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that dress is totally gorgeous! you're a knockout in it!

well, i'm in. just sent my weigh-in to ann, and i'm up almost five pounds since the end of BL3. how the hell do i let that happen? it was only two weeks! but i hadn't been to the gym in those two weeks ... i was back this morning, so already a step in the right direction! i will try to take a before pic tonight, at least for my own motivation. i'm going to try to get them to do all my measurements for me at curves tomorrow. i definitely like seeing the difference in inches at the end!

i second that. get a travel agent. book your own trip. give everyone else the travel agent's info so they can contact her/him with their questions and booking needs. no reason for you to worry about all this! my travel agent even helped by being a liason between us and our resorts wedding coordinator (she was impossible to reach)!

i feel like a big ol' slacker! what i have done: chosen resort wedding date confirmed deposit on wedding package/contract secured travel agent booked our trip/accommodations prepared wedding website picked colors (reds/oranges) halfway designed invitations (sending SOON in lieu of save-the-dates) notified family/friends thru email and word-of-mouth asked family/friends to be in bridal party went dress shopping only once ... no dress yet bought favors (heart-shaped chrome luggage tags) bought pocket-size spanish/english dictionaries bought hair-flower that i probably won't end up using that's NOTHING considering how much time i spend HERE and browsing all wedding-related things online! i think the problem is i can't make a decision. EVER. if i don't finalize my invites and get them out soon tom is going to KILL me. everyone keeps asking for them (because he went and told everyone they'd be out in august)! *sigh* so far, i think about 12 people besides us have booked.

wow morgan, you're super-brave! i love that you've given yourself not only goals, but PRIZES! now think about how much you dislike your pics, and add about 100 pounds. that's approximately what i'm working with here. i don't think i can be as brave as you and post pics ... and i'm not sure anyone really wants to see that anyway! LOL i agree with notyouraverageDW ... i think i stopped really looking at my body and am in denial over what it really looks like to OTHER people.

if it's behavioral, the feliway stuff is supposed to work ... it didn't work for me, but my cat was suffering from diabetes and couldn't control her bladder.

i say go for it! i'm still hoping for hot red shoes myself!

wow i had no idea. makes me glad i decided to go with mexico instead, tho now i wonder how mexico is about gays? it's a very catholic country ... hmm ...

Quote: Originally Posted by dainanewell We finally talked and agreed to try to make it work....i still dont know if he wants to get married but hopefully he will answer that question soon...thanks Ladies i'm glad to hear that he is going to at least give it more of a chance, rather than bailing on your years together, and most importantly, your children. i would imagine that this close to the wedding, it's probably not possible for you, nor your guests who have booked, to get refunds and it would create a huge mess and bad feelings among both families. i.e., if you guys work things out later, people might continue to think badly of him because of this, and most would not sign on to come to a new wedding, ya know? i do have a suggestion regarding this: if you were planning a legal ceremony, you could switch it to a solely symbolic one (if he would be in agreement to do so). your families and other guests would know no different, and the symbolic wedding would have meaning for your children. then if you later decided to make it legal, you could do a quick paper-signing legal thing at city hall.

it can't start soon enough! it's that time of the month and i've been eating everything in sight ... probably gained back at least half of what i lost in BL3!

Quote: Originally Posted by cancunbride Harty, Im going to invade your wedding without an invite. hahaha Ill be there at the same time as you, hopefully we can have a drink or two before each others wedding... lol back when that was my wedding date i was totally planning on invading marie's wedding too! i had to switch it to 2 weeks later tho. marie will be leaving a day or two after i get there, so we'll definitely have a drink or seven anyway! you never added your date to this thread: http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t24950

Quote: Originally Posted by Hartyt509 Bloody LISA HOPE YOU ARE LISTENING swapped her date and I need someone that can stop me drowning FMIL lmao LMAO marie! sorry but i kinda needed a date that the groom could be there! i'm a little sad no one on BDW seems to be getting married during my week ... there was someone named quackquack that was supposedly the 30th but i haven't seen any posts from them in ages. if you haven't already done in your FMIL by the time i get there, i'll lend a hand ... i mean to stop you LOL ... that kinda sounded like i was going to help you drown her, didn't it?

Quote: Originally Posted by LC_Rachel I should be more focused on my ass. It's a mess. haha So ya, I guess I'll just shut up now. hahaha i snorted when i read this! new plan: unless your face starts looking like your ass, you're good! LMAO seriously tho, your post made me look and i've got the forehead wrinkles too. like 3 big ones. AND crows feet and laugh lines ...

i was a little freaked out about it at first, but then a friend of mine had gastric bypass surgery in mexico! i figure if she had a whole major surgery in mexico and is totally fine, then i shouldn't worry about a simple blood test. the freaky part is can you imagine if one of you tested positive for something and couldn't be married? how mortifying! first you'd have to tell everyone the wedding was off ... and then the reason? awful! i do have a question tho ... do they only do the blood tests on weekdays? because if so, i will have already spent 2 nights at an all-inclusive and i can only imagine what my blood-alcohol level will be! LOL

aw, i like the "unidad" "siempre" !

