Janet1480

one word...HOT

I am simply IN LOVE with that cocktail dress...did you find that pic on a site that was selling it or is that a random dress pic LOL

I did the same Krysta...i brought my photog from Ottawa. Paid his way in exchange for wedding pics, TTD pics, and another random photo shoot for hubby and I. you may have luck with that as the winter is not as busy for photogs in Canada

Ok, i took some off my facebook...i couldnt pick cause they are all so cute LOL I melt when i look back at these pics...wish they stayed small!!! Leia is a mix siberian husky and greyhound....Kaylee was already over a year when we brought Leia home. We rescued her and even though she is a devil we love her! this is when she was 8 to 10 weeks old Kaylee is our Samoyed. When she was a baby and people saw pictures they always thought she was fake cause she looks like a stuffed toy....LOVE her to pieces. She grew SOOO fast though. She is huge now as you saw in the other pics as an adult...she was about 12 weeks in these pics

awwwwwwwwwwww all puppies are soooo adorable....my huskies were both squeezable when they were babies...i will dig up some pics to share!!!

OMG is that a bengal or a savanah cat?????? I want a bengall soooooooooooooooo bad but i cant add any more pets to my zoo LOL even though i have space they are still maintenance and an expense!!!!!!!!!

WOW!!! WTF! what if you hadnt checked FB...would they not have contacted you? Thats brutal...i really hope you can figure out what is going on. If you put any deposits i hope you can get them back. You might want to start calling other photogs to have a plan b in case That really sucks and i am sorry you are suffering this so close to your wedding *HUGS*

Don't feel bad and dont beat yourself up about it. I think you have legitimate reason to be unhappy and you dont sound like a brat.

I had a man of honor and 2 bridesmaids and my hubby has his sister as his best woman and had 2 groomsmen. So if you are already mixing sexes there is no reason she cant stand on his side and it balances things out in the pics anyway And now his sister is getting married at the end of February and my hubby is going to be one of her "bridesmaids" and I am not in the wedding and it doesn't bother me one bit. You have to look at it in many way.... -what if he had 5 or 6 siblings...you wouldn't include them all and you wouldn't pick some over others if you were close to all of them. -what if it was the other way around. Would you insist your FI include your brother if you had a brother you were super close to -would you be accepting if you put her in your wedding to make FI happy and then she didnt participate in showers or bachelorettes or planning? etc at the end of the day you have to do what makes both you and FI happy and that may mean she is in the wedding even if its not 100% what you want. Compromises begin even before the I do's :) Good Luck

Wow, you are in a really tough spot. On one hand you have to just appreciate the contribution to your wedding but on the other hand, if it was a gift to you to make your wedding a dream come true then she is eating into that. I think you need to have an honest and open discussion with her, it wont be easy but you can explain that you appreciate her paying the wedding and you are just trying to understand if the $30,000 was entirely for your wedding or did you now have to take almost $10,000 off of that to pay for her friends because now you cant afford the photog you want? You almost need to make her see it dollar wise to realize how she is impacting you. I definitely dont think she or you need to be paying anyones expenses. If they cant afford it, they dont go. Thats the reality of having a DW. If your mom insists then maybe you need to compromise that the budget she offered you as a gift needs to cover all of your wedding requirements (to me a photographer is a requirement) and if there is money left over then you can put guests up at the Caribe. You can also compromise with her that if guests are being paid for then you should be able to pay your friends way and everyone has to be put up at the same hotel so its fair. I think her eyes just need to be opened. Personally, if i had a child and i offered money to pay the wedding, i would write the cheque and let the gift be a gift. If i started spending the money for them then its not really a gift anymore.

they are all hot pink

Hi, I may have some lanterns for sale. I used what i had left from my wedding at my sisters baby shower and left them behind but i think i still have some left that i would be willing to sell I will let you know over the next couple of days. I'm not home this evening but i should be able to get back to you tomorrow or over the weekend

This is my petting zoo as i like to call it...its a good thing we have lots of space for all my fur babies This is Jade This is Cashew And My white fur ball is Kaylee and the other monster is Leia

Thanks. I think so too, definitely a good work out But so much fun and all the TTD pics are wonderful!

From my experience, i got to the resort Saturday night and met with Miguelina Sunday morning for our wedding coordination meeting. At that moment i decided i wanted to host a reception dinner and had never made previous plans to this. But that meant it had to take place the next day as my Wedding was tuesday. Within 24 hours Miguelina set up my rehearsal dinner for 32 people at Gabi, set menu (with great options that i got to pick), she printed personalized menus for the tables for me and the next day it was all set up perfectly without any issues and at no extra cost. And no offence to Lmazz and her experience and review because every review is appreciated, i just think that when you are on island time...whats the rush? If things are a bit slow, kick your feet up and relax. The reason i am commenting this and not ignoring it is that i know how easily things can stress us out and each and every bride wants their wedding experience (for themselves and guests) to be perfect but you cant sweat the small stuff or you will drive yourself crazy. Embrace every minute you are on your holidays. Take those extra few minutes, when service is slow or the trolley takes a detour, to enjoy the company around you and take in your surroundings. Use the time to take pictures etc... During my stay we stayed one week in the reserve with our 32 guests and one week at Royal Service and no one had any room issues so i guess this has to be hit or miss and perhaps because it was so busy the week they were at the resort they were put in the rooms or buildings not yet renovated. I would ask your TA before hand to put a note on your file that you would like to be in the newly renovated rooms. Also, if you go in a non busy time you will likely get upgraded to the reserve. hope that makes you feel better cdc

