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Quote: Originally Posted by Melidell Nice stuff, Tracy! Are those your sand ceremony vases? I love them! I know what you mean about feeling ready to get married when you get things- I feel the same way every time I get a package in the mail. It really makes it more real. I've been going into my spare room closet a lot lately just to look at all my wedding stuff again. Sad, I know, but I'm just so excited. FI is getting really excited too, I caught him playing with/wearing his wedding band the other day (I'm so glad that he found one he likes so much). FI just booked us a limo to take us to the airport for our trip. We figured "why not, we're getting married, we should have a limo like everyone else." We're going to ride with two good friends and it should be a blast (the airport is about 45 min away from Halifax so it'll give us some time to enjoy it). Now he's all excited about that, too. Limo is awesome - we're taking car service with FI's and my parents and all of our luggage - it makes traveling so much easier!

that's right - someone was having a legal day... We are getting there thursday for a saturday wedding. that's all that's required, or it better be! so FI got 1 pair of shorts - he says he has a lot - i want to see how many bathing suits he has + clothes for dinner - I think when he sees what i'm packing he'll realize.

Can you bring a laptop or a phone with internet and watch it online on hulu or something?

EEEEEEEEEK! I know! i'm leaving in 12 days. Final dress fitting today - it fits - it went home with my mom! Started packing toiletries and off to the mall with FI - little does he know we will be getting him clothes for the trip...hehehe! I'll let you know how it goes.

Happy Saturday everyone!

It's a really good show - It's almost too intense sometimes!

Congratulations Holly!!!

LOVE THE DOOR SIGNS Natasha!!!!

I know there are a few weddings going on this week - I would love to say hello to the other BDW brides while I'm there.

Great pictures - i love how you're in snow, then will be on the beach - awesome contrast!

Quote: Originally Posted by tiffandmarv Ladies, Who exactly is the lead WC these days, is it still Nina or is it Phylica? I only hear from Phyllicia. She's the one who calls me and emails me.

Quote: Originally Posted by Angel-in-Law Wonderful job! If you don't mind me asking, how many bags did you end up making? And what would you estimate was the cost? With vistaprint, I imagine you got a good bargain! Because I started so far in advance, i kept ordering free bags and Tshirts, one at a time. I used 21 day shipping so it was very inexpensive. When I ordered, it would usually ask me if i'd like an extra bag or tshirt for 4.99 so i'd say yes and get another one for very little money. i'm ending up with 15 bags, but I had enough that I put an extra bag rolled up in the bags for couples and 2 tshirts in the bags for couples. I was a little out of control with VistaPrint and the ease of Paypal! hello my name is Jerseykitten, and I am a VistaPrint addict. I ordered Tshirts with different logos, mugs, pads, bags and all kinds of things that are all over my house that I will never use. Be careful because it did add up. I just looked back over my orders and I cannot even believe how much I spent on that site. I can never buy another thing on there.

Quote: Originally Posted by meldal101010 Hi ladies, I'm from Canada and there is no Victoria Secret located here and I was looking online at purchasing my BM dresses through them. I just want to purchase something like... Victoria's Secret - The Beach Dress or along those lines. My BMs picked them because they are so beachy. They want a dress they could wear over again if they wanted. My question to all of you who have ever purchased from VS is what is the fit like. Is it very clingy and unforgiving? My BMs are tiny so that shouldn't be a problem, but I'd still like to be able to tell them if the dress will stick to their body like glue. Any info on these or any beachy dresses for VS would be greatly appreciated. Quote: Originally Posted by jerseykitten I'll let you know when i get home - my order arrived today and got the beach dress in Orange! Their dresses generally fit well. if it looks tight on the model it's a fitted dress - the beach dress is 18' from the waist so it's not very long but not too short either. Ok - so i got the dress, size medium in 18' length. i am 5'4", size 8, C cup Personally, i think it's a little too casual for a BM dress but maybe with the right accessories. it's just above the knee on me and not too form fitted, but it is a bit plunging and it's tshirt material. Good luck!

Hmmm.... Would you like her to do the travel for you? If yes, then tell her that you got a better quote - tell her "a friend" just happened to be talking to another travel agent. (that actually happened to me and my rate dropped in half) if you'd rather her not be your travel agent and just enjoy herself as a guest, then tell her - but if she is the official travel agent of the family, i'm sure she will do right by you and get you the best price - they can change in a day so it might have been $100 more the day she checked from the day the others checked.

I'll let you know when i get home - my order arrived today and got the beach dress in Orange! Their dresses generally fit well. if it looks tight on the model it's a fitted dress - the beach dress is 18' from the waist so it's not very long but not too short either.

I actually like The Sweetest Bite the best. Good luck in starting your business too!

Quote: Originally Posted by Stephy7387 Thanks!!! I haven't been there either, just did some research and hoped for the best! Jerseykitten are you getting married on the beach or in the gazebo? Getting married on the beach!

