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@@krisdaversa We did talk about it. Originally when I was collecting RSVPs she said she would be coming w/o her husband. Whatever...kinda upset but not a big deal. however at that point I almost expected her to back out. she is the very clingy type and almost has anxiety when away from her husband. When it comes to her situation I just keep thinking back to the year of her wedding and my other bridesmaids. they were 2 weeks apart. it was a huge sacrifice for me to be in both. One was a destination wedding & destination bachelorette party. I understand $$ is tight. my fi and I do not make a lot of money and every xtra dollar goes to the wedding. I feel like a fool. Here I am in desperate need of things for my self (I won't go into detail) but instead of putting money into myself I was so worried about buying the girls awesome gifts. Like you said...friendships need to be re-evaluated. The relationships seem to be very one sided.

The song by train...forget the name but its about getting married. love it

I took pics of myself in the dresses then went home and decided. I felt very on the spot while dress shopping and really didn't see myself til I got home. As I flipped thru the pics when I came to the one I chose I knew it was the one...

I am flying in my photographer...didn't even think about the luggage fees.

curious what other brides out there think of Lomas travel? Any past brides that can provide pics of set ups? flowers? etc? The pics on the website are terrible!

@@tmcdonald how's planning? who's ur coordinator?

we hope to have our ceremony on the beach in front of this little thatched roof hut thingy. My wedding group is very small so we will be having the reception at chil beach. Any other details...no clue. 6 days went by with 3 emails. she claims to only have gotten the last one? they are in my email sent folder. funny how she got the complaint tho. as for coordinators...I'm on my 3rd. I liked the first one. then one day I get an email saying she is no longer with the company and the 2nd girl took over. about 2 months ago it happened again and im now stuck with the worst one its like pulling teeth to get a response. I sent a pic of flowers...days later get a quote of $400. ask what can we do to get the price down. im told to pick tropical flowers...which according to them is roses, daisies, and carnations? not in my world. ive decided to purchase centerpieces from etsy and bring them down. Im also going to make my own bouquets. the flowers on the lomas site are expensive and none seem very special. I am able to be credited for the brides bouquet & boutinere included in my wedding package. Im only going to purchase something small for the ceremony

my fav color is pink...so I always thought that would be my wedding color. then 2 friends were married b4 me. one did soft pink...the other hot pink. I also found myself drawn to a lot of similar things in there weddings. hence why we are friends. our taste is so similar. I started searching pinterest and found a beautiful peacock bouquet and thought...I could live with that. My theme is peacock with the colors purple, royal blue and turquoise.

my fi has a sister and step sister. I didn't ask either one. we are not close so I don't expect them to have to chip in for all the expenses associated with being a bridesmaid.

barefoot or flip flops for ceremony and just found these this week!!!

im doing the unplugged wedding! I saw the same article and love it. I posted it on my wedding website. part of the reason is my fiancé's family is camera crazy then they don't share the pictures with us! My fi's mom took pics at my daughter 1st bday while we were singing... we obviously didn't take pics bc we were enjoying the moment. I asked several times for the pics and 8 months later...still don't have a single pic of that important moment in my daughters life. We will not have another situation like that. plus, im not going to play the posing game while family plays photographer. We are paying an amazing photographer and will have a cd with the rights to print and distribute the pics. everyone will have their pics taken and the photos will be shared.

this is why I didn't pick a MOH... I just did bridesmaids. I don't think that its fair to honor one person over another. friends usually know who's closest...I think putting a title to it hurts feelings. I want everyone to feel equally important.

I think its totally up to you. im thinking about wedding favors as part if the reception décor. like candles and lil seating frames for place cards. also, theres a mall and walmart in cancun & playa del Carmen. u can always check for little gifts there and avoid flying stuff down.

im doing 2 ceremonies. we are telling ppl that the mexico wedding is legal. when we come home we are doing it in a church & telling ppl we want the marriage blessed. we will still consider the mexico wedding our real wedding date

I am flying my photographer in from home. I would like to do a TTD but since she's not local we don't know the best place to go. Anyone out there do a Mexico TTD and know the name of the location your pics were taken. Photos would also be helpful!

so sorry to hear that. My dad hasn't been in my life...ever. My mom wants to walk me down the aisle. Im not going to do the dance with her...but my fiancés dad wants to do a father daughter dance. I agreed & think its sweet.

