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Hi Karen, to the forum!! You & Justin will get lots of great information from all the members here as you begin your planning. Happy planning . . . Robin

to the forum. You'll be addicted in no time . . . everyone here is so helpful - you'll get so much help as you begin your planning! Happy planning . . . Robin

to the forum . . . sorry I can't be of help with your question about the hotel, but I'm sure someone here can give you some guidance about it. Happy planning . . . Robin

to the forum, Maura!! Cabo is such a beautiful choice for your DW . . . You'll find lots of wonderful information here from all the ladies / gents. Happy planning . . . Robin

to the forum . . . your work is beautiful!!!

Hi Asha . . . to the forum!!! Lots of great information to be gathered here on the forum. Happy planning . . . Robin

to the forum . . . you'll love it here!!! Be warned - it's very addicting though!!! Happy planning . . . Robin

Hi & Welcome to the forum . . . you'll find lot of great resources here on the forum and will make lots of great friends too!

Oh how fun . . . looks like you guys had a great time!!

No not at all . . . it takes alot to offend me!! Thanks for the compliments on Raeka's TTD!!! We had such a good time . . . we all enjoyed the session - they had me laughing so much in between takes.

I love the TTD dress . . . it will be perfect for the session - you gotta show Sam, Melissa & Jared's TTD, and tell him to get ready!!!

I have alot of local stuff on my site, but wouldn't consider it traditional . . . I just returned home from shooting Raeka's wedding in PV, Mexico - will be posting images from it soon. I did post some images from her TTD that we did the morning after - I'm no longer offering the special, but can give you a custom quote if you're interested . . . pm me or contact me through my website. Thanks so much! Robin

Beautiful photos, Kate! I love the color scheme & you look great!!! Thanks so much for sharing . . .

Yesterday could not have been more beautiful . . . and no drama like she thought! YAYYY!!!

That totally sucks, Shel! I have had family + friends do that to me with my photography services. I have gotten to where I really do not want to do sessions for them unless it is a gift from myself or husband.

small, but they look beautiful; she looks so happy!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by beachbride not doing good so far, have a little over a month to go.... might just suck it up and be a fat bride! You silly girl . . .

Have a wonderful wedding day . . . can't wait for you to share some photos!!

Thats an awesome price, Jaime! Can't wait to see your photos!!!

Oh, my . . . I actually tried to get a last minute appointment this morning for one, but wasn't able to - I'm so bummed out about that!!! I love getting massages - they are so darned relaxing!!! Hope you enjoyed it.

Hi Jenn . . . Welcome to the forum!!! Happy planning, Robin

Sounds like you guys are going to be having a great time boogie'n down to the music, Sol! Can't wait to see some videos / photos . . .

- Heidi, I am so sorry for your loss!!! I am here if you need someone to talk to - I've been there & totally know how you feel. You are in my prayers!!!!

googlecheckout has no fees associated until 1/1/2008 - then it's 1.5% transaction fee per transaction. Add on the 1.5% as a convienence fee if you'd like & let your guests know. Paypal's fees are 2.9% + so much per transaction. Quote: Originally Posted by IrieBride08 Ok, it's my turn to officially have issues! For starters, I'm planning my wedding and travel plans myself. The only coordinator I have is my resort planner (who won't email me back, but that's another issue!). When I was first engaged, I signed up with destinationweddings.com and it wasn't a good experience. I had two different travel planners who made everything difficult for me--from confusing my wedding plans with other brides to continually giving me incorrect information about various resorts I was trying to research. Ultimately, I ended up negotiating the contracts and group rates for both the resort and airfare myself and I think I did a great job under the circumstances. The thing I missed most about using DW was the idea of my guests being able to make payments on the wedding trip online, etc. Well, I decided I would do it all myself and added payment capability to my wedding website via Paypal. Things have gone fairly smothly, except I had the hardest time creating the payment buttons (since I'm not an expert in html code, etc.) but I finally figured it out and got them working. Well, I just realized that Paypal charges a small fee on each transaction that is made. For example, I tested the buttons and paid $1 to make sure everything was working properly. How about a .33 fee left only .67 cents in my account! I knew there would be a fee, but I didn't think it would be that much! That .33 is a BIG dent out my dollar! How much will the fee be on the $969 per couple for the wedding trip?!?!?! I need all of that money to pay for the wedding trip. I created a wedding account and attached it to Paypal specifically for that purpose. I can't allow my guests to use the buttons and have Paypal take huge chunks out of the payments! FI and I are paying for this ourselves and our budget is small! Now I don't know what to do because my wedding website and the STDs that I sent out last month all say that payments can be made online, and my guests are starting to RSVP and want to begin paying for the trip. I feel like I've backed myself into a corner with this and don't know what to do. I need another way to allow my guests to pay for the wedding trip. I even considered asking them to mail payments to me (and I could deposit them into the wedding account), but I don't know how tacky that would be. I wish I could afford to just subsidize the difference ourselves, but I'm afraid it will put us far beyond our budget. At this point, I'm REALLY missing having a travel agent/wedding coordinater to help me sort through this mess, but I don't think I can afford one at this point. I need help ladies!

Quote: Originally Posted by TammyB I would have to leave out the part that it is haunted, he would probably screem like a girl.. ROFL - yeah, definetely don't tell him that it's haunted!!!