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Bumped for a super secret picture! Shhhh! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...colors/207.jpg So I'm officially a Paper-Work Mrs! The civil ceremony was totally what I wanted it to be: short and sweet! It only took about 10 minutes and to be honest with you all, it felt more like a practice run! lol! And THAT is awesome because we want our Cabo ceremony to feel like our real wedding...and now I know it will! <3 I did cry a little when pronounced husband and wife though! Which leads me to believe I will be a human tear duct in Cabo with the giving away of the bride and all those other ceremony moments to come! Quote: Originally Posted by xandrafaye Congrats!! We don't have alot of sun today, but I'll try to will it over in your direction! Thanks for the sunshine juju! We totally had it from start to finish!!!

Let's see: we were together about 6.5 years before the official engagement in 2006. We are high school sweethearts! As of yesterday, we've been together for 8 years

Quote: Originally Posted by babyg I have not decided yet but "I Love You" by Sara McLaughlin is beautiful. I loveee this song! But I know FI wouldnt go for it

Advice from someone who had a similar engagement length: Definitely enjoy this period! 2 years may seem like forever, but it flies by so fast! For now, worry about when and where the big day will be! However, don’t hesitate to get inspired! Make a scrap book out of things you would love to have at your wedding no matter how random or unrelated! And don’t buy anything until about 3 months before the big day (besides paper stuff like STD's and Invitations). You have no idea how many times a new more amazing idea pops up and you change your mind lol, especially with count things like favors or OOT’s.

Quote: Originally Posted by Kat81 "paper work Mrs" I love that!

Thanks for the great wishes everyone!! I'm hoping it doesn’t rain as the weather is already damp and cold blah! Our officiant said that as long as a tsunami doesn’t blow in, nothing will stop her from marrying us lol! I'm waiting to get nervous, but it's just not happening! I'm sure that will change once we're where we need to be and starting the ceremony! My parents know due to random things that were NOT supposed to happen, so they decided to throw us a little congratulatory dinner tonight! Yumz! Definitely taking a picture to remember the day we got married!

So today is our civil ceremony date in NJ and I'm sooooooooo.... RELAXED! I think we're both more concered about our DW on May 3 and how nerve wrecking that may be in front of family and friends! Today it's just us and our siblings as witnesses. I hope I don't cry...too much! lol The 21st also represents our 8th year "anniversary" together! And one step closer to being DONE with wedding planning!

My bridesmaids are gettin their hair and makeup done here in 2 weeks..will post a review for them when I get back Prices were similar!

1. How's your heart lately? *It’s been fluttering at the thought of finally being able to relax in a few days! 2. Do you find these surveys silly but take them anyway? *Not really - I love all the different answers! 3. What was the last movie you saw? *Surf’s Up! I’m a sucker for cartoon movies! 4. The last place you went? *Work bleh! 5. Miss someone? *Yes…I miss my Mooshy <3 6. What made you laugh today? *Bossman calling someone using a woman’s voice! 7. Are you scared to fall in love? *Too late 8. You get in the car and drive 2 hours in any direction you want - where did you go? *Probably into NYC and do some shopping! 9. Have you ever peed in a pool? *When I was young! Oh what a feeling that was lol! 10. Ever have someone bring you breakfast in bed? *Once…I’m want FI to do it again! 11. Did you dream last night? *Nope! Completely Dead! 12. What were you doing yesterday at 7 am? *Sleeppinggg 13. What were you doing yesterday at 10 am? *Checking BDW at work! 14. What were you doing yesterday at 12 p.m.? *Checking BDW at work! lol 15. Name a country you want to visit: *Japan! 16. How many piercings do you have? *3 17. Are all of your piercings visible? *No ::teehee:: 18. Do you have a tatoo? *Nope 19. What was the last thing you drank? *Water 20. Favorite author? *I’m not really so crazy about books as to have a favorite author… 21. Do you have a nick name? *Poporopa lmao 22. Which do you prefer - a sunny day and popcorn at the zoo or a rainy day and movies on the couch? *Ooo right now a sunny day and popcorn at the zoo! 23. Are you a type of person who easily gets hurt? *I am super sensitive, emotionally and physically! 24. The last person who called you? *FI 25. What beauty product could you not live without? *Elidel for my Rosecea flare-ups!! 26. Anything exciting happen yesterday? *Nothing much except for helping my FI find a location for his bachelor party lmao 27. What color is your underwear right now? *Beige boyshorts…can’t look too slutty at my last fitting! 28. Do you ever lie about your age? *Not yet 29. How many things in your past do you regret? *Tons…but I learned from them all! 30. Do you have a best friend? *Nope…sometimes I wish I did! 31. What do you want to be when you grow up? *It’s also too late for this! But, I do want to eventually want to put fingers to keyboard and type something that’s been burning in my skull forever! 32. Who was the last person you hugged? *FI 33. Have you ever had your heart broken? *I’ve broken a few :/ 34. Whos the last person you called? *Coworker 35. Do you like your life? *It could be slightly better at the moment, but that’s only DW stress. If it weren’t for that, yes! 36. White or wheat? *White! Wonder Smalllll 37. Has one of your friends ever stabbed you in the back? *Under the circumstances we were in, yes. 38. Did you forgive them? *Yes. But I also let her go. 39. Would you ever join the military? *No 40. Do you regret the last person you kissed? *No! 41. Have you ever slapped a girl in the face? *No…I wish I had though lol 42. Has anyone ever thrown you a surprise party? *I HATE SURPRISES!! I hate being the center of attention! And I’m supposed to be a bride lol 43. You just won a cruise for 4....who do you bring? FI, myself, SIL, & my mom! 44. Are you supposed to be doing something else right now? Working

