JanineA

Congrats on your engagement and welcome to the forum. Happy planning!

Congrats and welcome to the forum. Good luck and happy planning!

Wow, that is a strange dynamic he proposed to someone he doesn't care for? Well I guess stranger things have happened. Like I said just be mindful of what the future could mean if you don't invite her, but I truly hope it all works out for the best and more importantly that you have the perfect day that you have always envisioned.

Happy Wedding Day!!!

First off welcome to the forum and congrats. Ok now calm down.....breathe....you're fine. You still have two/three months (I don't know your exact date in January). I'm one month away and only now doing my place cards and other things. I will print my menus and programs next weekend. It may seem like its right around the corner but if you pace yourself and try to get a little done on evenings or even on weekends you'll be fine. Good luck and happy planning!!

Wow, this is a really tough one. On one hand I think your brother may be very upset especially since this is obviously not just a girlfriend but someone he has already promised to make his future wife. And on the other side I understand how you feel because it is your wedding and you should be able to invite who you want to however, in this case I think it may be unwise to not inviting her. Will you be attending your brother's wedding even though you can't stand her? Will your other family members also be attending his wedding out of love and support for him? I would say try to extend the olive branch and invite her....simply because if she does really marry your brother, this is your future sister-in-law, mother to your future nieces/nephews and not inviting her could leave a bad taste in her mouth for years to come, not to mention all the repercussions in the future. I would say avoid the war from now, but do talk to your brother and ask that he keep her in check and not ruin your day....after all he wouldn't want his day ruined either. As for the family members that don't like her, they are there to watch you get married not worry about her and her silly ways so simply have them ignore her. Its strange but when people don't have an audience to perform to they often act right. Good luck and I hope it all works out for the best.

So its official my WC at our hotel has resigned. I still haven't spoken to the new one yet but I'm not worried. I can't worry at this point. I packed one of my suitcases today, the largest one. It has all of the OOT bags and the items for the bags. Hubby is out of town so I took these past few days to really organize stuff. I put together all the survival kits and stapled the tops on them. Slowly but surely its all coming together.

Your bag looks chucked full of fun..can I have one? LOL! Great job, your guests are going to love them.

I know I don't belong to this forum so sorry for cutting in, but the title of your thread caught my eye simply because my MOH (Man of Honor) owns his own travel agency (along with his partner of 6yrs) which caters more so to vacations for the GLBT community and he and his partner visited the property recently (I think end of August, beginning of September) because it is under new management that want to attract the alternative community as the clientele. They are both very excited about the change and the fact that apparently from what he mentioned this will be the only 100% all gay/lesbian hotel in Riviera Maya. It seems that your travel agent may not be informed of the entire change. Your best option would be to take matters into your own hands and call the hotel directly. Good luck!

Hi Tracey, welcome to the forum and congrats on your engagement. Have you tried checking out the threads with Barcelo or Bahia brides. They may be able to answer your questions and get you in the right direction. I find it strange that the wedding coordinators won't get back to you unless you commit. How are you supposed to commit if they won't even return your correspondence. Either way I am sure you'll find lots of help on the boards and get it all sorted out. Good luck and happy planning!

Very very beautiful!!

Stunning! You were an absolutely stunning bride!

Gorgeous, gorgeous pics. You were glowing. I loved your bracelet, can I ask where you got it? Thanks for sharing your pics. They are beautiful.

They came out beautifully!

I didn't find the paper itself but a machine that will do the waves on any paper you want. http://www.enasco.com/product/9717495 Hope this helps. Good luck!!

I had actually thought of doing these but I'm still undecided since I already have escort cards. Here are a few inspiration pics I had gathered when I was contemplating doing them. These pics are from a few etsy vendors whose ideas I really liked. I was going to do the starfish one because you can buy the starfish charms from Oriental Trading for really cheap. (I think one dozen in a bag $6.99) Believe it or not I actually saw the love pendants at Michael's in the bridal section there were like 24 in a pack for $5.99

So I spoke to Monique today and our conference call with Diane is on Monday. I think this transition is going to be very smooth.

Enjoy! Hope you post pics of your experience.

Your pics came out really nice. I especially like the one with you hand behind your back holding the ball it really captures the ring beautifully. Congrats!!

For a destination wedding you can still have a registry. Of course we have let people know not to bring gifts down to the destination since travelling back with them would be difficult. We set up both a regular registry through bloomindale's and an alternative honeymoon registry through honeyfund. We have received gifts through both. Its really up to you. Some people will still end up giving cash at the wedding and we are aware of that so we are taking a card box with us.

I don't think it should be a problem. Are you carrying the items in your checked baggage or in your carry-on? The reason I asked is because the scanners for carry-ons are basically like x-ray machines. They scan the images on your bag and display a colored image based on the amount of light that penetrates the object. The amount of light penetrating any object depends on the density of the object. Because of the shape (outline) of the faux diamonds and the fact the light easily reflects through it they may wonder what they are and ask you to open it up just so they can look at it. If you are checking your luggage, most airports use CT scanners for checked bags. The CT scanner is able to give a more accurate reading of what is in your bag since as it will produce and clear image based on the mass and density of your bags. Most scanning machines also have sniffers next to them which is a chemical machine which sniffs out the chemical compounds all any baggage entering the scanner. If any toxic or suspicious chemicals come back your bag will be pulled, you will be asked to open it and they will ask your permission to search your bag (usually with two TSA persons present). In general I don't think you will have a problem. How do I know this useless information....I used to be a flight attendant and in my off hours waiting to jump seat would ask fellow airport employees just the curious little questions that come into my head. LOL!

Hi Norma, congrats and welcome to the forum. You're not crazy at all, you're going to have a great head start and be able to plan every detail to perfection. Your wedding is going to be fabulous and this forum is going to be an invaluable resource along the way. Good luck and happy planning!

Congrats and welcome to the forum. A welcome dinner/bbq/or cocktail hour is always a fun way to welcome guests, thank them for coming so far and giving them a chance to mingle and get to know each other. Be careful not to plan out too much for your guests to do, this is a vacation for them as well and they will at times want to relax and do their own thing. We are scuba diving on Thursday, having a welcome cruise on Friday and the wedding Saturday and brunch on Sunday. I made sure to let all guests know that they are more than welcome to attend any of these activities throughout the weekend complimentary, but in no way have to feel obligated as this is their vacation as well and we don't intend on holding them to a schedule.

Pixie36 here is a thread which has already been started on this topic and may be of some help: http://www.bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/thread/7910/what-are-you-or-did-you-giving-your-fiance-for-a-wedding-present Good luck!

If I were you I would start shopping soon. Some dresses take at least 6 months to come in, my dress took 8, it all depends on the bridal salon and the dress you choose. Not to mention you also want to try on few dresses and see what looks good on you. Also you want to allow time for alterations. I thought my dress would fit perfectly because I ordered a custom dress and it was being made to my size but I have lost weight since first ordering it and now it has to be altered. Why put off for next year what you can do this year.