~Katie~

hi Thao, Welcome to the site Not long to go already!! congrats on your upcoming wedding and HAPPY PLANNING!!

hi April, Welcome to the site It's the most useful tool on the internet by far! congrats on your upcoming wedding and HAPPY PLANNING!!

hi Michelle, Welcome to the site check out the sub-forum for Cancun & RM and search for that hotel - you'll probably find a lot of information is on there. congrats on your upcoming wedding and HAPPY PLANNING!!

hi Jackie, Welcome to the site congrats on your upcoming wedding and HAPPY PLANNING!!

hi Kelley, Welcome to the site congrats on your upcoming wedding and HAPPY PLANNING!!

hi Lety, Welcome to the site congrats on your sisters upcoming wedding and HAPPY PLANNING!! She's lucky to have you help her plan

hi Jessica, Welcome to the site congrats on your upcoming wedding and HAPPY PLANNING!!

Quote: Originally Posted by PinkBride Hey! Katie, were not getting in until your wedding and our guests are arriving the next day (the 8th)! But thanks Lin for telling me that! It would make sense to wait and book there! I've been to Coco Bongo's, it really is amazing!! Katie, you are your guests should definitely check out Coco Bongo's! Its a great time!!! And I'm relieved to see that they take you there ad bring you home. That sounds great!! I know, its going to be here so fast !! And we're having a full wedding reception back home 2 weeks later, so it's a lot of planning!! What are you doing with your dress for your travels? Are you bringing it on the plane? Is it big/full bottom? Because mine is and I'm concerned about it fitting on the plane! Krystal oh yeah, I do remember that now you've told me again! my bad memory...sorry! I wanted to go to Coco Bongo's last time I was in Mexico but we never got round to it, and it was only me and FI! at least this time we've got a whole group of people to make it a bit more fun I'm not coming back to the UK having not been there this time! we arrive back in the UK on a Monday and we're having our AHR that Saturday!! so I can totally sympathise with you. planning that is soooo stressful - more so than a DW! its like trying to plan 2 weddings...arrrgggghhh I have absolutely no idea about how to carry my dress yet. I've been told if you're nice airlines will hang them for you...but then other times I've been told best to put it in a suitcase, or if overhead luggage but i have no idea. oh and it is a full dress (not a typical 'destination beach dress') so harder to transport it! the dilemas!!!!!!!!!!!!

We're not doing a site visit - getting to Mexico from the UK would just be silly! lol however we have been to Mexico and stayed in the Rivieria Maya area so we do have a feel for the place. We did though book our hotel for the wedding totally based on reviews on here, the TA and Trip Advisor. I'd say for piece of mind, read every opinion on your hotel that's on here. Obviously take everything with a pinch of salt as everyone has different tastes and expectations but that's your best (and cheapest! lol) option. Good luck!

Quote: Originally Posted by amybermuda OK girls, I am second guessing my wedding dress. I do love it, but it was more like everyone else's first choice and not mine. So, I ordered a new one today! Crazy I know but it's whiter which I think looks better on me. I wont get it until I get back to MD early April for my bachelorette party but wanted to show it to you guys to get your thoughts: Here is my current dress which is beautiful but I feel like it might be too ivory... I get washed out in ivory. I guess I have 3 months to make the decision, but I am kinda excited about the new one. God I need to stop being so damn indecisive it's your decision but I really, really love the new one it's got lovely detail on it too! go with your gut instinct chick...its normally always right

ok, here (should be!!) my AHR invites the front.... the back.... the front is glossy because I thought 'why not?!' totally nothing to do with our colour scheme or theme but what the hell!! lol

Quote: Originally Posted by Afrommert lol, katie, you said rubbish, i love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hahaha haha i forgot you guys don't say that do you?! sorry....'trash'!! lol (that sounds so weird!!)

