KittenHeart

I almost forgot! Respond with what you complete and your to do list for the next two weeks! Katie, it's CRUUUUUNNNCH time for us girl!!! STARTING Monday, April 5th 2010 ENDING Friday, April 16th 2010 We will check in with what is done either as it’s done or every other Friday and start a new list KittenHeart (Amy) to do’s: 1. Have 4th dance lesson and practice at home 3 times per week - DONE 2. Find out about boat/jetski rental for TTD pictures – Will find out there 3. Know final number of people coming and have them book flights if need be - DONE 4. Have 2nd dress fitting with all accessories – DONE 5. Have hair trial and find amazing hair style with all hair accessories - DONE 6. Make final payment for wedding!! - DONE 7. Make Vegas wedding invites – Not done 8. Lose 2lbs & eat 500 less cals per day – Ummm kinda 9. Pre make ribbon wraps for Pashminas - DONE 10. Complete list of must play songs/do not plays and songs for DJ – Not done 11. Find out vase sizes and buy floating candles – Found out sizes, need to buy candles 12. Receive OOT bag tags and affix – Haven’t gotten them 13. Receive escort/placecards and have guest names written then affix to birds’ nests – not done 14. Purchase and receive placecard/tablecard holders - DONE 15. Buy bachelorette party dress – Not done 16. Buy frames for pictures and signage – DONE 17. Buy more OOT bag stuff – DONE!!!! 18. Complete 2 more weeks of P90X and incorporating more cardio & pilates - DONE 19. Get FI’s wedding slacks hemmed & my Vera dress taken in – Taking today 20. Decide on FI wearing jacket or not – DONE, no jacket 21. Final draft of ceremony and finish writing vows – Finished Ceremony, need to finish vows Lindz’s to do’s: 1) Send email to initial RSVPs to call TA by April 20th DONE 2) Get custom measurements for my dress DONE 3) Bridesmaid's dresses DONE 4) GM attire 5) Pick out invitations 6) Book flights/hotel for BD, engagement shoots in New Orleans! DONE 7) Lose 5 lbs! DONE but need to lose 5 more MAJOR diet and workout for the next 4 weeks!! IN THE PROCESS 9) Book photographer's trip to Cancun 10) Book our trip PUT DOWN DEPOSIT 11) Shop for lingerie/clothes for BD/engagement shoot 12) DJ research Taylorwd's To Do's! 1. Get final beauty treatments 2. Get rings cleaned 3. Make final photography payment 4. Pick up sand vessels for sand ceremony from MOH 5. Buy sand! 6. Back up iTunes playlist to CD's 7. Finalize head count for excursion 8. Get cash for tips 9. Get some pesos 10. Pick up dress 11. Do planning thread (this is a BIG maybe depending on time) 12. Tan 4 more times 13. Pack by Sunday this week 14. GET THIS SHOW ON THE ROAD!!! Katie's to-do's: - finalise songs for ceremony (i'm getting bored of putting this one down now!) - change work out regime to shock my body in last month - call and book cake stand for AHR - final fitting tomorrow (!!!!!!!!!!!!!) and will be deciding if I have ivory or pink shoes!! (I bought both colours in the same shoe as I couldn't decide!) - find out weight of wedding dress tomorrow - sort out details and outfit for hen night on Saturday!!! - make meal choices and confirm to WC - buy gift for my brother (he's doing our photos at our AHR) - gift ideas for parents and best man and BM AmyBermuda’s to do’s: 1.Reception Songs: Intro/1st dance/Cake Cutting 2.Print Pix for Table #s and Mount them 3.Finish Who's who booklet 4.Start Welcome Letter 5.Make appts for makeup, hair, and podiatrist

Quote: Originally Posted by ~Katie~ soooo....just because I clearly wasn't stressed out enough already, an Icelandic volcano decides to erupt and ground all UK flights into and out of the UK. all UK airports are shut and have been for the past 3 days, and still will be tomorrow when they look again at the problem. if that's not bad enough, they're worried the volcano next to it may erupt any time soon and then it all starts all over again. I'm trying not to panic as 2 weeks (that's how long it us until we fly out) is a long way away for something that's being reassessed daily, but we spent half of today going through our options for just about every different scenario. I feel more prepared for whatever happens. Now it's just a case of wait and see..... WATCH THIS SPACE! lol oh what fun! I've been thinking about you since this whole volcano thing. I think 2 weeks it's plenty of time for things to clear up (hoping for no more volcano eruptions in that area!) Hopefully it rains a lot to get the ash out of the air faster. Quote: Originally Posted by ~Katie~ oh, and Amy...if we make it to mexico, I have decided (ha I made a decision!! lol), I am NOT leaving Mexico without a pic of me and you together! that is the mission and congrats ladies on paying your final balances for your weddings we have paid off our holiday, but the wedding we are paying when we get there. FMIL is going to get our money all changed up tomorrow (it's quite a lot!) into cash so I hope she doesn't get mugged on her way home! once we've got that I'll be so excited! and I need to start packing soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NO IF'S GIRL!! You WILL make it to Mexico, I've decided it! haha I have good strong positive thoughts for you, Chris and all your guests! We ABSOLUTELY need a picture together!! I arrive Monday, May 3rd and leave Puerto Morelos area for my Cancun hotel on Tuesday, May 11th. Let's see if we can shoot for a day to meet up and have a drink and a hug Man yesterday I packed a few more suitcases and now I'm wondering where I'm going to put my clothes!?

