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my travel agent just called me today actually.. she told me that being as though my wedding is next month that i shouldnt worry bc if the change did occur it prob wouldnt effect me but she said that it would effect more of the 2010 fall brides and the 2011 brides.. she said nothing has been done to this resort as of yet and possibly nothing will happen.. but she said that if it does it will prob effect the prices.. she said she has a couple who is booked at the resort in the riviera mya and the prices for the the guests WHO HAVENET book yet are now like double and some of the prices for the wedding stuff has changed. so if you have everyone booked already you should be in good shape.. i dont mean to worry you i just want to tell you all the info she told me.

i would be mortified to have my establishment shown in that light but sadly i dont think they will learn any lesson by reading this post (that i just finished emailing them btw!).. but hopefully it will make a bride think twice about the way she wants to be treated when spending her hard earned money (and alot of it) and decide to get her gown at a different location!

WARNING ALL YOU WONDERFUL BRIDES TO BE... DO NOT USE FANTASIA BRIDAL IN ROCKY POINT NEW YORK (LONG ISLAND) So i went for my first fitting today.. should be an exciting time.. right?? well not if your bridal shop turns out to be scam artists!! Long story short (or semi short lol) when my mother started questing that the seamstress was putting pins in the top of the dress where no work was needed ( i mean literally they were just placed in as if they were just being held there.. not measuring any kind of work that needed to be done) when i have a corset back so if it needs to be tighter it can easily be adjusted by tightening the corset.. anyway they took the pins out after insisting that they had a master seamstress who knows her stuff (but my feelings are.. if the dress fit perfectly without any work being done then why do the work.. so you can make extra money??) so at this point i already have a bad taste in my mouth that they are trying to scam me by getting extra money for work that isnt necessary.. and then while questioning the pricing of the hem & the bussel point we couldnt get a straight answer from them.. so when my mother suggested that i bring it to someone else and get it done cheaper the lady started telling me if i choose to do that she understands but she will have to charge me for the time that the seamstress spent with me (yes the whole 3 mins that she took to pin HALF of my dress bc she claimed she will just follow that hem all the way around) so when i said well you never told me and it never said in the contract that i would be charged a fee if i didnt go with them.. she claimed "well i thought it was understood from our conversations" WHATT!!!! so when i asked her how much it would be for the three mins of her seamstress' time she came up with some story that this is a master seamstress and they cant just have people come in and see how the seamstress would do the work and then go back to there own seamstress and pay less for the work. they have a master seamstress so they basically cant have people coming to "learn" how she would do it! r u f-in kidding... MASTER SEAMSTRESS?? and the kicker after she "did us the courtesy of not charging us" for the three mins of her time.. she put my wedding dress in a clear GARBAGE BAG..... yes you read right not in a bridal bag bc i spent a nice chunk of change on a WEDDING GOWN from her establishment.. no she decided to take the professional route and put my dress in an f-in garbage bag!!!!!!!!! O & ps... while i was on the phone making my appt for the fitting the women tried multiple times to convince me not to bring my MOH, mother and future MIL... now i can clearly understand why.. bc i was just so excited about my gown that i wouldnt have picked up on the pins that they placed needlessly to raise the price of my alterations!!! Thank god i was able to find someone to do these alterations for a fraction of the cost.. so maybe this was a blessing in disguise! o.. but wait.. i guess i just wont have the work of a "master seamstress"!!! o well!! SooOOOoo final warning to all you wonderful brides to be out there.. and i know many of you live in NEW YORK.... do not use FANTASIA BRIDAL IN ROCKY POINT NEW YORK (LONG ISLAND)..... unless of course you would like your WEDDING DRESS handed to you in a GARBAGE BAG o and ps... yes i definately am emailing the link to this post to them so maybe they will learn that treating one customer poorly will reach thousands of potential customers!

they look AMAZING!!

OMG!! how adorable! Those are def OOT bag material! Def need to hit up my local dollar tree's looking for those!!

Quote: Originally Posted by penaalba1 wow ur pics are amazing!! u inspired me to do a bd session! Aww.. im glad you are deciding to do it.. i was so nervous in the beginning and then realized there was nothing to it and soOo glad i went through with it.. i see your in new york you should def go to Jen she does amazing work and is so nice! I know alot of the girls on this site went with her.. good luck!

Awesome!!! Glad they got to you quickly!

