November 2011 Brides (or Grooms)

[JoanneIreland]

Taryn - post details the minute you get home from the fitting!!

 

Carrie, it's unreal how fast it's going!! Three weeks from Sunday!! We fly the same day right? What time do you arrive at Cancun airport? Be so funny to run in to you! I'm expecting to see quite a few girls dragging big white garment bags through the airport, LOL!

[JoanneIreland]

 

 

Reposting what I think is the latest if anyone else needs to add :

 

 

BDW Name	Real Name	Departing	Wedding Date	Location	Resort
Alysam4785	Alysa	October 30th	November 5th	Mexico
kelnces	Kelly	October 31st	November 4th	Mexico
leigh2011	Leigh	November 2nd	November 5th	Mexico	Dreams Cancun
JBean	Janine	November 5th	November 10th	Mexico
JoanneIreland	Joanne	November 6th	November 17th	Mexico	Barcelo Maya Palace
Carrieb258	Carrie	November 6th	November 10th	Mexico
Pucca	Eun-sil	November 6th	November 11th	Mexico	Coral Baja, Los Cabos
Danitha	Danielle	November 7th	November 11th	Mexico	Playacar Palace
82turtles	Sarah	November 8th	November 12th	Mexico
sxcT	Taryn	November 15th	November 18th	Mexico	Aventura Palace
SarahBen2011	Sarah	November 15th	November 18th	Mexico	Dreams PV

 

Alysa you leave in 2.5 weeks!!!!!!!!!!!!

I pity my poor husband to be, as I think when we return home I will be tossing him aside so I can log in here to check all your updates from your weddings, LOL! I seriously can't wait to hear from all of you after the wedding as well!

I'm already looking forward to writing my planning thread, how sad am I?? :-)

[leigh2011]

I am with you Joanne - I plan on logging on constantly after the wedding to see how everyone else's day went.  I will be especially eager to see everyone's pictures.  And I too can't wait to post my planning thread.  Because of this forum, I have actually been composing my planning thread along the way throughout my engagement - so I think mine will be way too long.

 

As of right now I think all I have left to do is finalize the wording for the ceremony and finish picking the music for the reception.  I am sure there are many more things I can take on if I have time, but they are all small enough that I won't let them stress me out if they don't get done.  Most of my guests have not been to a destination wedding, so they wouldn't know if something was missing or not.

[Pucca]

 

 

Originally Posted by JoanneIreland 

 

My hubby to be is out on a job so I am home working on my BD book to him. Want to order soon to esnure it's here on time, you think this is an OK cover?

 

 

Joanne, this looks great! 

 

 

Originally Posted by leigh2011 

 

So it is technically Sunday now and I am getting married today!  It feels so odd because I feel the weight of the commitment that I am about to make but there isn't all of the hoopla of a big wedding.  I left work on Friday with just a few people knowing what was going to happen and I will return on Monday as if nothing has changed.  It is all so weird.

 

On Thursday I took my bridal portraits with the photographer that is coming to Mexico with us... below is the teaser picture he sent me Thursday night:

 

 

 

Originally Posted by leigh2011 

 

Thanks ladies - I think it is a Southern thing to do bridal portraits ahead of the wedding day.  Traditionally you are supposed to go to a pretty park and get a full length shot of you standing with a bouquet.  You would then choose your favorite picture and have it blown up and framed.  The framed pic would be displayed at the reception and then hung on the wall at the bride/groom's house or the parents of the bride's house.  I wanted to have the photo session, and obviously not in a pretty park, but I don't know what I will do with the pictures yet.  Here are a couple more pics...(the first one was photoshopped for colors)

 

 

 

 

Leigh, your photos are gorgeous!! I can't wait to see what wedding day photos are going to look like!!

 

 

Originally Posted by leigh2011 

 

The wedding felt "weird" to me - not real.  Nothing leading up to that ceremony was traditional in any way so it didn't feel like a wedding.  I went to get my hair and makeup done in the morning then came home and went out to lunch with my fiance/husband (so weird to type that) and his whole family.  So he definitely saw me before the ceremony.  Then we all came back to our house and played cornhole.  I was playing cornhole up to an hour before my ceremony - how could it feel real when you do that?!  We then all drove to the park together and met up with my family, the officiant, and the photographer.  I will say that during the ceremony we read vows to each other and Paul got to the last sentence before he got choked up and had to stop.  It was very sweet.  I am hoping the photographer will post our pictures from the ceremony in the next day or so and I will share a few with all of you.

