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That would be great!!!! How is your planning going?

That's awesome that you made it through Shay!!! I have been having a hard time feeling motivated the last 2 days since I have a cold. I have stuck with it though even when I felt that between jumping jacks, jump rope and coughing that I was going to fall over. I am proud that I have stuck with it where before I would have taken a break and had to start all over again. Seeing some results even small ones helps though

Hi I am only getting my daily digest once and awhile. It used to work but it has stopped recently. My subscriptions that I set in Immediate are hardly coming is as well. I am not sure if it's something I have done or a bug. I know its not my email since I get my PM's and some immediate updates but not all of them. Thanks for your help.

Hi Ladies We where going to get married at the Barcelo Palace but now we are looking at the Dreams RC for our May 2013 wedding, and I was wondering if anyone that has gotten married there can tell me how the service was, how where the WC? Thanks,

Thanks ladies, I am having fun with all of the DIY stuff and planning I have even used an on-line website that I shared here to play with flower designs. We have told people about the date change and are now wondering when we should send the save the dates. We have to wait until some resort stuff is finalized but after that we think maybe we should send them by May. We had originally picked the Barcelo Palace for our wedding but the response time and help I am getting is lackluster to put it nicely. I love the resort and people rave about it but the packages are super expensive especially compared to other resorts. The other one we are looking at is the Dreams Riviera Cancun, it looks beautiful and correspondence to my questions is fantastic. The weeding packages are great too, my only problem is that I don't know anyone who has stayed there like I do with Barcelo. We have never traveled before and are super excited, but it's hard because we want to wedding to be beautiful and memorable for the right reasons. It's also hard that we are getting lots of options form family about everything, a lot of them prefer the pacific side cause they have been there and say it's cheaper, they also say the Caribbean side is "overrated". We love the idea of the Caribbean ocean but it's hard when we are getting flack. Sorry for the long rant but I really need some advice. Thanks for your help I have been super stressed about it lately.

It's http://www.bestdestinationwedding.com/t/78640/2013-healthy-brides-challenge-get-right-for-the-isle

I am getting married in May 2013, and I already have lots planned and have picked up lots of great items and ideas form other brides here. My fiance thinks I am nuts for buying stuff now and planning so much. I am so glade I found this website!!!

Thanks Shay for the tips!!! right now I am doing Jillian Michaels 30Day Shred and extra Bicycle Crunches, I am also watching my calories. Has anyone had success with the 30 day shred?

I thought I would also share that if anyone has an Iphone there is an app called My fitness pal where you can scan what you eat and it helps track your calories. You can also add friends and motivate each other which I think is great!!!!

Wow these numbers sort of freak me out, I haven't measured in a long time.

I am nervous about that part too since I am big, but I think it will be great motivation to get healthy especially with all of us doing ti together. Thanks Shay for starting the thread and doing spreadsheets that is so nice of you.

Shay you beat me too it I was just thinking the same thing. I defiantly agree with you about it being a health thing apposed to just being about weight Thank you

Mine aren't so great yet as you see above. I am getting better though

Thanks Pappy!!!

I can't find their site with samples for Canada, I found the US one and they said samples for US residents only. Do you have a link?

Thanks for sharing!!!

What company is your travel agent with? that's awesome that you get price assurance. I should ask about that, is it with Air Transat?

We just had to change our date from February 18 to May 18 2013, to accommodate some family members and to reduce costs. It is okay though because May 18 is our 11 yr anniversary!!! We are also in the midst of looking for a new resort since we had originally picked the Barcelo Palace but almost of the guests found it to expensive and we where having a hard time getting anything form the WC I emailed a month ago with no response. I also found that most other resorts have more reasonable wedding packages. It is hard though since I had my heart set on it for a long time. We are looking at the Dreams Riviera Cancun and The Now and the Gran Bahia Tulum. The Dreams is so far my favorite, and the they have been great with my questions so far. Any advice???? Also, I too was having a hard time getting prices form my TA even for Feb, she gave me prices for this year but said that I can't get next year until August. She suggested Air Transat and they have a pre booking number thing but we still can't book until August when the prices come out. Maybe I should look for another TA.

I am in the 15th sounds great!!!! I really need this too it's hard to stay motivated alone.

/i think that it's a fantastic idea to do check in's, I think it would help us all stay motivated and we could encourage each other. I know I hate trying to do it alone. I am not sure about the pic part for me since I am super self concious but I could think about it. I think bi weekly check ins with weights is fantastic. Are we going to keep it on this thread or another one and when do we start?

Your welcome!!! I am having lots of fun playing with different designs, I think I even made my perfect bouquet a minute ago. It's defiantly worth the cost to me, since I can't go down ahead of time.

Hi I found this site that allows you to design your bouquets and other flower arrangements on line. http://www.designedbythebride.com They have some free options and if you subscribe it's $4 a week or $12 a month and it opens up more design options. I am having a hard time finding a bouquet I like so I designed these (My favorite one is on the right): They need a little work but it was my first try I just thought I would share in case anyone else is stuck like I was.

Hi I am looking for any purple wedding items including card stock for my wedding next year. I am also looking for extra items for my bags like hand sanitizer, sleep masks, Advil, sunscreen, after sun care, stuff for kids and other goodies. Thanks for your help

Try Cards and pockets.com they ship to Canada and if you want samples they ship for free.

Do you know if you will be doing one for the Barcelo Maya palace in Riviera Maya Mexico?