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Speaking of fans, I recently had a small fan purchasing accident lol I was looking for wicca fans to decorate on ebay I see a auction ending within minutes so I quickly bidd and won for £3. When I looked carefully i'd actually won 70 fans LOL!! Well anyway a few friends had weddings abroad so gave them some but I have around 19/20 that I wont be using so if any of you girls want them let me know and you can have them for free. This is how they look; Heres an example of one I decorated to test Anyway let me know if any of you want xx

Ahhh their fab josie!!! love the flow of the wording x

Quote: Originally Posted by jstock311 I think it will work out ok for us. Ana said that we could use the jacuzzi area if we had 30 people or less. I told her we would like that if our number of people is low enough. If not, we'll take the closed restaurant. Don't worry though. Wherever our receptions end up being, it will be wonderful. The grounds look gorgeous so I don't think we'll have any problems having a beautiful recpetion. Did she get back to you and let you know what spots are available for you? Yeah she said the beach or the pool terrace. Requested the pool terrace now, hopefully she'll respond alot sooner! I'm sure it'll all be fine in the end just a little annoying when you wait so long for a reply - as I'm sure you know! xx

Quote: Originally Posted by jstock311 Thanks. I just got an email back from Ana last night about it. She did say we could mix and match between the three options they had but only one entree choice....that really sucks. I think the buffet is the way to go now. I just need to vent for a minute too. Ana said the pool deck isn't available for our reception. I don't want it on the beach. I'm just kind of bummed because I feel like maybe if she had gotten back to me over a month ago when I first emailed her we could have gotten the reception where we wanted it, maybe not though. I just can't see paying all this money and then not having the big things the way you want. I can see some small things maybe not going so smoothly but the reception location is a big deal to me. I emailed her to see what other options besides the beach were available. Now just waiting to hear. Meh, same thing happened to me I booked in January of this year thought i'd wait until at least a year to go before asking for any details etc. Requested the pool deck in April and now 3 months later she replies saying its taken... Shows that sometimes you try to be considerate to other brides and not take Ana's time but then you could loose out. Wonder what location etc I would be left with if I didnt read this forum and know to request it beforehand!

Quote: Originally Posted by josietoms Our vistaprint in the UK does do baseball caps................ Oh yeah sorry but they wasnt on the free stuff when I wrote that. Now they are! yipeee x

Quote: Originally Posted by michelle2011 I dont know if to have them wear a necklace or not? looks nice with or without. I also need to think about my jewellery! Arrgghh! I been searching online for my jewelery and today went to debenhams and they have 60% off some lines, got my earrings reduced from £30 to £12!! x

Quote: Originally Posted by michelle2011 Queendiva those dresses are gorgeous. I LOVE them. I want one myself ha ha.... Here are 2 of my BM's in their dresses and shoes! omg i adore those dresses!!!! I know i've asked before but where are they from? If i remember rightly you had issues getting them in fushia? x

Quote: Originally Posted by Jacqui Hi Girls, I'm hoping that you may be able to help me out, I was supposed to fax our signed wedding contract by today and keep getting error messages when trying to fax, the number we have is 305.421.1608, i have tried to contact my WC but she is out of the office till the 6th!!!! I have emailed the main wedding people to see if there are any missing numbers from the fax but still waiting for a reply. Do any of you know if I have to add a dialling code at the front of this fax number Also how did you pay your deposit, they were asking for a copy of the front and back of my card and the woman at my bank nearly had a heart attack when I told her that!!!! Hope you ncan help, Jacqui x Hi Jacqui, Not sure about the fax number unfortunately but I also had to do a copy of the front and back of card its not particuarly safe to do but sounds like its standard there. Quote: Originally Posted by michelle2011 Girls i'm a bit worried. I have our date confirmed with the hotel and they have said i dont need to make a deposit just pay when we get to resort. But i've heard so many brides talking about signing a contract etc and i haven't done anything like this!! Do you think it will be OK... all the WC sent me was a guest list with who is coming, dates of flights etc... Hmm, Yeah we sent a deposit and then got a contract . What have others at your resort got? maybe check with CW if its normal for your resort. x

