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Originally Posted by coconoir1908 
 

My something blue, which was also new :-)

 

 

 

Very nice! I love those shoes.

I bought my STD magnets at magnetstreet and I was very impressed with the quality and prices.  So just wanted to share with everyone that they do run a couple sweepstakes for free STD, free programs, $200 towards wedding stationary etc.  I actually just won $200.00 towards wedding stationary and can use them towards my wedding invitations. The $200.00 I won will definatley come in handy and was a great surprise and all it took was entering some basic information.  Right now they are running a sweepstakes for 250 free wedding favors.  I just wanted to spread the word about magnetstreet and wish good luck to all the girls who enter.  

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Originally Posted by MrsPeele2B 
 

I'm crushed... I knew this could be a possibility but I just wasn't prepared for that answer. I'm upset, I'm hurt, I'm angry and mad. Not to be petty... but I helped her with everything, I went over the top for her wedding, bridal shower, bachelorette party, baby shower christening... and the list goes on. I don't wanna sound whiny, or cranky but I'm just hurt and disappointed.

 

I don't know what to do because I don't want her to know. I'm also very passive aggressive so, I'm bound to ignore her at the drop of the hat (immature I know). I'm just..... reeling with emotion right now. So allow me to have the moment of dramatics.

 

 

Anyone else gone through this? How did you cope? How did you maintain your relationship?  this -ish sucks man.

Sorry to hear she said no but its good to get an answer now and move forward.  I know it sucks when you do so much for others and when its your turn its not given back.  It just means you are a good friend not saying she is not a good friend but right now at the stage of her life she just can't do it.  She didn't have to flat out say no the way she did either she could still help you in other ways and be there for you.  It'll take time to get over it I know i'm going through it too.  I asked a really good friend of 29 years to be my bridesmaid 2 months ago and I have yet to get an answer I mean I know its a NO now but so rude for her to completely ignore me.  At least you got the no and can move on and find someone who you are close to who really wants to do it and will be supportive along the way.  In the end the only 2 people who need to be at your wedding are you and your fiance.  Good luck to you and hope your planning goes smooth.

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Originally Posted by agale86 
 

I would recommend that everyone get trash the dress photos! We paid $600 for a 1 hour session, but it was totally worth it. Our TTD pics turned out to be my favorite pics we got. It was really fun to do too. The experience is worth it! Now we have pictures that are beautiful enough to blow up as pieces of art too!

 

As for the dress, I got a polyester dress from Davids Bridal in their $99 sale. The only real similarity to my actual dress was the sweetheart neckline. It was perfect though! The polyester didn't absorb water which made it easy to work with. It also worked really well in the water and mad for pretty pics.

 

If you don't want to spend the extra money on a second dress, everyone says that their dress comes out fine after a good rinse. I was just too nervous to try that....

 

My two cents though.... Every bride deserves to get a beautiful set of pictures like this! TOTALLY WORTH IT!

 

 

 

Theuy came out great!!

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Originally Posted by newlyengaged13 
 

 

Oh can you please let me know how you make out?

Yeah I tried reaching out to Kalena from palace resorts to see if I can meet with someone from JSAV when I go on my site visit, I hope she can make it happen.  If we do get to meet i'll let you know how it goes.

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Originally Posted by newlyengaged13 


I agree. That's why I haven't booked my dj yet. I want to hear their work And see how they interact with the crowd and how they mix the songs.

The issue that I'm having with these different dj companies is that they all say its hard to send samples of an actual wedding bc every wedding is different with different styles of music.

I have had a few dj's email me some videos and its kind of hard to listen to the music and it is true. Some of the songs they play I would not personally like to hear in my wedding. So it's very much a personal preference.

I wish this part was easy. I'm looking for. Dj with. Ny style. Playing nonstop party songs that we dance to in the city. He needs to mix English and Spanish. But for a younger crowd. I don't want a stuffy party.

