Jenn

Totally agree with everyone. If this is your dream location, then keep it! Tell them to figure out how to make it work because that's where you want to get married. I'm sure they'll accommodate it if the old WC said that it could hold 40 people.

We were engaged for 7 months. I liked being engaged, but honestly, I love being married. And I'm sort of glad that the stress of wedding planning was short, because I would've made myself nuts with a year to plan - lol.

Definitely depends on what was said, but I'll assume it was enough to make you think of uninviting her... I'd confront her and go from there. I can't stand people talking about me behind my back.

They look fanastic! Your guests are going to be very impressed!

Congrats! You must be so excited!!! We bought our house in March and it is such a great feeling to top paying rent!

 

And I'm with Christa... awesome deal that you get to miss the move!

That's insane!!! Who does that? Too funny!

Beautiful dress and you look so happy! Congrats!

Congrats! Enjoy every moment of it and we can't wait to hear all about it! Enjoy!

Wow... I guess my location was really inexpensive! Their arches ranged from $75-$200. Mostly, they hand-braided them out of palm leaves. We wanted a bamboo one with fabric, which they had never done before, and they charged us $150. I would never have paid $900 for it! That's insane! Especially if they already have the stuff!

We used this for our wedding. We bought CD's in our wedding colors, made a wedding CD and then Lightscribed a caribbean picture onto it. They really came out fantastic and much easier than printing labels, IMHO.

That's friggen scary! Totally crazy!

Wow! That really sucks! Sorry to hear about it I think I would've gone about the situation, but it sounds like you're taking it in stride. What's the plan now? Did any of your guests end up going to Jamaica, or did they all stay home and get refunds from insurance?

to the forum! Sunset at the Palms is a great location - the bartenders there are a blast!

So adorable! New fur-babies are the best! Our older dog was self feeding prior to getting our puppy, but we've had to switch her to being time fed as well. Absolutely no way to leave a bowl of food on the floor with our big mush-ball around! He gobbles every piece of food up in 2 seconds flat!

You look absolutely gorgeous! And so happy!!! I wore a veil and a flower, and I think it worked perfectly. I only wore the veil during the ceremony and some pics, so the flower was still there for the reception.

 

Again, congrats! You must be getting so excited!

So sorry to hear that this is happening! Will send all the positive vibes your way!

Congrats on setting a date!!! That's awesome!

 

I'm sure you've looked at it already, but this is where we bought our lanterns - Paper Lanterns, Party Supplies and Chinese Paper Lanterns - PaperLanternStore.com. We got a really good deal because they go on sale on the site. I think we got 30% off.

Dental stuff is always expensive, but I would definitely get a second opinion.

 

I've considered pet insurance - especially for my new puppy who is a Newfoundland. But, we decided against it. For the Newf, it was going to be about $350/yr, which is way more than I spend on average in vet bills. Would it help for an emergency, or if the dog developed a long term illness - of course. My other dog had 1 expensive near miss with a bottle of Advil when she was a puppy. Even with that, I don't think the $350/yr would've payed off in the end.

to the forum! Always nice to have another JA bride!

Yeah, we are in very similar situations! I hate hearing that someone else is dealing with this kind of crap I totally feel you on wanting to stand up for your FI, but unfortunately, until they are ready to cut their ties, you can't or you look like the evil bitch. Support your FI in whatever he wants to do and vent to us, because from experience, he doesn't want to hear that his family sucks. My DH's line is, "I know they suck, but they're the only family I have left and I don't want to lose that."

I don't care if you bring Aiden...

 

As is typical, my schedule just got changed so that I am on backup the 20th What that means is that I could get called into work. I wanted to get a full headcount, so that we could once and for all decide where this is going to be. Truth is that the farther from home, the less likely I can go because of the backup thing. My boss is a PITA because he didn't send our backup schedule until yesterday. If I miss this one, I'll definitely try to be at the next though!

I definitely feel your pain. My DH's family are all useless and we went through this throughout our wedding planning. My two SIL's were supposed to be coming, we booked (and put the deposit down) for their room. We even offered to pay for part of their trip because it was important to my husband that they come. We knew money was tight for them. They repeatedly said they didn't need help, but didn't book plane tickets. Every month they said they were going to do it soon. 2 months before our wedding his older sister tells us she is pregnant and that it isn't safe for her to fly... keep in mind that I'm a doctor. She was going to be 4 months pregnant when we got married. She was not high risk. So we lost the money for their room.

 

His Aunt and Uncle were going to come, but cancelled their trip because they "couldn't afford it". A month before our wedding they went to Punta Cana for a week. They later told us they weren't coming because they saw it as a family reunion and when his sisters cancelled, they "didn't see the point in coming".

 

His dad never booked his trip. We had put down his deposit as well and lost the money. We left for Jamaica thinking he wasn't coming. 2 days after we got there the hotel manager told us that they received an internet booking for our wedding and wondered if we knew the person. It was his dad, who showed up 2 hours before we got married, half-lit, and refused to put nice clothes on. When he showed up, he said he wanted to surprise us. Who the hell surprises someone at their wedding?

 

I take my DH's lead in how he wants to handle these things. He is constantly let down by them, but is not ready to cut them off, so I smile pretty and keep my mouth shut. If it was up to me I'd tell them all to go to hell and stop hurting my husband. But, its his family, so I let him tell me how he wants to deal with it. Someday I hope he'll be ready to tell them all off, but that day is not today...

Your wedding is in April, so you have plenty of time! I would talk to your alterations person on how long they will need. My first fitting was about 2 months before my wedding. My second fitting was about a month before the wedding. I had lost more weight, so they took it in again, but told me to stop dieting and try to just maintain from that point on. Final fitting and pickup were 5 days before we left. Hope that helps!

Thats so frightening! I'm glad you are both ok!

Okay ladies and gents... its been a few weeks since we brought this up and I wanted to see who is still in so we can finally decide on a location and time to meet up. Date will be Saturday, September 20th.

 

1. Jenn