Quote: Originally Posted by Soon-to-be-McRae I went in to first choice yesterday to find out when we can book for November 2011 and the TA said it looks to be like late November 2010, this only gives us less than a year to book and pay for everything as they like the full balance 6-8 weeks before departure which doesnt seem very long so i am getting a bit worried now and also that we wont be able to get the date we want, i feel like i have hit a brick wall and carnt see what i can get done before we can book. Vicki x Same thing happened to me, drove me mad!! Esp since a wedding over here would be booked years in advance and I needed a specific date or else my BM couldnt attend or my cousin would be in Afgan still. I decided to contact my resort and book the wedding direct so i could secure a date and a place and then worked out prices from this year plus 10% for my guests. Least then aswell it makes it feel more "real" once you have a date x

Quote: Originally Posted by Nicyx I HAVE THE BESTESTEST NEWS..... WHOO WHOO..... As some of you know my mum and dad have been debating for weeks and weeks if they can afford to come to our wedding... i know they really wanted to come but were unsure!!! My mum woke up this morn with a gutt feeling... went to the travel agent tonight after work and booked... YIPEE, they finally booked, My dad can give me away after all.... Im so so so happy.... My mum and dad will be at our wedding!!!!!!!!! My mum said she just woke up today and thought i cant miss my daughters wedding, and that was it!!! ARGH!!!!!!! As you can probably guess im so excited xoxo Thats fantastic news!!! yay!!! x

Quote: Originally Posted by josietoms Hey ladies haven't been on here for a few days I've been trying to sort out a few things as I did lose my job on Friday which wasn't a bolt out of the blue as the company has been struggling for a while. It was a smack in the face when they told us we wouldn't be paid for June as they went into administration and we therefore have to claim for our wages owed the same way as we claim for our redundancy! So been moving my monies around to cover the bills for this month and then once the redundancy and money i am owed is in my bank i will be ok - so have been searching the internet for jobs!!! So if you hear of any customer service jobs in kent / london think of me i do have a wedding in 6 months time - lol!! FI has said the wedding and AHR are still on as we will lose more than we would save - so i havent done any wedding stuff for ages and now i have time on my hands and dont know where to begin. I think i will begin looking through all your posts that will take me some time :-) On the plus side my dress came...... I'll try and post a picture :-) Oh no Josie!!!! thats horrible news! Will keep my eyes open for you. On the positive side I LOVE your dress gorgeous!! xx

Omg that story nearly made me cry!!! i love it!!!!! Cept the part about your other lab Awww x

Omg - I loveeeee loveeee it!! Thanks for all the tips girls. Our UK vista print doesnt offer baseball caps but i've just done 5 orders for tote bags for wedding party (girls), business cards for luggage tags and T-shirts for wedding party (men) and one for me that says future mrs wedderburn! All for around £20 so maybe like $13 for shipping

Yeah I dont really like the idea, its very strange. Surely if someone was going to give money it would be inside a card not just an envelope?! Plus it doesnt explain what its for just to enclose an empty envelope!

Quote: Originally Posted by noonie here is a link to my wedding pics...outdoor terrace due to rain...and seaside grill for the reception, BEAUTIFUL wherever you have it:) please enjoy the pics, my photographer was the BEST & caught the most amazing & precious moments from the best day of my life:):) Stephanie & Jamie | April 28th 2010 | Dreams, Riviera Maya Mexico Omg love your pics!!! Beautiful and some really made me laugh!! Where did you get your BM dresses from? x

