thefuturemrslutz

Thanks for the advice!!! I agree with all of you. I will send her a stern email this weekend. Well, and in her defense about her blog, go to her "new site." It's laurenharrisphotography.com. I am not sure why she still has that old blog up. But yes, she seems unorganized!

Thanks girls!!!! Yes, I LOVE high heels!! The platform does help though I wear them around the house all the time to break them in! haha

Ok my photographer...I need advice!! So, here is the deal. My photographer is AMAZING!! SO SO SO talented...AND we just clicked!! Well, I feel like she has really flaked on me...I can't get her to respond to emails or texts or phone calls or anything, and I don't know what to do. I will get a random text every few weeks that says she is soooo sorry she hasn't posted the pics...blah blah blah...and will send me the pics and other things "first thing monday morning." Then I never hear from her. Also, this is so stupid, but it just confirms her flakiness to me. She borrowed my garmin to get back to the airport for our enagement pics 1 MONTH ago. Well, I have given her my fed ex acct number and address and everything like 5 times. She keeps saying she forgets to send it, and now just won't respond to me. Like, I said, I know this is dumb to worry about, but it just seems really shady on top of everything else. Get what I am saying? And in my job (I drive about 300-400 miles everyday all over the state of Alabama), a Garmin to me is equivalent to a hair dresser not having a blow dryer! haha It is almost impossible to get around these tiny towns everyday without one. I had to go buy a new one. So, to make a long story even longer, here is the bottom line: I am spending more money on my pictures than I can even stomach. Paying her fee, her travel, her travel to NOLA for engagement pics, etc etc etc etc has gotten WAAAAY out of control. BUT it is worth it to me. However, this shadiness is scaring me to death!!!!!! What would you guys do? And she blocked me on facebook from seeing her status updates. Ok, that sounds so stalker-like, but it is true...

Ok Ladies!! I am going to take over the To Do's!!! Everyone send me your to do's, and I will add them to the list! STARTING Monday, May 31, 2010 ENDING Friday, June 11, 2010 We will check in with what is done either as it’s done or every other Friday and start a new list! The futuremrslutz's (Lindsey) To Do's: 1) Send envelopes to Etsy to get addressed 2) Assemble and mail invites 3) Order OOT stuff 4) Decide on OOT bags...they sent me the proof but I can't decide if I like it...I'll share with you girls 5) Figure out what the hell is going on with my photographer, so I can book her flights...she has fallen off the face!!! UGH!!! I will post that in a second 6) Pay for our trip in full 7) Book DJ Reserve private area at Coco Bongo...yesssss!! 9) Email Bridesmaids about passports, etc 10) Update website

Ok girls, if you guys want to see my engagement pics... Go to Lauren Harris Photography and click "enter site." Then click "client proofing." Then UNDER "enter password," type nola and click "submit." There a TON!!! Oh, and you can totally tell how nervous we were in the first few, but they get better as you go through them. Her blog website is Lauren Harris Photography, but she has not posted on her blog yet, so you will have to go through all 500 pics.

