Debs

There is a place I stop in before I go to work that makes the most amazing smoothies but they are expensive!! I try and watch what she's doing so I could maybe make them at home (I got a magic bullet for Christmas) but she is sly and makes them behind the counter so I can't see LOL.

 

Anyone know how to make smoothies? I have a bag of frozen berries and protein powder, but what else do I need?

I just bought the Jeanette Jenkins video from Walmart for $14. It is a double disc with 8 workouts on it! It has pilates and yoga, as well as a kick-a$$ kickbox routine for a little more cardio. I alternate all the programs so I don't get bored and it's all on one disc!

 

Here is her website: TheHollywoodTrainer.com

Plus it's not like it was yesterday, it was last year. Don't stress!! Fact is, I kind of decided on my hotel based on recommendations from people from another board, not actual people I have met! HAHA so, this is even better, IMO

I would feel honoured in a way, personally for a friend to get married at the same place I did. I guess because to me it would be a compliment that she enjoyed my wedding so much, especially if it was a super positive experience. Why risk going to an unknown hotel if her wedding was so good?

 

Definately make it your own and there should be no problems

woo that is small! Anyway, it says on it:

 

Chris & Deb

A Carribean Wedding Holiday

Ocean Blue Golf & Beach Resort

Punta Cana, DR

April 20-27, 2008

We are using a picture from our resort and putting it on magnets:

 

 

That's probably small but it's sized for the magnets

Oh, ya for sure, we are saving $100 a month, plus we'll get about $2,000 back from taxes (YAY!). We are then not using our holidays this year so our V-pay will be another $1200 for me and $1800 for him. Then we'll have a buck & doe, which we'll make at least another $2k. So we should be ok. It's just the beginning stuff (deposits etc) that's we'll have to fork out because we don't have anything saved yet. So that's about what, $8500?

Thanks for the advice though. I'm going to sit down Sunday and actually work some figures out.

Hi May! I'm just north of you in Orangeville, and new to the board as well! So very informative, you will love it!!

 

My friend was married in Cuba a couple of years ago and it was absolutely FAB. My FI and I are getting married in the Dominican.

Hi! I'm Deb and Chris and I are getting married April 2008 at Ocean Blue Golf and Beach resort in Punta Cana. I haven't seen any posts or anything from anyone else on this site on this hotel, but other boards I am on has had quite a few ladies get married there. From what I've heard it's absolutely fabulous!!

Holy moly, we made our decision on time and date and we haven't even talked budget yet with FI, but I think I better sit down PDQ and figure this stuff out!!

 

I was thinking $8K tops but most of your budgets blow this out of the water

 

Looks like I got some figuring out to do

 

 

 

One Question though, do you couples have the cash for this stuff? Or is this going mostly on credit? My FI and I have some debt, but certainly don't have any savings to speak of that we can pay for this thing cash. It's stressing me a bit

Thanks ladies!! It was so super easy because the templates were already there, it was just as simple as filling them all in!!

 

Here's a picture of a silk bouquet with stephanois.

 

Here is our site. With the exchange it was pretty good, and by paying $$ you don't get the ads like you do on some of the free wedsites, I didn't like that at all. (Here you are trying to book your friends in for a group rate, and there's ads for CHEAP PUNTA CANA HOTELS!!) lol

 

Anyway, here's our site: our site!

I have seen on ebay they have the new kits available too for a reasonable price that gives you all the info you need. I was thinking of doing this as at least a starter.

 

Just put weight watchers into the search field.

It's crazy good stuff. A girl on another board just got hers sent to her, a full bouquet of stephanoitis (sp?), really cute.

 

I was thinking of doing yellow calla lillies something like this one!

 

I think I'm going to do fakies too. There is a Canadian company that does really good work too. Here's a sample: Gorgeous!!

 

 

 

Check it out at budget-bride.com

If you have done, do you like it better than the in-person meetings? I'm not one for meetings and stuff like that so....

 

Thoughts?

Wow, l was born and raised in Ottawa (Nepean actually), and lots of ladies here from my neck of the woods! Cool!!

I'm surprised anyone has even heard of orangeville actually LOL.

Hello!

 

I got a link to this forum from a canadian website, so here I am!

 

Debbie

From Orangeville Ontario

Getting Married at Ocean Blue Golf & Beach Resort

Punta Cana, Dominican Republice

 

April 2008

 

(Yes, a long time, but getting lots of ideas and stuff early so not panicked!!)