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This sounds like my day today. I literally played around with stuff all afternoon!!! I lost almost the whole month of January and half of February doing 11 and 12 hour days for year end reporting and I think it's catching up to me now!! lol Oh my goodness that's an old Scottish tradition! I have two of the original sixpence coins back before they went to sterling. lol They're probably worth about 1/10th of a cent now!! lol It does and it will. I promise. oh oh oh! I love it! All of it!! The box is gorgeous! Where did you get it? lol And the starfish! The cups are totally awesome - where are they from? Wow... I definitely missed out on the creativity gene... Would you post the fans with the ribbon when they're done? I'm not doing fans but I would love to see how yours turn out.

Oh no! I'm sorry it didn't work out! I've been to Cabo a couple of times but never to the Riu so I can't help. But I'm sure there is someone here that will have info. Have you looked up any forums for your resort?

You ladies have hooked me onto Etsy and there are so many things that I never knew were there!! lol So I've been all over the site looking at earrings, and necklaces and stuff. So many pretty things! Favours The one thing I do want to do for the friends that are supposed to be going with us is a bag. Thankfully it will keep costs down because it will only be a couple but I've investigated some of the ideas here. Fans are out because there aren't enough people. The sunglasses I really like. With a small group we could have a cool shot of everyone in sunglasses. And the room key holders. That is something that even Doug and I would use. And of course the tumblers! Doug and I already use them and have done for several years, going back to when we went to Cuba in 2006. So..... today I bought my first thing!!!!! lol I found little zippered pouches that will be great for the room key and money. I saw them on here last year I don't even remember who from and they were perfect. I have the wrist coils already from a past bride that was selling her extras so now we actually have "an item"!! woohoo!! I like the maracas idea too. That's a very easy souvenir for someone to bring home with them so that will be a "yes". Here is the pouch but I can't seem to find the clear one that I ordered. At least I hope I did. So it will work great with the wrist coil. http://www.4imprint.com/search/key%20ring%20zippered%20pouch/product/102936/Key-Ring-Zippered-Pouch As it stands we were supposed to be 10. That's now down to 8 so easy peasy to put a couple of little things together. We're likely too old for beach balls lol so i doubt that will get onto the list. Colours I initially wanted turquoise and a coral/salmon colour. My son's girlfriend asked for pink instead so I said ok. My son was going to walk me to wherever we were walking to. As of 3 days ago they've backed out. Again. lol Kids.... Well he isn't really a kid anymore but you ladies will find out that they are your kids forever! Anyway, so now I think I'll just stick with pink. I kind of like it with the turquoise. I want Doug in a turquoise vest and tie with tan. He goes so brown in the summer and tans so well that the turquoise will be great on him. It's also the colour he picked for his tux for our AHR and wow. He looked so sexy..... lol So there was no question about the turquoise! I want to incorporate both colours into flowers so that they're vibrant and scream colour! lol I'm a total sucker for roses and callas so that's where I'm thinking right now. I also want to do the turquoise in a small cake. I have a rough idea what I'm thinking about and Joyce has given me the pricing so it's just a question of figuring out what we need. But something like this except in a nice bright turquoise: The one thing I'm torn about is a topper. There is part of me that would love to use our original topper. There is another part of me that says this is a special celebration so do something different. I don't have a decision yet. DIY All of you ladies are incredible with your DIY. I'm all thumbs. Seriously. But I decided to tackle it and try and have some fun. This is what I came up with. I know I have to say thank you and give credit but I'm a horrible person and don't remember who to!!! Knowing what I do about Mexico I'm thinking a little survival kit with tums and immodium, tylenol, etc. Just the simple basics. SurvivalKit Topper-2.ppt my keycard holder final.ppt

I know! I have him on my FB too and I love it when one of his postings pops up! Especially the sunset ones! Wow!! It's the airbrush that I really want. I had never heard of it before until just before our wedding so reading everything here about Styling Trio it's almost the thing that decided it all. And of course the reviews and their pictures. It's amazing!! And hey - maybe they'll be able to do something about the wrinkles!! lol (at least temporarily) There is nothing in this world for you to apologize for!! You had enough of your own things going on, a heck of a lot more important than our stuff. I was away from the site for about 5 o 6 weeks so there was no way for you to know, and then only back bits at a time until the energy level started to come back and i could sit up for longer periods of time. See, I can so easily say how amazing you are! You work, you have TWINS!! and you put that gorgeous wedding together! But thank you for the compliment!