Quote: Originally Posted by taylorwd Lindz, LOVE LOVE LOVE the engagement pictures you've put up!!! You look amazing and have the most beautiful hair! Oh, don't you worry about your FI and the BD book. There's no way he could not like it. There isn't a man alive that wouldn't appreciate a gift like that, and coming from you who's such a hotty, I'm sure you'll take his breath away! Thank you soooo much!! I was really happy with the pictures...I'll post the link for you guys to see!!! Quote: Originally Posted by meghan Lindz, those pictures of you and your FI are so beautiful! Love love love them! THAAAAAANKS!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote: Originally Posted by KittenHeart Meredith - Multi-quoting is easy, just click MQ on the bottom of the post instead of Quote and click MQ on all the ones you want to respond to then click quote when you're ready! Wendy - I totally thought of you when I was typing about the Mrs. Club, I was like... "I think Wendy will know what I'm talking about" haha, so nice to know I'm not the only cheesy one here LOL! Lindz - I know I already BBM'd you my love of your engagement photos but the one in your siggy makes me feel so happy and warm inside, it's so obvious you two are so in love, I love pictures like that <3 You're SO sweet Quote: Originally Posted by KittenHeart Oh and Lindz regarding the BD book... my FI didn't really get it when I was telling him about it too. It doesn't matter, when he sees your hot photos, there will be ZERO confusion on the subject I was hanging out with one of FI's groomsmen and my MOH on Saturday night and he was telling me that after Daylen was delivered his book by my Matron of Honor, she took him outside on the patio to look at it, he ran back inside to the boys and say... that book is the most AMAZING thing I've ever seen and you'll never see it... but it's incredible! He said he was just glowing, I love it ok GOOD!!!! I was getting really worried!!! Hope I look as hottt as you did!!!!!!!! SMOKIN!! Speaking of...I feel like my photog has fallen off the face if the earth...I have gotten my engagement pics but not my BD. UGH!!!!! I'm supposed to be attending a conference here in New Orleans but it seems as though I just came here to eat and drink! That's the best thing to do in New Orleans

