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Quote: Originally Posted by PhillyBride09 I'm lovin all of these pics!! :-) It just made me that much more excited!! The ballroom is gorgeous, However...I'm not having a DW so we can dance indoors!! I definitely want the Beach or the Terrace for our Reception :-) i know! i keep looking for more photos online and have found some that get me so excited! (oh and i'm glad you finally got a date nailed down! congrats!) i love the idea of movies on the beach, and i know the kids (if any actually end up coming) will love the euro-bungee thing! also, i found some pics of the entertainment that seem pretty cool. it's all just so beautiful ... i can't wait!

Quote: Originally Posted by kburton Is that the only pool? Are there any swim up bars? Does anyone have pictures of the larger pool (if they have one)? ok there is definitely a swim up bar in the main pool ... it is the covered area you see in the pics (i think it's called the manatee bar?). i found a few more pics of it on tripadvisor:

some more dreams pics i've stumbled upon: club jr. suite euro-bungee movies on the beach!

Quote: Originally Posted by kburton Is that the only pool? Are there any swim up bars? Does anyone have pictures of the larger pool (if they have one)? no, that's not the only pool (there are 2). i found this picture of the main pool somewhere online. seems like a lot of it ends up in the shade. i am pretty sure there is a swimup bar. if anyone has any other pics of the main pool, i'd appreciate seeing them too!

this just might be mine ... went looking and trying on for the first time yesterday and so far, this is it! i just couldn't commit without at least checking out another shop besides david's bridal, ya know? it's *not at all* what i had in mind either, but very appropriate for a seaside wedding in mexico! and a closeup of the beading and floral burnout pattern:

i loved that dress in pics but thought the neckline might be a little too plungy for me, and didn't know how i would hold my boobs up if the back of my dress was open like that. it's so sexy and romantic and you apparently have a great body because you look gorgeous in it! (how ARE you keeping your boobs up? maybe i'm just old and saggy LOL!)

i love "better together" and jason mraz, but our recessional i think will be stevie wonder "for once in my life" ... not really beachy but upbeat (as i think the recessional should be) and it was my parents' wedding song 40 years earlier (they didn't really have a "wedding" so not first dance song, but it was "their song" and was engraved in their wedding rings). i keep trying to find a good place to use it, and the recessional might be it!

Quote: Originally Posted by blkladylaw Just decided...it was the only thing we BOTH liked New Edition - I'm Lost in Love we are taking it back in the day yeah you are! haha i used to be so in love with them when i was a kid ... i saw them in concert at six flags great adventure! one of the original boy bands before all that NKOTB madness! who knew bobby brown would grow up to be such a weirdo and married to whitney crackhead!

Quote: Originally Posted by K&Rwedding mummergirl Thank you.... I haven't lost a lot but I have been training with a trainer and so what was fat before shows a little muscule now. So that I am proud of. So I guess I am going to balls out and show that improvement. I am short and not really heavy but kind of thick for my height. Or that is the nice way I like to put it, hee hee. Thanks for the encouragement on showign the pics. I really appreciate it. What motivates me is the pics in my Shape mag of peoples success stories and I want to do the same for others. BTW- I love the mummers day parade. I use to live in Philly and love love loved it..................... definitely post them! maybe i'll post some in BL4, LOL. and i figured you were either short, or your fiance is REALLY tall, because you are wearing some killer heels in your engagement pic (which is gorgeous, btw)! my fiance is a mummer too ... he's a marshal for avalon string band, and i play alto sax in durning string band ... it's actually kinda how we met!

Quote: Originally Posted by dmarie17 Okay, so I am still too beat to write a huge review and the thought of posting pictures right now makes me tired. I have been doing nothing but drinking cocktails by the pool, napping, eating and relaxing for the past 10 days. I think I also am having withdrawal from either sugar drinks (mango tangos are the best!) or the rum. At about 11 am this morning I started getting the shakes and eying the bottle of margarita mix as a solution! So, the point of this ramble is this. Since I'm lazy and don't feel like thinking much, does anyone have any specific questions for me about the wedding or the resort or anything? Let me know! no real questions, but this post made me LMAO about the "withdrawal" and how posting pictures is too much work after 10 days of nothing but relaxing and drinking! i love it! definitely take some time enjoying being newlywed and we are all looking forward to your review!

Quote: Originally Posted by K&Rwedding I am so excited to post before and after photos. I hope they will inspire other brides to do BL. This contest has been so motivating for me as I am sure it has been others. Is anyone else going to post before/after Or am I cheezy?!? no, you're not cheezy ... it's just that i haven't even lost 10 pounds, so i doubt anyone would be able to see a difference (i have a lot to lose so 10 pounds is NOTHING!). i think if you've lost enough for a visible difference then you should totally post the pics with pride! it will be an inspiration to all of us! congrats!

it's like all of a sudden leanne learned how to design ... her stuff in the beginning was not so hot. i have liked terri's stuff in almost every challenge (loved her drag challenge ... she should have won that one IMO), but she usually isn't in the judges top 3. i think she may just squeak by into the finals. jerell does very nice work too. i was sorry to see stella go ... i will miss her leatha.