Yeah that'll do it every time! lol

The last time we were in Mexico we did a tour that went to a Mayan village, the ruins at Coba and a cenote. The guide we had was excellent! What he explained was that the water in Mexico isn't bad. It's what's in it that our system isn't used to. Mexican people are, and he said it's likely that if they were to come to Canada and drink the water it would upset them in the beginning too, largely because of the chemicals and filtration that our water goes through. The thing is, you do have to be careful with the water, and that includes brushing teeth, which a lot of people forget about most resorts will provide bottled water anyway. Fruits and vegetables are washed in water so occasionally you might get an upset. Yes - a lot of the resorts are now doing their own systems, and a few of them are joining together with the cost and sharing systems. it gets harder when you get to the eco protected areas. Our guide told us that it's something that Mexico takes very seriously because they are so dependent on tourism. Having said that we've been to Mexico 5 times and never, ever had a problem at all. We went to Cuba once and were both as sick as dogs. Go figure. I would advise if you have new travelers in your group that you recommend immodium, or its equivalent in case anyone does get an upset. There is also a vaccine that you can take - Dukoral - now available over the pharmacy counter here in Canada that will help prevent the travelers' upsets but you still need to use your noggin and watch what you do. Some people are definitely much more sensitive than others.

oh my goodness! All of you are just so sweet! I'm sorry for making anyone cry. Honestly - that wasn't what I intended at all. It's just what our life has been. My miracle is that Doug stuck with me through everything. Believe me when I say there are men that wouldn't. Especially with the hours and hours he spent at the hospital. I wouldn't have made it through without him. He has absolutely been my rock. If I think about any of this having happened with my ex...... oh lord. That's a no go. It just doesn't bear thinking about! lol He would have been out with the boys drinking somewhere! lol Thank you for the compliments, really. It means a lot. They say that which doesn't kill you makes you stronger... only way from here ladies is up!! So we're still struggling with a location. That's my biggest worry right now. Hopefully it will all get sorted out soon and I can relax with that part of things. What to wear? This is where I really need the advice and critique. I've said before that my dress when we got married was very simple. it just seemed to work at the time. But to walk towards Doug in Mexico, I want his jaw to drop. I want him to see me and think "oh yeah. it was worth it" lol Crazy I know. I have pretty strong ideas on what I'm thinking about. it's just trying to narrow it down. I found this fabulous site on facebook called "The Last Minute Bride". They have some really beautiful dresses at about 70% off and it's quite a few of the "big" designers - Morilee, Allure, Essense, etc. I know I want a keyhole back. Or at least I'm 90% sure I do. lol I'm trying to get time to go and try some styles and see what works. I absolutely don't want it over the top and budget wise I don't want to spend "over the top" either. I also found a dress on preownedweddingdresses.com that I really like. As you can see I'm all over the map. And then some. lol Comments definitely appreciated!! I heard back from Joyce at Dream Weddings and what we thought might work, won't. We're back to considering Grand Coral Beach. Don't get me wrong - it's gorgeous, but my issue is I don't want beach. No sand. I want to wear shoes. I know it's the dream of some ladies, but it has never been mine. So still working on it.

I'm so anxious to hear what you thought of him and to actually see pictures. His creativity does something for me when I look at his website but I'm hoping just because we aren't a big group that he'll still be able to work some magic!

