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LOL.... Cute!

bumped for AlishaDawn! This is who I was talking about!

Hey Alisha! I happen to know of a great local photographer in Varadero - look in the Cuba thread - I'll bump the thread for you!

Great Pics!!! Congrats!

My best advice is to do the buddy toe thing - keep it elevated as much as you can to reduce swelling and tonight lie on the couch - elevate your foot and throw a bag of frozen peas on your foot. Ask dear FI to pour you a lovely glass of vino and just chill! Hope you are feeling better!

Ours was fairly barebones - at the time of sending the Save the Dates, We only had chosen a resort - and were in the process of securing the booking with a TA - we knew where we were going, then that resort refused children, so we picked a new one - our passport invite was later sent when we had everything set in stone.

FI is CRAZY about doing tee-shirts... We are definately doing tee's!

those are really cute! Great job!

Awesome find!!!! I have never heard of that store!

After reading this post: http://bestdestinationwedding.com/fo...0-4#post494719 The crazy statistican came out in me, and I didn't want to highjack the post with this request but I am curious to know this info - i think it could be a neat study (i am a closet geek of a statistican). I read everyone's comments and am curious about the cost of a DW and it's correlation with the number of guests that attend - I ask this because as brides we worry that we are asking too much of our friends and family to spend for a DW - but I wonder if it matters. I am curious to know the following (fill in the blanks): _________ $ for 7 nights occupancy (double) - cheapest room option possible at your resort (inc airfare and taxes) _________ # of invites sent _________ # of guests attending _________ Resort Name _________ # of stars of resort ME: $1415 $ for 7 nights occupancy (double) - cheapest room option possible at your resort (inc airfare and taxes) 144 # of invites sent 77 # of guests attending Barcelo Marina Palace, Varadero Cuba Resort Name 4.5 # of stars of resort RESULTS as per ~*petals*~ advice! So I noticed someone looking to see what the ratio's were for guests attending a DW and the number of invites sent, when I realized that Results of my poll hadn't been posted... Without further ado... this is pretty neat!!! ALL $AMOUNTS ARE FOR PER PERSON BASED ON DOUBLE OCCUPANCY AIRFARE AND ROOM INCLUDED AT ALL INCLUSIVE RESORTS! The average cost to guests attending a DW is The median cost is very close as well The average number of invites sent to invite guests to a DW is The average DW has The median for attendance is slightly lower I think think this is really cool - regarding the number of guests attending versus the number of invites sent.... WOWZERS! Thanks for participating!

I ran 5 kms last night in 31 minutes - as much as I didn't want to go, and the threat of rain was imminent I went anyway! YAY me. Anybody here doing the Nike Plus thing It is amazing!

OOH lindsay! those are beautiful! I still haven't decided if I'm taking my own yet!!! I guess I should get on it, since we are date twins!

Welcome to the forum - you'll find a ton of useful info here!!!

I agree that the second dress is more "DW" but... the first is ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS! hmmm what to do.... If you love the one you have, stick with it and change the attire and feel of the wedding to a more formal event - many DW brides have formal DW's. Just because your DW is on the beach does not mean that all formality goes out the window. If you wear the first one FI MUST wear a full suit to complement the dress... If you love it - keep it. bottom line! good luck!

Those are beautiful! Congrats on getting one more thing off the 'to-do' list!

I call it horseshoes! That is really good luck for you! You get the dress of your dreams at a discount!?!? WOW... the picture looks fantastic - and if the dress shop thinks it can be altered -they are the experts!

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OOH that ribbon idea is fantastic! I am going to do these too and was thinking about providing 'zipties' to everyone for the attachment!

That is great advice!

I am wearing my wedding dress too! I LOVE LOVE LOVE my wedding dress and would like to have as many occasions as possible to wear it!

Hey Alisha! The Cuba section is pretty quiet because it is only Canadian girls here. How are your plans coming? Do you have plans for a photographer?

YAY Canadian CUBAN Brides!!!!! You'll have a fantastic time! If you need any Varadero Advice - please don't hesitate to PM me - I HAVE OODLES! (flowers, officiants, rules, process, local vendors, local photographers, hot spots etc) Congrats and Welcome to the forum!!!! Be sure to check out the Cuba thread under `the islands`

Welcome to the forum!

YAY A NEW CANADIAN BRIDE!!!! Welcome to the forum! Have you picked a location yet? I am a huge fan of CUBA!

Welcome to the forum! Happy Planning!