Quote: Originally Posted by Woodsylou Hey ladies i agree, there are many things you could be doing. are you going to make your stationery or buy it? you might want to start looking at that. also thinking of themes, looking at things you'd want as centrepieces/placecards/favours which are easily transportable (as you'll be packing everything) that kind of thing! good luck! i need some advice from you girls. i have a friend, we were best friends for about 6 years. we used to go on holiday together all the time (barbados twice a year) and because we're so close i know how she works, i know what she earns etc etc. when i got engaged and booked Mexico she said her and her boyf would only be able to come for a week, because of cost. i TOTALLY understand that, it's not cheap. then about a week later she said only she would come, because her boyf's job doesn't have paid leave etc. totally understand. then a little bit later she said they couldnt' come at all because they were planning on trying for a baby in late 2010 and they needed to save money. i was a little bit put out, but what can you do. anyway,since then the boyf has got a new job, 5 weeks paid leave etc and a payrise. she has also had a promotion and a £5k payrise and an off the cuff £3k bonus too. (I know all this, because she's not shy in telling people she earns £58k a year etc etc) . But even so, they haev never mentioned coming to the wedding (oh, she's also a bridesmaid!!) on her facebook last week it said 'Friend A is looking at holidays in the Dominican Republic, anyone been?' so i was a bit pee'd off to say the least. but i didn't say anything. she sent me an email linking me to a hotel in dom rep asking me what i think!!! what could i say?! i said it looks nice and she said that if she could afford our wedding she'd do that but she can't. basically she's making the excuse that the Moon Palace is a lot more expensive, which im sure it is, but she doesn't have to stay there! a few of our friends are staying at other, cheaper resorts and coming in for a day or two. last night her status said 'Friend A is considering the Sandals resort in Cuba, anyone been?' now every time i read it i feel like ive been kicked in the stomach. lots of people text me last night saying 'omg have you seen friend a's status?' so i know im not alone in thinking it's out of order. i don't know how to 'get over it' because i don't want it to bother me. i don't want her to come to my wedding now anyway, she's clearly not the friend i thought she was. but it still hurts every time i see it. i don't expect any of you to make it better, but any advice?! OMG I totally agree with what some of the other girls have said perhaps it could be jealously causing this girl to be like this. I would be totally pissed too. I would probably even say its such a shame you cant make the wedding on one of the status' she posts! It is true she isnt a true friend to make up crap excuses like that then rub your nose in it! Totally understand what your talking about my FI's brother tried to say they couldnt afford ours when they've already been on 2 holidays (in the space of 4 months) and wanted to buy a new house worth a hell of alot more than the current one and earn prob 75k between him and his wife. Oh and constantly in designer clothes/bags/shoes!!! Thing that tends to hurt the most is the people that normally do these things are the ones you'd jump through hoops for to attend theirs!

rosieposie & bonnie - thanks soooo much!!! thats fab! bonnie also love the engagement pics!! x

Haha - had the exact same thing recently for my friends wedding.. I said to her what the hell is that for? It is for money, she had a wishing well and we all put the wedding cards/money in that.

Has anyone seen this type of frame anywhere else? I need one that will ship to the UK or Canada 8 x 8 Engravable Signature Mat - David's Bridal

Anyone got any good ideas for dresses for top heavy bridesmaids?? I've got one thats top heavy and one thats skinny as a rake!!! ekkkk

Quote: Originally Posted by michelle2011 Ok is anyone else worried they are gonna "puff up" in the heat, go OTT with the all inclusive and not fit into their dress. I'm worried all the lazing around the pool for the first week i will pile on a few pounds, lol... Is it just me? ha ha... I have told my BM's they have got to make me swim (and i dont mean to the swim up bar) to get up and work off the pounds, it's a big resort so i'm hoping all the walking will do the trick! lol Haha YES!!! I'm gonna have to be quite strict the first week until the wedding then have a massive blow out for the second week! I reckon lots of swimming will help (lots of practice for the wedding night too?! haha) LOL @ swim to the swim up bar!!! x

Bonnie - Gorgeous pic!!!! janapana - what a beautiful dress your comments really made me laugh! xxx

P.s Glad to find out you wore a "bigger" dress than normal and felt it was ok! Everyone keeps saying to me oh I suppose your wearing a destination dress cuz of the heat. NO! I'm wearing what I want to wear i'm only getting married ONCE!! x

Fab review - Love to read reviews of brides from the UK, toally agree with the weight issues with taking all these fantastic things over there! I was thinking the same as you, oh i can do this DIY project etc etc but then it costs alot and the weight just wont work! Shame to hear a bad review of TC, heard they werent good but unfortunately to keep costs as low as poss we had to go with them too! Was you allowed your dress + a bag or was it very strict? Was your dress badly creased from bein boxed? Did you box yourself or did the bridal shop? (sorry for so many questions!) xx

Quote: Originally Posted by michelle2011 OMG OMG OMG the hotel have FINALLY confirmed our wedding date....... 1st June 2011 i become a MRS!! I am so happy i could cry x YIPEEEE!!!! thats fab!!!!