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Here is a better picture of the dress. My pic is just so dark. all the dark spots are swarovsky crystals and reflects so beautifully but not too much

aaaahhhh thanks girls!!! I really LOVE it!! Oh and I made a mistake lol 26 days til the wedding but only 23 DAYS until we leave!!! It is coming up so fast! Alex you are almost there too. You will be going only 12 days after me and then I will be jealous of you because my trip will be over! Oh and i think you will love the Rondoval Suite. We almost booked that!

Alex: Looks like you had a great time on your hen night!! So happy for you!!! Good idea on the hair/makeup I was actually thinking about that this weekend wondering if that is enough time. I think I will move it up to noon. 3 hours should be enough time but I don't think 2 hours would be enough. The dress fitting went great and I still totally LOVE the dress!!! The picture doesn't do it justice because you can't see all the beadwork and rhinestones on it. I think it will be beautiful reflecting off the sun. Still looking for a veil but going out this weekend and I'm sure I'll find what I'm looking for. Oh and 26 days til we leave!!!!

Hi Everyone...gosh have been just so busy. My son is on two baseball teams so on top of everything else we pretty much are at his games every night. He had a fabulous game last night and got the game ball (MVP). I'm picking up the wedding dress on Saturday!!! Everyone say a little prayer for me that it isn't still tight LOL. I am so sore today because Bob and I did a 6:00 a.m. bootcamp workout yesterday and OMG!!! LOL but I did love it...he hated it but is willing to give it a shot again I have always enjoyed working out; just stepping it up for Antigua. Nancy: Welcome to the site and congratulations on your upcoming wedding. Some of us are still in the planning process and getting ready and others as you can see have just gotten back and have been so helpful with the information coming back. Sarah: How are the newly weds doing ??? I read your review on trip advisor. Great review and you have been such a help to us. THANK YOU!!! I got the Butler list and thanks so much! We are going to put our requests in and try to use them to make our stay even more enjoyable but we may get out there and like you said not really need them as much. Your pictures all look so much fun. I have been on trip advisor reading all the reviews and it is so wonderful that almost all of them are so good. Really a lot of info there. Just so exciting. Alex: I am with you on the whole new job thing. I HATE starting a new job! I hope it calms down for you. You will really be ready for Antigua by then. Your veil sounds beautiful. I am looking for one with some crystals or something on it too to try to catch the sunlight. I'm a romantic too lol. I know you can't wait to get your dress. We are staying in the Mediterranean Honeymoon Sunset Penthouse One Bedroom Oceanview Suite LOL. We have a butler and concierge. I don't know why it would have both??? but it does. Those suites are either located on the 6th floor of the Cypress tower or the 4th floor of the Almond Building. I called Sandals yesterday and put in a request to have our room in the Cypress Tower. On the map it just looks like it is a better view of the ocean and it is higher up too. I also read somewhere that it is $30 to have your dress steamed which isn't bad at all. I have hair and make-up at 1:00 p.m. and then wedding is at 3:00 p.m. Hopefully it won't rain!!! I wonder what they do if it is raining? I wish these WCs were all on the same page because she did not even give me an option of a $375 cd package So worried about the photography but maybe shouldn't over worry about it. Oh another thing: My friends/family/coworkers are throwing us a big wedding shower the week before we leave, and I found on the Sandals site that you can do a registry with them. So...we set it up where they can buy an excursion or spa packages or put money towards our trip where we can use it for photography or anything we want. I am so excited about that because we have everything and this way our friends/family can get us a gift which we truly will be able to enjoy and have fun with. So, just wanted to pass that on to you guys in case you hadn't seen it. Hope everyone is doing well! I won't give you our countdown today LOL!!

