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I would definitely ask for Christian, he's fantastic! As for the makeup, I brought pictures of what I wanted for makeup, he did a great job, but bring your own makeup, because the stuff they had there was pretty disgusting. Oh and I wouldn't let the do your lipstick, they put pink lipstick on me with brown lipline,YUCK! I immediately took that off! but the rest was good, I thought, better than I could have done myself.

Quote: Originally Posted by zorlack76 Jill, I love those pics of the jacuzzi suite. Is there an actual balcony? It looks like the jacuzzi is enclosed in a "porch" as opposed to a "balcony." The floor we were on had the windows, but the two big windows in the middle slide open, so you can definitely still get an outdoor feel, but can close it at night to keep the wind out. The floors up above us looked like they were just wide open, I don't think they had the glass. Quote: Originally Posted by mummergirl jill and stacey, thanks so much for the pictures! the suite looks pretty big! is the bed area separated from the rest like a separate room, or at least a wall between? that's one thing my fiance really wanted was a separate room. i really didn't care, but i definitely wanted a jacuzzi, haha! and i wanted a tub, not just a shower. we're both pretty large people (note my biggest loser siggy), and probably couldn't shower together in a stall, haha! The room is sort of like a 'Y' shape, the hallway is the stem of the Y, the dining area is sort of at the top of the stem, the living room is the right side of the Y and then the bedroom is the left side of the Y. The bed is sort of in a different section, there isn't a wall or anything but I thought it felt pretty seperate. We had a bunch of our guests in our room one night to watch the Sox in the playoffs and we had plenty of space in the living/dining area that no one was even near the bed section. And the bathroom is huge, huge tub and shower, one thing I hated about the shower is that there is no curtain, there is a small section of glass, near the shower head, but it doesn't extend the whole way, it was sort of annoying!

Quote: Originally Posted by Dr. Bride I was actually looking into Dreams Cancun, until I read one woman's awful (and recent) wedding experience on tripadvisor. Even though I thought the location was spectacular, I stopped considering it after that. Maybe it would be a good idea to send a message to the woman on tripadvisor to get more info... You will find a bad review on every resort out there because every person can't be pleased. Some people just look for a reason to complain. If you did a search on this website and compared how many people have had fantastic weddings at dreams to those who haven't you would find that 99% of us were very happy with dreams. Off the top of my head I can think of maybe 2 bad reviews at dreams and you'll also find bad reviews on different riu resorts, etc.... Honestly, I would trust a brides opinion on this forum before I would listen to someone who posted on tripadvisor. You have no idea if the person on tripadvisor is really even a bride.

These are the cocolocos!! This was our view from our Jr. jacuzzi suite in the tower here is my daughter on the bungee thing this is the jacuzzi on the balcony you can sort of see the trampline out there and the other climbing thing living room area living room again dining area the bed when we arrived

I loved the bar with the swings!! My favorite! Make sure you go there at 4 o'clock for a cocoloco, there only available for a limited time starting at 4. I'll be right back with the pics you're looking for Quote: Originally Posted by mummergirl Why hasn't anyone mentioned these? Swings at the bar?!! I LOVE IT! Does anyone have photos of the ocean trampoline or the bungy thing? Or how about photos from shows/entertainment at Dreams? Everyone keeps saying how there's "so much to do" at Dreams but all I ever see pictures of is the tiny infinity pool. Also, we booked the Preferred Club (tower) Jr. Jacuzzi Suite ... anyone have photos of these suites?

Quote: Originally Posted by JessicaLovesBrian I try not to let it bother me. Although I'm always sort of stresed financially just because Brian is soooo not good with money. We had a nice emergency fund in our joint savings and he managed to plow through it all in a month (it was about $10,000) and needless to say that cased a MAJOR fight with us. I've tried to take over the financial aspect of the household, but it's hard because it does all go ino the joint account (although we also both have our own seperate accounts) so Brian can easily transfer funds to his account. I like to have my own safety net with my own account, but since not working (but still having to pay credit card bills) that net is pretty close to nothing. So that definitely stresses me out although it has less to do with the economy and more to do with Brian's loose spending habits. However because of his spending habits (he tends to blow money on crap we totally don't need) things like rising gas and food prices, etc are becoming more of an issue. He has good job security but you never know. I always like to have a backup and that's sort of been hard to do when you have a spouse who's totally irresponsible with money. And yes I've tried to put him on a budget! Oh Jessica, Brian sounds a lot like Steve!! I get so annoyed because I hardly spend any money and he spends money everyday on stupid crap! I get so stressed out about finances, I usually have a breakdown at least once a month, but nothing ever changes. the economy is so scary right now!

