lisadias

Hi Ladies Alex is actually Alejandra. She is awesome and always responds so quickly even late at night but she is off the mexico city for a family emergency so she may not be as quick in the next month or so but she is definately on top of things. We are booking a private tour with her for tulum and a cenote also just haven't confirmed the amount of people wanting to come yet. Each private van has room for 12 people and she will send you a grid with all the rates.They offer several tours and I would highly recommend her services so far based on her communication. I told her she had the best response time in mexico!!!!

YAY Mocha!!! So happy for you. Can't wait to see it.

Don't mind the mess in the background lol Also I need to fix the back so no overhang of fat is showing. Also I think I am going to add some better boning because the doens't give me the shape i have but looks pretty boxy. Here is what the top of the bodice was to look like And the back of the bodice And this is the waist I wanted front and back And then these ruffles for the bottom below the slant

ok dress review, so it is not as bad as I thought it was going to be. I LOVE the ruffles mind you they are not exactly in the right spot as requested. I asked for them to be slanted with a beading strip around the entire dress. The bodice is similar to what I wanted but was supposed to be chiffon and is more organza/taffeta and the cups are a bit too small and revealing. The boning is not strong and the folding is not the best with some stiching showing and the scattered beading was supposed to be glass beads only and there is beads and sequins. The back of the straps was supposed to have beading and be in a V but it is straight across but overall i am ok with the back. They could have put a clip where the zipper meets the corset. The corset strap is a bit flimsy also. There are a few small holes where the organza ruffels is sewn to the skirt. Length is pretty good, just a tad long but i will wear heels and that problem is fixed. Basically minor problems that can be easily fixed i think, i would want to fix the slanting a bit and the cups to cover more of my girls. here is the botched paint job i did to show them what i wanted and me in the dress. Overall it looks pretty similar. I mixed three dresses together so I guess i get why it is not perfect! Don't D

Wow that's a reasonable price Sherri so I guess I would need about 5sheets or so for 30 iron on logos. If anyone wants to sell their remaining sheets let me know. Pm me and I will give you my address to send them. So down to the wire on these things. I think I may have to enlist the help of my cousin to get them done. i was just going to use tags but I like the logo idea and I will just remove our names so it is not too personalized and maybe they will use them again. Rats, just found out the first koozies won't arrive till tomorrow but I got my starfish plates for my centerpieces today and my dress so today is looking up!

Laura- thank you soooo much. It doesn't seem that difficult so I might just try it. I would need to do 30 logos. How many pages would I need and what do they costs? Sherri-I was never completely blocked from the site just got an error message everytime I changed pages which took forever and started to worry that they were monitoring. I just called UPS and told them my situation and that I was going to refuse the delivery and the seller wasn't going to pay so it would have just ended up in their freight unclaimed area and thrown in the garbage and said that I was willing to pay for the taxes only and not the brokerage fee and they said no problem that can be done and they are supposed to ship to my work today (the first order). For some reason I can't post the koozies but will post pics when I get them.

Hey Brandy, I have the perfect cure for that cold. When you finally get to the resort (sorry about the delay) take two(or 4) pina coladas and PUFF you will feel awesome!!!! Have a blast and safe travels! Laura so sorry to hear about being sick. I am starting a cough and sniffles myself uhhhh Laura I just ordered my bags through cheap totes and they ended us costing me with shipping 1.54 each which isn't too bad but shipping was still $22.50 for 30bags! It is so not fair that us Canadian brides get screwed everytime on shipping. Can you tell me how you did the iron on transfers without melting the bag in detail please(when you feel up to it of course). The girl I ordered from was shocked you were able to do it. I sent her a pic to prove it and show her how great the bags looked, I hope you don't mind. So the koozies I ordered which (the first round were wrong) were sent quickly but by UPS and not USPS as requested got to my door and they wanted $60.11 in taxes and brokerage fees, I flipped out on the seller, because first he used the wrong logo, second he was supposed to send me a proof before sending and third he was supposed to send via USPS. When I first called to say where is my proof I was told that it already shipped, they sent me the proof and it was wrong, I asked to have the owner call me back and he didn't but the artwork person told me they were remaking them and i got a proper proof before those ones were to be shipped(at this time I didn't know the first ones shipped UPS) well the second order went out the same way. I left a message and he didn't call me back so the same day I opened a paypal dispute to refund me the $60 they were going to charge me when the right ones show up and he did and told me to refuse the first order. Well I couldn't just see those ones go to waste so I struck a deal with UPS to just pay the taxes of $16 for the 100 koozies that had the wrong logo but totally work so all in all I will end up with 200 koozies for 70cents each personalized, not bad! Sorry for the rant. I was so super pissed until it got resolved. OH sherri my DRESS is already in! I can't believe it. I am so scared to see what it looks like, they made it in 7 days (i ordered on march 17th) and shipped it on March 24th or 25th and it is already here on teh 30th from CHINA. Holy crap I can't believe it. I already know I will be disappointed because they were supposed to send me pictures first and didn't and then proceeded to tell me that it won't have the slanted waist and ruffles I asked for so chances are it with have a round waist and I will look like a puffy princess gown which is exactly what I didn't want.

