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Happy wedding day Nat!!! Sending you good vibes for great hair/makeup and weather today.

Toya, your pics are awesome!! You looked beautiful! Can't wait to see your review. Nat, good luck with everything! I will be thinking about you on thurs.

What happened yesterday after you FI went to see her??

Quote: Originally Posted by bigboponthebeach My confession....... I don't like my engagement ring and it is not my style. I also don't have the heart to tell FI because he had it specially made. It is a great thought, but I DO NOT like it!!!! :-( What a relief to finally say that.....I've been pretending since March!!!! I hear you on that, and I got to choose my ring. It just didn't turn out as I had thought it would... so I might make some changes to it later on. I also confess that I did not enjoy my wedding experience. I want to do it all over again keeping it a destination wed. still but only have my immediate friends/family. There ended up being so much drama from certain people who came down and really ruined the night. That and I felt really sick all night so I didn't enjoy myself from that as well. I hate most of our pictures too and how I look in them. I have said this to my DH and told him I want to do it again, just another symbolic/vow renewal, just a relaxed atmosphere where we can have fun. Maybe for our first anniversary??

Nat, I forgot your were getting married too! Sorry about that, but a BIG CONGRATS TO YOU! We didn't even exchange rings, we just kissed and had champagne too. How does it feel to join the married club?? Not much different eh?

Quote: Originally Posted by drbride83 Hi Girls, I haven't had a chance to read through the whole thread to find pictures yet, but for those of you who have already gotten married at Dreams, do you have pictures of what your wedding cake looked like? I just want to get an idea what the WC means when they say the cakes are iced and simply decorated in white. You can email me at: [email protected] Thanks! They try to make whatever you want. They can make a replica of a picture you bring too. I brought one and also brought the ribbon I wanted around it. It wasn't the greatest compared to the picture. They got the ribbon part correct, it was just that they tried to add some "pearls" all over it which I hadn't wanted on it. (the pic did have them, but they were really nice).

Quote: Originally Posted by PynkLemonade Hey Ladies! Quick question that may have already been answered..but if you are just having a symbolic ceremony, you can have anyone do it right? I was thinking about asking my brother in law bc we are extremely close but he's not a pastor or anything...thanks Ladies! I know that one of you know the answer Misty, Yes you can have anyone do it if it's going to be symbolic because it's not a legal issue. That's great that you're going to get your BIL to perform it.

Nat, I'm such a loser, just saw in your info you are having a legal date!

Quote: Originally Posted by nsbride2010 I'm starting to panic slightly, so I need to get together a good checklist (LadyDi already got me started) and make sure I have everything! Nat, Don't panic, you will be fine! When are you leaving? Just keep checking your list. I can't remember, did you guys decide to have a legal day too or are you getting married down there legally? I thought you're getting married here?? As I said to Toya, relax and just take everything in. The time goes by soooo fast, you won't believe it. I can't believe it's your turn ... seems like yesterday you guys still had 8 months to go and were giving me advice to relax!

Toya!!! Good luck tomorrow on the legal day! I will be thinking about you. Have an amazing time away. Enjoy every moment. Try not to stress too much. I have said to my DH that we need to go away again and redo our vows. I don't feel I really remember or enjoyed what was going on around me.. partly because I felt sick and partly because I was too worried about everyone else. SO, don't do what I did and just enjoy your week, it goes by soooo fast.

voted for you Nat!! I can't believe you and Toya are so close!! Seems like yesterday it was me and you guys were saying your weddings were so far...

I totally bloat the week before.... which happened to be the week we got married, so I pretty much hate every photo of me from the entire trip including the wedding. My DH says he doesn't see it except in my boobs (no complaints there), but I see it/feel it. Never thought of diuretics though....hmmm.

Quote: Originally Posted by *Meagan* V- you will def see a difference... even though you are like a twig! you do not need to lose a pound! I just got up and did Jillians Fat Boosting Metabolism. I usually work out at night but I feel better doing it now instead of 1am when I get home from work! Meagan, Do you like Jillian's other videos? Which ones do you think are the best? I have the 30 day shred, but get bored of it quickly. Is the fat boosting metab. one good?

