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Congratulations! Sounds like a lot of fun!

I think you should let him get what he wants. I let my fiance pick what he wanted because I wanted him to actually wear a ring after we were married, and since he hates jewelry, I knew he'd only wear it if he picked it out. I've bought him a ring before and he has only worn it once..... Now he can't wait to wear his. Besides, without him there would be no wedding, so I figured he ought to be able to pick something out of the whole affair that he wants.

Love the foot jewelry! These shoes are awesome!!

I like #1 and #5. Nice photos!

Thanks for the code!

I'm so sorry to read about this. It's awful having to go through it, period, let alone three months prior to your wedding. Albeit you may have reacted while your emotions were still running high, I think it was quite irresponsible of him to send that sort of email because the issue is not a light one. Having said that, the above comments of you doing what is right for you is totally spot on. No one knows your relationship better than you. And you should do what you feel in your heart to do. I agree with Sharon99:who cares what other people think? At the end of the day, you are the one who will be going to sleep with him and waking up next to him the following day. The only one you should worry about letting down is yourself and being true to what you want, despite what it may look like to other people. Obviously relationships are imperfect and there will always be challenges, most stemming from misinterpretations and misunderstandings between the two people involved. A lot of those challenges arise from communication problems (think Women are from Venus, Men are from Mars). Someone once told me that communication is usually something a married couple learns to do rather than magically begin to do it because they're getting married. And of all the difficult topics to broach, money is one of the toughest I'm told. I think that it might be helpful to spend this time apart thinking about whether these challenges you've gone through with him are worth overcoming together so that in the end your relationship is stronger or if it's not worth going through because it is only the tip of the iceberg. And maybe it's a good time to examine what your other problems in the relationship were and if they were really big things or little things that you were blowing out of proportion. I find that most of the time the disagreements I have with my fiance are little ones that I tend to blow out of proportion and the source of the "problem" is usually just a simple misunderstanding between two people coming from different perspectives. And don't hate that you miss him and love him. Of course you do. Just like mochamakes3 said, you were prepared to marry the guy! I'd be more worried if you were able to turn that off in a few days.... Hang in there.

Awesome proposal story! Can't wait to see your wedding pictures! Congratulations and enjoy everything!! Cheers!

SChica927: Take a look at this picture. I think it looks good!

I definitely think it would look good on a square cake as well!

Thanks for sharing!! Everything looks wonderful! Enjoy!! Cheers!

glass of wine : cheese

You look beautiful!

JenK - Sounds very frustrating. I don't know if you've already shared this with your guests but.... I think it's totally appropriate to remind your guests that the travel agent knows what rates are on the internet as well (and the trends for airfare) and is getting everyone a competitive (and cheap!) rate so that it saves them the trouble of searching and comparing. And remind them that it's only a deposit that is required by June 30th so it's like they can pay their travel in installments rather than all at once (which I think is a great advantage over purchasing on their own via websites!). And if they're going to be there anyway, maybe you can say something like it'll really help matters all around if everyone just travels during the suggested dates because you'll lock in the group-rate and be guaranteed that even if the prices might go up later. If it's only a deposit deadline, I don't think it's too early, although I can understand people's hesitation. My RSVP date is September 1st but that's because I am not dealing with group travel arrangements. I figured I didn't need the extra stress. I hope people come around soon. Hang in there!

The Rock : The Other Guys

I'd say go for it, if you haven't already arranged it. I always like to return to a clean house so when I travel I try to make sure I clean before I leave. It makes things crazier prior to leaving but makes things so much nicer when I come back! I think it would be nicer still if someone else did the cleaning while I was gone!

I like your ideas although I'd probably have difficulty getting a tattoo on my foot. I have one on my back-shoulder blade area and I almost squeezed my fiance's fingers off getting it. I think that if you really want to get them, you should talk to your fiance about getting them after the wedding since in my mind you did compromise by not getting them earlier. Maybe you can discuss getting just one (like the two joining hearts representing your fiance and yourself) and then see how he takes that. One small step at a time?

Wonderful job! Like a lot of the other ladies, I too think your hair is beautiful! I also like the look of the lentils under the place cards. Neat!

Top Gun : Tom Cruise

If you mean under-developed economically, I do it as much as I can. Some of my best trips and best times ever. Would you ever sail (not cruise) around the world?

Love the ones in Africa but unfortunately just have to tolerate the genetically modified ones here. Durian?

Congratulations!!

Bridget Jones Diary : Colin Firth

Not into him at all. Flying?

Wolfman : Sir Anthony Hopkins

Congratulations!! Happy planning!