Jacilynda

Thanks girls! Everything has been sold!

I just used a monogram that Becks put together for me and printed on iron-on transfer paper and ironed them on, lightly! Real easy

Tam- Just sent you a PM. I've received everyones emails... I haven't received yours and have checked on a desktop as well in junk and deleted. Sorry i don't know why I wouldn't have gotten yours, but was waiting to hear if you want a refund or the flowers. I was going to send them tomorrow since it will have been a week and no word from you. So please let me know so i can have this issue resolved.

WOW!!!! Melissa- Its definitely a different overlay, but of course we can't get exact. First of all aside from the overlay I think you look FANTASTIC in this dress... it is SOOOOOO Slimming on you! I see what you are saying about the pictures and you're worried about photography. Are you getting married outside? I was thinking you were and it will be so much different outside in the sun and if you're doing it in the sand and the ocean as a backdrop I don't think you'll notice it as much. Try going outside and taking pics and see how daylight treats it! Christie!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE this dress on you!!!! You look fantastic and I'm so excited about how well they've done on the lace! Kimmy- You do not look frumpy at all! But i think if you have alterations done you'll be so happy! I have a friend of a friend who ordered her dress and BM dresses from Landy and just got them the other day. I'll email her and see if she could get some pics that I could share!

OH my gosh I'm excited to see 2 more Landy dresses!!!!!!!!!!!

hey girls I used Brian & Briana! They are amazing, and certainly will not disappoint you! You will have to contact them about cost as they have different options to work w/! You can check out my photos by them in the links in my siggy and their website they have our wedding under destination and dress trash'n!

So I was doin some shopping for new snowboarding gear on zumiez.com and they have some great deals on bikinis! They have super cute roxy bikinis, but they are all buy one get 1 free.... you could get 2 bikinis for $35-$40! And free shipping on $75+ http://www.zumiez.com/catalog/catego...limit=view+all

I have had some personal issues w/ family and have been away from my home and my laptop is broken and BDW always has a hard time loading on my BB so I try to log in but it doesn't always come up. DH was trying to help me while I haven't been at our house to do this, but of course we all know about miscommunications w/ men sometimes I spoke w/ marryinghimagain. She leaves tomorrow afternoon and I overnighted the starfish to her, her FI works for USPS and said they should have it a few hours before the leave tomorrow! Keep our fingers crossed! I really apologize for all of this!

Thanks Kelly! I'm really not the type of person to rip someone off! I do everything through paypal so everyone involved is covered! I have had some personal issues w/ family and have been away from my home and my laptop is broken and BDW always has a hard time loading on my BB so I try to log in but it doesn't always come up. DH was trying to help me while I haven't been at our house to do this, but of course we all know about miscommunications w/ men sometimes Just so everyone knows I have talked to the girls! Staceysbride is away on business but USPS says her package was delivered today but she is have FI check. Elisabeth w/ the starfish I overnighted it to her today so hopefully she will have it w/in hours before leaving for her wedding!! I sent a message to Tam but have yet to hear back. The flowers are at my house I will deliver them ASAP once she lets me know, or I offered to give her a refund if thats what she wants. Girls I would never rip you off! My wedding would have been nothing w/out you! I really apologize for this big mixup mistake!