Quote: Originally Posted by KittenHeart WHAT! You don't suck!! I'm just paranoid and terrified that I'll look terrible in my photos... fear is driving me, seriously! LOL! I also love a challenge... man I thrive on them and opportunities have arisen and I've taken them on. Over years of failed diets and exercise and working my butt off for 6 months just to put the weight back on in weeks was really miserable for me so I decided, I'll do whatever needs to get done and rely on no one else for support, just me and my thing. None of my friends are into working out or do any of this stuff with me too which is the weird part. A few call me a Cyborg Just know that I've been on a workout kick since 2005 and ONLY in the last year have I finally figured it all out. I have a lot of other reasons too, I hate being sick and I hate doctors. So working out keeps me from being sick. Also, my father died of a heart attack at 52 and his father around the same age and there are diabetes in my family so I'm really big on preventative maintenance so I never have to go to the doctor I'm also big on working with people to get them going on a track that works for them, one of my bridesmaids wants to lose 30lbs so we got her on a program and I'm buying her a seaside massage in Mexico for making her goal. I'd be happy to help any of you if you ever wanted it I just don't know what I can do with myself to change my thinking and my habits...food for me is extremely psychological. I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when I was 10 (just changing into secondary school) and suddenly my whole life revolved around food. I had to eat 6 times a day - breakfast, mid-morning, lunch, mid-afternoon, dinner and then supper before I went to bed. I truly believe this is where my problems with food started, but I also know deep down, I should just be able to change them. I'm a REALLY fussy eater, don't like fruit, veg or salad and very rarely can turn down chocolate or sweets. the only thing I can turn down no problems is dessert. I'm rubbish at trying new things as if I don't like the taste of something, it's not going down (as it were lol) so, what do you suggest?! pmsl!! now there's a challenge for you!!! lol

Quote: Originally Posted by princess_bear_123 Hi guys i'm wondering if anyone here is gonna be there on the 6th April as thats my date and we need some witnesses lol. Oh yeah been comin on here for awhile but this is my first post, my names Hannah and my Fiancee's name is Michael we live in Liverpool here in the UK. Our wedding is through Thompson t/a (which has been a nightmare). Anywho i just wanted to say Hi finally x wooooooooooooo a UK bride!!!!!!!!!!! welcome Hannah. we're all really friendly on here and any questions you've got just ask away. I had booked through first choice to have my wedding here, but we changed our hotel, but I'm addicted to these lovely brides-to-be! great to have you on here

hey Hannah, welcome to the site! come check out the AS thread in the sub-forums - most active thread of the site I think, and we're all friendly congrats on your upcoming wedding and HAPPY PLANNING

hey Arlene, welcome to the site! congrats on your upcoming wedding and HAPPY PLANNING

hey Shanen, welcome to the site! i have stayed at the Grand Riviera Princess (which is essentially the same hotel!) adnd it's beautiful. we loved it. congrats on your upcoming wedding and HAPPY PLANNING

hey, welcome to the site! come check out the Cancun sub-forum thread. congrats on your upcoming wedding and HAPPY PLANNING

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hey Nikki, welcome to the site! congrats on your upcoming wedding and HAPPY PLANNING

hi Chelsey, welcome to the site! congrats on your upcoming wedding and HAPPY PLANNING

hey, welcome to the site! congrats on your upcoming wedding and HAPPY PLANNING

hey, welcome to the site! congrats on your upcoming wedding and HAPPY PLANNING

hi, welcome to the site! congrats on your upcoming wedding and HAPPY PLANNING

Quote: Originally Posted by KittenHeart Thank you!!! Haha, I really hope so, my diet and workout and everything else has been really good for the past couple of weeks so I hope it pays off. Man, tell me about it! This week has been rough! I didn't even tell you ladies about my chemical peel I got on Sunday, first one and my face is totally fine, looks great buuuut she must have gotten some on my ears and under my earrings, I took them off that night because they were stinging and they were all swollen and red and burned! Mannn.. this week I've been beat up, starting with my liver cleanse on Friday. It's also day 9 no coffee or dairy... arrrgh! god i totally admire you Amy. I can't even manage to cut chocolate and sweets out my diet really, let alone eat healthy, exercise like you were in the army and have all those treatments done! i majorly suck