Cindy*

I love the pink dress with the flower, so pretty. The blue one is the colour that my bms will be wearing. You look great in all the wedding dresses, I don't think you can go wrong with any of them. Good luck with your choice.

I also cant see them.

I can relate to your story and understand where you are coming from. My sister just told me that she is pregnant and won't be attending our wedding. She is 7 weeks pregnant and due on October 30 (2 days after my wedding). My sister was my maid of honour. Now that she is pregnant, neither my sister, my mother or my grandmother are coming to my wedding. My mom feels that this is my sister's first baby and that takes priority over my wedding. My grandmother is not comfortable travelling if my mom is not coming. Fine, I understand why they are choosing the baby over my wedding but it is still extremely upsetting to me. My sister has not even apologized, no sorry that I can't attend your wedding, sorry that mom and grandma aren't going to be able to make it either. Nothing. I know my mom is very upset and feels conflicted but what can she do. She has said that she will still book a ticket to fly in the day before the wedding and leave the day after and that if my sister hasn't had the baby yet, she will be there for the wedding day. My sister's reaction was that she was pissed off at my mom for saying she would try to be there for my wedding (for one day) because what if she had the baby the day my mom was gone. The hardest part is that my sister is not telling anyone about her pregnancy yet. She had a miscarriage a couple years ago so doesn't want to say anything until after 3 months. So now I am in the position that I essentially have to lie. I can't tell anyone that my sister, mom and grandma aren't coming to the wedding. Instead I have to pretend like they are. I can't tell anyone that I don't have a maid of honour anymore. We went shopping for my bm dresses on Saturday and my sister still came and pretended like she would be in the wedding so no one would know. It was extremely difficult for me. It is not that I am not happy for my sister. She wants a baby, she has for a long time. Its just I would feel more happy for her if she was in a stable relationship. The reality is she has only been dating this guy for 7 months. He has 2 other children from 2 different women (including a 9 month old baby). I think my sister's only attraction to him in the first place was that he had kids and she desparately wants them. I fear that by the time the baby is born, she will be alone and the reality of single motherhood will not match up with the fantasy she has of having a baby.

So my ta has been really good in trying to fix this and we got some great news news today. She has managed to get the resort only rate lowered enough that if people book now, they will get the resort and flight for only about $80 more than what we paid for the package. They will still have a longer travel time, connections and have to arrange their own hotel transfer, but at least the price isn't so bad. I am still sad that everyone isn't travelling together but at least everyone can still get there at a comparable price. I think I have to just let it go. If our guests want to come, they will get there.

I don't think your feelings are unreasonable at all. FI is really feeling this way right now too. He is the youngest of 7. For all of his sibling's weddings, he has had to travel and pay a great deal of money to attend but he always has because it was their wedding. Now that we are getting married, only his 2 sisters are coming. Not one of his 4 brothers are coming. I get that it is expensivbe to travel to a destination wedding. However, it is no more expensive than when FI had to travel across the country to attend their weddings. I know FI is really hurt by this and it makes me so mad at them. I am having the same problem with two of my close girlfriends, they are using babies, money, etc. as an excuse. However, I was a bridesmaid for both of them and spent tons of money throwing them showers, bachlorettes, traveling to their weddings, buying ugly dresses, etc. On the upside, some people who I didn't even expect to come are saying they wouldn't miss it for the world and were like some of the first people to book. I guess you really do realize who you can count on and who is there for you when you get married.

So sorry to hear about your father passing away. I agree that he would want you to continue on with the wedding. I'm also sorry to hear about all the stress with Signature. We have been having some serious stress over our travel arrangements so I understand how difficult and stressful it is. The good news is it sounds like things are resolved now. Enjoy your wedding and hopefully it will be smooth sailing from here.

Yes, I also like to weigh myself on sick days. It does feel good to see your number drop so quickly. Now PMS days I avoid. Not so fun to see your number jump 5 lbs overnight.

That is what I am doing. I am taking my bms shopping on Saturday. I am picking the colour (turquoise) and length and letting them pick out whatever dress they want from the same line (so the colours match because there are so many shades of turquoise). This way they can all pick a dress that compliments them but still have the same colour.

Manders, it is probably better it wasn't a weigh in day. If its not a weight you can maintain, it would be depressing to see the number go back up on the next week's weigh in. I hope you feel better.

Hi Ladies, I couldn't make the last one but I would love to come to this one. Any day but April 9th is good for me as that is FI's birthday.

Thanks Ladies. We have made sure that everyone knows exactly how many rooms are left at the resort and what the other flight options are. We have laid it all out very clearly for them. There are other flights but they are all more expensive and have connections. I am hoping that people will book and not complain, but I know we will definitely lose some people. I appreciate the point about checking with another ta, but we have already done that and we are getting the same response about the flight. I'm sure it will all work out but today I am just feeling very frustrated with it all. We tried so hard to make it all stress free and today was just very stressful. Thank you all for your support.

