Pucca

1. How old are you? 34 2. At what age did you/will you get married? 35 3. Do you have children? No 4. Did you think you would marry the person you are with now? Had no idea, but he's so perfect for me! 5. Were you ever engaged or married to someone other than the person you are with now? No 6. Do you want a garden wedding, beach wedding, or the traditional church wedding? Beach, barefoot and all! 7. Where did you/will you get married? Los Cabos, Mexico 8. First dance - classic waltz, slow and sexy, or fast and spicy? Um.....medium and fun? We're doing our first dance to "Do You Want to Know A Secret?" by the Beatles -- at least this is our choice for now. 9. How many guests did you/will you have? About 60 10. Do you want/did you have an extravagant wedding or a simple wedding? Simple and intimate 11. Vows - traditional or something you make up on your own? Something we will make up on our own. 12. How many layers of cake did you/will you have? 2 13. Is/was your wedding/reception at a hotel? Not really.....it's on the beach in front of a timeshare resort. 14. When did you/will you get married - sunrise, mid-day, sunset? Late afternoon so we can get some sunset pictures post-ceremony 15. Did you/will you have your reception outdoors or indoors? Outdoors 16. Plan every detail down to the napkins or let someone else decide? Planning every little detail down 17. How did/will the bride enter? With both mom and dad 18. Song to walk down the aisle to: If we have live music, not sure..... Otherwise, will walk down to "It is You (I Have Loved)" by Dana Glover 19. Song to make your exit: If we have live music, something fun and celebratory. Otherwise, we're still thinking about that. 20. Will you/did you have a solemn ceremony or a light one? A little bit of both. 21. At what age did you think you would get married? some time in my 30s 22. Who to invite - practically everyone or a select few? select few 23. Wedding menu - fine dining or simply delicious? Simply delicious 24. Champagne or red wine? I'm allergic to most champagnes, so bubblies have to be either Moscato d'Asti or Riesling; otherwise, I go for red wine, especially Carmenere. 25. Honeymoon right after the wedding, awhile after the wedding, or no honeymoon? A short one right after and then a full-blown one a year later. 26. Was your/will your honeymoon be at a place special to you both or somewhere brand new to you both? It will be in the same city as the wedding; a special place to me, and brand new to my fiance. 27. Who will pay for the bills? The two of us 28. Living together: Not before marriage or absolutely before marriage? Currently living together 29. Anything else about marriage you'd like to say? In the end I have to remind myself that it's not about the "wedding" but it's about celebrating the gift of a lifelong partner who is perfect for me and sharing that joy with close family and friends. And I can't wait for the journey of marriage to begin with the love of my life.

Nope. I couldn't survive the competition aspect...lol! Would you ever audition for American Idol?

Great blog! Affirmation for all my DIY projects!

11/11/11 in Los Cabos, Mexico!

Congratulations ladies! I'm in Long Island and getting married in Los Cabos this November. Bought my dress already - at Macy's Bridal Salon. Haven't done any other shopping really except shoes and invitation stuff at Michaels. Trying to figure out what jewelry I want to wear but am having a difficult time with that.

11/11/11 in Los Cabos, Mexico!

That's a gorgeous dress! Thank goodness you didn't settle!!

LIKE LIKE LIKE! Musicals?

like! Badminton?

Hello ladies! I've been posting on several November bride threads and I think one of them was the wrong one. Oops! Anyway, I know this one is correct, lol! I'm getting married on 11/11/11 in Los Cabos, Mexico, on the beach - ceremony and reception will all be right there on the sand! I'm very excited but anxious at the same time! I didn't realize how overwhelming it would be to plan a wedding in a different country! But nonetheless things are going as well as can be expected. I made my own STDs and am going to begin working on my invitations next month and place cards too -- all DIY projects. After that I'll do my guestbook which is another DIY project. I bought my dress in December and am waiting for it to come in; I also have my shoes; we have a caterer (waiting for a menu) and a photographer. We are currently consulting a florist and looking for someone to do our cake. We're still thinking about the music and will most likely use our iPod for at least the reception music . We'd like to get a live band maybe for the ceremony, but we'll see. Stumped on what jewelry to wear so I've decided to wait until my dress comes in. That's about it for now. And I think this dress is absolutely lovely!!

The other dresses are pretty but I think the one you bought fits you most beautifully. You should stick with it!

I'm Korean, born and raised in Malawi (Africa); my fiance is Chilean -- Spanish, French, and Mapuche Indian mix.

Like! Goat cheese?

Beautiful dress!

Okay, I saw the dress on the other thread. It's beautiful! Got some sparkle to it as well. Nice! Is there another dress you have in mind? Or you just haven't decided yet? I've read a lot about Suzanne Morel in the forums. I'm doing my own make-up but I've been wondering about hair. We'll see. Will look forward to seeing what you decide this weekend regarding your dress!

Thanks for letting me know! I'll keep your florist in mind. I was referred to Floreria Rayen by another bride here on BDW so we're emailing her. She seems really nice, and we're waiting on an estimate from her. Hopefully that'll work out for us!

Great planning thread! Thanks for sharing!

Hello! I saw your post on the Cabo wedding forum about the cost for guests. Perhaps it's because your wedding takes place during the "high" season? I think March is still considered high season; the closer to summer it gets, the lower the hotel prices there in Cabo should be since the weather gets quite hot. So that might be part of the reason why it's so expensive. It looks like your guests are flying from the East Coast so if you want to look at other locations you might want to consider somewhere in the Caribbean -- like Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Jamaica. Maybe they'll have better packages since they're closer. I considered Puerto Rico prior to selecting Cabo as my DW site. If you still would like to do Cabo, you might want to consider moving your wedding date to a time where it's more reasonable. I am doing a non-AI resort wedding so it's a bit anxiety-provoking at times but it's definitely cutting costs for both myself and my guests. Let me know if you have any questions and I'll see if I can be of more help to you! Good luck!

I had this debate with myself but I've decided I'll do real flowers. The real touch flowers I've seen on here though are beautiful. That's a thought! Good idea!

Beautiful dress Ashley!

That's a beautiful dress! I think it's totally appropriate - for a beach in Mexico!

Congratulations Frances! Good luck planning!

Ditto! Your dress is beautiful so stick with it!

If we don't end up having live music for the ceremony, I am thinking of walking down to either "It is You (I Have Loved)" from the Shrek Soundtrack or "At the Beginning" - Richard Marx & Donna Lewis. Not sure yet......still thinking! Michele: I really like "Better Together" and was thinking about doing that one during our sand ceremony too! Cool!

Congratulations!!