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I just received my fascinator from Mikiye Creations today and love it! It was a custom order and she did it perfectly

Quote: Originally Posted by Lisa DSO I think we are gonna do Insanity after our 90 days of P90 to change things up a bit. Do you like it? Is it really hard? Insanity is painful to me... I can't say that I like it because it makes me hurt in a bad way, P90X pain feels better to me but I needed to change it up. If you like cardio a LOT, Insanity is definitely for you It's pretty intense, I always am dripping with sweat and feel like my heart is going to explode, haha!

Just completed week 7, started week 8 which is recovery week and decided to do a week of Insanity instead (all intense cardio) in order to lean up a little.

Shannon - Luggage scale! I didn't even know that existed. I was going to put my luggage on my regular scale... is there any difference between a standard scale and a luggage scale?

Quote: Originally Posted by Lady_Di Amy! Thanks so much for posting the link..FI bought a set of luggage for $160 that is originally $800! Oh wow! That's an amazing deal! I love that place. I have hardshell luggage from there I found super cheap as well and have used it a few times and it's great. Happy to help!

Diana - LOVE your dress, it looks amazing on you! Becks - Your dress is gorgeous! That is so sweet that your sister bought it for you as a wedding gift

Quote: Originally Posted by Ginalyn Thanks for the feedback!! I'm going to see how I do these first few weeks with using chocolate milk (I hear it's actually a good recovery drink). If not I'll buy the p90x formula. I've heard the same thing! Yeah if that works by all means do it, the Recovery Formula is like $40! Let me know how that works for you

Quote: Originally Posted by Girasole So instead of wedding stuff...we finished painting our bathroom last weekend & this weekend we are hoping to finish painting our dining room. I wouldn't rush so much but apparently his mom & grandparents will be coming up for the "surprise" shower & this will be the first time they are seeing the house which has been a work in progress since october, ha! I definitely need the vacation : ) Kudos to you! If I started painting anything right now, it would be partially done. I'd end up walking away and doing wedding stuff guaranteed. I still have a lot to do and it's making me nervous every day! I just noticed we're date twins! You me & JT3 are all the same date

Quote: Originally Posted by rkf1046 Hello All! I just booked 12/11/10 for our wedding at AS! I have been trying to catch up and read all the posts, but there are so many!!! So very excited!!! Congrats and !!! There are a lot but it's a lot of useful information and should answer a lot of questions

Quote: Originally Posted by Afrommert Andrea, and girls... Did you or do you plan to send anything special for the guest who attended your wedding after you get back? Im sending out my THANK YOUs to guest for my AHR now and I still haven't sent my official thank you for my guest in Mexico. I went and bought a bunch of Thank you cards( not the bulk kind, big thank you cards) and Kenny, my husband had made a video compiled of all our pics of the wedding with music in the background. So were making copies of put the video and sending it all who attended the wedding. Im just wondering if anyone else had any unique ideas on how to thank everyone who comes to mexico? Amy I think that's a great idea! I was thinking of sending a video or a photo etc. I hadn't put too much thought into it quite yet

Quote: Originally Posted by dstinationdrmr Thanks for the advice. We actually went into it with the thought that if all of our closest friends and family could go, then we'd go through with it. So, it took us over 2 months to decide on Azul and in the process we picked everyone's brains that we HAD to have there. His parents were the main ones saying, "Just tell us when and where and we'll be there." When we finally booked the date and paid the deposits is when his dad made the comment that he didn't want to go to Mexico to get shot up by drug lords! WTF? Anyway, it's all straightened out now. They're all on board now (I had to give them a geography lesson). So let the planning begin! Now where to start is the problem! HAHA! My mom told me the same thing... "you know it's very dangerous down there now with the drug lords and all the murders" I had to explain to her it's like us being afraid of something going on in NY while living hear in LA... it's so far away! I'm glad you have it all sorted out. Just do one thing at a time and you'll be fine

Crista - You've been busy girl! Centerpieces sound awesome and it's funny working with Lomas in Mexico and Shanghai for my TTD everything is in cm so I'm actually getting used to it I can't believe you lost 3 sizes, that's such an accomplishment!! It does suck to have to assemble your invites alone but sometimes when I'm alone I get the most done!

