msglave

Thanks Debbie! I can't wait to see what the proshots look like!

Thanks! You WILL NOT be disappointed with Doranna. She is soooo sweet, patient & kind. She really knows her stuff. If you do the trial, have her style it both ways so you can see what it will look. She worked on me until I LOVED it! Thank you ChicagoBride, I'm glad it all worked out and am very happy with how it turned out. It's almost 2011! Your time is coming up! Thanks Jess! I can't get your pic to load??? Thanks Di! I was happy with the way it looked in the end. LOL! Sorry lady! That would've been so cool if you could have seen it!

Doronna's website is http://www.dorannahairstylist.com/. You can send her a message through there. Let her know I referred you! I'm telling you, she was so sweet. She fit in just like one of the family. She really knew her stuff. Trust me, I'm really particular about my hair and was VERY pleased with her. She does not do makeup, but has someone who does although I don't know about their work. Yes, it's the same Adrian from Styling Trio.

I tried again but it's till not working. You can click on these links and the pic will open in a seperate window. I'll try to upload the images again tommorow. Here's a couple of shots ladies:

Here's a couple of shots ladies:

Hi Ladies, I'm back from my wedding and wanted to give you an update! I DO NOT recommend Adrian for makeup. I had my hair and makeup trial scheduled for the same day. Adrian had told me the trial would only take 45min-1hr. We were supposed to meet at the front desk and he never showed. When Doranna (hair stylist) arrived, I had been waiting on him for over an hour. BTW, I HIGHLY reommend Doranna! She was sooooooooo sweet, punctual, knew her stuff and HOOKED MY HAIR UP! Those of you who've been around know that I was really nervous because my hair is very thick and unrelaxed but Doranna was GREAT! She is also cheaper than Fernando. She gave me great sggestions, knew her stuff, got my hair straight and it held up to the humdity!!! Anyway I was telling Doranna about Adrian not showing up. She knows him and was saying that's not like him. Anyway, she called his cell phone. He was sooo apologetic. He said he had gone to the wedding center to meet with me (although the email correspondence said front desk). Adrian was willing to come back anytime to do my trial and discount our services. So, I agreed for him to come at 7am the next morning (the day before the wedding). Let me say that Adrian was a BALL of fun! My girls and I had soooo much fun with him! He was even empathetic when I had my meltdown and started crying. It was like a scene out of bridezila, lol! I'll tell you all about that later. Anyway, it took Adrian like 4 hrs. to do my trial. WTH? What happened to 45 min to 1 hr? I missed the meeting with the WC & witnesses, the meeting with the DJ and breakfast with my FI (at the time :-)). Of course, I didn't trip because I was just concerned that the makeup looked great. I was not in love with the makeup. I have an area on my lower jawbone/chin with dark spots and even with the concealer and makeup on, you could see them. You could see dry skin through the makeup (WTH?) didn't you use a moisturizer? He had filled in my eyebrows with a heavy black pencil which made me look like something off a horror movie. Worst yet was that the foundation was not the right shade for me. I will say that Adrian was very understanding and continued to make every change that I asked. He was very patient (and funny) and continued to try to make it better, Finally, we came up with a look that I was ok with (still didn't love) but was ok with-thinking that having it airbrushed would last longer that if I had applied it. Anyway, the night before the wedding I DID NOT SLEEP. In the middle of the night, I checked my email and Adrian had emailed me earlier in the day (the same day he had done my trial) to say that he had to go to Mexico City on the day of my wedding and would be to me by 1. Are you FUC@@@g serious??????????? My wedding was at 3!!!! It took him 4 hrs to do a passable look and now you want to come two hours before the wedding. Keep in mind that he had 5 bridesmaids to do and one guest. Adrian had previously told me that he was going to come at 8am and bring two assistants. Now, you're telling me that at 8, you WILL NOT be there but you would send your assistants??? I have NEVER seen their work and you are not their to supervise them? Not being funny, but it was obvious from the hard time Adrian had matching my complexion that they were not used to doing makeup for African-Americans. Now, you want to send two assistants to do my whole party and you show up basically when I should be finishing? SOOOOOO NOT ACCEPTABLE!!!!!!! I emailed him back to tell him that would not be acceptable. There was no real apology or anything. I couldn't believe it!!!! Luckily, I had visited the MAC store before I left home and replenished my foundation and powder. Thanks to you ladies, I knew there was a MAC store on 5th so my MOH and a couple of bridesmaids ran over before the wedding to get the eyeshadow colors I liked from the trial. Since I had never worn eyelashes before and was not sure how the individuals would look, my MOH brought strips with her. So, I ended up doing my foundation, my MH did my lashes, and my cousin (who is good at makeup) did my shadow, blush and lips. Guess what??? It turned out PERFECTLY!!!!!!!! I loved my makeup. It looked so much better than what Adrian had done and saved me money. Let me tell you, I was seriously stressed when I read his message. He had also told me to make sure my brows were cleaned up when we got there, but during my trial, we discussed that he was going to do them. The trial was a COLOSSAL waste of my time (1/2 day) for nothing! As nice as Adrian is, I would definitely NOT recommend him! Let me know if there's any other questions!

