**Kat**

WHOA Amy! That sucks! What a stupid thing for her to fight about!

I bought my dress off the rack to avoid this problem! Luckily it fit me pretty well and I didnt have to have too much done to it, but alterations are pretty quick.. so that is somethng to think about

Well said Cindy! I think that is GREAT advice! And I totally know how you feel about dress shopping! I am already married and I still want to go try on more dresses! LOL

TOOOOOOOOOOOOOTALLY enough time!! I got engaged in mid november and didnt book our location until the first part of December and got married May 11th!

Thanks so much Ang!!!!!!

Thank you so much everyone!

I went to Jamaica in November and got heat stroke, if that says anything lol

Monday night I made the BEST alfredo sauce! It sounds too simple, but TRUST ME! 2 cups heavy cream 1/2 stick of butter 4 cups shredded Italian cheese garlic salt and pepper melt the butter over med low heat, then add cream and bring to a slow boil. Let simmer for 5 minutes and then whisk in cheese. Add garlic salt and pepper to taste and serve over noodles with garlic bread! SO. GOOD.

Quote: Originally Posted by BachataBride I confess that my DH is being a douche!!! What gives him the right to tell me how to do certain things that affect him around the house (ie, wind the hose a certain way so he can mow without interference) but when I ask him to do something that will help me around the house (ie, put his bathroom stuff back in the drawer where he gets them so they are not in the way when I clean the bathroom) it's called nagging, or being anal! He pisses me off sometimes!!! And this is twice now in the last week... Manders I totally agree!!!!UGH! K will NOT do things BECAUSE I ask him to... like.. when it is snowing outside and he doesnt have a coat I will say somethnig like "Dont you want to grab a coat" and he will say no JUST because I said something!! Sometimes I SWEAR I am going to say the opposite of what I want him to do and see if THAt works!

Quote: Originally Posted by Lady_Di I love this one because it is so much quicker to make and it's practically same as a traditional lasagna. Replace ground beef with turkey beef if you want. Skillet Lasagna Recipe Quote: Originally Posted by kerrij Karla I love this thread!! this will be my new fav as i'm ALWAYS trying to think of new dinner ideas. I'll post better recipes later....but this is one i love and is so easy and it's always in my house...Ground beef all cooked up with a sprinkle of Lawreys seasoning salt. mix a can of condensed mushroom soup with 3/4 can milk with the beef...mix up good and heat...can add onion and celery too. Cook up rice pasta or potatoes and serve the mush/beef on top of the rice/pasta/pots! yummy and easy to make. Quote: Originally Posted by NaM I try to make sure my plate is filled with majority fresh food and lots of colors as a rule of thumb. So my favorite quick meal to make is Parmesan Chicken Salad: -skinless, boneless chicken breast pounded thin (for quick cooking) -mix flour with salt and pepper and coat the chicken -dip coated chicken in egg that has been beat -cover chicken with mix of 1/2 part bread crumbs 1/2 part shredded asiago or parmesan cheese -heat up a dash of olive oil on skillet and cook chicken until it is cooked through and outside is golden brown and crisp -plate it and put tomato, cucumbers and onion on top (other veggies if you like and capers are great on this dish if you like them) -then top with a large handful of arugala -top with a a bit of non-creamy dressing such as italian takes about 15-20 mintues to make and is delish!!! PS-If any Canadians eat at Cactus Club ever, this is my at home variation of the Rocket Salad. DANG! I wish I would have found this thread earlier today! Now I have no real time to read it before I leave work for the day! I am TOTALLY trying all of these though!! I have 2 FOOL PROOF recipes that I will post tomorrow!!

I am 99% sure we got the beige linen as well

Quote: Originally Posted by Cindy* Kat - everything looked so beautiful. Loved your cake. You were a gorgeous bride. I'm so glad you had an amazing time. Quote: Originally Posted by Shoesiesluvr Awww Kat everything looked amazing and you looked gorgeous, obviously!! lol Loved your color scheme...and the pic of you with you leg up is freaken hott!! lol i love it! Quote: Originally Posted by Lady_Di So glad you had the wedding of your dreams! The cake looks YUMM-O! Congrats, Mrs! Thanks so much ladies!!

Stunning!!

Dreams PV is amazing! I didnt get married there but we stayed there. LOVED IT so much that everyone that went to our wedding is already planning a trip back for the same time next year!

Exactly! Well said Andi!

Man! You rock!

Thank you so much!

When the night wraps up, the party resumes for thr hour boat ride back! SO MUCH FUN!! DJ, full bar! Everything!! The guys got a little crazy! LOL All in all! Vallarta Adventures is wonderful to work with, Kelley is AMAZING! I do not have one bad thing to say about my experience! They treated me, my husband and all 30 of our guests like royalty!!

This was our cake - VERYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY good!! They even packed up about 12 pieces for us to take back with us so we could share them with everyone.. but it was SO good we ate all of it ourselves! LOL What everything looked like at night!! The bonfire is AWESOME!!! We had Smores and everything! LOVED IT!

Choosing Vallarta Adventures and Las Caletas was the best choice I have ever made! Everything about my wedding, from the planning all the way down to the actual day was amazing! Wedding Planner - Kelley A+++++++++++++++++ Kelley is simply amazing! Period. That is all there is to it. I planned my wedding start to finish in just under 6 months and she was perfect every step of the way. She always returned my emails within the week and pretty much never told me no She had everything under control! I was never stressed! Always happy to hear from her! We actually still keep in touch! LOVE HER!! Las Caletas - A+++++++++++++++++++++++ I love everything about Las Caletas! The boat ride to it is just long enough to be exciting and give you a chance to see a lot of Puerto Vallarta!! The beach is amazing! Great set up! You would have NO IDEA there is so much going on! Trees hide most everything from view on the hills and it feels like you are the only ones there! The Wedding - A+++++++++++++++++++++++ Everything about my wedding day was amazing! Vallarta Adventures KNOWS what they are doing!!! They made changes to the menu for me, decorated everything just like I saw in my head and the food! Oh man!!!

Thanks so much for that info Aut!!

Quote: Originally Posted by pineapplebride The $5000 is based on the cost of bringing a local photographer we like to Mexico with us, which is our plan B. Originally we had dreamed of having Elizabeth Medina or Nathaniel Thompson, however they are both over the budget for the amount of coverage we want. If we can find a photographer we love for under $5000 we would be ecstatic!! I'm going to check out your photos tonight!! Thx! Nate is AWESOME! (I have a link to his pro pics in my siggy) and WITH travel was WELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL under $5000! He is young and a LOT OF fun! Everyone raved about him!! Here is his email - [email protected] He is redoing his website at the moment so I think it is down right now, but it is License to Still Blog He is the best choice I made for my wedding!

I hope he can hold on a little longer

The starfish bracelets are SUPER cute!

DOUBLE for a Sunday wedding?!? Yikes! My wedding was on a Tuesday! No problems there. I was on vacation. I could really care less what actual day of the week it was on, and neither did anyone else! And I would TOTALLY suggest going over early! It is so relaxing!!!