The first post office day after I get back is May 2nd and I could ship it out that day which would only leave 7business days to go from Toronto Canada to New Jersey. I am not sure if that would be enough time or not. Joanne what do you think? I would be willing to send it right away I would just be scrared that it wouldn't get to you in time. We could chance it and if it doesn't arrive on time you would have to ensure that you could get it to MrsRice by her date of June 11th. I will leave this one up to the owner of the starfish.

Meggers I am sorry to hear about your stepdad. He seems like a very important part of your life. I hope you gets better soon and is able to attend for his sake and yours. Stay positive!

Joanne's BLUE Star Fish ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WHO Where When lisadias Mayan Riviera, Mexico April 22nd - April 30th 2011 mrsrice ? June 11 - ? mrssylvester2b Turks & Caicos August 6th - August 13th 2011 spaterson ? May 18th 2012 Glad to hear it is ENROUTE to Canada! Yay! I can't believe more people haven't shown interest in this little guy. I guess blue is just not their color!

Those look great Adales! Good job!

oh and I used one of those protractor things to poke the holes because using the hole punch was too big and the brad didn't sit right.

I found it in the swarovski crystal accent kiosk in the middle of one of the main aisles. It was out in the open hanging in a black box with a clear circle window. Not in a specific aisle but out in the open displays. They have tons of them and with coupons I ended up spending $5bucks on it.

Char I would bring both shoes, they are both beautiful and can be used throughout the week. If you are going for the wow factor go with the purple for pictures! Meggers-I couldn't stop laughing at the pic of your sisters tattoo. Too freaking funny! Victoria I am so sorry to hear about your flower girl and the cancellations. Keep your head up! Your day will be wonderful even with a few missing! Hearing about all these bachelorettes, showers and suprises is making me so happy for you guys but sad for myself. I don't think anyone is planning anything for me which on the shower side I am ok with but would really love to do a girls night out. Most of my friends are already married with kids and my longterm friends live far away and well we all know my sisters have been less than interested in anything to do with the wedding so ya no party for me! Booooo Ah well, I have had those party days in the past and probably couldn't drink the way I use to anyway lol Only 18more days of work 25 days till I leave 28 days until I am a Mrs. (can't believe this day has finally come) YAY! I can't wait till this is all over and I can go back to my normal life. Sorry that sounds a bit negative but I am EXHAUSTED lol ok nite nite ladies

Hey Ladies Wow so much going on! Tenny, Brandy, Teira and everyone else that is leaving soon. All the best and i wish you ladies nothing but the best on your special day! Have fun and enjoy it, don't sweat the small stuff! So sorry to hear about the sister dramas because I can SO relate. Don't let anyone ruin your day ladies. It is ALL about you even if they don't think so! Ok so I have a prototype of my ceremony program fan but I am changing the sticks that you can see through the cardstock to double sided tape and it works and looks MUCH better. I am so not a creative person so honest opinions please! Also I added a few flowers to a basket for the flower girl and finished my hair flower. Thanks lua cause I couldn't find the starfish I wanted in my price range I got the same center part as you cause yours looked so nice. Sherri thanks so much for all your help with the caramilk bar template. Here is the final result.

