NYJen

Quote: Originally Posted by Nrvsbride OMG I never judge! LOL. I loved your wedding! It was fabulous! I was just saying that I personally couldn't afford that myself. But even if I had $60,000 I would need to pay a mortgage or debt first. But heck if I had the money I would do it too. The Plaza Hotel here I come! LOL. Jen I was just stating that I found that article odd b/c I think weddings in NY are pretty expensive. Don't you agree? Like you said, if you had a 100 person wedding in NY it would have cost you about $60,000. Its expensive. And like you mentioned you got days not just hours and had an amazing time in a great location! Hell yeah NY wedding are expensive!!! In fact, most weddings I've been to here cost more than that. I've been to weddings that are well over $100,000. And they're beautiful, but not much different than weddings that cost a fraction of that. Ok, maybe there are more flowers and a band (rather than a DJ) but that's about it.

Quote: Originally Posted by Nrvsbride Great article! Most of the average people I am friends with had a $60,000 or higher. Please don't judge me, but that's what we spent on our Cabo wedding. (For 33 guests and honeymoon included.) I know it's OUTRAGEOUS but Cabo ain't cheap and I really feel like I did what I wanted and didn't skimp on anything. In fact, we went a little overboard on our menus and gifts for our guests. Had I gotten married in NY, we would have had 100 people and I probably would have spent the same amount of money. Only I wouldn't have had 3 days worth of events and extra gifts for the guests. (Welcome Dinner, Wedding day, OOT bags, Farewell Brunch, fireworks, etc.)

Quote: Originally Posted by LC_Rachel Muahaha I did this too. My excuse was so that when I shared the photos it made sense to others. LOL I also put all our vacation photos in order, including uploading all of our friends pics and fitting them into the timeline with mine. Geez- I think I need a life. I have a bad feeling that as soon as I get my professional pics, I'm going to go into hiding for a few days so I can stare at them and create Snapfish albums. This isn't going to be good for my health, my job or my marriage. Oh boy, I hope these pics come on a weekend when we don't have anything else going on. LOL!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by lambert13 We should be arriving at Swanky's at 2:30. That would be awesome if you could make it for a while Jen. And we will miss you Christine! Maybe next time...... That's perfect!!! We'll see you then. Can't wait.

Here are some pics of my centerpieces. We had 3 sets of centerpieces and each set included flowers, candles and limes.

I'm with Rachel, I'm now obsessing over my pics. I constantly look at my non-professional pictures and my 7 teasers from Juan Carlos. I'm not only obsessed with looking at them, but I am also obsessed with people's reactions and feedback. I need a new hobby.

Quote: Originally Posted by lambert13 Just a few more weeks to go! Who is still in? And who is up for the cruise? I am trying to figure out if anyone wants to go on that or not? Oh, so glad this was bumped. What time do you think you'll be heading to Swanky's? I have plans in the morning (so the cruise is out) and we have tentative plans in the evening (that look like they're going to happen.) But our afternoon is free (for now) so it looks like we'll be able to stop by for a little bit. Just let me know the times so I can make sure we fit everything in.

Quote: Originally Posted by townie princess Speaking of sending crazy things to her house, sign her up for all kinds of gross porn movies/mags/sex toys to be sent to her house COD. Can you imagine the look on her face when she opens that pkg! (Ok, now I've gone too far) Oh that's a good one, I can't believe I didn't think of that.

OMG Carly!!!! Have an AWESOME time!!!! I'll be thinking about you all day on Saturday. I hope everything goes the way you've planned. Enjoy every moment and hurry back with pics.

Quote: Originally Posted by LC_Rachel haha I now know to NEVER mess with Jen. EVER! LOL - I know, I really am such a BITCH!!! (I also grew up in Queens, NY - we used to do this crap just for fun.) And I can't even tell Brendan I just gave Shelley this advice. He'll kill me. LOL!!! I'm not into this "kill them with kindness" crap. Screw her - if she want to play, we can play too. You know what Shelley - just give me her address. I'll do it for you.

Ok, first of all, you should definitely make a harassment complaint to the county about her. That may make them send her some kind of paperwork and she'll be sure to shut the f*ck up. Then . . . order a crap load of furniture and have it sent to her house - C.O.D. Let her deal with it. Order anything you can think of that can be paid for C.O.D. and have it send to her. Order pizza's and all kinds of take-out and have them sent to her house to deal with. I would order from a different restaurant everynight for a month. She won't know what to do with herself. But be sure not to order from your home or cell phone, some take out places have caller id. As long as it's not against any rules, put like 30 pink flamingo's on your front lawn, all facing her house. What's she going to say about that??