Quote: Originally Posted by taraappl We are getting married on the 22nd of April and our 2 year anniversary will be on the 29th of April. So... just about 2 years. Its a crazy long weird story. But, since I have time, I'll tell it Here are the characters in my story: Ben - Fiance Eric - Ex husband (Yes I've been married before. Not for very long. Married super young but have 2 beautiful little girls out of the deal) Paul - Ex brother in law who I love and adore like my own brother (Eric's brother) I'm an only child so he is the only sibling I've ever known.. until now of course because I have Ben's sister... anywho.... back to the story lol.. Eric and I split but Paul was still very welcoming. He feels the same way about me that I do him. He often times invited me over for BBQ's at his house. One day I was over there and his next door neighbor walked up the driveway to see what was going on. I had seen him before but it had been a really long time (right after I had baby #2). He almost didnt recognize me becuase obviously after just having a baby you have a lot more weight etc. We started chatting and then he went home. Nothing more than that. A week later, I was at Paul's again. He happened to mention that the next door neighbor thought I was hot. HA! So.... back when MySpace was in, I went to Paul's page to make a comment. I happened to see that Ben was his top friend and was "online". I decided to send him a message just to start conversation with him. (I thought he was super hot too!) We messaged back and forth for about a week. Then we exchanged phone numbers and email and would chat that way. Then we finally decided enough was enough and we went on a date. We've been together ever since. He loves my kids like they were his own which is wonderful. Ex husband wasnt too thrilled about the fact he knew Ben. They werent friends or anything, they just had a mutual friend. Still, he wasnt crazy about the idea. Now everything is just fine. Eric has moved on, remarried and has a baby on the way. He is finally getting his boy.... he begged me to have another one and I said no way. At that point we were having problems and that is not fair to anyone to bring another child into our relationship. Anyways, thats my story. We bought a house together last April and have blended our family quite nicely if I do say so myself. (he also has 2 kids of his own) So between the 2 of us we have Kelsey 14, Caelyn 5, William 4, and Isabelle 3. The 3 little ones all have birthdays in the next couple of months. Caelyn and Isabelle are mine and Kelsey and William are his. Phew! Thats the story. I know you didnt ask for it, but you got it anyways! What a great story!!!! Definitely a "And they lived happlily ever after..." kind! Melidell - I'm sorry you're sick - i had a stomach bug a few months ago and it wasn't fun. Hope you feel better! Meghan - you took my list work, eat, sleep, workout, pack, panic and BREATHE! LOL! Mine might be more like Work Panic eat Panic work out Panic sleep toss turn panic My bag with OOT and centerpiece stuff is packed - it also has fans for the ceremony and my placecards. I have a packing list in my datebook - I made it while waiting an hour for the doctor last week. I am very worried that FI doesn't have enough clothes and he doesn't have any sandals - I have to get him shopping this weekend. Tracy - the people that haven't booked - i'm fascinated by this - are there still rooms left for them? my resort is full my wedding weekend. Are they still getting the same rate as your other guests or has it gone up? i would be on the phone with them screaming!!!!

FI is wearing a white suit. i would have been ok with him wearing something more casual but he likes to get dressed up and wants to match me. So not a tux, but a suit and tie - he's also wearing shoes...no flip flops or sandals for him!

Quote: Originally Posted by echo2_62 Great job mIchele! I can't believe that you had the patience to order all your bags and tees from Vistaprint one at a time. Way to go! You're going to need to seek some therapy for your VP withdrawal once all this wedding stuff is done I know - it's hard - I keep getting the tempting emails from them telling me about their free stuff! I already got my invitations from my AHR from them. The only other thing I need to make are menus for that and I'll be finished. It's going to have to be a cold turkey thing.

OMG people haven't booked yet? I'd be insane! oh wait...I AM insane! i'd be telling them not to come. Seriously. I would. I'm at the point where if people wanted to come they should have booked already. My girlfriend loved the OOT bag - she texted me last night about the Tshirt that says "I'd rather be at jim & michele's wedding" I just posted the thread in the OOT section. http://bestdestinationwedding.com/fo...gs-done-57075/

Tshirts - a la Vistaprint thank you magnets - also from...you guessed it....VistaPrint Welcome Card Postcard with map and timeline of the weekend on the back - I got the timeline idea from Sparkles/aka Leslie - so if you are reading this - thank you so much -you had some amazing ideas! I could have kept going with these...so many fun thing to buy!

When I lost my job last year I started my Vistaprint and BDW addiction full force...some of these things have been in my house since last year - so exciting to put them together - I'm giving half of them out before the trip and half out when we get there. The bag, from Vistaprint - Monogram by Sarah of Sproulle Designs - I tried a bunch of different ones out with VistaPrint's lovely free offers - this is the one that looked the best. Crossword Puzzles from Target $1 each - You can see the cups in the background - they glow in the dark - from Oriental Trading Company Pens from Oriental Trading Company Hand Sanitizer 2/$1 at Dollar Tree - I didn't use an actual Hand Sanitizer template - I just put our logo on address labels from VistaPrint. My hangover kits, which I described in another thread - tylenol, excedrin, pepto, propel fitness water packets. BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!!!!

i feel like i've been freaking out for months! Suzy the bouquet looks great! Jenna - definitely get a photobucket account - i have over 1000 pictures in mine (not just wedding ladies - i keep all of my photos there for safe keeping) I dropped off my first OOT bag tonight - my girlfriend wasn't home so i don't even know what she thinks till tomorrow...I know most people haven't ever gotten one of these but I really hope she likes it.

Beautiful!!! Congratulations!