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Quote: Originally Posted by Lindobride14 Bonnie, you look gorg, really!!! The dress is so unique, the tulle gives it a very ethereal look. Had to laugh at you setting up the tripod when FI left haha. Reminds me of the day I did the same thing -- only to realize that we have no full length mirror in our house, so I stood on the toilet in the bathroom so I'd be able to see the full view in the mirror above the sink. LOL. Bride standing on toilet bowl. Keepin it classy is what I do best. Thanks. LOL, I did the same with my prom dress, except I broke the toilet cover at my parents' house! hahaha...since then..I bought a wood cover instead of a plastic one.

thx for all the kind words. I really love the mermaid skirt and the way the outer tulle flows. Now it can sit in the closet for 11 months! hahaha...

Quote: Originally Posted by knacarato HELP! So I'm getting married in the Dominican Republic- I found a dress I like but it is out of budget and I'm worried it is too formal for the beach. Also- its ivory and I'm planning on getting married in a white gazebo.... do you guys think the ivory will contrast with the white too much? Do you think this is too formal?? Groom is going to be wearing khakis and a white button down shirt. Really appreciate your input as I am doing all dress shopping on my own. It is easy to get lost without a second pair of eyes. CIMG0425.jpg picture by knacarato - Photobucket Beautiful dress, and it is perfect for the beach, not too puffy nor big. It is your day! you can wear whatever you want and feel beautiful. As for the ivory vs white gazebo, I don't think there will be huge contrast with the bright sunlight. As for the budget, this dress would cost $100-$180 to make if you go with a dress manufacturer, given the margin for bridal shops is usually 70%+.

Quote: Originally Posted by Lolita29 They did a great job on your dress!!!! You look great in it!! Who was the company that made it? Suzhou Monica Bridal, you can google it.

I started my shopping at Davids, dresses were great, but materials were so so. Salespeople were pushy and not that helpful on the phone. So I further my research, went to shops in Montreal. Being a size 00p, most of the dresses looked awful on me, even with clips, a size 10 dress is...weird on me. Finally, I decided to have mine custom made with own vision, twist and ideas. I want my dress to be romantic, modern, and mermaid style. I found a chinese exporter in Suzhou which exports wedding gowns to USA and Europe, and my dress turned out to be amazing. More pics on photobucket. the dress pictures by prettypigpig - Photobucket

Oups..here is the working link the dress pictures by prettypigpig - Photobucket

Quote: Originally Posted by Ginger1961 Bonnie, OMG your dress is absolutely gorgeous sweetheart, GORGEOUS! Which vendor did you use? it is one from dhgate. PM me and I can give you the details. It is a manufacturer from China that exports to Europe and USA. You can send pics and she will tell you if she can make it or not. The materials and craftmanship are excellent, you can see from the album pics, no pin marks or...assymetric bust or weird proportion that I ve seen here on this thread.

Quote: Originally Posted by Mischaka Bonnie...you look GORGEOUS!!!!! That dress looks stunning on you!!! I can't wait to see the pro pics. Thx Mischaka! I am glad that it turned out exactly the way I want.

Ok ladies, I just got my dress last night, and took some pics with the tripod today..after work while FI was away. The album on photobucket.. http://s894.photobucket.com/albums/a...g/the%20dress/

Ok..today..after work..while FI was away..me, my camera and my tripod worked together. I didn't have the time to clean my room! so..there are tons of clothes at the back...heehee... There are the pics.. This is the album... the dress pictures by prettypigpig - Photobucket

OK girls, my dress, veil and BMs dresses have arrived! I tried my dress last night, and I love it! I will try to take some pics tonight! yeah~~

Quote: Originally Posted by rosieposie we're giving both our parents a weekend spa getaway at Harrisson Hot Springs (a short drive from here) and also making them silly, cheesey "thank you for raising us" home video. =) That is a great idea! A cheesy video saying...mom thx for choosing me over a piece of BBQ pork! (a classic cantonese chinese saying...) ha ha ha

Quote: Originally Posted by rosieposie LOL! i was thinking kinda the same thing! Beautiful Caucasian brides but drag queen-y Asian brides....I think it's our eye lids and eye shape in contrast with the makeup application style. How is the makeup at Waves Salon? I'm now playing with the idea of doing my own makeup....that vendor fee @ the royal is too expensive! Yes, it is our eyes shape. We don't have the folds and creases like the caucasian brides, so smokey eyes on caucasian brides would look like panda eyes on asians brides. I am waiting for Lindobride's review on Waves Salon (she will have her trial this month), because it is much more relax to have someone to do the hair and makeup on the day then trying to DIY (of course, if you are a makeup artist, it is a different story). There are also my sisters, my MIL that need their hair and makeup done too. It is just much easier to do a group package deal, and everyone is chill and happy. One thing I should note, Waves offers airbrush makeup, that doesnt move or melt during the day, which is a plus for me. I have oily oily skin, and with 35C and 70% humidity outside, you can fry an egg on my face after 1 hour in the sun. I guess I will make sure to tell my makeup artist that I want to look very natural and neutral with my makeup and not like a 1980 asian movie star.