Quote: Originally Posted by JackieandTim Oops accidentally hit enter by accident! Anyway I am getting married at Dreams Punta Cana on November 13, 2010!!! Wooo Hooo we can't wait!!! We are also doing the Ultimate Wedding Package. I am curious about the reasons why people are choosing the wedding gazebo over the beach. I am 100% set on doing the beach ceremony but a lot of reviews I have read recommend the gazebo. I thought the one of the points of a destination wedding was to walk barefoot in the sand! Any advice is appreciated. My WC is Carolina any reviews on her would be great too! Hi Jackie, I was like you in wanting to get married on the beach, but it was sooo windy almost the whole week our WC said everyone would have sand constantly blowing in their faces, so after much contemplating, we decided to go with the gazebo. It was really nice, but I still wish we had done it on the beach.. that's part of the whole reason for going down south right?? GOod luck!! Ps, the gazebo is nice too, don't get me wrong!

chair sashes and table runners still available...

still up for grabs... otherwise I will list on other sites...

I'm baaack. You crazy girls!! I got married 3 months ago!!! I wish I was away right now again.. and not trying to do my taxes! I hate this time of the year!

We did the same thing... unintentionally, but only sent out STDs and ended up booking really quickly because we got a great sale. Not sure if anyone cared, we didn't hear any flack, and honestly I don't care. We didn't see the point either to send out invites to everyone when we knew the majority wouldn't be coming. We will be sending out invites for our AHR, which I still haven't picked a date for. I think part of why most of us have destination weddings is to save money. Also, I would not be offended if I was one of your potential guests and didn't get an official invitation.. I personally think the STDs are enough, but I guess it depends how formal you guys want it to be... HTH!

THat's a tough one... What do you think his reactions would be to upgrading?? If you think he'll be upset and you still really want it, then maybe do it yourself.. Is this something he will notice?.. if you change it? I don't like the idea of keeping it from him, so maybe try talking to him and see what he says.. Another option is to talk about it and just upgrade it yourself. I actually would like to do that with my ring too... but I have a feeling he won't be too happy about it. So my whole thought on it was to pay for the upgrade myself.. I had been deciding between two different settings and ended up picking the cheaper of the two because I felt guilty, but now I wish I had gotten the one I really loved, not liked.... He doesn't know I feel this way either, but at some point I will tell him... Communication is the best way.. you never know, he may surprise you...

Quote: Originally Posted by skadow Do you have any pictures of them on a chair / table or even a link to the manufactor? I havnt seen black done before. I was hoping to go with purple for the chairs (accent color) but for that price. Black could work too. Its my bridemaids color. Yes, I have a few pics of them, if you send me your email, I will send you some... I still can't figure out how to post pics here..

HI Ladies, I am trying to figure out what we're doing for food for our AHR.. I honestly don't want to do the cooking or have anyone else do it either, so I have started looking for a caterer but am finding they are pretty expensive.. Does anyone know of a quality company who doesn't charge an arm and a leg... Also, we still haven't figured out a location either, so any suggestions would be great, otherwise we're looking at having a backyard BBQ type party...just casual.

Ok, all the flowers are still available except the petals. I have also dropped my price to get them out of the house! $175 Cnd +shipping.. again they are light in weight.

Ok, I still have the black organza chair sashes available. I will cut the price in half as we need to move and so does all my wedding stuff! $20 +shipping.. they are very light!

AWESOME NEWS ERIN!!! So glad for you. I can't believe it's your turn soon!!

Quote: Originally Posted by JENISE I have not heard back from Egsarah so I don't know what's going on with this. Ideavila, if Misty is cool with letting you have the first dibs, so am I. I think I'm actually just going to purchase them @ wedding linens direct home page now. THanks ladies. Does anyone else have like hot pink/fuschia candle holders? I'm trying to look for something unique that won't break the bank and I'm not finding any luck Jenise, Try looking at Ikea for fuschia candle holders, I saw them there a couple of months ago, they had stuff like that again a few weeks ago too. CHeck their website.