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ok here goes,as ive said before we have six children between us and would like to do the dw wedding.we told our families who were dissapointed about not being able to come.I explained that it was because it would be expensive.I caved in a little and said well if you paid for yourselves and they joined me looking on line and were like yer they loved the dreams hotel in mexico with the dolphins.That just left us to pay for 3 children and ourselves.However that stacks up and FI wont entertain saying adults only as his 3 are all under 18.We end up paying 3 adults and 2 kids.plus the wedding package.At lunch today FI said lets forget it till next year see how much we can save etc.He also said hes not sure he wants everyone there as well just end up being on holiday not about us.(that comment saved him)so now how do i tell my parents, his and my three boys were going it alone.our original plan was to go to LA and theen fly to Hawaii i still love this idea i had looked at Mexico DR and then Cuba(much CHEAPER) but i think he thought hey this wasnt what we planned.I need help in selling the idea we go off come back and throwing a party in the garden.Hawaiian themed.Why didnt i keep to my original no were going alone .errrr help please

carol thanks for posting all that info.ive just clicked onto the plan your wedding link and it shows kids go free. i wish the same could be said for here.Im not planning a huge wedding .im guessing about 15 in total with 6 being our children .i dont think id go for the private reception my eldest son and his girlfriend are 21 the youngest of pauls children is 4 .my parents and pauls may be a couple of friends and thats it.i know both sets of parents would say save the money the kids would not really enjoy a nice dinner happier with a burger im sure.i hope i can find a good price as the boys have picked the hotel.again many thanks for you help.

you make me laugh, that would be my luck .As long as you get time to shower etc youll be fine.You have the perfect excuse to run home and dive into the bathroom.tell me as i live in england what is a wedding shower we dont do them here

so glad youve got it sorted xxx

Hi i think you need to spend some time thinking about the fall out here.Even if you havnt sent std etc.If you had spoken to me about attending and then said no you cant come i would forgive you as that is what friends do however i may not forget. it could come back and bite you in the bum later.i think you need to give yourselves time you may be able to work things out with her.how far away is the wedding?i would try and sleep on it you may regret your decisions time is a great healer.the other thing you might want to think about is has her actions made you verbalize your uncertanty about having everyone there ,are you now using the fight with your friend as a way to avoid the plans you had set.i know from experience that after a good nights sleep things dont seem so bad in the morning. friendships change you may have had to learn the hard way.you have obviously been hurt by her but try and be bigger than her and even if you cant let it go remain friends but dont put yourself in the position to get hurt again by her.anger and bitterness create lines on your face, hey you need to look pretty on your wedding day. take a deep breath and think and count to 200 if need be, hug your h2b and smile you have lots to look forwards to.hope that helps xx

oh your naughty lol !!!.spend the weekend trying your wedding makeup.buy something new from the makeup counter and leave it around for him to see be very loud what do you think etc etc so you look your best all day have everything ready shoes bags jewelry hanging together in your wardrobe and then when you are suprized you wont be!!!! im sure youll have fun and look beautiful dont ever tell him and no more peeking.

Hi carol you look beautiful and so happy together.can i ask if you booked your trip with ta and then arranged the wedding with the wedding coordinator at dreams via email,phone etc.If its not a rude question how much did you pay for the wedding and what did it include? We like the look of the hotel,we are looking at staying here however as we have 6 children we need to keep a close eye on the budget.I loved your bouquet i will go for the bright colours too.were the i do yours or were they something you took .congratulations to you both you look very happy.

Thankyou ladies.As i have been away from work and am now allowed to drive i drove into town and asked the ta about wedding destinations.do you guys in america plan your weddings yourself after booking your trip?if its poss i may do that aswell.

congratulations kate your engagement story is so lovely.I am just as clumsy.where are you planning to get married?

congratulations to you both post some pics when you get a chance.once again congratulations ,now the fun begins.x

Becky i loved your slide show your dress is beautiful .you both look like you had a fantastic day.i love the idea of trash the dress.wear was your dress from it was really different i loved your choice of jewelry too.

floss is £2000 and tinker is £1900. i keep looking on ebay hoping some kind charitable person will let me buy either from them. I do love the christina wu one aswell.As its not my first time i dont really want a traditional dress and my size wont allow me to wear the slinky numbers.Although im about to go back to ww to shift the excess.

I didnt say but you can get it in pink, the photo shows it as pink with gold.I think they do it in ivory with silver as well.I like the pink idea however i think i wanted the girls to be in turquoise the dress is about 800 dollors so muchhhh cheaper than the donna solado one.here goes under instruction im about to download that aswell

Thankyou ladies for your welcome.I must learn how to download photos to my blog.I have been to look at dresses today hoping that i would be put off as they are way over my budget.They didnt have the dress in but the gowns she has are amazing but at £2,000 i think i may need to have a rethink.The designer is donna solado (British).I read earlier today one of the ladies said here she loved her dress but in hindsight wished she had gone for something cheaper so she could relax, she had bought a dress from davids bridal for trash the dress and her husband said she looked as beautiful.Has anyone bought a dress from christina wu i have seen one (the first one i liked).I wonder what you all think has anyone bought it or seen it in store here it is

hi blinkgrl119.great someone else having to wait till 2010.Have you booked i noticed you have a date and moon palace.A girl i work with always holidays at the moon palace.Is that the hotel that has the dolphins on resort.Is it just me or have you been looking at dresses?

Hi mrs broon,ive just been activated too.I live just outside Maidstone Kent,England and plan to get married in 2010 either in hawaii (just the two of us) or Mexico with all our families we have 6 children between us ranging from four to twenty one !!!.Tell me are you going by yourself or is there a crowd of you ? do you have your dress?im already looking!!!

Hi my name is Maria and we have deceided to do the DW as we have both been married b4.I proposed on 29th feb(leap year) as a surprize.H2b was very shocked we are thinking of hawaii ,however i quite like the idea of Mexico.If we go to Hawaii it will just be the two of us,however Mexico wilth are children also appeals.My H2b has three children and so do i so we need to work out a budget etc.If we do the hawaii wedding we will hold a party when we get home.With mexico the family could fly out for one week!!!. Lots to think about.2010 seems realistic,however thats not stopping me looking for my dress.I have lots of questions to ask you all.Once the boys are awake ill get them to help me download some photos.I failed to mention i live in the uk.I must also say i have loved looking at everyones wedding photos and dvd clips.I had an op on my shoulder on the 4th april and am not back to work until the 6th of may.I cant think of a better way of spending my time right now.

maura you look really pretty where is your dress from? You look really happy.

well done,money is a worry,now you can enjoy the weekend.

Hi everyone, what a great site.We have deceided to go to hawaii for our destination wedding.we have not set a date yet.I proposed on the 29th of feb.(leap year).we have both been married before so had thought about including all the family and inviting them however the cost just goes through the roof and so does my stress level.just thinking about organising h2b small daughters.i wish they could come but i know the whole time will be spent worrying i have no one from my partners side who would be any help really.So we intend on having a garden party when we get back.I have lots of questions but ill just say hi for now and hope you all enjoy the weekend.