Angel's Accents did my flowers and they were AMAZING and great price. She books up quick and is quite popular (which says a lot) so if you are checking out her site and are interested you should be in touch in as much notice as possible. I highly recommend her work. and angel is a doll to talk to.

I think it depends who you fly with but our airline didnt even count the dress, it was considered a "free" article no matter weight size etc it wasnt factored into the carry on allowances.Check with your airline's website on luggage restrictions, they usually list wedding dresses somewhere

Welcome I highly highly recommend Louise Issa. She works for Trip Central in the St.Laurent shopping centre in Ottawa. I'm not sure she would have rates now but wouldnt hurt to call her. She had rates for us almost a year ahead. I'm not sure many resorts release their rates beyond a year ahead of time. I'm from Ottawa so if you are in the Ottawa area and want any help/suggestions...dont hesitate to PM me : Happy planning Janet

WOW!!! just WOW!!! your photog did an amazing job but she had great subjects to shoot Love the old fashioned slumber party idea! My girls and i do this every now and then and its so much fun...great idea for a bachelorette! I think some of the other girls beat me to it but you can get waterproof labels made. Try zazzle, i think they have some! I have never heard of this before! i will have to check it out!

Thanks Doll and welcome back. I have a ton of my pics now, i will be posting to facebook soon. I have done editing and trying to minimize the qty of pics since i have so many LOL you are going to love all the pics of the jewels we have talk soon XO

Hi, I had candles as my centrepieces so my colors were in my linens and decorations otherwise, i even had the palm trees all around lit up in pink blue and green....here is a pic of my table and the lights. They were just setting up sonot all the candles were lit and i also included a pic of the mini version which was on our sweetheart table... I had real touch flowers, everyone thought they were real...i kept my bouquet and i adored how they turned out. That was the best part about real touch for me was that i got to keep the bouquet. I used white, green and pink in the bouquet and wrapped the handle with blue. Quote: Originally Posted by Allie2012 Hey Janet, My colours are fuchsia and turquoise (kind of like aqua blue). What did you guys do for reception centrepieces, and for your bouquet/BM bouquets? I really want real flowers, nothing fake, but I have yet to see any nice ideas involving fuchsia/turquoise. Do you have any pics of your flowers?

Miguelina's email wasnt clear and agreeing that the fee was $1000.00 ....perhaps she was agreeing that their was a fee but she only mentionned the $120 day pass per head. I could be wrong but you may want to confirm that? You may want to also ask her about other photogs as she said the info was circulated to established vendors in Bavaro. I am already married but if i were still planning or had an upcoming wedding, I would be emailing the Miami Head office and making a HUGE stink. If you have already booked they cant just all of a sudden throw these surprise costs into the mix and they certainly cant force you to use a vendor that you dislike for one of the most important days of your life. If they are going to force people to use vendors they should have more then one option. I would also be complaining about this "preferred" vendors attitude and rudeness as i'm sure the sol melia chain would appreciate their "preferred" vendors treat their clients as they should be treated. I'd be threatening to pull my wedding which would mean lost revenue of the wedding plus lost revenue from "X" amount of guests. I'd also be letting them know that you would be sure to spread the word (which is happening anyway) on these forums and tripadvisor etc......the resort will quickly change their tune. Miguelina is great but you need to speak to that "top" management person. Good luck ladies.

Clearly he has no idea what he is talking about and he is just trying to bully you to use his services. Just ignore him and move along in your happy wedding planning and dont let him ruin it. The outside vendor fee is $120 per head and if your photog is a guest at the hotel there is no fee!

Let me know if you need any ideas...these were my colors i also had a bit of lime green in there but minimal The jewels bondgirl posted were my jewels from my TTD...i loved them and they look so good in the pics. You can PM me...i can share pics and video and details

Have you already booked with PPC? If so, they cant all of a sudden charge you. Your date and wedding is booked and if you chose the services of another vendor that is just simply too bad for Arecife. Also, I highly recommend you talk to your coordinator. They cant force you to use Arrecife because they are the preferred vendor of the resort. This is a very personal decision and an important one, your photographs are all you will have left of your wedding day and perhaps Arrecife style and photography is not to your liking and perhaps you are not satisfied with their packages. If they are going to charge $1000.00 they better be prepared to be REALLY flexible with their packages or a lot of brides will be walking away from having their weddings at PPC. And also, I dont think its up to Arrecife to dictate what the charges will be if you dont book with them. I would be livid and fighting this battle to the nines. Good Luck!