MelissaH

Apparently Isla Mujeres hasn't recovered from the hurricanes yet so it's not as nice now as it used to be But the snorkelling is still supposed to be amazing...

 

Same with Cozumel

The ceremony and family photos were by the resort photog, the ones of just John & I (one of the two sets I posted) were done by Erick Rodriguez at Akumal

I don't understand it though - she saw how he treated this girl all week and she still goes out with him?

LOL too funny

They weren't living together - thank God!! Could you imagine?

Here's some more drama....my sister went on a date with him last night!

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I so wish there was a diaper in that list of gifts

LMAO Glenda...you're too funny.

 

It's not even the people who ask if they're invited that are bad though...it's the ones who just assume that they're invited. I have a psycho aunt that wasn't invited to our wedding because she's quite possibly capable of starting World War III in under 30 seconds, and I get home to an email from her saying "I'm really sorry Russ & I couldn't make it to your wedding. We tried but things just didn't work out, blah blah blah. I hope everything went well for you and Jason"

 

First of all...who the #$@% is Jason? Is there something someone's not telling me? Is he rich? Good looking? I take trade ins.

 

And secondly...you weren't even invited you crazy beotch. If I wanted you there I would have sent you a piece of paper in the mail that said so. Don't apologize for not being there, apologize for assuming I even wanted you there.

 

Ok, I'll get off my little soapbox now

I hope she had an OK time apart from that...myself and my best friend tried to keep her occupied and when we were busy my dad had her out snorkelling hah so I hope that it didn't TOTALLY ruin her trip

We put out disposable cameras on all of our tables at our reception and had a little photo scavenger hunt for everyone - I was so excited because all of the cameras were full so I thought I'd end up with a ton of awesome pictures.

 

Well today I went and got them developed and ALL of the pictures are crappy...they're all dark and blurry. I don't know if it was because no one was using the flash or if the cameras were just crappy, but now I'm totally disappointed

Things were fine with them at the wedding (they didn't arrive until the day before) it was after the wedding that things started to go downhill. He was all over my sister and my 2 cousins right in front of his now ex. It even got to the point where the girl pulled my cousin into a bathroom and asked if there was something going on between any of them and this guy. And every night even though she would be dead tired she would force herself to stay awake and out with him (sometimes until 4:30am) to make sure that he wasn't up to no good. How awkward eh?

 

He says he hasn't felt the same about her for the past few months - but then why bring her on vacation with you? Especially if you plan to hit on everything that breathes while she's standing right next to you.

 

It's such a weird situation to be in though...they're both friends, and ya what he did was brutal, but he's still a good guy (in most respects), ya know? I almost feel bad for thinking he's such a dog, because I know that he's not like that towards anyone else....but then I feel so bad for her because I know it was totally unexpected and she was really really hurt and embarrassed and feel like I should kick him in the nuts.

What kind of wedding would it be without a little drama? Our families didn't punch each other out, so something else had to go wrong haha oh well...such is life

It was an interesting situation LOL

 

Imagine sharing a room for half a week with someone who's just broken up with you because he's interested in not just one...but several other girls? He would so not be waking up in the morning if I were in her shoes

 

The really tough part was that the other girls he's interested in are all related to me and are all just as interested. Touchy :

A couple we invited to our wedding decided that half way into their trip they no longer wanted to be together because the prospects of some of our other wedding guests looked much better (ouch )...the thing is, they gave us a joint gift....so when I'm thanking them...what do I do? Send them each a card or just send a card to the one we invited to the wedding (the girlfriend was his +1, but she's still a friend)? Help this poor girl out...these thank you cards are going to give me an aneurysm hehe

We did the thank you pic in the sand, but I don't think it turned out all that great...you really can't tell it says Thank You.

 

awww

What are you girls doing for thank you cards? Did you pick something to match your invitations? Are you making your own?

 

I'm totally at a loss as to what I should do. I was going to buy the ones that match my invites but it ended up being out of my budget at the time.

That part didn't bother me...it was when John was trying to hold the ring before he put it on my hand...he was shaking so bad I thought he was going to drop it in the sand!

I got my red oompa loompa dress at the mall too!

Word to the wise...stay away from malls when it comes to wedding dress shopping

We did something similar to that...we picked out what we thought were really important qualities of a relationship and found quotes about each one...

Joy
“Joy is prayer - Joy is strength - Joy is love - Joy is a
net of love by which you can catch souls.â€
- Mother Theresa

Kindness
“Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a
difference. They bless the one who receives them, and they bless
you, the giver.â€
- Barbara De Angelis

Love
“If you have it [love], you don't need to have anything
else, and if you don't have it, it doesn't matter
much what else you have.â€
- Sir James M. Barrie

Patience
"With love and patience, nothing is impossible.“
- Daisaku Ideda

Peace
“If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten
that we belong to each other.â€
- Mother Teresa

Faithfulness
“Faithfulness lives where love is stronger than instinct.â€
- Paul Carvel

LOL and she STILL went the wrong way at first, did you catch that?
I even took her down to the site the day before and showed her where to go.

Collectivos are big white vans that run up and down the main highway from Tulum to PDC...

 

You just catch them on the side of the road - they'll flash their lights at you if they have room and you just wave them down. It's usually just $2 USD to go from one place to the next. Best way to get around!!

aw thanks girls LOL i think i look so dumb when i smile so big i scrunch up my nose like that LOL

 

okay...i'm going to spoil you all now...here's a little video...better than pics...this is the real deal

 

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it's not done yet...there is still a bunch more stuff i want my dad to add (such as my mom fishing for kleenex down the front of my dress LOL), he cut out a lot of really funny parts so i want him to add them back in.

I didn't make it to Xcaret like I had planned so I wasn't able to grab any brochures but talking to Erick (photographer) he said that Xcaret is absolutely beautiful for weddings - and if you have 100+ guests you can have your reception in one of their restaurants...he says that the dance floor is like an island, you cross a bridge over water to get to it - it sounds so nice!

I absolutely love Tulum, but I've heard the tour of Chichen Itza is awesome too. I've never done a tour to Tulum though, always just hopped on the Collectivo and gone myself (way way cheaper and you can do what you want when you want!)

 

PDC is fun if you like to shop - 5th ave is awesome, especially for jewellery (get those bartering skills ready!)

 

Puerto Aventuras is kinda fun to spend some time at as well - shopping, an aquarium, a few good bars/restaurants, swimming with the dolphins, catamaran rides...