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Quote: Originally Posted by islandbride317 My nominations are.... B2B - Billysbride (she's not only hysterically funny, but she has a lot of really great insight and advice to offer, as well!) MRS - Amarillis (seeing so many of her previous planning posts will prove to be invaluable to me as I prep for my own wedding. Doesn't hurt that she's a total sweetheart, either!) Good luck to everyone, and all of your nominations are completely well-deserved! Christie I second both of those nominations!!

We are not doing a formal reception... just dinner at one of the restaurants scheduled for an hour after the ceremony. We will be doing a cocktail hour on the beach immediately following the ceremony and that is when we will do our formal dances. We are doing our pics before the ceremony (at least some of them) because we want some daytime pictures.

I didn't know that Migeulina had left either... Eek.

Yamille-- YOU LOOK INCREDIBLE!!! I love the little black and green number you are wearing in a lot of the pics... it looks so good on you. There are a couple close ups on your face that are just stunning. OMG.. FI is going to die!!! Thank you so much for sharing!!

I agree with the other ladies; your bank should be able to track the wire transfer for you. I would follow up with them. Good Luck!

I love the look of cathedral length veils; I think that they are so elegant. Given the cut of your dress; I think it will look beautiful. I do agree with the other ladies though; just be prepared if its windy it may get in your way. But, I have also seen pictures of veils blowing in the wind during ceremonies that look really dramatic and gorgeous. I say if you want one, get one!

Quote: Originally Posted by lisaloo79 That's awesome!! I'd love to see what yours look like. What colors did you use? My colors are chocolate brown, sea blue with touches of gold...

Quote: Originally Posted by yamille Shannon- You are gorgeous. I love the cowboy hat ones- so super cute! I am bummed I didn't use any props. I was first and sort of just did it without even looking at any of that stuff. It's really fun though. I think they turned out awesome. yay! So... I just got mine and took a look and I will post some later becuase I am at the library right now and literally went and hid out somewhere so that I could open the link! I was dying to see but this library there is always someone behind you- at every angle. I promise I wont let you all down. I know I was dying to see some pics when I was thinking of doing this. It's gotta be later though. Anyway- I am happy with them! I mean the woman is not a magician and she can't pretend my thighs don't look like they look. My instinct is ugh.. with some but as others have said- FI knows my body and loves it and will be SUPER surprised when he gets this book. He knows how much I struggle with this sort of thing and doing this felt good even though I am literally at my highest weight range. It's all good. I'm losing it slowly but surely and it just is what it is. It was a really fun experience and I say go for it- even if you are not at your "ideal" weight. I get it. I really do. I am just saying that I did it, saw the pics and lived to tell the tale. ha ha Kamila took some really good shots. I will need to look through them in detail and choose which ones go in the book. Shannon, Olga and others who have received are you doing the regular book or the upgrade? I'm broke and htinking of making one on shutterfly or somehting in addition to getting the one that comes with the package. I need to see how many I really want to use. Thanks Yamille!! I cannot wait to see yours too.. I actually went last in my group; I brought the cowboy hat and the boots were Kathy's. Your teaser was so gorgeous ... I am almost as excited to see some of yours as I was to see mine. And.. I completely agree with everything you said. I would recommend this experience to everyone, especially ladies that aren't so sure about their bodies. It helps you see that your body can be beautiful at any size, shape or weight. I also cannot afford to get the upgraded book. I am going to get the book that comes with the package; but then I am going to most likely do a nicer one on Shutterfly with the help of a BM who is an amazing graphic designer/marketer.

I can't really say anything more than the ladies on here have already said... I am so sorry you are going through this!!!! Take care of yourself and KNOW that you are and deserve the best. Believe in yourself and don't let anyone ever tell you that you aren't good enough or embarass them.

Quote: Originally Posted by BlissfulMsMiranda Aw, thanks ladies!!!! I was so worried about how the shots would turn out! Question though: What "title" did you girls who have done BD shoots give your book? I'm really stuck on what to put on the cover ..... I am stealing an idea from a number of gals on here... the cover will say "Rich's New Little Black Book" and the spine will say "For Rich's Eyes Only"..

Quote: Originally Posted by weddingchick He's going to love the photos! You must have a sense of relief to finally get them! I remember you were anxious about getting them! They came out great! I know... I was so super anxious about these pictures! Doing this was so out of my comfort zone! Quote: Originally Posted by yoAzul You look AMAZING!! SO hot!! You look so great! So I totally have one of your outfits and wore it for my BD Shoot ;-) LOL Its the "tuxedoy one - #24, that is off white and has a little black bow" haha so funny LOL... I love that outfit! It's so cute and fun. =)

WOW!!! Miranda... you look incredible; very sexy! I love your hair and the lighting is perfect. FI is going to love it...

For you gals that have not received your pics yet... I have seen almost everyone's from my group and I feel pretty confident assuring you that you have NOTHING to worry about. Everyone's pictures were AMAZING!! Kamila did a great job!!