Quote: Originally Posted by [email protected] ? How much are the resorts in Cancun and what comes with the packages, prices will help All of this information can be found throughout the forum, please use the search function! thank you

Quote: Originally Posted by zorlack76 OK, I havent seen any September 09 brides at Dreams Cancun. Am I the only one Whats the deal with that Is that still hurricane season? Does it rain a ton in September. I need help, I am so fretting over this!!! yes that is still hurricane season

awww, maybe he just wants you to play with him? My dogs used to do that when they were home alone or when we were busy with something else and not paying attention to them.

And don't forget to A lot of common questions (and not so common) have already been discussed many, many times!

I admit, I do not do a good job of living green. But I'm glad you posted about this because I see that there are some small, easy to do things that I can do that will make a difference.

Depending on when you booked her, I'm sure the prices are different. I can tell you that when I booked them, there was only a handful of brides here that had used them/ or were going to be using them and the prices were about half of what you posted, but they have become so popular and so busy over the past year or so, probably mostly due to this forum, that because of the demand, I'm sure that's why they raised their prices. However, a lot of photographers that I looked into in cancun/rm when we got married had prices starting at around $2500-$3000, so I was really happy to find claudia and find that she had smaller packages that were less costly.

we honeymooned there and the room service menu has very few options on it ( we ordered breakfast everyday, haha) but they will bring you whatever you want if they have it. I don't think they had just bacon & eggs listed but I know DH got it a couple of times, we had bagels, and french toast, I don't remember what else, but they definitely didn't have a lot on the room service menu, so you just had to ask.

Like Alyssa, I have never heard of Bunco. And like Jessica, sadly I don't have enough friends, lol!

Quote: Originally Posted by tvt good tips! i too find that i am trying to eat more fat in my diet. it's funny how i never realized where all of my calories come from - carbs! i love that alli is making me more aware of what actually goes in, and why it's good/bad for me. i'm having a harder time with lunches too... not gettting enough fat. either of you want to share what you have for lunch? lately i've been having a 1/2 whole wheat pita, 5oz turkey breast, 1Tbsp lite mayo, lettuce, 1 slice provolone cheese. And I usually have some berries as well. I don't get anywhere near the 15 grams of fat with that.... Yesterday for lunch I had a footlong veggie sandwich from subway, I think it was 8 grams and some cool ranch doritos which were 7 grams, I probably wouldn't have eaten the doritos, but because I was so low with fat at breakfast I wanted to make sure I got close to 15 for lunch. I absolutely LOVE subway, veggie subs from there have always been one of my favorites, its like salad with bread, lol! I know, I know, doritos are probably not the best choice for a diet, but I did stay within my fat and calorie guidelines for the day, so bad stuff sometimes within reason is okay. Today for lunch I had a boca burger, on a bun, with a slice of cheese and some salad with spray dressing. Quote: Originally Posted by Nrvsbride Also I guess I am the only who is experiencing this but everytime I take the pill I get a little lightheaded. I feel flush and feel a little "off". I don't know if its just psychological or what but I was wondering if anyone felt any side effects from ALLI? I thought I felt sort of weird yesterday, but I really think it was all in my head, today I feel fine, I think sometimes I just worry myself too much.

Good Luck girls!! I'm sitting this season out, but I'm still dieting so I'll keep checking in with all of you!

