25% ($125,000?) each! their income isn't being halved, and their children aren't suddenly fatherless! worth asking ... do YOU have your own life insurance, and if so, who are the beneficiaries?

Quote: Originally Posted by Jacilynda So wow took me forever to post this!!! And this is a tall rockstar in there... the only can i could find. a regular can fits perfectly in there. Here is my final result: they look great! i printed mine out but haven't tried ironing them on yet. i've been saving it for next week since i'm going to see my mom. she has been complaining that she feels totally uninvolved in the wedding planning, so my plan is to get her working on all my DIY, lol!

i actually did post the path of your starfish: 1) dc22173 - april 25 2) mummergirl - may 28 3) phillybride09 - june 24 4) kathleenanddan - july 17 the first 3 are all dreams cancun, and the last one (so far) is beaches boscobel. anyone need it after kathleenanddan? actually, i'm thinking phillybride, kathleenanddan, and i should just plan local get-togethers to pass the starfish ... we're all either in philly or south jersey! it could be fun!

Quote: Originally Posted by Jacilynda I think next season we should do weigh in on Fridays! I hate wednesday! I always feel so good and motivated to work on Wednesdays after weigh in and I keep that up on Thursday. Although on Saturday I feel its the weekend and I veg a little and that goes into sunday and on monday night i want a late night snack but do everything i can to make it to wednesday. I think if we weighed in on friday then we could treat ourselves over the weekend and spend all week working hard to treat ourselves the next weekend! i say NO WAY! a friday weigh-in would only encourage poor weekend behavior (and i don't need any help in that category, thank you!). LOL! i think it would end up hurting rather than helping. besides, it should be whichever day is convenient for the person keeping track of everything. a lot of people go away for weekends and we might end up with even more people forgetting weigh-ins.