Quote: Originally Posted by SouthernSweetie What a great idea! I suggest that you get a digital scrapbooking program. There are tons of ready made sheets that you can print that has room for a photo and journaling/text. hmmm... thats a good idea!!

I dont know if there is a special name for it.. but did anyone make kind of like a meet the guests sheet that they put in with there welcome bags and letters.. I am thinking of making a sheet that has a picture of everyone and next to the picture has there name and description (ex. MOH, bridesmaid ect.).. if so does anyone have a template.. i keep going to create a sheet but it just looks so plain and boring!

Aww!! Thanks girls.. ur all so sweet!

Lets see if this works:

Hmm... thats strange.. they r coming up for me... grrr.. im having no luck today lol

Here are a few of the shots! I got them taken by Jen from Beautiful and Affordable Photography.. She was awesome to work with!

i figured id throw a quick picture up not to waste anyones time going to look for them if they didnt like them

For some reason it wont let me upload our welcome letter but here is what we did: Our Monogram at top then Dear Family & Friends, The wait is finally over! Welcome to sun, sand & relaxation! Welcome to Punta Cana! We are both so happy & feel so blessed to be able to have you here. We are especially honored that you have traveled this far to be a part of our marriage celebration! Marriage is not a culmination; it is a beginning of a life that will grow and change in ways more wonderful then we can imagine. Many years from now when we look back upon our life, love, and this day, we will remember that it is not the flowers, music, nor food that made our day so special; our memories of sharing the beginning of our lives as husband and wife, our family and friends, will be what we cherish the most. Having you here for our celebration has made our wedding truly wonderful and we thank you for sharing in one of our happiest occasions! We hope the next few days are as memorable for you as they will be for us! Please enjoy the “goodies†as a small token of our appreciation! With Love & Appreciation, Eddie & Christina xoxo i got the body of the letter from some of the girls on this site and then just tweeked here and there to make it more appropriate for us! There was so many of you who around about the same wording posted so thank you to all who did!

sorry i cant figure out how to delete a thread that i need need to redo later

So being as though everyone was brave enough to share some of theirs for inspiration and ideas for all of us I thought it only right to do the same.. I had them taken by Jen from Beautiful and Affordable Photography.. She was awesome!! Here are a few of the shots.. Cant wait to pick out my shoots for FI's book! Zenfolio | Jenerations Photography | Christina R. Zenfolio | Jenerations Photography | Christina R. Zenfolio | Jenerations Photography | Christina R. Zenfolio | Jenerations Photography | Christina R. Zenfolio | Jenerations Photography | Christina R.

I found this on the other thread... For My Husband "Love is after all, The gift of oneself" June 26th, 2010 I think I am totally loving this one!

I was looking for like an hour for a post like that before I posted this!! Thanks!

Girls I need help (again!! hahaa) i Just got back my Boudoir pictures today and I need to choose which pics I want in the book.. My problem is I cant think of anything cute/ sexy ect. saying/ wording that i want to put on the front of the book? Anyone have any ideas or could you share what wording you put on the cover of your books!! Thanks Girls!

Hey Girls.. Just wanted to let you know that Target just put out SUPER cute beach bags for $2.50 (in the front of the store with there bargain stuff so you know that stuff goes fast) i was in the target in copaigue new york.. they have one in blue, one in pink and one in lime green! i just ordered my OOT bags from oriental trading two days prior but now i bought these bags as well and need to decide which ones i like more!!

Yes They are sold.. sorry!!

Hi Girls.. so i am in the process of putting together my OOT (bc OMG i leave in a month and a half!! hahaa) and i purchased to many of these for dummies books... There are: 17 english to spanish phrases books 5 brain teaser books 3 suduko books... I bought then from Target like back in September for $1.00 each and would like to sell them for .80 cents each. I will be selling all of them together. Here is a picture. $20.00 for all the books plus shipping to where you are from New York.

I am getting married there June 26th, 2010 and am so totally excited... I dont know if you got these yet but these are some of the wedding services to choose from: Let me know if i can try and answer any questions... Romance F&B Guide MCT 2009.pdf Romance Guide MCT 2009.pdf

Thanks girls.. you are the best... i will have her in one with us and him and then in very few of his family pics... that is also a good idea to go over with the photographer what pics and with who we are looking for... I knew there was a reason i ranted on here bc you girls know the right answer!!! Thanks again!!