Branya2012

I 100% LOVE the dress that I picked! I haven't had one second of dress regret whatsoever! Glad I'm not the only one.

Cool thread! We are getting married December 5, 2012, almost a year to the day that we met each other at a DW in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Since we got together, we have always celebrated December 5 as our anniversary, so when it came to choosing a date for the wedding, my husband-to-be suggested December 5! It's also exactly 6 months from my birthday, so it's easier for him to remember! (What's not easier to remember with iPhones these days anyways?)

Your dress is beautiful! What does the back look like? My dress also has ruching on the bodice and the back laces up, so even though I have lost some weight (currently 11 pounds and working on more) my dress fits amazingly!! And then it will have a little give for the day of, just in case! Congrats on the almost 20 pounds, by the way!!

I'm sure that it makes a difference depending on where you are flying to and from, but the prices for our guests to book went down significantly in the last few months before the wedding (like our family flying from Prince George, BC, Canada to Puerto Vallarta Mexico, saved over $300 when they booked in September for our December wedding compared to people that booked further in advance). I think it all just depends on how many rooms are still available at your resort once it starts getting closer to the wedding. For us, our travel agent was trying to get everyone to book way sooner (we had about 4-5 rooms booked by last September) but if we had the choice to do it again, we probably wouldn't have booked so soon. I would've liked to have waited until even 6 months before the wedding (not necessarily 3, even though that saved our guests a lot of money). Booking with a group makes a difference (which, again, in retrospect, we probably wouldn't have done the group thing, at least not so early) but you never know what could happen with your prices! I am sure the travel agent knows what he/she is talking about, but I just wanted to make the point that we were told our prices were not likely to go down either, and look what happened! Best of luck! And great job focusing on the positive...you and your future husband are getting the wedding of your dreams and whomever makes the trip with you will help to make it a really special day.

False alarm! Dennise is not gone from Adventure weddings! I emailed Blanca, who forwarded my email to Dennise, who just replied to me to say she's still there, busy training and working! She'll be working on my questionnaire tomorrow. Good news, I like her!

You think we'd get a bit of a heads up that Dennise was leaving!! I was right in the middle of emailing details back and forth with her for our December 5, 2012, wedding...no wonder it's been awhile since I've heard back from her!! Thanks for Blanca's email address, BrideDaisy!

Talk to her about it! Even if you have a rocky relationship and she isn't receptive to having an adult conversation about it, you can rest easy that you tried to handle it maturely at first. Good on you for taking the high road to involve your mom in the wedding process! Hopefully she sees your way and can be happy for you (and helpful!) during this time.

I'd try to have an honest discussion with him before rescheduling a wedding date! Tell him exactly what you're telling us. You should be able to have such a frank discussion with the person you are going to spend the rest of your life with! Then you will be able to be the excited bride-to-be, set a date and get everyone excited about your wedding and the trip! Best of luck!

Where are you getting married?? Very exciting that it's coming up fast! Just over a month!

That's so sweet! I love this picture...beautiful ring!!

That is amazingly unique and very special! I've never seen anything like it.

I am 99% sure that I am going to walk down the aisle to Forever by Ben Harper. I was thinking Marry Me by Train, but my fiancee said he'd prefer Forever since the lyrics actually pledge a forever love and not a fantasy (not to know anyone that's using Marry Me - I love that song!!). It was sweet! How could I change my mind after that?!?

That is a beautiful way to tell your story!! Congratulations!! I, too, was completely shocked by my proposal and I agree...that was an amazing feeling!! To hear about the time and effort that he put into getting the ring and planning something special for the moment he proposed (even if it wasn't any more than, this is going to happen today!!) is unlike any other! And the fact that he pulled off the complete surprise! Priceless! Congrats again!

I think it's fine to have just close family/wedding party invited to the rehearsal dinner. Are you arriving at the resort only the day before the wedding? Because you could always have welcome drinks on the first night you are there and then a private rehearsal dinner the night before the wedding. But like you said, you don't want to overbook. Also, if people are only coming for a long weekend, it's probably best to leave them to their own devices for the most part. In my opionion. We are going to have a private "rehearsal dinner" even though there will be no rehearsing. Lol. We are thinking that on the night before the wedding we will take my fiancee's parents and brother and my mom out for a nice dinner off of the resort. We aren't having a wedding party or else we'd probably bring them, too. We are having a much smaller wedding (expecting about 20-25 people, currently have 17 booked) but I don't feel bad about leaving them to have a private dinner the night before the wedding. The wedding reception is the big dinner/party for everyone!! Just as a final thought...do what you want and what feels right for you! I don't think that all those guests would feel slighted if they weren't invited to the rehearsal dinner, and it's an added bonus that you guys are thinking of doing a champagne brunch the day after!

Congratulations and happy planning!!!

I agree! I've heard a lot of ladies say that their dresses are even cleaner afterwards! I am doing a TTD, probably the day after the wedding.

Amazing! Thanks for the tutorial! I am looking forward to channeling my inner craftiness on this one! Thankfully, I think I'll only make one for me.

Great news!! Now you're not too far off schedule!

Wow, Congrats on your wedding and thanks for writing from your hotel room/honeymoon! We have gotten every excuse under the sun (when a simple, it's not going to work for us would suffice) so it's great to hear that even though you went through what a lot of us brides are going through now, you had the perfect wedding!!! So glad to hear that everyone got along so well that you're even planning future trips! That's awesome! Congrats again! And thanks a lot for the words of wisdom! I think that's a great stance to take...just tell the people that don't do that they really missed a great time. There are so many things that I know I want to say to people that have bad excuses for not going (like my future brother-in-law and his wife that refuse to leave their kids behind for a week to come to our wedding together, but three months after our wedding they are leaving their kids with his parents to spend a week in Vegas. How is that different?? I have no idea!), but just telling them that you had a great time and that they missed out is just perfect! Cause it's true...everyone that doesn't go to all of our weddings, no matter the reason, is just missing out!!

Oh no! Sorry to hear that, how unfortunate! Hopefully they are replaced with no hassle...keep us posted!

Beautiful pics! I love your fiancee's hat!

Not sure what your mom's budget is, but my mom got her dress from Storybook Weddings (in PG). She paid around $300 and they altered it, including making straps. She is very happy with it! It took some time to be made, but if you have time to spare, check it out!

Wow! Congratulations! Gorgeous ring! Sounds amazing that you were planning your own engagement party! Happy planning!

Gorgeous dress! Very sexy. I love the blue sash!

I would rather be hot. (I am always cold...) Would you rather be permanently bald or permanently have "Rapunzel" length hair?