There are a few different ways to put one together. If you just google up top in the search bar you'll get the various forums that have it. It's another DIY project and just gives the outline of either how the wedding day will go, or the actual ceremony. TImes and locations for stuff. I think I saw one where the bride had done both - one on one side and then the other on the flip side. Here's what I did manage to find. Hope it helps. http://www.bestdestinationwedding.com/topic/49565-wedding-program-templates-to-edit/ http://www.bestdestinationwedding.com/topic/60670-wedding-programs-complete/ http://www.bestdestinationwedding.com/topic/67780-my-diy-layered-ceremony-programs-w-template/ I'm sure someone will chime in as well with something recent. Good luck.

I've never heard of it. What is it?

As most of you ladies know I've been married to the love of my life for nearly four years now. I definitely recommend it!! I truly wish for all of you young ladies the same level of happiness that I have if not more. If you have that, you will truly be blessed! This is NOT a planning thread. Mostly because I'm already married and we aren't planning a wedding. BUT!! I do need help for this renewal thing that we're thinking about, and I figure what better place to get opinions on all of my "stuff" than right here. And that's what I need this to be. My sounding board for where my head is at, stupid or otherwise! We're still a long way out. More than 6 months. But I'm trying to put it all in perspective and I'm hoping you ladies will help. I don't want over the top, but I do want special. So... How We Met So what you probably don't know is how I managed to end up with this special guy. Some days I still can't believe it! At my age? Nope. Def was NOT in the cards. As the saying goes.... never say never. We met online. Yes - I joined the ranks of the internet daters, and I wasn't really happy with how it was working out. Anyway the very first thing Doug did was tick me off! He sent me a message with a comment that I completely misinterpreted and fired back a really nasty comment to him! Now he says that's when I hooked him, but I don't believe it. If anything he said he discovered that life with me is never boring! Our first date was after chatting online for 3 weeks and I figured it was safe to meet him in a restaurant. Well, we closed the place, after talking for 4 and a half hours. Turns out we went to rival high schools. He was a year ahead of me but who knows? Maybe I saw him at a football game or something. There were so many other things that we discovered that gave me goosebumps. Our second date 4 days later we talked for about another 6 hours. He invited me over the next day to watch the Nascar race - one of the things we had in common - and said he would cook me brunch and I think that's when I was hooked. A man that cooked!!! My sister was living in Georgia at the time and i had already planned to make the drive down for the nascar race but on a whim I asked Doug if he wanted to come with me to Atlanta. I thought well, with a 16 hour drive, we would either end up together or hate each other. The only thing my sister wanted to know was whether I was bringing an axe murderer to her place but I told her if he wanted to kill me he would have before then. As the saying goes... the rest is history. Getting married was absolutely NOT something either of us wanted. We had both come from marriages that ended really badly. We got along like a house on fire and figured why ruin it? We had both "been there, done that and bought the t-shirt AND bumper sticker". So neither one of us bothered to go after a divorce. There was no reason to. We didn't want to get married again, and it can get really expensive. So we just didn't bother. We bought a house after 7 years together and as usual, there was a ton to do to get settled, one of which was to put shelving up in the garage for all of the "stuff" we had. There was an unspoken rule that neither one of us was going to get rid of anything. You know.... just in case. So we had in some cases more than two of things. Doug got the task of shelf building but pulled a muscle in his neck/shoulder doing it. He was miserable. He walked the floors at night from the pain. The doc put him into physio that didn't do anything, pain killers that didn't help. So they decided on further tests. A CT scan to see if there was something they were missing. Well it turned up more than we bargained for. A mass in his throat that they said was throat cancer. We were both smokers at the time so immediately.... well you get the idea. I got a phone call at work while I was in a meeting so didn't get it until I picked up my voice mail and it was Doug just sobbing on the other end of the line. I could hardly follow what he was saying. I called him back and got the gist of what it was. I honestly didn't know what to do. I called my brother in law to go stay with him and told him I was coming home. Then I went into the ladies room and burst into tears. They sent me home in a cab. Well, long story short it turns out my hubby has an extra set of tonsils!!!! Four weeks later the biopsy results told us what it was. That's when I cried and he couldn't figure out why!! lol He told me it was good news so why was I crying! lol Men!!! What it all brought to the surface though was that if anything really had happened, that I wouldn't be able to do what was necessary if it came to that. It would have been his kids in conjunction with his ex. Nope. So not happening. I told him that I had changed my mind and I didn't want to have either of us have our life come to an end as just boyfriend and girlfriend and that I wanted it to be permanent. He wasn't overly thrilled I will say lol but i think he sort of realized that things can happen when you don't expect it. We went to Mexico about 7 months later and went shopping. I bought a necklace in Diamonds International and I just figured while my back was turned that he was just looking. We got out of the store and I asked him if he wanted to see what I ended up buying and he said sure, then