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Erica those are gorgeous! Your guests will be so excited

I definitely like the Medium look the best, although Reggie you look great in any of these styles! I say go for what you and Heidi like together, since you'll have to look at the pictures together for many years. My next choice would be shaved, and I think I prefer the long look the least. I think your hair also looks great in your sig pic... I must admit, when I first saw the title of this thread I thought it was going to be a back-waxing question or something like that...lol

Oh Lizzy, she is so adorable! What a beautiful baby. You must be so proud. Congratulations!

Congratulations Jessica! Sunset da Mona Lisa is gorgeous- I know your ceremony will be beautiful. I can't wait to hear all about it and see pics of you in that smokin' dress. Have a wonderful time & soak it all in, most of all enjoy your new husband! Looking forward to your review & pics...

Thanks so much Jessica!

I would still send an invite, just to show that you are thinking of them. Obviously they can't come, but you want them to know they are important- at least that's how I looked at it when I did mine.

You know what? The first & third pics are actually mine, and I would LOVE maybe like 2 of each if you would send them- I'd happily pay for shipping. I just think it would be cool to have. Actually, my SIL took the first one so I know she'd love one.

Fantastic review Angela. I'm sorry Dreams gave you such a hassle about stuff. That's not cool. Hopefully this isn't a trend. Thanks for sharing all your details with us. You did a wonderful job planning your wedding and all your projects will definitely be an inspiration to others. I'm still wading through all your pics, but what I've seen so far looks great! btw...it totally cracked me up to see Edyta's pics in your pro pics...too funny!

Julie your Facebook pics are gorgeous! I can't wait to see the rest....ahh such a tease. You looked radiant

Quote: Originally Posted by SusanK Funny that all of you girls with 6,000,000,000+ posts are the ones most worried about it! LOL I know! They're cracking me up! I started with over 5,000 but I have no idea exactly how many. I'm waayyyyy down now if it makes anybody feel better.

Quote: Originally Posted by carlymcmullen Sarah, you are always so eloquent! I love reading your posts sometimes. Aww thanks Carly. I'm not sure about eloquent, but wordy would definitely apply! lol

Angela you looked gorgeous! Everything was so beautiful! I can't wait to hear your review, but it looked like everything was great

Congratulations Lizzy! I can't remember if you've posted this before, but is this your first grandchild? I'm so glad someone around here is supplying the world with girls! Can't wait to see some pictures

I guess the thought of having kids or not having kids wasn't something I ever seriously contemplated until my 20's. I was married once before and had a m/c (i know many of you already know that) and although looking back now it was the best thing that could have happened, at the time I was 22 and really thought i was ready to have a baby so I was devastated. Everyone (including my husband at the time) said to try again right away, but something had changed in me. I didn't want to try again, I didn't want kids anymore. I went to nursing school, got divorced, and started dating Jeff. During that 5 year period most of my friends got married, started having kids, etc. I didn't want to be like them. I didn't want to be tied down to children and not be able to come and go as I pleased. I didn't want to think of my career being disrupted by a family in any way. Jeff & I went into this marriage unsure if we would ever have children. We both kinda felt the same way about it: kids are great for some people, just maybe not for us. We have 4 nephews from hell, and for awhile those were the only kids we had a ton of exposure to. This further cemented the "no kids" plan for us. Also, I had a dysfunctional family growing up and the thought of having kids and treating them like my mother treated me was quite the deterrent to childbearing. Add all that on to the fact that I'm a Labor & Delivery nurse and although I witness some wonderful families having children, I also witness the continual flow of teenagers and druggies and low-lifes having their 8th kid on government assistance and just became very jaded toward children in general. And then we got married. We both really did a lot of soul searching this summer. He was starting to talk about kids- wanting them. I was talking about kids- wanting a radical hysterectomy! I contemplated a career change, contemplated many different things in my life- all the while telling myself that I just wasn't cut out to be a mom, not interested in children. We decided to shelf the childbearing discussion and just see where life took us. We always have spent a lot of time with my niece who is now 2 1/2, but this summer we spent more time with her. Just seeing the love my brother & SIL have for her, and how much fun she is to be around kinda began to renew the baby topic. Slowly, things began to change. I began to LIKE the babies at work instead of hate them. I began to see babies on tv and instead of disgust feel kinda a gnawing ache- like I was missing out on something. I don't know when the exact turning point was, but a couple months ago Jeff & I renewed the baby discussion and were both I think surprised to find that the other person was warming up to the idea. Now, we have total baby fever. We're still not TTC yet, but I think it will be soon. We would like to pay off a little more debt first. However, even if it happened right now we would be beyond ecstatic. What changed? I'm not sure except that I think being married to Jeff and, I know it sounds cheesy, but I just feel like our relationship is so wonderful that a child would only add to that. I love him so much and know how much he wants to be a father that it actually excites me to think that I'm the person that will give him that opportunity. We feel like such a team together and that adding a child is just the "right" next step in our life's journey. Hmm...had I read this a couple months ago I'd ask what drugs you gave me! But, now, I'm excited. Whew that was long! So, you girls that aren't sure about the baby thing- give it time. And if you decide children aren't in your future, that's absolutely ok. Not everyone is cut out to raise children- I was at one time convinced that I was one of those people and I've done a total 180. Don't stress about it. Take some time to enjoy your husband and your new relationship and see what happens. Maybe you'll get bit by the baby bug, maybe not. One thing is for sure- don't drink the BDW water! lol

Congratulations Natalie! I'm so glad you and Lance got the sex you wanted first I love the name Cooper too- very cute! Wow, first it's all the Dreams girls prego, now it's all boys, things definitely tend to trend around here

I only had 14 guests & knew them all well enough to know that they'd go along with my plan. In my invitations and on my website I stated "We are going for a 'white wedding' look so please consider wearing dressy beach attire in shades of white and khaki". Everyone did.

Great review Erica! I knew you would love Dreams So glad you went horseback riding- it's not as easy as it looks is it?! lol But, riding on the beach is something everyone should do once- glad you got the chance to try it.

Thanks so much for getting this started Christine. I like the idea of some sort of gift basket/care package or something like that. I just sent you my donation.

Yup, it's cleaning time! We are deleting, consolidating, and weeding through all the old threads. If you have a lot of posts in the "chit chat" areas, probably some of your threads will now be gone. If it's any consolation, it affects everyone and equally- we're all going to be down posts! But, it will keep the forum cleaner and more efficient Edited to add: As I posted this I noticed that I'm down about 200 or 300 posts. Yup, we're all getting hit!

Umm...I'm the opposite of Ann. I am now facing my full box of nearly 200. For some reason I feel like I have to keep these. DELETE! lol

Interesting Julie. Hmm...I always thought it was just something the mods could do, so I was surprised when IrieBride said she could do it! It's probably just another one of those wierd quirks of this forum, sometimes you can do it and sometimes you can't. Very strange...

Quote: Originally Posted by Julesr I just tried it, I did a double post in Carly's bouquet question post, but I am not given the option to delete it. Odd. Did you click "edit" then "delete"?

Yeah, some of us mods try to take care of the duplicates, but if you see your own and can delete it that would definitely help!

I hope you have a safe trip & a wonderful time! You will love Dreams

Looks great! I love the sunsets