Can'tHardlyWait

Ok, I live 2 blocks away from the Boston store and I have NEVER been inside AND I'm israeli... I am ashamed of myself (hehe). Now I have to go check it out tomorrow... thanks Glenda!

Thanks! I am going to check those out this weekend

Quote: Originally Posted by Alyssa Galit - why don't you tell FMIL a semi-truth? tell her that you are so excited about the makeup and so are the BM's but b/c there are so many of them, they don't want to start getting ready that early in the AM so they are going to go to the Spa to get make up done. tell her you are sad about this and you were thinking you and FI could pick up the cost to bring 2 girls from the SPA over to make it easier on the make up artists and so that everyone could get done in a more reasonable window of time I like where your head's at Alyssa! I think this might have to be a two step process. First, I am going to show FMIL a list with time slots that already has the most important people (mothers, sisters, and me) filled in. I worked it out, and thats going to take up 4 1/2 hours. Then I will show her that there are still 10 other people that have to get done... hopefully she can look at the list and realize its impossible to have people getting hair and makeup done at 730AM. If that doesnt work, Ill move into plan B, aka, Operation Semi-Truth

I am in RM, but I got quoted around $2,000 for 80-100 lanterns at my resort... definitely insane, but definately not a mistake!

Sorry I am late on this, but I just watched our slideshow! I think it only took 5 or 6 pictures for me to get all teary eyed... beautiful location and beautiful couple! Coungratulations

I wonder how long the battery lasts... I can't imagine it running out in less than 5 hours, right? This would totally solve all my problems. I really wanted lanterns but the hotel supplier said it would cost 2,000 for all the lanterns and electrical work! Insane!

Checking in with my recurring dream: It always starts with FI and me setting up for the wedding, ie, putting votives on tables, checking the flowers, organizing the chairs for the ceremony. Then I look up and see that all my guests are sitting at the tables and its 6pm (30 minutes before start time). I then realize that on top of forgetting to get ready for the wedding, I forgot that we agreed not to see each other on the big day! All my guests are sitting there watching me decorate my reception in a bathing suit while they are all dressed up in suits and dresses. I get all freaked out and grab my sisters to help me get ready. While they are doing my hair and makeup, I am trying to stuff myself into a pink spandex, corset top dress with long sleeves that is 5 sizes too small!!! As i am standing there looking like sasuage meat exploding from the casing, I see FI out the window at the alter checking his watch... ... been having it once a week for a month now...

Quote: Originally Posted by Morgan Don't dare use your mod powers to swap out the title under my user name to "Senora Tackmaster." Tack Daddy? Return of the Tack. Tacky McTackerson. Nope, Senora Tackmaster is the best. You girls crack me up! I haven't been on the forum in so long... totally miss you guys!

Thank you everyone!!! Serious credit is owed to FI, who spent 2 whole weekends sitting on the couch with me putting all those together. I couldn't have done it without him Quote: Originally Posted by Morgan I'm going to show mike your house picture so he knows I'm not the only one with a section full of boxes & bags. Your invites look great! That's nothing! I should have taken pictures before we sent all the vases, chargers, and OOT bag fillers to NY for shipping! I remembered AFTEr my parents brought everything home with them that I didn't take pictures of any of it to post here Quote: Originally Posted by Alyssa Galit - they look AMAZING - your guests will definitely be impressed!!! sidenote -i was surprised to see Shrimp on the RSVP card - aren't most of your guests Kosher? Alyssa... you have no idea what kind of drama that caused! Only about 10 people at the wedding are strictly kosher, then we have atleast another 20 that would eat non-kosher meat but nothing "blatantly un-kosher" ie shellfish and pork. Not to mention the Rabbi we are flying down for the wedding! I thought it was inappropriate to have it at the wedding, but I was in the minority... and once it was decided that we would serve it, we couldnt leave it off the card because then you run the risk of semi-kosher (will eat non-kosher beef but not shrimp) ordering something they can't eat. We ended up coming up with a compromise that I think worked out well: because we are having all the kosher meals catered and everyone coming has already booked, we just didn't send RSVP cards to anyone that we knew was getting a kosher meal. Most of those people are flying in from Israel and didnt reall expect an rsvp card anyway (they dont do those in Israel) so it wasn't even an issue. Also, the Rabbi did not get an rsvp card which I am sure he didnt miss either since he is obviously coming.

Wow, those are beautiful! The colors and paper you chose look so classy and beautiful... and I love that palm tree!

Ditto on the ettiquette thing, but I think there is a way around it. When we were getting ready to register, my FSIL told me a little secret: Bed Bath abd Beyond gives back cash on registry returns! Why not register for a few items there - things you might like to keep, like sheets, towels, etc... If you change your mind after the wedding, you can always return everything for cash. I know it's a bit sneaky, but this way people who want to give gifts can and no one is offended.

