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I love how guys say that they don't care! They always end up caring in the end though. He'll be impressed with PF when he gets there though, I know my man was!

Hi ladies! We just got back last night, we were so sad to leave! It was amazing, 1000 times better than expected and worth every stress and added expense. It was perfect, and even better than that. It's soooo worth it! Everyone had an amazing time. I will try to post a review soon. Pro shots should start coming in about two weeks from now. I got to meet Kodi & Sara, it was really nice! Sara and her mom were the only other people staying in the hotel while we were there, we got super lucky. We did a 15-room booking and had the whole hotel to ourselves! I went through the posts that I missed while I was gone, so a big hello to the new ladies on here! I totally get your stress and concerns, but trust that in the end it all works out. We did not do a site visit and we did not regret it - in fact it really wasn't necessary. It's better than the photos. The food really is that great. The reviews don't lie! We did a 15-room booking, and I think that Adam said that we were the first ever to do so. We ended up having to pay for half of the total room cost to make sure that friends could attend, but it was $ worth spending. The room booking was the most stressful part of it all, but it was worth the stress. Good luck in your planning!

I'm done! It's 11:52 PM and our cab is at 4 AM, so it will be a short night! I'm excited though, this is it!!!

Wow, looks amazing! Best of luck with all of the last minute details

Thank you Sara! I think that we overlap by a day so we will definitively be able to meet! Things are a bit hectic and I'm super last minute of the music... don't even know what I'm walking down the isle to, yikes! It will all come together though

Looks like a fun shoot, can't wait to see more!

Happy wedding day Amy! I hope that all of your planning made for the perfect day!

Amazing review, thank you! Congrats on the wedding and you looked stunning!

At least you gave it a try, so no regrets!

Thank you for sharing. it's very detailed! Looks like you two had a wonderful ceremony

Congrats, looks amazing! I love the colours of the BM's bouquets.

Wow Muriel, you worked really hard to get everything just right! Looks amazing.

Very pretty, everyone will love these!

Those are really great!

I just think that it was the way that you were standing at the time. I would worry about it! Really, you are getting married surrounded by your friends and family, they couldn't care less if you have a little bit of skin that isn't falling perfectly in place! At least that's what I tell myself when I feel bad about not exercising - I hurt my back and can't exercise anymore, you're busy and don't have time - same thing!

Quote: Originally Posted by JennandMike08 I finally ordered mine a few weeks back from littlecoral. I ended up going with this one. I have not been able to try it on so I'm just going with lady luck! I tried on VERY similar styles and this dress is pretty much two of my favs combined. I can't wait to get it! And I'm PRAYING it looks and fits right. I cut it close so there is no real room for error. OMG can I get a do-over on my dress? I LUV this one, it's stunning! Can't wait to see how it comes out!

Hi Isa, I don't know, as we're getting married in Mexico and not DR. I'm sure if you look into the DR threads you'll find the answer to your question! Otherwise you can ask your resort and they'll let you know what can be done.

Thank you Krista!

Hi everyone! I've posted the full script under the "ceremony script" thread but I wanted to post on here the French sentences that I included in the ceremony. Hopefully it helps someone, even though it isn't much. +++++ In the opening: C’est avec un immense plaisir que je vous accueille à la cérémonie du mariage de Magalie et Travis. Le mariage est une grande aventure, et ils vous sont reconnaissants, famille et amis, d’être présents aujourd’hui pour les accompagner dans leur décision de s’unir en tant que mari et femme. In the closing: Vos vies individuelles sont désormais unies – vos familles et vos amis sont maintenant aussi unis. Que votre mariage vous apporte tout le bonheur qu’un mariage peut apporter, et que votre vie continue de vous accorder patience, entente et beaucoup de bonheur. Je suis heureuse de vous prononcer maintenant mari et femme!

