evonut

My favorite photographers: Studio ATG Las Vegas Wedding Photography, Jared & Trish, Jaw Dropping Wedding Photography, Wedding, Portrait and Event Photographers Las Vegas I just got anniversary and boudoir photo sessions done in early July.

Quote: Originally Posted by ncainey I know there are many threads on Mariachi Bands. Maye quoted me $320 for an hour. Granted there are eight of them! Does there have to be eight? Has anyone had a mariachi band with only three or four guys in Cabo? I wanted to hire one for the welcome party to get everyone in the mood but that seems really expensive! Anyone booked a mariachi band on their own and had better luck? We paid $430/hr for 5-member Mariachi band. They were great.

Quote: Originally Posted by Nene Hello Ladies- I have a quick question? Is $5,000 too much for wedding bands? Just trying to get some opinions... Thank you To me, it is. My engagement ring is so pretty I didn't want my wedding band to take away from it. My band cost $200; hubby's band was a family heirloom from his dad, who passed away 20 yrs ago.

Quote: Originally Posted by LadyP I feel so fat. I believe that I am an emotional eater . I find that I eat when I bored. I eat when I am lonely, upset, tired and want to stay awake and most importantly if I know that I will enjoy it and its here. I have tried healthy snacks but it works the same. But I eat because I want to eat. Now I am 5'5" and I weigh about 165lb. I am very top heavy 36DDD with a 31in waist. I would love to get down to 130 but will settle 145. I will start a new eating regiment on a monday and do good all week. Then the weekend it is over. I AM A FAT COW Any words of wisdom on how to beat the gorging It's interesting how we cope with our emotions. I'm the opposite...when I'm stressed, angry, upset...I starve. Last year, I was under major emotional duress...purchased and financed three real estate properties during market peak in Edmonton under deadlines, started a brand new job, and planned my weddings--I was a freakin WRECK! My weight fell to 105 lbs (I'm 5'4), my boobs shrunk (I had to stuff my bra under my wedding dress), and my bones started to stick out. I'm alot more sane now that 2007 is over, and my weight is heading back to normal. So, um, yeah...guess I'm don't qualify for the Fat Moo Club, lol.

Eureka! It works! Anyways, normally I don't like big signatures either on forums for the same reason that the forum author mentioned. But the nature of those forums are to debate, share often dissenting opinions; thus, content matter than bulky images. But on BDW, it's different...people want to know about our wedding planning/execution experiences, our lives, our frustrations, and pictures speak a thousand words. I'm all for it. :-)

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Quote: Originally Posted by evonut Testing, testing...does my sig show? I've been on BDW for almost two years now and this is the first time I did up my signature. Guess my sig doesn't work. Let me try again.

Testing, testing...does my sig show? I've been on BDW for almost two years now and this is the first time I did up my signature.

Quote: Originally Posted by lyrebard I'm interested in doing this, too...for many of the same reasons you did: age range of our guests. Did you just book through Grayline's website for all your guests, or were you able to arrange for a private excursion? Yes, I did it all through the grayline website. An observation, I booked half the guests on Grayline Cancun and was charged a bit more than $55 USD per person (due to peso conversion) and then I booked the other half through Grayline (International?) and was charged $55 US. We all got one the tour with no problem, so I'm not sure why the different transaction. Anyhoo, try to book it through the Grayline International if you can so you don't get dinged on the exchange.

Quote: Originally Posted by tmsmsf Great Review!! I am getting married there in October and now you have made me a little more relaxed! Was the Chilie Restruant outside by the pool? And for your iPod- did you hook it up to their speakers? ARgh! I'm having trouble seeing page 4 for some reason. I've posted a response, but for some reason can't see it. Anyhoo, Chilis is sandwiched somewhat by the pool on one side and the beach on the other. There's no walls so depending on where you sit in the restaurant, you might have a pool view or the beach view. As for the iPod, you have to bring your own. They don't have speakers to rent to you.

Quote: Originally Posted by Raeka Yes that is correct! Wow, we're oposites, my DH is american and I'm from canada. lol Just to let you know we filed with the national benefits center (chicago lockbox) June 6, 2007 and we just had our interview on Feb 5, 2008. It takes a long time depending on which city your paperwork gets routed to. We had a mix of jacksonville and new orleans. It's such a crazy process. Just make sure you have as much proof of your marriage as possible for the interview: his birth certificate from canada with both his parents names on it(he has to apply for this from the province he was born in as it's probably different than the birth certificate he has), any joint financial document in both of your names (loans, mortgages, insurance, bank accounts etc), pictures as proof of your marriage and relationship, then all the rest of your immigration paperwork already filed. If you have any specific questions shoot me a PM. I don't mind at all as I know the process can be VERY mind numbing. Yeah they must be really behind, which disctict office did you apply to? Are you online for updates with your case status? We did EVERYTHING without a lawyer.While hiring a lawyer makes it easier on you and you don't have to worry about anything really they are expensive from what I've heard. We did it without one and did everything correct - so it can be done. lol The paperwork took me a couple hours at the most. I'm in the same boat as you--I'm a Canadian in Vancouver, hubby is American from Chicago. Initially, we planned that he was coming up to Canada, so we did all the filing for Canada. Then partway, we decided that I should come down to the US instead, since he secured a good job in Seattle and my job prospects are better in Seattle than in Vancouver. I looked at the requirements to file and (headache)...will look at it again, lol. I heard the wait is about a year.

