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This is what my groom wore. /swoon He had chocolate brown leather flip flops to go with it.

What did you end up doing? I was feeling the same, but when I went for my final fitting, I loved my dress again!

No worries! I definitely knew what you were talking about! I looked too! I should probably post in that thread. Thanks ladies!

We had my "stagette" dinner at the French Restaurant. Our reservation wasnt until late - so it wasn't terribly busy in there. It was awesome! There was about 14 girls, and they came out at the end of the meal with sombrero's and a special dessert and sang to me. It was so fun (I'm the one dancing with my spoon).

2. Dress I went on an epic dress hunt that spanned two provinces and at 5 bridal salons, plus a wedding show. I'm not really a girly girl, and had no idea what I wanted. Or at least I thought I knew - but I didn't. I had a dress in my head - and after the initial dress shopping excursion, I decided to order it sight unseen. From my experience - unless you're desperate. Don't do this. Once I got the dress at home, I was so disappointed. It really looks nothing like the photo. Luckily, there was an issue with the stitching - and I was able to return it for a full refund (from NetBride, they were really great). So the quest started up again. Now with no idea what I wanted - I tried on anything and everything until we had an idea. Something simple, not blingy, no weird poofy bits, fitting up top to keep me on, and frolicky on the beach. Almost made the cut I quite liked this one, but it was poofy. Also the model looks like an alien. I loved the skirt on this one, but the top just didn't do it for me. Finally we found it!! Some of you may have seen my thread a few months ago, when I was starting to doubt my dress. We had a big move to Alberta - and I hadn't seen it for a while. Luckily that was just my brain being silly - and it turned out to be the perfect dress. In the midst of my mid wedding dress crisis. I started looking for a new dress. Partially to make myself feel better, and partially to find something for the TTD since my mom had decided it was a travesty to wreck my real dress. I found one on Kijiji for just over $100. It worked perfect! I can't wait to get some pro pics back

Okay! Where to start. I'm being a rebel, and posting this a week after my wedding, instead of the week before - but now my ducks are all in a row. 1. Location The first thing we did was pick a location. Due to the nature of the group of people we assumed would come, we wanted somewhere "easy and safe" (we didn't have many world travelers, and for many this was their first trip anywhere) and somewhere accessible, as we had people coming from multiple locations in Canada and the U.S. We decided on the Mayan Riviera (we had been to Mexico before and loved it) and after much ridiculous research and sleepless nights we decided on the Barcelo Maya Palace. It was big enough that we felt people could have their own vacations if they wanted, and look really nice. It was gorgeous, and a good choice for a destination wedding.

I linked it, if you click on the word lanyards that is blue. Oriental trading.

Aha, I found my camera cord. Here are actual pictures of the items.