Quote: Originally Posted by amandamarieb Thanks guys. Oh and by making a photo booth I mean I am getting some fun vintage fabric and having it hand from this 8' tall collapsable event banner thingy. (I have no idea what to call it. I do PR so it was a client's from an event... basically a retractable hook on either end of a self standing poll.) We bought this great polaroid type camera that prints out mini photos that have an aged feel to them. We are going to leave the camera on the table next to the booth with directions on how to operate. We are going to bring a box of props for people to use in their photos. Then we are ordering antique looking placard frames that fit the mini polaroid-type photos. THIS IS AN AMAZING IDEA!!!!! Love it!!!! Quote: Originally Posted by KittenHeart Hi girls! Just for any of you that weren't able to see my FB pix, my photographer just posted them all on his blog: http://bestdestinationwedding.com/fo...blogged-59268/ I heart your pictures soooo much!!!! I know I have told u 100 times, but I needed to tell u on here too!! Quote: Originally Posted by taylorwd Hahahaha you're right! I think we all forgot about this in all of our post-wedding glow! Because I scheduled my shoot so close to my wedding, I still don't have my book. I just sent the revisions back last week so hopefully I'll have it really soon! I might give it to him when we have our AHR. I think we're staying in a hotel downtown so that'll be a good time. BUT, hubby LOOOOOOOOOOVED the pictures I had printed for him!!!!! I gave them to him in person on our wedding day while we were having breakfast on our balcony. When he opened it and I explained the reasons for doing the shoot for him, I made him cry!! One now sits very nicely displayed by our bed. The other is in his underwear drawer so he can see it every morning Quote: Originally Posted by KittenHeart OH!! Well, at 4pm I sent my MOH over to the boys room where there were all getting ready. They already had one of my photogs over there taking pictures of them getting ready so I asked my MOH to take him away from all the boys and deliver it to him privately and the photog captured his reaction and all that. I haven't seen those pictures yet. The first thing he said to me after we got married and walked back down the aisle was... "OMG, that BOOK. A-MAZING! You are sooooo damn hot!" He was totally blown away. One of the groomsmen told me later that after he received the book my husband told him that he was going to take it with him on every work trip he went on and keep in in his desk next to a bottle of whiskey... LOL, I'm not sure why exactly but its cute and manly I guess. My MOH said his face was priceless and she made him look at every single page and he teared up at the end. The end of the book was that photo of me walking away holding my bra and next to it I put some Frank Sinatra lyrics that I absolutely love... so I'd say it was a total success! Amy and Wendy!!! These stories are soooo sweet!!! I was literally in tears reading about your fi's reactions!!!!!!! I was telling my FI about your books and he seemed so confused...so now I am worried he won't even like mine Quote: Originally Posted by amybermuda Hi Renee! I was panicking last week but am much calmer today! I delegated a lot of tasks to bridesmaids and Mom (iPod playlists, bug spray, ring cleaner, and favor candies). So my To Do list is: Figure out which corset to wear under dress Return other corsets Organize taxi transfers from CUN (ours were blank) Get new sunglasses Get false eyelashes (any recs ladies?) WORK OUT Pack Send out AHR invites (this will be time consuming b/c I have to hand address them - going to have my friend help me tonight) All of the extra wedding crap I could have gone either way on doing or not doing --- I am not doing anymore in the interest of sanity! You have all day Saturday and Sunday - 8am to 8pm - Just remmeber that - you will get everything done! And don't feel bad delegating I cant wait to hear all about your day!!!!!!!!!! You seem like you are on top everything! YAY!!!! Quote: Originally Posted by KittenHeart Ladies, I just found out my AHR (being thrown completely for me financially and all by some of my friends & MOH) is next Saturday! I'm actually completely freaked out by this... I feel like I've easily put on 10lbs during my honeymoon week... which lasted throughout this whole week as well, I'm not gonna lie For you girls doing an AHR (or already did one), any suggestions?? All I can think of now is to bring my guest books for people and maybe the wedding photo pictures of my parents and grandparents etc. It's weird being totally in the dark about everything except, where and when! Hey what about making a video slideshow online of your wedding pictures? VIMEO is a great site, and I don't think it takes long at all. I think you just upload your videos and music and it creates the show for you. I know how you feel about the weight, but do not worry! And you know how to drop 5 lbs in a week...I am sure you look fabulously happy and in love and complete!!!! Quote: Originally Posted by dstinationdrmr Hi Ladies, Gonna post for some inspiration/motivation.... I have not been doing anything lately. Kinda depressed actually because someone I know is in her last stages of life. Her health has declined quickly and it kinda caught me by surprise. She's not related to me or anything, but I highly respect and admire her. Not trying to be a Debbie Downer, but because of that I've kinda lost the pep in my step! Naturally I got on the to-do-list band wagon as soon as Amy F "graduated" from doing