Quote: Originally Posted by tmsmsf Great Review!! I am getting married there in October and now you have made me a little more relaxed! Was the Chilie Restruant outside by the pool? And for your iPod- did you hook it up to their speakers? On one side, the pool was a few walk away. On another side, it faced the beach. We got the Mezzanine section, which faced the beach but because it was raining and the screens were pulled down, it didn't matter. As for the i-Pod, we brought our own speaker. I was worried the volume wouldn't carry well but it was more than adequate. As well, because of the rain, there wasn't a lot of people at the restaurant so we pretty much had it to ourselves.

Wow, beautiful ring! re: wearing ring, I don't wear mine as often and there are days that I forget to wear it altogether. BUT I looooove my rings...looks a bit like yours but in gold setting and with one princess cut diamond on each side of the big one. I find it a hassle to wear jewelry, even scowl when I have to wear a watch, but that's just me. But when hubby is around, I make sure I have it on.

Love it! You look great--congratulations!

If you see duplication/triplication of posts--Sorry! I don't know what happened. THANK YOU, ladies for the nice compliments. I love my wedding and I am so glad it's over. Time to move on to the next challenge...planning a family. :-)

Quote: Originally Posted by CluelessBride Wow your wedding looked just absolutely beautiful. I'm so happy to hear that it went so well and that you were genuinely pleased afterwards. I am interested in finding out about the guest trip to Chichen Itza. How many of your guests went and how was it? We're contemplating a dinner at Ajua or a trip for our guests. We don't want to plan their entire vacation for them but want to do something as a group to show our appreciation for their attendance. Most of the guests except for two seniors went on the guided grayline tour. It was excellent, very historically interesting. The long drive to and back was pretty exhausting, and once there, there was alot of tourists and hawkers. I chose this trip considering the wide age and physical range of my guests.

Quote: Originally Posted by CluelessBride Wow your wedding looked just absolutely beautiful. I'm so happy to hear that it went so well and that you were genuinely pleased afterwards. I am interested in finding out about the guest trip to Chichen Itza. How many of your guests went and how was it? We're contemplating a dinner at Ajua or a trip for our guests. We don't want to plan their entire vacation for them but want to do something as a group to show our appreciation for their attendance. Most of the guests except for two seniors went on the guided grayline tour. It was excellent, very historically interesting. The long drive to and back was pretty exhausting, and once there, there was alot of tourists and hawkers. I chose this trip considering the wide age and physical range of my guests.

Quote: Originally Posted by CluelessBride Wow your wedding looked just absolutely beautiful. I'm so happy to hear that it went so well and that you were genuinely pleased afterwards. I am interested in finding out about the guest trip to Chichen Itza. How many of your guests went and how was it? We're contemplating a dinner at Ajua or a trip for our guests. We don't want to plan their entire vacation for them but want to do something as a group to show our appreciation for their attendance. Most of the guests except for two seniors went on the guided grayline tour. It was OK, not my kind of travel (I'm into adventerous tours), but I had to consider the age and physical range of my guests.

Quote: Originally Posted by Christine you two make such a beautiful couple, honestly you must have been a photographer's dream. Everything really looked beautiful! @ 'photographer's dream', don't know about that, lol, but Thank You! That was SO sweet and I shared your compliment with hubby. He thanks you also. :-)

Quote: Originally Posted by Christine you two make such a beautiful couple, honestly you must have been a photographer's dream. Everything really looked beautiful! @ 'photographer's dream', don't know about that, lol, but Thank You! That was SO sweet and I shared your compliment with hubby. He thanks you also. :-)

Quote: Originally Posted by Christine you two make such a beautiful couple, honestly you must have been a photographer's dream. Everything really looked beautiful! @ 'photographer's dream', don't know about that, lol, but Thank You! That was SO sweet and I shared your compliment with hubby. He thanks you also. :-)

Quote: Originally Posted by CourtneyV Wow, you looked absolutely stunning!! I'm so glad everything went so well. I agree with you about the rehearsal though - I was told I don't need one... but I definately do! Thanks for posting your review. Congratulations!!! Athough we didn't do an actual practice rehearsal, I got the group together for a 'welcome dinner' and then afterwards, walked them to the gazebo site and do a 'walk-through' of the ceremony and reception. That helped out alot, and guests got to know each other better.

Quote: Originally Posted by DreamsTulumBride Nice review ! I want to go to that resort ! It looks amazing ! How is the beach there? That's a good question, lol. We were so busy that week, the only time we got to see the beach was during the TTD with Elizabeth, and that was about 15 minutes. I have no other comparison, so from what I can tell, it's pretty nice. Small but nice, nevertheless.

Thanks for the wonderful compliments, everyone! Elizabeth was amazing. I just saw Annie & Marc slideshow with the horses and TTD, and I was incredibly blown away! Made me regret not doing our TTD session that was supposed to happen the next morning. :-) Anyways, I just posted my wedding review (finally got around to it) which has more pictures from Elizabeth: evonut's wedding review Our favorite?--hands down the beach one with the announcement. Just looooove it!