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My AHR is next week, just a casual BBQ at St.Vital park for friends and family to eat and celebrate!

Quote: Originally Posted by YIweddings I will also be this girl when the time comes. We spend so much time finding the perfect dress for the perfect day and we only get to wear it once. that's crazy! I think every city should have an annual ball where all brides are encouraged to wear their dresses again. That's a great idea! I think I might start hosting wedding dress parties with my friends so we can all wear our dresses again. I just need more friends to get married! LOL Or they could wear a bridesmaid dress too, that opens up the options for most of my friends!!

Does anyone else put on their dress when they are at home doing nothing?? Seriously, I've done this twice. I love my dress so much I like to put it on and remember how I felt during my wedding. I actually figured out how to tie up the corset back by myself, so not even my hubby knows I do this! Just wondering if I am the only one who is this dress crazy!!!

Great photos! Love your dress!

Quote: Originally Posted by miss_delerium Omigod, I laughed so hard when I saw this. What a creepy little statue! Yikes. What was she thinking when she bought that? "Wow...I really think these bronzed floating hands will look GREAT in Jenn's place." HAHA! Yeah I guess so!!! But at least I found a way to brighten up people's day with it!!

I LOVE your photos! Great find on the Photog!!

Quote: Originally Posted by JessicaANDJermaine Hi Jenn, We are having a BBQ as well for our AHR. When is your BBQ? What did you do for your invitaions...if you gave out invitations. I'm on the fence about whether or not to give out favours. I want it o be very casual and I just want everybody to be there to celebrate with us....no gifts either. Jessica Our party is July 24th. Since my Husband is planning it and he wants it to be uber casual, he just did a facebook event page and made phone calls. Since its just family and friends its easy to spread the word. When is your BBQ? Are you wearing your wedding dress?? I haven't decided. I know lots of people want me too so they can see it in person, but I want to be casual too!!

This is when I first purchased my silk flower with feathers and was testing looks out. I went with a side bun.

Hello Winnipeggers! I just got married in Jamaica, if anyone has any questions about socials or DW's I'd be glad to help!

This is a great thread! Keep them coming! Here's my worst gift: When we got engaged my mom's friend gave us the creepiest gift! She is a great lady who always gives us very generous and lovely gifts. She gave us a statue of two hands, one putting a ring on the other, like during a proposal. I get the symbolism seeing as we just got engaged, but really, the floating hands are just creepy. We've been storing it on top of a bookcase in case she comes over and wants to see it. My mom thought it was great, I don't get it. But here's a photo, what do you think??

The AHR always seems like the perfect idea when you are just beginning your planning, but it is hard enough planning one wedding, never mind two! I was totally for an AHR until the Spring when I got accepted into an advanced program to get my early Childhood Educator degree. I started the program 2 weeks before we left for our trip and then was 2 weeks behind when I got back. Planning a party of any kind was the last thing on my mind. My husband really wanted it because he is close with his huge extended family and they wanted to celebrate with us. Because our family and friends understand we couldn't do anything fancy, they agreed to help out, so we are having a BBQ and everyone is bringing something. I still am really not looking forward to it. I am taking a 2 year course in 6 months and working full-time. I am exhausted all the time and feel that our DW was all we needed. After much arguing, my husband agreed to do all the inviting and take care of organizing his mother (who means well but is not a planner just a dreamer!). I am not taking part in any planning, just showing up. I feel bad that I don't want to do it, but I can't make myself. It is going to be hard work trying to schmooze when all I will be thinking about is homework. If you really don't want to do it, and your family understands, just skip it. Personally, small get togethers are more my style and I would go with that if I could. Marriage is a compromise and I'm doing this for my husband and that's the only reason.

They look great!!!! You can't tell they aren't professional, so I wouldn't say anything!!! LOL

So here are our rings. I really didn't want a fancy engagement because I work in a daycare and didn't want to wear a ring with play dough stuck in it, but when we met with the jeweler and saw this one, we both fell in love with it. It was easy to get used to wearing, thank goodness!! We both knew we wanted simple bands and mine was easy to pick, but Ernie's had to be custom ordered (he has giant hands!) and we didn't know what it would look or feel like until we picked it up. When he began wearing his after the wedding the edges were a bit sharp, so we had it sent in for buffing and now its perfect. At first he found it hard to get used to, never having worn a ring before. But, he missed it while it was being polished, and now her wears it all the time. Best tip: Get the lifetime warranty!!!! Ours covers the white-gold plating for life!

Great ideas on here ladies, but I am looking for something else, I just don't know what. Maybe some of you can help. We are just having a BBQ at the park with friends and family. We want to keep it casual, so I don't even know if favours are required. We don't want gifts/money, just to spend time with our friends and family. Our parents are providing burgers and hot dogs, and then we asked the guests to bring a snack/treat or drink per family. It is so casual, my FI doesn't think we need anything, but I worry about people who might expect something. Should we do favours, and if so, any suggestions?? What do you think

Hey girls! Like most of you I could stand to lose a few pounds, but not enough to stop eating the good stuff! LOL Just curious if anyone else has a FI/husband that loves how curvy you are and doesn't want you to lose weight. I tend to lose weight in my hubby's 2 fave areas (butt & boobs!) and he totally notices!

Definitely bring it on the plane!!!! On the way there I had to put my dress in the overhead, I just folded it in half, then on the second flight of the day the flight attendant immediately directed me to the closet, but it fell during the flight. When I was getting off the attendant had removed it and laid it out across some seats and told it and fallen and said to take my time putting it back on the hanger before I deplaned. I was so worried that it would be a mess, but it wasn't very wrinkled at all, and the humidity by the ocean took care of what there was!!! My travel tip: When I went to pick up my dress at the shop the day before we left, the woman I worked with put it in the longest bag they had, even though it didn't have a train or anything. She said that this way it would hang straight and not bunch up in the bag, so with traveling it wouldn't wrinkle too much. At the time I thought this was a great idea, but it was so long, it had to be folded over my arm to carry and was too long to hang in any normal closet. So if you don't need the longest bag, take a proper fitting one!

If you love it, get it! (I happen to think its gorgeous!!) Don't worry about what's "beachy" or not, just worry about being happy!!!!

Definitely give yourself extra time so you don't stress. When I got married there were quite a few weddings that week and the wedding coordinator was very busy. Our meeting was rescheduled with her 3 times because of overlapping and then she had a family emergency. Also take TAMaureen's advice about your resorts rules, that's important! Hope this helps!!

Good luck with the new plans...and fighting with the resort. If mlabbe is right and they knew before you put a deposit down, you should definitely fight them for ever cent you spent!!!

So glad I can finally post my BM's dresses. My MOH's mom made them and I didn't see them until we were already in Jamaica, but I loved them! The orange totally popped on the beach!!

SEXY! You look great, I'm sure your guy will LOVE them!

They are both great. I agree with the other post, if at all possible order both to try them on and send one back.

I bought my own dress. When we set the shopping date I held this secret hope my mom might offer to contribute to my dress. As we were shopping my mom mentioned how when she married my dad she was so proud she paid for her own dress because then she knew it was totally for her. I saw her point, and didn't mind paying for my own because I didn't have to please her (she would have had me in the poufiest ball gown DW or not!!!). I'm so glad my husband and I paid for our own wedding!

Corsets are the best! I ended up leaving my panel in, but it works either way. Do whatever you feel hot and sexy in!!!!

The sister part is tricky, but if you are closer to one, the other might totally understand. Maybe you should talk to them and see how they feel.