it, lol. But I can say it really helped. I actually completed every task on my list at the time besides buying his ring and that's because the jeweler says his finger should be measured in the summer to account for swelling. Anyway, my next big decision is invites but I have no clue what to put on/in them! I am leaning toward doing a boarding pass type invite, but I'll need to include a lot of info and adding pages will of course increase the price. So, then there's a pocketfold invite with inserts but I'm not sure what to include. Do we really need an RSVP? I'm sure it would be helpful to include info about the resort, airport transfers, TA, cocktail party, ceremony and reception info...am I missing anything? Sad part is some of that may change because my WC says that if my party goes above 50, we'll have to move from Plaza Zavaz (which is booked for both the party and reception). And go where is my question? Plus I have FI's cousin helping me with things and she says it's not proper etiquette to not send invites to those who we know aren't coming (esp since on the STD it said "formal invitation to follow"). Ok, I get this, but am I crazy to think that if people were interested in coming we would know about it? I mean who plans to come to a DW and not ask questions or express interest to the bride/groom or TA for that matter? Not to mention the fact that we are now @ 47 people coming (2 groomsmen still haven't booked not sure if they're bringing dates) and we only budgeted for 50! So basically I'll be buying 125 invites to send to people who have already made up their minds not to come or will change their minds and come at the last minute (which won't help matters much). I feel like I'm at a standstill because everytime I inquire about guest list with my TA it has changed. Last time I checked in with her it was 37. 10 people booked in less than a month and after the rsvp date mind you. OMG! As I'm typing this I get the call that the lady I was talking about just died. I guess all I just typed seems unimportant now. UGH this is sooooo sad!!! I am SO sorry!!! I was having a bad day about the wedding bawling my eyes out...then I felt guilty. So I know how you feel, but it is STILL you wedding and STILL important. It's all relative... Now in regards to invites...I can help you. I did passport invites AND pocketfold invites all by myself...They were not expensive at all. I have a fabulous paper store online (Card Stock, Vellum Paper, Envelopes, Metallic Cardstock, Invitation Cards Specialty Wedding Stationery - Paperandmore.com) that is VERY reasonable. Let me know how I can help you!!! You can email me if you like: [email protected] Quote: Originally Posted by amybermuda Ok girls.... I am closing up the computer and getting ready to go to bed. 9 hours til I board my flight to Miami and then off to Cancun. I have 2 suitcases packed and Mark has 3 (2 of which are the OOT bags). I have the wedding details sheet printed as well as our ceremony and readings; packed my USB key with all the details. Shoes - check; dress - check; rings - check!!! I am so nervous and excited !!!! This has been over a year coming and I am so happy its here but also sad that it means my wedding planning days are over. Its been a roller coaster of emotion, starting from when, 2 months after getting engaged, FI got transferred to Boston and we've been living apart for 9 months. I can't say I regret anything - even my stupid travel agent got us a beachfront massage and our guests on the short list for upgrades, so it seems it was just a hassle more than anything looking back. Very surreal now... Anyways, I will post my planning thread and review when I get back. Hope you all have a great week and think of me on May 29th!!!! Amy AHHHHHHHHH!!!!! SO excited for you!!!! AND PROUD that you lost allllll that weight!!! I can't wait to hear all about it when you return!! xoxoxoxoxoxo Quote: Originally Posted by KittenHeart Meredith - I'm so sorry to hear about your friend. I know it is rough, even moreso going through wedding planning I'm sure ( I know I was very emotional planning my wedding) so just know my thoughts are with you and vent to us if you need. Why don't you take over and do the to do list's for the thread if they helped, I think you'd be perfect for it Also, the best advice I ever got planning my wedding was, don't listen to anyone HAHA, catch 22 I know. I agree with Meaghan, I think it's actually rude to send invites to guests who have already told you they aren't coming. I didn't send invites to guests not coming, I plan to send them announcements when I get all my photos and I'll do like a photo announcement just letting everyone know we thought about them and they are included. Wendy - LOL! Dear husband, now that makes sense Destination husband I guess does too but it's funny the first thing your mind goes to. Amy - Holy cow girl... no words can describe how excited I am for you!!! You think you're excited now? You're in for a brand new feeling... I feel like a part of a special club and have felt something that only happy married Mrs. feel and can't wait for all the amazing bride to be's I know that are about to join <---- sooooooo cheesy! LOL! Sammyhawk - Congrats Mrs.! So glad your day was unbelievable! I thought the same thing on my wedding day, you know if it rains, it wouldn't have even mattered, I would have had a blast regardless. Besides rain on your wedding day is gooood luck! hahaha DEAR HUSBAND...that makes complete sense. I was thinking it was dedicated husband! SAMMYHAWK!! COngrats MRS! and welcome back!! Can't wait to see pictures!