Quote: Originally Posted by Lady_Di We don't even own any luggage. We gotta buy some luggage! Lol...we always borrowed from our parents when we had a trip to go. Amy, that is cute! I am going to do a photo guestbook. I will assign someone to take a pic of the guest holding a dry eraser board with a message then afterthe wedding, i will print out the pictures and put it together for a collage. This place is the best, well priced luggage and free shipping! Luggage - Huge Selection of Luggage, Suitcases & Travel Gear - eBags I've purchased all the luggage I own from there. Thank you I really wanted to do this guest book but since I already have 2 guest books I thought it may be overkill

Quote: Originally Posted by JT3 WOW Kitten Heart your good....LOL I think I am behind I have no idea at this point LOL... But I do feel the crunch lol have to start putting things away... What are you ladies doing in reagrds of a guest book I am kinda stumped for that.. You're not behind! I keep laughing that I packed everything 5 weeks before leaving... I was just so sick of all the boxes and some I hadn't ever even opened so I just wanted to do something with them. I still have quite a bit to do and figure out how to pack clothes My photog sent me a book of my engagement photos (which I didn't even realize I got in my package) so that's cool and I'm using that. I'm also using a guestbook tree since I have a bird and tree theme going on. It's a big image of a tree with no leaves that says "Our Family Tree" and people "leaf" their thumbprint with green ink on an empty branch and sign their name next to it and we frame it when we get back.

Quote: Originally Posted by taylorwd WOW! 4 suitcases is impressive. Will the airlines let you check 6 bags (thinking of your clothes)? I'm jealous in that I wish I enjoyed wedding planning enough to put as much into the details as you have. You are going to have the most fabulous wedding! Soooo fun!!!! We're quietly going to the JP on Thursday. I like your way better! I checked with our airline and they will let us bring 5 bags with a combined weight of... I forgot but it's written at home I am going to weigh them all and measure them and all that fun stuff. I have my MOH bringing one of my bags for me and giving a few other things to my girls to bring. I even bought those space bags for my clothes so I can pack lots of them in my suitcases. This is exactly why I'm packing now so I'm not rushed and freaking out soon. Most of the bulk is OOT bag stuff, I went pretty overboard and the bags are big heavy canvas beach bags for my girls and 30 paper lanterns is taking up some space as well. I'm also bringing all my candles which is making things quite heavy.

IMPEARL & Bahia - You both look GORGEOUS! I love your photos and it sounds like you had such a good time! With each of you coming out with your pix makes me want to do mine again even though I just did them in January

Quote: Originally Posted by Lady_Di sounds like you did a lot! i went shopping saturday and was too tired to do any DIY and i had to do errands for house related stuff and go help mom with something so i didnt get to do any wedding stuff yesterday...from now and on, all the weekends are wedding stuff only!! That's how it's been for me up until this weekend! At least you have a few weeks more than I do.... speaking of, you are 2 months away today!!

Jo - I think your dress is beautiful!!! I wouldn't judge it until you try it on, a low quality picture like that doesn't capture the details.

I forgot to mention to you ladies I did a lot of research on hotels in Vegas for my legal wedding. I think we're going to rent a giant suite and party there. After researching a lot I happend to find the Emperor Suite @ Caesar's Palace which they lovingly refer to as "The Hangover Suite" from the movie and that's one of our front runners! I'm almost more excited about Vegas now than Mexico, since I've been planning Mexico now for over 2 years!