he would show me what he bought. So right outside of the store he just opened the box. A diamond solitaire. All he said was "so you said you want to make it permanent?" Sooooo romantic! lol But he wouldn't let me have it!!!! First of all it was too big and we didn't have time to have it sized there so it had to come home and he told me he would give it to me on Valentines Day. What??? Are you kidding me??? Not a chance buddy. Well we went out for dinner and sure enough I ended up waiting. But it wasn't for two years before we actually started doing something about getting married. I wasn't fussy but I said city hall was ok and he said no. I said no to a church and he said he was thinking about a park somewhere. So I said why not a beach? It just went from there. We got married October 20, 2011 at Gran Bahia Principe Jamaica in Runaway Bay. Gorgeous resort. We loved it and fell in love with the Jamaican people. We were supposed to have had 16 people with us but that all fell apart and it was just the two of us. (That's another story) The wedding coordinators signed our marriage licence and we had a reception at home 2 weeks later. The one thing you ladies will find out as you get older and you have children and they grow up, is that it starts to get very difficult to get a group of people together. Both of our parents are elderly. My mom passed away back in 1973 and my father never remarried. He'll be 94 in May bless him. Our children are grown now with lives of their own and kids of their own. Now they're doing the soccer, and tball and dance classes and gymboree stuff that we did with them all those many years ago. And all 4 of our kids live far away. My family are almost all in the UK and most too elderly to travel. Same with Doug's family. And I've said this I know to most of you - there isn't anyone as happy for you as you are. It's no reflection on you. It's just life. Even more so when you get to our age. We settled in to a routine and our first year went by quickly. I had a mild health issue 7 months after we got married but nothing that concerned us. Until a 9 days before our first anniversary and in some ways our world fell apart. I was rushed into emergency surgery with a massive infection, completely septic.Four hours of surgery later and time in intensive care, the doctor told us how very, very lucky we had been. He said one more day, if Doug hadn't called the ambulance when he did, he said no surgery or antibiotics would have been able to change the outcome. A week later and the infection was back with a vengeance and they did another procedure but punctured my left lung in the process. That brought on the cardiac team. After 3 weeks I went home but was back 2 weeks later with what's called a pulmonary embolism. Back to the cardiac team again. Our first wedding anniversary was celebrated in the hospital. The nurse wrote "happy anniversary" on the board in my room! lol I was off work for 4 months but 3 months later they got rid of my position. I was off work until a month before our second anniversary so no anniversary trip that year either. We swore that for number 3 we would go away back to Jamaica like we planned. God has a funny way of teaching you lessons sometimes though. In January of last year, infection reared its ugly head again. I spent two months on antibiotics trying to clear it up. Doctor said more surgery and I said no. We played the game and he finally put his foot down. I didn't want to lose the new job that I had. But of course there are always consequences for waiting. It was supposed to be a simple procedure. An hour and a half and back to work in about 4 weeks. Yeah right. It turned into four more hours of surgery. And more than a week in the hospital. I was home 6 days and back in again for more infection that ruptured at home. Another ambulance ride. We were just thinking we were on our way and I was back in the hospital again with another pulmonary embolism, this time bigger than the first that completely blocked off the airways of both my lungs. Four days again in the cardiac unit. I was off 10 weeks this time. While all of this was going on, I had started talking to Doug about getting away. I just wanted to go south. Running away doesn't help but I figured if I could just get some breathing space to get my head around everything. So I started looking at places to go. Jamaica was to be saved for our anniversary. And I missed Mexico. We hadn't been for a few years. When the doctor dumped the surgery news on us last year Doug and I were talking and I asked him flat out if even with everything we had been through, if he would still marry me again and he said yes of course! So I told him that's what I wanted to do. I wanted to marry him again because I was still here to be able to do it. I told him I wanted to celebrate the fact that we could still have a life together. His first question was did I think anyone would go with us? I told him I didn't care. If it's just the two of us again, that's fine. He asked me about Jamaica and I decided no. We had tried for 3 years to get back there and maybe we just aren't meant to. I told him I missed Mexico very much and that's where I wanted to go. So, the journey began. But everything hinged on the outcome of the surgery. It was either going to be this year or for our 5th anniversary in 2016 and we wouldn't know until December until we had test results what the next steps would be, if in fact there were going to be any. There is still more surgery ahead but it's minor and it can wait. I have tests I have to have in September this year, and then again next year and if the results are good, then I get to wait 3 years for the next round after that. So this year it is. In October. On our anniversary. And hopefully God says "ok" this time and we don't get any more surprises! The Where? I can sympathize with all of you ladies. Picking a resort started out to just be a "hmmmm where should we go" type of deal. But when we decided that we would renew our vows, I went around and around over several resorts and just when I thought I had a short list, I would