Quote: Originally Posted by meghan Amy, your photos are amazing! I'm so excited to go now! I'm glad you had so many good things to say! Your advice is super helpful...thanks for telling us! Katie, Congratulations!!! Your pictures are beautiful!! Thanks for thinking of me...we did have a big stress for a while. Our airline went bankrupt, so we had to change our flight date, which meant we had to change our wedding date, so for a while we had no wedding date. ...and we lost our photographer. But our TA has compensated us, plus our guests and we have a photographer we like....whew! THIS IS AWESOME NEWS!!! SO glad it all worked out for you! I knew it would

Sorry girls, I have been MIA!! Do you girls want me to do the list? I will be glad to do it...

Thank you so much girls!!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE them! I have been searching everywhere for this shoes. I think they are 5 inches with a 1/2 inch hidden platform, so it is like walking on 4.5 inches. They are actually not bad! I didn't see these shoes anywhere online...I checked every website I could think of...Bergdorf's, Saks, Barney's, Neiman's, Nordstrom, Net-A-Porter, etc. Finally, I called Bergdorf's and they had them in their actual store. For the girls that said they wanted Loubies but couldn't afford them...have you looked at any replicas? I have heard some of the replicas look IDENTICAL! Also, try ebay!

Quote: Originally Posted by mexbride83 I LOVE those! I'm also planning to splurge on Louboutins, Jimmys, or Manolos for the wedding, but haven't found any online that I like so far. I haven't seen those... where did you get them? I've searched the usual suspects, Saks, Neiman, Bloomingdales, Net-a-Porter, etc. Omgosh! Tell me about it! I searched HIGH AND LOW!!!!!!!!! Also, check Barney's and Bergdorf's. Finally, I just called Bergdorf's and asked them if they had ANY fuchsia Louboutin's. And they sent me those! AHHHH Those are the ones I have been searching for the entire time! What color are you looking for? Saks has these AMAZING sparkly Jimmy Choos. Let me know what color you are looking for and I will send you some shoes I have saved.

Quote: Originally Posted by Ashley* yep...you rubbed it in! I'm jealous! haha I am jealous you are getting married in Los Cabos! We wanted to get married there, but plane tickets were $1000!! YIKES!!

My dream shoes came in yesterday!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by Pazzesca I finally got my contract last Friday and it had a few things wrong in it. My FI’s name was spelled wrong, they had the wrong dates/year listed for the deposit and final payment and they had the incorrect number of maximum guests for the package I chose. I had to e-mail several times before the contract was corrected. I stressed about it all Friday until it was correct. Did you have the same problem or no? I have been dealing with Yesenia. I was also told they can perform up to three weddings a day. I didn't have that problem, BUT after planning a destination wedding for almost 9 months now, this doesn't surprise me. I think they are just on "Mexico time." JUst try not to sweat it. I have dealt with Melissa and she has been WONDERFUL!!!!! Now I am dealing with Esperanza (on-side coordinator). She has been so helpful and accommodating, but she "forgets" to email me sometimes and stuff like that. It drove my absolutely crazy in the beginning, but I have just gotten over it. Everyone says you end up making all the final decisions once you get down there. Don't sweat the small stuff and only worry about what you can control...because it does get very frustrating. BUTm it will all be worth it...you will have a blast with you friends and family all weekend, won't be "meeting" people at your wedding for the first time, and will have such a unique story and fabulous pictures to show for it. Hang it there!! Let me know how I can help! Oh, I am not sure about the 3 weddings. It is in my contract that they only do 1. They sometimes do two, but it has to be before 1 pm. I know they do 3 weddings per weekend though...

Quote: Originally Posted by cjb0arder13 Yeah, some of the photogs in the area are ridiculously expensive. Our budget for photography is $2k, max, and that's even pushing it...it just doesn't seem like with a $500 plane ticket, plus $500 hotel cost (and honestly, I'm estimating there...it could very well be more with the rates out now) that only leaves $1k for the photography package, and I don't think I'd be able to get a very good package for that. Sigh. I know I'm kind of being a baby about this. I think the thing that galls me the most is that I feel rail-roaded into using their photographers, who really aren't that great. Plus I just got done reading the "Boycott El Dorado" thread which got me fired up all over again. I really don't want to switch resorts. I love Azul Beach and it sounds like everything else is exceptional, it's just this one rule that's totally bumming me out. I'll start looking around for US photogs who may be willing to fly there and work with me on the package options...wish me luck! Hey some photographers will not charge you for the actual "package" if you fly them down and put them up at the resort. It may cost you $2000 to pay for their travel but they won't charge for anything else. Also, I remember Kittenheart's photographer had a special going on at one point (he may still have it). He didn't charge you to travel. He said as long as you purchased a package, he would not charge for travel. ALSO, email every photographer you like. A lot of photographers are trying to get into the destination wedding market, so they may give you a good deal, just to get some exposure. Just do your research!

Quote: Originally Posted by renee1811 Amy, we leave on the 26th!!!!!! FI and I are SOOOOO excited and cannot wait to get down to Mexico! It will be here before you know it!! SO exciting!