Hey Ladies! I hope everyone had a great holiday! I am so sorry to have been MIA, but we got back late on the 18th, my husband's (so used to saying FI) bday is on Christmas, we hadn't start Christmas shopping yet and we ere trying to pack stuff to move! i haven't done the review yet, but wanted to check in to see if anyone had pressing questions. Thanks to those who wished us luck on our special day and posted best wishes. I skimmed through the pages that I missed and want to address those things. We had a total of 48 people at the wedding. The ceremony was in the gazebo on the beach, cocktail hour was in the central garden and the reception was on Pelicano's beach. I loved having the 3 different locations. Michele was our wedding coordinator and we LOVED her! I DO NOT recommend Adrian for makeup. I had my hair and makeup trial scheduled for the same day. Adrian had told me the trial would only take 45min-1hr. We were supposed to meet at the front desk and he never showed. When Doranna (hair stylist) arrived, I had been waiting on him for over an hour. BTW, I HIGHLY reommend Doranna! She was sooooooooo sweet, punctual, knew her stuff and HOOKED MY HAIR UP! Those of you who've been around know that I was really nervous because my hair is very thick and unrelaxed but Doranna was GREAT! She is also cheaper than Fernando. Anyway I was telling Doranna about Adrian not showing up. She knows him and was saying that's not like him. Anyway, she called his cell phone. He was sooo apologetic. He said he had gone to the wedding center to meet with me (although the email correspondence said front desk). Adrian was willing to come back anytime to do my trial and discount our services. So, I agreed for him to come at 7am the next morning (the day before the wedding). Let me say that Adrian was a BALL of fun! My girls and I had soooo much fun with him! He was even empathetic when I had my meltdown and started crying. It was like a scene out of bridezila, lol! I'll tell you all about that later. Anyway, it took Adrian like 4 hrs. to do my trial. WTH? What happened to 45 min to 11 hr? I missed the meeting with the WC & witnesses, the meeting with the DJ and breakfast with my FI (at the time :-)). Of course, I didn't trip because I was just concerned that the makeup looked great. I was not in love with the makeup. I have an area on my lower jawbone/chin with dark spots and even with the concealer and makeup on, you could see them. You could see dry skin through the makeup (WTH?) didn't you use a moisturizer? He had filled in my eyebrows with a heavy black pencil which made me look like something off a horror movie. Worst yet was that the foundation was not the right shade for me. I will say that Adrian was very understanding and continued to make every change that I asked. He was very patient (and funny) and continued to try to make it better, Finally, we came up with a look that I was ok with (still didn't love) but was ok with-thinking that having it airbrushed would last longer that if I had applied it. Anyway, the night before