Quote: Originally Posted by Steffi234 Hi girls!! I'm still trying to decide when to have the wedding... does anyone know if someone already has memorial day weekend dates in '09? (23-24?). I sent an email to Dreams a few days ago but don't expect to hear back soon. Do you think it'd be better to go to a TA from AAA or elsewhere to get faster results and group discounts?? -Stef Sorry to report that back in the end of April, this is all Claudia had left to offer in May 2009 (and we took Thursday, May 28th ... so if you do decide on a different day that week let me know and I'll meet up with you down there! We're there from the 23rd-30th): May 2009: 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28 and 31. There are definitely more dates gone by now ... some of them taken by other BDW brides!

well ladies, i'm down a little this week, but still up higher than i was a few weeks ago, which sucks. is next wednesday the final weigh in? i can't believe how fast it went, and i can't believe i haven't even lost 10 measly pounds (maybe by next week?)! i almost forgot today too because of the holiday weekend! seemed like a tuesday all day!

Quote: Originally Posted by Kat81 Early Thursday morning!!! WOW kat, you must be so excited! thankfully i don't think gustav had much (if any) effect on our beautiful resort. hopefully weather will be good for you! has anyone heard from simbasim?!?! i was worried all weekend for all our fellow brides and their families who live in the hurricane's path, as well as all those whose weddings might be affected.

Quote: Originally Posted by K&Rwedding Ann would you mind posting an update on the total contest. This would really help motivate me for the next two weigh-ins. (there is two left, right?) Though I am not 26 years old and have a personal chef and trainer I am convienced if Brit can do it so can I. i think the general consensus before was that everyone wanted the overall percentages to be a surprise at the end, which is why ann only posts a weekly winner. i don't mind either way ... it *could* motivate me for the last few weeks, BUT, depending on where i stand, it could end up making me just totally give up until BL4 ... LMAO! yeah i hear ya about all these stars with their personal trainers and chefs ... seriously i bet i could look fabulous too with her kind of cash!

Quote: Originally Posted by AnnR it IS Wednesday, right? where is everyone?! I barely have any of the weigh-ins! if we hold that "miss 2 weeks in row and you're out" rule, there may be a few people dropping out this week too! to my knowledge, i don't have anyone that told me they'd be out this week. just sent mine ... as you can see i wasn't too jazzed to be sending it, since i gained a pound and a half. not gonna cry over it tho ... i have my period, so hopefully next week it will be off again. can some of you girls with the high percentages lost start forgetting your weigh-ins so i can win this thing? LMAO! jk (i don't think i'm even in the top 10 here) ... best of luck to you all!

Quote: Originally Posted by Kat81 I stole those from Tammy. I stole the calender from Dawn. I think she found it somewhere online but I am not sure. I am getting really excited except for the fact that I got my hair done yesterday and the underneath is ORANGE!!! HA HA HA they are supposed to fix it for me tomorrow. If they don't I will seriously freak the crap out on them. I haven't had a Bridezilla moment yet but there is a first time for everything! oh NO! can't have ORANGE hair! at least not without getting a big ol' orange fake tan to go with it, LOL! they had better fix it! i think that sort of thing might be what tips me over into bridezilla territory, haha ... it'll be a shame too, since it's a good friend of mine who does my hair ...

i found this on the web one day looking for the civil ceremony wording in mexico (it's not the complete article tho) ... thankfully a few changes have been made! haha! and FYI, the civil ceremony at dreams is NOTHING like this, so no worries!

kat you're killing me with the funny spanish phrases! where did you get the calendar of stuff to do at dreams? did they send that to you? your wedding is getting really close!

Quote: Originally Posted by nicoleandscott mummergirl - i had the same frustration with the gold/silver, but i think the gold on the earrings is subtle enough to not clash with the shoes? absolutely! i would imagine so, since i'm the only one who seemed to notice LMAO! and since you nixed the necklace, i honestly doubt *anyone* will notice anymore, now that you don't have as many different things going on. you're gonna look so chic (can you tell i watch too much project runway?)!

Quote: Originally Posted by jrodsgirl Sending luck to all of you for this week! thanks for the luck ... i know *i* need it! right back at ya too!

awesome price! what a great find! watch now dreams will find a way to charge me for having them tie them on the chairs even tho i'm supplying them, haha! they nickle and dime ya to death!

Quote: Originally Posted by cowman1999 I am looking for around 100 or so of little, white, LED lights. They can be in the form of candles or just lights. I want them to be NON flickering which is creating my problems since most of the ones I've found are flickering. We were thinking of putting them inside paper lanterns as center pieces. Any help is appreciated. Or other suggestions for my problem. Thanks. Mike i found some at dollar tree that are 2 in a pack, so basically 50 cents each. i only bought one set to check them out, and the ones i bought do flicker, but i'm not sure they all did. might be worth a look.

Quote: Originally Posted by Jennifer Davis The Aug/Sep issue of "Modern Bride" has them in their "100 favorite things article" from "www.givefavors.com" $22.00 for 12 tea lights. They're really cute. If you want the article, PM me. I can scan it and email it to you. off topic, WHERE did you guys get those glasses in your siggy pic!?!?! hilarious!