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Quote: Originally Posted by ashey063009 He ended up suggesting the song "The face" by... I can't remember. lol you can't do that to us! who's it by? LOL, like i need yet another choice to confuse things! glad you found something that works for you and your dad ... it's so important that it express your personal relationship.

yay! i'm in!

Quote: Originally Posted by AnnR Did I miss something? Where is everyone? I've got to think something got messed up, because a ton of people didn't weigh in this week. i think a lot of people had off work monday for president's day, and that screwed up everyone's concept of what day it is ... i know all day yesterday felt like a tuesday to me (which is why you got my weigh-in at midnight, from a phone pic)!

i confess that i can not stop buying things for DIY projects that i know i will never actually *do*. pretty soon i'm going to have to have a pre-wedding sale, if for nothing other than to support my shopping habit! LOL

it can be as little work as you want it to be. the thing is, people start getting excited about making their own personal touches and really customizing their weddings ... and next thing you know you've got 28596450231548943 DIY projects!

pretty sure i'm going to make mine myself, but if i get lazy or start running out of time, i found this etsy seller who will make them in your requested colors ($35/$10 shipping): Etsy :: WeavesBeads :: Pink Ice Cake Knife and Server Set

Quote: Originally Posted by hsims1 I joined Curves about 2 months ago and I am doing that smart workout. I like it but I am just not seeing results. I haven't really lost any weight. Is anyone else working out at Curves, and what are your results. Maybe I am doing something wrong. I have heard about other people looking crazy amounts of weight. I am only looking to loose a total of 15 lbs before my wedding. Any thoughts. how much time do you have before your wedding? do you get weighed and measured every month? if so, have you lost inches? my curves doesn't offer the curves smart workout thing, so i'm no help with that. i think anyone who is losing "crazy amounts of weight" must also be dieting in conjunction with their workouts, whether it be the curves diet or something else. the curves diet is basically a lower-carb/high protein diet, meant to work in conjunction with their workout. curves results are normally more inches-based than weight-based (the woman who owns mine has a "before" picture that looks like about 40 lbs difference but in reality is only 17 lbs!). i haven't lost too much, but i can see the difference and wear smaller size clothing. also, "crazy losers" probably have a lot more weight to lose than you, seeing as how you only want to lose 15 lbs. (the last few pounds always take the longest). maybe 30 minutes 3 days a week is a LOT more exercise than they normally would do, but relatively little for you. you can't really compare your results to those of others ... everyone's body is different. that said, maybe they break a sweat doing it ... do you? if not, maybe you need to kick it up a notch? also, ask your curves rep about any machines that seem like they aren't doing anything ... it's possible you might not be doing it exactly right, and are therefore not getting much out of it.

a long while back, i found what i think is the perfect quote to use with my father's gift: "Eventually the princess moved out of the castle and went into another line of work. But her father is still a king, and always will be." i'm doing something with that quote, a sandcastle pic, and pics of us together. problem is, i don't have an equally great quote for my mom's photo gift. anyone? the best thing i could find so far is "a mother holds her children's hands for a moment, but their hearts forever."

people usually have at the very least: wedding party entrance song (prelude?) bride's entrance song (processional) recessional (exit tune) and a first dance song but others do separate songs for bridesmaids and groomsmen, or have more prelude songs, a certificate signing song, a sand ceremony song, a song that's sung or performed in the middle of the ceremony, a recessional, postlude songs, reception entrance songs (wedding party, parents, bride/groom), first dance, father/daughter, mother/son dances, cake cutting song, garter song, last song of the night ... it can go on and on if you let it! lol ... and you figured out your wedding song in 2 weeks!? that's a lot better than we did!

i figured there HAD TO be a BDW group on facebook, so for months, every now and then i'd search facebook groups for "destination wedding," but never found you guys ... who knew all i had to do was search BDW, lol!?! there are probably more of us on facebook than we realize! right now i'm in a very tiny group for dreams cancun: Login | Facebook

my best friend (MOH) used billy joel "lullaby" at her wedding and there wasn't a dry eye (my dad was there and even he got a little choked up) ... it's really beautiful.

Quote: Originally Posted by ashey063009 I'm looking for a song for my dad and I to dance to in June. He isn't into country (sad, I know, I love it) i have the opposite problem, LOL! i loathe most country music, but someone played heartland's "i loved her first" for him and he loves it. the lyrics are nice, so i'm gonna suck it up since it's what he picked and he loves it so much. i just really didn't want a tearjerker since i'm such a crybaby, LOL.

Quote: Originally Posted by nathanielthompsonphoto For me, the song I'm going to dance to with my daughter on her wedding day is "Cinderella" by Steven Curtis Chapman - Not very funky, but describes exactly the way I feel about her. great lyrics, and i think it's wonderful that you found a song that reflects your personal father/daughter relationship. very sweet!

i wasn't thinking of doing this, but i might now, just because it would be a quick, easy thing to throw in OOT bags, and they wouldn't take up much space. you might want to try to add some songs that are more "party songs" than "love songs" too. i don't know anyone who would like listening to an entire cd of love songs, ya know? or how about adding some that have a mexican or beachy flavor? also keep in mind who's getting these: do you have older guests (family) that might not enjoy your taste, or are the majority of your guests friends your age? try to throw everyone a bone as far as musical styles. once you take into consideration all those things, you'll have the problem i have: i can't narrow it down! LOL

i wanted to add that when you do go dress shopping, you should try on a million different styles, including ones that even YOU don't think will look good on you ... you're likely to be surprised! i can't tell you how many people have said they ended up with something totally unlike what they *thought* they wanted ... myself included!