Quote: Originally Posted by 2008bride Jen, Wow your pics are great. the first two are my favorite. Can I ask? how long does it take to get the rest of your pics? Im considering using Juan myself he does great photos. But I'm not the patient one. Stupidly, I never discussed this with him. But from what I've seen on here, it normally takes around 3 months. However, Juan Carlos had ordered some photo editing equipment and had it sent to me so I could bring it to Cabo for him. And apparently this makes the editing a lot faster. So although he told me there are two other brides ahead of me, I'm hoping to get my pics soon. It's been 5 weeks since the wedding and I'm trying really hard to be patient. It's KILLING me though. LOL!!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by ErinB ***UPDATE*** One BM who is the Maid of Honor (I also have a Matron of Honor that I have had no problems with) is going. She put $1000 on a credit card and is supposedly going to pay us back the rest. The other BM (cousin of MOH) still has not returned a phone call from myself or my mom! It's been nearly 3 weeks! So I told MOH that I had to talk to her ASAP to get this figured out. I told her that I wasn't mad (lie) but that I need an answer one way or another. If she doesn't go, she can still wear the dress to my AHR. If I am going to have to pay for someone to go, I'll be sure it is a member of MY family, one of my aunts, etc. who I know will appreciate it. If I were you, I would call that BM (cousin of MOH) and leave a message telling her to return the BM dress to you. I would let her know that since she hasn't made any payments and since she's been avoiding your phone calls, you just assume she's not going so you got someone else to step in (since you had to pay for the trip anyway.) I would also say, "I can't believe you're willing to f*ck me over and ruin our friendship because you're not mature enough to just talk to me about whatever it is that's changed your mind about going." Since you still haven't actually spoken to her, you can play it like you have no idea why she isn't coming. Let her be the one to tell you it's about $$$. And if it were me, after she gave you a whole song and dance about not being able to go because of money, I would say "That's BS that it's about money, you've known the cost since March 2007. It MUST be something else." Make her feel stupid. Why should you be the only one stressed out. (I'm sorry, I'm such a bitch, I know. But I just hate stupid, inconsiderate people.)

Oh Alyssa honey, I'm so sorry!!!! How are you doing? Can I do anything for you?

Sarah did my BD album and I have to say, I NEVER would have been able to do what she did. She had the layout done sooooo fast and I think we only ended up making 2 changes. She really knows her stuff and she loves doing it!!! I'm going to have Sarah make me an album of my non-professional pics and a bunch of albums for my family (probably about 6 or so.) Um, Sarah, you're going to be very busy!!!! LOL!!!!

Oh Courtney, Congratulations!!!! I hope this day is everything you want it to be. Enjoy every minute and hurry back with some pics.

Quote: Originally Posted by LMP333 Okay lets try again! Once you are on postcards go to Use a Design Template On the left you will see Other Design Options Upload your own document Start with a blank template Let us create it for you! Choose Start with a blank template After you put the image on the front or add whatever you want then go to Back Side On the left you will see Choose a different back side template... Click on that and one came up right away with the line under Matching Also under Mailers there are a few with lines If there is extra stuff on the template that you don’t want, you can always click on it and then hit delete. So……….under styles you will see.. Styles Matching Appointments Calendars Communications Coupons Fall & Winter Holidays Mailers Political Solid Colors Special Offers Using Images Try looking under Matching or Mailers! I'm learning that I'm much better at hands on and not good at explaining!! I will keep trying until you get it though! Hey Leslie, Thanks so much for all your help (and patience.) The only problem I'm having now is that the front of my postcard is vertical and I can't seem to rotate the line on the back side so that it runs down the middle. I'm still trying to figure that out. But other than that, I think I got it. Thanks for all the detailed instructions - you're so good!!!

WOW, you and your pictures are GORGEOUS!!! I ABSOLUTELY LOVE that shade of blue (BM's dresses, your shoes, your flowers & your jewelry.) What clever ways to use that color. It was just the right amount to make things POP!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by LC_Rachel #2 looks so peaceful! That was wedding day? You don't look nervous at all- I know I was! Quote: Originally Posted by BarefootBride Yay! I cant wait to see more!!!!!!!! I love the first one. Was this bf the wedding? Um, ok, let me tell you a little secret. The night of my wedding, when everything was over and we were in bed, I realized that Juan Carlos didn't take one picture of just me. How did we miss that So since we were doing the TTD a few days later, I contacted Juan Carlos and asked if we could do another hour of "wedding day" shots before we did the TTD, and he said no problem. Yup, you guessed it - I had my hair & makeup re-done, had Vari get us another boutonniere and hair flower, I preserved my bouquet in water for those few days, and I made me and Brendan get dressed up again in our wedding clothes to do some more pics - some in the room and some on the Hilton grounds. Then we got changed and headed over to the public beach for the TTD. So those two "wedding day" pics are actually from that day. I guess that's why I look so relaxed. Oh, and I had ended up getting A LOT of sun on my arms and shoulders those few days after my wedding. My mom and sister (who were still around) COVERED me in coverup so I would "match" the real wedding day pics. I know, I'M CRAZY!!! Quote: Originally Posted by leigh miller youre beautiful jen! really stunning congrats. ps - i will be in nyc in sept. i hope we can gtg! Leigh, as soon as I read this I told Brendan we're going to need to schedule some kind of photo shoot with you. Please PM me your schedule for when you're in NY. We have to set something up.

Quote: Originally Posted by LMP333 Your welcome ....if you need more detail let me know and I can probably help you out! I loved how you did yours. But which template did you use so that you got the line down the middle of the back side. I can't seem to find that in any of the templates I'm seeing. See, I told you I was an idiot.

Oh Lizz, I'm so freakin' happy for you!!!! Enjoy every minute but be sure to hurry back with some pics. I'm DYING to see your pics and they haven't even been taken yet - LOL!!!!

OMG those puppies are SOOOO FREAKIN' CUTE!!!!! I want one (Brendan would kill me though.)

Quote: Originally Posted by Nrvsbride P.S Who has time to have sex when you have 17 kids at home to take care of? Sheesh! OMG - you're too freakin' funny!!!

Hey Nicole, CONGRATS on the new position. That's where I started when I was in BofA - with Cap Intro (back in the days of Peter Burrus.) Who heads up the group in SF? With Scot McGregor & Jenny Fung gone, who's in charge now?

I hope this is a great day for you!!!!