 

I know the day I wear the big white dress will be the day I feel married.  Until then, we each have a sterling silver band that we are wearing on the ring finger of our right hands.  The real wedding bands will go on the ring finger of the left hand. 

 

 

I can relate. We just had our civil ceremony yesterday. It was nice, short, and sweet. But it was by no means complete with the wonderful dress and all the prep that has gone into the DW. I said he could wear his wedding band for the past two days but no more cuz I don't want it to get dirty or anything for the DW in Mexico. Lol! I just used my engagement ring for the ring exchange. We tried to keep it as low key as possible but my mother-in-law (one of our witnesses) just kept on and on about how important the legal ceremony was (even if we didn't tell them where we were going till the night before). And we haven't told many people, and don't intend to until later. But I know my fiance/husband is chomping at the bit to change his FB relationship status. Lol! He's just gonna have to wait till the DW! Here's a snapshot of us after the civil ceremony: 

 

 

[alysam4785]

I know I cannot believe its less than 2.5 weeks!!! I am starting to really stress about what I'm going to pack. I have to pack for 2 weeks worth of outfits! I am a retail manager so  this could get very complicated. I always over pack! I am finally at a point with all my wedding details being finalized that this has now become a big concern for me lol. By the time I get home from Mexico, most of you will have had your wedding also, but I will definitely be posting away! : )

Originally Posted by JoanneIreland 

 

 

Reposting what I think is the latest if anyone else needs to add :

 

 

BDW Name	Real Name	Departing	Wedding Date	Location	Resort
Alysam4785	Alysa	October 30th	November 5th	Mexico
kelnces	Kelly	October 31st	November 4th	Mexico
leigh2011	Leigh	November 2nd	November 5th	Mexico	Dreams Cancun
JBean	Janine	November 5th	November 10th	Mexico
JoanneIreland	Joanne	November 6th	November 17th	Mexico	Barcelo Maya Palace
Carrieb258	Carrie	November 6th	November 10th	Mexico
Pucca	Eun-sil	November 6th	November 11th	Mexico	Coral Baja, Los Cabos
Danitha	Danielle	November 7th	November 11th	Mexico	Playacar Palace
82turtles	Sarah	November 8th	November 12th	Mexico
sxcT	Taryn	November 15th	November 18th	Mexico	Aventura Palace
SarahBen2011	Sarah	November 15th	November 18th	Mexico	Dreams PV

 

Alysa you leave in 2.5 weeks!!!!!!!!!!!!

I pity my poor husband to be, as I think when we return home I will be tossing him aside so I can log in here to check all your updates from your weddings, LOL! I seriously can't wait to hear from all of you after the wedding as well!

I'm already looking forward to writing my planning thread, how sad am I?? :-)

 

[JoanneIreland]

Eun-sil, you guys make such a sweet couple! Congrats on the wedding.

We are just having both sets of parents at ours too, no one else and not telling anyone about it.

[Pucca]

Thanks Joanne!
 

Originally Posted by JoanneIreland 

Eun-sil, you guys make such a sweet couple! Congrats on the wedding.

We are just having both sets of parents at ours too, no one else and not telling anyone about it.

 

[JBean]

We couldn't even tell our parents about it - we brought it up and they freaked (well, my mom freaked) that we would even think to get married ahead of time. So we're having my MOH and another friend who can't make it to the DW. 
 

Originally Posted by JoanneIreland 

Eun-sil, you guys make such a sweet couple! Congrats on the wedding.

We are just having both sets of parents at ours too, no one else and not telling anyone about it.

 

[sxcT]

Pucca - cute picture.  Congrats!!  Mine is next week with our parents - which means my mom and dad and stepmom all in one room.  I am so scared!!  LOL

 

So the dress fitting went very well.  Just need hem, bustle and cups which still ended up costing me so much.  What a shock!!

 

These were taken on my phone.  My dress is so beautiful and I am so happy with it.  It just flows when I walk!!

 

 

 

 

 

[JoanneIreland]

Gorgeous Taryn, absolutely gorgeous!

It fits you perfectly!! I love the back.

Congrats!
 

Originally Posted by sxcT 

Pucca - cute picture.  Congrats!!  Mine is next week with our parents - which means my mom and dad and stepmom all in one room.  I am so scared!!  LOL

 

So the dress fitting went very well.  Just need hem, bustle and cups which still ended up costing me so much.  What a shock!!

 

These were taken on my phone.  My dress is so beautiful and I am so happy with it.  It just flows when I walk!!