So sweet! Can I ask where you found the poems online? I actually need to start thinking about thank you cards

No question, her heart was definitely in the right place. When I tried to talk to her about it, I started off just asking if they gave her an idea of how long each girl would take. She told me that it could be anywhere between 30 minutes to an hour! AND, I dont know what these women were thinking, but they told her that they will decide the schedule on Saturday - THE DAY BEFORE THE WEDDING - who will go when! I mean, how do you tell 16 people the day before the wedding when they are getting their hair and makeup done?!?! I didn't even know what to say - I mean, what if they decide that my MOH should go first at 830 am because of what she wants done. Um, no, someone who knows who everyone is should be deciding this AND I think it's soooooo wrong to only give people 24 hour notice that they might have to get up at 7am! Sorry to repeatedly vent about this... I know this isnt a HUGE deal compared to some other problems girls here face, but I just finished my "day of" schedule for the girls... it included pool/beach time, a brunch, etc...

Quote: Originally Posted by beckyandbrian We got up early the next day and did the TTD session at 6am. It was totally worth it to get those sunrise photos!! It was so much fun, too:) I just wanted to let you know that the minute I saw your pictures I emailed Elizabeth to tell her to expect to get up at 6AM at my wedding too! The pictures were phenominal!!! I absolutely loved the colors... made me so excited for my wedding!!!

Thanks ladies! I ended up making about 100 invitations, which surprisingly didn't take that long. Most of the time was spent trying to figure out the wording and design. In the interest of full disclosure, I sent the text cards out for printing... I tried printing at home, but my printer sucks and all the colors were smudging. Quote: Originally Posted by pryzeless They look great. I can't believe you made so many. What paper did you use? I ended up using paper source for all the paper. They recomended a commercial printer who was familiar with their paper so that made it super easy for me.

Thanks for all the suggestions ladies... I would LOVE to hire two more people to help out, but my inlaws are paying for the entire wedding, so every additional thing is coming out of their pocket. I don't think I could tell my FMIL that she needs to hire 2 morepeople on top of what she is already spending. The money thing has been a really touchy issue for me throughout this whole planning process, bc as much as I love my inlaws, I cant talk to them the way I would with my own parents. I was thinking of paying for 2 more girls myself, but then I think FMIL might be offended... as if what she did wasn't good enough The other thing is, all the family that would be getting done is from FI's side (except for my mom). That means I would basically be telling FMIL that my bridesmaids are more important than her sister and mother. I talked to FI about it, and he agrees with me that the bridal party is more of a priority, but how do I say that to his mother?!?! I would just hate it if my BM's felt like they HAD to get their hair and makeup done at 9am to make me happy... if it was me, I would rather not get it done at all. I mean, who wants to worry about melting makeup all freakin day long! Everytime i think about this it makes me want to go:

Holy crap those are huge!!! Moderators please help me resize... I am always so bad with that!

Ok ladies, here they are: What my living room looked like for 2 months: Thanks for everyone's help... I could not have done these without you!!!

Sooooo... my FMIL called me this week with a surprise - she is bringing 2 people from NY to do hair and makeup for the entire wedding party! It's super sweet and super generous... and I am totally excited because I know the people that are coming are really good... one less thing to worry about However... as much as I appreciate this, I now have to coordinate hair and makeup for: 9 bridesmaids, 2 mothers, 2 grandmothers, 2 aunts, and me! Originally, I figured I would email everyone the spa list from the resort and let them decide if they want to do hair/makeup and then schedule their own appointments. Now that its only 2 people doing 16 people (and who would turn down free hair and makeup) I have been charged with setting a schedule... I know what youre thinking, whats the big deal, right? Well, I did a prelim schedule and with that many people, appts started at 830am! Mexico May weather + 830am hair and makeup = atleast 7 or 8 unhappy girls... How do I make this list without making atleast half my wedding party hate me?!?! Some of my bridesmaids are only coming in for 3 days - I dont want to ruin anyone's day by making them do hair and makeup so early in the morning... help!

I don't think it sounds crazy at all! Although everyone is right about the general prohibition against photography at Mayan ruins, I know that Xcaret Park definitely does weddings... I am assuming that if they let you get married there, they let you walk around the park and take pictures. If you do a search on here for "xcaret park" it should pull up a bunch of threads that have details about pricing with pictures... I think Adam'sGirl was originally planning her wedding there, so look for her posts

I am happy to hear that you were able to have a heart to heart with your friend... weddings are tough because its as hard as you try not to let it happen, they take up so much of your time and energy. I bet your friends back home would love to have a full day with you doing girl stuff. Why not do it the same weekend as the shower so that it will be like an entire weekend devoted to you and your friends?

I really like that! I agree that you probably dont even need a mirror beneath it... what about submerging a flower between the candle and beads?

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!! You must be so excited... so happy for you and definitely sending you lots of warm wishes and good thoughts:)

How exciting Jess! Congratulations

What about "tricking" him into practicing by taking him out somewhere to dance? Try hitting up a club... maybe doing "regular club dancing" will get him in the mood to try something slower... like your first dance song