That's the same style I'm going for too.  My guests are going to be mostly in their 20's and 30's and we are from NJ so we love to party, I want the right party atmosphere no cheesy wedding music.  We are also hispanic so we need a good mix of spanish and english music.  I'm going on my site visit in a month so I was hoping to meet the DJ that JSAV had or at least see some videos of weddings they've done before I book them since it's a pretty big expense.  I would like to go with the vendor that the hotel works with to avoid paying the outside vendor fee.

Can someone please send me this list too. My email is [email protected] this would come in handy for my site visit next month. Thanks in advance!!

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Originally Posted by shmanderz 
 

 

Oh my gosh, same with ours! lol. But honestly I would rather put most of my money into the photos that are going to last forever. Also the sky terrace areas dont need much decoration since the scenery and location is so beautiful on its own! Don and I are doing the complimentary package for the ceremony and then just keeping things reallllly simple for the reception with soft ambient lighting and white linens and the hanging lanterns. My theory is no one is going to remember the color of the napkins, chair covers and huge centerpieces so why waste the money on that sort of stuff! lol

I'm doing the same thing I'm doing the complimentary package and keeping the decorations at a minium.  I think the resort and view of the beach is what everyone will remember I'll add my own touches and bring some things from home but not going to go too crazy with flowers and other decorations.  I need to use my money for the important things like photos lol.

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Originally Posted by shmanderz 
 

So ladies we took the plunge and have officially just paid our deposit and signed the contract with Del Sol for photography.  From the first moment I saw their photos I was in love.  I am thrilled to finally have a big detail like this locked down.  Makes the wedding seem much more real now!! lol

Yay! Good choice shmanderz.  I booked Del Sol for my engagement pictures and will be doing them in October when I go for my site visit.  I also fell in love with their style I only hope my fiance ends up loving them just as much as me and we can book them for our wedding as well.  The only thing with choosing them is most of our wedding budget is going to photography.  I'm sure its well worth it because after the wedding is over photos is all we have, right?? lol

I would like to get some information on them as well. This was the DJ company my contact at my hotel gave me but I didn't really get any info about the DJ it self it was more about the packages and what was included.  I want to see or hear some of their work before we make a decision to go with them.

Any Leblanc 2013-2014 brides?

I plan on bringing them to Cancun with me and have them in their rooms so when they get there they are surprised.  That's the plan but who knows things could change by then i'm going to try to keep them light and not fill them up with stuff they won't actually use.  It also will depend on how many people actually end up going.

I'm also having my mom walk me down the aisle.  Not sure what i'm doing about the dance though if my grandpa goes then i'll do the grandfather/granddaughter dance lol.  He was always there for me like a father so I would love to do have my dance with him.  Not sure if my mom would be up to a mother/daughter dance.  

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Originally Posted by ChelseaCat802 
 

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Originally Posted by NJBride2014 
 

 

I know what you mean I have Coral and Turquoise as my wedding colors too and there are so many different shades of coral it can make you crazy.  My birdesmaids haven't picked their dresses yet but I'm sure I'm going to go nuts trying to find the right one.  I see you are from Jersey, so am I.  Did you find your bridesmaids dresses at a store by you?? I don't know where to even start.

 

I'm doing coral and turquoise as well! David's Bridal has a really nice true coral - it's called Coral Reef - I bought chiffon bridesmaids dresses and it so far matches everything. Turquoise I think is harder than Coral to find because people think aqua and turquoise and tiffany blue are the same. I went with the color "pool" for my MOH dress and love how it turned out

Yes, you ar right turquoise is a tough color too.  MY MOH of is also wearing a turquoise dress and my bridesmaids are doing coral I love the color combo.  I hope I have good luck picking the right colors and that the girls all love their dresses.

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Originally Posted by KayaWasTaken 

My colors are Coral and Turquoise, and, boy, did I not know what I was getting myself into... Both these colors apparently mean something different to each different company, and I'm a bit nuts about matching! Well, now I have swatches from pretty much every dress maker out there, but I LOVE the coral we went with...