Feeling unimportant. Just wondering what some outside ppl may think... I have 3 bridesmaids. all of which I've been in their weddings (one destination) with the other 2 weeks later. I don't have many friends. I work 3 jobs and have a daughter. My life is busy to say the least. My fiancé and I invited 80 ppl to the wedding. some we knew def wouldn't make it, some we thought maybe and a few we thought definitely. Of the 80 ppl invited about 10 were my guests- My 3 bridesmaids, their significant others, my mom and a couple friends. I am totally heartbroken. I sent out save the dates over a year before the wedding. About a week before all rooms are to be booked one of my bridesmaids tells me that she can't make it to the wedding!!! Mind you this a bridesmaid that I changed the wedding date and bridesmaid dress to accommodate. Her reason: Money is tight. Her husbands car needs repairs and her brother moved his wedding date from February...so it should have only been a couple wks from today to a couple weeks after my mine (which in my mind gives them more time to save.) Oh and they have a bunch of other weddings coming up in 2014. I have known this girl 15years! is there anyone else out there that would get angry about this? Her response is that I should understand. What I understand is that all the other upcoming weddings in 2014 are more important (of course I understand her brothers wedding is more important) im talking about the 5 others she's going to. I have attended 3 destination weddings. Each time I received a save the date I began saving. I planned and budgeted and sacrificed my dream car, my wedding savings, nights out...so much. Is it wrong to expect that in return? Then there's my other 2 girls. Most ppl attending the wedding are staying at least 3 days. my 2 bm's are staying 2 and neither one is bringing the significant other! I know I should be thankful that they are even coming but when I planned this wedding...all I wanted was to have my "best friends" there. We are planning a big club night the day b4 they get there bc the majority of friends our age will be there...plus we don't want to do it Friday (the night b4 the wedding) so basically I will be surrounded by ppl who are there for my fiancé- not me. It really hurts. this is not the first time I've been let down by these girls- my grad party neither showed...my baby shower just looking for outside opinions.

April 12, 2014

have u looked into del sol? their pics are amazing. so sad they were completely out of my price range.

wow...u are so lucky!!! I have checked reviews for the resort. they are okay. I just love the way mac products turn out. I have always been extremely happy with the results and always feel my best after being in there. and feeling good that day is so important to me. My 2 bridesmaids are gorgeous...so for just one day I want to be the one who finally stands out. It sounds so cheesy but im the quiet friend while they are loud & outgoing. Basically it just comes down to my insecurities as for hair...im on the fence. I have very long, nice hair...so im thinking of wearing it down...kinda natural. Undecided if I want the jeweled headband or not. it will all depend on the weather that day. if its windy I may go for an updo...so I wanna pick out 2 styles- one up, one down...and be prepared to do either one. I love the headband in the updo pic. it looks peacock inspired.

that would be awesome! we were thinking about going to the walmart down there for stuff. I heard theres also a MAC down there. I was thinking about going there to get my makeup done. my hope is that they would do a better job than the ppl at the resort. I had my make up done at the resort for my last destination wedding. we paid $50 and I don't think the woman was formally trained. another bridesmaid ended up just washing it and doing it over herself. I don't want to run into that issue. Plus I can prob do a trial run here and they do a makeup chart for you to take with you so the mexico mac will use the same products.

love this

looking for royal blue flats or kitten heels? anyone have any suggestions? ive been looking for a while with no luck... and I don't want to spend over $100. I will be going barefoot for the ceremony since its on the beach...but would like something for the pictures and reception.

its never to early to start planning! Congrats