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It really was amazing...I loved every min. One of the best parts was the fact that I was the only bride on our day and was actually the only bride that whole week we were there. There was one girl who got married the day we left....but that was ok by me! Nadine.

Quote: Originally Posted by Lizz I love all of the girls dresses (and yours!). Thanks for sharing! Thank you! I actually sent my mom a pic and she took it to a local florist. We got a very good price on all the flowers and it was easy for my mom to pick them up. (The flowers were sort of a last min decision) Quote: Originally Posted by beachbride love the flowers, they are beautiful!! Where did your girls get their dresses? Thank you!!! We picked out the girls dresses at Macy's! Got them on sale for about 60 bucks. Quote: Originally Posted by pouchie JESIQUE Your picutres are great. I love your flowers! Where did you order them? How did you bring them over on to the plane they look so real and didn't loose shape at all. I can't believe they are silk. Thanks! Like I said...my mom went to a local florist and ordered them based on a picture she had brought in. Then my mom packed them in a seperate small suitcase and they maintained their shape really well! I jammed my bouquet in my suitcase on the way back and it traveled really well...still looks great! Now if I could just keep my cat away from it! lol! Nadine.

Thanks ladies!!! Alrighty...for everyone who asked...here are some more pics... Our silk flowers... A beautiful sunset from the hot tub... Everyone... One of my favorite pics... Our first dance More of the pool... After the pool!

Just in case anyone is looking for a fun resort at a good price... We just got back from Breezes Montego Bay. The reviews on tripadvisor weren't all that great....and Hurricane Dean worried us to no end....but when we finally got there....all our cares just slipped away!! Our wedding was just fantastic....right on the beach...under the palm trees for some shade. Here's some pics from our magical day! So if you're thinking about Breezes MoBay and you have any questions...please let me know and I'll do my best to answer them for you!!! Nadine.

I'll be wearing these in a few days...I found them at Macy's but ordered them from zappos.com. I love these shoes! They're comfortable and I can wear them with tons of stuff after the wedding. I love having a bit of color under my dress. Nadine.

White for me! I'm not a huge fan of Ivory....just never have been. Nadine.

Yah Trista! I'm so glad things are working out for you!!! Nadine.

Good news on our end also! I spoke with the resort people yesterday and they sustained minimal damage and are back up and running. So we're good to go! No plan B needed...thankfully! Now I've just got a to-do list as long as my arm to finish up before we leave! lol. Thanks everyone for your positive thoughts and prayers. Nadine.

Thanks yall! Hoping for good news tomorrow when more will be known. We're scheduled to leave on Friday..so we shall see. Nadine.

Quote: Originally Posted by Trista Nadine: I am on hold right now as we speak waiting to speak to a representative to completely cancel our trip before it gets too busy...I am so bummed right now..We watched a news forecast and its concrete to me that we will not be going, the hit that is about to take place is worse than anything in 2 decades, so we certainly do not want to go while the city is flooded and so forth..I don't even think we would be able to get a flight, even if we wanted to.. So with this sad news, I am now officially trying to close things up and try to have my money returned...I have no idea where or when we will go..I am so sad right now.. I feel like I am jinxed (not sure of spelling), we had a major flood 3 weeks ago in our home, then last night my computer died, (more money) and this HUGE cancellation..I am really sad right now.. Thanks girls for all your efforts, its so appreciated.. Nadine: what is your plan "B"? Trista.... We're giving it till tomorrow to see how bad the damange is. MoBay is on the north side so I'm hoping it didn't get hit that bad. Our plan "B" is to push our Jamaica trip to probably next Feb. Then we'll just get married here in NC at the courthouse....have a small party with a few really good friends here...very lowkey and spur of the momentish....then we'll spend a few days over on the coast here...sort of a mini-honeymoon. Then we'll still have our AHR in December...in Texas....and then take our real honeymoon to Jamaica in Feb. I'm not a big fan of Plan B....I'll have to redo announcements and see if my parents can fix travel plans...we'll have to fix travel plans and pay out even more money that we don't really have. But we'll see. I'm trying to stay positive and my FI is trying to stay realistic. So we make a good team. Nadine.