Ok so I'm sitting here trying to decide what to make tonight and looking at recipes so I thought I'd throw a few out for you! I bought this healthy cooking cookbook and picked out meals for dinner and put them on a calendar then we picked lunch and breakfast. We set a budget for cals and eat day made sure we didn't go over. So here are a few recipes The first night I made this AMAZING steak we had it again 2 night later. SO delish! Seared Beef Tenderloin Steaks w/ Dark Beer reduction and Blue Cheese Prep: 2 min Cook: 13 minutes Calories: 209 2t steak rub (any steak seasoning) 4 (4oz) beef tenderloin steaks, trimmed (about 1 inch thick) 1t olive oil 1 (12oz) bottle dark lager 2T light brown sugar 2T crumbled blue cheese 1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees 2. Rub steak seasoning over both sides of steaks. 3. Heat olive oil in large nonstick skill over medium-high heat. Add steaks; cook 2 minutes on each side or until browned. Remove steaks from pan; place on a baking sheet. Bake at 450 for 4 to 5 minutes or until desired degree of doneness. 4. While steaks bake, combine beer and brown sugar in a medium bowl; add to skillet, scraping pan to loosen browned bits. Cook 6 minutes or until mixture is slightly syrupy and reduced to about 1/4 cup. Serve steaks w/ reduced sauce; sprinkle evenly w/ cheese. yields 4 servings Asiago-Crusted Pork Chops Prep: 5min Cook: 9 min Calories: 253 4(4oz) boneless center-cut loin pork chops 1 egg-white, lightly beaten 1/2 cup bread crumbs 1/4 cup (1oz) grated asiago cheese 1/4t salt 1/4t black pepper 1T EVOO 4 lemon wedges 2t chopped fresh thyme 1. Place pork between 2 sheets of plastic wrap; pound to an even thickness (about 1/4 inch) using a meat mallet. 2. Place egg white in a shallow dish. Combine breadcrumbs, cheese, salt, & pepper in a shallow dish. Dip pork in egg white; dredge in breadcrumb mix, pressing gently w/ fingers to coat. 3. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add pork; cook 3-4 min on each side or until lightly browned. Squeeze 1 lemon wedge over each pork chop & sprinkle w/ thyme. Makes 4 servings Here are a couple sides we had Roasted Green Beans w/ Onions Prep 3 min, Cook 13 minutes Calories: 39 1 (12oz) package of fresh green beans 1 cup sliced onion 1t dark sesame oil 1/4t salt 1. Preheat oven to 500 degrees 2. Combine everything in a large bowl; toss to coat. Arrange mixture un a single layer on a jelly-roll pan. bake at 500 for 10 minutes; stir beans. Bake an additional 3 min or until beans are tender. Makes 4 servings Spicy-Sweet Broccoli Prep: 3 min, Cook: 4minutes, Calories: 62 1 (12oz) packkage broccoli (We just cut up a couple bundles of broc) 2T low-sodium soy sauce 2T rice vinegar 1T dark sesame oil 2t sugar 1/4t crushed red pepper 1. Microwave broccoli according to package directions. (we steamed our fresh broc). Drain. Combine soy sauce & remaining ingredients in a small bowl. Drizzle over cooked broccoli Makes 4 servings I will give you some more at another time! If you're interested I bought the book at Barnes & Noble called Cooking Light Fresh Food Fast. It has 300 recipes of soups, salads, sandwiches, meatless main dishes, fish & shellfish, meat, and poultry. It all looks so good and its healthy. There are also some desserts listed throughout. But we've been picking a main and mixing and matching w/ different sides and I love it has calories listed cause its really helped Joe and I keep on track. The food is so good and I'm done w/ 30 minutes! Enjoy ladies!

Ladies I talked to Shavon today! Her business has grown so quickly she's having a hard time catching up! She is receiving on average 500 quotes per week. She has an assistant, but they are just unable to get everything done and do every quote. She had some emergency surgeries a few months ago so she's had an assistant helping her. She is working on building her business to accomodate all of this but only can do so much at a times since she still has so much work to do. For quotes she started a lottery system. She randomly picks so many quotes a day to look at if she can't accomodate the date she picks another one. She just randomly picks, not based on budget or anything she doesn't have time to look through all of them and pick by budget, etc she just pics a few and sends them a quote. So if you're really interested in her work and want a quote email the form, if you don't hear back send another, and so on. I spent over a month looking for the right floral company to give me just what i wanted and the best deal. Most of that time was spent waiting on replies. I will tell you Shavon was very quick for me. She had some medical issues a couple months ago and still managed to get me my flowers a month early!!

oh sorry girls! Ive lost my mind and haven't been on here much so completely forgot. DH and I have been doing our own BL so thats had me a little distracted and we have millions of personal issues taking us in a hundred different ways. I'll check in on you guys often! Plus I have some AWESOME recipes for you. Joe and I didn't get a chance to work out this week cause of our craziness going on but I started cooking healthy and light and he lost 4lbs and I lost 3.2lbs from just counting calories and eating better. You wouldn't believe this food was healthy! Good luck!

hey ladies! I PM's marryinghimagain back a bit ago. I had it ready to go just needed to drop it off and had an emergency come up and had to leave town so I've been back and forth and it completely slipped my mind w/ everything But DH actually saw it on his desk yesterday and had it sent so she should have it any day now! he's beautiful and I can't wait to hear about how much other girls love him!

you can set them up w/ the on off switch. I put mine together2 days before our wedding w/ out the on off switch and gave them to our restaurant manager. Batteries don't just die, these are the kind you use in like a watch or the little remote to unluck your car... they last a while, and the LED's should last like 2 weeks so they shouldn't just die.

YAY Ginalyn!!!! My AHR is tomorrow too!!!! I'm about to run off to Costco for TONS of stuff!