Diana - oh trust me I will!! Hope you girls had a fabulous weekend! Yesterday I woke up determined to get stuff done so I literally started on wedding stuff before breakfast and didn't stop until I got up to go to bed. Half of my living room was filled with boxes of wedding stuff so I pretty much opened them all up and packed up 4 suitcases very strategically. I removed all the "Made in China" stickers for customs... which everything I bought was pretty much made in China... but doing this made me feel the time crunch, my wedding feels quite close now! I nearly finished my hangover kits, just need to print and cut the front sticker and done! I just got proofs back on my OOT bag tags & escort cards. FI finished assembling the LED lights to the batteries and even figured out a convenient plastic pull tab for easy lighting by whoever is hanging our lanterns, love it! I did a lot of research and calling Vegas last night and figured out who I'm inviting. I think we're looking at getting a huge suite and celebrating in the suite. I'm going to start doing my planning thread soon... I hope I don't have to pull anything out of my suitcases for this, LOL!

I hope you girls had a great weekend! I have been so busy and frustrated lately, yesterday I finally feel like I made some serious progress and it finally feels like my wedding is fast approaching. I packed 4 suitcases yesterday! I mean, I woke up and got right to work, half my living room was filled with boxes of stuff I've purchased for the wedding and I unboxed it all and put it in suitcases and rearranged it all like 1,000 times. None of these suitcases have clothes btw... just stuff for the wedding which is crazy to me since I still have more wedding stuff to get!!! Where are my clothes going to go?? LOL!

Quote: Originally Posted by dstinationdrmr Hello Everyone! My name is Meredith and I am new to the site. I joined a few months ago but this is my 1st post. Reading all of your comments has been extremely helpful to me but it's so much info that I can't possibly keep up! My wedding is scheduled for November 12, 2010 @ Azul Sensatori @ 4pm. Problem is, I have had so much drama surrounding getting family members (on his side) on board to come to the wedding that I haven't started planning anything @ the resort!! So basically any and all advice that you ladies can share would be great! I'm looking forward to getting to know you all and learn along the way. Hopefully, when I get started with all of this I can offer some assistance also! Hi Meredith! Nicole is right, it's absolutely crucial to remember that a DW is your decision and if that's what you want, don't let ANYONE, make you feel bad or guilty or upset you with what they say. This is ONLY the beginning and things can get tough but in the end it's YOUR day!! You do what you want and if some people can't come, won't come etc. they're the ones missing out, not you That's been one of the toughest thing to deal with for me... people unable to come, people cancelling last minute etc. I truly hope you don't have to deal with any of this but the best thing I can tell you is that's it's not worth stressing over, it will drive you crazy and you can't control it. On a lighter note, please feel free to ask us any questions, we're all happy to help! A few of us are closing in on our wedding dates in the next month so our planning threads/reviews/photos will help a lot! Amy

Quote: Originally Posted by taylorwd Aw, thank you!!!! I don't even know what to say! My photog brought the black veil. I was surprised at how vintage-looking the pictures turned out. It's not what I was going for at all, but you're right, my photog really played on the strengths of the setting. That's one of my favorites too! It's a front-runner to be the one I give him on our wedding day. I love, love, love the vintage feel. It's more classy and classic as opposed to old. I wish I had more of a vintage shoot! Each time you ladies show me your pictures it makes me want to do it again, which I probably will, just a different style, so fun!

Wendy, I planned on responding to your email with the BD pix but I feel like I need to compliment you for everyone to hear (see) I love every single on of the photos you sent, they are SO classy and GORGEOUS!! I love the black veil piece and the red teddy and the white thigh highs so almost period pieced in the lovely location.... I'm blown away! You are such a gorgeous woman, your hair, makeup, porcelain skin! My absolute favorite one is when you are leaning up against the open window looking out... stunning! Your photog did a great job as well, you should be so proud!

Quote: Originally Posted by KarenM Amy that is freaking awesome!!! You get 2 DW's! And one of them with Elvis! When are you guys going? Anyone involving people as part of the wedding without having them do the sand ceremony or a reading? We already have 2 readings & I'm trying to think of some other way to involve FI's sister. He doesn't love the sand ceremony idea, but he said he'll do it if we can't think of something else. why are boys difficult? Not sure yet, a month or 2 after the wedding probably! I am having a AHR as well my cousin is throwing me for family only I think in September, wedding stuff never ends! HAHA! I will do another planning thread for Vegas as well.