Quote: Originally Posted by dstinationdrmr Lindz, Did you only take BD pics? I don't know why I thought you were coming to take engagement pics!! Did you think I was some kind of voyeur when I recommended you take those pics in public! LMAO!!! hahaha NO NO, we did engagement pics on Friday in the SUPER HUMID weather! That's why I was saying my hair was a disaster! I did BD on Thursday night

Quote: Originally Posted by meghan So we have a new wedding date...July 1st....could I have my date changed on the list Nicole, please Our travel agent has been working on getting everything sorted out for us. We can't use Claudia as our photographer anymore, but they got someone else from her team...still not pleased, but can't do much and at least we like her team. We still don't know if we can have the same location for our ceremony and reception...when I talked to my TA yesterday her response was...."we are working on it and will let you know monday". Now I'm having to deal with many of my guests calling and asking what is going on and complaining about all of this. People are telling me to demand a full refund and cancel the whole thing! They don't understand that we have planned this wedding for 2 years and we will be out money if we cancel and book somewhere else...some people are even saying to cancel and do a wedding in toronto!! I really don't want to listen to other people's complaints about this right now. I think I'm gonna have Matt call our TA today and tell them that they need to give us some more info and they need to start contacting our guests to let them know what's going on. You are always gonna have those people that are so inconsiderate and don't understand! UGH! Don't let them get to you. You have worked so hard up to this point, so don't worry about what they say. Just stay focus on getting the answers you need. I think having Matt call will definitely help. I would give them a "target date" to give you this info, i.e. "we need this info by Tuesday, so we can email our guests or we will require a refund." Something like that. I think you just need to be really specific, firm, and to the point. So sorry you are dealing with this!

Quote: Originally Posted by chong Thanks for the advice!!! I am a very organized person but I am having a log of trouble with the wedding. What I can't see...hard to make the decisions. I started to make some moves... I am struggling with the location too. I am set on the beach wedding and beach reception... but I also saw some wedding receptions done on the terrace and looks very nice. I am not sure what I want to do... Did you pick a photographer yet? I see many suggestions but I am not sure what to do. I decided to downgrade my Silver Package to Pearl Package. We really wanted Silver package for the non-private dinner reservation but I decided to have a private cocktail party instead of dinner reservation for "rehearsal dinner". Just an opportunity to mingle and meet everyone... I see that you are in New Orleans. I am in Houston. I do travel to New Orleans often for my work. Thanks for the help and keep in touch! Chong If you are confused about the locations, you should do the ceremony on the beach and the reception somewhere else, or vice versa! What about the Sky Wedding and the reception on the beach?

Suzanne, Fabio is definitely the way to go. Do you need his email?

