April 2011 Brides

Ellabaja1983 · June 13, 2011

First of all, thank you everyone!! It was definitely unexpected, but it's also a great thing!! So many MORE changes and then things to plan...again!!

Originally Posted by Lua

so yeah... our AHR is in just over 2 weeks now and we are so NOT organized!!! the in-laws insisted that we get this hall because they wanted to host this thing for their friends.. well as of 2 weeks after our RSVP date, we had a total of 56 yesses out of 98 invited... so a MASSIVE hall with 50 people.. nice...... they amount would have totally fit in the in-laws backyard for a bbq (which is what we wanted) ... hall is paid for though so it's kind of a 'too bad' situation. HOWEVER MIL calls the other day saying the final count is over 80!!! ummm ???? no idea where these other 30 people came from! grrrr...... anyway, i still don't know how many tables we're having... what's happening linen-wise... or what we're doing for centerpieces! ... only thing that is figured out is that i'm going to make cupcakes in lieu of buying a cake which i'm going to start doing this weekend (just freeze them). the party is in TWO WEEKS!!!! on top of everything hubby has been working crazy late nights for the past 2-3 weeks so he's been so stressed and tired that i'm being left alone to try and deal with all this. SO STRESSED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i'm worried this whole thing is going to look like crap!

I can't imagine all of this. I know you also posted that you had a long talk and you are feeling better, so that is great!! Why did these people not rsvp to you??

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Originally Posted by Meggers7484

Laura and Mocha I hear you on the AHR! There are more people coming to it than came to the wedding and I've probably put about 2% of the effort into it! It's in a week and a half and I still have a ton to do!

I am the exact same way!! Luckily our AHR is about a month and a half away, but we have so much going on between then and now, so I really need to find some ambition....which has not been easy over the last week since I've started to develop the morning sickness piece of this journey!!

mochamakes3 · June 13, 2011

Meggers, it's great that your hubby got involved and helped ease some stress. And good job making the cupcake stands. I thought about trying to tackle that project, but I figure that if I combine what I have and what my mom has, we should have enough.

Erin, I hope your morning sickness doesn't last very long.

Our AHR is five weeks away, so I really need to get going on these things. The photographers have finished up our photo book so now we just have to figure out if we want anything changed. I hope it gets completed before our AHR!

lesee · June 13, 2011

Here's a photo from our AHR. This is the only one I have at the moment!

lisadias · June 14, 2011

Hey Ladies!!! I am back! Greece was amazing and the best trip of my life. The scenery and people were amazing! I had my birthday there and it was perfect. I have all the pics on facebook if anyone is interested in seeing them, just let me know and I will add you or you can add me. Name is already changed on there to Lisa Dias.

ERIN-Congrats!!!!!!! So happy for you. I hope the sickness goes away soon!

Kinda freaking out about my AHR also.It's July 2nd, we have 130 people coming and I feel like I haven't done anything yet and I am just counting on all the stuff I had down south and I am going to try and make the decorations work there but I won't end up having the same centerpieces on every table. Do you think that is bad?

Meggers, everything you are doing sounds amazing and so original, I can't wait to see pics!

I am supposed to have my professional pics tomorrow but I think he is going to be late which will leave me no time to develop or make a photobook and I am freaking out about this a bit. I may have to use guest pics ughhhh

mochamakes3 · June 14, 2011

Welcome Back Lisa! I accepted your fb request, so I can't wait to see your amazing pictures. I think if you get your pictures this week you should still have time to have a photo book done, or at least some pro pics to display.

Lesee, you look great and your hubby is all smiles!

Brandy · June 14, 2011

Welcome back Lisa!! Glad to hear everything was amazing!!! Sending you a fb request.....

mishele81 · June 15, 2011

Beautiful pic Lesee!!!

Meggers7484 · June 15, 2011

WOW Lesee!!! You and your hubby are such stunners, I love the whole vintage glam vibe you've got going on!!! (Go team Vancity).

I feel so special, Del Sol blogged our shoot!! They asked me to write about how Shawn and I met, and they incorporated it into the blog!

http://delsolphotography.com/blog/post-986/Megan-Shawn-IN-LOVE-Playa-del-Carmen-Trash-the-dress-Photos-by-Sol-Tamargo

torilynnsmith · June 15, 2011

Sorry to sort of hijack the thread, but Megan your pictures are what put the Galante back in my head and I went to try it on again this weekend!!! I am deciding between it (no straps) and the Mikaella 1406 and every time I look at your pictures I just fall in love with it all over again! You look absolutely stunning. I don't know if I missed the story before but I LOVE the story of your meeting intertwined in your TTD shoot photos. I do want to ask how the dress held up with the TTD, did it clean well? I love the material and figure it will traevl really well as it cant really wrinkle, am I wrong?!

Love love love you pictures, thank you for making me fall in love with the dress again but now I am so confused!!!!!

Sorry ladies!!!!!!

Originally Posted by Meggers7484

WOW Lesee!!! You and your hubby are such stunners, I love the whole vintage glam vibe you've got going on!!! (Go team Vancity).

I feel so special, Del Sol blogged our shoot!! They asked me to write about how Shawn and I met, and they incorporated it into the blog!

http://delsolphotography.com/blog/post-986/Megan-Shawn-IN-LOVE-Playa-del-Carmen-Trash-the-dress-Photos-by-Sol-Tamargo

Meggers7484 · June 15, 2011

Hi Tori!

No worries at all! It didn't trash it at all. I had it dry cleaned at the resort and it came out good as new. The seamstress steamed it before we left, it had to travel in an over head bin on the plane and made it to the resort unscathed. I didn't have it resteamed before the wedding or the ttd and it was fine!

Is there any stores that carry both dresses on so you can see them one after the other? Or maybe you can take pics of you in each and flip them back and forth? The Mikela is lovely too, I can see why it's tough! Maybe post the pics of you in both on here and have other brides give their opinion or ask a family member?

Here are a few more pics of the dress in action, maybe it will help? One thing I can say is that we got our wedding video this week and I absolutely loved the way the ruffles on the train blew in the breeze as I walked down the isle.