Quote: Originally Posted by Trista Nadine.. Lets keep our fingers crossed for today..YIKES the problem now is that Dean is 60 miles wide and Jamaica is 80 miles wide so not much will escape Dean... I feel the same, I feel as if my dream of getting married on the island have been crushed but before I go cancelling and making concrete alternative plans, I am waiting for today to happen and assess the damage.. No I have not heard anything about Cuba, sorry..I guess my focus has been more on Jamaica at this point..Should I hear anything, I will keep you posted~ Fingers are definietly crossed!!! Toes too! We're also trying to remain really flexible and just see what happens. I've lost about 80% hope....but there's still some hope left in me. Nadine.

Thanks yall. Plan B is looking more and more like the way we're going to end up going. *sigh* I can't sleep at night and just spend my time alternating between crying and being numb. Trista....as much as this sucks....it makes me feel a tiny bit better to know that there's someone else dealing with this with me. Nadine.

Quote: Originally Posted by starchild Oh Nadine don't give up hope! It's easy for me to say because I know I would feel like you if it were my wedding, but it may not be as bad as we think. I guess we'll know for sure in a few days. My friend just got to Jamaica last week for a 3 week stay with relatives and I think it will be those people that are affected the most, a big resort like Breezes will do their best to pull it off for you. Keep us posted Thank you so much for the positive words. I'm trying my best to stay postive because like you said...we don't know what will happen yet. The waiting is so hard. I have some DIY things that need to be done....mainly the annoucements...but I can't finish them yet because I don't know if I'm going to have to reprint them...or what. I will definietly keep yall posted. I didn't think I'd end up being a Hurricane Bride! Nadine.

Well we're thinking we're pretty much screwed. We're scheduled to leave for Breezes Montego Bay this coming Friday. After being hit by a Cat 4....we're thinking there's not going to be much left of Jamaica. I'm feeling pretty depressed big time. I've been counting down forever and now less than a week before we're scheduled to leave...everything I've dreamt about and planned for....crushed. Nadine.

Quote: Originally Posted by Morgan I use those websites for searching for flights, but always book from the airline directly. It's usually $8-$10 cheaper & you can get better customer service if something goes wrong. Good point! I always use Orbitz to look up flights...then usually end up going over to American Airlines and booking the same flight for a few bucks cheaper. I've been keeping my eye on Jamaica flights from Raleigh, NC...and we finally booked our flights less than a month before we leave!! Yikes! Thankfully the prices have remained pretty steady over the last couple of months. Nadine.

Hooray! I just heard from the resort and they're going to go ahead and get our paperwork processed without my having to resend it! Nadine.

Yeah...I just did some research and found out that the stamp is perfectly acceptable and normal to use nowadays. Now I just hope they will accept it in Jamaica!!! Thanks yall! Nadine.

Quote: Originally Posted by hln321 ooh, I don't know - but keep me updated since I'll need to do that too!!! Definietly will. Hopefully they will just accept it as is. Quote: Originally Posted by akh i agree that i usually see a stamp - but not sure what to tell teh Jamaican folks! Thanks...I'm glad to know that at least someone else has seen the stamp! I don't have a ton of experience with notaries...so I was a little curious about that. Hopefully they'll email me back and we can figure this out without me having to re-notarize/re-send everything!!! Nadine.

Did anyone have trouble with their notarized paperwork that they had to send to the resort? I gathered all the paperwork needed and my FI went and got it notarized. The notary used a stamp and not an embosser...which my FI assured me was normal..."no one uses the embosser anymore." I fedex'd everything to Jamaica and got an email saying that they received it but that they couldn't process any of our paperwork because it had to be an official notary and not a copy. I sent back an email saying...It's NOT a copy!!! If I have to re-fedex that paperwork again I am going to be so upset. It wasn't cheap!!! Anyone else have this problem? What did you do? Thanks!!! Nadine.

We're having a small wedding...8 people total so we're not doing favors... But I'm still trying to convince my mom that a candy buffet isn't "childish" and would be totally cool for our AHR. Nadine.

I love the 3rd one. It's simple and elegant and I think goes best with the BM dresses. Nadine.

Hooray for shoes for big feet! Those are cute but a little too high for me. Nadine.

I went to Google Image and searched for various clipart. Nadine.

My dad got his at Macy's. I know he probably got a 1X so I would imagine they would have a 2X. Nadine.