Quote: Originally Posted by Lindobride14 Congrats on the early planning! I'm impressed! We are going to book either Ivan Luckie or Sascha Gluck. Is Fernando the makeup artist? (not familiar with the name) Fernando is a very popular makeup artist in the area. He has a website, and very good reviews from all the previous brides who worked with him. His works on caucasian brides look amazing! However, I have seen some of his work on asians brides...and ...hmmm...I don't see myself look like a thai hooker in Hollywood movie on my wedding day. The price is around $300 for a trial plus the makeup on the day. Another problem is my resort would charge me $350 for bringing Fernando in. That is why I am looking into the Waves Salon.

Quote: Originally Posted by Ottawa1968 Hi! I'm another 2011 Bride. We got engaged this past New Year's Eve and we'll be getting married March 5th, 2011. After months of working with the travel agent we just confirmed and booked our date. We've visited the Mayan Riviera twice before. The 1st time we stayed at the Bahia Principe Akumal and fell in love with the Mexico. So, when we got engaged we knew we wanted to go back there to get married. So this past March we booked another vacation to check out the resort. I'd done some research on the internet to find the resort that suited us best and decided on the Barcelo Maya Tropical. The resort was beautiful and we were really happy with our choice. I couldn't imagine booking a wedding there unless I visited it and I was so happy we did. The wedding co-ordinator met us and spent about 2 1/2 hrs with us. She took us all around the resort on a golf cart and showed us all the different areas we could choose for the ceremony and the reception. We decided on the Barcelo Palace Gazebo (if you're not staying at the Palace there is a charge to have the ceremony there) and for the reception we chose the Palmeras Grill. An open air restaurant just off the beach. Anyway, if you decide to do a pre-trip it's well worth it. Really sets your mind at ease. Couldn't be happier with our selection. Totally agree with you on this. After my menu sampling and site inspection trip, I turned into procrastinating mode! kekeke

Quote: Originally Posted by Nicyx Sorry hogging the thread abit tonight... Just ordered this of ebay BLUE RIBBON WHITE LACE GARTER HEART WEDDING BRIDE HEN on eBay (end time 08-Aug-10 12:09:21 BST) £1.74 inc postage... Bargain :-) x GREAT DEAL! I want to get 2..one for tossing and one for keepsake.

Quote: Originally Posted by Lindobride14 Anyone have pics of their reception centerpiece inspirations? I am meeting with the florist at our site visit and want to bring pics to show him. Here's what I have so far: Sort of want something whimsical like these first two with the fruit. Our colors are coral and hot pink. I don't think peonies are available (for the first one), but maybe I could substitute another flower with big blooms like dahlias or hydrangeas? This I thought was really unique. Are those pink hydrangeas? Anyone know? This is from another BDW-er that got married at our resort & had her centerpieces done by Maya Diseno. I would substitute our colors and do hot pink gerber daisies and maybe orange on the tall orchids Very nice centrepieces! I always found flowers a bit too expensive for what it is. As no one really plays a lot of attention, and it is gone the day after the wedding. After all the weddings I have been to, I can't remember any centrepiece or decor, except one that got a big ICE sculpture for their oyster bar (maybe it was more the oysters than the ice sculpture that captured my attention). My resort is charging $80 and up for each centrepiece..and extra arms and legs for decors and misc.. I haven't really look into it yet, but I would probably do the minimal and put the flower funding into my tennis bracelet fund...kekeke

Quote: Originally Posted by Nicyx Whoo Our wedding date has been confirmed today, Its the date we requested May 6th, BUT we couldnt get the 4pm time we wanted so we are now getting married at 1PM... Im not sure if this is a good thing or a bad thing?!? 1.) Wanted to sunbathe AM.... (gana have to master getting ready pronto) 2.) Ages to wait for reception diner.... (always stay at the bar before hand for longer) 3.) Will it be too hot.... (have now got fans... THANKS KERRY) Ooooooooo look @ that, The good outweighs the bad.... I think it will be ALL good :-) Argh it feels even more real now :-) Wedding pack should be through in a week or so (not holding breath though) xox WOW.... Lots of Barcelo brides!!! Excellent :-) x Dunno much about 1PM in MAY, I've seen a wedding at 2PM in June when I was at the Royal...and I think the bride was sweating from her "bum bum" under her dress. It was extremely hot, and the guests were like...holy cow...say ur vows quick!

ah...too bad, I just came back from PDC and only getting married July next year....sniff sniff...