Anyone have their FI visit a hairstylist/barber in Cabo? FI is getting a haircut before we leave, but wants to get himself cleaned up the day-of just in case there is any unwanted growth... Any recommendations? Thankies!

Quote: Originally Posted by Lorilou We are experiencing the opposite issue. 2 people have backed out and we can't change our headcount with the caterers, therefore we are down $274 b/c they changed their mind at three weeks before the wedding. UGH!!! plus all of the money i spent on the OOT gift bags. WTF!!!! people are RUDE!!!!!!!!! Same here!!! We are down in our room block though...3 couples canceled their rooms after our contract deadline and we are now down a few grand! I totally wish I had the opposite problem

I thought about doing some jazzy type music, but I figured my Cocktail Hour & Reception are on the beach itself so I decided on some fun pop and reggae inspired music for the C-Hour: 311 (Love Song, Amber) UB40 (Every Breath You Take, The Way You Do The Things You Do) Bob Marley (Baby I Love Your Way, Is This Love) Queen (You're My Best Friend, Crazy Little Thing Called Love) Lauryn Hill (Youre Just To Good To Be True) Sade (Color Of Love) Cranberries (Love Fool) Wayne Wonder (Hold Me Now) Ziggy Marley (Drive) something like that

As you're sister, she should KNOW that you already have so much on your plate what with the recently purchased house AND wedding planning! She should take a look in the mirror before going on a "you're selfish" rant! Quote: Originally Posted by jean-marcus tell her they have had over a year to save up for it and that if he cant pay for it im sure she can survived a couple days with out him Ditto!

I love love love Squid Roe, but it is definatley for the younger 19-22 crowd and not older folks imho. I've been to Zoo as well; its such a classy spot! I think this would be a little better for both the younger and older crowd Both play a mix of top 40, party songs, and booty shaking music!

Prior to yesterday I was in freak-out mode, but today I feel completely exhausted! I'm sort of like "Can't this be over with already" lol. I think my wedding cloud has just started to pour... Quote: Originally Posted by acacia what is wrong with people - i have had the same thing happen and im like - ummmmmmm when were you planning on tell us?!?!?! This happed to us as well :/ Unfortunatley, some people decided to not tell us they werent coming/change their mind a little too late in the game. What's ironic is that these specific people were the one's that were always like "we wouldnt miss it for the world" lol. My room attrition had passed it's deadline and now I may have to pay four full nights for 3 rooms (with some wedding freebies removed as well) since I didnt meet the contract due to those cancelations. Ladies who still have some time to remove rooms from their block, trust me: "Maybes" are 99% a "No". I had to learn this the hard way!

Today is exactly 2 weeks to the day before I leave... I am completely EXHAUSTED! I just want all the planning to be over already lmao!