Quote: Originally Posted by Dez921714 Ok...so it seems that FI and I have worked through our issues, for the time being at least There's a little more that went on after my thread about it, but we were honest with each other and we seem to have moved on. With 6 months left I feel like it's "crunch" time We've alredy been engaged a year and a half LOL This past weekend I went and ordered our invitations (we decided on them in Feb) and confirmed the ring FI wants. He also brought up the issue of what the guys are going to wear and I think we figured it out I also booked our airfair for the wedding. Yesterday was my birthday We had planned to go to the beach, but it was crummy here in the morning. He asked what I wanted to do so I asked him if he'd really do ANYTHING I wanted LOL he said yes...so we went into Manhattan and went back to the jewler where he got my e-ring...well, they weren't in so we wandered around and spoke to a couple of different jewlers. We found one that we really liked and he does custome work and had some suggestions about a wedding band to fit my e-ring. And we liked his prices I am goign to go back in a week or two and get the ball rolling on that one. Afterwards we wandered around China Town and Little Italy, had coffee and Gellato and then back to China Town. I can't tell you how many of those shops we went into, but I finally found the perfect Pashima's for my BM's. Their dresses are aqua and light ivory...so the pashima's are solid ivory but have a circular design on them. I just emailed a company about AB Swarovski starfish pendents that I am going to use to make the BM's necklaces and earings and I ordered my tote bags from www.cheaptotes.com...FYI - the natural canvas is on sale for $.99 and cupon code "cheaptotes" saves you 10% I think ($.01 per bag). Don't worry ladies, I'm taking pictures of everything and posting them here and there (I already posted my invitations). I plan to do a full and complete and LONG planning thread!!!!! Hey Dez! I bought a swarovski starfish pendant off of ebay before my wedding last year, you might want to check there to compare prices too, I'm not sure how much they are from the company you contacted. Good luck!

oooh, Maura, thanks for posting that! I love egg mcmuffins! I'll have to look for the sarah lee ones next time I go to the store. You know, I thought about making eggs today for breakfast, for some protein and fat, but was lazy and just had cereal, but I do like to try to eat a lot of protein because it truly does make you feel less hungry. I ate a snacksize 100 calorie, fat free microwave popcorn last night while watching tv, that's okay right?

Quote: Originally Posted by Maura a couple things: use lowfat milk instead of skim, youll get more vitamins and junk from it and it will make alli more active because theres a little bit of fat in it. also, when it comes to fruit in your cereal, fresh berries are better than bananas - especially fresh blueberries - there are tons of antioxidants in blueberries. bananas can raise your glycemic index quite a bit so i usually stay away from them. as for the granola, if you are going to eat the bear naked, i recommend the high protein one otherwise its like you are eating all carb granola. theres a little more fat in the high protein one, but mixed with low or no fat yogurt, it is perfect for getting the alli going in the morning. i am NEVER hungry between breakfast and lunch when i eat that. Good tips! I think I had the high protein granola in my hand, but because I didn't know how much fat I would be eating, I was trying to buy everything with low amounts of fat. I'm all out of milk right now, so I'll pick up low fat today. It's weird, because I feel like I'm always trying to eat more fat, it should be the opposite, lol!

Thanks Maura! Today I had a bowl of smart start cereal, with skim milk and a banana. I think it came out to 3.5 grams of fat altogether. Yesterday I had a light yogurt with strawberries, blueberries and the lowest fat bear naked granola, I think that came out to around 5 grams When I was buying the granola I looked at all of them and chose the lowest fat one, but now that I see that my breakfasts are usually pretty low in fat, I didn't really need to do that, I could have chosen one of the others, that looked really yummy, lol!

I started my Alli yesterday, so far so good. I do have one question for anyone that's using it or has used it. Do you still take a pill if you're eating a meal that doesn't have a lot of fat? The reason I ask is because my breakfast is usually fairly low in fat, maybe 3-4 grams of fat, should I still take the pill with breakfast or is that kind of pointless?

you look beautiful! congratulations!

I want to see the dress!!! It's tomorrow, lol! I HATE my arms, they're so flabby and gross, I'm always so self concious, but I ended up with a strapless dress and the day of my wedding, I wasn't thinking about my fat arms at all. You'll look beautiful in your dress and no one will think otherwise. Now, where is that dress....

I love it Kat, it's adorable! I think I actually looked at that one, wouldn't have mattered anyway since I forgot to take my cake topper out of my suitcase, lol!

If I eat candy it's peanut butter cups!