Quote: Originally Posted by Lindobride14 Pitt- Correction -- At Waves, bride's hair and makeup including a free trial is $136 with my 20% group discount (need to have 9 or more ppl) Otherwise, full price it's $170. I will take pics of this as well so you can see his work Keep me posted about ur trial with Waves!

Quote: Originally Posted by cjb0arder13 Hey fellow brides! Long time no chat! I've been busy painting my house and laying floors this last week...man I am tired! So with all the resort construction drama, we've switched resorts! I am thisclose to booking at Barcelo Maya Palace instead. I know there's at least one other Barcelo bride on here...I'm so excited! Hahaha Michelle is the other Barcelo bride! I was 99.9% sure about Barcelo (because of their gazebo)..until..their super slow email reply turned me off completely. All the previous Barcelo Brides gave super good reviews. However, I prefer to be "zen" during my planning.

Quote: Originally Posted by SarahE786 I totally agree! My FI is bit of a math/finance guru and created a spreadsheet of what the cost would be for us when were were thinking about what packages to get. We ended up realizing that the Classic package was much cheaper than the Luxury that we were planning on, even with mostly everything added back in a la carte. We're planning on about 40 and he calculated out that even if we get up to 50ish it would still save us a good bit of money. This is especially the case if you are going to have a good proportion of Real-resort guests. The only thing we ended up cutting were things like the couples massage and flowers for the room...minor non-wedding things that weren't that important to us since we are honeymooning elsewhere. Sarah, My FI thought I am the only crazy person who would built an Excel spreadsheet model for number of guests and packages...with an optimizer and different scenarios simulations to stress test our budget! Now I can tell him, I am not alone! Totally agree with you, compared with the luxury package, it costs $500-$1000 less with the classic/romance packages + add ons.

Quote: Originally Posted by KathyW Hey ladies, Ive been MIA for the past few weeks sadly... But the good news is Ive been busy getting details accomplished on the wedding front... We are now officially booked for April 6th at the Royal Cancun... We also booked Cecilia Dumas for our wedding and TTD session the next morning. We are using Jill from Sand N Sun vacations,..and we are planning to book our trip on Tuesday...I am waiting for the STD magnets which should be here this week..woohooo so excited to finally get the word out officially to our loved ones..hoping to have atleast 20 people attend so we can have a private reception I have yet to get my dress but have one picked out online, Im just alittle hesitant to buy one online without trying some on in that style..So I will be making a joint trip to Davids Bridal with my lil sis who is getting married 3mos after me Fun times... This is the dress that I have my eye on online(minus the flower)..let me know what you think Strapless slim A-line bridal gown with zipper for brides 2009 style sawd0023 - a-line princess wedding dress ...... oh our colors are ocean blue and yellow...we are doing our flowers through Silk Wedding Flowers, Yellow Silk Bridal Bouquets were doing yellow calla lillies and some lil white flowers then wrapped with the cornflower color ribbon..their prices are pretty good I think, but Im just doing 7 and 8 inch boquets... whatelse..oh my bridesmaid dresses are Victoria's Secret - Knot-front matte jersey dress in the paradise blue color then they will be wearing silver sandals... I guess thats all I have so far in my wedding planning... I look forward to sharing this wedding planning time with you all Kathy WOW. you got so much done! my parents are not coming as well, and I just count them out! I don't wanna feel upset and spend more energy on try to convince someone to do something that is so OBVIOUS (going to ur daughter's wedding!). You will love Cecilia Dumas, she is super sweet! She did my engagement pics and I love them! Royal Cancun is super nice and the Real Resorts' yachts and golf course are all located in Cancun too! I picked the Royal Playa Del Carmen because I like the village feel of Playa Del Carmen! Your dress looks amazing, very DW feel! and the BM dress looks very nice too! I had my eyes on VS dresses...except my sis are too skinny to wear them!

Michelle, LOVE the color and the one-shoulder style!

Quote: Originally Posted by sspiris Feb 20th here! We are hoping for the Princess in PDC! So stressed that we don't have a site picked. Orginally we booked Porto and are realizing that it is a little too expensive for our guests! I hope the prices go down a little. Lots to do! Welcome! Princess is very nice (much nicer than Porto), but Porto's location is hard to beat!