find something I didn't like and it would get tossed off the list. I read reviews everywhere I could find them. I knew what I wanted and I wasn't going to compromise but I also figured if anyone did decide to make the trip with us, I didn't want it to break the bank. It's ok for us but I wanted something reasonable for anyone else. And I wanted to be as close as possible to Playa del Carmen. I love that place. We've been before and that's where I got my ring so I wanted to go back. We stayed at Catalonia Royal Tulum, which is now an adults only resort but Doug doesn't want to got back to the same place. I finally got 3 finalists. Azul Fives, Paradisus Playa del Carmen La Perla and Ocean Maya Royale. But I also knew from reading everything I could that a small group, or just the two of us isn't something the resorts like. And when I started looking at costs and seeing what the ladies here go through I knew it wasn't what I wanted. I wanted something simple. No sand. No beach. But a nice location all the same. And I realized that a resort likely wouldn't be able to help out too much with that. I showed the resorts to Doug and he picked Azul Fives. The restaurants were a big draw just because it gives you variety. So wow - we had the resort! When I contacted the travel agent that helped us with our wedding and explained things to her, she right away went on the assumption of a group rate. When I told her we didn't have a group, she recommended waiting for a while before booking. She said the rates right now are really overinflated for October and we should sit tight but that she would watch the bookings for us and if it looked like it was filling up quickly she would let me know. Help From reading these forums I reached out to Joyce at Dream Weddings at the end of the summer last year. I told her the situation and she was great. She made some suggestions that were just what we needed and were perfect for what I was thinking. We couldn't commit though and needed to wait until test results were good. I confirmed to Joyce in January that I wanted her to work with us. But we still didn't have a location. Back to Where? Joyce has been super busy and I didn't hear from her for a while so I went ahead and booked Azul Fives for October 20th. Or at least I thought I had. I didn't hear from them for about 2 weeks and when I did it was with a "confirmation" and a link to my booking site. I logged in and it was all wrong. The time. The location. I immediately sent them an email to find out what had happened. Several days later a phone call. After week I heard and that was to say that the system shouldn't have allowed me to book the beautiful Pier that I wanted so it had stuck me into the garden gazebo at 2:30 in the afternoon. Nope. Not a chance. But that should have been my first tip off. Since then it has been a battle for the where and when. Everything I ask about is already taken. We got the Zky terrace finally for 5 pm with special permission because there is another wedding immediately before and they didn't think they had time to set up. But because we're literally by ourselves, they said they would do it. In other words, there's no set up to do for us. That's ok. It was a compromise. But then I found out that we couldn't get anywhere near the pier or the sky deck for pictures. They're chock full of weddings that day. Even doing pictures before our ceremony time at 5. In between all of this the time change in PDC happened and I went back to AF to try to get 4:30 for our ceremony just as a cushion for pictures before the sun sets. Nope. Can't do that either again because of the wedding before. Last week I emailed Joyce with an SOS and desperation. I think we might finally have a where but I'm just waiting for confirmation. I don't care if I lose the deposit I put down. AF is just too much aggravation. I know it isn't our wedding but this is almost more special and that's what I want it to be. I'll compromise on certain levels but only so far. Photography I started emailing photographers just before I went into the hospital at the end of the summer to get info. I thought I had made a decision on one that I really liked. They had a good deal but totally sucked at returning messages. I was set to meet with them and they cancelled. I know we aren't a big group and I'm not in for spending $3,000 but I still want some nice photos. One of the ladies here suggested Samuel Luna (thanks calgarybride). I emailed him and looked at his website and pricing and was in love with what I saw. So we've booked him to do pictures for us. I was reminded today that a bride here with a very imminent wedding coming up also has him booked so I'm now super anxious to see what he does for her. I'm hoping for good things! (yay Marina!) Hair and Makeup One of the things I learned sort of the hard way was about hair and makeup. I had both done at the spa at our resort in Jamaica and I regretted it. It was so hot in October that I opted to have my hair up. Big mistake. And makeup was a huge disappointment. After just 2 hours the eyeliner was smudgy from the heat and we have pictures that really look awful. I made up my mind that I wanted something much more professional for the renewal. I emailed Styling Trio again at the end of the summer and they replied super quickly. They're expensive but after going through their website and seeing the reviews here, it made up my mind. I'm not 100% certain yet if I'm going to have Adrian. That might be a bit over the top since it's not a wedding. But it's tempting. I opted to go to their location in PDC to avoid the vendor fee at Azul Fives but if we're going to have another location I might rework that if the opening is still available. So that's about it so far. This is a lot harder than you ladies make it look!! Please stick comments in anytime. I'm open to ideas. Not saying I'll follow them but I'm definitely open to them. I know flowers a small cake will be done through Joyce and we're going into PDC to a restaurant for a private rooftop dinner after our ceremony, wherever that ends up being! More on that later!

