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Mimi, you're photos are absolutely gorgeous! Looks like it was an amazing day. You are glowing. I feel the same way about photos of me, so I'm looking forward to having ***** as a photographer. I was wondering where you ordered your guestbook from? I was looking to do one just like that for our own wedding.

Hey ladies, I could really use your help with a dilemma that I've been having. Our wedding is May of next year. I currently have two maid of honors who I asked to stand up with me at the start of the year. These girls are really good friends that I've had since 2006. I had a bridesmaid as well, but she back out due to financial reasons. I have a friend, named Alison, that I have been friends with since we were both 10. I did not ask her to be a bridesmaid because at the time she was in school with no job, and I wasn't even sure if she'd be able to make it to the wedding. I didn't want to place a financial burden on her because I know how much her and her family struggles. However, as time goes past, I realize that I really want Alison to have an honored role on our wedding day, and I'd love for her to stand up beside me on the big day. I also realize that it was wrong of me to not let her say "yes" or "no" to being a bridesmaid based on how I saw her current situation to be. That is a decision she should have been able to make herself. What I'm wondering is, how late is too late to ask someone to be a bridesmaid? Would it be rude if I asked her now? Or if I just explain the situation honestly (that I should have asked her from the start, and that I did not want to place a financial burden on her), do you think it's okay? I would not be asking Alison to replace anyone that isn't there, as she should have been there from the start. My maid of honors have not got their dresses yet (though they really need to asap) so Alison wouldn't have missed out on anything in that regards either. The other option I thought of that would give her a role in the wedding, would be to ask her to do a reading during the ceremony. I'd also ask her get ready with us the morning of the wedding. Should I give her both options? I'm so confused and I feel horrible every day that goes by. Any opinions would be so appreciated!!

Hi MissyBee. I put "Jellyfish Restaurant" on our invitations.

Hahaha, I know!! It's a great board for inspiration, but horrible when there's a specific picture I'm looking for.

Here's mine wedding board: http://pinterest.com/kschnella/dream-wedding/ I reeeeally need to clean it up. There's way too many pins and I'm sure I have doubles of a lot of stuff. But there's plenty of inspiration there.

Ohhh, I didn't even notice that! Thanks for pointing that out. Maybe I'll just order one for myself to see what the quality is like.

I think it would look amazing! The dark, rich colours really pop against the sand. I chose teal for my main colour.

I feel like my fiance might be a little unnerved if a male photographer had taken boudoir photos of me as opposed to a female photographer. If you're looking for someone in London, I would highly recommend HRM. We used Heather for our engagement photos and she totally puts you at ease and is so easy to get along with. I'm hoping to have her take some boudoir photos before our wedding date. For boudoir, she really emphasizes it being a comfortable, safe environment.

This site is great and the customer service has been amazing so far. It's only been 4 days since I signed up.

Hey ladies, does anyone have prices for the spa at the resort? I'm hoping to find out manicure, pedicure and hair prices, but also spa packages for a girl's day. Thanks if anyone can help!

Ugggghh, I hate that excuse too that "we can't afford it". One of my bridesmaids bailed due to money issues a few months back (money issues in the sense that she didn't want to cut back on eating out all the time in order to be able to go). I got a message from one of my Maid of Honors over the weekend asking if she could book her trip outside of the group because she wouldn't be able to save up the money in time for the start of January when the final payment is due. She still hasn't paid her deposit and it was due a month ago! Never mind the fact that by the time the final payment is actually due, she would have had a full year to save up. If she had mentioned a few months ago that she was having problems and didn't know if she could pay the full amount, I would not have hesitated to help her out. It is so important to me that she be there. But she brought up the whole "no money" issue a month after deposit was due, after she had just got back from a trip to Cuba. Yeah, she went on a trip to Cuba and now she has no money. I've been livid for the past week.

This is the wording I used: Please know that gifts are not expected, needed, nor required. Your presence at our ceremony and celebration is the best gift that we could ever ask for. However, to make things easier, we have registered at Honeyfund as well as Home Outfitters since we have had a few inquiries. However, some point after us deciding on this wording, my fiance deciding that registering was rude because it looked like we expected gifts, even though I explained that it's a wedding and regardless of how many time you say "no gifts", someone will want to buy a gift. Ugh, men. So we don't even have this up on our website yet.

Hi Emily! No I haven't picked out a band yet. I've tried on some with diamonds and some that are just plain and I don't really like the look of either with the ring. Have you been looking?

Haha, thanks Chocotaco and Courtney! I'll have to keep that in mind. Maybe I could make some extra cash on the side.

My ring, taken right after we got engaged. I just realized that I don't have a really nice picture of the ring on my hand.

Have you been in contact with Mayte yet? I'm sure it's totally doable. I've seen pictures of weddings there with only 10 people or so. I don't think it would be worth it to rent out the whole restaurant, of course. But I'm sure they would put together a lovely ceremony and dinner for you, just as they do for everyone else.

Gorgeous Miss B! I love all the detail in the skirt. It looks great on you and I'm sure it'll be fun to wear on your big day!

Your photos are absolutely gorgeous and your home decor is stunning. I love it! I'm sorry but I have to ask if getting the photos printed on watercolour paper is a special thing that just you thought of, or if this is something I can request somewhere. I'm in love with the look of it.

Lovely! It has a Grecian look to it.

Gorgeous! I love the lace.

Those are lovely Chelsea! I'll definitely be in contact regarding some barefoot jewelry for myself and my bridal party.

Haha, exactly. But seriously, you picked a great resort so they shouldn't be complaining! You did the hard work for them. If some of my guests had their way, we'd be staying in some cheap-o two star resort just to save some coin. I know we're going to do excursions, but what exactly I haven't decided on. I also haven't decided whether we will "plan" one for our guests. My maid of honor is so gun-ho about the excursions and she keeps asking if I've looked into this one or that, but I really haven't decided yet! I think I'd like to go on La Barcaza at some point, it looks really nice. I don't think it's something that has to be planned that far in advance anyhow, so I'm not too concerned about it at the moment. If you do decide to go on an excursion, let me know. Maybe we'll book the same one.

That dress is stunning!! It looks amazing on you too. Congrats!