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I never realized james was so big before! man he can fling you up in the air! LOVE your dress!

very nice!!! i like the colors you used a lot!

Quote: Originally Posted by akh eek. that was going to be my first suggestion was to have one of them come over early with you to hang out and get ready. can you still have the new wife come over early? tell FMIL that you really need her to hang back and make sure all goes well on that make - make it seem like you really need her there, becuase you don't trust anyone else or something. this is what i was thinking too. give FMIL a job so she feels you really need her on the boat with all of the other guests.

You girls should PM Jamy (starchild) she emailed me some beachy songs and we're using one of them for our recessional.. I'm not sure what it's called but it's perfect! I'll look when i get home tonight

Quote: Originally Posted by Waiting_for_Sunshine Tara that bouquet that you posted is a good representation of our colors. We wanted to do sunset colors...fushia, melon. Then we added green as an accent color...plus you can't escape it being part of your flowers (stems, leaves, etc.) Haha so it just threw itself in there. No, I like it with fushia and melon. Plus I think it's very festive and Mexico. I can put together a whole bunch of bouquets and centerpieces I have gathered but they are on 3 different computers. Just let me know if you would like me to. Would love that! And that is a perfect way to describe "sunset colors" what i want in my bouquet! Nice work!!!

I love it!!!! You to are so cute! I love the pictures of you laughing with him looking at you so lovingly! Also, the picture where it looks like a wave came in and your hubby was a little shocked. Oh and the one of you standing above him leaning down to give him a smooch. SOOO cute! Nice work Juan!

i'm thinking b pics or golf clubs

ohhh Bermuda!! Tahiti sounds great too! If i hadn't been to cayman islands before i'd really consider going there. i loved it! or St Martin/St Marteen.. looked there as a possible wedding location too! basically just don't want a place that is a huge mega resort. more botiquey and laidback/fun

hey Heidi, i know you previously mentioned that some of your family was worried about safety. is it safe to go off and do all the activities? i haven't researched jamaica all that much, but i know when we were looking at the DR there was a big misconception that it was really unsafe. but really it was more about being a smart traveller

in a world where i have a $ trees in pots all over the house wed go to bora bora good beach and clear water, lush surroundings. as far as activities, snorkeling, waterfalls, dolphin swiming, maybe volanoes.

why are they so hard?! i swear i an not an indecisive person by nature, but when it comes to this wedding, and now honeymoon, i'm think i'm indecisive, but i'm not sure (joke! but so true!) it took us probably 5 months to pick a destination. i can't image what will happen with my dress shopping. anyway, we origionally thought we'd stay in PV for our honeymoon. we decided against that and now i've begun the daunting tast of picking a romantic, low key, yet fun with activities, location for our honeymoon. started with jamaica. love it, but is it safe to go off and do a bunch of activities? then looked at belize, but i don't know anything about it. what about aruba?! it's pretty. or costa rica! always wanted to go there. you get the picture. it's like a flash back to picking a wedding destination.. only this should be easier.. i think my problem is that my list of places to go is never ending! i pretty much want to get to every little island that the carribean has to offer, and every other exotic location out there.

I'm really wanting to honeymoon at Couples Swept Away!

Quote: Originally Posted by ajncooter im doing one... check it out... Our Big Day - TheBigDay Honeymoon Registry and Romantic Travel Experts holy smokes! that's one fantastic honeymoon! aren't you scared to snorkle at the great barrier reef? aren't there sharks?

Yeay! More las caletas brides!!!

oh, that's nice! i can't wait to register for that kind of stuff!

so what if people "buy" you more than you have time for? do you just get the $ back?

Quote: Originally Posted by foxytv We signed up at Honeymoon Wishes - Honeymoon Registry where your wedding gift is a Romantic Honeymoon ... plus our TA started a separate account for us. Both are listed on our website, but we're not advertising the registries otherwise unless someone asks. My sister got something for us from the registry for my birthday and said it was simple and unique. It gives people the feeling like they are still buying you something tangible rather than just giving you money, even though in the end you get a check for whatever is purchased, so everyone is happy! that's the site i was just looking at too! i love love love love love the idea! and i would think guests would rather buy an experience over a set of bath towels... IMO anyway, i'd much rather give the gift of swiming with the dolphins over some lame towels!

we're thinking of doing a honeymoon registry when the time comes. we've both lived alone for many years and don't really need that many household items. who's done this? experiences? thoughts?

? for those of you that said it's bad for your skin. do you mean it clogs your pores and causes breakouts?

Quote: Originally Posted by Tlseege My parents are giving me 12k. As for his, I don't think we'll get much, and I'm fine with that. The rest I will pay for. Now, I have a question. Since the rest (budgeted 15+k) will be coming from MY bank account, it's only fair that whatever wedding money we receive goes to replenish that right? Side note: we have seperate finances and will most likely leave it that way. What did everyone else do? How come you'd pay for it all? just curious. But i say YES, if you pay for it the money you get as wedding presents should go to replenishing your bank account!

can you do it more than 6 mths out? i kinda want to get my eyes done.. but i'm so scared!! it runs in my family to have kinda droppy eyelids and it's always bugged me.. but now with the wedding i kinda want to change it before

Quote: Originally Posted by starchild Hey guys, I was just reflecting on the whole wedding planning process and I have to say we all made the best choice ever for picking Las Caletas! It's amazing for all the reasons we've all stated, but when you hear the hassles people have with vendors/coordinators it makes me so grateful. I could have done nothing but shown up on June 2nd and it still would have been perfect. The WCs are first rate and even if it cost twice as much it would have been so worth it. I've been at hotels, drinking by the pool, and being a lookie loo for other people's weddings. I wouldn't have liked being the bride and looking up to see drunken vactioners staring at my special day. When I looked off all I saw friends, family, and the beach. The privacy made it so much more awesome. Anyway, that's all I wanted to say. I worried it would sound conceited but I figure other brides probably don't read this thread anyway so it's safe to say among LC people...lol All the weddings I've seen on BDW have been dreamy and fabulous no matter where they were, but there's something magical about LC....anyone feel me on this? you just summed up exactly what sealed the las caletas deal for us! we did not want random men in spedoes in our wedding!

Quote: Originally Posted by Galit So pretty and I love the light colors! What flowers are in it? I have no idea what the white ones are.. but the green ones are orchids

My parents are paying for almost everything. They gave us 20k up front which is way more than generous in my opinion. However, even though they have given us this large amount we are still trying to be as budget concious as possible. We're also paying for a number of things ourselves, like rings, invites, website, favors, OOT bags, FI suit, etc. We don't feel it's fair that my parents pay for everything when we both make decent money and can afford to do a lot on our own. FI parents aren't contribuitng a dime. (sour subject as the reason they aren't helping is because they disapprove and don't want to contribute to something they don't believe in) Which is another reason why we're stepping up and helping out more than is expected of us. I just can't let my parents pay for it all... I know they don't have a problem with it... but I just can't do it.

i'm in the minority here. i always print glossy...