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Welcome Sunshine. Your sis is lucky to have a MOH who's ready to help her out. Best of luck with the planning.

Great find Miranda! You know where I'm headed.... WalMart, LOL Wow, you must be excited .. just a few days left in your countdown.

Great pics Jenny, thanks for sharing.

Ladies, hate to be the bearer of bad news but..... WHO just raised the level to 5 out of 6 for the swine flu pandemic alert! YIKES WHO elevates pandemic threat level - CNN.com

Quote: Originally Posted by Kits55 I am staying at Secrets Maroma right now and my guests have all left. No one was freaking out but my sister's fiance's mom did call here about an hour ago and she was kind of freaked out. As of earlier tonight there have been no reported cases in Quintana Roo, the RM region of Mexico. My photographer left yesterday and said that all customs and immigration workers in the US are wearing masks as are all of the flight attendants. I received an email relating to how Zoetry, Secrets, and Dreams resorts are handling the situation. [Dear Travel Partner, Zoëtry Wellness & Spa Resorts, Secrets and Dreams Resorts & Spas continue to remain open and welcome guests at this time. In light of the current threat of influenza in Mexico, our primary focus continues to be on the health and safety of our guests and employees. As a result, we are taking and will continue to take heightened measures to ensure a high level of sanitation at all times. As we understand some travelers may not want to travel at this time, we have implemented two alternative options for direct reservations: 1) Reservations made at a Zoëtry Wellness & Spa Resort, Secrets or Dreams Resorts & Spas in Mexico for travel through May 16, 2009 can be changed to a Dreams Resort & Spa in the Dominican Republic in the same room category or higher for the originally scheduled dates, based on availability. 2) Reservations made at a Zoëtry Wellness & Spa Resort, Secrets or Dreams Resorts & Spas in Mexico for travel through May 16, 2009 can be postponed at the same property for future travel dates through December 15, 2009 in the same room category or above, based on availability. For guests still wishing to cancel their reservation, our standard cancellation policy continues to apply. For additional information and/or questions, please contact [email protected] ,[email protected] or [email protected]. Sincerely, Guest Services Zoëtry Wellness & Spa Resorts, Secrets and Dreams Resorts & Spas] Hey Kits55! Nice to hear from you! Congrats on your wedding, I hope it was everything you hoped for. You've been having quite the eventful wedding week! I'm looking forward to hearing about your stay and seeing some pics. Enjoy your honeymoon, MRS and take care

Quote: Originally Posted by heidi_lk Our travel agent is working on trying to get us something. Its just so sad, every wedding favor, invitations, the sentimental wedding date, all lost. She said its doubtful we will be able to go anywhere in May. Can't believe this happened. Heidi, sending you a big hug! Hang in there.

Quote: Originally Posted by heidi_lk I am with AirTransat in Canada, and all travel has been suspended until June 4th, my wedding is officially cancelled, never been so sad.... Heidi, sending you a big hug. I can't imagine the shock at having your wedding cancelled. Yikes! Have you considered relocating your DW to keep your date? Is that an option?

Sloan, what a great review & pics. Congrats! You definitely had an awesome wedding week & honeymoon.

Congrats Heather! Looks like you had a beautiful wedding.

Congrats! Thanks for sharing a detailled review.

Congrats Ana, you were a beautiful bride. Can't wait to see your pro pics.

Congrats! Sounds like you had a beautiful day.

Wow, the detail in your review is amazing. Patiently awaiting the next installment....

Congrats on becoming a MRS! Looks like you had a perfect day from your siggy pic. Can't wait to see more pics.

Sarah, your wedding was absolutely stunning, you've got some amazing memories captured there. Congrats.

I would wait till after the alterations to have it drycleaned. Jess had a great suggestion, check with your bridal shop where you purchased for a drycleaner recommendation.

Very unique ring, and an awesome price. Great find

Hey gemstone, welcome back and congrats! Love the pictures, everything was captured beautifully -can't wait for my turn with Lincoln & Lori.

Denise, love the pics, your hair was so pretty. Looks like you had a great time. Gemstone, congrats and welcome back. Looking forward to seeing your pics and TTD. We're doing a TTD also

FH and I are red wine lovers. Our faves and they're reasonably priced, Secco-Bertani Valopolicella - Italy and Casillero del Diablo Carmenere - Chile. Oh and to finish the evening... a delicious aged Tawny Porto yum We'll be bringing a bottle with us to enjoy on our honeymoon.

Congrats and thanks for the great review. Looking forward to seeing your pics from Ceci.

Quote: Originally Posted by KJT1985 I don't know but I was told by one dress sales-lady to not get taffeta or satin anywhere near water. I guess it leaves "stains" or water marks - but does it matter if the WHOLE dress gets wet?! and does it come out with cleaning is an even better question... I bought a secondhand Maggie, satin with chiffon overlay. It hadn't been drycleaned so there was dirt around the bottom & train and some bronzer around the inside bodice that needed to be removed. I didn't trust that a drycleaning would get it all out so I cleaned it myself. I just used arm & hammer laundry detergent and a soft eyebrow brush to clean spot clean and rinse. Then I filled the tub with cool water and a bit of detergent and dunked the whole dress in, swished it around then rinsed a couple times, squeezed the excess water out. Let it dry flat on some towels to get more water out, so it wasn't too heavy. Then finally hung it to dry in the basement for a day and it looks better than new and smells fresh and... no water marks. Not sure I'd try this with lace or silk though.

Mike's videos look soo amazing. I got a quote from him but still can't convince FH to book him. We already have 5 hrs of photography with TTD so he finds the video would be too much. sigh... I'm gonna have to work on this, LOL BTW, jkcz0702 your pics are gorgeous! The TTD shots are breathtaking, lucky girl.

Quote: Originally Posted by drtracy hey Lisa, I believe that Apostille changed about a month ago. According to my WC you only need certified copies now to be legally married there. You still need apostilles if you have divorce decrees but that's it. It is very confusing b/c every where seems to be different. We're playing it safe and have certified copies and Apostilles for everything. Yes, I'm pretty anal retentive. Yeah, we found there were just so many hoops to jump to getting legally married in Mexico, residency requirement, blood tests, paperwork this, that... So, we opted to have our civil ceremony at home instead.

Love your dress, perfect choice! Congrats and thanks for sharing