Oh my gosh. No way!! You guys are waaaay too young to remember the honeymooners!! lol Hey I actually REMEMBER black and white tv!!!!! lol

Oh that's right! I forgot! You have Samuel for your pictures too!! Oh now I really can't wait! If you're doing a list of shots for him in advance, would you care to share it? We're only like 6 or 8 so I know there is a ton we won't do but I love his work so I'm anxious to see how well he follows your suggestions and requests.

Oh my gosh you ladies crack me up! It would be hilarious to look back on these conversations in 15 years when you're all old married ladies!

Usually when you're paying separately for events the price includes a gratuity. Some places it's 15%, others quite a bit higher. I've seen it as high as 28% for a work event that we had, which blew me away. I'm a bit funny when it comes to tipping. I don't like it being expected. I'm old fashioned enough that years ago it used to be a way to reimburse for exceptional service. Now everybody stands there with their hand out. We tipped our videographer and our WC and since it was only the two of us for dinner, we left a tip on the table when we left. The flowers were delivered to the resort so there wasn't an opportunity to tip. Actually the coordinator we bought gifts for. We tried tipping our room maid but she said she wasn't allowed to accept it but that was Jamaica.

Have you thought about a phone call? I went and bought one of those phone cards, just ten bucks and phoned down to the resort. It was easiest to get my questions answered. All of our plans fell apart and it ended up being just hubby and me so I needed to get some answers pretty quick. You're close enough now that your wedding should be close to being on the higher up list. Usually it's about 3 months out when they sort of bump you up higher so you should be getting better responses by now. You can always try to go over the WCs head if you don't think you're getting the responses that you should. You would also be surprise at how much gets worked out at your meeting once you arrive at the resort. It may not seem like it but all of your little details are all worked out and you walk away feeling happy!