Really there is alot going on w/ the cheating last season. Honestly, I don't think we'll have an issue this season. There is no monetary gain. Last season people of course are competitive and want to win but really there was almost $600 if you won. This season I think anyone joining is joining to better themselves and help others... thats it. I think we should just be able to send in a before pic to Ginalyn (save it in a folder) you don't have to show your face, but don't wear super baggy sweats and an oversize shirt. Something thats fitty so she doesn't have to see your bare body, but an idea of your size. Then an after pic u wouldn't have to show your face but wear clothes that shoe your size, or even wear the clothes from your before pic to see the difference. I don't really like the idea of only the winner sending in their pics cause say they did just so happen cheat (God forbid) or the host assumes they cheated, then there comes alot of drama of pointing someone out as cheating. I dont think anyone will this season so really we should just move on from it and become losers!

oh good! You know i didn't tryon my exact dress, but tried on some similar by other designers and new what i liked on my body and just loved the dress i got but couldn't find it anywhere. I took a risk and it paid off. You'll be beautiful in any dress! It's hard to risk it especially on your dress. But I LOVED mine and Island Princess loves hers and ordered another one for her for either her reception or trash the dress i can't remember. I hope everything works out perfectly!

Melissa did you email her and hear back?

before we just sent a picture of our feet on the scale not our actual whole body. I understand the whole cheating thing. But just curious if we're going to have to do our whole body. Cause DH isn't around alot so it would be hard to get him to take a pic of me on the scale and my weight

beachbum the I ended up Shavon because although the centerpieces were quoted the same price as other real touch vendors her bouquets were slightly cheaper and the pomander sold it for me. We did a 4" pomander for my daughter and other vendors were charging $80-$120 and Shavon only charged me $15! The middle ball was 4" but the pomander ended up about 8"

I don't think Bittersweet even knows Scott-Pierre is on this forum. I think her argument means nothing to BDW girls anymore. This was one situation and anyone could decide that maybe it wouldn't happen again but only a few days after this thread ended a new one started... and what do you know!!! That bride didn't get her flowers either!!!!!!!!! Oh and Bittersweet blamed it on UPS AGAIN!!!!!!!! This forum is GREAT! I'm fairly certain any member or anyone who googles and finds this thread will NOT use Bittersweet, some may even decide to let the money go and move on because in the end she has caused too much stress, especially when brides are already stressed days before they leave for a DW!

Chelsea! Thank you! Trust me you will not be dissapointed w/ Akumal!!! Las Villas I think are on Jade Bay so you'll have to walk up to the main bay the reef is great and the people are the nicest people you've ever met!!!!!! Its so exciting to hear about other girls getting married in Akumal.... Just makes MarieSam and I so tickled pink!!

WOW sorry girls! She always responded to me w/in 24 hours. I havent talked to her since I've been home but just before i left she had some medical emergencies and was going through surgeries and was so great and getting my stuff done when she could. i don't know specifics of her medical condition but could be having some effect on your responses. I will email her and let her know that i've posted about her on here and alot of girls have sent requests w/ no answer and how this might effect her!

I am in! I could use the motivation before the holidays!

Quote: Originally Posted by Jennybell1 I love Dress #4 due to the fact it looks like a great dress for DW in the sand. It looks nice and light and breezy and its a beautiful dress. Im a bit bias though bc my dress is similar to yours. Keep in mind a few things, if you got hot in any of these dresses at the bridal store, then you might want to rethink those dresses as you were prob in an air condidtioned store and you still were hot - can only imagine what you would feel out in Hawaii. Two, as you said, lace might be a little difficult due to the sand. Is your wedding formal or informal? I always like to see brides have a dress that goes with what type of wedding their having. Its kinda weird to see a formal wedding dress at an informal wedding on the beach. Everyone is so comfortable and dress casual and then you have the bride who looks uncomfortable, hot and done up more then the location. Just my thoughts. But all the dresses are beautiful. Good luck with your decision. You will be a beautiful bride no matter which dress you pick - they are all fantastic! Haha you might change your mind after seeing weddings on this forum! Alot of us became 2 dress brides because we bought dresses we thought matched our formality and location and ended up getting a second dress cause the 1st even though it went w/ the style and location wasn't our dream dress. And really i was EXTREMELY hot, i sweat so bad between my legs in a mermaid dress i had a rash by the end of the night. but I loved every minute of it and my dress was amazing I wouldn't change it for a second. I often walked out on the beach and lifted the bottom to get some air. And lace although not my style is INCREDIBLE on the beach. There are MANY brides on here w/ lace dresses and they look to die for! Check out wedding reviews and pics and you may end up changing your mind on your own dress!