Quote: Originally Posted by rkf1046 Thanks for sharing about the extra costs once we start working with the onsite WC's. I was wondering how that works (i.e. do they charge for putting out the placecards, etc.) I am curious how much. Also thanks for the heads up with Kiara - she is my coordinator too. Very nice, but at least it helps set an expectation. I had a feeling it was bad (176) but I didn't realize it was that many! Have a great weekend and thanks again for sharing all the great info...it's very helpful! Quote: Originally Posted by amybermuda Thanks Amy - good tips/points. Is there an idea of what is extra and what is standard decor? Like I am bringing name cards, table #s, menus, and favors. That doesn't seem out of the ordinary so I am not expecting to pay anything. What do you think after your convo w/ Ciara? An seriously - they are so over worked if that is how many brides they are assigned! How sad. I would seriously be looking for another job if that was me. Wow - its fun moving ahead and having this joint financial life, isn't it? I bought FI a plane ticket and he keeps wanted to pay me back - I was like "whats the difference? I think I can buy my hubby a plane ticket" and he still feels like he should pay for it. Of course anytime I say I'll take him to dinner... now thats a different story hahaha To be honest, I doubt they'd ask for extra to set those items up. I am bringing string lights and paper lanterns with lights in each. Those will probably be extra. I also have a guestbook table and an escort card table with a lot of items so I'm pretty sure it will be extra.

Quote: Originally Posted by michelle2011 oooo love them. I love dune!! Ok girls mine have arrived! What do you think? gorgeous!!!

Alright girls, so I just made my final wedding payment today!!! Amy did you pay yours too? Surprisingly this felt like a huge relief, so nice to have this done! A few things I found out... sooo the dress pressing pricing was sent to me on like dry cleaning brochure and it said 75,00.... which I was confused about because it's a comma and so I asked if it was pesos and it is. So my dress pressing is $7.50, LOL! I was warned by my WC that the onsite coordinators (although raved about) are in fact the dreaded Lomas. Sooo she told me to expect set up fees depending on what I brought. So just be warned. Also, I wanted to give all you future brides that are just starting this process with your coordinator that they are very busy. My coordinator, Kiara, said she currently has 176 brides that just she takes care of. That's just crazy! She's also training a new person who will help alleviate some of the load but still. Be patient and be polite, that is how I really got through this VERY easily with my coordinator. Last but not least, I bought FI a car today, it's totally under my name but it's the first thing we have that we really share and it feels crazy and wonderful and made me realize I'm sharing every aspect of my life with this man, so nuts! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend

Quote: Originally Posted by Lady_Di A bride here said that she wanted to take sparklers but her mom who works for the airlines told her no they are not allowed. Sparklers are definitely not allowed, I wouldn't even risk this one!

Thanks Ladies!! It's so flattering to hear all your compliments

Autumn, congrats!! Gotta love busting a little plateau The first time I attempted a Dreya Roll I crashed to the floor and tweaked me neck, haha!

TheFutureMrs.Sears - AMAZING... wow, you're one sexy hottie!!

Quote: Originally Posted by finleys7 That's how we roll....HaHa Can I roll with you!? Where in the world did you find a floating beer pong table?! I love it! Your list seriously rocks! I added some stuff to my list on my BB. Thank you, so so thoughtful! I need to get more pool stuff... where did you get yours?

Shannon, your list totally rocks!! I added stuff to my packing list since I'm finishing up my packing this weekend!