Wtoo Crystal Chiffon in Coral... Actually doing all different styles, but the color and fabric really pulls them together! And the girls are happy, since their styles are *quite* different, lol.

 

I know what you mean I have Coral and Turquoise as my wedding colors too and there are so many different shades of coral it can make you crazy.  My birdesmaids haven't picked their dresses yet but I'm sure I'm going to go nuts trying to find the right one.  I see you are from Jersey, so am I.  Did you find your bridesmaids dresses at a store by you?? I don't know where to even start.

I'm also a NJ bride getttng married on May 4th, 2014 in Cancun.  The costs up here to hold a wedding are just not worth it for me.  I'd much rather go away and have a smaller more intimate wedding in a beautiful place.  And party for a week straight with my loved ones.

Originally Posted by Jenn963 

 

I'm not sure which forum to post this in but I thought perhaps this was the most appropriate one; 

 

A couple of weeks ago, my bridesmaids and my mom surprised me with an oh-so-cute bridal shower a couple weeks ago!! I was blown away by all the details and work they put in.  My fiance was in on it and can you believe he didn't even give out ONE CLUE?! i was in shock (he sucks at keeping surprises lol).

I wanted to put it out there because I loved everything about it and I had such a great time! It took place at my bridesmaid's back yard and it was a perfect summer day.  She had invited me to her mom's "birthday party" and she cleverly told me the dress code was "garden chic"...she said a cute summer dress...So that's what I went with.  Here are some pics of that day  

 

cupcakes and candy bar....and the carved watermelon my bridesmaid made  

 

my cake!!! it was so cute! and tasted DELISSHHHH!

 

my table where i sat with my mom/mominlaw/bridesmaids...every table had a cute tea -set as pictured here:

 

this is me cutting my beautiful cake   they had picture frames with love quotes and pictures of my Fiance and I on all the tables.....and of course the tea sets and vases with flowers....

 

 

my family playin the "toilet paper wedding dress" game.

 

my bridesmaids gave everyone who attended (all ladies) sun hats like in that last picture.  they wrote inside the hat "Jenn's Bridal Shower - August 11, 2013 as a take home gift....they also had prizes for winners...and they played various games....ate some good food.  Oh and my bff (who is a photographer) had a mini-photoshoot with everyone....we had everyone take a pic with me individually so that I could have as reminders It was all so sweet and so well-planned....

 

My wedding is not until November....I definitely didn't plan on getting a bridal shower so early on...but because of the unpredictable weather in Canada, it was a great time to throw this party....I was and am super grateful !!! I can't stop gushing about how cute it was  

Everything looks so nice and well planned.  Kuddos to your wedding party and family its so thoughtful that they surpised you like that.  Looked like a lot of fun.  Only a little over 2 months until your big day....Yay! 

Originally Posted by niknic456 

 

My little Tookie...clearly all he does is sleep all day!!!

 

 

 

awww so cute.

Originally Posted by astaats83 

 

So my FI and I want to take a trip back down to Riviera Maya to look at more resorts so we can narrow it down for our wedding party.  Has anyone ever done this before?  I don't want to have to pay $1,000 for a few days to stay at one resort, its not a vacation, I'm scouting. Does anyone know of a service or someone that does this?  Is this a WC or TA duty?

I don't know if every resort/hotel does this but I know that my hotel Le Blanc Spa Resort which is a Palace Resort gives you 3 nights/4 days free for your site visit, it's called "Preview Paradise".  Well it's not actually free you pay a discounted price which in my case is about half the regular room rate and then if you decide to book with the resort the money you paid to do the site inspection is credited back to you to put towards your wedding or wedding package.  I booked a site visit and I am going to Le Blanc in October for a 3 night stay and will be getting that money credited back to me to put towards my wedding.  In my case I already booked the hotel because we fell in love with it but at the site inspection we get to see everything in person and meet with our wedding cordinator and some vendors so we know exactly what we are getting.  So in the end you are only paying for you flight to go to cancun for a quick weekend and get to ask all the questions and see everything in person which for me is crucial since i'm a visiual person.  You can also then book visits with other hotels while you are there I would check and see if the resorts you are looking at offer this option.  Good luck!

