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hey everyone I need a suggestion for a place to reserve a welcome dinner off the resort- on 5th avenue I guess. I have a lot of guests offsite. Any great suggestions? We'll have around 20 people.

http://www.express.com/clothing/textured+knit+fit+and+flare+dress/pro/9346937/cat550001 Here is a new simple one from Express. I have my eye on it .

wow congrats!!

So Ladies- what is everyone doing at the moment? I am actually a May bride: My OOT are pretty much near completion- not worried about them at this point. My first dress fitting is in 2 weeks. Scared to death about this one!! Buying the groom and best man suits next weekend. Taking dance lessons- and trying to finalize all the music choices. Flowers picked and ordered - some from the resort and some real touch. I am trying to get started on orgnazing schedule and activities from the time people arrive until the honeymoon. I have shoes- hope they work, no earrnigs yet. Shower/Bachelorette party planned. I am stressed that I havent started creating programs or menus or done ANYTHING on vistaprint. I paid for my invitations and STD from sellers. What am I NOT doing that I SHOULD be?

Klcunni- I am on mobile right now but will send it this evening or tmrw promise!

I am curious too!

I saw those bags on here from ikea! I love them and I love ikea! I am six hours away though I will make a trip in 3 weeks I just hope they are still there. They even have gray and gray is one of my wedding colors,yellow and gray.

So ladies help me out with the cake stand. Apparently Royal doesn't offer them. Just a flat plain one. I had kinda hoped to have it standing and pretty. Am I missing something or does it not matter? With everything I'm hauling down do I really want to pack a cake stand? I really thought the resort would offer options.

OMG THAT IS IT!!! I am jumping out of my chair! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!

Another topic- cake stands. Do I need a cake stand to lift my cake up or do I just deal with the flat plain one that comes with it? Anybody hauling a cake stand down to Mexico?

I am hiring Doremixx and he is bringing cold fireworks. He didnt even ask me he said it is not optional. I never once discussed it with my WC.

I am an Alfred Angela bride! #850. LOVE them all!!!

I have had horrible response on the RSVP's. Some who I knew were booked didn't even return them. I guess they "assumed". Some let us know verbally- which is ok I am good with that. But some just didn't respond at all. I really think this is super rude. I couldnt imagine doing that to someone. If you cant make it just put it in the mail and say no. I am weeks past the RSVP due date. I so want to put something on FB about RSVP ettiquette but I won't. I will however send them a note to let me know one way or the other. My invite was not a joke!!!

LOVE these pics!!! Really great photography!!

Bella- I hadnt planned on ANY children thus why I picked Royal PDC. But now I have 3 coming. The Gran Porto is right next door and in the same family of resorts and they allow children. It's easy to walk between the hotels and you will still incur some charges but not as bad. Looking back, if I had known some people would still insist on bringing the kids I would have chosen a family resort. How many do you think will be coming? If you can plan for it I would. What is going to happen now is we'll have to go off resort more often to include our guests with kids. If there arent too many coming then consider Gran Porto next door.

Yes and compared to the resort prices of $65 per table for "crap" I will deal with it!

Ladies- looking for templates and examples of the day-of events. Really detailed from breakfast to last dance! I've seen a great one posted but cannot dig it up now.

I am trying to fit going to the IKEA in Dallas over the next month or so to get these lanters! It's a six hour drive for me but I have my heart set on them now.

Ladies- somewhere I saw a really detailed schedule of activities attachement for the wedding day which someone posted. Does anyone have this? I am wanting to start on the details and have an example to follow. I cant find it anywhere!! It's only 104 days!

I would ask your TTD photographer for advice. They do it all the time and they know!

It all depends on if you have the people coming who mean the most to you. We only have 17 and I knew this going in and I am ok with that! I am 4 months out and also have to assume that someone will cancel on me. If the group had gotten too small I would have considered just getting married him and I on the beach by ourselves, then having a reception at home. You might consider this! It's less stressful and romantic at the same time.

Ladies- I started ChaLean Extreme from Beachbody. I highly, highly recommend it. Here are a few reasons: 1. You can start at any level. Everyone is at different stages. You may be able to do curls with 5 pounds or 20 pounds, you can start comfortably at your starting point and work up. You need to already be pretty strong to start Insanity or P90X. 2. Chalene motivates! She says the right thing at the right time. She makes you laugh..and even wanna cry sometimes when she makes you feel so good about what you just accomplished! She is a woman just like you and me, a mother, a friend. She is passionate and not fake. 3. It comes with a great meal plan and recipes to follow to fuel your body and put on muscle rather than just loose water weight 4. Its so much easier than going to the gym! Push play at home! 5.THE BIGGEST REASON: it's more geared towards a womans body. P90X does a lot of pull ups where as Chalean does a lot of squats. Girls- we need our squats for these bikinis we have to be in on the beach. She targets the muscle groups we girls want to tone up througout every exercise and disc and she tells you WHY you need to be doing this. 6. Rather than exhaust yourself with a milion reps of heavy swinging weights which doesnt work or hours on the treadmill, she teaches you to lift heavy and slow and put on muscle to torch away the fat. Do you wanna just loose "weight" or do you want the body that will turn heads? ChaLean!!! http://www.beachbody.com/product/fitness_programs/chalean_extreme.do

Thanks so much for taking the time to put this thread together! It helps so much!!! I love the advice of the girls during the planning process but I feel like the advice from the girls after they come back and it's done is THE REAL DEAL. XOXO!!

No- but I will post some when I go for my first fitting in a few months!

This is my dress- just bought today!! It's Alfred Angelo.