I am so stressed and upset. My ta just emailed me to say that our flight to Los Cabos is now sold out. We arranged a package through Sunquest which includes direct flight, airport transfers and accommodations at the resort. Our guests had until March 24, 2010 to book to get the early booking rate. Our wedding is the last week of October. We got this rate at the end of January. I immediately emailed everyone and sent out Save the Date cards immediately so that guests had as much notice as possible. I have also sent out several reminder emails and called all of our family essentially hounding everyone to book because I didn't want them to wait till the last minute. So far we have 37 guests plus us booked with many more intending to book before the 24th. Well this afternoon my ta emails me and says the flight is sold out. My ta says that on the system when she left Tuesday night there were still 50 seats on the plane but that when she came in Wednesday morning and tried to book in guests who were calling to book, the flight was sold out. She looked into it all day yesterday and today and there is nothing she can do, there are no more seats and no other direct flights from Toronto. The only option now is for guests to take a connecting flight which adds many hours to their travel time and the best rate is several hundred dollars more. Plus they will have to arrange their own airport transfer. To top it off, there are only 17 rooms left in the resort. All more than 7 1/2 months before the wedding. We worked so hard to arrange the best package and did everything possible to get our guests to book but so many people left it to the last minute and now with the extra expense and hassle I doubt they will even come. I am so sad about this. Particularly because it was FIs family and friends that booked and mine that all left it. As it stands, only 8 of our guests are my family and friends. Even my mom, sister (MOH), grandma and one of my bms haven't booked yet.

OMG, I saw the video of this on Perez Hilton and it is just crazy. They totally trash the store. At one point, you see this poor B2B in a wedding dress running for cover. Craziness.

Sounds like you had a wonderful wedding. Congratulations!

Sorry ladies, I was not able to weigh in this week. I will be back next week. So a little rant. I have been bugging FI for a year to get a treadmill for the house (he didn't think we had any room to put it). He finally agreed. We did lots of research and picked up a really nice Nordic Track one yesterday. It took about 3 hours to get it in the house and assembled (weighs 350 lbs and we took it up to the second floor), only to find out the screen is not working. Now they have told us it will be 2 weeks to get the part in and come and replace it. I am so frustrated. I was so excited to work out on it last night. Now I am so sad. However, taking it apart, taking it back and buying a new one and then bringing it home and assembling it is out of the question so I will have to wait my two weeks. Boo.

sisofbride, she is doing well, thanks for asking. She is undergoing chemo right now but she is responding well. By my wedding, she should be back to going to school and only going for treatment one day a week. My bf and her husband are even planning to come to the wedding now if everything stays on track. Your prayers are certainly appreciated. Thank you.

So I wanted to update this thread with some good news. My god daughter is responding well to treatment. It is very physically demanding and painful but she is a strong girl. Even through chemo and all the pain that she is in, she still has a very strong spirit and is doing great most days. She is now out of the hospital and set up in a hospital bed at home. She goes into the hospital for mostly outpatient treatment though she does have to spend about one week a month in the hospital receiving in patient treatments. It is still an intensive two year treatment plan but the doctors are now saying that if she keeps on this path she should be able to return to school by September as she should be receiving treatments only once a week at that point. By her 8th birthday, cancer should hopefully be a distant memory of something she conquered. And from a purely selfish perspective, I am so happy because my best friend and her husband are going to come to the wedding if everything stays on course. As part of our package we got 2 free bookings once we hit a certain number of rooms booked. We have given these to them and her parents will watch the girls for the week so that they can come. I am so happy about this. Mostly for selfish reasons but also because my best friend is working so hard taking care of Lily that she will be long overdue for a vacation.

L&C go to Quick Links at the top right of the page, then click on edit your details. Wedding date and location is under additional information. Just change it and save your changes. I had no problems changing mine once we finalized our resort so it should work for you.

I think the dress looks very nice on you but I agree with changing it to a sweetheart neckline. I think the sweetheart would be even prettier. I am not sure about the strap, I agree with the suggestion of trying it both with and without to see which you like better. I think either would be fine, its just a matter of preference. By the way, you're facial expression in the picture is making me lol.

I like #4 the best

They look great. I wonder if they have turquoise. I will have to check it out. Thanks.

Okay so we have finally decided on and booked our photographer. We are bringing one from home and she will be there to take pictures for us for the whole week. I am so excited!! People are also starting to book. I get so excited every afternoon when I get an email from the travel agent telling me who booked that day. I am also taking my bms dress shopping for their dresses this Saturday. Finally, I am checking things off the to do list and it feels great!

Quote: Originally Posted by Princess402 For you ladies that got this sixth room free, were kids free for your group? We did get kids free and so my TA is saying that this helps to make up for the fact that we are getting less people/rooms free... unless of course you all are getting both these perks!!! I think we have something like 18 rooms booked so far, so these details make a big difference to us. It's so tough cause I know that these contracts fluctuate and that you can't always compare your contract to everyone else's... but I truly am a frugal princess and want it all for less! In addition to the 6th room free, we are also getting kids free. The stipulation with the kids free is that it is 2 kids free with 2 paying adults but the adults have to book the one bedroom suite (a higher room class). However, even with the adults booking the one bedroom, it is still several hundred dollars cheaper than booking 2 adults and 2 children in a regular room without kids stay free. Overall, I am very happy with the deal we are getting.

I think generally people prefer the blue wax because it is not as irritating to your skin. If you call the salon, they should be able to tell you what kind of wax they offer. Often salons that have the blue wax have both. They use the strip wax for areas like your legs and use the blue wax for smaller more delicate areas like bikini.

You look lovely in your dress. Congratulations!