the wedding I DID NOT SLEEP (I'll fill you all in on that one later too). In the middle of the night, I checked my email and Adrian had emailed me earlier in the day (the same day he had done my trial) to say that he had to go to Mexico City on the day of my wedding and would be to me by 1. Are you FUC@@@g serious??????????? My wedding was at 3!!!! It took him 4 hrs to do a passable look and now you want to come two hours before the wedding. Keep in mind that he had 5 bridesmaids to do and one guest. Adrian had previously told me that he was going to come at 8am and bring two assistants. Now, you're telling me that at 8, you WILL NOT be there but you would send your assistants??? I have NEVER seen their work and you are not their to supervise them? Not being funny, but it was obvious from the hard time Adrian had matching my complexion that they were not used to doing makeup for African-Americans. Now, you want to send two assistants to do my whole party and you show up basically when I should be finishing? SOOOOOO NOT ACCEPTABLE!!!!!!! I emailed him back to tell him that would not be acceptable. There was no real apology or anything. I couldn't believe it!!!! Luckily, I had visited the MAC store before I left home and replenished my foundation and powder. Thanks to you ladies, I knew there was a MAC store on 5th so my MOH and a couple of bridesmaids ran over before the wedding to get the eyeshadow colors I liked from the trial. Since I had never worn eyelashes before and was not sure how the individuals would look, my MOH brought strips with her. So, I ended up doing my foundation, my MH did my lashes, and my cousin (who is good at makeup) did my shadow, blush and lips. Guess what??? It turned out PERFECTLY!!!!!!!! I loved my makeup. It looked so much better than what Adrian had done and saved me money. Let me tell you, I was seriously stressed when I read his message. He had also told me to make sure my brows were cleaned up when we got there, but during my trial, we discussed that he was going to do them. The trial was a COLOSSAL waste of my time (1/2 day) for nothing! As nce as Adrian is, I would definitely NOT recommend him! As far as the wedding video goes. Lisa, I am not sure why you don't have yours. We brought ours back from Mexico with us. Let me know if you ladies have any other pressing issues. Also, I uploaded some pic on FB today. You will have to add me to see them. I do not add friends that I don't know so if you send a request, please include a note with your BDW name and mention that you are from The Royal thread. My FB name is Raveyn Glave Murray. I will also try to post a couple of pics on here. We used Victor Herrera and are supposed to have our pics back by the end of the week. Let me know if there's any other questions! YAY!!!!!! so happy for you msglave - I now you have worked really hard to put this big day together and I wish you all the best. I will be thinking of you this Saturday and of course I can't wait to see pictures and hear about it. That's the best part for us BDW girls lol