Quote: Originally Posted by meghan Lindsay, I am so happy to hear you had an awesome bd shoot and can't wait to see pictures if you share them!! ...you were so cute asking if you could call anyone! ...I don't think you can but thanks for the offer The owner of our travel agency called and apologized for the way this situation was presented and she is being very cooperative in helping us get this sorted out. It will not work for us to leave on the day we had planned, so we have to change our wedding date. Due to the hassle of changing the flight, they are reimbursing our guests $150 and upgrading our room. However, because we have to change our wedding date, we have to get our engravings on our rings changed, and our photographer is no longer available. The TA said they will pay for our deposit if we lose it, but I'm going to expect more than that because I still can't have Claudia who I wanted. A lot of things are still up in the air, but the TA is working on it....I'm not even sure if I can still have our reception at the venue we want with the date changed. i will keep you updated. thanks for listening and your support! Oh gosh!!! Well, I bet you can find an even better photographer!! Can you look at flying someone in? Chris Schmidt is awesome and LOVES destination weddings. I bet he would work with you on the travel costs. Also, my photographer is great too!!! Her name is Lauren Harris Photography. You should contact them ASAP! Sometimes flying in a photographer ends up being cheaper...AND you get pictures the whole weekend!! They usually include free sessions such as BD, engagement, trash the dress, etc. That's what my photographer is doing! We are here to help!!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by Aneliese26 Hi guys, Im back from my wedding at the Sensatori!! I had the most AMAZING day!! We were so lucky!!First to even get out there because of the volcanic ash and secondly with the weather! It rained everyday before the wedding, monsoon rain!!! but on the day it was perfect. The WC are really good there, they did everything lovely! We had our ceremony on the sky deck, which was beautiful (bit windy), we had the mexican cocktail party in the yoga area, where we had the mariachi band and the donkey - which were a huge hit, then we had the reception in the (cant remember what it was called) gazebo by the pool, which was fab!! The best thing though-was our photographer -CHRIS SCHMITT- he was awesome!!!! Im so glad we got him-thank you for recommending him amy- he was so nice to work with and we are so so pleased with our photos. Here is the link to them: Destination Wedding Photography|Los Angeles Ventura Santa Barbara County Wedding Photographer Honestly though, you have nothing to worry about!! they have about two weddings a day, the WC are very organised and will have everything under control. The resort is lovely and the staff are lovely. Its the people who are there that will make your day anyway!! I just want to say "hi" to Melissa -sun kissed bride(I think) she got married a couple of days after me, and Andrew and I spent our last night down on the beach with Melissa and Cody getting very drunk!! but it was fun!!! :-) hope you had a safe trip home! Goodluck with the planning girlies!!! Anneliese xxx OMG! Your pictures are breathtaking!!!!! LOVED everything about your wedding! What a beautiful couple!!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by meghan Anneliese, so glad to hear everything went well, can't wait to see pictures!....it seems like its been quite rainy there which is worrying me.... I am also concerned that there are 2 weddings per day there and we don't have a wedding date as of right now.....how are they going to fit us in I'm having a hard time we will get our venue we requested etc... They will fit you in!! Especially since you already had a date...it will work out!!! I am sending good thoughts your way!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by meghan OMG!!, I am having a huge melt down right now!....my TA just emailed me our flight reservations and they have been changed!! This now means that we get married on July 2nd, and have to be up at 5:30 am the next morning to go home!! We were supposed to have the whole next day and night after our wedding and a honeymoon breakfast! We don't even get a honeymoon night now cuz we have to be up so early! Who is going to want to be packing all drunk and hungover and exhausted, and how am I supposed to get ready for a wedding as well as make sure i'm ready to go home in 12 hours!!OMG!! Meghan, can you up date us I have been thinking about you!!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by dstinationdrmr Lutz, How did your BD shoot and trip to my neck of the woods go? I was worried about you since it rained so much. Did you get to go to Jazz Fest? Thanks for checking in on me!! We had SO SO much fun!!!!! We didn't really see much rain...it was crazy cause it looked as if the sky was going to fall out every second of the day. I got there Thursday, which of course was gorgeous weather...of course it would happen that way...beautiful the day BEFORE our engagement pics. ha But i went and got my hair and makeup done and all that. The had my BD pictures for 3 hours!!! She took over 500 pics, so hopefully, I can find 10 or so that I like. We did them at The Roosevelt hotel. I had maybe 5 outfits I think. If you have never been to that hotel, you need to go!! What a cool hotel! That night we just ate dinner at his brother's house and got up bright and early for our engagement pics. We went all up and down Bourbon, throughout the French Quarter, and up to Uptown. They went from about 9 to 2! SO MUCH FUN!! However, it was SUPER SUPER SUPER humid, so my hair was a DISASTER!! oh well, it will just have to look bad in the pics. It sprinkled for about 15 minutes and that was the only rain we encountered. whew! That night we ate at Martinique. Then Saturday, we went to Jazz Fest allllll day. The weather was actually great that day because it was cloudy, so not too hot, but we didn't see a single rain drop. We ate at Dominica that night and went out. Then we left Sunday morning...so glad cause I heard it was a torrential downpour all day. If anyone is looking for a fun weekend getaway, I highly recommend New Orleans. We go about 10 times a year. Super cheap flights on Southwest and sooooo much to do!!! My photographer was in heaven taking pictures with all the cool buildings and lights and colors and all. I will keep you guys posted on when I get to see the pictures!! My photographer is Lauren Harris Photography. Sorry for the novel!