Quote: Originally Posted by amybermuda Lindz thats a great rate. Dont we all know about last minute people.... April 23rd will be busy for your TA so you should encourage people to do it all of next week and not to wait until Friday. All of my guests listened to me when I told them that, except for FMIL - and then she panicked when could not get a hold of TA... Luckily it all worked out but.... $400 a night for your rooms are awesome. My guests are all paying more than that and your hotel is sooooooooooo nice. Thats great for you!!!!!! So, tell me about these invites... Are you going to send them to everyone invited including those who have already said they could not go or the ones who have not decided yet? I am just thinking that if I could not go to a wedding and then got an invite, or if I said I could not go but then saw people who were going got invitations and I did not get one - it might be awkward... I don't mean you should not do them - b/c I loved my invites and I know how AWESOME it is to see your name and FI's name and the statement that you are getting married in print - it feels so amazingly good - I just want to make sure you have thought of this before you commit to the $ & time to find them, assemble them, etc. I agree with Amy, I thought about this long and hard and decided not to send invites to people who had given me a definite no. I felt it was odd sending them an invitation to an event they already declined. So I just plan to send everyone that wasn't able to make it an annoucement that we got married so they know they were thought of on our day.

Quote: Originally Posted by ~Katie~ haha girls, thank you all, but i'm really not just saying it, but they are good photos! in no other pictures (or real life!) do I look that tiny! the one thing I was disappointed about with the dress is that I didn't think I looked that slim in it - and that's me being honest...not just a moan! but, I just keep telling myself that other people have said that I look slim in it, so I just have to hope others see what they saw (or didn't see! lol) and not what I do!! guttingly tho, I just weighed myself and I've put on about 3lbs so now I've seriously got to sort myself out. I have been slack on the working out the past few weeks so I shouldn't really be that surprised but still sucks! at least it's given me a kick up the backside that I need to get back on it again. tomorrow is a new day and i'm going to rock it! and now do you see why it would be a shame to have a veil!?!? I am with you, I haven't had time to workout and stress has been getting to me and all I want is pizza... no joke. So I'm at the same place as you are! I say, we get back to working out and hold ourselves accountable and check in. We'll post in on FB everytime we workout. I am going hiking first thing tomorrow morning! Quote: Originally Posted by ~Katie~ aw Amy I know there's nothing I can really say that's going to make you feel any different right now, but you are gorgeous and you have a figure that I don't know of one girl on here who wouldn't pay to have a figure like yours. and don't forget that the mood you're in when you try anything on can affect how you see yourself in it. maybe you weren't feeling too up when you went to have the fitting? and you will be able to breathe, and don't worry about bending down - why would you want to?! lol and on the plus side, at least you can be sure it's not going to fall down and leave you with a wardrobe malfunction. as for the waist and hips that you don't think is tight enough - tell her. go back and tell her you want it tighter. you know you won't be able to sit down, and that's fine because that's how you want it to be. if she can't do it in 2 weeks, find someone who can. it's not ideal I know, but there are options and so long as you have options, it will all be ok let us know how you get on, and if you feel differently in the morning. did anyone take pictures? just so you can see it through a camera rather than your own cynical eyes? maybe you'd feel differently looking at them? Big hug. xx Thanks hun! You're so sweet and you bring up really valid points. I had a terrible day the day I went to go try on my dress and the seamstress rushed me in and out of the dress, it was irritating. We literally didn't have time to take pictures so I am going off memory. I need to try it on again tomorrow with friends and have them take pictures of me in it so I can see. It's also not pressed so it's wrinkly around the stomach and booty. You're right I guess I don't need to be bending over anyways, LOL! It's so strange to think that I will need help with everything, bathroom breaks etc. Quote: Originally Posted by meghan I went for my last dress fitting a week ago and it was too tight in the ribs as well. She made it that way so it wouldn't fall down. It was so tight I couldn't breathe and I could not stand it. So, she made it looser, but then we added a one shoulder strap to hold it up. I think you should tell her if it is not done the way you want it. Katie,your dress looks beautiful! That's good to know! I was hoping I wasnt the only one who didn't have a corset that my dress was made super tight. I can breathe but only slightly, it's fine though. I can't wait to see your dress Meaghan!

Quote: Originally Posted by thefuturemrslutz hahaha I totally agree...I am getting mine as fitted as I can! I want to stand in my dress the whole night!!! It's too cute to sit down See, this is what I'm saying! I knew someone would agree with me. I'd rather be uncomfortable all night to look as skinny as possible Quote: Originally Posted by thefuturemrslutz I just hope I have time to do them!!!! It's a lot of DIY involved...I think?!? I need them to go out in 1 month. I think I can do it. Well, let's not get too ahead of ourselves...I have 15 rooms (30 people) booked or BOOKED THROUGH DEPOSIT. SO, that doesn't mean they have officially booked, they have simply put down the $300 deposit...let's hope they don't back out! I sent them a "nice" email 2 weeks saying the rooms had to be booked by April 23rd, or I have to release the rooms. If I release the rooms, instead $400 a night, they will be $640 a night. I think that motivated them a little. So, all of FI's guys have booked...11 groomsmen (2 cant go) and his family. I have 2 bridesmaids that have booked. Hopefully, they will by the end of this week. I actually think it's a lot less DIY than you think. There's no cutting or gluing, just assembling. I helped my BF when I was her MOH put together her pocket fold invites and fold them and all that and we did it together in an hour while watching tv and we did 150 of them!

