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My FI is getting BD pics. He will love them and I am excited for the experience. I already booked my session for July 2010 so I have plenty of time to lose the 17 to 22lbs I have been carrying around.

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Quote: Originally Posted by carolina24 I saw this in a bridal magazine and it said that you give your mom the flower before your dad takes his seat, but i can't see that working either. don't know, plus would you say something to them out loud so that people understand what's going on?? maybe some recent brides that have done this can help us!! when i saw it in the mag, i thought it'd be really nice to do, but i just can't picture the flow of things, esp with FMIL before you walk up the aisle with hubby...won't everyone be excited and clapping? then FMIL wouldnt get the same attention as your mom.... clearly i wasn't much help lol!! LOL, I am hoping someone who has done it chimes in. I want to give both flowers to both moms at the same time before the end of the ceremony but I just can't figure out how.

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I am bumping this. I keep reading about all the different types of ceremonies and was looking for details (actually details on the rose ceremony). Hopefully this will help someone else.

I wanted to bump this. I have been looking for a way to honor my mom and my MIL all day on here and finally found this and it’s perfect. Now that I have the idea, I need to figure out exactly how I will do it. I want to hand the flowers to my mom and MIL myself, but do I walk up the isle, kiss my dad, and turn around and hand the flowers to them and turn back to face my FI? Will everyone get what I am trying to do? Hmmm…….

We are having a small wedding too, about 10-20 people. We are doing the ceremony at 5:30pm, then pictures from 6 to 7pm, and at 7pm we will have the reception. We aren’t doing a cocktail hour, but its Aruba and I think people can find something to do for less than an hour at an AI resort (and its too expensive). The reception is on a private terrace at the resort. We are going to have our ipods playing and do a first dance, father/daughter dance and mother/groom dance. I think after dinner, cake adn toasts we might go to one of the clubs and dance all night. We might have the dinner at one of the restaurants if we have 10-12 people. I think that having a huge terrace for only 10 people might be a little weird. So once I get my RSVPs back I’ll be able to finally make some decisions.

Thanks for posting! I vote this should be a sticky too! And I had to giggle when I read the first #2. I tend to be a little too detailed.

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Chocolate with caramel. I LOVE chocolate and with caramel it is just pure heaven. I am trying to lose weight but I sneak it in all the time and I am not really going anywhere with my weight loss. What is one thing you can't live without (other than your FI, family and friends)?

Jo – You seem to be on top of things. I never even thought of having my shoes made. Thanks for idea. I have a picture of what I want my shoes to be, but I can’t find them. My venue is already booked. We will be sending out invites by the end of the month. I wanted to send them out in February but FI thinks its too early so we agreed to the end of March so I am procrastinating on putting them together until after we move into our new house next week. We have 4 people booked, but it’s my parents and my brother and his girlfriend. I don’t know about my flowers, the centerpieces (flowers in a short clear vase is as far as I got), or the cake. I already have my dress. I got it a David’s Bridal. I won’t get alterations or the bustle made till the beginning of the summer. I am hoping to lose 18lbs before I have it altered, otherwise I don’t need it taken in or up. I also have my veil (I’m actually wearing two, a cathedral length and one that goes to me fingers with gold embroidery on it like my dress). I still need shoes and jewelry. My FI is wearing a light tan suit and we will get that in early summer too. No BM or GM. I actually just picked a photographer. We have 72 photos included in our wedding package with the resort and my WC sent us pictures from 4 photographers and I just picked one last night. Our wedding package also includes a video of our ceremony. I think if this wasn’t included I would have wanted it anyway. I always wanted a wedding video. Everything else really depends on the amount of people we will have in Aruba.

Quote: Originally Posted by TammyB I have had clients that did both, if they told him they would ask what styles he would like, IE pin up, typical or outside with a bike or car. (if he's into that) Maybe you can throw the idea around or show him some photos and see if it sparks some interest? I think I just might happen to be online looking at BD photos and see what he says and try and ask him some casual questions. I'll definitely let you guys know how it goes.

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You are not selfish! It is YOUR wedding not theirs!!! If you want a DW then that's what you should have. And if they complain I TOTALLY agree with telling them to pay for a traditional wedding. This day is all about you and your FI and it’s your chance to have the wedding you guys want. Everyone else got/will get their day and they can do whatever they want then.

Quote: Originally Posted by cathyandchin I agree with doing it before you get to the resort... I too would much rather be out of the room than filling bags! Do you think that TSA will open the bags if you're checking them in? I know they do if you have baggies in your carry on... I don't know if they will. I know they get scanned, but I don't think they will open the bags. Maybe they will if you have something in the bags that scans weird or something. I will have to look into it, but I still think that no matter what I am assembling the bags at home first.

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Quote: Originally Posted by A2Bride Thank you all for your support!! It is really hard, but taking everything day by day! I just feel like I am so far behind on everything. My FI does not even have his suit or whatever he plans on wearing for our wedding day yet!! I know it will all work out in the end...but horrible to deal with at the moment. Again, thank you all for your warm thoughts!! hat0112 - I am sooooo sorry to hear about your cat and grandma!!! I hope your kitty lives a pain free and I am sure you will poil him/her in the mean time!! As for your grandma, I completely understand!! We do not think mine will make it out of the hospital!! Really puts life into persepctive and makes you want to live each day to its fullest and happiest!! My prayers are with you and your family! Thank you. It is just so difficult to go through this and I feel horrible that you have to do this with a wedding in a few weeks and your FI's mom is sick. I think even knowing that everything will work out in the end, it doesn't make you less stressed now. Hang in there!

Quote: Originally Posted by ~Katie~ A good way to get his views without coming out with it is say something like 'which do you prefer of these sets/corsets etc' when he asks why just say because I want to buy some outfits to wear for you before/after we get married....it's a TOTALLY innocent thing to say and has worked for me. I was going to blame it on a wedding night outfit, but my FI kept picking out just white stuff so I expanded the question! lol Good luck! Oh that is a great idea! Thanks so much!! I am definitely going to do that now!