Quote: Originally Posted by LAURENANDBILL is the sand thing normal procedure in mexico? i don't know about mexico in general, but it's popular for destination weddings, as the unity candle idea doesn't generally work outdoors with the wind, and the sand lends itself to the beachy thing. the wedding coordinator at dreams cancun was familiar with it, and even sent me the wording they usually use.

i didn't do this, but how about tweaking what you said: "our journey begins in [wedding location] ... thank you for being part of the start!"

you don't necessarily have to do your wedding colors (you could do something subtle like white and natural sand), nor do you even have to have two different colors of sand. especially since the whole idea is that your sand is forever inseparable, ya know?

i wouldn't bother trying to make it even ... my fiance had 5 guys in the wedding party, and honestly i would have been perfectly happy with just my matron of honor (niece) and best friend, but it would have been 5 to 2. my fiance didn't want it to be uneven, so i added my two half sisters and his aunt to make it even. months later, it turns out none of his 3 brothers are likely to make it, and his best friend is definitely out. down to just a best man, he asked his half-brother to fill in. so now we're 5 to 2 again, but in the opposite direction, LOL. long story short, you can't win! LOL ... anyway sounds like with all the family drama, her presence might hurt rather than help?

Quote: Originally Posted by Jacilynda Also look at Pier 1,our pier one has TONS of sets like this for $25. I bought our set at pier 1 on sale for $12.50 i haven't checked out pier 1 in awhile (i swear, i used to practically *live* there, LOL!) ... can't believe i never thought to check there for these kinda things! thanks for the tip!

Quote: Originally Posted by DWandMJ Ahh! I had to let out a squeal at that quote! I love it! I don't know that I have any pics of my step father and I. I may have to steal it to coincide with maybe a photo of the two of us walking down the aisle Sweet! Sorry for being a clepto, but thanks a million! haha did you miss the part where i said i had stolen it as well? LOL! it has sorta "inside joke" meaning for me & my dad too ... for one, he used to call me his little mafia princess (LOL, we are so not *that* italian!) and also in a famous argument between him & my mom, he once stated that he was "king of this castle and no one was going to raise their voice to him" (which my mom followed by *whispering* some obscenities at him, which was followed by bursts of laughter from everyone, thus ending the argument!) ... funny how an argument can end up being one of your favorite memories of your parents, LOL! (they'll be celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary this year)

i agree that B is better. i didn't like all that wording about never existing as an individual again either! i found this somewhere on this site and tweaked it a bit (the original said something about the song "long and winding road"). i think it's just perfect for a DW, and i just love it: Before you met, your lives were on separate roads ... each going in different directions and seemingly leading to different destinations. But somewhere along the way you met, fell in love, and today you find yourselves standing together at the entrance of a new path that will forever join your once separate journeys into one. Before each of you there is a container of sand. Each container represents the separate journeys you once were on. They also represent your own sets of friends and families that once were apart. In a moment I will ask that you both blend your individual containers of sand together ... representing the coming together of your friends and family, through your marriage, into one. And as the sand is blended into one container, your once solitary journeys will now be one of companionship, as you walk a single path together into your future. I now ask that you blend your containers of sand together. As the sand has blended together, your lives are now joined, your separate journeys through life are now one. Your friends and family are as one as well, for now you will share those who are in your lives and will walk hand-in-hand along the path of your marriage - united and strong as husband and wife, as inseparable as these grains of sand.

haha EWWWWW ... all i can think of is that episode of friends when ross had the leather pants ... the "paste" ... and i do sympathize ... i ended up getting a whole lot more dress than i set out for, and i was sweating in the bridal shop in november ... i kept saying that i was going to DIE in that dress in the mexican sun, but no one had any sympathy for me haha they told me i would have to suck it up because i looked beautiful in it. and my mom and sister and best friend were all crying. with any luck we'll all just look dewy and glowing, rather than sweaty and gross? LOL

Quote: Originally Posted by Jacilynda Currently we are battling w/ FI's best friend/ best man. We understand he can't afford to come but its really important us that he is there. So we have offered to pay for everything (food, air, hotel, alcohol, his attire!) but his gf can't afford to come so he says he isn't gonna make it. someone needs to tell that boy the rule: bro's before 'ho's! i'd be absolutely LIVID if that was my best friend! your fiance must be really hurt (even if he's not showing it).

i love it when men don't even understand why you're angry, LOL. they really are simple creatures. LMAO @ harty as usual. my two cents? you shouldn't be showing him wedding dresses! let it be a surprise! isn't bad luck for the groom to see the dress? and btw, i haven't been a size 8 since i was in 7th grade. i'm sure you look AMAZING. apparently your fiance is a gorgeous, perfect, hard-bodied model type with about 0% body fat? if so, we want pics, LOL! if not, tell him to shut his trap!