Dreya is sooooo intense!!! She's pretty hardcore... in order to keep myself entertained I always think to myself, that her and Tony are having an affair and try and look out for signs... oh the things we do to amuse ourselves!

Diana & Shannon - Thank you! Those are actually my 2 favorites, the center one for the back and the waves in the front for vintage. I'll post pictures after tonight of the options we went over and you ladies can help me narrow it down! Thanks I tried on my dress when it came in and had 2 fittings after that.

Quote: Originally Posted by ~Crista-Lee~ Well we found out our due date this morning... guess what? November 24th! How's that for timing? FML! I'm exactaly 8 weeks and 1 day along. It was cool because we got to see it on the ultrasound today with the crazy little heart beat. It's crazy how you can look so forward to one day for the past 14 months... and then something so tiny can change it all! LOL We're now looking at late January/ February. We sent an email to our TA this morning to go over prices, perhaps other resorts... I'm sad that it might not be the AS. If it's not the AS, I hope you all don't disown me! I'd miss you ladies way too much! Awww!! Welll now you have another huge life changing moment happening in your original wedding month, little Thanksgiving baby! I'm so happy for you! Are you kidding! Please stick around no matter WHERE you get married Quote: Originally Posted by amybermuda Katie - the dress is gorgeous - and you look sooooooooooo teeny in the picture. I cant wait to see the whole she-bang on your day! Amy - You really dont want to be able to sit? You could perch on the edge of a chair if its really tight - you also might need help getting it off at the end of the night then!!! Katie I agree, you look tiny girl! No wonder they had to keep taking in your dress! No, I want to stand all night and I want the dress to hug my curves, why not? This the most expensive dress I've ever bought, why sit!?

Thanks girls! I've got this nervous anticipation thing going on since I don't have a solid look I'm going for... I'll definitely take pictures, I take pictures of everything, my planning thread is pictures galore! I made an inspiration board of different hairstyles I like so maybe a mix and match of something! I'm open to suggestions, I'm wearing a tulle cage veil and a feather fascinator for the reception. My dress is vintage/modern with an Art Deco look.

Shannon - you're hair looks great! Very pretty! I love your details too, the color scheme is great! I have my hair trial tonight, my hairdresser scheduled me after hours so she can try a few looks on me... I have a feeling I'll be there for 3 or more hours.

Katie - GORGEOUS! I love it... my favorite part of my dress too is the back for SURE.

Quote: Originally Posted by amybermuda Amy that is crazy people are booking less than a month away. I made January my RSVP date. I have had a couple requests for dates which are OK in my book, but I have 38 people and really only 2 spaces so I can do 5 tables of 8. Also, cant wait to hear how your last fitting is/was! Thanks Lindz - I loved the song when I hear it - now on to up beat music.... Hmmmmm Maybe "Life Less Ordinary" by Carbon Leaf. FI went to their concert last night and was so pumped up after it. Katie, I am dying to see the back of your dress now !!! My dress fitting went great! I honestly feel disappointed because I think my hips look big. The dress is so tight around my ribs so it doesn't fall down it will be hard to breathe and I can't bend over. The waist and hips isn't as tight as I thought ti would be... I didn't want to be able to sit down and I told her that but no one listens

Diane, yay!!! How exciting!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by thefuturemrslutz Ok, I found this website where I can do these cute pocketfold invitations...I order the "kit" then can print them (FI's dad owns a printing business, so he can print them for me). Here is the website: https://www.cardsandpockets.com/index.asp I found an inspiration on BDW that is soooo cute!!! I gave everyone a deadline of April 23 to book the resort, so the invite will pretty much be for etiquette purposes. Everyone will have booked (hopefully) by then. And we can pick up a few stragglers. Thoughts? LOVE! Perfect Lindz, they'll look pro especially since your dad is going to have them printed at his company, how lucky is that? Have most people booked already? I am truly impressed that you are able to get everyone booked 3 months in advance, I still have people booking and buying their flights and I'm not even kidding.

Quote: Originally Posted by autjo Oh Ginalyn, Tony never gets any better. But it's fun to make fun of him while you are working out! Besides don't you want some German potato soup?!?! ;-p LOL!!! I just read that in her German accent

Everything looks amazing!! Good job and have a wonderful wedding!