Oh she's goooooood! lol Yeah I like the nagging bit. That works for me! lol And yes you can be careful how you nag. Absolutely! But it might also be a good idea to wait a week or so before you start.... lol

lmao OMG! Men. Ya can't live with em and ya can't live without em.... but your sure as heck can try!! lol Kristy - you have my sympathies for sure! Sounds just like mine. I love him to death but boy oh boy.... sometimes..... If anyone remembers the Honeymooners with Jackie Gleason... he used to say "pow right in the kisser" to his buddy and to his wife "to the moon Alice" whenever he was ticked. Sorry. I don't mean to giggle. But you're absolutely right. He doesn't get it. Very few men do, especially if it comes to spending money for something that they just don't understand. It will be like trying to run into a brick wall. If you're absolutely certain you know what he would get for his guys if he was to do it himself, I would go ahead and get them and put them away. Don't say anything more until you're super close to your wedding, or until you're at the resort. You can make a big deal out of the gifts for the girls. Put the gifts together for the guys when hubby to be isn't around. If you're presenting them at a dinner or something, put it all together then take him aside and tell him "we're presenting the gifts tonight to the wedding party. The ones for the guys are here so you can present them yourself". Don't make him look bad in front of anyone. Just take him aside and do it privately. Or you can try and explain to him that it's in appreciation for them standing up with you both and spending the money to travel all the way to your wedding. They're going a long way and spending a lot of money. That it's traditional that the members of the wedding party are presented with a gift either at a dinner or on the day of the wedding and think how appreciative they will be if he presents them with a gift that they can wear at your ceremony. That's the only 2 options I can think of. Hopefully the other ladies will have other ideas. I know I've saved my other half's butt a couple of times by just going ahead and doing something then just popping it in front of him when the time is required.

I found a song last week and I'm almost certain it's what I want to use. It's The Book of Love by Peter Gabriel. I love it, and it's just what I was looking for.

i bought a wally bag as well from a bride here and I'm really anxious to use it! HELP!! I'm trying to do the luggage deal and I can't get it to work. Do you order through Amazon? or FatWallet? I tried to put the code in on Amazon and it says I can't apply it to my purchase. Sorry - I'm a total braindead when it comes to this stuff. I've never, ever been one to order online, usually because it's so darned expensive in canada but with having my stepson's address to ship to in the US I'm getting braver, and this site is just giving me so many good ideas!!! But yeah, I'm definitely technology challenged with this stuff!!

If you still have questions I would still strongly recommend going back to your wedding coordinator. They're the best ones to answer your questions. I don't know about the forums here for your resort. They're usually really great for helping out with information but if you're still in doubt, your coordinator is the best person to help. I was married in Jamaica but at a different resort so I'm afraid I can't offer any info. Good luck!

No! Not at all!! I think it sounds beautiful! And you will be very surprised at how quickly the ceremony goes!!! lol We had a semi-religious ceremony in Jamaica when we got married, and I have to admit that at the end I stood there thinking "that's it?" lol It does go by very fast. Now I'm working on words for our renewal and it has to be really special just because of everything we've been through. The standard ceremony stuff just doesn't fit since we're already married.

That's funny. I have the Begonia swatch too! lol I wanted Coral Reef but my daughter in law wants the pink so I said ok.

lol I know when we got married, I had colours picked out. Showed them to hubby and he said no way. They were Wisteria and a wine colour. Don't remember the name now, but basically a lilac and a wine colour combo. I really liked it. Anyway, he said "we're getting married in Jamaica. I want bright colours that say the Caribbean. It didn't quite end up that way lol His shirt was a peach on cream with green accents. My flowers were deep pink. That's as "bright" as we got. lol For our renewal they are turquoise and bright pink, only he doesn't know it yet lol I keep telling him I'm still thinking about what I want and absolutely I'll talk to him about it so that he knows. And I will. Really. But only when it comes time to get his suit colours. lol My son has already said he's ok with the pink. We'll see how that goes in a couple of months.... lol

That sounds so romantic, and so sweet. It will be a beautiful ceremony for sure!