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Quote: Originally Posted by *Casey* Wow! I love the way it shines! What is that material? CONGRATS!!! it's silk:) thanks!!

i took my dress home today & I LOVE IT!!! it's not a very "beachy" dress but it's so me:) i didn't want to take it off..lol [/img] [/img]

that is amazing!! i would take it as a sign that you 2 are meant to be..

Not for our wedding...My FI & I are paying for most of it, with his parents & my parents helping us out financially...

Not for our wedding...My FI & I are paying for most of it, with his parents & my parents helping out...

beautiful!!

2 out of my 3 groomsmen are refusing to wear flip-flops for the beach ceremony (apparently they're concerned b/c their feet don't look that great, i personally think that's vain & offered to pay for pedicures for all of them!!)...my FI suggested they wear loafers...but I'm worried that will look weird. What do you think? Should I have them go barefoot for the ceremony & let them wear whatever they want for the reception? Can you recommend any shoes other than sandals that would look allright on the beach? The groomsmen are wearing linen pants & a short sleeve linen shirt...what are yours wearing on their feet??

I'm the office coordinator in the financial aid office of a hospital...it's a lot of customer service, which can suck at times, but it can also be pretty rewarding since I get to help people..

thanks for all the info!! Judging by the pictures your wedding turned out great...I'm getting married at the Riu Palace Mexico resort next door & hope it'll turn out just as good:)

gorgeous pics!! I love your dress..

My wedding colors are yellow & white...I chose them because these are the main colors that come to mind for me when I think of a beach wedding...I kind of chose them on a whim but I couldn't be happier with my choice!!

i love it!! you did an awesome job! you're totally inspiring me to do something like this..

I was budgeting up to $3,000 for the dress...but I got lucky: found this amazing dress for $900 and the veil and alterations are included in the price of the dress.... I don't like the veil that much, so I'll probably get another one but even tho... it's still an awesome deal!!

I just got an email from Cinthya, my wedding coordinator at RIU...i'm just going to paste it here: "Dear Laura, The information that I sent you before you can find it available in our web site, even in the website says that is very important that you read this document cause you will be able to find our policies in there, the policy from the photographers is not something new, this has been our policy since the beginning, now there is one thing, Riu does not allow outside vendors but in the case of the photographers if you want to bring your photographer from home it´s not any problem but he/she will need to stay at that the same hotel where the wedding is going to be or if you want to hire a photographer from outside (from this area) you will need to paid 400 usd to the hotel and they will be able to be in your wedding. Our photographer company will have their website in a couple days, so you will be able to see their work. Kind Regards Cinthya P." so I guess I'll just pay the outside vendor fee....

Congratulations!! I'm getting married at the RIU resort next door to your (Riu Palace Mexico) in February...here's a FAQ I got from the wedding coordinator there, hope it helps:) FAQ BODAS.doc

so I WAS getting married in Feb. @ the RIU Palace Mexico resort...the invitations have been printed out, I was going to mail them out by the end of this month..I also thought now would be a good time to book my photographer. I wanted Sol Tamargo from Del Sol Photography to shoot my wedding & TTD session (she's awesome..i love her work). Anyways, before booking her I figured it was best to check with my wedding coordinator @ RIU what their policy is on outside vendors. I was thinking I'll just have to pay for a day pass, no big deal...it turns out that they DON'T allow any outside vendors. I am so upset, I guess I should have checked on this sooner but I've seen that Del Sol shot a couple of weddings at Riu Palace so I assumed it would be no problem to book them for my wedding. I guess this must be a new policy...I am extremely dissapointed with RIU (first they have this guest policy where 80% of the guests have to stay at the same resort where the wedding will take place and now this!!) I'm so upset that I'm considering canceling my reservation & booking another hotel....the photo package RIU offers is a joke! see below: What about pictures ? We have different photo packages, please notice that the prices are for 2008 and subject to change without prior notification: All the pictures are taken digitally with high resolution (6 Mega Pixel).-Are they joking!? My personal camera is over 10megapixels!! The size of the printed pictures is 6 x 8 inches (15 x 21 cm) in color or in B&W and includes a basic album. The minimum quantity of pictures in a package is 24 pictures. Pictures included in the wedding package are taken just at the ceremony PACKAGES 1)24 pictures$ 280.00 usd 2)24 pictures with negatives on a CD$ 380.00 usd 3)36 pictures$ 360.00 usd 4)36 pictures with negatives on a CD$ 460.00 usd 5)50 pictures$ 400.00 usd 6)50 pictures with negatives on a CD$ 500.00 usd 7)CD with 70 JPG files (no prints)$ 495.00 usd DVD slide show of 120 JPG files with menus and music $ 700.00 usd 9)DVD slide show of JPG files with menus and music, CD with negatives, 1 leather album and 50 (15x21â€) 25 (20x25â€) printed pictures$ 1,300.00 usd 48 hr delivery or 5-7 days shipping address (UPS or FEDex) with no charge. Photo Packages will be delivered to the photo shop located at the RIU Yucatan Visa and Master Card accepted 5% Off cash payment Am i completely overreacting?? I just feel like the pictures were the one thing I really wanted to splurge on...I sent a very angry email to the wedding coordinator but i doubt that's going to help any. Can anyone suggest another resort in the Riviera Maya area that's more accommodating, in terms of choices and allowing the bride to have the wedding day she dreams of?? Do you think I should go ahead and get married at RIU in spite of their crappy policies or should I book something else FAST?!

that's such a beautiful dress! it looks great on you!!

i am wearing a garter...it was actually the first thing i bought for my wedding:)...i got it from ebay for about $12...it's a set of two garters: one to keep on my leg & one to toss, they both have a little dolphin on them & they're blue and white...i think they're adorable...& i'm looking forward to the garter toss!! & to throwing the bouquet!! we are having a lot of single people at our wedding tho:P

is anyone hiring a calligrapher? do you have any idea how much one would cost?! i heard it's tacky to use labels on your invitations/RSVP envelopes... is that true? can I just write the addresses myself on the envelopes?? what are you doing?! i'm afraid a calligrapher might be out of our budget, so I was wondering what my options are...there's all these etiquette rules regarding invitations that I'm just finding out...please help:)

Here's what I got on my "to play list" for the DJ so far....hope it helps:) You can always look up these songs on YouTube to see if you like them or not:) Salsa: Celia Cruz- La Vida Es un Carnaval Marc Anthony - Que Precio Tiene el cielo; Tu Amor Me Hace Bien; & Nadia como ella Merengue: La Makina - Mi Reina La Banda Gorda- Tu Ere La Que Me Supe La Temperatura Aventura- Mi Corazoncito Olga Tanon- Como Olvidar (merengue version) Various: Thalia - Amor a la Mexicana; The Mexican 2002 (Hex Hector Remix) I'm still working on my reggaeton list

my fiance & I are getting married on our 10 yrs anniversary!!

wow...i loved all your pictures...judging by them, it looks like you had a blast on your wedding day!! awesome wedding:)

We're also considering El Dorado Seaside suites as our honeymoon destination...

aww... thank you so much Yari!!! i just got them:)

how do you get points? i was trying to download a template from a post & i got a message saying I don't have enough points to do that......and also, how come I can't look at anyone's public profile? do i need points for that too?! i'm a bit confused as to how this works & the FAQ section did not help at all