My colors are coral and turquoise too.  I've been looking at bm dress ideas but there are so many different shades of coral I don't know where to start. I think i'll go with the more muted color not the bright almost pink coral.  Also i'm doing my MOH in a turquoise dress because she loves turquoise and she is my sister and she wanted to stand out (she got her way) lol.  Good luck choosing your dresses/decor i'm in the early stages and know its going ot be hard to choose the right one.

Originally Posted by lorcas 

 

Since my fiance and I are both tech nerds, we decided to invest a little bit more in our wedding website. (our friends are expecting this from us, lol) 

 

www.angelaplusbill.com

Very cool website you guys did a great job. 

Originally Posted by SKYYY114 

 

I'm not sure what happen, but I'm know longer on the list.  Ronica & Taurus, (Skyyy114), March 15, 2014  Le Blanc Resort & Spa Cancun Mexico

 

 

 

 

 

Yay another Le Blanc bride....so exciting.  I'm getting married there on September 13, 2014.  Good choice!

Originally Posted by momgowdy 

 

Lesson #13 in Oprah's Life Class:  When people show you who they are, believe them.

 

Who has she shown you to be during your friendship?  I think deep down you are hurt, but not really surprised.  You just wanted her to be someone better.

You hit the nail on the head i'm just hurt at how she is handling it.  I can take her saying she can't do it but to completely ignore me just goes to show me how little she thinks of our friendship.  A week before I asked her she was calling almost everyday to talk about nothing or her wedding now crickets.  I've always known her to be a little selfish I mean we've been friends for 29 years I know how she operates but I didnt think that when it came to something as big as my wedding that she would be this way.  I did want her to be someone better  I was giving her the benefit of the doubt.  But I'll be fine I have my 3 sisters and another best friend that are more than happy to be a part of my day and are eager to help so I'll focus on that.  Thanks.

Originally Posted by jello 

 

Just wanted to add my experience.  We just had our wedding last Saturday.  We sent out save the dates last April (over a year in advance) and then sent out formal invitations in February (4 months in advance).  Our RSVP deadline was April, and I think on the day of our deadline we had something like 20 official RSVPs from ~ 100 invitations sent, though many more people had verbally told us yes or no.  Only 7 people booked anything until a month before our wedding, and the WEEK BEFORE, I was still hearing "oh surprise!  we're not able to make it after all" as well as "hey guess what!  I can make it after all".  

 

In the end we had 58 guests attend our wedding, but the exact number was fluctuating until the very last minute.  I really wish people were more organized, but what can you do?

This kind of scares me i'm a planner so I would hate for everyone to be so last minute.  Uh I hope my guests are a little more organized and considerate so I can plan accordingly.  

Originally Posted by Krystal084 

 

Because when you've spent so many years trying to be there for someone, and doing everything for them for their wedding, and hope to see the best in someone, it stands to reason that you'd deserve the same treatment on SOME level- which I knew she wouldn't be there 100 %, but never expected her to say yes and then do absolutely nothing.

 

I completely agree it sucks when you realize that you just aren't getting the same treatment back.  The friend that I asked to be my bridesmaid 2 weeks ago by sending her a nice card and gift still hasn't even acknowledged it not a phone call or text.  She has spoken to other friends about it but not to me I just don't get her she doesn't have to commit now but at least give me a call and let me know you received it.  I think after being friends almost 29 years I deserve that much.  Her wedding is in a month and I get she is busy with stuff but a text takes all of one minute and like I said she has talked to my other bridesmaid about receiving the card and gift so she has the time.  Its so sad to me that she could treat me like this but I guess its an eye opener.  I'll take her silence as a no and I'll go to her wedding and wish her the best but its going to be hard to go back to being close friends.