Hi ladies! I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. We were so busy and had a nice cookout with our "Brady Bunch" for Father's Day I pick up the wedding dress on Saturday with my daughter and my soon-to-be step-daughter. Lets hope it fits! We have 30 days until we leave and I just can't stop counting down the days. I know we are probably driving everyone crazy with our countdown but we are so flipping excited. I have decided I am going to wear a veil so just have to find one now at a reasonable price. Thanks Sarah for all the info. I got confused with the dinner. Were you guys in a Butler suite? and if so, any recommendations on how to use the Butlers? I read somewhere to let them know ahead of time what we want and it will be ready by our arrival Just keeping busy now and working out like crazy to get ready for those bikinis

Thanks Sarah I will look into it here to see about a refresher course. My certification is through PADI but I got certified in Okinawa, Japan about 20 years ago and haven't gone on any dives in like 18 years so I don't even know if I have a record of it. If we have to get totally certified all over again might just stick to snorkeling expecially since you said the diving wasn't fabulous. I think we might go ahead and just pay for the $500 small package of photos and then at least we have the photographers for sure. Still debating the video??? Are you getting the video Alex?? Also not sure I want to spend the extra money on the ocean front private dinner if you don't think it is worth it. Did you use the spa for anything. I am booked for hair and makeup and we are really wanting to do the couples massage.

Sarah the review is soooo helpful. You said you didn't pay for pictures ahead of time. So how did you do it? Ebony said we had to purchase some sort of package in advance in order to have the photographers so we were worried that we wouldn't have photographers booked if we didn't do that, but it sounds like you still had the photographers and made your decisions afterwards. We have debated the video too? Did you get scuba qualified over there? and if so, how much was that? I used to be Scuba qualified but it's been 20 years. Your pictures look so fun and I know your guests must have had a fabulous time. We cannot wait!!!

QUESTION TO ALL SANDALS BRIDES ... DOES ANYONE KNOW IF THEY WILL STEAM YOUR WEDDING DRESS UPON ARRIVAL? HAS ANYONE HAD ANY ISSUES WITH TRAVELING ON THE PLANE WITH THE DRESS IN THE GARMENT BAG?

QUESTION TO ALL ANTIGUA BRIDES ... DOES ANYONE KNOW IF THEY WILL STEAM YOUR WEDDING DRESS UPON ARRIVAL? HAS ANYONE HAD ANY ISSUES WITH TRAVELING ON THE PLANE WITH THE DRESS IN THE GARMENT BAG? Alex thanks for the heads up. I researched on line the dress box you mentioned and found a site that said in the old days you could hang your dress up but not all airlines let you do that anymore. Didn't even think about it. Are you boxing your dress? There is no way I am checking it with my checked luggage cuz I just know it will get lost and then what

aaahhh beautiful pictures Sarah. We want to scuba dive soooo bad. Please give all the details:) You beautiful and happy! Can't wait to see and hear more!!

Nancy that dress is beautiful. I think the dress is the hardest thing to pick out. I have changed my mind so many times but finally a few weeks ago found the one and it actually made me cry when I put it on. I knew instantly that was the one. Nothing like waiting til the last minute. I will pick it up next week and post a picture. Trying to decide now how to wear my hair and whether or not to use a veil. We are having our wedding at Sandals Antigua. We leave July 20 and wedding is July 23rd. Not too much longer We are also doing the BB package with the sand ceremony and everyone has told us we can wait to make the decisions so you still have plenty of time.

You will be fine with all the excitement! Enjoy your trip and your wedding. Can't wait to see the pictures and hear about it when you get back.

Most of the resorts have gyms. We are going to be on the island 3 days before our wedding too. I have decided I am going to work out the days leading up to the wedding and eat lots of fruit. We may get our drink on a little but are really trying to save it until the wedding and after so there is NO BLOATING!!!

Thanks I have started bodypump (a weight circuit training workout - I LOVE it) at my gym at 6:00 a.m. and then a late night work out with my fiance. That on top of eating right should be good. I hope. I am a firm believer in the working out part I just don't think you can get the same results without it. Need to tone up this tushy for 9 days in a bikini LOL. One day at a time.

Alex: I was just planning on hanging it on the plane in the garment bag. Don't know anything about the travel box. Do you think that would be better??? Still trying to decide on whether or not to wear a veil though. I know my fiance would like me to wear one. Are you wearing a veil? We picked up our wedding rings this weekend and just waiting on passports to come in. Seems to be taking forever ... hmmmm. I need to check on that. I keep having this feeling like I am forgetting something...I know these next few weeks are going to fly by.