JaimeandBrandon

You look so beautiful! Love your pictures! Congratulations!!!

Those look amazing! Great job!!!

Thanks for starting this Tami!! My DH and I actually met before he joined the army... we were both in junior college and on the track team. Very young, I was 18 or 19 years old and had just gotten out of my first relationship ever! Then I started dating Brandon and after two weeks he told me he loved me... which freaked me out! So we only dated for a few months back then (2002). We've dated off and on since then... way more off then on... like 6 months on and 6 years off. I always told him I could never date anyone in the army because it would be too hard. He joined the army in 2005. He tells me now that he never would have joined the army if I was with him. Which makes me feel horrible! Finally last year we spent a lot of time together and I was finally ready to get serious. He had joked around about getting married but I knew he was serious. I had always thought I didn't ever want to get married... I was having too much fun traveling the world with my friends and I was determined to be a vagabond. But he stopped me in my tracks and I realized that I only wanted to be with him. I told him if he wanted it to work this time he had to make things official... like I had to know that we were boyfriend and girlfriend. So he asked me to be his girlfriend (July 4, 200. Then I left on a trip to Nicaragua that I had been looking forward to for a long time... I had a horrible time because I missed Brandon so much and I ended up coming back early and changing my flight to visit him in Texas. When we got to his house from the airport he had flower pedals all over his room and candles and he asked me to marry him... and I said "That doesn't count you have to have a ring!". So the next day while he was at work I went to the mall and found a ring! I put all the info on Brandon's bed and when he got home he went in his room and came out and said "Lets go". I was like "where are we going?" and he wouldn't say. But he ended up taking me straight to the mall to get the ring. When we went home I went into the bathroom and when I came out I walked to his room and he had set it up exactly how it was the day before with the roses, rose pedals and candles... and he was down on one knee with the ring. That was on August 4, 2008. I got to spend a few more days with him and then I had to go back home. We talked about wedding plans and we both just wanted to elope! So he flew down... technically went AWOL but no one knew since he was off at some school and we got married at the court house. September 4, 2008. So everything went pretty fast! I moved out to El Paso, Texas in October to be with him before he deployed. We lived in this tiny studio like 400 sq ft. We both loved it. I had never lived with a boyfriend before but it was the best time ever. And right when I was getting used to things and loving life. BAM!!! They take him away from me... ok I guess it wasn't that drastic. I knew it was coming. But I still miss him so much!! So now I'm back in California living with Brandon's brother waiting for R&R!! Working on my thesis. And wondering what happened to the independent woman in me... Sorry that was so long! Jaime

Welcome to the forum! I love Negril! I've never been to the Riu however but I'm sure plenty of ladies here can help you... Happy Planning!! Jaime

Those look amazing!!! Congratulations!!! Jaime

Welcome!! My wedding is in October 2010 too!! Jaime

That's so cute!! Are you doing a cruise wedding? I saw those towel animals on the Carnival website! I don't think it's too much... I was even thinking of doing stamps with a picture of my FI and I. Jaime

Those look amazing!! Great job! Jaime

Your secret is safe with me!!

We weren't "together" the last time he deployed but we were "talking" and kept in touch. The time seems to be going by faster this month... that first month was horrible!

Tami- It's nice to know I'm not alone! He'll be in Iraq for 12 months... he's been gone for a month and a half now. I miss him so much! He will be out of the army for good just a couple months after he gets back from Iraq. I can't wait. I'm just looking forward to his R&R now... although we don't know when that will be!

We're already married!!! And our families don't know... we want them to think our upcoming wedding is the real deal. Please don't tell on me!!

Ok so I don't have any tatoos but my FI and I want to get wedding band tattoos... any thoughts on this?? Does anyone here have a wedding band tattoo?

hmmm... i'm a cruise bride but i didn't even think about this!! Maybe you could send out invitations but instead of it saying something like "So and So request the honor of your presence at their wedding" you could say "So and So are honored you will be joining them in celebration of their wedding"... and then just put the port information and maybe an updated schedule of events. Jaime

So I'm assuming you all just don't know what I'm talking about! Since I could not find a vendor to sell me less than 250 of the magna-peel postcards... I've decided to try to do it myself. I'm going to attempt to upload some photos so you all can see what I'm doing. Here is my magnet: This is the Front of the STD Postcard: Here is the back of the postcard without the magnet: And here is what the back of the postcard will look like with the magnet attached using credit card glue or fugitive glue: So I ordered the postcards on Vista Print... I had ordered 10 magnets from VistaPrint just to see if I liked them but they were way too big and turned out a lot darker than my original design. So I need to find another vendor that sales 3.5"x4" magnets and I also need to find that special credit card glue. I think Michaels should have it. With that glue the magnet should peel off easily to reveal booking details underneath on the postcard! What do you all think? Can anyone recommend a magnet printing company other than Vista Print? Thanks! Jaime

You can do it!! magnetstreet.com has photobooth magnets that i love... maybe you can look there for inspiration! Jaime

Love them!! Great job!! Jaime

They look great!! I have to check that website out... thanks for sharing!! Jaime

This is great... thank you!!! Jaime

Yay!!! Thanks so much!

Looks great so far Kim!! Jaime

Yay!! More cruise brides! Welcome!! Jaime

Congrats on booking your cruise!! Jaime

Sooooo cute!! Congratulations Brittany!! How exciting! Jaime Louise

Those look great!! Love the font you used!