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Emme & Bahiabride! I'm so freakin excited for you girls...and Keira, you're so close too! I now have 27 people booked for our wedding and it's all anyone can talk about when we're together and it's still 7 months away! I can't WAIT to read your reviews and see some great pics!

Alright...let's try this again... Hmmm...still pixilated. But I least I figured out the background!

You already had to change your date once before? That sucks SO bad...I'm so sorry for you. I just sent this to my TA with "tell me this won't happen to me!" in the subject. Like someone said before, everything happens for a reason! It really sucks now but hopefully everything will turn out even better than you imagined!

I just emailed this to my mom. She'll get a kick out of it! It's totally applicable to my family situation! Too funny.

Thanks Lady Di. I tried to save it as a .jpg but then it turns the background black! What's with that?

So since I posted mine I've been going crazy trying to figure out how to format it so it looks as great as all of yours! I have a few questions: I did mine in powerpoint. What format did you save yours in to make it look so great? Jpg? Gif? Emf? How did you upload it to BDW? Photobucket? (This is driving me nuts. I thought I would be able to find an answer in the "how to" section but no luck yet...) Lastly, I had downloaded the "scriptina" font and it looks great on my powerpoint but if I email it or post it, it comes out all distorted like it did above. Any ideas how to fix this? Thanks so much in advance for saving my sanity!

Hmmm...that came out all ugly...still new at image posting! It should just be a white background and not distorted!

Here's mine that I made...not sure if it's going to be the FINAL one yet though! PS: Mitzy7 - I was totally thrown off by your post since we have the exact same ticker and the date is only off by one day! I saw it and thought "I don't remember posting here".

I agree with Nadine. Especially if this bridesmaid isn't particularly close with your friends and family, she may be more comfortable bringing along her own friends. But they should certainly NOT expect to be part of the wedding or any wedding related activities! It's kind of weird though that should wouldn't ask you about it first...

Hi there! If you're looking to get legally married in Mexico you MUST be there 4 business days prior to the ceremony. Unfortunately that's not a resort requirement, it's a government one! Like the other girls said, if your dates are firm for Mexico, do the legal part at home so you can just show up and have fun without worrying about paperwork, blood tests and all the other stuff! We're having our symbolic ceremony wedding at the Gran Bahia Principe Coba in the Mayan Riviera.

Emme! You're leaving in 12 days!! That is so exciting!! So what last-minute things are you working on right now? Or are you an ultra-organized bride and have everything done already?

We asked our wedding party first and let them know we were planning a destination wedding (most of my friends knew that anyways since we always talked about our dream weddings!). We made sure everyone was on board and to find out any dates that wouldn't work. Then we started looking for resorts and available dates. Once we decided that, we sent out the STDs. Worked great for us!

I think it's perfectly fine! In fact, I did that myself! We were getting a lot of questions about what we were planning and we wanted to give our guests as much notice as possible so we sent out an email with all the info we had confirmed at that point. It went over really well as people could just reply with questions if they had any. A friend of mine that was getting married locally sent her STDs by email as well. I think it's a perfectly acceptable option this day and age, especially since your guests are all over globe! Just remember those people that don't have access to email (like my grandma!) or don't check it very often...you may have to send them something.

I laughed when I saw the title of your post because mine was the EXACT same! I was in the same boat. We decided to have a destination wedding and then the next big whopping question was: WHERE? We narrowed it down to the Mayan Riviera since it was the most affordable for us and our guests and we felt we got the most bang for our buck! My biggest problem was picking a resort since it's impossible to know what the cost would be and we didn't even want to LOOK at resorts outside of our range. My best advice is to look at Expedia and other travel sites to find resorts in your price range and then start looking at their wedding packages. Before you know it, you'll be an expert! And of course, this forum is the BEST place to go for answers and advice! It's been a life saver! And...done...phew...that was a long one!

Yikes! I would be freaking out too. I've put so much time and effort into reasearching the perfect resort that I'd be SO nervous to just pick up a move to a different one! Sounds like the WC and you have everything under control though and bonus if you get a better resort and free stuff! Definitely keep us posted!

I agree with everyone as well! Your REAL wedding day is your destination date! We plan on doing the exact same thing. We want to keep it super informal. It's just the "paperwork" wedding. We're planning on taking our parents out for dinner and having the JP show up and marry us right there at our table!

May 12, 2010 at the Grand Bahia Principe in the Mayan Rivieria! I want to do everything now, like put together OOT bags, but I guess it's still a little too early for that! We just sent our invites out last week and already have 12 people booked. So excited!!

May 12, 2010 at GBP Coba! So excited!

Love them! I want to start mine but my wedding is still 8 months away...might be a little early still!

We're getting married on a Wednesday. Our entire group is flying down with us on a Sunday and the WC suggested we meet with her the day after we arrive, give them a day to get organized, have the wedding and then have the rest of the week to relax and hang out! Plus some our guests requested a wedding early in the week so they're not sunburned and hungover for pictures.

I'm so undecided on this! At first I wanted to show our video than do a big entrance but now I'm thinking that we'll just greet guests as they arrive and then have the DJ introduce the wedding party, show the video, say a few thank you's and then get the party started!

I got this in an email a few days ago! I loved it! It's all so true! Especially the moment at work when you decide you are no longer going to be productive...like....now.

Just sent out our booking info and we already have 8 people signed up in 24 hours! YAY! It feels real now!

I was also with my man for 9 years before he proposed! But we started dating in high school so I figure the first couple of years don't really count. Welcome! Caution: this forum is highly addictive!

Interesting. You'd think that would be a given...white dress + colored underwear = bad decision. Like you said, I can't believe her bridesmaids or her mom didn't say anything!