Quote: Originally Posted by beach2009 Great deal! That will shimmer in the water and look so beautiful. I completely agree!!!!! I love it; its perfect Christie!

Thanks Ladies... you are all SO good for my self esteem. I am still a bit anxious about them bc as I said - I am not 100% happy with my body right now; I have gained 20 pounds since meeting FI and only lost about 10 of it by the time the shoot came. Quote: Originally Posted by *Heather* Oooh yay, your pics are awesome! I bet you're going to stare at these for hours trying to pick 20!! Thanks!!! I just got them last night and LOL... I keep going back to them trying to figure out which ones are best. I am actually going to get together with my BP Saturday and they are going to help me. Quote: Originally Posted by MegaShay Your pics turned out awesome -- I love all your diff outfits. Your FI is going to LOVE them no matter which ones you choose. It was kinda like playing dress up.. LOL! Lots of outfits made it fun for our whole group. You all should have seen the floor of the hotel room; we had clothes, shoes and accessories everywhere!!! Quote: Originally Posted by carly They look great! The second to last one was my absolute fave! He's going to flip out! That one is my favorite too!!!

Hi Ladies, So, I got my pictures back from my BD shoot and I am so relieved that they turned out okay given I didn't lose all the weight I wanted to by the time the shoot happened. I posted these on the Bride Referrals Forum on here for the photographer, but figured I would also post them here so you all can see them and know that the pictures can come out okay even if your body isn't exactly how you want it to be... I hope that I can give some of you the courage to do this; it was so much fun and it is such a self esteem boost. PhotoReflect.com Password is Shannon Now I just need to pick out 20 of them for my album!!

Thanks everyone!! I am so relieved that I had some shots that turned out well.. I was SO nervous about them because I didn't lose all the weight I wanted to before the shoot and one of the teasers she sent me I did not like at all (not bc of the pic quality bc of the way I was looking). Mummergirl - If this is something you want to do; you should definitely do it!! No matter if you are at a weight you want to be or not.. it is a huge self esteem boost and remember FI knows what your body looks like and must love it! And, you are so pretty - I am sure they would be amazing.

Okay, so I think that you all can view some of my pics by going to this link.. be forewarned, these are BD shots so there is some slight tasteful nudity. LOL!!! Let me know what you all think!!! PhotoReflect.com If it asks for a password its Shannon.

Quote: Originally Posted by blondie25 They are not horrible ... just not what I expcted... she added 20 more pictures today but they are pretty mych the same what sh did was took one pic and did like a close up of the face or just the legs.. Shannon looks like you and Shawn got the pics? How did they turn out? I just got my pics tonight and I went through to pick out my favorites; and I have about 55 to chose from out of 106 - so I figure that isn't too bad. Yes, there were some that I was not happy with but they were more due to my body issues and lack of modeling experience IMHO than anything else. So, I am happy with the good shots that I did get... I will play around tomorrow to see if I can get them on here for you gals. I also heard from Kathy and she also was happy with hers as well. Olga .. I am with Yamille and completely understand if you are not comfortable posting pics on here and/or sharing them. This is a very personal thing and that being said, if you are not 100% happy - and do not think that there are enough pics that you like to make an album; please let Kamila know asap so she can rectify it for you!!! I am signing off for tonight; I just got back from the Yankee game and am exhausted. TTYL ladies.

Quote: Originally Posted by blondie25 there is no way to post them they are protected... i am still trying to figure out how to copy it and post it Let me know if you need help, but my understanding was that we would have full rights to all the pictures to copy/paste/print etc..

Oooh...very nice and great deals!! We also went with the Old Navy linen shirts for our GM's!

I love it!!! I just convinced FI this weekend that we should do this and we are going to start to put together our mix of songs soon so we can start to practice a dance. Thanks so much for sharing; yours has just gone in our inspiration folder!

Hi Everyone, Has anyone ever heard of these Catamaran cruises in DR where they take you to this Natural Pool Lagoon? It was mentioned to me and I have heard it is gorgeous; but I cannot find any information on it on the internet. Thanks!!!!!

He he!!! It's so funny that this thread resurfaced... I loved that dress; but ending up going another route -- and went more of a white traditional-esque dress. http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t34094 Thanks for the feedback though ladies!!! And Uspoiledme, thanks - I may go there and buy it now that its on sale and use it for my rehearsal or something. It is SO pretty.

Quote: Originally Posted by Reluctant Beach Bride Now I am really nervous. I leave in 22 days, haven't even seen a teaser yet and reading this has me worried, cause in terms of touch ups, I need all the help I can get. As far as black and whites, my FI LOVES black and whites and I told her as much, so I may be getting a bunch of those too. So, would you be willing to post a few more to let us ladies give our opinion? I am super nervous now too... As soon as I get mine, I will post a few (even if they aren't so great) so you all can see them. I am not as model-esque as dear Olga (Blondie25) who really looked like a Victoria's Secret model... so I need touch ups as well; that way you can get the idea.