~*Kathy*~

Stephanie - don't feel bad about WoW, DH and I were totally addicted to FFXI a few years back and played it all the time...sometimes in to the wee hours of the morning (5 a.m. anyone?) lol huge gamer dorks up in this house! lol

Danielle - I am SOOOO excited for your wedding and can't believe it's coming up so fast! I love your ceremony dress, I wanted to try that one on for my wedding but there were no local retailers that carried Essense of Australia (boo!), you will look stunning in it! I also love the ceremony site decorations you're going to have, I'm pretty sure you'll be much more satisfied with those than I was with mine lol. I think that BM dress is too cute too and the color looks fantastic on your sister. Great work overall, especially on all of your DIY stuff. Can't wait to hear all about it!

Shelly everything looks great! I looove your THREE dresses hehe I especially love your reception dress and that cake is just too cute! Nice work on everything!!

Noelynn - We did not have a sand ceremony but I am sure that if you wanted to, they would certainly accommodate for it after the judge is done performing the civil ceremony. I didn't bring my own music but Gabriela told me that I was more than welcome to bring my own. Hope this helps!

Amanda - you are just too damned cute! hehe Oh, thanks for the Easter Egg by the way!! I confess that I am hardcore PMSing today and I am dying for ALL of the following asap: chips, cherry blasters, and any freakin' chocolate I can get my hands on. I also feel totally guilty about it but I know that I will somehow end up with one if not all of these things at some point today haha.

Awww thanks Gracie!! I'm an administrative assistant and this is the only time I probably ever get a thank-you haha. I read that some people also celebrate it on the last wednesday of April.

Woo hoo, hot stuff! You look amazing Miranda, good job!

I chose the last option as I didn't do anything above and beyond what I do regularly, year-round. Oh, I just realized that I did go tanning for 8 weeks prior which is something I don't typically do...hmm damn, maybe I should hav picked the $101 - $300 option. I did my usual workouts, got my brows waxed like I always do...that was about it. MarieSam, you're gorgeous...I don't think you need to spend a lot to look great! Interesting thread though

Quote: Originally Posted by Gail Also, I have had no response from WC since gabriella left. E mailed over 2 wks ago That sucks Gail! I wish I could say I'm surprised but Reyna doesn't seem like she's as "on the ball" as Gabriela was. I mean she's nice enough, but still...if it makes you feel any better, I still don't have my marriage certificate with apostille yet.

Jax - lol I agree...there's lots in New Moon I could have done without Jess - OMG that was me!! Except I just brought my book everywhere with me in my purse and read it over my lunch hour at work lol.

Welcome back, Mrs!!! Congrats, your pictures look great so far! You were stunning of course, and I love the detailing on the bodice of your dress!

Quote: Originally Posted by BillysBride Leah! yea..I agree, I kept waiting for it to "click" between her and Jacob, but then the minute he started acting all whacked out over Bella while she's preggers, I was like "Ah, hell..he's gonna imprint on the kid." Ugh. Thing that really irritated me about Breaking Dawn in particular is that they never allowed us to see Edward bond with his own child. Clearly he loved her and all that...but...damn, the entire book spent more time focusing on a bunch of vamps that we didn't know or care about showing up than it did on the central characters we fell for to begin with. I wanted romance and family bonding and got a dozen "nomad" vampires that I have no desire to ever read about again. Bleh. OMG, I totally agree with all of the above! I liked the fourth book enough but you are totally right! Where was Edward bonding with Renesmee? Instead we have Bella being OVER protective (and personally a little psycho about it, but then again I don't have kids so I guess maybe I don't understand fully...). I would have loved to read more about Edward, Bella, Jacob, Renesmee and the Cullenses rather than all of the nomads. I'm going to read all four books again but I know there's a few things I'm going to not care to read this time around haha.

Hehe, of course! Silly me! Can't wait to see the pics!! You must have the patience of a saint, I would not be able to sit there and fold 1001 of these things. Which is why I guess I didn't do any DIY for my wedding, I get frustrated or bored easily with my little projects and then give up half way through lol.

Welcome back and congrats MRS.!!

Erika - I think it's so lovely that you're doing this. When I read this post, I was reminded of the book "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" (touching and sad book btw *sniff sniff*). I just wanted to say that I think this is a really sweet idea and I think it will turn out great. Please take some pics for us!

Congrats on your tattoo removal! hehe, sorry to hear it hurt so much though...you're braver than I!

Oooh freaky! I've never done this but I've always been curious to try it, just for fun of course.

WOW! Nice work on everything Andi! Everything looks so fantastic, I can't wait to see your pictures when you get back. I loooooooooooove your dress btw!

Beautiful pics, thanks so much for sharing! I love your bouquet and bm dresses....and you looked stunning!! Congrats on your big day!!

Beautiful! You look gorgeous, your FI is going to LOVE this!! P.S. I love your shoes!

lol awww Kelly! *hugs* I guess I'm on the luckier side of the spectrum. Since we've been living together for the past six years, DH has been really good at doing his part around the house most days. We kind of have an unspoken arrangement that he does the chores I hate (lawn mowing, shoveling snow, yard work, etc) and I do most of the inside chores (dishes, laundry, etc). However, just because I WASH his laundry doesn't mean I have to put it away for him, I don't feel that it is my responsibility. I'll usually give him back his clean clothes, folded in his basket for him to put away...but he never does it. Then he gets mad in the morning when he can't find something lol. I just tell him that hanging up and putting away HIS clothes is not my problem...he never argues back with me when I say that so I presume he's in agreement of that fact. Oh, I guess I should give credit where credit is due...some days I will come home from the gym, exhausted, and the entire kitchen is spotless. I agree, that is totally foreplay hahaha. That is one of the nicest things DH can do for me: clean my kitchen.

billysbride - lmao you are too funny!! I personally felt like Bella was pretty annoying in all of the books, especially the first one. You'd think she'd eventually run out of ways to talk about how gorgeous and perfect Edward is...we get it, he's amazing! lol I actually enjoyed Eclipse. I thought the rivalry between Edward and Jacob to be pretty hilarious, they both had some good one-liners. I know Jacob is unpopular but I really love him as a character in the series...but he is way too good for Bella (as is Edward but hey someone's gotta be with her I guess). I thought it would have been cute to have him get together with that girl wolf...I can't believe I don't remember her name right now haha. Anyway, I don't think it happened in the books because he saw her as more of a sister...that and well everything that happens in book 4 lol. Sorry for rambling hehe.

No problemo ladies!! Jacilynda - That's awesome, I wasn't sure if there were Aldo stores in the US too, so that's good to know!!

Hey ladies! I was just perusing the Aldo website and I came across these really cute shoes...I think they would be awesome for a wedding. Just thought I would share. Enjoy!! LAACK - women's peep-toe pumps for sale at ALDO Shoes.

Missy - You didn't need your certificate w/apostille to change over your stuff?