JackieK

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http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m...ress/dress.jpg Okay....see if this works... Also, I forgot to mention that I would include the garment bag and the veil that I purchased with it. Thanks!

Okay I think this will be way too small to see any details but it might give you a general idea....Oh I also forgot to mention that the skirt is tulle so it would be easy to shake the sand off....

Hi girls! It pains me to write this but.......we have decided to not go through with the beach wedding. Our goal was to have a simple wedding with little fuss and planning and the beach wedding evolved into this horrible monster! It has been a NIGHTMARE!!! That's what we get for dealing with very traditional people i.e. relatives, I guess. Anyway, wish me luck because we are keeping our same date so now I have 8 weeks to plan a traditional wedding at home.....yes EIGHT WEEKS!!! I am actually somewhat excited about the autumn theme I am imagining in my mind and I'm really excited that some VIP guests who were not going to be able to make it to the beach, can now come and share our special day. So here's my deal....I bought what I thought was the most beautiful beach wedding dress. But now that I am envisioning something completely different for our autumn theme back home, this dress is not fitting in the picture. I will try to attach some pics if I can figure it out but it's made by Oleg Cassini who was the one responsible for making Jacqueline Kennedy the most fashionable first lady EVER! The dress is a size 12 with no alterations. It has the princess feel with the full skirt but has roushing on the top that I thought would go great with a tiki torch setting! And my favorite part of all is the flower on the hip. I was planning on removing the white flower and adding a colored flower....I thought about putting a flower there that matched my bridesmaids dresses to pull the look all together...and then of course, a beautiful flower in my hair. The dress was retailing at $999.00 and I would be willing to sell it for $700 or best offer plus you pay for shipping. Yes I'm losing money on this but I can't just leave a perfectly beautiful wedding dress hanging in my closet. Let me know if you are interested!!! ******* Okay, 30 minutes later, I cannot figure out how to post the pics big enough so you can see the dress clearly. I will try to work on this a little more, but in the meantime, if you want me to send you pics as attachments via email then pm me your email address and I'll send them to you.

Hi there! Thanks for the response! I've never been to the area so it has been quite difficult to plan a wedding there to be very honest! I tried to work with Morada but their prices were outrageous. Have you ever been to Lor-e-lei Restaraunt? That is where we are thinking about having a dinner after the wedding. If you have any other input on the area....I will definitely take it!! We are planning on staying at the Islander Resort but getting married in the San Pablo Church in Marathon. I know....it's quite the drive I hear but the other church that was closer wanted us to bring our own priest so we decided against that. I wish I knew what any of these places were really like!!

Hi there! Thanks for your response! We have not decided on the church officially as we have to confirm dates, paperwork, get approvals etc.....but I know our guests and my FI and I are staying at the Islander based on all the great reviews I've read. And I think we will be hosting a post wedding ceremony dinner on the beach at the Morada Bay Beach Cafe. I thought after we were done with toasts and eating, we could all walk down the beach to their live band on the beach and dance and party the night away. I just want something simple and casual and fun. I've heard great things about the places you mentioned as well. Here's the catch. Everyone is quoting me about half the price this fall versus next spring.....now we are thinking about having it in November 08....YIKES!!! I haven't even gone dress shopping!!!!!

Hello! I am trying to narrow down my options here. We have decided to get married in a beautiful seaside church in the Florida Keys in Marathon. Right now I am considering making my guests drive 30 minutes to Islamorada to stay and celebrate because I am not familiar at ALL with the Marathon area. I feel very uncomfortable just picking a random resort and trip advisor has not been much help. If anyone is familiar with resorts or restaurants/bars in this area, please get in touch with me!! Thanks!!

Hi Ladies! Does anyone have any information on these two restaurants? Anyone been there? Pros and cons of each place? I'm trying to decide on places for the rehearsal dinner and reception. If you have ANY information on these places at all, please let me know! Thanks!

Hi Ladies! Does anyone know anything about weddings at the Theater of the Sea or Morada Bay Beach Cafe in Islamodora? I'm having a hard time finding pics or wedding reviews of these places......

OH MY GOSH!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU FOUND THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YA!!!!!!!! Thanks soooooooo much!! You girls are great!!! Yes those are the ones!!! I love the way the photographer catches the casual fun look because my fiancee and I are all about fun! I know we would have a hard time with any formal poses because we would probably just giggle the whole time! Thanks so much! Now I have to figure out if I can get a photographer to do something similar since it seems as though I won't get those exact pics. Thanks again!!!!!

Oh I know! But like I said before.....there are plenty of other photos to look at and fall in love with so I need to just GET OVER IT!!!

Hmmm.....it was probably about three weeks ago and I think I was just randomly looking at links. I have no order to the chaos in my wedding planning mind lol!

THANKS SO MUCH FOR ALL OF YOUR REPLIES! This is actually kind of silly because there are TONS of great photographers out there. I checked a couple of the links that were suggested and those weren't it....although they were beautiful pictures! What else can I remember? I think I saw it when I was reading some wedding reviews.....the link took me outside of the page and it was a slideshow. I liked it because the pics went faster than normal so you were only looking at each pic for a couple of seconds and it really kept your attention. The bride had brown hair....about shoulder length or a little longer. She was wearing her hair down and after the water fight, they were both soaked..including their hair. I can't really remember much about the groom. This is so frustrating but it makes me laugh because I'd rather have TOO much information and photographers to choose from than too little. This IS like finding a needle in a haystack!!

That's great information! And you had a beautiful wedding!! Congrats!

I have that same question.....I'm looking at the Paradisus or Moon Palace right now depending on how many guests we are going to have. My TA sent me quotes and they seem to be so much more expensive than what I'm finding online. I wonder if it would be better for our guests to watch airfare and do that on their own when they can find a good price and then book their room through the TA? I want to save my guests money in anyway possible.....