Quote: Originally Posted by tyingthe.knot i have a silly ques? so is it cheaper to marry on a Thurs or Fri? Rather than weekend? no, at least not at dreams cancun. however, if you plan on getting LEGALLY married in mexico it has to be on a weekday, and you need to be in mexico for 4 business days before the wedding. getting married ON day 4 is ok, which is why we r getting married on a thursday (would have preferred friday but it was unavailable). i should correct myself ... i think someone on here said you could be legally married on a saturday morning but your certificate would have friday's date. not sure about this, but i know i wanted my cert to match my actual wedding day (or else i would have done the legal part at home)!

Quote: Originally Posted by Elizabeth Things like this really put things into perspective, dont they...good luck to all your future family and friends!!! yeah i definitely stopped complaining about not getting a raise!

oh you girls are still so young ... wait until you start seeing BOOB WRINKLES! i swear i thought i was going to DIE the first time i noticed the teeny wrinkles in my cleavage. YIKES!

go on a cruise that stops at more than one port! can you tell i don't like to make decisions? LOL! TA jennifer gave great advice, but didn't mention BUDGET! some of those places are more affordable than others. the only one of the five that i've been to is aruba, and the beaches are amazingly pristine and beautiful (tho people i know who have been to curacao liked it even more)! not many all-inclusives at either tho, if that's what you're looking for.

Quote: Originally Posted by sunandrun I am freaking out! I got my dress and I love it. The thing is I am one of those matchy-matchy people. I am wondering if I wear ivory can my FI wear a white shirt. We got his outfit already. Will it wierd in pictures? It looks like most of the brides are wearing white. Here is the link to my dress Winnie Couture It is very daring and sexy! I love it. What does everyone think? in the bright sun i think all the dresses look white no matter what!

Quote: Originally Posted by shelly wow thats alot of drama going on! I hope everything works out for your FFIL and maybe he can find another job easily (this doesnt make this any better though) and wow i guess bridesmaids dresses may have to get altered for your bridal party but thats kind of exciting I hope everything works out though well about bridesmaid dresses, my wedding is about 8 months away, so if either of them ARE pregnant, they won't be coming at all. i'll be sad for me, but ecstatic for them ... my niece has been married 3 1/2 years already and my sis is just dying for a grandchild! my friend on the other hand was once told she couldn't have children so it will be a shocker for her but such a blessing. i'm just so surprised that for once *i'm* not the one with all the drama! LOL

Quote: Originally Posted by shelly Aww Kaylee i feel the same way sometimes too and it probably is me PMSing too lol...my FI and i get really busy sometimes and I just get upset because I miss when I used to spend weekends before we moved in together or when I just moved in and we would go for walks and watch movies and just spend lots of time together and eventually I just told him that i was scared we were becoming like "roomies" and it worried me that he felt really far away... and he realised what i meant and had just never noticed it himself..it really helped to talk about it and now if i feel the same way at any time i just joke that hes turning into my roomie and he understands what i mean and puts effort into it again lol....but i think girls are just alot more sensitive i guess guys just get so comfortable and forget to do all the cute things they did when we first started dating yeah it's totally "roomie syndrome!" LOL let's face it girls, if our guys *weren't* so comfortable in the relationship (to the point where you're like "roomies") then they probably would have never asked us to marry them in the first place! not their fault we're needy! LMAO it happens to the best of us ... and as with all relationship struggles, communication is key!

yeah i actually despise tanning places ... last time i went to one was in 1990 before my senior prom ... i am a tad claustrophobic, so the bed kind (closing the coffin lid over top of you) is torture, and even in the standup booths, i feel like i can't breathe and after just a few minutes i have to bust out of there all sweaty and dizzy and about to pass out. clearly, i have issues, LOL. besides, i think tanning beds are gross ... i swear you can smell your skin cooking. ew! i used to be a sunshine & tanning queen back in the 80s. never used sunblock really and never really burned either. i feel so stupid for it now, with all i know about skin cancer (and the advent of wrinkles on my face)! granted, since the 80s, i've stopped really letting my body see the sun, and when it is a must, i always use sunblock. these days i don't go out in the sun without spf 30 or higher. i'm hoping that the combo of a base tan AND high spf sunblock will keep me from suffering sunburn in mexico. aside from looking stupid in wedding pictures, it's a real vacation-killer, and unhealthy too.

Quote: Originally Posted by Amarillis ... it isn't a free for all... I will only say this... it is a free planet, you can be on any beach you please, but just because you are on the beach at the same time as MY wedding... it doesn't mean that you are invited, even if I did once say hello to you at the post office in my home town one day in 1996..... Phew... that really felt good. well i dunno ... you DID once say hello to her at the post office ... LMAO! people are ridiculous!

Quote: Originally Posted by PhillyBride09 wow!! I'm sorry about your FFIL! The Econmy is really horrible right now and everyone who actually has a job should really be thankful. i hear ya ... and just yesterday i made a post b*tching about how my company isn't giving raises (again) ... "i'm lucky to have a job. i'm lucky to have a job. i'm lucky to have a job."