Hey ladies! We got back late last night. I am going to catch up on my readings and post my Review later this week. I also have to do a belated planning thread. Just wanted to check in to let you all know that our wedding was PERFECT! Despite all the complaining I did, I couldn't imagine our wedding being anywhere else. It was truly beautiful. My husband's birthday is on Christmas and we have not even started shopping yet. This week is going to be hectic but I will try to catch up soon. Hope everyone's planning is going well.

Hey Ladies!!!! I just wanted to give you a quick shout out. The wedding is in 3 hrs!!!! The resort is beautiful! I have a whole lot of tips. I won't be back for another week. I'll try to check back in before then!

Thanks ladies! I can't believe it's here either! OMG! I am freaking out! I'm gonna try to post my planning thread before I leave, but I'm not sure. If I don't It'll be a post thread. The limo picks me up at 4am and I still have sooooo much to do!

Hey Ladies, Been SUPER BUSY! We leave Wednesday. Today is my last day at work. Thank the Lord! Welcome back Jenny, Mike & Lisa--Glad everything was perfect. I'll try to get my planning thread up beforehand, but if I don't it'll be post wedding. I'll check back in before we leave. Hugs to all of you!

Hey ladies, Sorry I haven't been on. I'm so f@#$^*g overwhelmed! I can't believe we leave next week. I still feel like there's so much to do! Had my shower and bachelorette party #2 and final dress fittings over the weekend. Awesome! Jenny, I hope you had a wonderful wedding day! Can't wait to here all about it! When does Lisa come back diahr, I hope everything works out. We are trying to get our centerpieces together. I remember one of the November brides (maybe runningbride?) found a floral store in the area. Does anyone know the name, website, phone, contact info or whatever for the store? Also brides who have been to the Walmart, what has your experiences been like? We are seriously considering purchasing glass vases there but the FI is like, what if the stock is limited, etc./ etc. I need some time off work! Screaming AHHHHHHH!!!!!

Well that's good to know. Can't believe it's coming so soon. OMG! Anyone else work with Michel? Hope everyone had a great holiday!

Congrats Giraffexx! Glad everything was amazing! Can't wait to read your review! Lisa, I hope you had a wonderful wedding date! So guess what ladies, as many miscommunication issues that we've had with our WCs, I couldn't believe it when Zulma contacted us. She said long time no hear, WTF??? I hardly even got messages responded so I stopped asking and just start asking you ladies. Anyway, according to Patty, Zulma was supposed to be our coordinator. Now, she is saying Michel Madrid is supposed to be our new onsite WC. Has any of you worked with her before?

Thanks! I had the site before, but apparently I never bookmarked it. You are a lifesaver!

OMG!!! I am in EXACTLY the same position! It sucks!

Love the mini suitcase idea!

Really cute Aisha. Can't wait to see the rest. The puddle shot is really creative! Hope everything is going well for you!

giraffexx, hope you had a WONDERFUL wedding day! congrats aragon! Lisa, one more day! 2010 Brides jesmcan - November 12, 2010 futuremrs1113 - November 13, 2010 dejacque-November 15, 2010 giraffexx - November 19, 2010 mslisaaragon - November 22, 2010 Lisa DSO - November 24, 2010 Jenny310 - November 27, 2010 FutureMrsYak- December 2, 2010 orbitingbklyn - December 3, 2010 danielle6680 - December 4, 2010 msglave - December 11, 2010 MichaelandAraceli- December 18, 2010 2011 Brides kshows - February 12, 2011 MichelleCrock - February 26, 2011 Elizabella75 - February 26, 2011 DiahR - April 1, 2011 pineapplebride - *maybe* April 2011 Suzy831 - April 16, 2011 Jennie0521 - April 28, 2011 ChicagoBride2011- May 1, 2011 speedy130 - May 7, 2011 SarahE786 - May 15, 2011 rosieposie - May 22, 2011 Maritza - June 3, 2011 risa 1818- June 12, 2011 Jozee84- June 15, 2011 JHarris - June 17, 2011 Bride2B22- June 21, 2011 Sweetle - June 24, 2011 Prettypigpig - July 4, 2011 Heidi88- July 22, 2011 miadionne - July 23, 2011 Augustbride2011- August 20, 2011 Bride2bDebbie - November 20, 2011

Thank you!

Quote:Originally Posted by sonyaj The Ultimate...lol. I'll definitely be back to check this one out. Thanks for sharing Be sure to check it out. It really is wonderful!

Quote:Originally Posted by MRR16Â I was just able to open my first attachment! Im so excited. ;-) Yay! Hope the spreadsheet comes in handy!

Thanks ladies. I do plan on doing a planning thread. I didn't put anything on the top. I am going to package them pretty much the way they were shipped out plus a little extra to prevent breakage. Nimzer, if you make them, be sure to post pics!

Quote:Originally Posted by mishrn Thanks so much for sharing.  I worked on mine this weekend - with thanks to your template and GREAT directions.  I too ordered key rings and lanyards but didn't find the amazing prices that you did.  I'll post pics as soon as they arrive and I put them all together.   3 weeks to go! No problem. I hope they turned out Wonderfully!

Wow! You are truly the DIY queen! Your guests are going to love everything!