Alright ladies, I came on here before for help and so will contribute by posting our ceremony script! I actually composed the whole thing off things I found online, but certain sections seem quite popular on here too! We're travel buff, hence the theme throughout. I had originally posted on here looking for inspiration for ceremonies in French, and there was none. There is only a little bit of French in our ceremony, and I left it in there for any other bilingual brides! Sorry, it's long!!!!!!!!! I've left the readings in there. +++ It gives me great pleasure to welcome you all on this happy occasion to celebrate and witness the marriage of Magalie and Travis. As they stand on the threshold of this great adventure, they wish to make their vows for a life-long union in the presence of their family and friends. C’est avec un immense plaisir que je vous accueille à la cérémonie du mariage de Magalie et Travis. Le mariage est une grande aventure, et ils vous sont reconnaissants, famille et amis, d’être présents aujourd’hui pour les accompagner dans leur décision de s’unir en tant que mari et femme. Travis and Magalie believe that marriage is a journey, chosen by two human beings, based on mutual love and respect that allows an individual to grow more powerfully and more beautifully then if each walked alone. It is the maturing of love, freely given and gladly returned and is both ordinary and extraordinary, because it is about everyday living. Magalie and Travis are grateful that you have chosen to be here and by your presence, to honor their decision to go forward on this journey as husband and wife. Today I invite you to share the joy -- the joy of these two people who have found joy in each other. You, their friends and family, are all especially welcome here because you form a circle of love. Travis and Magalie are as they are, in part, because they have known all of you. The loved ones in this circle have shared concerns, they have shared both agreement and disagreement, have shared tears and laughter. Through that sharing, Magalie and Travis have become more as persons. You are not just spectators today. You are all a part of their past, and by your presence here, you promise to care with and uphold them as they move into the future. To show your support I ask you to make your pledge: Do you promise to love and support Travis and Magalie as they begin their new life together? If so, say “We Do!†--- ALL: “WE DO!†This ceremony marks but one step in a continuing process of change and growth in your relationship. Growth is an essential part of marriage as it is an essential part of life. Your relationship will unfold into new dimensions and as you move forward together, your marriage will remain a source of new strength and insight. Happiness in marriage is not something we should take for granted. A good marriage must be created. It is one of never being too old to hold hands and it is remembering to say ‘I love you’ every day. It is having a mutual sense of values and common objectives. It is doing things for each other, not in the attitude of duty or sacrifice, but in the spirit of joy. It is speaking words of appreciation and demonstrating gratitude in thoughtful ways. It is not looking for perfection in each other but cultivating flexibility, patience, understanding and a sense of humour. It is having the capacity to forgive and forget and it is giving each other an atmosphere in which each can grow. It is finding room for the things of the spirit and is a common search for the good and the beautiful. It is not only marrying the right partner, it is being the right partner. Reading 1: Allons! The road is before us! It is safe – I have tried it – my own feet have tried it well – be not detain’d! Comerado, I give you my hand! I give you my love more precious than money, I give you myself before preaching or law; Will you give me yourself? Will you come travel with me? Shall we stick by each other as long as we live? -Walt Whitman, Song of the Open Road Reading 2: Marriage is a commitment to take that joy deep, deeper than happiness, deep into the discovery of who you most truly are. It is a commitment to a spiritual journey, to a life of becoming - in which joy can comprehend despair; running through rivers of pain into joy again. Thus marriage is even deeper than commitment. It is a covenant - a covenant that says: I love you - I trust you - I will be here for you when you are hurting, and when I am hurting I will not leave. It is a covenant intended not to provide haven from pain or anger or sorrow. Life offers no such haven. Instead, marriage is intended to provide a sanctuary safe enough to risk loving; to risk living and sharing from the center of oneself. This is worth everything. -Anonymous Before the two of you met, your lives were on separate roads ... each going in different directions and seemingly leading to different destinations. But somewhere along the way, through some twist of fate, you did meet, and you fell in love. Today, you find yourselves standing here together at the threshold of a new path, as you promise to forever join your once separate journeys into one. Travis and Magalie, I invite you to join hand. These are the hands of your best friend, young and strong and full of love for you, that are holding yours on your wedding day, as you promise to love each other today, tomorrow, and forever. These are the hands that will work alongside yours, as together you build your future. These are the hands that will passionately love you and cherish you through the years, and with the slightest touch, will comfort you like no other. These are the hands that will hold you when fear or grief fills your mind. These are the hands that will countless times wipe the tears from your eyes; tears of sorrow, and tears of joy. These are the hands that will tenderly hold your children. These are the hands that will help you to hold your family as one. These are the hands that will give you strength when you need it. And lastly, these are the hands that even when wrinkled and aged, will still be reaching for yours, still giving you the same unspoken tenderness with just a touch. Travis, in the company of your family and friends and with their love and support, do choose now to stay this path with Magalie, wherever it leads, whatever the outcome; to travel with her through the adventures of life, loving her by your side; in all that you will find? Do you pledge your friendship, faith and love? -- I DO Magalie, in the company of your family and friends and with their love and support, do you take Travis to be no other than himself, loving what you know of him, trusting what you don't yet know; with respect for his integrity and faith in his abiding love for you; in all that life may bring you? Do you pledge your friendship, faith and love? -- I DO Rings are an ancient symbol, blessed and simple - a Circle, for love that never ends, a circle for arms that embrace; round like the sun, round like the eyes. Made from metals drawn from deep within the earth, may these rings remind you that your love, also, must be drawn from deep within you. Forged in heat and with great effort, may these rings remind you that your marriage is also crafted daily and tempered in the forge of daily giving and forgiving. May the bright gold of these rings remind you that your love, like the sun, is meant to illumine; that your love, like the eye, must see clearly, that your love, like arms that embrace, is a grace upon this world. May your rings be always the symbol of the unbroken circle of love, for love freely given has no beginning and no end. May your ring always remind you of the vows you have taken. Travis, repeat after me: Magalie, I give you this ring as one symbol of my love, and with all that I am and all that I have, I take you to be my wife. Magalie, repeat after me: Travis, I give you this ring as one symbol of my love, and with all that I am and all that I have, I take you to be my husband. Your once individual journeys have become one of companionship, as you now set forth on a single path together into your future. Your friends and family are as one as well. You will now share those who are a part of your lives as you walk hand-in-hand along the path of your marriage. May your marriage bring you all the exquisite excitement a marriage should bring and may life continue to grant you patience, understanding and much joy. Enjoy the journey always. Vos vies individuelles sont désormais unies – vos familles et vos amis sont maintenant aussi unis. Que votre mariage vous apporte tout le bonheur qu’un mariage peut apporter, et que votre vie continue de vous accorder patience, entente et beaucoup de bonheur. It is with great pleasure that I now pronounce you husband and wife! Je suis heureuse de vous prononcer maintenant mari et femme! Travis, you may kiss your bride!

Wow, after 2 years of planning you are putting all of us to shame!!! Everything looks amazing and super well planned out. Can't wait to see pictures of the big day, it will be incredible!

We did a formal STD but did an electronic invite on pingg.com (free or $5 for a no ad version). I really liked how easy it was and it lets you track everyone right on the site, so it's all in one place. You can use your own custom image for free as well. It's a good alternative!

Congrats on the big day! Sorry to hear about the sand... perhaps when you do it again you could incorporate some of the original sand in it, so that it still has a link with the original?

Quote: Originally Posted by TLC4Rock Wow, 3weeks to go!! How is your planning coming along? Slowly but surely!

I asked PF about sparklers and apparently they are not available in PV - only in the state next door. Blaire said that the bride went over to the other state to get them. I guess that you lucked out!