Everything looks fantastic Laura! Your guests are going to Love everything! From one April GTA bride to another, I wish you nothing but the best on your special day! Congrats girl and I can't wait to see pics when you get back! I have been struggling with my OOT bags and now that I see yours done I am going to order from Cheaptotes. I hope they will get here in time. How much was shipping?

Hi Jacjade Talk to Patricia at the Hotel. She is the group reservation person. I ended up going with a TA because we were coming from Canada and i wanted everyone to have the flight, transfer and hotel pricing together as a package but before I did that I spoke with her. Good Luck! OMG I leave in 25days!!EEEeeeekkk!

The last two dresses made look gorgeous, great workmanship on both. Glad to hear you family in Japan is ok but i am sorry you had to reschedule.

Well ladies, i ordered a dress from weddinggirl on dhgate and they told me they could do the dress like the picture i sent and they would send me pictures before it was shipped and NO pictures and I got an email saying shipped then deleted so i talked to them today and they gave me a new tracking number but told me they didn't do the waist like i asked. I wanted it slanted with ruffles at the bottom and i am scared it is going to show up like a puffy princess dress! They changed it without asking me and shipped it with no pictures first so this should be interesting. I am going to wait and see what it looks like first but they flat out told me the stylist couldn't do it and changed it to the way she thought was best! Oh boy, i am so stressed right now. To be honest I don't even think it really shipped on time but they said 5-7days and it should arrive so let see!

Sherri-I am so glad that it arrived. No more stress of wondering who is checking you out lol that is really nice of your girls to do that for you. I am sure it will help destress for sure! I will take a pic tonight but it is just a prototype for now and I am still trying to figure it out but you will get the idea.

Holy Meggers! Those are awesome! I love the FI shirt one too! Where is the one with the handcuffs!!! lol On the last name topic, I can't wait to get rid of my last name. I actually hate it! It's a long finish name and I am not even Finnish. Long story but FI's last name is WAY better and shorter. Going from 8letters to 4 and movin up in the alphabet lol Theresa I love your flowers, you should do this professionally. I would totally pay you! Great job! I am trying to do a program fan with thank you ribbon through the top of each fan cut out. I am still trying to make it look nice but has anyone tried this or seen any tutorials on this online? So I am starting to packing as I emailed my outside florist in mexico on march 6th to confirm pricing as we went back and forth several times and haven't heard anything from her. She was much cheaper than the resort but now I am thinking I may just have to change the flowers i wanted(mostly orchids and lilies) and go cheaper with the resort. Does anyone have any florist suggestions in the cancun mayan riviera area? Good luck with the fitting Brandy. Hanna that dress is soo cute and looks very comfy. Disappearing BD books sounds like a trend. I think there are a few pervs out there keeping them! Sorry ladies! OMG it's 30 days today and i leave. EEEEkkkk so excited.

I emailed pillar on March 6th, sent a follow up last week and then one again yesterday and she said she only got my last email and that she would respond to me yesterday and she promised but nothing!! I am getting married in a month and also have a few last minute questions. I hope I hear something tonight. I find she has been answering me lately in the evenings.

Everything looks great! You put alot of work into everything and your guest will appreciate it all! I especially love the vow card Idea. i might just have to borrow that one instead of holding an ugle piece of paper! Thanks for sharing.

Gracimurano, that dress is beautiful and probably the best one i have seen on here! congrats. Mocha-so sorry to hear about your dress being delayed. That sucks. Was this one for the actual wedding ceremony? A little two way tape never hurt anyone lol if it comes down to it! God i hope mine gets done!

Joanne's BLUE Star Fish ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WHO Where When lisadias Mayan Riviera, Mexico April 22nd - April 30th 2011 mrsrice ? June 11 - ? mrssylvester2b Turks & Caicos August 6th - August 13th 2011 spaterson ? May 18th 2012 I will PM Mrsrice and get her info. No worries Joanne, thre is still 30 days from today!!! OMG sooo soon!