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Hi everyone, We just got back to the states from Thailand! I'll post a few pics that my sister took (professional ones wont be ready to view for 2 more weeks- bleck) and a review soon!! Hope planning is going well- Blaine

Hey Girls, Thanks so much for all of the sweet words about the dress debacle. It has been a freakin frustrating pre-wedding week. I DID find someone to fix the monstrosity that was my dress though after driving around to several shops over the entire state on Maryland on Monday!!! Picked it up this am and it is about 100 times better!!! Anyway, we are leaving on Tues early am, but I am slammed with work (good timing, right?) today, tom, Sunday AND Monday so just wanted to say THANK YOU to all of you in case I dont get a chance to log back on before we leave. I got so much useful info and couldn't have done it without you guys! We are headed to Thailand for the honeymoon fun (the good part, not the scary travel warning places that we have all benn seeing) so I'll post the review, planning thread, etc when we get home mid-July. Everyone leaving before then, have wonderful weddings!!! I'll have a mojito AND a margarita for each of you!

Kendra, beautiful pictures!!

Quote: Originally Posted by jesmcan OMG! can the seamstress not tell that she butchered it? she should have to fix it or give you the money to get another dress. I cannot imagine but not to worry I know it seems crazy right now but it will work out. Thanks, I hope it will. No, she thought it looked fine. I honestly think she thought I wanted to show too much skin. She did the opposite of what I wanted her to do to take the bodice in and its heaved up around my underarms, which pulled the entire dress all the way up....Definitely not the pretty look any of us are going for and pretty dang uncomfortable to boot. (Imagine your relatively normal arms looking a bit like snausages (yes, as in the doggie treat) sticking out of your once beautiful dress.)The dress looks like a completely different dress. Anyway, going to look far and wide for a seamstress down by where we live that can perform a miracle in the next week and pray that it works out. My FI is military and we have been here less than a year, so a bit harder than if we were in TX or CA, where we are from and know people.

Sooooo, trying not to freak out too much but its not working so figured I would tell you guys since you will probably sympathize. (HOPEFULLY it wont have happened to anyone else). Just got my dress back from the seamstress since we leave in 8 days and its totally BUTCHERED. Horribly. I am looking everywhere for someone that can perform a miracle in the next week..... Got it at a sample sale at Kleinfelds in NY and it doesnt even look like the same dress I bought....Boo.

Quote: Originally Posted by duprk452 So... we leave first thing tomorrow morning for Mexico! BUT.. in the last few days we have both been fighting off the stomach flu.. Fiance' is doing better, but since I caught it later than him... I'm stil recovering. Wish us luck.. nothing would be worse than puking all the way there on the plane, because I AM getting on that plane one way or another. Any last minute suggestions or advice? That BLOWS.... So sorry to hear that. I hate being sick. Maybe pack lots of sprite and pepto?? GOOD LUCK!!

Quote: Originally Posted by RunningBride24 Could you PM me the contact information for Maya Diseno? Thanks so much! Figured I would just post for everyone! Its: [email protected] REALLY great prices and he will do whatever you want. Depending on how busy he is, he may take a few days to get back to you, but he always will.

Quote: Originally Posted by Lisa DSO are you picking up the flowers to avoid a vendor fee, or how does that work? No, we had to pay the vendor fee, but even with that $100, it was still way cheaper to go with him for everything. (and he is giving me what I want, which is bouquets with green cymbidium orchids, white cymbidium orchids, white dahlias and green hypercinum berries) I wonder if you COULD just pick them up and avoid the fee? We have already paid, but maybe for the rest of you? I think Jesmcan had a great suggestion for a florist as well awhile back?

Quote: Originally Posted by giraffexx As usual with the Royal...you can't upgrade your bouquet and pay the difference. At least that's what I was told. However, my WC did tell me that I can give the bouquet included in the luxury package to a bridesmaid. I was told the same. We are using an outside florist, Maya Diseno, (prices are EXCELLENT- Thanks to Lady Di for that suggestion) but I still got the bouquet in our colors- figured we can use it on as guest book table decor or something!!

Quote: Originally Posted by dianep it's not really ceremony at all, but that's what they call it (whoever "they" are!). you hold hands and the officiant reads some beautiful words. i'm totally gonna butcher it, but it talks about these being the hands that love and comfort you now, the hands that will hold you family (and your children), the ones that reach for you and hold you now and that they will be the hands that do all of these things when you're old. the real one brings a tear to my eye, but i can't remember it all right now. check out the "post your ceremony" script and there are lots of people there who have incorporated this into their weddings. i haven't posted my script, but a lot of others have. plus, this thread was SUPER helpful when trying to come up with my ceremony. i took bits and pieces from a LOT of the postings, added some of my own stuff and came up with a ceremony that i absolutely loved (and that made our guests cry. a lot). Super helpful- thanks!!

Hi Girls, Everyones photos look amazing and exactly like what we are all hoping for- a wonderful, relaxing, memorable wedding! We are leaving in 2 and a half weeks! Woo! Did any of you recent brides ship anything down beforehand? I'm not sure if we have time, but we have a TON to bring with us and if it can get there on time, I think we need to ship at least one box.

Quote: Originally Posted by jesmcan Thanks smckinney22, ya I ended up going with the white paper paddle fans. Hopefully there won't be any size issues with these lol. White Paper Paddle Fan I went with Luna Baazar for these. Lady Di- I know it only just occurred to me So I decided to just to one for every other seat. Its funny we pretty much have an equal amount of guys versus girls. Also does anyone know by any chance how many chairs per row for the ceremony? In pictures I have seen, 4, 5, 6 is this something we get to choose or no? Hey everyone- its been a couple weeks. So excited for all of you that had your weddings mid-month. The pictures are all amazing. jesmcan- They let you choose the way you want it. I just submitted it with my final paperwork. Hope that helps!!

Absolutely AMAZING!!