Quote: Originally Posted by becks Remember - she doesn't want FI. She only wants to know that she could if she changed her mind. So just make sure she knows that he's with you, he loves you and there's nothing in the world that will change it. I totally agree with this!! Some people (b*ches lol) love causing drama in other people's relationships due to JEALOUSY! Don't feed the pig. You're FI needs to lay down some serious boundries with this friend out of respect for himself, you, and you're relationship. This is especially true if he can clearly see how upset their "relationship" makes you and you are to be married.

I always feel better letting out my frustrations on here! Everyone is so supportive and knows exactly what I'm going through Happy to know i'm not the only one with a "can't keep a secret" hubby! But i'm not so happy to know that other ladies also have to deal with "can't keep a secret" hubbies lol! I briefly spoke to FI about how I felt today and got the impression he's just being, as LC_Rachel coined it, an idiot! We'll see how this weekend goes... Hartyt509: You're right. I can always make him suffer....for as long as we both shall live!

I'm so sorry about that! Many positive thoughts coming your way! <3

I love the parent who gave up on diarrhea and just called it "the shits"!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by Kat81 It is slightly cute that he is so excited about it that he told, frustrating I am sure but still cute. Maybe just tell him you had hoped to do something sweet and romantic. Maybe he can go out with the boys Friday and you can spend Saturday and Sunday together. My FI is the same way! I am waiting until the very last minute for our CC or else everyone will know!! The thing is, he's going out twice to accomodate his friends' schedules... Once tommorow and once on Friday. I was ok with his Friday plans (because of that excited cuteness factor lol) until he told me that Wednesday was going to be another celebration with yet another person who now knows. That was sort of the icing on the cake for me, especially since he hasnt mentioned anything about us doing something together for our anniversary :/ I'm such a cry baby, but I feel like he's losing sight of me (HIS WIFE TO BE LOL) this week!

I’ve been posting a lot of just venting’s lately lol! So I’m royally pissed with FI. Our civil ceremony (CC) is Monday the 21st: the day of our 8th year anniversary together. We agreed that this legal marriage in the states was not going to be a big deal and we wouldn’t tell anyone about it - especially our guests - in order not to take away from the DW. The CC was originally to be just us, my brother, and his sister. Our parents are now going to the CC because his dad may not be able to make the DW so we’d at least like to have him there. This means his mom has to go too and my parents as well since we don’t want anyone feeling left out. A bit disappointing, but perfectly fine. Cut to today: he tells me some friends want to take him out this week, two of which are not going to the DW and one who is a guest! Why? Because they want to take him out before getting married on Monday! Um…Hello? What happened to keeping quiet except to those who have to be at the CC?? WE aren’t even celebrating it, so why should he with friends? Possibly a misunderstanding between us, but very unlikely…he just has a big mouth sometimes :/ To make matters worse, I just assumed (that habit will be the death of me) that the weekend of our anniversary would have at least some plans of our own since the day-of is overshadowed by greater things… Maybe I’m just being a big baby, but on top of losing my E-ring and the news of his dad not being able to go, I’m just very frustrated at how some aspects are turning out. What do you think?

After having a super hard time searching for a spanish father-daughter song, I gave up and came up with: Stylistics - You Make Me Feel Brand New. [Lyrics] My love I'll never find the words, my love To tell you how I feel, my love Mere words could not explain Precious love You held my life within your hands Created everything I am Taught me how to live again Only you Cared when I needed a friend Believed in me through thick and thin This song is for you Filled with gratitude and love God bless you You make me feel brand new For God blessed me with you You make me feel brand new I sing this song cause you Make me feel brand new My love Whenever I was insecure You built me up and made me sure You gave my pride back to me Precious friend With you I'll always have a friend You're someone who I can depend To walk a path that never ends Without you My life has no meaning or rhyme Like notes to a song out of time How can I repay You for having faith in me [/Lyrics] So 2 questions: 1) Are the lyrics nice enough for a father-daughter song or does it seem more like a couples song? 2) I really like this song (makes me tear up EVERY TIME), but my mom is crazzyyyy about it. So I thought it would be nice to have FI bring my mom 1/2 way through to trade partners, then some of BP goes out to dance as well, like an official start to the dancing part of the reception?? What do you think?

Quote: Originally Posted by Nic Dragomire whats a videographer? can you play video games on it? ::giggle::

This was one of my choices for a night out and I was curious as well Thanks for the info Dino!